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EOC Focused Review 2024

Total questions: 96

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The Great Compromise was a compromise between--
a)
Mass. Plan and New Jersey Plan
b)
Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan
c)
Virginia Plan and New York Plan
d)
Virginia Plan and Delaware Plan
2.
What kind of congress did the Great Compromise establish?
a)
1 House that controls everything
b)
2 Houses that have no power
c)
2 Houses that both vote on laws
d)
2 Houses that take turns being in charge
3.
The 3/5 Compromise settled the argument of--
a)
Representation in the Senate
b)
How slaves should be counted for representation
c)
How states should be represented
d)
Borders of states
4.

What Compromise helped Southern states obtain more representation in Congress?

a)

Interstate Commerce

b)

The implementation of the Electoral College system

c)

The Connecticut Compromise

d)

The Three-Fifths Compromise

5.

This doubled the size of the US at the time:

a)

Wilmot Proviso

b)

Louisiana Purchase

c)

Annexation of Texas

d)

War of 1812

6.

Which persident bought the Lousiana Territory

a)

George Washington

b)

James Madison

c)

John Adams

d)

Thomas Jefferson

7.

Which historic figure sold Louisina to the USA

a)

Napoleon Bonaparte

b)

King George III

c)

Pope Alexander

d)

King Louis 16

8.

What year did the Louisiana Purchase take place?

a)

1802

b)

1803

c)

1804

d)

1805

9.

Who was sent to explore the Louisiana Territory?

a)

Lewis and Clark

b)

Livingston and Monroe

10.

Who was the President of the United States during the War of 1812?

a)

George Washington

b)

James Madison

c)

James Monroe

d)

Thomas Jefferson

11.

This future American President rallied troops to win an important battle at New Orleans

a)

James K. Polk

b)

Zachary Taylor

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

John Tyler

12.

What important building in Washington D.C. did the British Army burn during the War of 1812?

a)

The White House

b)

The Capitol

c)

The Treasury Building

d)

All of These

13.
Which treaty ended the War of 1812?
a)
Treaty of Ghent
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Treaty of Versailles
d)
Treaty of Guadelupe Hidalgo
14.
What was the nickname of the politicians (people who make laws) who wanted to declare war on Great Britain in 1812?
a)
War Robins
b)
War Eagles
c)
War Hawks
d)
War Pigeons
15.

There were many causes of the War of 1812. Which image below illustrates the British policy of impressment?

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.

There were numerous causes for the War of 1812. The British action of sponsoring native attacks on American settlers matches with which image?

a)
b)
c)
d)
17.
At the end of the Spanish American War, the United States gained which 3 territories? 
a)
Puerto Rico, Cuba, Spain
b)
Spain, Cuba, Guam
c)
Marianas Islands, Philippines, Russia
d)
Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico
18.
The USS Main exploded while it was in Havana, _____. This was a leading cause to the start of the Spanish American War.
a)
Cuba
b)
Guam
c)
Mexico
d)
Panama
19.
He was part of the Rough Riders during the Spanish American war. He was also the assistant Secretary of the Navy and a president during the progressive era. 
a)
Alfred T Mahan 
b)
Rough Riders 
c)
Theodore Roosevelt 
d)
Henry Cabot Lodge 
20.
1898- It lasted only 4 months. This was the end of Spain's colonial empire and the emergence of the US as a world power,
a)
Sinking of the USS Maine 
b)
Boxer Rebellion 
c)
Dollar Diplomacy 
d)
Spanish American War 
21.
______________ is a name for false or exaggerated reporting.
a)
Red-top
b)
Government
c)
Newspaper lying
d)
Yellow Journalism
22.
Court case that created "Separate-but-equal" doctrine.
a)
Sweatt v. Painter
b)
Brown v. Board of Education
c)
Plessy v. Ferguson
d)
Mendez v. Kirby ISD
23.

Until 1954, classrooms in American were

a)

integrated

b)

segregated

c)

equal

d)

the same

24.
What was the result of the Brown versus Board of Education court case in 1954?
a)
African-Americas could play sports
b)
Segregation of public schools became legal
c)
Segregation in public schools became illegal
d)
MLK led the March on Washington
25.

This is what the transportation of slaves from Africa and the New World was referred to:

a)

Triangle Trade

b)

Bacon's Rebellion

c)

The Middle Passage

d)

The Columbian Exchange

26.

William Penn founded __________ because he wanted it to be a logical, well-planned, religiously tolerant colony.

a)

New Jersey

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

New York

d)

Delaware

27.

