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11/27 Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why would a country want to own and maintain colonies?

a)

Colonies provided a place for their citizens to move, alleviating overpopulation.

b)

Colonies provided the mother country with cheap raw materials.

c)

Colonies provided the colonial ruler with cheap labor to ship back to the mother country.

d)

Colonies were often rich in gold, provided wealth to the colonial ruler.

2.

Which 2 reasons started the French & Indian War?

a)

Wanting to control beaver fur and trading

b)

The British started a rumor

c)

The French did not like the American Indians

d)

Wanting to control the land

3.

Where was the French and Indian War fought?

a)

In England

b)

In France

c)

On the ocean

d)

In the Ohio River Valley

4.

Who won the French & Indian War?

a)

French

b)

British

c)

American Indians

5.

The colonists were mainly angered by the French and Indian War because...

a)

They lost so many soldiers in the war.

b)

The war caused the Indians to turn against the colonists and increase attacks against them.

c)

They were expected to help pay for the war through new taxes.

d)

They would have preferred to have France as a colonial ruler.

6.

What was the Proclamation of 1763?

a)

A new tax on the colonists.

b)

It was an announcement that said that each colonist would receive 4 acres of land.

c)

It was an announcement that said that colonists could not settle on the new land they got.

7.

Signed in 1776 by US revolutionaries; it declared the United States as a free state.

a)

Common Sense

b)

U.S. Constitution

c)

Articles of Confederation

d)

Declaration of Independence

8.

Commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.

a)

George Washington

b)

Nathanael Greene

c)

Marquis de Lafayette

d)

Baron von Steuben

9.

The Battles of ____________________ and __________________ sparked the Revolutionary War.

a)

Lexington; Concord

b)

Concord; Bunker's Hill

c)

Lexington; Saratoga

d)

Concord; Camden

10.

What are the 3 unalienable rights listed in the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Life, Liberty, Injustice

b)

Liberty, Life, and No taxation without representation

c)

Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness

11.

Who was the British king during the American Revolution?

a)

George Washington

b)

King George III

c)

King Henry VII

d)

King Edward

12.
What act was the cause of the Boston Tea party?
a)
The Townshend act
b)
Tea Act
c)
Sugar Act
d)
Boston Massacre
13.
What was the common slogan used in the Colonies?
a)
"Give me liberty or Give me death"
b)
"No Taxation without Representation"
c)
"No Stamp Act, No Sugar Act"
d)
"Never eat spinach with a stranger"
14.

Jefferson's political ideas were influenced by the ______________________, a movement that emphasized science and reason as guides to help see the world more clearly.

a)

Enlightenment

b)

Scientific Revolution

c)

Great Awakening

d)

French Revolution

15.

Basic rights of the people that may not be taken away.

a)

Unalienable Rights

b)

Human Rights

c)

Natural Rights

d)

Bill of Rights

16.

The Patriots knew that if they could gain control of Breed’s Hill, they could use cannons to fire down on the British in Boston. The Patriots lost the battle but successfully killed many British soldiers.

a)

Battle of Lexington

b)

Battle of Concord

c)

Battle of Trenton

d)

Battle of Bunker's Hill

17.

On Christmas Day 1775, Washington crossed the Delaware River to surprise Hessian soldiers. The Continental Army defeated the British at the ________________________.

a)

Battle of Trenton

b)

Battle of Saratoga

c)

Battle of Bunker's Hill

d)

Battle of Yorktown

18.

American victory over British troops in 1777 that was a turning point in the American Revolution. Due to this victory, France agreed to help the Americans with ships, soldiers, supplies and money against their long-time enemy, Britain.

a)

Battle of Trenton

b)

Battle of Saratoga

c)

Battle of Bunker's Hill

d)

Battle of Yorktown

19.

Last major battle in the American Revolution. Nathaneal Greene army came up from the south, while George Washington’s army came down from the north, and the French navy blocked the harbor by sea. In 1781, this American victory in Virginia that forced the British to surrender

a)

Battle of Yorktown

b)

Battle of Charleston

c)

Battle of Saratoga

d)

Battle of Trenton

20.
This rebellious group came together because it was ready to act instead of just talk
a)
Loyalists
b)
Operation Orange
c)
2nd Continental Congress
d)
The Son's of Liberty
21.
When this was put into place, British imports rapidly decreased
a)
Tea Act
b)
Intolerable Acts
c)
Sugar Act
d)
Townshend Acts
22.
To break away from a group
a)
state's rights
b)
slavery
c)
Gettysburg
d)
secede
23.
The place where Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to General Ulysses S. Grant.
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Sherman's March to Sea
c)
Appomattox Court House
d)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
24.
Southern General from Virginia who led the South's largest army and lost a major battle at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
25.
President of the U.S. during the Civil War who issued the Emancipation Proclamation which freed slaves in the states that seceded.
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Abraham Lincoln
26.
The 1st and only President of the Confederacy during the Civil War.
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Jefferson Davis
27.
The place where Confederate cannons opened fire thus starting the Civil War
a)
Sherman's March to Sea
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Atlanta Campaign
d)
Fort Sumter
28.

