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WorksheetsAmerican History Final Review
Total questions: 71
Worksheet time: 3hrs 51mins
List the 3 branches of the United States government.
Judiciary, Legislature, Presidential
Legislature, Senate, House
Presidential, Congress, Court
The first 10 Amendments to the Constitution are known as the
Articles of Confederation
Preamble
Bill of Rights
Federalist Papers
Put these events in chronological order:
1. Lincoln becomes President, 2. Declaration of Independence, 3. Lewis and Clark Expedition, 4. Creation of the Constitution
2. Declaration of Independence, 4. Creation of the Constitution, 3. Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1. Lincoln becomes President
3. Lewis and Clark Expedition, 2. Declaration of Independence, 4. Creation of the Constitution, 1. Lincoln becomes President
4. Creation of the Constitution, 2. Declaration of Independence, 1. Lincoln becomes President, 3. Lewis and Clark Expedition
Congress consists of which 2 houses?
Senate and House of Representatives
Senate and Parliament
House of Commons and House of Lords
Parliament and National Assembly
Define “checks and balances”.
Briefly describe the following: First Amendment - 2nd Amendment –
What was the main difference of opinions between the Federalists and Democratic Republicans?
Both parties advocated for states' rights.
Federalists wanted a weak central government, while Democratic Republicans supported a strong central government.
Both parties supported a strong central government.
Federalists supported a strong central government, while Democratic Republicans advocated for states' rights.
Who were the 3 main people involved in the Louisiana Expedition?
Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and Sacagawea
Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and John Adams
George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and Alexander Hamilton
Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams, and Henry Clay
Who was the first Secretary of the Treasury?
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
What was the first capital of the United States?
Philadelphia
New York City
Washington, D.C.
Boston
Whose presidency was known as the “Era of Good Feelings”?
Thomas Jefferson
James Monroe
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
Washington dealt with the war between England and France by:
Declaring war on England
Declaring war on France
Maintaining neutrality
Forming an alliance with France
The Star-Spangled Banner, Patriotism and Andrew Jackson War Hero all have to do with which war?
World War I
World War II
The Civil War
The War of 1812
America’s belief that it would eventually own all of North America was known as:
Manifest Destiny
Monroe Doctrine
American Exceptionalism
Continentalism
Who wrote the Star-Spangled Banner?
Francis Scott Key
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
Which was the first to limit European influence in North and South America and made us the “Big Brother” of the Western Hemisphere?
Roosevelt Corollary
Truman Doctrine
Marshall Plan
Monroe Doctrine
What group, in the early 1800’s, wanted to declare war on England, protect us from Indians and take over Florida and Canada?
Federalists
War Hawks
Quakers
Abolitionists
The Battle of New Orleans was fought after the War of 1812 was over because:
The news of the treaty had not yet reached the United States.
The British wanted to capture New Orleans.
The Americans wanted to secure their victory.
There was a delay in communication.
Which man brought the idea of interchangeable parts to America?
Alexander Graham Bell
Henry Ford
Thomas Edison
Eli Whitney
Who invented the steamboat?
George Stephenson
James Watt
Robert Fulton
Thomas Newcomen
Which immigrant group was considered dirty, diseased, undernourished and unskilled?
Irish
German
Chinese
Italian
Roads on which tolls are collected are known as what?
Highways
Toll roads
Freeways
Expressways
The 10th Amendment, Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, Nullification and the Secession of South Carolina all have to do with:
States' rights
Federalism
Judicial review
Civil rights
Who won the Election of 1828 and was heavily supported by the “common man with common sense”?
Henry Clay
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
William Crawford
What was the “Corrupt Bargain”?
A treaty between two countries
A scandal involving financial corruption
A secret deal between business tycoons
A political agreement in the 1824 presidential election
Jackson’s group of friends that he took advice from instead of his own Cabinet were known as the what?
Kitchen Cabinet
Executive Council
Advisory Board
Inner Circle
Waterpower can replace hand tools. List 2 benefits of using waterpower.
Increases efficiency and saves time
Reduces manual labor and increases productivity
Increases costs and complexity
Decreases reliability and increases maintenance
The Tariff of 1828, which was opposed by the South, was known as the Tariff of what?
Abominations
Protection
Revenue
Commerce
The vote of the people in a Presidential election is known as the what?
Electoral vote
Popular vote
Senate vote
House vote
Which law forced Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi River to move to lands west of the Mississippi River?
Indian Removal Act
Homestead Act
Dawes Act
Treaty of Paris
Texas declared its independence from which country?
