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1.
What was the Proclamation of 1763 do?
a)
It banned the colonist from expand west of the Appalachian Mountains
b)
It banned the colonist from expand west of the Mississippi River
c)
It banned the colonist from expand east` of the Appalachian Mountains
d)
It banned the colonist from expand east of the Mississippi River
2.
Why did the colonist not like the different taxes imposed on them by the British Parliament?
a)
Believe it violated their civil liberties
b)
Believe it restricted trade
c)
Believed it imposed regulation on agriculture
d)
They liked the taxes
3.
What happen after the Boston Tea Party?
a)
Britain punished them the Intolerable Act
b)
Britain passed a Tea Act of 1773
c)
Britain declared war against the colonists
d)
Nothing happened
4.
What is the British mercantilist policy?
a)
Policy in which the colonist can only trade with Britain
b)
Policy in which the colonist can only trade with France
c)
Policy in which the colonist can only trade with Spain
d)
Policy in which the colonist can only trade with China
5.
What are Unalienable Rights?
a)
Rights a person is born with because they are born human
b)
Rights a person is born with because they are born as a bird
c)
Rights a person is born with because they are born as a dog
d)
Rights a person is not born with because they are born human
6.
What was the last battle of the American Revolution?
a)
Yorktown
b)
Saratoga
c)
Trenton
d)
Valley Forge
7.
What battle renewed the Patriots' hope in the war?
a)
Saratoga
b)
Valley Forge
c)
Yorktown
d)
Trenton
8.
What was the result of the Treaty of Paris of 1783?
a)
Britain recognized the United States as an independent country
b)
Britain recognized the China as an independent country
c)
Britain recognized the Mexico as an independent country
d)
Britain won the war
9.
What is the Quartering Act?
a)
Colonist had to share their food, drinks, and housing with the British soldiers in the towns and villages
b)
Taxed everyone a quarter for breathing
c)
Tax on stamps
d)
Tax on whiskey
10.
What is the Stamp Act?
a)
Tax all written or printed paper that were legal documents, newspapers, pamphlets, and other things alike
b)
Tax on Tea
c)
Tax on postage stamps
d)
Tax on sugar
11.
What is the Tea Act of 1773?
a)
Tax on tea after the Townsend Act was repealed
b)
Tax on tea after the Boston Tea Party
c)
Tax on tea after the Intolerable Act
d)
Tax on gossip after the Townsend Act was repealed
12.
What was the Boston Tea Party?
a)
Group of colonial men dressed up as Mowaken Indians got onto 3 British ships and threw chests full of tea into the Boston Harbor
b)
Group of British soldiers dressed up as Mowaken Indians got onto 3 British ships and threw chests full of tea into the Boston Harbor
c)
The biggest tea party in American history
d)
The bloodiest tea party in world history
13.
Who was Abigail Adams?
a)
Wife of John Adams and wrote letters to her husband during the war
b)
Wife of Thomas Paine and wrote letters to her husband during the war
c)
Wife of John Jay and wrote letters to her husband during the war
d)
Wife of John James and wrote letters to her husband during the war
14.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Colonist formally and officially breaking free from British rule
b)
Colonist formally and officially breaking free from Spanish rule
c)
List of wrongdoings/problems of the British on the colonist
d)
List of wrongdoings/problems of the Spanish on the colonist
15.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
a)
Wrote the Declaration of Independence
b)
Wrote the Common Sense
c)
Led the Continental Army
d)
He won against the British Navy and got a medal of honor
16.
Who was Thomas Paine?
a)
Wrote the Common Sense
b)
Wrote the Declaration of Independence
c)
Led the Continental Army
d)
He won against the British Navy and got a medal of honor
17.
Who was George Washington?
a)
Led the Continental Army
b)
Wrote the Common Sense
c)
Wrote the Declaration of Independence
d)
He won against the British Navy and got a medal of honor
18.
Who was Crispus Attucks?
a)
First person to be killed during the American Revolution
b)
Wrote the Common Sense
c)
Led the Continental Army
d)
Wife of John Adams and wrote letters to her husband during the war
19.
