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WorksheetsAmerica: Land I Love Test 6
Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 54mins
Trade in the East was revived by the (a)
The first permanent English settlement in the New World was (a)
The author of History of Plymouth Plantation is
(a)
The most widely used textbook was the
(a)
The final battle of the War for Independence was the Battle of (a)
The first U.S. government after the War for Independence was established by the (a)
The type of government that the U.S. Constitution provided for was a (a)
The best-known evangelist of the Second Great Awakening was __________ ______________.
(a)
Public primary school for all children was first promoted by ________ _____.
(a)
The abolitionist who led a raid at Harper's Ferry was ____ ______.
(a)
Slavery in the United States was outlawed through the (a) Amendment
Tuskegee Institute was founded by (a)
Battle: Confederate loss of the Mississippi River
(a)
Battle: the first battle of the Civil War
(a)
Battle: the battle where Stonewall Jackson earned his famous nickname
(a)
Battle: the most decisive battle
(a)
Battle: cleared the way for a Union invasion of Georgia
(a)
Battle: bloodiest single day
(a)
Which colony set a precedent for religious freedom in America
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Maryland
Connecticut
Who is remembered as the most powerful voice of the First Great Awakening
David Brainerd
Jonathan Edwards
John Wesley
George Whitefield
What was the government policy that prevented European colonization of the Western Hemisphere?
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Monroe Doctrine
Treaty of Greenville
Adams-Onis Treaty
Who invented the reaping machine?
Robert Fulton
Francis Lowell
Cyrus McCormick
John Deere
Who founded Five Points Mission as the first settlement house in New York City?
Dorothea L. Dix
Susan B. Anthony
Phoebe Palmer
Sojourner Truth
Who was the author of the Blue-Backed Speller?
William H. McGuffey
Horace Mann
Noah Webster
Stephen Paxson
Who established a large settlement in Texas?
Stephen Austin
Davy Crockett
Sam Houston
Winfield Scott
Who was the nationally famous Tennessee frontiersman, marksman, and former congressman that fought at the Alamo?
Stephen Austin
Davy Crockett
Sam Houston
Winfield Scott
Who negotiated the purchase that completely settled the southern border of the United States?
James Gadsden
Stephen Kearney
John Slidell
John C. Fremont
Who presented the Compromise of 1850?
Daniel Webster
John C. Calhoun
Henry Clay
Stephen Douglas
Whom did Abraham Lincoln debate during his Illinois senatorial campaign?
Daniel Webster
John C. Calhoun
Henry Clay
Stephen A. Douglas
What was the first state to secede from the Union?
South Carolina
Virginia
Alabama
Georgia
Who was the first president to be impeached?
Ulysses S. Grant
Rutherford B. Hayes
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
What law divided the former Confederacy into five military districts with military officers to govern them?
Amnesty Act
Compromise of 1877
Black Codes
Reconstruction Act of 1867
Whose presidency officially ended Reconstruction in the South?
Ulysses S. Grant
Rutherford B. Hayes
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
Year of the Webster-Ashburton Treaty
(a)
Year: Treaty of Paris
(a)
Year: end of the Civil War
(a)
Year: Louisiana Purchase
(a)
Year: Treaty of Ghent
(a)
Year: Pilgrim landing at New Plymouth
(a)
Why was the Missouri Compromise significant?
It abolished slavery in the Union
It established that any state added to the Union would be a free state.
It stated that any state west of the Mississippi River would be a free state.
It provided a balance by admitting Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state.
Why was the Civil War fought?
The South upheld states' rights; the North completely ignored states' rights
The South supported the high tariffs; the North disagreed with the high tariffs.
The South wanted to preserve states' rights and slavery; the North sought to preserve the Union.
The South supported Henry Clay to be president; the North supported Abraham Lincoln
How did the North and South compare to each other during the Civil War?
The South fought in familiar territory for most of the war, but the North had more manpower for their military.
The South had better rail systems for transportation, but the North had the sympathy of several European nations
The South had a large naval fleet, but the North had access to more port cities
The South had more factories to provide supplies, but the North had a head start in preparation
Year: Constitutional Convention
(a)
Year: Missouri Compromise
(a)
Year: Stamp Act Congress
(a)
Year: California Gold Rush
(a)
Year: Emancipation Proclamation
(a)
Captured Fort Henry and Fort Donelson for the Union
Thomas J. Jackson
Robert E. Lee
George B. McClellan
Union general that led the Peninsula Campaign
Ulysses S. Grant
Thomas J. Jackson
Robert E. Lee
George B. McClellan
Union general that led the March to the Sea from Atlanta
Robert E. Lee
George B. McClellan
George G. Meade
William Tecumseh Sherman
Commanded the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia
Ulysses S. Grant
Thomas J. Jackson
Robert E. Lee
George B. McClellan
Defeated the Confederate army at Gettysburg
Thomas J. Jackson
Robert E. Lee
George G. Meade
William Tecumseh Sherman
Christopher Columbus first landed on an island that he named
(a)
A major turning point of the War for Independence was the Battle of
(a)
The Cherokee forced relocation was called the
(a)
The first successful steamboat was developed by
(a)
A person who risks personal loss to develop and market new products or ideas is called a(n)
(a)
The Father of American Missions was
(a)
The first elected president of the Republic of Texas was
(a)
The largest wagon train ever to go west was known as the
(a)
The half-million square miles of land granted to the united States by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was known as the
(a)
The series of escape routes for slaves escaping the South were called the
(a)
The author of Uncle Tom's Cabin is
(a)
The president of the Confederate States of America was
(a)
The person that is remembered as the Angel of the Battlefield is
(a)
