WorksheetsSemester 2 Exam Preparation
Total questions: 74
Worksheet time: 37mins
Which of the following titles BEST describes the events that took place from 1800-1812?
Revolution and the New Nation.
The U.S. Expands and Takes a Stand.
The Reform Era.
Civil War and Reconstruction.
Which person’s accomplishments would be found between 1800 and 1812?
George Washington.
Benjamin Franklin.
Sacagawea.
Abraham Lincoln.
Which event came AFTER the War of 1812?
The Indian Removal Act passes Congress.
The Articles of Confederation are approved.
Thomas Jefferson drafts the Declaration of Independence.
The Bill of Rights is added to the U.S. Constitution.
Which nation had previously claimed the large area of land acquired by the United States in 1803?
France
Great Britain
Portugal
Germany
What was the large area of land acquired by the US in 1803 known as?
New Spain
The Mexican Cession
The Northwest Territory
Louisiana Purchase
How did the United States obtain the large amount of land acquired in 1803?
It was part of the area added to the U.S. after defeating the British in the War of 1812.
Santa Anna surrendered the area after being captured by Sam Houston.
It was purchased from France for approximately $15,000,000.
None of the above is correct.
Who was President in 1803 when the US gained a significant amount of land?
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
Andrew Jackson
Which of the following statements BEST describes the importance of the Louisiana Purchase?
It increased the size of the United States.
It encouraged other countries to sell land to the United States.
It demonstrated the power of the United States.
It ended the possibility of further threats from foreign countries.
Which of the following correctly summarizes the Monroe Doctrine?
The United States would not become involved in the affairs of any other country.
Foreign countries have every right to form new colonies in North and South America.
The U.S. was no longer interested in creating colonies in Europe.
Foreign powers should not try to control North and South America.
Essentially, the Monroe Doctrine warned European powers that if they interfered with free countries in North or South America
we would consider it an act of aggression against the United States.
the United States wouldn’t stand in their way.
we would expect to be paid.
None of the above.
What did trains, steamboats, and canals have in common?
Improvements in Transportation.
North-South Cooperation.
America’s Waterways.
Southern Advantages at the Start of the Civil War.
What was the name of the area acquired by the United States as a result of the Mexican-American War?
All of Texas.
The “Disputed area”.
The “Mexican Cession”.
All of the shaded areas.
In what way is the Mexican-American War evidence of the concept of “Manifest Destiny”?
Manifest Destiny caused U.S. citizens to question their belief in democracy.
Our belief in Manifest Destiny caused us to ignore the fact that there were already people living west of the Mississippi when we began expanding.
Believing in Manifest Destiny made us want to ensure that all people had equal rights and that their way of life was respected.
There isn’t a connection between Manifest Destiny and the Mexican War.
In Worcester v. Georgia the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Cherokee nation. However, President Andrew Jackson refused to enforce the ruling. Which of the following was the result of Jackson’s decision?
Native Americans were forced to leave their homes and travel the “Trail of Tears.”
Congress agreed to the Missouri Compromise.
Violence broke out known as the “bleeding of Kansas.”
Texas rebelled and formed its own nation.
What was a common belief of white settlers moving west?
They suffered greatly as a result of moving West.
They could make more money with less work and that their family will prosper.
Things were not as they expected when they first moved West.
Experiences made them cautious about recommending that others come West.
Which of the factors that influenced the development of Manifest Destiny are had to do with ease of farming the land?
Economic factors.
Social factors.
Political factors.
Religious factors.
Which of the following would be most likely to speak about women's suffrage?
Nat Turner.
Dolley Madison.
Susan B. Anthony.
Abraham Lincoln.
Women who agreed with the suffrage movement
often became involved in groups like the abolitionists during the 1800’s.
went on strike and refused to take care of their homes and families.
became politicians so they could change things they didn’t like.
organized violent protests to force their views on the rest of the nation.
What is meant by the term “suffrage”?