________ counts every 5 slaves as 3 free persons for taxation and representation purposes.
a)
Three-Fifth Compromise
b)
Commerce Compormise
c)
Great Compromise
d)
Northwest Ordinance
20.
Allowed citizens expand west of the Appalachian Mountains and admit new states to the union
a)
Northwest Ordinance
b)
Great Compromise
c)
Three-Fifth Compromise
d)
Declaration of Independence
21.
Combines elements of the Virginia Pland and the New Jersey Plan
a)
Great Compromise
b)
Commerce Compormise
c)
Three-Fifth Compromise
d)
Northwest Ordinance
22.
Equal representation for every state regardless of population
a)
New Jersey Plan
b)
House of Representative
c)
Virginia Compromise
d)
Great Compromise
23.
Representation based on population
a)
Virginia Plan
b)
Senate
c)
New Jersey Compromise
d)
Great Compromise
24.
What did the US government realize after the Shay's rebellion?
a)
The government needed to be restructured
b)
The government needed to raise taxes
c)
The government needed to declare independence from Massachesetts
d)
The government needed to go to war with Britain again
25.
Like the Articles of Confederation
a)
Anti-Federalist
b)
Federalist
26.
Believes the Bill of Rights is necessary to protect individual rights from big national governmenta
a)
Anti-Federalist
b)
Federalist
27.
Believes power should remain with the states
a)
Anti-Federalist
b)
Federalist
28.
Believes giving too much power to the central government would lead to tyranny
a)
Anti-Federalist
b)
Federalist
29.
Believe that the state can have some power but the central government need to be stronger
a)
Federalist
b)
Anti-Federalist
30.
Believe that a strong central government is needed in order to maintain order and security
a)
Federalist
b)
Anti-Federalist
31.
Believes that a Bill of Rights is unnecessary
a)
Federalist
b)
Anti-Federalist
32.
Supports the US Constitution
a)
Federalist
b)
Anti-Federalist
33.
What is the main purpose of amending the Bill of Rights into the Constitution?
a)
To protect individual freedoms from the Federal government
b)
To appease the Anti-Federalist
c)
To appease the Federalist
d)
To strengthen the government
34.
Who influenced the idea of breaking the government into three branches to prevent unlimited power in the government?
a)
Charles de Montesqueu
b)
George Washington
c)
John Locke
d)
Thomas Paine
35.
Which of these is an example of Checks and Balance?
a)
Congress can pass laws over the president’s veto with two-thirds majority vote
b)
The president can declare war and send troop
c)
The Supreme Court can interpret and pass laws
d)
All of these are examples of checks and balances
36.
A newspaper prints an article about the president not paying taxes is a right protected under which amendment?
a)
First
b)
Second
c)
Third
d)
Fifth
37.
The First Amendment protects the rights to have
a)
Free speech, free press, religious beliefs, and assembly
b)
Free speech, hate crimes, free press, religious belief
c)
Free speech, free press, income tax, religious beliefs
d)
None of the Answers
38.
Each branch of government are given certain powers and able to check one another to ensure one branch is not stronger than the other is known as
a)
Checks and Balances
b)
Separation of powers
c)
Federalism
d)
Republicanism
39.
Branch that can make laws
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
40.
Branch that enforces the laws
a)
Executive
b)
Legislative
c)
Judicial
41.
Branch that can interpret the law to make sure it is constitutional
a)
Judicial
b)
Legislative
c)
Executive
42.
Articles of Confederation can declare war
a)
True
b)
False
43.
Articles of Confederation cannot sign peace treaties
a)
False
b)
True
44.
Articles of Confederation can impose and collect taxes
a)
False
b)
True
45.
Article of Confederation cannot regulate interstate commerce
a)
True
b)
False
46.
Being jailed or punished for writing something that speaks against the government is a violation of what?
a)
Freedom of press
b)
Freedom of speech
c)
Rights to due process
d)
Right to bear arms
47.
The federal government having the power to pass and enforce tax laws was challenged by what event?
a)
Whiskey Rebellion
b)
Shay's Rebellion
c)
American Revolution
d)
War of 1812
48.
What are two warnings Washington gave to the nation during his Farewell Address?
a)
Do not make permanent alliances
b)
Stay away from poltical parties
c)
Tax the rich
d)
None of the answers
49.
