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Benchmark Review 3!

Total questions: 82

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Washington's Farewell Address said what... (pick 2)

a)

Presidents can only serve for 8 years

b)

Avoid forming political parties

c)

Stay out of foreign affairs

d)

Women should be given the right to vote

2.

The United States has what type of economy?

a)

Nationalism

b)

Isolationism

c)

Oligarchy

d)

a Free Enterprise System

3.

Which of the following does NOT describe the telegraph

a)

It was invented by Eli Whitney

b)

Long distance communication

c)

Morse code was used to communicate

d)

It made communication faster across the country

4.

The 3 main causes of the War of 1812 are...

a)

The British impressing American sailors

b)

British interfering with American trade

c)

The British attacking the White House

d)

The British giving Native Americans weapons to fight against Americans

5.

The Embargo Act stopped all foreign trade

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Gibbons v. Ogden address which of these issues...

a)

taxing the national bank

b)

judicial review

c)

interstate commerce

d)

segregation

7.

Which statement describes the Monroe Doctrine?

a)

Europeans could not immigrate to the US

b)

European nations could no longer establish colonies in the Americas

c)

It established judicial review

d)

Europe could establish as many colonies as they wanted

8.

The Supreme Court can decide whether a law is constitutional or not - what is this practice?

a)

urbanization

b)

patriotism

c)

John Marshall

d)

judicial review

9.

All of the following is true about the Louisiana Purchase EXCEPT...

a)

It doubled the size of the United States

b)

It gave the Unites States access to the Mississippi River & New Orleans

c)

It was purchased from Spain

d)

It cost $15 million

10.

What was the Era of Good Feelings?

a)

The time during Madison's Presidency during the War of 1812

b)

The time period after the American Revolution

c)

The time during Monroe's presidency where American experienced a strong sense of nationalism & tariffs were passes to protect US manufacturin

d)

The time when Washington was president

11.

Marbury v. Madison, Gibbons v. Ogden, and McCulloch v. Maryland all have this in common (pick 2)

a)

The national government became stronger

b)

The national government became weaker

c)

The national government was abolished

d)

John Marshall was the Chief Justice

12.

The growth of factories and manufacturing led to what..

a)

People moved to cities for jobs

b)

People moved to the country to work on farms

c)

People moved away from cities to avoid pollution

d)

The War of 1812

13.

Which is NOT true about the Erie Canal

a)

It connected Lake Erie to the Hudson River

b)

It connected the Pacific Ocean to New York City

c)

It made trading within the country easier

d)

It made New York City a very important US port

14.

The War of 1812 led to the Industrial Revolution in the US

a)

True

b)

False

15.

In which year was Louisiana sold to the USA

a)

1776

b)

1781

c)

1803

d)

1812

16.
What does Embargo mean?
a)
impose your will on another country
b)
impose an official ban on (trade or a country or commodity)
c)
To send something to another place
d)
To move something
e)
To take a hike
17.

What is an event in which U.S. sailors were captured and forced to fight for the British Navy?

a)

Active duty

b)

Impressments

c)

Slavery

d)

Extra help

e)

Honor

18.

The War of 1812 finally established the U.S. reputation as a what?

a)

Independent

b)

Open territory

c)

World power

d)

French territory

e)

Pushovers

19.

Under a free enterprise system, businesses in the U.S. are allowed to do all of the following EXCEPT:

a)

decide what products to sell

b)

decide how to operate their business

c)

price their products

d)

they're allowed to do all of the above

20.
Which of the following stopped European colonization in America.
a)
Adams-Onis Treaty
b)
Monroe Doctrine
c)
Watauga Compact
d)
Convention of 1818
21.

What was the impact of the Marbury v Madison case?

a)

The case gave the Supreme Court the power of judicial review, it also allowed them to make laws and passed by Congress to be unconstitutional.

b)

The case impacted nothing

c)

It gave the courts power

22.