It refers to the fact that women were suffering under the tyranny of men.
It is another word for voting rights.
It means that women were equally protected by the U.S. Constitution.
None of the above explains the word “suffrage.”
Which of the following was a way the suffrage movement grew bigger in the mid-1800s?
Pioneer women moving west wanted more rights as they had more responsibilities.
Women working in factories wanted more rights as they gained economic power.
Women involved in reform movements like temperance and abolition wanted more rights as they became politically involved.
All other answers were ways the suffrage movement grew bigger in the mid-1800s.
Thomas Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark to the Louisiana Purchase to
negotiate a treaty to buy the area from France.
learn about the West and find a river route to the Pacific Ocean.
engage in combat with the Indigenous Peoples who lived there.
find the starting point of the Red River and spy on Spain.
What does the term “Manifest Destiny” mean?
It describes the belief that the American way of life is better than other cultures.
It is used to explain why Americans were willing to fight the British again in the War of 1812.
It refers to the belief in the 1800's that the U.S. was meant to expand across the continent to the Pacific Ocean.
It is the title of a law designed to encourage economic growth in the U.S.
What was a negative impact of Manifest Destiny?
There were people living in the areas the U.S. wanted and they were often treated unfairly.
It was very costly to purchase land in the west.
Democrats and Republicans in Congress couldn’t agree on how the process of expansion should be handled.
No other answer is correct
What was the purpose of the Indian Removal Act?
It forced Indigenous Peoples living east of the Mississippi River move west.
It was a law intended to remove the barriers between Indigenous and white cultures.
It moved Indigenous Peoples living in the west onto reservations in the east.
It legalized slavery on Indigenous reservations.
The route taken by the Cherokee when they were forced to leave Georgia was called the
Oregon Trail.
Exodus.
Trail of Tears.
Route of Removal.
What does “secession” mean?
It describes the way we choose our Senators.
It refers to a state or territory officially breaking away from a country.
It’s the word used to identify the process for a territory to become a state.
None of the above.
The Civil War officially began when Fort _____ was attacked by southern forces when northern troops refused to leave.
Sumter.
Henry.
Donelson.
Defiance.
At the beginning of the Civil War, the North’s advantages included
more factories.
greater military leadership.
control of land held by slaveholders in the South.
foreign allies.
At the beginning of the Civil War, the South’s advantages included
a smaller area of homeland to defend.
skilled military leaders.
an efficient transportation network.
large financial resources of the Confederate government.
In 1863, President Lincoln honored those who had died and emphasized the importance of democratic ideals in a speech called
Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address.
Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address.
the Gettysburg Address.
the Emancipation Proclamation.
What was an abolitionist?
Someone who wanted to end ties between the North and South.
Someone who supported actions to end slavery.
Someone who supported secession.
A southern plantation owner.
How did Harriet Tubman contribute to the abolitionist cause?
She had escaped from enslavement.
She helped lead enslaved people to freedom.
She was a “conductor” of the Underground Railroad.
All other answers are correct
William Lloyd Garrison was another famous abolitionist. What were his contributions to the abolitionist reform movement?
He was a newspaper editor who burned a copy of the Constitution in protest of slavery.
He had formerly enslaved people but set them free and worked with Harriet Tubman.
He advised President Lincoln on issues of slavery.
All other answers are correct
John Brown was a radical abolitionist that was executed for
trying to start a slave revolt and capture the federal armory at Harper’s Ferry.
trying to injure and kill slave owners in Richmond.
stealing weapons from the US army at Fredericksburg.
attacking a Congressman in Washington, D.C.
General Robert E. Lee’s attempt to bring the war into Union territory in 1863 ended in defeat at ________, which had the highest casualties (dead & wounded) of any Civil War battle.
Shiloh
Vicksburg
Appomattox
What was the Anaconda Plan and why was it important to ending the Civil War?
The Union's plan to capture major rivers in the South to stop transportation between states.
