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US. History Final SG

Total questions: 111

Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Correctly identify the locations of the Mayan, Inca, and Aztec civilizations on the map provided from north to south.

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2.

Ferdinand Magellean established the first permanent settlement in the Americas in St. Augustine, Florida.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Roanoke Island was the first permanent British settlement in the Americas.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Christopher Columbus established permanent trade across the Atlantic Ocean.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Virginia was established for the purpose of religious freedom.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Corn, wheat, and tobacco were the center of the colonial Virginia economy.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

The Bill of Rights was inspired by the Virginia Declaration of The Rights.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Benjamin Franklin was the founder of the colony of Pennsylvania.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

The 1st political parties developed over disagreement over the power of the national government.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

As a result of the Hamilton-Burr duel the vice president was elected on the same ticket as the president instead of runner-up in the presidential election.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

James Madison wrote The Declaration of Independence.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

James Monroe’s presidency was considered ‘The Era of Good Feelings’ because there were no political parties for a short time.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania, taken as the northern limit of the slave-owning states before the abolition of slavery was called The Mason-Dixon Line.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Write on the map provided labeling the five border states during the Civil War. You may abbreviate. In the case of Quizziz just list them left to right.

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15.

What is the map above illustrating?

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16.

Which war does the following describe: In Britain's effort to control the world's oceans, the British Royal Navy encroached upon American maritime rights and cut into American trade during the Napoleonic Wars. In response, the young republic declared war on Britain.

a)

American Revolution

b)

War of 1812

c)

Cold War

d)

World War I

17.

Which war does this describe, Cuba's struggle for independence, Yellow Journalism, American Imperialism in the Caribbean and Pacific, The De Lome Letter, the explosion of the U.S.S. Maine.

a)

Mexican-American War

b)

Spanish-American War

c)

War of 1812

d)

Texas War of Independence

18.

Which of the following was president in the 1900s?

a)

James Garfield

b)

Ulysses Grant

c)

Theodore Roosevelt

d)

James Polk

19.

Match the following events of the Cold War with the president: Cuban Missile Crisis, U-2 Incident, recognizing & reestablishing trade with China, Korean Conflict, Star Wars Program

a)
John Kennedy
1.

Cuban Missile Crisis

b)

Dwight Eisenhower

2.

U-2 Incident

c)

Richard Nixon

3.

Visited China

d)

Harry Truman

4.

Korean Conflict

e)

Ronald Reagan

5.

Star Wars Program

20.

William Lloyd Garrison published ______________ while Frederick Douglass published ______________.

a)

North Star/ The Liberator

b)

Southern Cross/ Northern Lights

c)

The Emancipation Proclamation/ The Jungle

d)

The Liberator/ North Star

21.

After purchasing The Louisiana Territory Merriweather Lewis and William Clark were helped navigate to the Pacific coast with help from:

a)

Pocahontas

b)

Squanto

c)

John Baptiste

d)

Sacajawea

22.

an expose of the appalling and unsanitary conditions in the meat-packing industry.

a)

Uncle Tom’s Cabin

b)

Fast Food Nation

c)

The Jungle

d)

Common Sense

23.

Common Sense argument begins with more general, theoretical reflections about government and religion, then progresses onto the specifics of the colonial situation. Paine begins by distinguishing between government and society.

a)

A. Uncle Tom’s Cabin

b)

B. Fast Food Nation

c)

C. The Jungle

d)

D. Common Sense

24.

The industry has profoundly reshaped how American food is produced, marketed, and consumed. The book explores the exploitative marketing and labor practices, destruction of the nation's independent farmers.

a)

A. Uncle Tom’s Cabin

b)

B. Fast Food Nation

c)

C. The Jungle

d)

D. Common Sense

25.

an enslaved person, depicted as saintly and dignified, noble and steadfast in his beliefs. While being transported by boat to auction in New Orleans, the protagonist saves the life of Little Eva, an angelic and forgiving young girl, whose grateful father then purchases him.

a)

A. Uncle Tom’s Cabin

b)

B. Fast Food Nation

c)

C. The Jungle

d)

D. Common Sense

26.