How did Lewis and Clark navigate their exploration of the Louisianana Territory?
a)
Used the Missouri River
b)
Used the Rio Grande
c)
Had a French guide
d)
They got lost
50.
What land was acquired from the French?
a)
Louisana Territory
b)
Canada
c)
Florida
d)
Texas
51.
What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine?
a)
To prevent further European colonization on the Western Hemisphere
b)
To prevent further European colonization on the Eastern Hemisphere
c)
To prevent further Asian colonization on the Eastern Hemisphere
d)
To prevent European colonization in Africa
52.
Which party was in favor of a strong federal government
a)
Federalist Party
b)
Democratic-Republican Party
c)
Both
53.
Which court case states that states cannot claim to have power over the federal government?
a)
McCulloch v Maryland
b)
Gibbons v Ogden
c)
Marbury v Madison
54.
Which court case states only the federal government can regulate interstate commerce?
a)
Gibbons v Ogden
b)
McCulloch v Maryland
c)
Marbury v Madison
55.
Which court case states that the Surpreme Court determines whether a law is unconstitutional?
a)
Marbury v Madison
b)
Gibbons v Ogden
c)
McCulloch v Maryland
56.
Which branch of government is able to review federal legislations and determine if it is constitutional?
a)
Judicial Branch
b)
Legislation Branch
c)
Executive Branch
57.
What was the purpose of the Embargo Act?
a)
Prevent US from going to war with Britain because of the British impressment practices
b)
Prevent US from going to war with France because of the French impressment practices
c)
To make more money
d)
To isolate from the world
58.
The British impressment of American sailor led to which event?
a)
War of 1812
b)
American Revolution
c)
French and Indian War
d)
World War I
59.
How did the war of 1812 impacted the United States?
a)
It improved the US army
b)
Gain more land
c)
Created more friction with the France
d)
Did not impact the US
60.
Which country wanted to spread Catholicism?
a)
Spain
b)
England
c)
China
d)
France
61.
All of the following are reason for European exploration EXCEPT
a)
To spread democratic ideals
b)
To find new sea routes to India and China for trade
c)
To find gold, silver, and other treasure
d)
To claim new territory
62.
The creation of the Mayflower Compact, town hall meeting, distance from England led to
a)
Growth of representative government
b)
Alliance between colonists and Native Americans
c)
Election to join the French
d)
Expansion of trade
63.
Due to the French and Indian War, what did Great Britain had to do?
a)
Impose economic policies
b)
Make an alliance with France
c)
Interfere with the Slave trade
d)
Kickstart the Great Awakening
64.
How did the colonist directly react to the Intolerable Act?
a)
Held the first Continental Congress to discuss resistance
b)
Allied with the Native Americans
c)
Allied with the French
d)
None of the answers
65.
What is merchantism by the British?
a)
Preventing colonists to trade with anyone other than Britain
b)
Preventing colonists to trade with anyone other than France
c)
Preventing colonists to trade with anyone other than Germany
d)
Preventing colonists to trade with anyone other than Spain
66.
What is the importance of the Mayflower compact?
a)
Established self-government
b)
Created a voting system
c)
Freedom of religion
d)
None of the answers
67.
Which battle of the American Revolution renewed hope?
a)
Saratoga
b)
Yorktown
c)
Lexington
d)
Concord
68.
What was the compromise for the Virginia and New Jersey Plan?
a)
Great Compromise
b)
Commerce Compromise
c)
Three-Fifth Compromise
d)
None of the answers
69.
What is the purpose of the Bill of Rights?
a)
To protect individual freedoms
b)
To give only the rights to bear arms
c)
To give states equal representation
d)
To strengthen the federal government
70.
Who wanted a Bill of Rights?
a)
Anti-Federalist
b)
Federalist
c)
Whigs
d)
Democrats
71.
What was the cause of the War of 1812?
a)
Impressment by the British
b)
Impressment by the French
c)
Invasion by the British
d)
Invasion by the French
72.
What did South Carolina believe they can do to federal laws they deem is unconstitutional?
a)
Null and void
b)
Lower the tax
c)
Impeach the president
d)
None of the answers
73.
