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WorksheetsUS History Final Exam Review (EOY)
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Which political figures were instrumental in establishing the first political parties in the United States during the 1790s due to political differences?
John Adams and Benjamin Franklin
Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Paine
George Washington and James Madison
Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton
Who made the statement that influenced American foreign policy towards isolationism, advocating for minimal political connection with foreign nations, and when was it made?
George Washington - Farewell Address
Thomas Jefferson - Virginia Resolution
James Polk - War Message to Congress in 1846
James Madison - War Message to Congress in 1812
Which concept is associated with the Westward Expansion Era in American history?
Federalism
Constitution
Manifest Destiny
Civil Disobedience
Which era would a photograph of Abraham Lincoln visiting the battlefield at Antietam on October 3, 1862 be from?
The early republic
The Age of Jackson
Westward expansion
Civil War
What might have been the purpose of cautionary notices posted in Boston in 1851 to the African Americans living there at the time?
To inform them about a public celebration
To warn them about potential kidnappers and slave catchers
To announce a new law regarding employment
To invite them to a meeting with the mayor
How did economic differences between the North and the South contribute to the beginning of the Civil War?
Northern state governments collected taxes on Southern agricultural shipping to Britain.
Southern corn and wheat farms were too small to compete with commercial farms in Northern states.
Northern industrial states relied on a paied labor force while Southern agriculture used slave labor.
Southern cotton provided vast wealth to plantation owners, while Northern business suffered because of tariffs.
What generalization can be made from the information about the impact of technological advances during the period?
People migrated from urban to rural areas.
Quality of life improved for women and slaves.
Technological advances increased profit and productivity.
Manufactured goods were expensive but were of high quality.
What was a result of increased industrialization in cities?
Decrease in job opportunities
Increase in job opportunities
Decrease in agricultural mechanization
Increase in consumer goods prices
What concept is described as the right of our nation to overspread and possess the whole continent?
Expansionist decree
Political right
Manifest destiny
Continental claim
What is the name of the area added to the United States in 1803 and identified on the map?
Oregon Country
Mexican Cession
Louisiana Purchase
Northwest Territory
How did the Reconstruction amendments to the Constitution impact life in the United States?
Women gained the right to vote in presidential and state elections.
Prisoners gained the right to vote and participate in government from a jail cell.
Formerly enslaved people gained government protections of civil and political rights.
Children gained government protections from working in poor conditions at too young an age.
Which is one way life in the United States was impacted by the ratification of the 15th Amendment?
Voting rights were extended to American Indians.
Voting rights could not be restricted due to the gender of the citizen.
Voting rights were extended to citizens at the ages of eighteen to twenty-one years old.
Voting rights could not be restricted due to race or a previous condition of enslavement.
How did ratification of the 13th Amendment impact life in the United States?
slavery was outlawed
producing alcohol was outlawed
voting at the age of 18 was allowed
direct voting for senators was allowed
Which of the following occurred at the Appomattox Court House?
The Emancipation Proclamation was issued.
The Dred Scott decision was announced.
The Confederate Army surrendered.
The Civil War started.
Which slaves were affected by the Emancipation Proclamation?
slaves living in the newly acquired territories
only slaves living in Confederate states
only slaves living in the United States
slaves living in the border states
Where were the FIRST shots of the Civil War fired?
Bull Run
Gettysburg
Fort Sumter
Appomattox
Which of these was a result of the Union victory at Vicksburg in 1863?
cotton production incrased
Confederate states were divided into two sections
Union armies enlisted African American soldiers
Union gained financial aid from Great Britain and France
Which court case gave the government the power to regulate foreign and interstate commerce?
Marbury v. Madison
McCullough v. Maryland
Gibbons v. Ogden
Dred Scott v. Sandford
What was the significance of the Supreme Court's ruling in Marbury v. Madison?
It allowed the president to veto laws.
It established the concept of implied powers.
It established the principle of judicial review.
It supported the development of political parties.
Uncle Tom’s Cabin, The North Star, and The Liberator were all 19th century publications that mainly —
opposed slavery
opposed abolition
supported religious education
supported utopian communities
What was the cause of the effects such as a 50% drop in liquor sales and Maine becoming the first state to pass prohibition?
Temperance Movement
Anti-Slavery Movement
Women's Suffrage Movement
Prison Reform
How did reformers influence U.S. education in the early 1800s?
The first free public schools were opened.
All children were required to attend school year round.
Public high schools did not have trained teachers.
Private schools began teaching grammar and history.
Which statement explains how the work of Dorothea Dix benefited U.S. society?
Mental-health facilities were opened to treat patients.
Doctors were required to get federal licenses to practice medicine.
States passed laws giving harsher sentences to criminals.
The government distributed land to the poor people.