Mexico
Spain
France
United States
In the 1840’s, President Polk’s belief in Manifest Destiny led to which war?
The Civil War
The Mexican-American War
The Spanish-American War
The War of 1812
Which person first brought Americans to Texas?
Stephen F. Austin
Sam Houston
Davy Crockett
James Bowie
The Triangle Trade connected which 3 major areas of the world?
Europe, Africa, and the Americas
Asia, Africa, and Europe
Australia, Asia, and Africa
Europe, Asia, and the Americas
Who was the most famous “conductor” of the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
Frederick Douglass
Sojourner Truth
William Still
Define “popular sovereignty”.
How did Abraham Lincoln feel about southern states seceding?
He supported it
He was indifferent
He opposed it
He was unaware of it
Which 1852 novel, written about the horrors of slavery, sharply divided the North and the South?
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Moby-Dick
The Scarlet Letter
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, the Kansas/Nebraska Act and the Dred Scott decision all led to which war?
World War I
World War II
The Civil War
The Revolutionary War
Which invention led to a dramatic increase in slave labor in America?
The steam engine
The cotton gin
The telegraph
The spinning jenny
John Brown, Frederick Douglass and William Lloyd Garrison all were leaders of the ________ movement.
Civil Rights
Abolitionist
Women's Suffrage
Labor
The Compromise of 1850 allowed the state of ________ to enter the Union as a free state.
California
Texas
New York
Florida
What was the main difference between the Confederate and United States Constitutions?
The Confederate Constitution allowed for states to secede.
The United States Constitution explicitly prohibited slavery.
The Confederate Constitution had a stronger central government.
The United States Constitution allowed for a parliamentary system.
The Confederate capital during the Civil War was ________, VA.
Richmond
Norfolk
Charlottesville
Roanoke
Abraham Lincoln’s speech to dedicate a battlefield cemetery during the Civil War was known as the ________.
Gettysburg Address
Emancipation Proclamation
Second Inaugural Address
House Divided Speech
The Emancipation Proclamation only freed the slaves in the ________ States.
Northern
Southern
Western
Eastern
Which battle of the Civil War made the South give up the idea of invading the North?
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Shiloh
The process of re-admitting the former Confederate states to the Union was known as
Reconstruction
Restoration
Reformation
Reintegration
The separation of public facilities by race is known as
Integration
Segregation
Desegregation
Assimilation
Which agency helped former slaves after they gained their freedom?
Which region of the U.S. was most affected by Jim Crow Laws?
Literacy Tests, Poll Taxes and Grandfather Clauses were all ways the South tried to stop African-Americans from doing what?
Which group, formed after the Civil War, tried to intimidate African American office holders and voters?
Why did most newly freed slaves stay on the same plantation?
Electricity allowed manufacturers to build their factories away from
Social Darwinism is a belief that ensures “__________”.
Which man started a factory town and produced railroad cars?
Henry Ford
Andrew Carnegie
George Pullman
Thomas Edison
Which man created the first affordable car, the Model T?
Henry Ford
Karl Benz
Nikola Tesla
Thomas Edison
Which man was a leader in the steel industry based in Pittsburgh?
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
Henry Ford
J.P. Morgan
Which man created the Standard Oil Company?
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
J.P. Morgan
Henry Ford
Who created a cheap and efficient way to produce steel?
Henry Bessemer
Andrew Carnegie
Thomas Edison
Nikola Tesla
A “political machine” helped the needs of which class of people?
Upper class
Middle class
Working class
Elite class
Which law made monopolies illegal and helped increase competition in business?
Sherman Antitrust Act
Clayton Antitrust Act
Federal Trade Commission Act
Robinson-Patman Act
Nativists, or people born and raised in America, were opposed to immigrants and immigration.
True
False
A Union is
A group that tries to improve pay and working conditions for the working class
A group that tries to worsen pay and working conditions for the working class
A group that tries to improve pay and working conditions for the upper class
A group that tries to worsen pay and working conditions for the upper class
The Progressive Era was a time when people wanted to reform, or change the problems associated with big businesses.
True
False
Roosevelt’s Square Deal was
Domestic programs focusing on consumer protection, corporate regulation, and natural resource conservation to protect the common man
The Pure Food and Drug Act required
The Roosevelt Corollary reinforced and added to what?
Explain the difference between Isolationism and Imperialism.
Which President helped protect wilderness areas in America by creating a National Parks system?