What amendment did South Carolina use to justify null and void?
a)
10
b)
9
c)
11
d)
1
74.
Mexico passing the boundary of the Unites States and shed blood on American soil led to what war?
a)
Mexican-American War
b)
War of 1812
c)
American Revolution
d)
French and Indian War
75.
What contributed to fastest change in population and distribution of the US between 1850 and 1870?
a)
Railroads and increased industrialization
b)
Homestead legislation
c)
Admission of new states
d)
Desire to expand slavery
76.
Which state was admitted into the union in 1850 and was known for gold mining?
a)
California
b)
Texas
c)
Florida
d)
Georgia
77.
Which state was claimed through the Adam-Onis Treaty?
a)
Florida
b)
Texas
c)
California
d)
Georgia
78.
Which was admitted into the US in 1845 as a slave state?
a)
Texas
b)
California
c)
Florida
d)
Georgia
79.
The border issue of this state lead to the the Mexican-American War.
a)
Texas
b)
California
c)
New Mexico
d)
Nevada
80.
What ocean is the Oregon Territory next to?
a)
Pacific
b)
Atlantic
c)
Artic
d)
Indian
81.
What effect does hydrualic mining have on the environment?
a)
Rivers become filled with sediment
b)
Forest become cut
c)
Drought
d)
No effect
82.
Rapid growth of population, economic depression, and trade opportunities lead to the idea of what?
a)
Manifest Destiny
b)
American System
c)
States' Rights
d)
None of the answers
83.
How did US get the Oregon Territory?
a)
A treaty that divided US and British claims to the land
b)
Russia sold the land
c)
Britain sold the land
d)
Winning the land from a war
84.
California and Florida use to both be ______ colonies
a)
Spanish
b)
Mexican
c)
British
d)
French
85.
How did the Louisiana Purchase affect the United States geographically?
a)
Doubled the size of the US
b)
Triple the size of the US
c)
Cut the size of the US in half
d)
Did not affect the US
86.
How did the Louisiana Purchase affect the United States economically?
a)
Improved transportation of good through the gaining control of the Mississippi River
b)
Improved transportation of good through the gaining control of the Missouri River
c)
Improved transportation of good through the gaining control of the Rocky Mountains
d)
Did not affect the US
87.
What happened to the escaped slaves of the freedmen because of the Compromise of 1850?
a)
Members of both groups were captured under the Fugitive Slave law
b)
Escaped slaves were welcomed in the gold mines of California
c)
Members of both groups could be sold in Illinois
d)
Freedmen could vote in territories of the Mexican Cession
88.
What was the west known for?
a)
Mining
b)
Cattle
c)
Slaves
d)
Grain Farming
89.
What is the south most known for?
a)
Slaves
b)
Cattle
c)
Mining
d)
Gold
90.
What happened after the Kansas-Nebraska act of 1854?
a)
Fighting between the pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups in Kansas
b)
Kansas entered the Union through popular sovereignty in 1856
c)
Nebraskan settlers moved to Kansas
d)
The border line for the Missouri Compromise of 1820 was extended farther south
91.
What was the court case that declared Missouri Compromise Unconstitutional?
a)
Dred Scott v. Sandford
b)
Gibbons v. Ogden
c)
McCulloch v. Maryland
d)
Worcester v. Georgia
92.
What was the Missouri Compromise?
a)
Allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state and Main to enter as a free state, started as 36'30 line
b)
It was a friendship between Missouri and other states and allowed slaves to be free
c)
California was admitted as a free state; settlers moved Utah and New Mexico territories
d)
Kansas and Nebraska territories were allowed to decide, by voting, if they would be free or slave states
93.
What is the Compromise of 1850?
a)
California was admitted as a free state; settlers moved Utah and New Mexico territories
b)
It was a friendship between Missouri and other states and allowed slaves to be free
c)
Allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state and Main to enter as a free state, started as 36'30 line
d)
Kansas and Nebraska territories were allowed to decide, by voting, if they would be free or slave states
94.
What is the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
a)
Kansas and Nebraska territories were allowed to decide, by voting, if they would be free or slave states
b)
It was a friendship between Missouri and other states and allowed slaves to be free
c)
California was admitted as a free state; settlers moved Utah and New Mexico territories
d)
Allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state and Main to enter as free state, started as 36’30 line
95.