Which of the following best completes this excerpt from a document presented by Elizabeth [Cady Stanton] at the first women's rights convention in Seneca Falls in July 1848, demanding social and political equality for all women, including its most controversial claim, the right to ___?
equal pay
own property
a public education
vote
Which of these best summarizes the Monroe Doctrine?
The immigration of Europeans to the United States must be discouraged.
International peace can be maintained without complicated alliances.
The power to nullify federal laws is necessary to preserve sovereignty.
Further colonization of the Americas by European countries is prohibited.
What issue did Federalists and Anti-Federalists debate?
women's suffrage
abolition of slavery
relations with American Indians
ratification of the U.S. Constitution
Federalists believed in __________, while Anti-Federalists wanted __________.
states rights; a strong national government
a strong national government; states' rights
a Bill of Rights; the Constitution without a Bill of Rights
individual rights; strong national government
Which amendment protects citizens from the quartering of troops?
1st
3rd
5th
6th
Which amendment states that any power not given to the federal government is reserved for states?
5th
7th
10th
8th
Which of the following BEST describes the importance of the 4th Amendment to the Constitution?
It permits ownership of firearms.
It provides for the free practice of religion.
It protects citizens from unreasonable search and seizure.
It provides citizens the right to a trial by jury
Which of the following does the 1st amendment protect?
Freedom of the press
Right to bear arms
Freedom against unreasonable searches
Right to trial by jury
Congress passes a bill then the President vetoes the bill then Congress overrides the presidential veto. This is an example of which constitutional principle?
Direct Democracy
Popular Sovereignty
Checks and Balances
Republican Government
What does federalism in the United States primarily divide power between?
Two houses of the congress.
Small and large states.
Three branches of the government.
National and state governments.
Which principle is illustrated in this diagram?
Federalism
Popular sovereignty
Republicanism
Separation of powers
The Supreme Court can declare a law passed by Congress unconstitutional is an example of which constitutional principle?
Seperation of Powers
Checks and balances
Popular sovereignty
Federalism
Which law passed under the Articles of Confederation allowed for the creation of new states and the expansion of the U.S.?
Judiciary Act
Louisiana Purchase
Northwest Ordinance
Treaty of Paris
Which list below correctly sequences the events of the Revolutionary War?
Battle of Yorktown, Battle of Saratoga, Declaration of Independence, Battles of Lexington and Concord
Battle of Saratoga, Battle of Yorktown, Declaration of Independence, Battles of Lexington and Concord
Battle of Yorktown, Battle of Saratoga, Battles of Lexington and Concord, Declaration of Independence
Battles of Lexington and Concord, Declaration of Independence, Battle of Saratoga, Battle of Yorktown
What was the result of the Battle of Yorktown during the Revolutionary War?
American colonists organized state militias.
George Washington was named as the Commander of the Continental Army.
Delegates to a Constitutional Convention wrote the Declaration of Independence.
The conflict ended with the surrender of Cornwallis' troops.
The Treaty of Paris (1783) gave the newly formed U.S. which of the following?
recognition of independence from Britain
fishing rights in the Gulf of Mexico
territory past the Mississippi River
closure of all British forts in the west
The FIRST shots of the American Revolution were fired at —
Lexington
Saratoga
Trenton
Yorktown
Which of these Revolutionary War battles is considered to be the turning point in favor of the Americans during the war?
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Lexington
Battle of Bunker Hill
According to John Locke, what is the primary role of government?
Spread the state religion
Control the state economy
Preserve the natural rights of the people
Maintain the ruler's absolute power
Match the following historical figures with their associated regions: William Penn and Stephen Austin.
Texas, Maryland
Maryland, Texas
Texas, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania, Texas
What was the primary goal of British mercantilism policies?
To control colonial trade
To limit tobacco production
To protect individual freedoms
To censor colonial publications
Prior to the American Revolution, the British Parliament felt it was appropriate to tax the colonists to help pay the expenses they had run up while fighting a war. What war was it?
Spanish Armada
Indian attacks in the South
French and Indian War
Loyalists
What was the MAIN purpose of boycotts in colonial America?
to protest taxation without representation
to disrupt trade with foreign nations
to prove the effectiveness of home rule
to decrease the power of English merchants
The year 1776 is important in U.S. history because it is when the —
Continental Army defeated the British at Yorktown.
United States Congress accepted the Bill of Rights.
British Army fired upon colonists at Lexington and Concord.
Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence.
The year 1787 has special significance in American history because the —
British were defeated in the French and Indian War
Treaty of Paris ended the Revolutionary War
Declaration of Independence was signed
Constitution was drafted
What is the significance of the year 1607?
Jamestown was founded
Plymouth was founded
Maryland was settled by Catholics
Pennsylvania was founded by Quakers
What is the significance of the Pilgrims' arrival in America?
it created an alliance between Britain and France
it led to an early attempt at self-government in the colonies
it caused Puritans to separate from the Church of England
introduced the slave trade to the colonies
