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WorksheetsAmerican History Quiz
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What was the purpose of the Judiciary Act of 1789?
This act strengthened the Supreme Court by establishing the principle of judicial review
This act established the federal court system
This act elected the members of the Supreme Court and determined that they would serve for life
This act eliminated all local courts in favor of a regional court system in the United States
Hamilton's financial plan included all of the following except
Assume the debts of the states
Establish the National Bank
Impose a tariff
Outlaw trade with Great Britain
Pinckney's Treaty allowed the United States to
Purchase what would become the state of Alaska
Use the Mississippi River and trade in New Orleans
Take over lands in Florida and Georgia
Defend against British impressment of sailors
Hoping to avoid war with Britain, Washington sent John Jay to Britain to negotiate what came to be called
The Treaty of San Lorenzo
The Virginia Resolution
The Kentucky Resolution
Jay's Treaty
The theory advanced in the Kentucky Resolutions stating that if the federal government passed an unconstitutional law, the states had the right to declare it invalid is called the theory of
Interposition
States' rights
Nullification
State sovereignty
Who led the expedition to explore the Louisiana Territory and search for a water route to the Pacific Ocean?
Meriweather Lewis
Zebulon Pike
The Battle of New Orleans made this person an American hero.
Andrew Jackson
Zebulon Pike
William Henry Harrison
Tecumseh
To stamp out Tecumseh's movement, William Henry Harrison gathered a force in 1811, marched towards Prophetstown and fought in what is known as the
Battle of Lake Champlain
Battle of Tippecanoe
Battle of New Orleans
Treaty of Ghent
The war between Britain and France put President Washington in a difficult position because
He opposed going to war, but most Americans wanted to supported Great Britain
He opposed going to war, but most Americans wanted to support France
A treaty required the US to defend France’s colonies in the Caribbean
A treaty required the US to defend Britain’s colonies in the Caribbean
Some leaders opposed the Bank of the United States because they believed
The Constitution did not give the federal government the power to create a bank
The paper money issued by the bank would soon be worthless
Southern planters would own most of the stock because only they could afford it
The Constitution expressly forbade the federal government from creating a bank
The XYZ Affair concerned
French demands for bribes from the US
American demands for bribes from France
British demands for bribes from the US
American demands for bribes from Britain
The US gained the Louisiana Territory by
Buying it from France
Buying it from Spain
winning it in the War of 1812
Winning it in the Quasi- War
Francis Scott Key wrote the "Star Spangled Banner" after
The burning of the White House
The Treaty of Ghent
The bombardment of Ft. McHenry
The Battle of New Orleans
Aaron Burr fought a duel with
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
Elbridge Gerry
What did George Washington consider a "grave danger" to the new nation?
Settlers moving west
National taxes
France’s influence
Political parties
Between 1816 and 1824, Chief Justice John Marshall ruled in three important cases that established the dominance of the nation over the
States
Courts
Europeans
Church
President Monroe declared in 1823 that the American continents were no longer to be considered for colonization by European powers in a proclamation later called
The Monroe Doctrine
Monroe’s Proclamation
Quadruple Alliance
Adams-Onis Treaty
Communications improved when American inventor Samuel Morse perfected the
Telegraph
Interchangeable parts
Steamboat
Radio
Even though cities expanded in the Northeast during the early 1800s, what was the country’s leading economic activity
Ship building
Manufacturing
Agriculture
Mining
The change from home based workshops to factories that often housed hundreds of machines and workers was one of several basic developments of
Labor unions
The Industrial Revolution
The revolution in transportation
Strikes
What made river travel more reliable and upstream travel easier?
Canals
Steamboats
Sails
Iron horse
The crop that played the greatest role in the South’s fortunes was
Tobacco
Cotton
Sugarcane
Rice
Since the House of Representatives had a majority of Northerners in 1819, admitting any new state, either slave or free, would upset the balance in the
Senate
Judicial system
City governments
State governments
A cotton gin
Picks cotton
Spins cotton into cloth
Removes cotton seeds
Bales cotton
An effect of the cotton gin was
The Civil War
The expansion of farmlands in the South and an increase in slavery
An increase in factory jobs for free people of color
None of the above
Which of the following is NOT true of trains in the early 1800s?