Which statement explains how the work of Dorothea Dix benefited U.S. society?
a)
Mental- health facilities were opened to treat patients
b)
Doctors were required to get federal licenses to practice medicine
c)
States passed laws giving harsher sentences to criminals
d)
The government distributed land to poor people
96.
What was a geographic factor that helped win the Civil War?
a)
A network of railroads in the North allowed Union soldiers to be moved fast over distance
b)
Oregon trail allowed the Union military to move supplies west
c)
Northern states started producing cotton to make the soldiers' clothes
d)
Canals in the Midwest allowed food for Union soldiers to be moved quickly to the front lines
97.
After General E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Court House, what was the United states next step?
a)
Implement a plan to bring Confederate states back into the Union
b)
Complete the construction of the White House
c)
Send Union soldiers to the South to live there
d)
Elect a new President and Vice President
98.
Which statement describes the roles of George McClellan and Ulysses S. Grant during the CIvil War?
a)
They were Union generals who commanded the Army of the Potomac
b)
They were Confederate generals who captured Fort Sumter
c)
They were Confederate generals who surrendered at the Battle of Vicksburg
d)
They were Union generals who committed war crimes at the Battle of Gettysburg
99.
Which human geographic factor helped the Union win the Civil War?
a)
A network of railroads in the North allowed Union soldiers to be moved quickly over long distances
b)
The Oregon trail allowed Union military supplies to be moved quickly to the West
c)
Northern farms started producing cotton used to make Union military uniforms
d)
Canals in the Midwest allowed food for Union soldiers to be moved quickly to the front lines
100.
What constitutional issue contributed to sectional conflict before the Civil War?
a)
Debate over the expansion of slavery into the West
b)
Disagreement over the boundaries of the Oregon Territory
c)
Growing support for limiting female suffrage and immigration
d)
The limits on free speech and press included in the Alien and Sedition Acts
101.
Which human geographic factor helped the Union win the Civil War?
a)
A network of railroads in the North allowed Union soldiers to be moved quickly over long distances
b)
The Oregon Trail allowed Union military supplies to be moved quickly to the West
c)
Northern farms started producing cotton used to make Union military uniforms
d)
Canals in the Midwest allowed food for Union soldiers to be moved quickly to the front lines
102.
Why did the Siege of Vicksburg affect the balance of power during the Civil War?
a)
The confederate territory was divided in half
b)
Several important Confederate generals were killed
c)
Union troops were pushed back across the Ohio River
d)
Several casualties were inflicted on Union forces
103.
How did sharecropping affect farmers in the South during Reconstruction?
a)
By keeping renters in debt to landlords
b)
By introducing new technology for growing food
c)
By expanding the region’s dependence on corn production
d)
By making landowners buy supplies from the government
104.
What was one effect of the Fifteenth Amendment?
a)
Black voters helped during the Republican Party to power in the South
b)
Immigrants faced less discrimination
c)
Electors selected the President and Vice President on separate ballots
d)
American Indian tribal land was divided into individual plots
105.
Which of these prompted Congress to propose the 14th Amendment?
a)
The Black Codes enacted by Southern states after the Civil War
b)
The popular sovereignty provision in the Kansas-Nebraska Act
c)
The positions are taken in the Know-nothing Party platform
d)
The opposition by southern states to the Emancipation Proclamation
106.
The abolitionist movement achieved its goal with the passage of which amendment?
a)
13th Amendment
b)
12th Amendment
c)
14th Amendment
d)
15th Amendment
107.
Reconstruction is…
a)
A nation needing to rebuild once again and build a structure to include African Americans
b)
Canals in the Midwest allowed food for Union soldiers to be moved quickly to the front lines
c)
A network of railroads in the North allowed Union soldiers to be moved quickly over long distances
d)
Allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state and Main to enter as a free state, started as 36’30 line
108.
Black Codes are
a)
Laws that restricted African Americans from exercising their civil rights
b)
Elect a new President and Vice President
c)
The positions are taken in the Know-nothing Party platform
d)
The opposition by southern states to the Emancipation Proclamation
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