The Union's plan to attack the South from all sides to capture the southern capital of Richmond.
The Union's plan to blockade southern ports to cut off Southern trade.
All other answers are correct
The main purpose of Reconstruction was to
divide the southern plantations among the formerly enslaved people with the Freedman's Bureau.
reunite the country and build a southern society not based on slavery.
grant citizenship to freedmen and establish Republican governments in the South.
provide unconditional forgiveness to southerners.
After Reconstruction ended, segregation became common in the South due to
Jim Crow laws.
the Compromise of 1877.
the Civil Rights Act of 1866.
the New Deal.
What was a “carpetbagger”?
A southern term for white southerners trying to end Reconstruction.
A southern term for formerly enslaved people who moved north to find work.
A southern term for white northerners who moved south.
None of the above.
Which of the following were part of the Reconstruction Era?
Black Codes and the 15th amendment.
Freedmen’s Bureau, segregation, and the 14th amendment.
military control of the South by the North, Andrew Johnson, and the KKK.
All other answers are correct
The right to vote is commonly called
civil rights.
a first amendment protection.
suffrage.
citizenship.
The first convention in the United States supporting equal rights for women was held in
Gettysburg, PA.
Washington, D.C.
Boston, MA.
Seneca Falls, NY.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott were early leaders of the
Women’s Suffrage movement.
Abolition movement.
Second Great Awakening.
Temperance movement.
What does “mass production” mean?
The growth of industry in the US during the 1800s.
The production of large items like bridges.
The production of large amounts of the same product made by machines.
None of the above.
Which of the following inventions made life easier for Americans in the 1800s?
The telegraph.
The steel plow.
The mechanical reaper.
All other answers are correct
Which of the following was NOT an example of transportation improvements in the early 1800s?
Erie Canal.
Automobiles.
Steamboats.
Trains.
Inventions that aided communication during the 1800s included all of the following EXCEPT:
the telegraph.
Morse Code.
the Pony Express.
the telephone
The growth of factories during the 1800s MOST DIRECTLY:
caused cities to grow because that’s where the factories were and factories provided jobs.
made Americans want to stay on the farm.
increased the need for farm workers in order to feed the growing population.
increased the need for imported goods.
How were factories and plantations similar?
They both created raw materials.
They both used mass production.
No other answer is correct
They both utilized cheap labor to make significant profits for rich owners
What was the Underground Railroad?
An actual railroad built totally underground by abolitionists.
A branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad over the Allegheny River.
An information network for plantation owners.
A system of secret routes and safehouses to help enslaved people escape to the North
What was the result of the 1831 slave rebellion led by Nat Turner?
Enslaved people were given greater freedom by enslavers.
The rebellion fizzled out and enslaved people stopped their resistance to slavery.
The Southern Baptist church intervened and arranged a truce.
The rebellion was violently ended and southern states passed stricter slave codes
One of the reasons that Texas rebelled against Mexico, and a reason the US was SLOW to annex Texas, was the issue of:
Industrialization.
Mass Production.
Manifest Destiny.
Slavery
The invention of the cotton gin by Eli Whitney gave Southern farmers great wealth because
Whitney helped to promote slavery as a pro-slavery southerner.
Southern farmers sold the cotton gin around the world.
It allowed a much larger yield of cotton to be processed.
It removed the need for enslaved labor in the south.
How did the Industrial Revolution impact slavery in the South?
Enslaved labor was no longer needed since machines were performing the labor.
Slavery grew because there was a bigger demand for cotton from the north.
There was no change in the number of enslaved laborers.
Slavery increased because enslaved workers were now used in northern factories.
What was the MAIN reason the South remained agricultural instead of industrializing?
Enslaved labor would be less useful in factories.
Southerners did not trust machines.
The geography and climate of the South were much better for farming than in the North.
None of the above.
The Dred Scott case is called one of the worst decisions in Supreme Court history because:
It ignored the court’s own procedure for whether they can rule on a case.
