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US History 1 Final Exam SG (23-24)

Total questions: 68

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The kidnapping of US sailors to work on British ships is known as what?

a)

Impeachment

b)

Tariff

c)

Senate

d)

impressment

2.

From which foreign nation did the United States purchase Louisiana?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

Great Britain

d)

Haiti

3.

Disagreements between the different regions (north, south, and west).

a)

Sectionalism

b)

American System

c)

Missouri Compromise

d)

Monroe Doctrine

4.

One cause of the War of 1812 was the American ships were being stopped by

a)

British

b)

Native Americans

c)

Canadians

5.

The Americans feared that the British were helping the

a)

Canadians

b)

Texans

c)

Native Americans

6.

The War of 1812 led to a time of __________ in the U.S.A.

a)

Sadness

b)

National Pride

c)

Sorrow

7.

What two men went on an expedition to explore the land included in the Louisiana Purchase?

a)

Lewis & Clark

b)

Jefferson & Madison

c)

Tom & Jerry

8.

During the first half of the 1800s, more land was added to the U.S. Most of this land was in

a)

the west

b)

the Caribbean

c)

Canada

9.

One of the most famous battles in which Texas rebels and American volunteers fought the Mexicans for 13 days was at the

a)

White House

b)

Alamo

c)

Rio Grande

10.

A trail marked by ruts left by wagon trails that spanned the east to the west through Oregon territory was called

a)

Alamo Trail

b)

Oregon Trail

c)

Missouri Trail

11.

In 1848, what was discovered at a saw mill in California that brought thousands of people to the state?

a)

gold

b)

gems

c)

oil

12.

Westward expansion had a huge impact on Native Americans. Native Americans were forced from their lands to reservations in Oklahoma. The journey became known as

a)

The Trail of Freedom

b)

The Trail of Joy

c)

The Trail of Tears

13.

In 1830, President Jackson passed what act that forced Native Americans off their lands?

a)

Civil Rights Act

b)

Indian Removal Act

c)

Indian Reservation Act

14.

This treaty ended the war with Mexico; U.S. acquired the Mexican Cession for $15 million

a)

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo 1848

b)

Treaty of Guadalupe River

c)

Treaty of Paris

15.

Spain gave Florida to the U.S. in this treaty

a)

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo 1848

b)

Gadsden Purchase 1853

c)

Adams-Onis Treaty 1819

16.

America proved it could defend itself during this war.

a)

Mexican-American War

b)

War of 1812

c)

American Revolution

17.

President Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act in 1930. What was the Indian Removal Act?

a)

Native Americans were removed from their land to west of the Mississippi.

b)

Native Americans were removed from tribal lands to Oregon.

c)

Native Americans were removed from the west to being relocated in the Ohio River Valley.

18.

What were the three main causes of the War of 1812?

a)

Great Britain impressment of American sailors.

b)

Great Britain giving aid to the Native Americans in hopes of stopping westward expansion.

c)

The War Hawks encouraging war against Britain.

d)

All of the above

19.

Who were the War Hawks?

a)

A group of women who wanted to go to war against France.

b)

A group of men who wanted to go to war against Britain.

c)

A group of men who wanted to go to war against France.

d)

A group of men who wanted to go to war against Canada.

20.
What does secede mean?
a)
It is agreeing with something but not voting on it.
b)
It means no contest. 
c)
It is when a state quits the Union. 
d)
It is when a state joins the Union.
21.
a)
Iceland
b)
Ireland
c)
United Kingdom
d)
Denmark
22.
a)
United Kingdom
b)
France
c)
Germany
d)
Spain
23.

A treaty is an agreement between two countries.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

To seize something is to give something.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

The part of the military that protects and fights on land is the Navy.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

To surrender is to agree to stop fighting because you know that you can win.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Which of the following words means that a person places the interests of a small area over the interests of the entire country?

a)

Sectionalism

b)

Nationalism

c)

Popular Sovereignty

d)

Secession

28.

Which region of the country had a lot of manufacturing?

a)

The North

b)

The South

c)

The West

29.
Legislators tried to keep a _____________ between free states and slaves states in the Senate
a)
Balance of power
b)
Peace
c)
Working relationship
d)
Professional environment 
30.
What crop became "King" in the South as a result of Eli Whitney's invention?
a)
Tobacco
b)
Ice Cream
c)
Cotton
d)
Corn
31.
Which is TRUE regarding the cotton gin?
a)
It made more people see and admit the evils of slavery
b)
It caused demand for slaves to drastically increase
c)
It made cotton easier to plant
d)
It was invented by James Monroe
32.

Economy of the South

a)

Plantation agriculture, slavery

b)

Manufacturing and Industry

c)

Farming and Mining

33.

Name the shaded area on the map

a)

Original 13 Colonies

b)

British Cession

c)

Louisiana Purchase

d)

Texas Annexation

34.

Name the shaded area on the map

a)

Original 13 Colonies

b)

Florida Cession

c)

Louisiana Purchase

d)

Treaty of Paris

35.

Name the shaded area on the map

a)

Mexican Cession

b)

Oregon Country

c)

Louisiana Purchase

d)

Gadsden Purchase

36.

Name the shaded area on the map

a)

Mexican Cession

b)

Florida Cession

c)

Louisiana Purchase

d)

Treaty of Paris

37.

Name the shaded area on the map

a)

Mexican Cession

b)

Oregon Country

c)

British Cession

d)

Texas Annexation

38.

Name the shaded area on the map

a)

Mexican Cession

b)

Florida Cession

c)

Louisiana Purchase

d)

Texas Annexation

39.

