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Worksheets23-24 History Final Exam Review
Total questions: 49
Worksheet time: 37mins
Who served as president of the United States during the Civil War?
Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Jackson
James K. Polk
Abraham Lincoln
To which book is President Lincoln referring in the excerpt above?
Uncle Tom's Cabin
The Wealth of Nations
Democracy in America
McGuffey's Eclectic Reader
Among the rights guaranteed by the First Amendment is the right to —
the free exercise of religion
keep and bear arms
due process of law
a speedy and public trial
According to the excerpt above, with which of the following statements would the speaker most likely agree?
Prisons should be reformed
Women should have equal rights
Men should work in agricultural jobs
Women should pursue traditional occupations
Which of these is the best title for the timeline above?
The Common Man in Jacksonian America
Events Leading to the Rise of an Industrial United States
The Creation of Middle-Class America
Events Leading to the Territorial Growth of the United States
The 13 original colonies were primarily located along the —
Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi River
Great Lakes
Which of the following best explains one of the changes in immigration shown on this graph?
Free housing was offered to immigrants arriving after 1855.
A famine plagued Ireland between 1845 and 1850.
The German National Assembly passed a constitution in 1850.
Labor strikes occurred in Great Britain between 1840 and 1845.
Which conclusion can best be made by examining the map above?
The Louisiana Purchase almost doubled the size of the United States.
France gained control of much of the North American continent.
The Louisiana Purchase was designated for Native American ownership.
Both Spain and the United States would share control of the Louisiana Purchase.
Use the graph titled "Civil War Casualties" and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question: Which of these is a correct interpretation of the information shown in the graph?
Total Confederate casualties were greater than total Union casualties.
More Confederate soldiers died of wounds than of disease.
More than twice as many Union soldiers died of disease than of wounds.
Fewer soldiers fought for the Union than for the Confederacy.
Which of the following was included in the U.S. Constitution in order to deal with the grievance expressed in the excerpt from the Declaration of Independence?
A) The process for amendment
B) The establishment of a chief executive
C) The process for territorial statehood
D) The establishment of the Supreme Court
Belief in the idea of Manifest Destiny was one reason that —
F) the United States went to war with Mexico
G) transcendentalists established utopian societies
H) the Bank of the United States was established
J) women organized the Seneca Falls Convention
Which of the following best completes the diagram above?
Increase in agricultural production
Decrease in the slave population
Enactment of protective tariffs
Growth of immigration
The Nullification Crisis concerned South Carolina's dissatisfaction with federal policy on —
transportation
tariffs
banking
immigration
The factors listed above most directly contributed to the increase of —
industrialization
subsistence farming
public education
homesteading
From 1607 to 1609, only 60 of more than 900 Jamestown colonists survived. One reason for the low survival rate was that —
the colonists were frequently attacked by Spanish explorers
the swampy location caused disease to spread
the colonists endured unexpected flooding
the punishment for all criminal offenses was execution
Which step best completes the process above?
The territory may decide to legalize slavery within its borders
The territory may be admitted as a state
The territory must allow women the right to vote
The territory will be required to pay export tariffs
One reason that the Mayflower Compact was written was to establish —
principles of government for the new colony
a charter for a joint-stock company
strict military control over the colonists
a system of trade with other colonies
Which of these was a factor that led to the development of plantation agriculture in the South?
The climate allowed planters to raise profitable cash crops
Tariffs permitted planters to make a greater profit
The federal government paid a bonus to cotton producers
Canals carried crops to western markets
This excerpt is taken from the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case —
Dartmouth College v. Woodward
Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge
Marbury v. Madison
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Which of the following events completes the timeline of the American Revolution?
British surrender at Yorktown.
Americans hold Stamp Act Congress
British occupy Fort Ticonderoga
Americans issue the Declaration of Independence
Why did Elizabeth Cady Stanton oppose the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?
Public education was not addressed
Women were still excluded from voting
Slavery was still allowed in the territories
Native Americans gained citizenship
Which statement best summarizes the ideas expressed above by Benjamin Franklin?
The government must inform the people of its laws
The government can make treaties with other nations
Citizens can impeach government officials
Citizens must be allowed to discuss ideas with one another
Which 1620 document was signed by male members of the community to establish a government for settlers at Plymouth?
The Articles of Confederation
The Mayflower Compact
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
The Albany Plan
What would be the best title for the diagram above?
The Policy of Mercantilism
The Importance of the Divine Right of Kings
Constitutional Monarchy in the United States
A Plan for Representative Government
Which of the following does this list best describe?
