WorksheetsFinal Exam
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What major era in U.S. history is referred to in the Picture?
Colonial
Intolerable Acts
Civil War
Revolutionary
Many historians consider Andrew Jackson's election as president to be a major shift in American politics that is sometimes referred to as the 'Revolution of 1828.' Why would his election be considered a 'revolution'?
Jackson was unknown before 1828.
Jackson was the first general ever elected to public office.
Jackson was elected to office by the largest majority in presidential elections.
Jackson's election represented a shift of political power from elites to the common people.
Where were the first shots of the Revolutionary War fired?
Lexington
Plymouth
Saratoga
Boston
Which of the following 19th century Supreme Court decisions ruled in favor of protecting Cherokee lands?
Marbury v. Madison
Gibbons v. Ogden
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Worchester v. Georgia
Based on the cartoon of Andrew Jackson, which of the following best reflects the opinion of his opponents?
The executive branch had become too powerful.
The president had become too sympathetic to the common man.
The spoils system had failed to improve the government.
The President believed in a strict interpretation of the Constitution.
In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson acquired land that almost doubled the size of the United States known as the
Gadsden Purchase
Louisiana Purchase
Mexican Cession
Texas
Which of the following prevents the federal government from establishing a nationwide religion in the United States?
Texas
Worchester v. Georgia
The First Amendment
The 2nd Great Awakening
Which of the following battles is considered a turning point for the Americans in the Revolutionary War?
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Lexington
Battle of Trenton
Which controversial legislation of President John Adams' administration restricted citizens from criticizing the government?
The Embargo Act
The Judiciary Act
The Monroe Doctrine
The Alien and Sedition Acts
Which headline could have accompanied the election of Andrew Jackson as president?
'A Victory for the Common Man'
'As Usual, No Change'
'A Hero Leads the Republican Party'
'Weak, Indecisive Leader Takes Power'
Which of the following best completes the diagram above?
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
OF VETO MEMORY.
Andrew Jackson
Which of the following had an adverse effect on John Adam's campaign for re-election in 1800?
Alien and Sedition Acts
Louisiana Purchase
Judiciary Act
Northwest Ordinance
Why were French explorers interested in claiming the Mississippi River and having access to the Great Lakes?
They believed that gold was located there.
They were mainly fur trappers and traders.
They found no eastern coast land available.
They were farmers who wanted the rich lands.
Where did General Washington camp the Continental Army for training over the bitter winter of 1777-8?
Delaware
a presidential cabinet
Concord
Valley Forge
Opponents of the Virginia Plan argued that the plan gave too much power to —
state governments
the judicial branch
populous states
a presidential cabinet