They traveled much faster than coaches or wagons
They were a clean and comfortable way to travel
They helped settle the West
They helped expand trade between the nation's different regions
One of the most important parts of African American culture was
Work
Religion
Language
Music
By 1850, some 238,000 free African Americans resided in the
Mississippi River Valley
North
Southeast
South
The Era of Good Feelings refers to
A time of health and wellness for most Americans
A time without political parties and peace in the United States
A time without a government in the United States
Our current time in history
What act did Congress pass in order to relocate Native Americans?
Naturalization Act
Relocation Act
Alien Act
Indian Removal Act
Which president’s popularity with the “common man” changed politics?
Martin Van Buren
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
William Henry Harrison
Which of the following showed that the federal government would not allow a state to go its own way without a fight?
Suffrage
Force Bill
Bureaucracy
Spoils system
Which person was a favorite son candidate from Tennessee in the 1824 election?
Henry Clay
John Tyler
Andrew Jackson
Martin Van Buren
The people who formed utopian communities believed that
Society tended to corrupt humans
government must be reformed
Humans were basically bad
People needed more faith
In the North, people generally ______ the abolitionist movement.
Supported
opposed
Were indifferent to
Had a wide range of views on
The largest group of immigrants, almost 2 million, came from
Germany
Italy
Ireland
Russia
This movement encourages people to overcome the limits of their minds and let their souls reach out to embrace the beauty of the universe.
Universalists
transcendentalists
Utopianists
Nativists
By the mid 1800s, especially in Northeastern states, the development of factories and other work centers separated the workplace from the
Church
reform centers
Home
Public school system
The spirit of reform prompted Americans to consider ways to improve the
Benevolent societies
transportation systems
Temperance movement
Prison system
Boston’s anti-slavery newspaper was known as the
Liberator
Anti-Slavery Times
New Man
Wisdom
The rapid development of a large national abolitionist movement in the 1830s was largely due to the efforts of one man:
Nat Turner
Charles Finney
William Lloyd Garrison
David Walker
Large numbers of Irish immigrants began leaving their homeland in the 1840s because
They were seeking religious freedom
They were fleeing political turmoil
They were seeking better paying jobs
They were fleeing famine in Ireland
Which reason motivated industrialists in the North to favor tariffs in the early 1800s?
Tariffs would increase the demand for American manufactured goods
Tariffs would increase prices of raw materials from the West
Tariffs would improve the quality of American made products
Tariffs would result in more revenue for the federal government
Why did President Jackson oppose renewing the charter of the Second Bank of the US?
The bank restricted Jackson from raising tariffs
The bank did not permit the use of gold and silver in currency
The bank had too much power over the economy and favored the wealthy
The bank had corrupt leadership that threatened foreign trade and domestic industries
Which of the following was NOT an issue during the era of the Age of Jackson?
The Civil War
attempts to remove the Native Americans west of the Mississippi
The Nullification Crisis
the national bank crisis
Normal schools were established in the early 1800s to
Teach children how to read
Train teachers
Educate women
Educate African American children
All of the following were factors that helped Jackson win the presidency in 1828 EXCEPT:
Jackson’s humble background and military heroism
Expanded voting rights enabled many new people to participate
Jackson appealed to the common people
The new Whig party supported and funded Jackson’s campaign
Which headline could have accompanied the election of Andrew Jackson as president?
A Victory for the Common Man
As Usual, No Change
A Hero Leads the Republican Party
Weak, Indecisive Leader Takes Power
The Seneca Falls convention was about all of the following EXCEPT:
Voting rights for women
Protective laws for women whose husbands die
Property laws for women
Abolition of slavery
Which group decided the presidential election of 1824?