Bill of Rights restricts only the powers of the federal government and not those of the state governments. True or False?

(a)  

27.

Match the following:

a)

McCullough v Maryland

1.

States cannot tax federal property.

b)

Gibbons v Ogdon

2.

Congress regulates interstate commerce.

c)

Marbury vs Madison

3.

Judicial Review. Equalized branches.

d)

Barron v Baltimore

4.

Bill of Rights applied to Fed gov only.

e)

Martin v Hunter's Lessee

5.

Federal congress authority over States.

28.

Match the following:

a)

Loving v Virginia

1.

Interracial marriage recognized.

b)

Miranda v Arizona

2.

All accused MUST be read their rights.

c)

Gideon v Wainwright

3.

appointed if 1 cannot afford lawyer.

d)

Roe v Wade

4.

Legalized abortion nationally.

e)

Brown v Board of Edu.

5.

Integration of public schools.

29.

Founded by Henry Clay, this political party favored an economic program known as the American System, which called for a protective tariff, federal subsidies for the construction of infrastructure, and support for a national bank.

a)

Federalist

b)

Democratic-Republican

c)

Whig

d)

Green

30.

Co-Founded by John Adams and Alexander Hamilton this political party favored weaker state governments, a strong centralized government, the indirect election of government officials, longer term limits for officeholders, favored economic ties with Great Britain.

a)

Federalist

b)

Democratic-Republican

c)

Whigs

d)

Green

31.

Belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable.

a)

The Great Compromise

b)

Marshall Plan

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

Wilmot Proviso

32.

Which of the following was not one of James Polk’s goals as president?

a)

cut tariffs

b)

reestablish an independent U.S. Treasury

c)

secure the Oregon Territory from Britain

d)

acquire the territory of Florida from Spain

33.

Any citizen, 21 years of age or older, who had never took up arms against the U.S. government could claim 160 acres of surveyed government land. Claimants were required to live on and “improve” their plot by cultivating the land.

a)

Dollar Diplomacy

b)

Trail of Tears

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

Homestead Act

34.

The practice of promising American financial support, either through federal loans or private business participation, in other countries.

a)

Dollar Diplomacy

b)

Trail of Tears

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

Homestead Act

35.

The forced westward migration of American Indian tribes from the South and Southeast.

a)

Dollar Diplomacy

b)

Trail of Tears

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

Homestead Act

36.

The largest mass migrations of people in American history. Between 1840 and 1860, from 300,000 to 400,000 travelers used the 2,000-mile overland route to reach Willamette Valley, Puget Sound, Utah, and California destinations.

a)

Oregon Trail

b)

Trail of Tears

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

Homestead Act

37.

All of the following are causes of the U.S. Civil War except-

a)

States vs Federal rights

b)

Dred Scott Decision

c)

Sectional economic differences

d)

Isolationism vs World Power

38.

The Nullification Crisis was

a)

South Carolina did not want to pay federal taxes on something it did not produce.

b)

South Carolina seizing Fort Sumter was the federal government.

c)

John Calhoun attempted a mutiny.

d)

The attempt to form a new country.

39.

All of the following were assassinated except-

a)

William Henry Harrison

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

James Garfield

d)

John Kennedy

40.

The Compromise of 1877 ended the Reconstruction period by-

a)

Removing soldiers from the former Confederate States in exchange for Hayes assuming the presidency.

b)

Formally swearing in the congressmen of former Confederate states in exchange for state financial compensations.

c)

Jefferson Davis surrendering in exchange for the presidential pardon.

d)

Carpetbaggers deported to state of orientation in exchange for lowering interstate commerce taxes.

41.

