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U.S. History I Final Exam 2025

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

______________ was the name of the King who granted a charter for the ____________________________.

a)

King Kevin and South Carolina

b)

King John and Georgia

c)

King James and Virginia Company

2.

________________ was the joint stock company that gave the settlers money.

a)

South Carolina Company

b)

Virginia Company

c)

Georgia Company

3.

______________ was the major Cash Crop that saved Jamestown.

a)

Cotton

b)

Rice

c)

Tobacco

4.

________________ brought a Cash Crop to Jamestown to help it survive.

a)
John Rolfe
b)

John Smith

c)

Pocahontas

5.

________________ was the first form of government with representatives formed in Jamestown.

a)

House of Congress

b)

Continental Congress

c)

House of Burgesses

6.

In 1619 __________________ labor arrives in Jamestown.

a)

Slaves

b)

Native Americans

c)

the Spanish

7.

________________ takes leadership of Jamestown with the slogan of “He that will not work, shall not eat.”

a)
John Smith
b)

John Rolfe

c)

Chief Powhatan

8.

In the New England colonies, the holiday of __________________ was established.

a)
Thanksgiving
b)

Fourth of July

c)

Memorial Day

9.

________________ were a strict religious group also known as separatists.

a)
Pilgrims
b)

Native Americans

c)

The British

10.

During the 66 day voyage the Pilgrims signed the ____________ into law before landing.

a)

Aprilcompact

b)

Mayflower Compact

c)

Declaration of Independence

11.

____________________ received a grant and land from King Charles II in 1681.

a)
William Penn
b)

George Washington

c)

John Smith

12.

The middle colonies consisted of the following colonies:

a)

New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware

b)

Virginia, Pennsylvania, South Carolina

c)

New York, Maine, Virginia, North Carolina

13.

Middle colonies are known for their ________________.

a)
farming
b)

industry

c)

trade

14.

________________ was the first colony that survived in the New World.

a)
Jamestown
b)

Roanoke

c)

Plymouth Colony

15.

_________________ was a Native American woman who helped save Jamestown.

a)

Pocohontas

b)

Sacajawea

c)

Pine Cone

16.

________________ and _________________ fought in the French and Indian War.

a)

a. Britain and France

b)

b. France and Italy

c)

c. Britain and Spain

17.

French and Indian War was fought over land called the ____________________.

a)

Ohio River Valley

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Port of New Orleans

18.

Young Major ____________________ leads a small force into the Ohio River Valley in 1754.

a)

George Washington

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Andrew Jackson

19.

_____________ is the winner of the French and Indian War.

a)

a. Great Britain

b)

b. Spain

c)

c. France

20.

________________ forbids settlers to advance beyond the Appalachian Mountains.

a)

Proclamation of 1763

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

The Constitution

21.

Matching:

a)

required stamps for ships papers and legal documents

1.

Stamp Act

b)

stopped colonists from printing their own money

2.

Currency Act

c)

The housing of British soldier against the colonists will

3.

Quartering Act

d)

British East India Company tax

4.

Tea Act

e)

made it illegal for colonists to trade sugar between France and Spain

5.

Sugar Act

22.

Colonists dressed as Mohawk Indians and dumped tea into a harbor. This is known as the __________________.

a)

Boston Tea Party

b)

Boston Massacre

c)

Greenwich Tea Party

23.

A group of the representatives met privately in ____​ (a)   ____________ to form the _______​ (b)   ___________ in September of 1774​

Choose from the below words
Pennsylvania
Continental Congress
New York
House of Burgess
24.

In 1770 a group of local resistance leaders rebelled against British soldiers during the ____________________.

a)

Connecticut Massacre

b)

Boston Massacre

c)

Philadelphia Massacre

25.

Formed in Boston in 1765 a group of ___​ (a)   _____________ formed the _________​ (b)   _____________ to protest the British taxes.

Choose from the below words
Terrorists
Sons of Liberty
Native Americans
Continental Congress
26.

Shays' Rebellion was a rebellion of former Revolutionary War soldiers, now farmers, who were owed back pay.

a)

true

b)

false

27.

The Articles of Confederation were strong.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

The two plans that were compromised to make the plan for the Constitution were the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan.

a)

true

b)

false

29.

Checks and balances are a system of government that avoids a government from becoming too powerful.

a)

true

b)

false

30.

The delegates decided on two houses of Congress.

a)

true

b)

false

31.

Congress is made up of _______________________________.

a)

House of Representatives and Senate

b)

Legislative, Executive and Judicial branches

c)

White House and Capitol building

32.

_______________ was Washington’s Vice president.

a)

John Adams

b)

James Monroe

c)

Thomas Jefferson

33.

