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American History Final Review

Total questions: 71

Worksheet time: 3hrs 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

List the 3 branches of the United States government.

a)

Judiciary, Legislature, Presidential

b)

Legislature, Senate, House

c)

Presidential, Congress, Court

d)
Executive, Legislative, Judicial
2.

The first 10 Amendments to the Constitution are known as the

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

Preamble

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

Federalist Papers

3.

Put these events in chronological order:

a)

1. Lincoln becomes President, 2. Declaration of Independence, 3. Lewis and Clark Expedition, 4. Creation of the Constitution

b)

2. Declaration of Independence, 4. Creation of the Constitution, 3. Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1. Lincoln becomes President

c)

3. Lewis and Clark Expedition, 2. Declaration of Independence, 4. Creation of the Constitution, 1. Lincoln becomes President

d)

4. Creation of the Constitution, 2. Declaration of Independence, 1. Lincoln becomes President, 3. Lewis and Clark Expedition

4.

Congress consists of which 2 houses?

a)

Senate and House of Representatives

b)

Senate and Parliament

c)

House of Commons and House of Lords

d)

Parliament and National Assembly

5.

Define “checks and balances”.

a)
A system of communication between government branches
b)
System in a government where each branch has some measure of influence over the other branches to prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful.
c)
A method of counting votes in an election
d)
A type of financial transaction
6.

Briefly describe the following: First Amendment - 2nd Amendment –

a)
First Amendment - Guarantees freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition. 2nd Amendment - Protects the right to bear arms.
b)
First Amendment - Allows the government to control speech.
c)
2nd Amendment - Guarantees freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition.
d)
First Amendment - Protects the right to bear arms.
7.

What was the main difference of opinions between the Federalists and Democratic Republicans?

a)

Both parties advocated for states' rights.

b)

Federalists wanted a weak central government, while Democratic Republicans supported a strong central government.

c)

Both parties supported a strong central government.

d)

Federalists supported a strong central government, while Democratic Republicans advocated for states' rights.

8.

Who were the 3 main people involved in the Louisiana Expedition?

a)

Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and Sacagawea

b)

Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and John Adams

c)

George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and Alexander Hamilton

d)

Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams, and Henry Clay

9.

Who was the first Secretary of the Treasury?

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

John Adams

d)

Benjamin Franklin

10.

What was the first capital of the United States?

a)

Philadelphia

b)

New York City

c)

Washington, D.C.

d)

Boston

11.

Whose presidency was known as the “Era of Good Feelings”?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

James Monroe

c)

John Quincy Adams

d)

Andrew Jackson

12.

Washington dealt with the war between England and France by:

a)

Declaring war on England

b)

Declaring war on France

c)

Maintaining neutrality

d)

Forming an alliance with France

13.

The Star-Spangled Banner, Patriotism and Andrew Jackson War Hero all have to do with which war?

a)

World War I

b)

World War II

c)

The Civil War

d)

The War of 1812

14.

America’s belief that it would eventually own all of North America was known as:

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

Monroe Doctrine

c)

American Exceptionalism

d)

Continentalism

15.

Who wrote the Star-Spangled Banner?

a)

Francis Scott Key

b)

George Washington

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Benjamin Franklin

16.

Which was the first to limit European influence in North and South America and made us the “Big Brother” of the Western Hemisphere?

a)

Roosevelt Corollary

b)

Truman Doctrine

c)

Marshall Plan

d)

Monroe Doctrine

17.

What group, in the early 1800’s, wanted to declare war on England, protect us from Indians and take over Florida and Canada?

a)

Federalists

b)

War Hawks

c)

Quakers

d)

Abolitionists

18.

The Battle of New Orleans was fought after the War of 1812 was over because:

a)

The news of the treaty had not yet reached the United States.

b)

The British wanted to capture New Orleans.

c)

The Americans wanted to secure their victory.

d)

There was a delay in communication.

19.

Which man brought the idea of interchangeable parts to America?

a)

Alexander Graham Bell

b)

Henry Ford

c)

Thomas Edison

d)

Eli Whitney

20.

Who invented the steamboat?

a)

George Stephenson

b)

James Watt

c)

Robert Fulton

d)

Thomas Newcomen

21.

Which immigrant group was considered dirty, diseased, undernourished and unskilled?

a)

Irish

b)

German

c)

Chinese

d)

Italian

22.

Roads on which tolls are collected are known as what?

a)

Highways

b)

Toll roads

c)

Freeways

d)

Expressways

23.