Roosevelt’s Corollary was an update of __________________.

a)
Monroe Doctrine
b)

Emancipation Proclamation

c)

Marshall Plan

d)

The Gold Standard

42.

The first organized push for equal rights for women was -

a)

Albany Congress

b)

Seneca Falls Convention

c)

Kentucky Derby

d)

March on Washington

43.

For 53-56 correctly identify the captain of the industry in which he belongs. Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, J.P. Morgan, Cornelius Vanderbilt

a)

Andrew Carnegie

1.

Steel

b)

John D. Rockefeller

2.

Oil

c)

J.P. Morgan

3.

Banking

d)

Cornelis Vanderbilt

4.

Railroad

44.

Correctly identify the ship. Match the following sunken ship tragedies: R.M.S. Lusitana, U.S.S. Maine, Titanic

a)

R.M.S. Lusitania

1.

Sunk by German Uboat 4 carrying supplies

b)

U.S.S. Maine

2.

engine-imploded, blamed on Spain.

c)

Titanic

3.

British ocean-liner that a glacier.

45.

Match the following:

a)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

1.

organized Seneca Falls Convention.

b)

Susan B Anthony

2.

Women's Suffrage activist.

c)

Ida B. Wells

3.

Journalist who stopped lynchings.

d)

Clara Barton

4.

Founded the American Red Cross.

46.

The image below is an early example of _______________.

a)
Campaign Slogan
b)

Party Platform

c)

Mudslinging

d)

Yellow Journalism

47.

The image below is an early example of (a)   .

48.

The newspaper headline "SPAIN GUILTY! DESTROYED BY A FLOATING MINE" is an example of:

a)

Mudslinging

b)

Yellow Journalism

c)

Campaign Slogan

d)

Party Platform

49.

List three things Thomas Nast is known for:

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50.

Uncle Sam is a personification of -

a)

U.S. government

b)

U.S. military

c)

U.S. citizens

d)

U.S. becoming a world power

51.

Rosie The Riveter is an example of -

a)

campaign slogan

b)

yellow journalism

c)

propaganda

d)

brainwashing

52.

The Zimmermann Telegram intercepted by Britain was-

a)

An offer to Mexico of alliance to regain territory lost in the Mexican-American War.

b)

German offer of friendship to U.S.

c)

Contained information that led to Kennedy’s true killer.

d)

War plan to attack U.S. following Triple Entente defeat.

53.

The Triple Entente consisted of-

a)

Ottoman Empire, Germany, Austria

b)

U.S., Britain, France

c)

Russia, Britain, France

d)

Serbia, Italy, Greece

54.

The Central Power Consisted of-

a)

Ottoman Empire, Germany, Austria

b)

U.S., Britain, France

c)

Russia, Britain, France

d)

Serbia, Italy, Greece

55.

Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated by-

a)

Black Hand

b)

Al Qaeda

c)

Hamas

d)

Isis

56.

Which country switched sides between the World Wars?

a)

Italy

b)

Serbia

c)

Russia

d)

Austria

57.

Which of the following is the turning point of World War I?

a)

Battle of Gettysburg

b)

Battle of Saratoga

c)

D-Day Invasion

d)

Battle of Verdun

58.

The TeaPot Dome Scandal occurred under which of the following presidents?

a)

William McKinley

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

Warren Harding

d)

Theodore Roosevelt

59.

Which of the following reasons caused Russia to withdraw from the conflict. Choose all that apply.

a)

Bankrupt czardom could not finance its military.

b)

Its parliament made concessions to surrender to Germany and remain neutral.

c)

It had a falling out with Serbia.

d)

Communist overthrew the government.

60.

Define: Reparations.

a)

Temporary occupation by a foreign power.

b)

Complete and total surrender.

c)

Monetary payment and land transfer by a defeated nation.

d)

Being divided into territories.

61.