Which New England Colony was Started by Roger Williams, who wanted tolerance, after being banished by the Massachusetts Bay Colony?

a)

Virginia

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

Rhode Island

d)

Maine

28.

Advancing religious salvation was the key component of this movement during colonial times:

a)

Social Contract Theory

b)

First Great Awakening

c)

Indian Wars

d)

Second Great Awakening

29.

This religious movement swept America in the early 1800's:

a)

Puritan Awakening

b)

First Great Awakening

c)

Shaker Movement

d)

Second Great Awakening

30.

US response to England's attempts to restrict US trade with Europe:

a)

French & Indian War

b)

War of 1812

c)

Mexican-American War

d)

WWI

31.

What is another term that used to describe the slave trade between Europe, the Americas and Africa?

a)
Triangle Trade
b)
Globalization
c)
Hacienda
d)
Colombian Exchange
32.

These caused the Anti-Federalists to agree to the Constitution:

a)

Revolutionary War

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

7 Years War

d)

Religious Freedom

33.

These were a series of essays written to convince people to ratify the new constitution.

a)

Common Sense

b)

Poor Richard's Almanac

c)

Federalist Papers

d)

Spirit of the Law

34.

Which theory is most prevalent in the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Social Contract Theory

b)

Separation of Powers

c)

Checks and Balances

d)

Popular Sovereignty

35.

This was the first time the Federal Government used FORCE to enforce the laws of the land.

a)

Shay's Rebellion

b)

Whiskey Rebellion

c)

Nat Turner Rebellion

d)

Bacon's Rebellion

36.

Which side comes up with the daring plan to ferry their army across the icy Delaware River on Christmas and strike the Hessian garrison at Trenton?

a)

The British

b)

The Americans

37.

Who were the primary opponents of the Continental Army in the Battle of Trenton?

a)

British regulars

b)

French mercenaries

c)

Hessian troops

d)

Native American allies

38.

Why was the Battle of Trenton significant in the American Revolution?

a)

It marked the end of the war

b)

It was the first major victory for the Continental Army

c)

It resulted in the capture of King George III

d)

It led to the signing of the Declaration of Independence

39.

What was the date the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence?

a)

July 4,1776

b)

August 2, 1776

c)

April 18, 1776

d)

December 16, 1773

40.

Thomas Jefferson borrowed many of his ideas from which Enlightenment Philosopher?

a)

John Locke

b)

Thomas Hobbes

c)

Thomas Paine

d)

John Adams

41.

According to the Declaration of Independence, where does government get its power from?

a)

The King

b)

Religion

c)

The People

d)

The President

42.
Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Paul Revere
43.

The Articles of Confederation are important because they –

a)

created a means for establishing the executive branch

b)

provided every citizen in America the right to vote

c)

enabled each of the 13 states to make separate treaties with foreign nations

d)

were the first form of government for America

44.

What was the MAIN problem with the Articles of Confederation?

a)

They had too many laws.

b)

The Articles were too strong.

c)

The Articles were too weak.

45.

An organized rebellion that took place in western Massachusetts over taxes and war debts.

a)

Constitutional Convention

b)

Articles of Confederation

c)

Northwest Ordinance of 1787

d)

Shays' Rebellion

46.

This revealed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation:

a)

Common Sense

b)

Bacon's Rebellion

c)

The Bill of Rights

d)

Shay's Rebellion

47.

What was a strength of the Articles of Confederation?

a)

Northwest Ordinance of 1787

b)

The Executive

c)

The Judiciary

d)

Proclamation of 1763

48.

Who personally lead the army to suppress the Whiskey Rebellion?

a)

General Anthony Wayne

b)

General Samuel Pinkney

c)

General Thomas Grant

d)

George Washington

49.

What did the Whiskey Rebellion prove about the new government under the U.S Constitution?

a)

The national government was too weak

b)

The National government was strong

c)

The National government could not handle tough situations

d)

George Washington was unfit to be president

50.

What was the main purpose of the Monroe Doctrine?

a)

To start a trade agreement with European countries

b)

To declare independence from Britain

c)

To warn European nations against colonization in the Western Hemisphere

d)

To announce the Louisiana Purchase

51.

How did the Monroe Doctrine affect U.S. foreign policy?

a)

It isolated the United States from European affairs

b)

It established the United States as a colonial power

c)

It encouraged U.S. intervention in European wars

d)

It promoted free trade with European nations

52.

Which amendment to the US Constitution abolished slavery?

a)

Thirteenth Amendment

b)

Fourteenth Amendment

c)

Emancipation Proclamation

d)

Freedmen's Bureau Amendment

53.