It claimed that Black Americans have no Constitutional rights.
It increased tensions between the North and South before the Civil War.
All other answers are correct
“Bleeding Kansas” occurred because “Popular Sovereignty” about slavery was in which law?
The Wilmot Proviso.
The Kansas-Nebraska Act.
The Missouri Compromise.
The Compromise of 1850.
The Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850 both were created because:
A new state would unbalance the number of free and slave states.
Henry Clay needed them to campaign for president.
John C. Calhoun and Henry Clay agreed that slavery should end.
None of the above.
What book convinced many northern readers to support abolition because of its characters, story, and religious morals?
“The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” by Mark Twain.
“The Scarlet Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
“Uncle Tom’s Cabin” by Harriet Beecher Stowe.
“Democracy in America” by Alexis de Tocqueville.
The Battle of Vicksburg was a turning point in the Civil War because
It was Grant’s first battle as the commander of the Union troops.
It was the deadliest battle of the war.
It allowed the Union to control the entire Mississippi River.
It was the farthest north Lee’s army ever got.
President Johnson's attempts to curb Radical Republicans' plans resulted in:
The first impeachment trial against a president.
Johnson becoming more popular and easily winning re-election.
President Johnson ending Reconstruction.
the creation of the Ku Klux Klan.
The 13th Amendment:
officially ended slavery in the US.
defines citizenship and protects the rights of all citizens.
bans voting restrictions based on race.
bans voting restrictions based on gender.
The 14th Amendment:
officially ended slavery in the US.
defines citizenship and protects the rights of all citizens.
bans voting restrictions based on race.
bans voting restrictions based on gender.
The 15th Amendment:
officially ended slavery in the US.
defines citizenship and protects the rights of all citizens.
bans voting restrictions based on race.
bans voting restrictions based on gender.
When the Whig Party collapsed in the 1850s, most Northerners joined the Republican party because:
The Republican Party was pro-trade.
The Republican Party was anti-slavery.
They trusted Republican leaders like Abraham Lincoln.
The Democratic Party was anti-slavery.
What event directly preceded the first southern states seceding from the Union?
Bleeding Kansas.
The Dred Scott decision.
John Brown's raid on the federal arsenal.
The Election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860.
The strategy used by Generals Grant, Sherman, and Sheridan to end the Civil War was called:
Total Recall.
Lightning War.
Total War.
Pyrrhic Victory.
Slavery was a root cause of which Southern complaint that led to secession?
States' Rights.
Economic concerns.
Loss of political power.
All other answers are correct.
During his debates with Stephen A. Douglas, Lincoln said “A house divided against itself cannot stand”. What was Lincoln arguing in that statement?
A Congress unable to admit new states will lose its power.
A nation with opposing opinions on slavery will not survive.
A government without taxation will be conquered.
A President in favor of slavery will not be reelected.
Although the root cause of the Civil War was slavery, why did the North fight the war at first?
To keep the country together and preserve the Union.
To punish the South for their actions.
To end slavery.
To expand US territory.
Which of these was NOT a part of the Compromise of 1850?
California became a free state.
Missouri became a slave state.
The Fugitive Slave Law was passed.
No other answer is correct.
Which of the following is TRUE about the Election of 1860?
Lincoln won the Northern states, while three candidates split the Southern states.
Southerners were afraid Lincoln would try to end slavery.
Southerners feared they would lose their power in Congress after Lincoln won.
All other answers are correct.
Which of the following was NOT true of Andrew Jackson’s presidency?
He was the shortest serving president, at just over a month.
His distrust of banks and opposition to the National Bank created an economic disaster.
He supported policies to expand the voting rights to most white men.
His support of expansion led to the Indian Removal Act becoming law.
Why did the Upper South secede from the US later than the Deep South?
The Upper South relied more on Northern factories.
The Upper South relied more heavily on enslaved labor.
The Upper South relied less on enslaved labor.
The Upper South had more ties to foreign nations.