Why did the United States not ratify its own idea? Choose all that apply.

a)

It would have to fund the entire operation.

b)

U.S. would lose the ability to declare war.

c)

Wilson did not invite any Republicans to negotiate the Treaty of Versailles.

d)

The headquarters would be in Berlin.

62.

All of the following territories were given to German rule except ________________.

a)

Sudetenland

b)

Poland

c)

Austria

d)

Rhineland

63.

Adolf Hitler claimed to want to unite ________________.

a)

All people who speak a common language.

b)

All people by common religion.

c)

All German speaking people.

d)

All Jewish people.

64.

The policy or practice of restructuring or reforming the economic and political system.

a)

Glasnost

b)

Perestroika

c)

Deterrence

d)

Star Wars Program

65.

The Dawes Plan was a resolution which-

a)

symbolic peace.

b)

U. S. would pay Germany reparations to be repaid at an undetermined time.

c)

Appeasement plan which Britain and France agreed to cede land to Germany.

d)

A buffer zone was created between Germany and France.

66.

What war became the Pacific Front in World War II?

a)

Russo-Japanese War

b)

Battle for Stalingrad

c)

Second Sino-Japanese War

d)

Spanish-American War

67.

The turning point in the Pacific Front is _______________.

a)

Battle of Iwo Jima

b)

The Battle of The Bulge

c)

Battle of Stalingrad

d)

Battle of Midway

68.

The highest casualties of any war ever fought was-

a)

Battle of Bunker Hill

b)

Battle of Somme

c)

Battle of Stalingrad

d)

Battle of Gettysburg

69.

__________ allowed for minimal casualties in six weeks of nightly aerial bombings.

a)

Radar

b)

Trench Warfare

c)

Gas mask

d)

Deterrence

70.

Commissioned to oversee the Manhattan Project in Socorro, New Mexico. He is known as ‘The Father of The Atomic Bomb’

a)

Alger Hiss

b)

Julius Rosenberg

c)

J. Robert Oppenheimer

d)

Albert Einstein

71.

Nazi leaders and allies such as Tojo(Japan) were tried and convicted of war crimes.

a)

The Rosenberg Trial

b)

Nuremberg Trials

c)

McCarthy Hearings

d)

Manhattan Project

72.

The trying and convicting of a Soviet sympathizer who passed the atomic bomb secret to the Soviet Union in 1949.

a)

The Rosenberg Trial

b)

Nuremberg Trials

c)

McCarthy Hearings

d)

Manhattan Project

73.

At the height of the Red Scare televised Senate hearings of possible Soviet infiltration of the U.S. army.

a)

The Rosenberg Trial

b)

Nuremberg Trials

c)

McCarthy Hearings

d)

Manhattan Project

74.

____________________ integrated the military.

a)

Harry Truman

b)

Dwight Eisenhower

c)

Franklin Roosevelt

d)

Lyndon Johnson

75.

Which World War II Leader is paired with the incorrect country?

a)

Winston Churchill-Britain

b)

Charles DeGalle-Italy

c)

Joseph Stalin- Soviet Union

d)

Hideki Tojo- Japan

76.

Interpret the political cartoon.

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77.

Describe the message in the political cartoon below:

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78.

Korea was divided into North Korea and South Korea along ___________.

a)

28th parallel latitude

b)

38th parallel longitude

c)

30th parallel latitude

d)

38th parallel latitude

79.

Interpret the political cartoon.

(a)  

80.

Opening of information beyond government filters to the public of the Soviet Union.

a)

Glasnost

b)

Perestroika

c)

Star Wars Program

d)

Deterrence

81.

A missile defense system intended to protect the United States from attack by ballistic strategic nuclear weapons.

a)

Glasnost

b)

Perestroika

c)

Star Wars Program

d)

Deterrence

82.

How did the U-2 Incident affect The Bay of Pigs Invasion?

a)

U.S. withdrew from Vietnam

b)

Cuba was blockaded

c)

Tariffs were put on all Cuban & Russian goods

d)

U.S. did not militarily support Cuban refugees it trained.

