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23-24 History Final Exam Review

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who served as president of the United States during the Civil War?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

James K. Polk

d)

Abraham Lincoln

2.

To which book is President Lincoln referring in the excerpt above?

a)

Uncle Tom's Cabin

b)

The Wealth of Nations

c)

Democracy in America

d)

McGuffey's Eclectic Reader

3.

Among the rights guaranteed by the First Amendment is the right to —

a)

the free exercise of religion

b)

keep and bear arms

c)

due process of law

d)

a speedy and public trial

4.

According to the excerpt above, with which of the following statements would the speaker most likely agree?

a)

Prisons should be reformed

b)

Women should have equal rights

c)

Men should work in agricultural jobs

d)

Women should pursue traditional occupations

5.

Which of these is the best title for the timeline above?

a)

The Common Man in Jacksonian America

b)

Events Leading to the Rise of an Industrial United States

c)

The Creation of Middle-Class America

d)

Events Leading to the Territorial Growth of the United States

6.

The 13 original colonies were primarily located along the —

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Great Lakes

7.

Which of the following best explains one of the changes in immigration shown on this graph?

a)

Free housing was offered to immigrants arriving after 1855.

b)

A famine plagued Ireland between 1845 and 1850.

c)

The German National Assembly passed a constitution in 1850.

d)

Labor strikes occurred in Great Britain between 1840 and 1845.

8.

Which conclusion can best be made by examining the map above?

a)

The Louisiana Purchase almost doubled the size of the United States.

b)

France gained control of much of the North American continent.

c)

The Louisiana Purchase was designated for Native American ownership.

d)

Both Spain and the United States would share control of the Louisiana Purchase.

9.

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?

a)

Total Confederate casualties were greater than total Union casualties.

b)

More Confederate soldiers died of wounds than of disease.

c)

More than twice as many Union soldiers died of disease than of wounds.

d)

Fewer soldiers fought for the Union than for the Confederacy.

10.

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)

A) The process for amendment

b)

B) The establishment of a chief executive

c)

C) The process for territorial statehood

d)

D) The establishment of the Supreme Court

11.

Belief in the idea of Manifest Destiny was one reason that —

a)

F) the United States went to war with Mexico

b)

G) transcendentalists established utopian societies

c)

H) the Bank of the United States was established

d)

J) women organized the Seneca Falls Convention

12.

Which of the following best completes the diagram above?

a)

Increase in agricultural production

b)

Decrease in the slave population

c)

Enactment of protective tariffs

d)

Growth of immigration

13.

The Nullification Crisis concerned South Carolina's dissatisfaction with federal policy on —

a)

transportation

b)

tariffs

c)

banking

d)

immigration

14.

The factors listed above most directly contributed to the increase of —

a)

industrialization

b)

subsistence farming

c)

public education

d)

homesteading

15.

From 1607 to 1609, only 60 of more than 900 Jamestown colonists survived. One reason for the low survival rate was that —

a)

the colonists were frequently attacked by Spanish explorers

b)

the swampy location caused disease to spread

c)

the colonists endured unexpected flooding

d)

the punishment for all criminal offenses was execution

16.

Which step best completes the process above?

a)

The territory may decide to legalize slavery within its borders

b)

The territory may be admitted as a state

c)

The territory must allow women the right to vote

d)

The territory will be required to pay export tariffs

17.

One reason that the Mayflower Compact was written was to establish —

a)

principles of government for the new colony

b)

a charter for a joint-stock company

c)

strict military control over the colonists

d)

a system of trade with other colonies

18.

Which of these was a factor that led to the development of plantation agriculture in the South?

a)

The climate allowed planters to raise profitable cash crops

b)

Tariffs permitted planters to make a greater profit

c)

The federal government paid a bonus to cotton producers

d)

Canals carried crops to western markets

19.

This excerpt is taken from the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case —

a)

Dartmouth College v. Woodward

b)

Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge

c)

Marbury v. Madison

d)

Dred Scott v. Sandford

20.

Which of the following events completes the timeline of the American Revolution?

a)

British surrender at Yorktown.

b)

Americans hold Stamp Act Congress

c)

British occupy Fort Ticonderoga

d)

Americans issue the Declaration of Independence

21.

Why did Elizabeth Cady Stanton oppose the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?

a)

Public education was not addressed

b)

Women were still excluded from voting

c)

Slavery was still allowed in the territories

d)

Native Americans gained citizenship

22.

Which statement best summarizes the ideas expressed above by Benjamin Franklin?

a)

The government must inform the people of its laws

b)

The government can make treaties with other nations

c)

Citizens can impeach government officials

d)

Citizens must be allowed to discuss ideas with one another

23.

Which 1620 document was signed by male members of the community to establish a government for settlers at Plymouth?

a)

The Articles of Confederation

b)

The Mayflower Compact

c)

The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

d)

The Albany Plan

24.

What would be the best title for the diagram above?

a)

The Policy of Mercantilism

b)

The Importance of the Divine Right of Kings

c)

Constitutional Monarchy in the United States

d)

A Plan for Representative Government

25.