What were the advantages the South had in the war? (Check all that apply).

a)

Military leadership (better generals)

b)

Larger army

c)

Fighting in familiar territory

d)

More money

29.
The Union wanted to control the Mississippi River so that
a)
it could control the movement of trade and goods
b)
it was a natural division to “split the South”
c)
it was an easier invasion route to the South than by land
d)
all of the above
30.
More factories, population, and a better navy were
a)
Confederate advantages
b)
Union advantages
c)
reasons for a Confederate victory
d)
causes of the Battle of Gettysburg
31.

What was the major goal of the Confederacy at the beginning of the Civil War?

a)

To overthrow the government and set up a monarchy

b)

To become independent

c)

To spread slavery to the North

d)

To eliminate slavery in the border states

32.

The single bloodiest DAY in the Civil War took place here:

a)

Appomatox

b)

Bull Run

c)

Antietam

d)

Gettysburg

33.

Which major battle had the most casualties and was the turning point of the Civil War?

a)

Anteitem

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Vicksburg

d)

Fort Sumter

34.
What was Lincoln's main goal throughout the Civil War?
a)
to abolish slavery
b)
to end British control of the Western territories
c)
to make a profit selling war supplies
d)
to preserve the Union
35.

What are the 3 main reason for the civil War?

a)

Slavery

b)

Sectionalism

c)

Hatred of Lincoln by the south

d)

Unfair rights

36.

Match the following

a)

North

1.

Union

b)

South

2.

Confederate

c)

North

3.

factories/manufacturing

d)

South

4.

Plantation/ Farms + slavery

37.
What was the key issue that was debated each time a new state was admitted to the Union before the Civil War?
a)
the expansion of slavery
b)
the building of railroads 
c)
the provision of women's suffrage
d)
support for the homesteading 
38.

Southerners were upset when Lincoln was elected president because:

a)

they believed he might one day end slavery, which would threaten their way of life

b)

they wanted a president who would support the abolition of slavery

c)

he wanted northern states to secede from the Union

d)

he had a plan to raise taxes

39.
This was the main economy of the Confederacy
a)
Agriculture
b)
Industy
c)
Shipping
d)
Trade
40.

This was the main economy of the Union

a)

Agriculture

b)

Industry

c)

Shipping

d)

Trade

41.
What is the name for people who wanted to put an end to slavery?
a)
Underground Railroaders 
b)
Suffragists
c)
Bushwackers
d)
Abolitionists
42.
Before the Civil War, The South was:
a)
Pro-Slavery
b)
Anti-Slavery
c)
The Union
d)
More populated than North
43.
Who won the Election of 1860?
a)
Ulysses S Grant
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Uncle Tom
44.

What event signalled the start of the American Civil War?

a)

The Death of George Washington

b)

Attack on Fort Sumter

c)

South Carolina Seceding

d)

Raid on Harper's Ferry

45.

Emancipation is the act of being freed from what?

a)

Employment

b)

Slavery

c)

Jail

d)

Volunteer Work

46.

The Emancipation Proclamation went into effect in what year?

a)

1881

b)

1863

c)

1865

d)

1868

47.

The Emancipation Proclamation freed all enslaved people in what region?

a)

States in Rebellion

b)

Across the Union

c)

In Union held territory

d)

Ohio

48.

What major Union victory would lead to Abraham Lincoln issuing the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

Battle of Gettysburg

b)

Battle of Antietam

c)

Battle of Fort Donelson

d)

1st Battle of Bull Run

49.

What major Union victory marked the turning point in the Western Theater?

a)

Siege of Vicksburg

b)

Battle of Chickamauga

c)

Siege of Atlanta

d)

Battle of Cedar Creek

50.

What speech was given by President Lincoln at the dedication of the first federal cemetery and helped redefine the nation's purpose and gave the Civil War a new meaning for the Union?

a)

"I Have a Dream" Address

b)

"The Purple Tomb" Address

c)

Gettysburg Address

d)

"Liberty and Freedom" Address