____________________ was the first Secretary of the Treasury.

a)

George Washington

b)

James Madison

c)

Alexander Hamilton

34.

_____________ and ________________ ______ empowered the President to deport “dangerous” aliens at his discretion.

a)

Alien and Sedition Acts

b)

National Bank and Veto Acts

c)

Articles of Confederation and Constitution Acts

35.

__________ won the presidential election of 1800.

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

George Washington

36.

Jefferson purchased the ________________________ from France in 1803.

a)

Louisiana Purchase

b)

Spain

c)

California

37.

Thomas Jefferson asked ________________________ to explore the new territory and find the Northwest Passage.

a)
Lewis and Clark
b)

Madison and Monroe

c)

Franklin and Washington

38.

Jefferson issued the __________________ of 1807 to help stop US ships and sailors from being harassed.

a)
Embargo Act
b)

Tea Act

c)

No ships act

39.

______________ was president during the War of 1812.

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

George Washington

c)

James Madison

40.

The United States fought against _________________ in the War of 1812.

a)

France

b)

Great Britain

c)

Spain

41.

During the War of 1812 Francis Scott Key wrote the __________________.

a)

Pledge of Allegiance

b)

The National Anthem

c)

The Declaration of Independence

42.

Jackson passes the Indian Removal Act and forces Native Americans to walk what is now know as the __________________.

a)

Trail of Tears

b)

Trail of Hope

c)

Trail of Anger

43.

Jackson was vetoes against and closes the __________________.

a)

National Bank

b)

Congress Hall

c)

White House

44.

Gold was found in the state of __________________.

a)
California
b)

Texas

c)

New Jersey

45.

The people who headed to the Gold Rush were called ___________.

a)

59ers

b)

80s

c)

49ers

46.

Gold was found at __________________.

a)
Sutter’s Mill
b)

Alamo

c)

Appomattox Court House

47.

Match the following individuals with their contributions:

a)

Samuel Brannan

1.

sold supplies to the miners

b)

Levi Straus

2.

Jeans

c)

J.A. Folger

3.

Coffee

48.

____________________ of 1793 made it illegal to help those escaping slavery.

a)

Fugitive Slave Act

b)

Compromise of 1850

c)

Articles of Confederation

49.

____________________ was a free born African American from New Jersey who was nicknamed “the father of the Underground Railroad.”

a)
Levi Coffin
b)

Federick Douglas

c)

William Still

50.

_______________ was the most famous conductor on the Underground Railroad who helped free more than 300 enslaved people.

a)
Harriet Tubman
b)

William Still

c)

Frederick Douglas

51.

_____________ escaped slavery in 1838 and became one of the most prominent abolitionists in America.

a)

William Still

b)

Frederick Douglas

c)

Harriet Tubman

52.

Match the following to the Union or the Confederacy

a)

Legislative

1.

Makes the Laws

b)

Executive

2.

enforces the laws

c)

Judicial

3.

interprets the laws

53.

Match the following Battles:

a)

Bloodiest Single Day of the War

1.

Antietam

b)

First Shot of the War

2.

Fort Sumter

c)

Battle fought in Tennesse

3.

Shiloh

d)

3-day battle: turning point of the war

4.

Gettysburg

e)

Lee surrenders to Grant

5.

Appomattox Court House

54.

____________________ inspired enslaved people to join the union army with the promise they’d be freed if the Union won the war.

a)

The Emancipation Proclamation

b)

The Compromise of 1865

c)

The Peace Treaty of Paris

55.

____________________ was a famous speech that Lincoln gave to dedicate a cemetery in Pennsylvania.

a)

Gettysburg Address

b)

Emancipation Proclamation

c)

Inaugural Address

56.

Military leader for the Union Army was __________________.

a)
Grant
b)

Lee

c)

Jackson

57.

The president of the Confederacy was __________________.

a)
Jefferson Davis
b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

58.
Jamestown Settlement was founded by:
a)
William Penn & the Quakers
b)

Virginia Company

c)
Walter Raleigh & English Settlers
d)
Debtors
59.
Who said, "If you don't work, then you don't eat!"?
a)
Chief Powhatan
b)
Christopher Newport
c)
Lord De La Warr
d)
Captain John Smith
60.
In what year was Jamestown settled?
a)
1492
b)
1607
c)
1608
d)
2081
61.

Which colony was founded as a haven for English Catholics?

a)

Virginia

b)

Maryland

c)

Georgia

62.

Which colony was founded primarily for religious freedom by the Pilgrims?

a)

Massachusetts

b)

Virginia

c)

Georgia

63.

What was the main reason for the economic success of the middle colonies?

a)

Farming and trade

b)

Shipbuilding

c)

Mining

64.

Who was the leader of the Continental Army during the American Revolution?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

George Washington

c)

Benjamin Franklin