83.

lost the Chinese Civil War and occupied Chinese territory of Taiwan.

a)

Mao Zedong

b)

Yuri Gagarin

c)

Chiang Kai Shek

d)

Fidel Castro

84.

The process of replacing troops in Vietnam was called ________________.

a)

Agent Orang

b)

Vietnamization

c)

Repeal/Replace

d)

Detente

85.

The closest the world has come to nuclear war was _______________.

a)

Bay of Pigs Invasion

b)

U-2 Incident

c)

Cuban Missile Crisis

d)

Vietnam War

86.

The bus boycott protesting segregation took place in _________________.

a)

Richmond, Va.

b)

Montgomery. Al.

c)

Little Rock, Ak.

d)

Atlanta.Ga.

87.

What cost Richard Nixon the presidency?

a)

Inaction in going forward with information of stealing Democrat campaign plans from the Watergate Hotel.

b)

Giving a presidential pardon to remove any charge in the Watergate scandal.

c)

Escalation of troops in Vietnam with no progress as the horrors of war are shown on live television.

d)

An energy crisis and biggest recession since the start of World War II.

88.

What cost Gerald Ford the presidency?

a)

Inaction in going forward with information of stealing Democrat campaign plans from the Watergate Hotel.

b)

Giving a presidential pardon to remove any charge in the Watergate scandal.

c)

Escalation of troops in Vietnam with no progress as the horrors of war are shown on live television.

d)

An energy crisis and biggest recession since the start of World War II.

89.

The Watergate Scandal was uncovered by-

a)

Patriot Act

b)

Senate White House Oversight Committee

c)

Yellow Journalism

d)

Investigative Journalism

90.

What was the purpose of The March on Washington?

a)

To get Kennedy to add civil rights to his reelection platform.

b)

Push for congressional legislation that would become Civil Rights Act of 1964.

c)

To push for legal action against the KKK.

d)

Veterans demand service bonus in the beginning of the Great Depression.

91.

”We could only solve our problems by cooperating with other countries. It would have been paradoxical not to cooperate. And therefore we needed to put an end to the Iron Curtain, to change the nature of international relations, to rid them of ideological confrontation, and particularly to end the arms race.”. This quote can be attributed to which of the following:

a)

Nikita Khrushchev

b)

Fidel Castro

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Mikhail Gorbachev

92.

The revolution is a dictatorship of the exploited against the exploiters. I am a Marxist Leninist and I will be one until the last day of my life.” This quote can be attributed to which of the following:

a)

Fidel Castro

b)

Nikita Khrushchev

c)

Mikhail Gorbachev

d)

Joseph Stalin

93.

Which War does the following describe: George Bush Sr. successfully led NATO against Saddam Hussein (Iraq)’s attempt to invade and annex Kuwait as its own territory.

a)

Gaza War

b)

Persian Gulf War

c)

War in Afghanistan

d)

War in Iraq

94.

What consequence of the above war will plague the next decade?

a)

OPEC oversaw the economy of Iraq.

b)

Iraq was broken up with The Mandate System.

c)

U.N. pressured NATO into allowing Hussein to not be overthrown.

d)

Iraq lost its recognition in the United Nation.

95.

Which of the following is the Boston Marathon Bombing an example of.

a)

Cyber Terrorism

b)

Domestic Terrorism

c)

Jihadist Terrorism

d)

Biochemical Warfare

96.

Which of the following is the Russian government phishing ads on Social Media Networks to influence a presidential election.

a)

Cyber Terrorism

b)

Domestic Terrorism

c)

Jihadist

d)

Biochemical Warfare

97.

Despite Bush Sr. losing his reelection bid The Reagan Revolution could still be felt by all the following except:

a)

Contract with America

b)

Clinton a right/centric Democrat work to balance the budget

c)

Budget focus on defense and War on Drugs

d)

Establishing a new tax in a recession

98.