Who invented the Cotton Gin?

a)

George Harrison

b)

Eli Whitney

c)

Thomas Singleton

d)

Matthew Pershing

23.

How did the Cotton Gin affect slavery?

a)

Plantation owners needed less slaves.

b)

It didn't affect it.

c)

Plantation owners needed more slaves.

d)

Plantation owners no longer needed slaves.

24.

Who Invented the steamboat?

a)

George Washington

b)

The moon

c)

Robert Fulton

d)

The sun

25.

Feelings of pride and loyalty to a nation.

a)

American System

b)

Nationalism

c)

Era of Good Feelings

d)

Sectionalism

26.
_______________ are pieces made to fit many machines or tools.
a)
Interchangeable parts
b)
Fixed parts
c)
Limited parts
d)
New parts
27.

Which of the following was a defining characteristic of the Era of Good Feelings? 8.1(A)

a)

The. United States ceded territory to Great Britain in an attempt to avoid war.

b)

There was a renewed sense of nationalism.

c)

Evangelical revivalists challenged religious traditionalists.

d)

Many states called for a restructuring of the federal government.

28.

Which action completes this diagram? 8.5(A)

a)

oversee state government agencies

b)

regulate the creation of new business

c)

establish a national bank

d)

eliminate protective tariffs

29.

This list provides examples of - 8.5(A)

a)

topics discussed during the Second Constitutional Convention

b)

domestic issues faced by the leaders of the new republic

c)

weaknesses of the government under the Articles of Confederation

d)

issues leading to the ratification of the first constitutional amendments

30.

Which action complete this graphic organizer? 8.5(D)

a)

French naval attacks on U.S harbors

b)

British invasions of countries allied with the United States

c)

French embargoes on trade with the United States

d)

British impressment of U.S sailors

31.

Which of the following best completes the diagram? 8.5(D)

a)

Boston Tea Party

b)

War of 1812

c)

American Revolution

d)

Civil War

32.

Which person is most likely a supporter of free enterprise? 8.14(B)

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

33.

Which of the following was the most direct result of the environmental modifications listed? 8.11(B)

a)

Federal regulations were adopted to ensure safety and ease of travel on the road

b)

State governments cooperated closely to maintain road quality

c)

Improved transportation to western states expanded trad and settlement

d)

Road construction became a major industry in the United States

34.

McCulloch v. Maryland was about whether a state could _______ a U.S. bank.

a)

tax

b)

issue

c)

nullify

d)

ratify

35.

This treaty ended the War of 1812

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Treaty of Ghent

c)

Treaty of New York

d)

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

36.

The War of 1812 led to the Industrial Revolution in the US

a)

True

b)

False

37.

Why did the Irish immigrate to the US?

a)

War in Ireland

b)

Smallpox disease

c)

Famine

d)

Political conflict

38.

Religious movement that led to social reforms

a)

Temperance

b)

2nd Great Awakening

c)

Suffrage

d)

Transcendentalism

39.

Movement to end of reduce the use of alcohol

a)

Abolitionist

b)

Hudson River School

c)

Transcendentalism

d)

Temperance

40.

Leader in education reform; Wanted to make school available for everyone

a)

Dorthea Dix

b)

Horace Mann

c)

Ralph Waldo Emerson

d)

William Lloyd Garrison

41.

Movement that taught that man could get closer to God through nature

a)

Transcendentalism

b)

2nd Great Awakening

c)

Temperance

d)

Abolitionism

42.

Transcendentalist artists who painted American landscapes

a)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

b)

Henry David Thoreau

c)

Hudson River School

d)

William Lloyd Garrison

43.

Transcendentalist writer

a)

Susan B Anthony

b)

Lucretia Mott

c)

Ralph Waldo Emerson

d)

John James Audubon

44.

Transcendentalist writer (Civil Disobedience)

a)

Henry David Thoreau

b)

Frederick Douglass

c)

Hudson River School

d)

Horace Mann

45.

