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USHC 1-4 Mid Term Review 24-25

Total questions: 73

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The Articles of Confederation created a ________ national government.
a)
weak
b)
strong
c)
both strong and weak
d)
neither  strong nor  weak
2.

Who had more power with the Articles of Confederation?

a)

National Governments

b)

State Governments

3.
Articles established a “___________________” among the states
a)
firm league of friendship
b)
weak connection among countries
c)
long history of violence 
d)
a brisk admiration for sovereignty 
4.

Federalist Paper that supported a representative democracy

a)
Federalist No. 2
b)
Federalist No. 3
c)
Federalist No. 10
d)
Federalist No. 1
5.

Primary objective of the 85 essays was to?

a)
Oppose the ratification of the United States Constitution
b)
Provide a historical account of the American Revolution
c)
Advocate for the abolition of slavery
d)
Promote the ratification of the United States Constitution
6.

Federalist Papers explained the checks and balance system (executive branch power of legislative branch.

a)

Federalist Papers 7

b)

Federalist Papers 73

c)

Federalist Papers 51

d)

Federalist Papers 10

7.

Court case that established the concept of Judicial Review.

a)
Dred Scott v. Sandford
b)
Brown v. Board of Education
c)
Roe v. Wade
d)
Marbury v. Madison
8.

The power of the Supreme Court to determine if a law is constitutional.

a)
legislative review
b)
executive review
c)
constitutional review
d)
judicial review
9.

In Farewell Address, Washington had 2 main suggestions for the USA name them.

a)
ignoring political parties and ignoring permanent alliances with foreign nations
b)
embracing political parties and embracing permanent alliances with foreign nations
c)
forming political parties and forming permanent alliances with foreign nations
d)
avoiding political parties and avoiding permanent alliances with foreign nations
10.

Court case that was ignored by Andrew Jackson and led to the forced removal of Native Americans?

a)

Worcester vs Georgia

b)

Marbury vs Madison

c)

McCulloch vs Maryland

d)

Roe vs Wade

11.

Federalist Supreme Court Justice that strengthened the supreme court and federal government with many of his rulings.

a)

John Marshall

b)

William Gray

c)

Earl Warren

d)

Thomas Knibbs

12.

The Federalist papers were used to persuade people to ​ (a)   the Constitution. They included ideas like ​ (b)   and ​ (c)   .

Choose from the below words
ratify
Separation of Powers
Checks and Balances
reject
Bill of Rights
Federalism
Popular Sovereignty
13.

Put the following events in order from first to last

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Articles of Confederation

c)

Shays Rebellion

d)

Creation of US Constitution

e)

Whiskey Rebellion

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
14.

Which of the following was the greatest thing to come out of the Articles of Confederation?

a)

North West Land Ordinance

b)

Taxable income

c)

13th Amendment

d)

Popular sovereignty

15.

Match the following

a)

Alien and Sedition Acts

1.

Removal of your 1st Am. Right by Govt.

b)

Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions

2.

Nullification of the A/S Acts

c)

Philanthropist

3.

Proving goods to your community

d)

Robber Barons

4.

Using practices to get ahead and make $$

e)

Homestead Acts

5.

Providing "free" land to move out west

16.

Which presidential campaign led to the split of the Republican Party in 1912?

a)

Roosevelt vs Wilson vs Taft

b)

Perot vs Clinton vs Bush

c)

William McKinley vs William Jennings Bryan

17.

The religious group that migrated to the west, due to persecution in the east, and ultimately settled in Utah were the ​ (a)   .

Choose from the below words
Mormons
Amish
Quakers
Muslims
Christians
Jews
18.

Which area of the map would you find African Americans known as Buffalo Soldiers post Civil War?

19.

The process of nullification allows a state to do what, in regards to laws made by the Federal Government....... Think 10th Amendment

a)

Approve unanimously to follow the law for the good of the country

b)

Claim the law is unconstitutional, and follow their own regional/state interest

c)

They have not choice, the rule of the Feds outranks the rule of the States

d)

Claim that Great Britain would have never created these laws and secede from the Union.

20.

The Necessary and Proper Clause, or Elastic Clause, allows for changes to this provided it is for the greater good due to the changing of the country... think document

(a)  

21.

Put the following events in order, think about cause and effect of each event to the next event.

a)

Industrialization in America

b)

Western Migration and movement of factories/industry

c)

Industry offers jobs, immigrants flock to the USA

d)

Workers want rights and protections, create Unions

e)

Progressive Presidents take office and fight for "common people" to fix society

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
22.

Place the policies/events under the presidential candidate that best fits.

Categorize the following

Pro Big Business

Pro common man

Gold = Money

Bi-metalism

Anti-Union

Cross of Gold Speech

Election of 1896 Winner

Election of 1896 Loser

William McKinley
William Jennings Bryan
23.