Which of the following does this list best describe?

a)

The temperance movement

b)

Manifest Destiny

c)

The plantation system

d)

Monroe Doctrine

26.

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 —

a)

typewriter

b)

telephone

c)

telegraph

d)

phonograph

27.

How did the delegates to the Constitutional Convention settle the issue described above?

a)

Three-Fifths Compromise

b)

New Jersey Plan

c)

Virginia Plan

d)

Mason-Dixon Line

28.

President Andrew Jackson's policy toward Native Americans primarily consisted of —

a)

reaching agreement with the courts concerning Native American territory

b)

removing and relocating Native Americans

c)

paying fair market value for Native American lands

d)

building schools and creating employment opportunities for Native Americans

29.

The Battle of Vicksburg was important in the Civil War because it —

a)

allowed the Confederate army to seize Washington, D.C.

b)

broke the Union blockade along the Gulf of Mexico

c)

enabled the Confederate army to seek French assistance

d)

gave the Union army control of the Mississippi River

30.

The diagram shows the compromise that helped guarantee the ratification of the U.S. Constitution by —

a)

A) providing a plan for representation of both large and small states

b)

B) taking power away from the national government

c)

C) creating new boundaries for both large and small states

d)

D) allowing local governments to determine matters of representation

31.

Patrick Henry, an Anti-Federalist, opposed ratification of the U.S. Constitution mainly because he thought it did not sufficiently —

a)

F) support freedom for slaves

b)

G) criticize abuses of the monarchy

c)

H) encourage trade with foreign powers

d)

J) guarantee individual rights

32.

Which of the following best completes the diagram?

a)

Amendment of the U.S. Constitution

b)

Jurisdiction of the U.S. Supreme Court

c)

Regulation of interstate commerce

d)

Election of the president

33.

The most important result of the Battle of Saratoga was that —

a)

American leaders were forced to surrender and were arrested for treason

b)

Spain entered the war and provided supplies to Great Britain

c)

Britain released captured American sailors and returned American merchant ships

d)

France officially recognized and formed an alliance with the U.S. government

34.

Which Civil War leader is described in the box above?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Jefferson Davis

35.

of the following best reflects the point of view expressed by President George Washington in the excerpt above?

a)

Foreign nations are a military threat.

b)

Permanent alliances are part of a nation's foreign policy.

c)

Foreign nations profit from importing goods.

d)

Permanent alliances with foreign nations should be avoided.

36.

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?

a)

Eastern bankers

b)

Southern planters

c)

Northern merchants

d)

Western miners

37.

Which speaker is voicing a right guaranteed by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?

a)

Speaker 1

b)

Speaker 2

c)

Speaker 3

d)

Speaker 4

38.

Which statement is best supported by this map of the 16th century European exploration?

a)

England was the first European power to navigate the Great Lakes.

b)

Spain financed numerous journeys to Canada

c)

England sent the first European settlers to the Southwest

d)

Spain sent more expeditions than England to the interior of the Americas

39.

How does the excerpt above show Hamilton's bias in favor of a national debt?

a)

By calling on states to assume the debt

b)

By supporting taxation without representation

c)

By describing the debt as a strengthening force

d)

By promoting western land sales

40.

The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution -

a)

brought immediate equality to Native Americans

b)

established a process for the admission of western states into the Union

c)

created new congressional districts

d)

granted civil rights primarily to African Americans

41.

Which of these is the best title for the diagram above?

a)

The development of the Triangular Trade

b)

The Development of the Plantation System

c)

The Development of Protective Tariffs

d)

The Development of Steel Mills

42.

The speech above shows that Lincoln believed that the South should -

a)

be allowed to continue the practice of slavery

b)

pay for the damages suffered by the Union

c)

receive fair treatment after the war

d)

be punished for seceding from the Union

43.

Which of these statements is best supported by the map?

a)

Rice was a more profitable crop for the New England colonies that wheat

b)

The economy of the middle colonies was based on rice farming

c)

The economy of the New England colonies was based on indigo production

d)

Indigo production was more important to the economy of the southern colonies than lumber

44.

Based on the information in the list above, which statement can be made about the Quakers?

a)

Most Quakers were southern slaveholders

b)

Many Quakers made significant contributions to reform movements

c)

Many Quakers supported the US entry into the Mexican War

d)

Most Quakers supported the use of alchohol

45.

Which prominent Revolutionary figure is described in the excerpt?

a)

Samuel Adams

b)

Thomas Paine

c)

Patrick Henry

d)

Benjamin Franklin

46.

In the excerpt, Mann shows his support for -

a)

women's suffrage

b)

prison reform

c)

public schools

d)

improved sanitation

47.

The portrayal of factory life is considered a primary source because it is from -

a)

a description in a textbook

b)

an account by a mill worker

c)

a description of a mill town

d)

an article in a newspaper

48.

The information above shows that during the years 1804-1828, the United States faced many issues related to -

a)

conflicts over religion

b)

presidential elections

c)

problems in foreign relations

d)

economic development

49.

The artifact above is an example of a badge most likely worn by a -

a)

plantation owner

b)

former slave

c)

colonial governor

d)

recent immigrant