The Electoral College
the House of Representatives
The popular vote
The Vice President
Why was the removal of the Cherokee people from Georgia called the Trail of Tears?
The Cherokee traveled mainly by water
The Cherokee left a trail so other Native Americans could find them
The Cherokee suffered and were unhappy when they left their homeland
The Cherokee’s trail disappeared after they left
Jackson’s ideas about political rights and equality included
All men
All white women and white men
Everyone who lived in the US
Only white males
The increase in the number of voters in the 1820s and 1830s and the arrival of millions of new immigrants convinced many people of the need for
Public education
new transportation systems
New voting laws
Immigration laws
The __________ was characterized by nativism and vowed to never vote for a Catholic candidate.
Whig Party
Know-Nothing Party
Democratic Party
Republican Party
In December 1816, antislavery reformers founded the American Colonization Society to move African Americans to
The Caribbean
the North
Africa
The West
Andrew Jackson supported the spoils system because he believed it
Brought into government the country’s most educated people
Opened the government up to ordinary people
Encouraged good workers to stay in their government jobs
Attracted young thinkers into public service
Romanticism emphasized all of the following EXCEPT
Feeling over reason
Inner spirituality over external rules
Society over the individual
Nature over environments created by man
In the 1840s and 1850s, Mormons led by Brigham Young settled in
In present-day Utah.
Along the Santa Fe Trail.
In Illinois.
Throughout present-day California and Oregon
Manifest Destiny was the idea that the United States was meant to
Work closely with Native Americans.
Spread to the Pacific Ocean.
Avoid military conflicts.
Protect the environment
What happened to the Texan forces at the Alamo?
They declared Texas independent
They negotiated a truce
They were defeated
They won a major victory
Which event, beginning in 1849, had a lasting effect on California's economy?
Discovery of gold
Growth of industry
Shipping to the North
Trade with Mexico
What was the last country to challenge US control of Oregon?
Mexico
Britain
Russia
Spain
Who controlled Texas at the time of its annexation?
Mexico
Spain
The primary goal of manifest destiny was the
Abolition of slavery
Removal of European influence from South America
Expansion of the US to the Pacific Ocean
Creation of a Mormon state
Which practice made the Mormons few friends in much of the United States?
Bigamy
Polygamy
Cannibalism
Racism
Americans went West
To discover the Indian Ocean
To hire less expensive workers and expand industry
To find new jobs in factories
To farm and ranch where land was plentiful and fertile
People who went to California in search of gold were called
Fools
Mountain men
49ers
Lakers
Which of the following is a danger faced on the Oregon Trail?
Diseases like typhoid and cholera
Impressment
Attacks by British soldiers
Polar bear attacks
A positive effect of Manifest Destiny is
US gained more land
US won more wars
Slavery spread throughout the country
Tensions regarding slavery increased
What does the Lone Star Republic refer to?
The state of Texas
The territory gained by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The Republic of Texas
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo required all of the following EXCEPT:
The US paid 15 million dollars to Mexico
Mexico ceded the California to the US
Mexico ceded most of the Southwest to the US
Texas was returned to Mexico
Which of the following was a result of the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850?
The slave trade ended
Slavery was declared unconstitutional
Only slave states were admitted into the Union
Political power was balanced between slave and free states
How did the decision stated in the Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857) case affect the lives of enslaved people?
It restricted slavery to states alone and not territories
It allowed enslaved people to sue for their freedom in state courts
It confirmed enslaved people were property and cannot bring a case to a federal court
It determined enslaved people could travel across state lines when seeking freedom
How did many Southern slaveholders view the issue of slavery?
As a source of labor, slavery was an economic issue.
Slavery was considered immoral and should be abolished.
Slavery was considered a historical tradition that should be maintained to keep cultural ties with the past.
As a source of controversy, slavery was considered a political problem the federal government should solve.
How did both the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850 contribute to differences between free and enslaved African Americans?