What is being signed by Bill Clinton in the photo?

a)

No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) 2001

b)

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) 1990

c)

North American Free Trade Agreement(NAFTA) 1993

d)

Formal Presidential Apology to Japanese-Americans 1989

99.

Correctly identify the compare/contrast chart below:

-Non-violence

-Peaceful protest to get the message of equality across.

-The Church is for everyone so let’s accept everyone.

-Integration 

-Good influences of family.

-Assassinated.

-Spoke up for beliefs despite risk.

-Christian

-Examples in history of oppression and equality.

-Preacher

-Fully successful, wanted full equal rights and no loopholes, fully integrated society.

-Did not live to see his success.

-Violence

-More complications in early life.

-Bad influences of family.

-Assassinated, 

Correctly identify the compare/contrast chart below:

Person 1

-Wanted segregation.

-Islamic

-Examples of racial segregation.

-Preacher.

Person 2

-Partially successful(fought for school integration, but wanted black separatism to keep African culture in the lives of all of his race.

-Not live to see his partial success.

a)

Republican/Democrat B. Ida B. Wells/ Susan B. Anthony

C. Malcolm X/ Martin Luther King Jr. D. Martin Luther King Jr./ Malcolm X

b)

Ida B. Wells/ Susan B. Anthony

c)

Martin Luther King Jr/Malcolm X

d)

Malcolm X/Martin Luther King Jr.

100.

What does this political cartoon show disapproval of?

a)

Patriot Act

b)

Obamacare

c)

Americans with Disabilities Act

d)

No Child Left Behind Act

101.

Fill in the blank in the chain of evolution of creating a popular culture throughout the country. Telegraph-Nationally Published Magazine-Radio-Television-Satellite-

a)

Cell Phones

b)

Smart Phones

c)

GPS

d)

Laptops

102.

In 2024 the #1 source of information is ________________________.

a)

Television

b)

Internet

c)

Newspapers

d)

Magazines

103.

Why is college enrollment rivaling the period of The Vietnam War in the 2020s’ decade?

a)

Free tuition due to the pandemic.

b)

Increased wealth of the middle class.

c)

Due to the evolution of correspondence schools to online college and graduate professional studies.

d)

Attempt to avoid being drafted to fight in either Iraq or Afghanistan.

104.

Which of the following is not an issue dividing Americans in the 2020s’?

a)

Reduction and limitation of nuclear weapons.

b)

Immigration

c)

Gay rights

d)

Nationalized healthcare

105.

The investigation into Bill Clinton signaled __________________ that persist today.

a)

Every president had an affair.

b)

Partisan Politics.

c)

States Rights.

d)

Argument over what constitutes breaking the law.

106.

Which of the following presidents was impeached and removed from office:

a)

Andrew Johnson

b)

Bill Clinton

c)

Donald Trump

d)

None of the Above.

107.

Who decided the 2000 Election?

a)

Florida

b)

U.S. Supreme Court

c)

Cyberterrorist

d)

Green Party Candidate Ralph Nadar

108.

The mastermind behind 9/11 terrorist attacks was ____________________.

a)

Abu Has al-Hashimi

b)

Saddam Hussein

c)

Osama Bin-Laden

d)

Ra's al Ghul

109.

The purpose is stated to be examining every phase of cosmic history:

a)

Star Wars Program

b)

Space Force

c)

James Webb Telescope

d)

International Space Station

110.

Recent conflicts suggest drones and cyber attacks are preferred methods of attacks.

a)

Drones and Cyber attacks.

b)

Nuclear missiles & bombs.

c)

Trade War & Containment

d)

Trench warefare & trojan viruses.

111.

The election of Illinois senator Barack Obama was largely driven by _________. Choose all that apply.

a)

The Great Recession.

b)

Not finding weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.

c)

Not finding weapons of mass destruction in Afghanistan.

d)

National Debt