Which amendment to the US Constitution granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, including former slaves?

a)

Thirteenth Amendment

b)

Fourteenth Amendment

c)

Fifteenth Amendment

d)

Emancipation Proclamation

54.

In 1909, W.E.B. DuBois co founded the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

a)
False
b)
True
55.
Which of the following responses best supports the 15th Amendment of the Constitution?
a)
A person cannot be denied the right to vote based on gender.
b)

A male cannot be denied the right to vote based on race.

c)
A person cannot be denied the right to vote based on age.
d)
No one can be denied the right to vote. 
56.
The 19th Amendment expanded voting rights to which group of people?
a)
Women
b)
18 year olds
c)
All freed slaves
d)
All Americans
57.

These were ways more people became directly involved in government during the Progressive Era...

a)

initiatives

b)

referendums

c)

tariffs

d)

all of these

58.

A Recall is?

a)

A presentation of an issue to the public on which the public could vote.

b)

Signatures on an initiative to force a public vote on an issue.

c)

The direct election of US Senators.

d)

The process the people use to remove an elected official from office.

59.

The ________________ was an extension of the Monroe Doctrine and enabled the United States to intervene in Latin American countries struggling with unstable conditions.

a)

Yellow Journalism

b)

Great White Fleet

c)

Rough Riders

d)

Roosevelt Corollary

60.

Which U.S. President is associated with "Big Stick Diplomacy"?

a)

Grover Cleveland

b)

William McKinley

c)

Teddy Roosevelt

d)

Woodrow Wilson

61.

Laws passed by Congress that made it illegal to criticize the war. Those who participated in anti-war activities faced fines and prison.

a)

War Bonds

b)

Propaganda

c)

Mobilize

d)

Espionage and Sedition Acts

62.
What does this picture represent?
a)
The Alien Act
b)
Not Freedom of Speech Act
c)
The Parents Can Keep Their Children Quiet Act
d)
The Sedition Act
63.

Which situation was a basic cause of the Great Depression?

a)

excessive profits for farmers

b)

overregulation of the stock market

c)

overproduction of consumer goods

d)

continued increases in wages for workers

64.

What were two basic causes of the Dust Bowl during the early 1930s?

a)

strip mining and toxic waste dumping

b)

over farming and severe drought

c)

clear-cutting of forests and construction of railroads

d)

overpopulation and urban sprawl

65.

The main purpose of New Deal measures such as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was to

a)

provide immediate employment opportunities

b)

develop rules to limit speculation and safeguard savings

c)

enable the Federal Government to take over failing industries

d)

assure a guaranteed income for American families

66.

A major criticism of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal programs to combat the Great Depression was that these programs

a)

reduced the power of the federal government.

b)

provided too much protection for big business.

c)

ignored the plight of homeowners with mortgages.

d)

made people dependent on the federal government.

67.

Which TWO answers best describe President Herbert Hoover's presidency during the Great Depression?

a)

A very hands-on government

b)

Mostly hands-off government

c)

Largely unable to better economic conditions

d)

Created many New Deal programs

68.

The Second New Deal was Roosevelt's attempt to tackle unemployment.

a)

True

b)

False

69.

What is the name of the chief scientist in the Manhattan Project?

a)

Niels Bohr

b)

 Baghavad Gita

c)

Albert Einstein

d)

Robert Oppenheimer

70.

Decisive U.S. naval victory against Japan; turning point for the war in the Pacific

a)

Guadalcanal

b)

Okinawa

c)

Iwo Jima

d)

Midway

71.

Code name for the project to develop the 1st Atomic bomb:

a)

Brooklyn Project

b)

Manhattan Project

c)

Los Alamos Project

d)

Chicago Project

72.

Which of the following best describes the outcome of the Battle of Midway?

a)

A decisive Japanese victory that allowed Japan to control the Pacific

b)

A stalemate that had little impact on the course of the war

c)

A decisive Allied victory that turned the tide of the war in the Pacific

d)

A minor Allied victory that had a limited impact on the overall war

73.

What helped the U.S. win the Battle of Midway?

a)

The U.S. had broken the Japanese navel code allowing them to hear their plans

b)

The Japanese navy was not as strong as the U.S. Navy

c)

The U.S. had submarines in the area that help destroy Japanese ships

d)

The Japanese didn't realize that the U.S. had so many ships in the area

74.

What were the effects of the Marshall Plan?

a)

stop spread of communism

b)

Money for Western Europe to rebuild

c)

Supplies for Western Europe

d)

all of the above

75.