Name the shaded area on the map

a)

Mexican Cession

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Louisiana Purchase

d)

British Cession

40.

Name the shaded area on the map

a)

Mexican Cession

b)

Gadsden Purchase

c)

Texas Annexation

d)

Original 13 Colonies

41.

What group of people benefited most from Jackson's election?

a)

The elite

b)

Common Man

c)

Northerners

d)

Slaves

42.

Which of the following statements describes the social situation of the United States before Jacksonian Democracy?

a)

Hundreds of craftspeople were opening shops in the cities.

b)

Small farmers were profiting from new technologies.

c)

Power was in the hands of a few wealthy individuals.

d)

Ordinary Americans were gaining a voice in government.

43.

What was the “spoils system” practiced by newly-elected president Andrew Jackson?

a)

damaging the reputations of one’s political opponents

b)

celebrating one’s victory over a period of months

c)

raising the wages of one’s staff after a victory

d)

rewarding supporters by giving them government jobs

44.

Andrew Jackson won many votes at the 1828 presidential election because he was Harvard-educated and his father had been the second president of the United States.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

45.

Some white voters benefited from the expansion of voting rights in the 1820's.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

46.
the practice of rewarding the political supporters with government jobs.
a)
Elitism
b)
Mudslinging
c)
Spoils system
d)
jacksonian democracy
47.
What was the political party of Andrew Jackson?
a)
Federlaist
b)
Democratic-Republican
c)
Democrat
d)
Republican
48.

The idea that the US should control all of the land between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans is called

a)

Mutual Obligation

b)

American Providence

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

God's Promise

49.

What legislative action did Congress push through with the help of President Jackson, despite the ruling of the Supreme Court regarding native tribes in the Southern US?

a)

The Indian Removal Act

b)

The Homestead Act

c)

The Land Swap Act

d)

The Indian Relocation Law

50.

In the 1830s, South Carolina threatened to secede over the issue of

a)

slavery

b)

the Missouri Compromise

c)

the national bank

d)

tariffs

51.

What issued bitterly divided the north and south?

a)

Should slavery be allowed in new states formed from western territories.

b)

The War of 1812

c)

The Declaration of Independence

d)

Republicanism

52.
What aspect of American life was celebrated by Thomas Cole and the other painters at the Hudson River Valley School?
a)
American military leaders like Andrew Jackson 
b)
American engineering skills like the Erie Canal
c)
The American landscape
d)
American political strength as seen with the Monroe Doctrine
53.
Which is a part of Henry Clay's American System, aiming at making the U.S. economy more self sufficient?
a)
Removing tariffs to encourage trade
b)
Building roads and canals to ease transportation and unite different states
c)
Killing the Bank of the United States
d)
Removing Native Americans from valuable farm land
54.
What is impressment?
a)
Gulf of Mexico in the south. Canadian border in the north
b)
navy
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
forcing members of one country into the service of another country
The British practice of taking American sailors from American ships and forcing them into the British navy; a major cause of the War of 1812.
Wha
55.
What ended the War of 1812?
a)
Treaty of France 
b)
Treaty of Paris 
c)
Treaty of Ghent
56.
Who led the American Army and used the fame gained from the Battle of New Orleans to become President?
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
Abraham Lincoln 
c)
Thomas Jefferson 
57.
Why did Napolean Bonaparte decide to sell the Louisiana territory?
a)
war debt expenses he was going to have with Great Britain
b)
war debt expenses he was going to have with America
58.
Francis Scott Key observed the battle of Fort Mchenry and wrote his thoughts down in a poem called the "_____ ______ _________"
a)
Star Spangled Banner
b)
Pledge of Alligence 
59.
During whose presidency was the War of 1812 fought? 
a)
John Adams
b)
George Washington
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
James Madison
60.
Even though the victory in the Battle of New Orleans provided a large boost to American morale, it proved essentially meaningless because
a)
General Jackson was unable to pursue and destroy the British army after his victory
b)
The British continued their guerrilla attacks on the Mississippi Valley region
c)
the peace treaty had been signed several weeks before
d)
the British navy retained control of the shipping lanes around New Orleans
61.

"The Star-Spangled Banner" was written by Francis Scott Key about a battle at __________.

a)

New Orleans

b)

Lake Erie

c)

Fort McHenry

62.

What was a primary cause of the War of 1812?

a)

Disputes over land in the western territories

b)

British interference with American shipping

c)

A desire to annex Canada

d)

All of the above

63.

Who did the United States go to war with in the War of 1812?

a)

Great Britain

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Canada

64.

This Native woman helped Lewis and Clark during the Louisiana Purchase Expedition:

a)

Tecumseh

b)

Sitting Bull

c)

Pocahontas

d)

Sacagawea

65.

___ and ___ lead the expedition, known as the Corpse of discovery

a)

Shaggy and Scooby

b)

Monica and Rachel

c)

Louis and Clance

d)

Lewis and Clark

66.

What was the primary mode of transportation for families traveling on the Oregon Trail?

a)

Steamboats

b)

Railroads

c)

Covered wagons

d)

Horseback

67.

What was the significance of the Battle of the Alamo in the context of the Mexican American War?

a)

It was the final battle of the war.

b)

It marked the first victory for American forces.

c)

It became a rallying point for Texan independence, preceding the war.

d)

It resulted in Mexico's surrender.

68.

Who was a key Mexican military leader during the Mexican-American War?

a)

Miguel Hidalgo

b)

Pancho Villa

c)

Antonio López de Santa Anna

d)

Emiliano Zapata