The 10th Amendment, Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, Nullification and the Secession of South Carolina all have to do with:

a)

States' rights

b)

Federalism

c)

Judicial review

d)

Civil rights

24.

Who won the Election of 1828 and was heavily supported by the “common man with common sense”?

a)

Henry Clay

b)

John Quincy Adams

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

William Crawford

25.

What was the “Corrupt Bargain”?

a)

A treaty between two countries

b)

A scandal involving financial corruption

c)

A secret deal between business tycoons

d)

A political agreement in the 1824 presidential election

26.

Jackson’s group of friends that he took advice from instead of his own Cabinet were known as the what?

a)

Kitchen Cabinet

b)

Executive Council

c)

Advisory Board

d)

Inner Circle

27.

Waterpower can replace hand tools. List 2 benefits of using waterpower.

a)

Increases efficiency and saves time

b)

Reduces manual labor and increases productivity

c)

Increases costs and complexity

d)

Decreases reliability and increases maintenance

28.

The Tariff of 1828, which was opposed by the South, was known as the Tariff of what?

a)

Abominations

b)

Protection

c)

Revenue

d)

Commerce

29.

The vote of the people in a Presidential election is known as the what?

a)

Electoral vote

b)

Popular vote

c)

Senate vote

d)

House vote

30.

Which law forced Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi River to move to lands west of the Mississippi River?

a)

Indian Removal Act

b)

Homestead Act

c)

Dawes Act

d)

Treaty of Paris

31.

Texas declared its independence from which country?

a)

Mexico

b)

Spain

c)

France

d)

United States

32.

In the 1840’s, President Polk’s belief in Manifest Destiny led to which war?

a)

The Civil War

b)

The Mexican-American War

c)

The Spanish-American War

d)

The War of 1812

33.

Which person first brought Americans to Texas?

a)

Stephen F. Austin

b)

Sam Houston

c)

Davy Crockett

d)

James Bowie

34.

The Triangle Trade connected which 3 major areas of the world?

a)

Europe, Africa, and the Americas

b)

Asia, Africa, and Europe

c)

Australia, Asia, and Africa

d)

Europe, Asia, and the Americas

35.

Who was the most famous “conductor” of the Underground Railroad?

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Frederick Douglass

c)

Sojourner Truth

d)

William Still

36.

Define “popular sovereignty”.

a)
Popular sovereignty means that the government can make decisions without considering the will of the people.
b)
Popular sovereignty refers to the power of the government to control the people.
c)
Popular sovereignty is the belief that only the elite should have a say in government decisions.
d)
The authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people.
37.

How did Abraham Lincoln feel about southern states seceding?

a)

He supported it

b)

He was indifferent

c)

He opposed it

d)

He was unaware of it

38.

Which 1852 novel, written about the horrors of slavery, sharply divided the North and the South?

a)

Uncle Tom's Cabin

b)

Moby-Dick

c)

The Scarlet Letter

d)

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

39.

The abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, the Kansas/Nebraska Act and the Dred Scott decision all led to which war?

a)

World War I

b)

World War II

c)

The Civil War

d)

The Revolutionary War

40.

Which invention led to a dramatic increase in slave labor in America?

a)

The steam engine

b)

The cotton gin

c)

The telegraph

d)

The spinning jenny

41.

John Brown, Frederick Douglass and William Lloyd Garrison all were leaders of the ________ movement.

a)

Civil Rights

b)

Abolitionist

c)

Women's Suffrage

d)

Labor

42.

The Compromise of 1850 allowed the state of ________ to enter the Union as a free state.

a)

California

b)

Texas

c)

New York

d)

Florida

43.

What was the main difference between the Confederate and United States Constitutions?

a)

The Confederate Constitution allowed for states to secede.

b)

The United States Constitution explicitly prohibited slavery.

c)

The Confederate Constitution had a stronger central government.

d)

The United States Constitution allowed for a parliamentary system.

44.

The Confederate capital during the Civil War was ________, VA.

a)

Richmond

b)

Norfolk

c)

Charlottesville

d)

Roanoke

45.

Abraham Lincoln’s speech to dedicate a battlefield cemetery during the Civil War was known as the ________.

a)

Gettysburg Address

b)

Emancipation Proclamation

c)

Second Inaugural Address

d)

House Divided Speech

46.

The Emancipation Proclamation only freed the slaves in the ________ States.

a)

Northern

b)

Southern

c)

Western

d)

Eastern

47.