The institution of slavery was allowed in some new states while other states allowed freedom for African Americans.
Both compromises expanded rights for enslaved African Americans, but limited the rights of free African Americans in new free states.
Free African Americans gained new rights to vote and hold office in new free states while enslaved African Americans lacked any rights.
Both compromises limited the spread of slavery to east of the Mississippi River, allowing enslaved African Americans who escaped slavery to gain their freedom and political rights in free states.
Chorus from "John Brown's Body," a folk song "John Brown's body lies a mouldering in the grave, but his soul goes marching on." Which of the following people would have been most likely to sing this song?
a. a southern plantation owner
b. a supporter of popular sovereignty
c. an abolitionist
d. a border ruffian
When did differences regarding slavery begin between the North and the South?
1789 - American Constitution
1820 - Missouri Compromise
1850 - Compromise of 1850
1857 - John Brown's raids
What was the main topic of the Lincoln Douglas Debates?
Admission of Illinois to the Union
Economic issues
Slavery
War with Mexico
What did the Missouri Compromise primarily state?
Missouri was north of the compromised line, so it was given special status as a slave state.
Missourians would be able to vote on whether or not to allow slavery.
Missouri would be admitted as a slave state as long as Maine could be a free state.
Both Missouri and Kansas would be considered “sovereign states” in which they would vote yes or no for slavery.
What did the Fugitive Act state?
runaway slaves could be kept.
runaway slaves had to be returned to their rightful masters.
runaway slaves were granted freedom.
runaway slaves had the right to beat their masters if they came after them.
What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act state?
they were to become free states
they were to become slave states
they were to choose for themselves
it was to be decided by the government
One reason Southerners were upset at the results of the election of 1860 is
Lincoln promised war with the South
Southern states were immediately to turn over all slaves
Lincoln didn’t appear on the ballot in 9 states, yet was elected president
Breckinridge had won the popular vote
Lincoln was largely unknown prior to the
1856 presidential election
1858 Senate election
1860 presidential election
1860 Senate election
What were the importance/goals of the Underground Railroad?
Was responsible for moving fugitive slaves by using a secret local network of individuals.
To move goods from the East to the West.
The Underground Railroad created jobs in a suffering economy in the South.
Why was slavery important in the South?
Plantation owners needed slaves to cook their meals.
The land in the South provided farmers with good soil to grow cash crops but the land was so large that the Plantation owners needed more farm hands to work on the land.
Factories began to spread and there was a greater need for free labor.
Why was the Battle of New Orleans significant for Andrew Jackson's political career?
It was his first military defeat
It showcased his leadership and boosted his national fame
It led directly to his presidency
It was the last battle he fought
As Americans moved west, tensions increased with the Native Americans. A Shawnee chief named ________ built a confederacy among Native American nations.
Sacagawea
Tecumseh
Sitting Bull
Geronimo
What group of politicians felt that Pres. Lincoln was going "too soft" on the South?
Southern Republicans
Demonstrative Democrats
Radical Republicans
None of the above
Black Codes were put into place for what purpose?
Assist Black citizens
Oppress Black citizens
Identify Black citizens
Remove Black citizens
What years were the Reconstruction Era?
1865-1877
1850 - 1900
1863-1879
1877-1890
After General Robery E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House, the main priority United States was to-
elect a new president and vice president
complete construction of the Capitol
establish Union forts in the former Confederate states
implement a plan to bring Confederate states back into the Union.
What was the primary reason for the construction of canals in the early 19th century?
To facilitate faster passenger travel
To improve trade and transportation of goods
To provide irrigation for agriculture
To enhance military defense capabilities
Which invention most significantly boosted the cotton industry in the South?
The mechanical reaper
The steam engine
The cotton gin
The spinning jenny
Which early American political party was known for its strong opposition to the First Bank of the United States?
The Federalist Party
The Whig Party
The Democratic-Republican Party
The National Republican Party