Someone opposed to slavery

a)

Suffragette

b)

Transcendentalist

c)

Prohibitionist

d)

Abolitionist

46.

Abolitionist newspaper owner; "The Liberator"

a)

Ralph Waldo Emerson

b)

William Lloyd Garrison

c)

Harriet Tubman

d)

Horace Mann

47.

The right to vote

a)

Abolitionist

b)

Suffrage

c)

Temperance

d)

2nd Great Awakening

48.

1st women's rights meeting in the United States; Declaration of Sentiments (asked for the right to vote)

a)

Hudson River School

b)

Civil Disobedience

c)

Seneca Falls

d)

Frederick Douglass

49.

Women's rights movement leader who organized the Seneca Falls Convention

a)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

b)

Dorthea Dix

c)

Harriet Tubman

d)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

50.

Worked for prison reform and care for the mentally ill

a)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

b)

Lucretia Mott

c)

Dorthea Dix

d)

Susan B Anthony

51.

The Second Great Awakening was

a)

the quest for the perfect alarm clock

b)

the idea to increase reason and logical thinking

c)

religious revival in the United States that sparked social reform

d)

a political movement to force nullification for laws

52.

What was Jackson's political party?

a)

Whigs

b)

Federalists

c)

Democratic

d)

Bull-Moose

53.

Why did more people vote in the election of 1828 compared to the election of 1824?

a)

Because Jackson eliminated property requirement

b)

Because former slaves were allowed to vote

c)

Because women were now allowed to vote

d)

Because people had to pay to vote

54.

Expanding the US all the way to the Pacific Ocean (pick 2)

a)

Westward Expansion

b)

Travel

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

Migration

55.

How did Jackson react to the Supreme Court favoring the Cherokees?

a)

He listened the the Supreme Court

b)

He dueled with John Marshall

c)

He filed a petition against the Cherokees

d)

He did not listen to the Supreme Court and let Georgia take native land

56.

Where did Chinese immigrants settle?

a)

Georgia

b)

California

c)

Boston

d)

Wisconsin

57.

During the Nullification Crisis, John C. Calhoun believed that the _____ could declare a law unconstitutional

a)

judges

b)

Supreme Court

c)

people

d)

states

58.

How did Jackson react to South Carolina trying to secede?

a)

He told SC they could do what they wanted

b)

Jackson got rid of the tariffs

c)

Jackson raises tarrifs

d)

He threatened to send the military and use force

59.

Why did the Irish immigrate to the US?

a)

War in Ireland

b)

Smallpox disease

c)

Famine

d)

Political conflict

60.

Federalism in the 10th Amendment.

Speaker 2:  I believe you are wrong.  The states share power with the federal government, but it has been established that the federal government has more power.

 Speaker 1:  A state has the right to declare a law unconstitutional due to

These speakers are debating an issue that eventually became known as the…

a)

Trail of Tears

b)

Nullification Crisis

c)

3/4 Compromise

d)

Monroe Doctrine

61.

The US purchased this land for $10 million in order to build a railroad

a)

Texas

b)

Florida

c)

Gadsden Purchase

d)

Oregon

62.

What was the Tariff of Abominations?

a)

A tariff that increased the prices of coffee

b)

A tariff that favored the North and hurt the South's economy

c)

A tariff that expanded the fur trade

d)

A tariff that stopped all trade with Europe

63.

I._________________________________________

     A.  Heard under Chief Justice John Marshall

     B.  Concerned the relationship between the Cherokee people and a state

      C.  The Court ordered that Indian nations were subject to federal, not state, law

a)

Marbury v. Madison

b)

Worcester v. Georgia

c)

Gibbons v. Odgen

d)

McCulloch v. Maryland

64.

What is the spoils system?

a)

When you spoil your kids with toys

b)

When Jackson hired his children to government positions

c)

When Jackson fired government officials and hired his supporters

d)

When Jackson hired women to government officials

65.