Which battle of the Civil War made the South give up the idea of invading the North?

a)

Battle of Gettysburg

b)

Battle of Antietam

c)

Battle of Bull Run

d)

Battle of Shiloh

48.

The process of re-admitting the former Confederate states to the Union was known as

a)

Reconstruction

b)

Restoration

c)

Reformation

d)

Reintegration

49.

The separation of public facilities by race is known as

a)

Integration

b)

Segregation

c)

Desegregation

d)

Assimilation

50.

Which agency helped former slaves after they gained their freedom?

a)
Freedom Fighters
b)
Emancipation Agency
c)
Liberation Bureau
d)
Freedmen's Bureau
51.

Which region of the U.S. was most affected by Jim Crow Laws?

a)
Western states
b)
Midwest states
c)
Southern states
d)
Northeastern states
52.

Literacy Tests, Poll Taxes and Grandfather Clauses were all ways the South tried to stop African-Americans from doing what?

a)
voting
b)
cooking
c)
fishing
d)
dancing
53.

Which group, formed after the Civil War, tried to intimidate African American office holders and voters?

a)
Ku Klux Klan
b)
Black Panthers
c)
White League
d)
Red Shirts
54.

Why did most newly freed slaves stay on the same plantation?

a)
Preference for familiar surroundings
b)
Lack of resources and opportunities
c)
Fear of the unknown outside the plantation
d)
Desire to maintain relationships with other freed slaves
55.

Electricity allowed manufacturers to build their factories away from

a)
water sources
b)
coal mines
c)
solar sources
d)
wind sources
56.

Social Darwinism is a belief that ensures “__________”.

a)
Survival of the weakest
b)
Survival of the fittest
c)
Thriving of the mediocre
d)
Success of the average
57.

Which man started a factory town and produced railroad cars?

a)

Henry Ford

b)

Andrew Carnegie

c)

George Pullman

d)

Thomas Edison

58.

Which man created the first affordable car, the Model T?

a)

Henry Ford

b)

Karl Benz

c)

Nikola Tesla

d)

Thomas Edison

59.

Which man was a leader in the steel industry based in Pittsburgh?

a)

Andrew Carnegie

b)

John D. Rockefeller

c)

Henry Ford

d)

J.P. Morgan

60.

Which man created the Standard Oil Company?

a)

John D. Rockefeller

b)

Andrew Carnegie

c)

J.P. Morgan

d)

Henry Ford

61.

Who created a cheap and efficient way to produce steel?

a)

Henry Bessemer

b)

Andrew Carnegie

c)

Thomas Edison

d)

Nikola Tesla

62.

A “political machine” helped the needs of which class of people?

a)

Upper class

b)

Middle class

c)

Working class

d)

Elite class

63.

Which law made monopolies illegal and helped increase competition in business?

a)

Sherman Antitrust Act

b)

Clayton Antitrust Act

c)

Federal Trade Commission Act

d)

Robinson-Patman Act

64.

Nativists, or people born and raised in America, were opposed to immigrants and immigration.

a)

True

b)

False

65.

A Union is

a)

A group that tries to improve pay and working conditions for the working class

b)

A group that tries to worsen pay and working conditions for the working class

c)

A group that tries to improve pay and working conditions for the upper class

d)

A group that tries to worsen pay and working conditions for the upper class

66.

The Progressive Era was a time when people wanted to reform, or change the problems associated with big businesses.

a)

True

b)

False

67.

Roosevelt’s Square Deal was

a)
Educational reform program for public schools
b)

Domestic programs focusing on consumer protection, corporate regulation, and natural resource conservation to protect the common man

c)
Foreign policy initiative focusing on international trade agreements
d)
Military strategy for World War I
68.

The Pure Food and Drug Act required

a)
regulation of food and drugs
b)
creation of a national food and drug registry
c)
ban on food and drug advertising
69.

The Roosevelt Corollary reinforced and added to what?

a)
Lincoln Doctrine
b)
Jefferson Doctrine
c)
Washington Doctrine
d)
Monroe Doctrine
70.

Explain the difference between Isolationism and Imperialism.

a)
Isolationism focuses on avoiding foreign affairs, while Imperialism involves extending power through colonization or force.
b)
Isolationism and Imperialism both involve avoiding foreign affairs.
c)
Isolationism involves expanding power through colonization, while Imperialism focuses on avoiding foreign affairs.
d)
Isolationism is the same as Imperialism.
71.

Which President helped protect wilderness areas in America by creating a National Parks system?

a)
George Washington
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
John F. Kennedy
d)
Theodore Roosevelt