The temperance movement
Manifest Destiny
The plantation system
Monroe Doctrine
During the mid-1800s the expanding U.S. economy required better methods of communication. Communications were improved significantly by Samuel Morse's invention of the —
typewriter
telephone
telegraph
phonograph
How did the delegates to the Constitutional Convention settle the issue described above?
Three-Fifths Compromise
New Jersey Plan
Virginia Plan
Mason-Dixon Line
President Andrew Jackson's policy toward Native Americans primarily consisted of —
reaching agreement with the courts concerning Native American territory
removing and relocating Native Americans
paying fair market value for Native American lands
building schools and creating employment opportunities for Native Americans
The Battle of Vicksburg was important in the Civil War because it —
allowed the Confederate army to seize Washington, D.C.
broke the Union blockade along the Gulf of Mexico
enabled the Confederate army to seek French assistance
gave the Union army control of the Mississippi River
The diagram shows the compromise that helped guarantee the ratification of the U.S. Constitution by —
A) providing a plan for representation of both large and small states
B) taking power away from the national government
C) creating new boundaries for both large and small states
D) allowing local governments to determine matters of representation
Patrick Henry, an Anti-Federalist, opposed ratification of the U.S. Constitution mainly because he thought it did not sufficiently —
F) support freedom for slaves
G) criticize abuses of the monarchy
H) encourage trade with foreign powers
J) guarantee individual rights
Which of the following best completes the diagram?
Amendment of the U.S. Constitution
Jurisdiction of the U.S. Supreme Court
Regulation of interstate commerce
Election of the president
The most important result of the Battle of Saratoga was that —
American leaders were forced to surrender and were arrested for treason
Spain entered the war and provided supplies to Great Britain
Britain released captured American sailors and returned American merchant ships
France officially recognized and formed an alliance with the U.S. government
Which Civil War leader is described in the box above?
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
of the following best reflects the point of view expressed by President George Washington in the excerpt above?
Foreign nations are a military threat.
Permanent alliances are part of a nation's foreign policy.
Foreign nations profit from importing goods.
Permanent alliances with foreign nations should be avoided.
Use the cartoon and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question regarding The Tariff of 1832. In the cartoon above, which regional group is represented by the man with the tattered clothes on the left?
Eastern bankers
Southern planters
Northern merchants
Western miners
Which speaker is voicing a right guaranteed by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?
Speaker 1
Speaker 2
Speaker 3
Speaker 4
Which statement is best supported by this map of the 16th century European exploration?
England was the first European power to navigate the Great Lakes.
Spain financed numerous journeys to Canada
England sent the first European settlers to the Southwest
Spain sent more expeditions than England to the interior of the Americas
How does the excerpt above show Hamilton's bias in favor of a national debt?
By calling on states to assume the debt
By supporting taxation without representation
By describing the debt as a strengthening force
By promoting western land sales
The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution -
brought immediate equality to Native Americans
established a process for the admission of western states into the Union
created new congressional districts
granted civil rights primarily to African Americans
Which of these is the best title for the diagram above?
The development of the Triangular Trade
The Development of the Plantation System
The Development of Protective Tariffs
The Development of Steel Mills
The speech above shows that Lincoln believed that the South should -
be allowed to continue the practice of slavery
pay for the damages suffered by the Union
receive fair treatment after the war
be punished for seceding from the Union
Which of these statements is best supported by the map?
Rice was a more profitable crop for the New England colonies that wheat
The economy of the middle colonies was based on rice farming
The economy of the New England colonies was based on indigo production
Indigo production was more important to the economy of the southern colonies than lumber
Based on the information in the list above, which statement can be made about the Quakers?
Most Quakers were southern slaveholders
Many Quakers made significant contributions to reform movements
Many Quakers supported the US entry into the Mexican War
Most Quakers supported the use of alchohol
Which prominent Revolutionary figure is described in the excerpt?
Samuel Adams
Thomas Paine
Patrick Henry
Benjamin Franklin
In the excerpt, Mann shows his support for -
women's suffrage
prison reform
public schools
improved sanitation
The portrayal of factory life is considered a primary source because it is from -
a description in a textbook
an account by a mill worker
a description of a mill town
an article in a newspaper
The information above shows that during the years 1804-1828, the United States faced many issues related to -
conflicts over religion
presidential elections
problems in foreign relations
economic development
The artifact above is an example of a badge most likely worn by a -
plantation owner
former slave
colonial governor
recent immigrant