Why did Mormons move to Utah?

a)

Economic opportunities

b)

To farm and ranch

c)

Religious freedoms

d)

To claim natie land

66.

The Trail of Tears was a result of which event?

a)

Nullification Crisis

b)

Manifest Destiny

c)

Spoils System

d)

Indian Removal Act

67.

Why did more people vote in the Election of 1828?

a)

Because many states got rid of property requirements to vote

b)

Because women could now vote

c)

Because African Americans could now vote

d)

Because everyone was now allowed to vote

68.

TEXAS: Annexed in 1845, settlers attracted by free land

CALIFORNIA: Annexed in 1848, settlers attracted by gold

What did these two territories have in common?

a)

Both were slaves states

b)

Both are bordered by the Pacific Ocean

c)

Both used to be owned by Spain and Mexico

d)

Both are dependent on industry

69.

Why did Jackson hate the National Bank?

a)

Because he believed it favored the common man

b)

Because he believed it favored the rich and elite

c)

Because he believed it spent too much money

d)

Because he believed it produced too much money

70.

Jackson and Quincy Adams both ran for president in 1824. Jackson won the popular, but no one had enough votes in the electoral collage. The House of Representatives votes to decide who will win the presidency. Q. Adams wins and then, Henry Clay, the Speaker of the House become Secretary of State. Jackson called this the....

a)

Supreme Court

b)

Spoils System

c)

Corrupt Bargain

d)

Nullification Crisis

71.

Where were Native Americans relocated?

a)

Oklahoma

b)

Nebraska

c)

California

d)

Hawaii

72.
Name the piece of land.
a)
Mexican Cession
b)
Northwest Territory 
c)
Trans-Appalachian West 
d)
Oregon Country 
73.

What is Manifest Destiny?

a)

The belief that it was America's destiny to expand from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean

b)

The belief that their destiny was to manifest

c)

A religious term used to explain how to be saved

74.

The process of moving away from small rural towns to big cities

a)

travel

b)

urbanization

c)

industrialization

d)

migration

75.

How did building canals affect the US?

a)

There was a decline in farming

b)

There was rapid growth of cities like New York City

c)

There was an increase in cotton production in the South

d)

There was a decline of trade

76.

Why was the "Trail of Tears" so tragic?

a)

Because it happened in the winter and 1/4 of the natives died

b)

Because the soldiers were cruel

c)

Because natives had to haul onions while on the trail

d)

Because the wind blew so fiercely that it sounded like people crying

77.

What is this painting associated with?

a)

Native Americans moving on the Trail of Tears

b)

Lewis and Clark's expedition

c)

Nationalism after the War of 1812

d)

America's progress during westward expansion

78.

Why did the US want Native American lands?

a)

So that the natives could become farmers

b)

So that railroad could be built

c)

So that the US could acquire valuable land and resources

d)

To punish the natives for siding with the British during the War of 1812

79.

During the Nullification Crisis, Henry Clay believed that the _____ could declare a law unconstitutional

a)

Citizens

b)

President

c)

States

d)

Supreme Court

80.

What term was used to describe a person who wanted to see slavery come to an end?

a)

a liberator

b)

a federalist

c)

a loyalist

d)

an abolitionist

81.

Why did William Lloyd Garrison publish The Liberator?

a)

He published this newspaper to help women gain more rights.

b)

He wrote this newspaper as an autobiography to share the horrors of slavery.

c)

He published this newspaper to share that slavery was wrong and should be abolished.

d)

He published this newspaper to show his support for slavery and slave labor in the South.

82.

This is an excerpt from a document written in 1848:

We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men and women are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among

these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; that to secure these rights governments are instituted, deriving their just powers from the consent of the

governed.... The history of mankind is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations on the part of man toward woman, having in direct object the

establishment of an absolute tyranny over her.


This document marks the start of which movement?

a)

abolition

b)

education reform

c)

temperance

d)

women’s rights