The Truman Doctrine became known as:

a)

The Marshall Plan

b)

The policy of Containment

c)

The Riga Axioms

d)

The Domino Theory

76.

What was the Truman Doctrine?

a)

President Truman declared war on the Soviet Union

b)

Truman's oath as President

c)

Truman's declaration to Congress that the US needed to help stop communism

d)

When President Truman nominated George C. Marshall

77.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was signed by

a)

John F. Kennedy (JFK)

b)

Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ)

c)

Richard M. Nixon

78.

What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 do?

a)

prohibited literacy tests as a prerequisite to voting

b)

prohibited racial discrimination in employment and public accommodations

c)

attempted to prevent racial gerrymandering

d)

ended an FBI program (COINTELPRO) used to spy on and break up citizen organizations

79.

The Civil Rights Act of 1968 followed up on the 1964 legislation. It banned discriminatory practices in...

a)

Education

b)

Voting

c)

Housing

80.

The Camp David Accords were-

a)

a peace treaty to end the Cold war.

b)

an agreement between the U.S and Middle eastern nations to lift the oil embargo by OPEC.

c)

a peace agreement negotiated by Carter between Israel & Egypt.

d)

an agreement to protect Middle Eastern countries from Soviet rule.

81.

Which President is associated with the Camp David Accords?

a)

Nixon

b)

Ford

c)

Carter

d)

Reagan

82.

Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring prompted the government to

a)

limit deforestation

b)

prohibit the use of certain insecticides

c)

stop using chemical bombs for war

d)

pass laws to protect national parks

83.

What is the name of the insecticide that the book Silent Springs is about?

a)

DBT

b)

BBT

c)

DDT

d)

BDT

84.

Rachel Carson wrote a book called ____________________, which brought awareness to the harmful chemicals in the environment.

a)

Silent Fall

b)

Silent Spring

c)

The Environmentalist

d)

The Jungle

85.

John D. Rockefeller created this by buying up all of the oil refineries to squeeze the competition out of the market.

a)

Hostile Takeover

b)

Oil Refinery

c)

Stock Market

d)

Monopoly

86.

Who is the industrialist/ robber baron pictured in the political cartoon above?

a)

Andrew Carnegie

b)

John D Rockefeller

c)

J.P. Morgan

d)

Cornelius Vanderbilt

87.
Practice of rewarding government jobs  to political supporters; replacing government employees with the winning candidate's supporters.
a)
Bureaucracy
b)
Mudslinging
c)
Spoil System
d)
Plurality
88.

Manifest destiny is most closely associated with which war?

a)

French & Indian War

b)

Revolutionary War

c)

War of 1812

d)

Mexican-American War of 1846

89.

Whether slavery would spread across the United States was the largest and most constant issue facing:

a)

Salutary Neglect

b)

Manifest Destiny

c)

Social Contract

d)

The American System

90.

Indian removal and the Trail of Tears are associated with his presidency?

a)

Andrew Johnson

b)

FDR

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

Theodore Roosevelt

91.

This period is characterized by increasing the right to vote in the United States.

a)

The Red Scare

b)

Industrialization

c)

Jacksonian Democracy

d)

The New Deal

92.

The Soviet Union placed missiles in Cuba that were pointed toward the U.S. Why did this worry the United States?

a)

The U.S. worried that Cuba would become communist

b)

The U.S. worried that Nikita Khrushchev would get hurt

c)

The U.S. worried that they would lose the territories that they gained during the Spanish American War

d)

The U.S. worried that a nuclear war might start

93.

Why was the Cuban Missile Crisis one of the MOST important events of John Kennedy’s presidency?

a)

The US landed a person on the moon.

b)

The USSR broke apart into nation-states.

c)

The US almost started a war with Cuba.

d)

The US and the USSR almost started a nuclear war.

94.

How did the US respond to finding out that the Soviets had missiles in Cuba?

a)

They invaded Cuba and the Soviet Union.

b)

They sent the Air Force to bomb Cuba.

c)

They placed a naval blockade around Cuba.

d)

They began placing missiles in the Soviet Union.

95.

Who was president of the USA during the Mexican American War?

a)

George Washington

b)

Santa Anna

c)

James K. Polk

d)

Christopher Columbus

96.
Why did the U.S. and Mexico go to war?
a)

All of these answers are correct

b)

The U.S. and Mexico disagreed over their boundary

c)

Americans' belief in Manifest Destiny

d)

The U.S. annexed Texas