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Social Studies Ch. 3 Review

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

secede

a)

to separate from

b)

a careful plan

c)

a person who moves from one country to another

d)

to approve

2.

ratify

a)

a law

b)

to give up and agree to stop fighting

c)

to approve officially

d)

someone who represents a group of people

3.

strategy

a)

to approve officially

b)

a plan of government

c)

a military unit usually made of several groups of soldiers

d)

a careful plan

4.

surrender

a)

to give up and agree to stop fighting

b)

someone who represents a group of people

c)

a plan of government

d)

to approve officially

5.

immigrant

a)

someone who represents a group of people

b)

a person who moves from one country to another

c)

a military unit usually made of several groups of soldiers

d)

a group of people who are not in the military, but are trained as soldiers

6.

ordinance

a)

a careful plan

b)

a plan of government

c)

a law

d)

someone who represents a group of people

7.

constitution

a)

a careful plan

b)

a law

c)

a plan of government

d)

to approve officially

8.

militia

a)

a military unit usually made of several groups of soldiers

b)

a group of people who are not in the military, but are trained as soldiers

c)

a person who moves from one country to another

d)

someone who represents a group of people

9.

delegate

a)

a military unit usually made of several groups of soldiers

b)

a group of people who are not in the military, but are trained as soldiers

c)

a person who moves from one country to another

d)

someone who represents a group of people

10.

regiment

a)

a military unit usually made of several groups of soldiers

b)

a group of people who are not in the military, but are trained as soldiers

c)

a person who moves from one country to another

d)

someone who represents a group of people

11.

What caused Britain to increase the taxes the colonists had to pay?

a)

Britain needed money to pay its debts after the French and Indian War.

b)

The colonists were making a lot of money trading with other countries.

c)

King George III wanted the colonists to pay for their land in America.

d)

The colonists threatened to buy sugar from France instead of Britain.

12.

Which of the following stated that no colonists could move west of the Appalachian Mountains?

a)

the Declaration of Independence

b)

the Northwest Ordinance

c)

the Proclamation of 1763

d)

the Louisiana Purchase

13.

Who led a group of Americans to victory at Fort Vincennes in Indiana?

a)

Henry Hamilton

b)

Jonathan Jennings

c)

George Washington

d)

George Rogers Clark

14.

Which is true of the Louisiana Purchase?

a)

It doubled the number of states in the United States.

b)

It doubled the size of the United States.

c)

It doubled the population of the United States.

d)

It doubled the number of rivers in the United States.

15.

Harmonists tried to create a _____ in Indiana, which means a place where everything is perfect.

a)

utopia

b)

treaty

c)

homestead

d)

state

16.

Which group of people was the most harmed when thousands of pioneers moved to Indiana?

a)

white settlers

b)

immigrants

c)

Native Americans

d)

soldiers

17.

How did the building of canals improve life in Indiana?

a)

They made it easier for settlers to move farther west into the Louisiana Territory.

b)

They connected every important city in Indiana to the Mississippi River.

c)

They gave farmers a way to move their crops to market faster.

d)

They made it harder for robbers to attack boats and steal cargo.

18.

Which Native American refused to sign the Treaty of Greenville?

a)

Turtle

b)

Tecumseh

c)

Sacajawea

d)

Little Bear

19.

Which of the following major improvements in transportation was built between 1811 and 1827?

a)

the Underground Railroad

b)

the Erie Canal

c)

the National Road

d)

the National Railroad

20.

The South was largely a farming region that used enslaved Africans to work in cotton fields. How were Northern states such as Indiana different?

a)

The North used enslaved workers in factories rather than on farms.

b)

The North didn’t have any farms, so they didn’t need slaves.

c)

The North used free labor because people needed the work.

d)

The North didn’t approve of slavery, so they outlawed it.

21.

What was the name of the secret network that helped fugitive slaves from the South travel to free states?

a)

the Erie Canal

b)

the National Railroad

c)

the National Road

d)

the Underground Railroad

22.

Who was the first governor of Indiana?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Jonathan Jennings

c)

George Rogers Clark

d)

William Henry Harrison

23.

Which president was elected in 1860 and was against slavery?

a)

John Quincy Adams

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Andrew Johnson

d)

Abraham Lincoln

24.

What date did Indiana become the 19th state?

a)

December 25, 1816

b)

December 11, 1816

c)

July 4, 1776

d)

September 11, 1776

25.

What date was the Declaration of Independence signed?

a)

December 25, 1816

b)

December 11, 1816

c)

July 4, 1776

d)

September 11, 1776

26.

How did the viewpoints of Southerners differ from those of President Lincoln and the Republican party?

a)

Southerners built factories and did not need slaves.

b)

Southerners developed a great number of railroads and wanted slaves to work them.

c)

Southerners were against slavery.

d)

Southerners wanted to be able to purchase slaves to help them farm their plantations.

27.

How did differing viewpoints lead to the Civil War?

a)

The Missouri Compromise drew an imaginary line through the Louisiana Purchase, outlawing slavery south of the line. The Southerners disagreed with this decision.

b)

Following Lincoln's election, Southerners viewed Lincoln's election as a threat to slavery, states' rights, and their way of life.

c)

The colonists disagreed with the taxes that Great Britain was forcing them to pay.

d)

King George II issued the Proclamation of 1763, which said that no colonists could live west of an imaginary line along the Appalachian mountains.