Match the following business with the owner.

a)

Andrew Carnegie

1.

Steel

b)

John D. Rockefeller

2.

US Standard Oil

c)

J. P. Morgan

3.

Banking

d)

Cornelius Vanderbilt

4.

Rail Roads

24.

This was an attempt by Benjamin Franklin to unite the Colonies prior to the French and Indian War

a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
Stamp Act Congress
d)
Albany Plan of Union
25.

How did the Colonies respond to the Albany Plan proposed by Benjamin Franklin?

a)
accepted
b)
ignored
c)
modified
d)
rejected
26.

Match the following

a)

“all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution”

1.

Elastic Clause

b)

life, liberty, pursuit of happiness

2.

Declaration of Independence

c)

Power to determine the constitutionality of a law

3.

Judicial Review

d)

Virginia and Kentucky Resolution

4.

Nullification

e)

Limited the power of the government

5.

Bill of Rights

27.

life, liberty, pursuit of happiness are all found in?

a)
United States Constitution
b)
United States Declaration of Independence
c)
United States Bill of Rights
d)
United States Supreme Court
28.

An Unjust Government can be overthrown, All Men are Created Equal are both found in?

a)
Magna Carta
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Constitution
d)
Declaration of Independence
29.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

Limited the Power of the U.S. Govt.

First 10 Amendment

All men are created equally

Unjust govt can be overthrown

Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of happiness

27 Amendments

Rule of Law

The govt should represent the people

Replaced the Articles of Confederation

consent of the governed

John Locke

Montesquieu

Rousseau

Social Contract Theory

James Madison

85 essays were written to ratify this document

Enlightenment
Bill of Rights
Declaration of Independence
U.S. Constitution
30.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

Can't Tax

Can't regulate interstate commerce

Too weak to lead effectively

No branches of government

Northwest Ordinance

3 branches of government

Checks and balance system

Judicial Review

Strenghtened the Supreme Court

Federalist

Appointed for life

Preamble

Bill of Rights

Great Compromise

Elastic Clause

Fought for Civil Rights

Brown v Board of Education

1953-1969

Articles of Confederation
Constitution
John Marshall
Earl Warren
31.

Match the following

a)

Marbury vs Madison

1.

Judicial Review

b)

Declaration of Independence

2.

All men are created equal

c)

Articles of Confederation

3.

States have all the power

d)

Virginia Plan

4.

Representation base on population

e)

New Jersey Plan

5.

All states have equal representation

32.

Organize these options into the right categories

a)

Ratify

1.

Approve

b)

Nullify

2.

Void

c)

Tariff

3.

Tax on imports

d)

Amend

4.

Change

e)

Suffrage

5.

Vote

33.

Which of the following ideas was part of George Washington's Farewell Address?

 

a)

We need to rebuild our relationship with England.

b)

We need to remain united at home and neutral abroad.

c)

We need to support the Federalist Party.

d)

We should offer charity and military aid to any nation in need.

34.

What did Abraham Lincoln declare, early in his presidency, as his primary goal as President?

a)

To enforce the Emancipation Proclamation

b)

To preserve the Union

c)

To end slavery throughout the entire country

d)

To encourage sectionalism

35.
What effect did Uncle Tom’s Cabin and John Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry have on the South?
a)
White Southerners increasingly distrusted the intentions of Northerners.
b)
Southerners gained seats in the US Congress.
c)
Slavery was no longer an issue as new states were added to the Union.
d)
Abolitionists in the South were be free to help runaway slaves.
36.
How are Frederick Douglass, William Lloyd Garrison, and the Grimke sisters all similar?
a)
they all fought for the south
b)
they all were abolitionist
c)
they all supported the nullification theory of states rights
d)
they all supported the plantation system in the south
37.

Choose all that apply: Which of the following was the primary reason for secession, the Civil War, and eventually the 13th Amendment?

a)

the annexation of Texas into the Union

b)

the popularity of the abolitionist movement

c)

the controversy over slavery as the nation moved west

d)

Harriet Beecher Stowe’s book, Uncle Tom’s Cabin

38.

What was the result of the disputed Presidential Election of 1876?

a)

Reconstruction ended as federal troops were removed from the South.

b)

Slavery was re-established in the South by state legislatures.

c)

New state laws were passed in the South to guarantee equal rights for African Americans.

d)

A constitutional amendment was adopted to correct problems with the electoral college system

39.

What was the purpose of Black Codes during Reconstruction?

a)

The codes were laws meant to protect the constitutional rights and liberties of freed slaves.

b)

The codes were laws passed by mainly Southern states to keep African Americans subordinate to whites.

c)

The codes established educational standards for freedmen.

d)

The codes provided forty acres and a mule to freedmen.

40.

What was the significance of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment during the Civil War?

a)

The Regiment defeated Union troops at Fort Sumter.

b)

The Regiment defended the Mississippi River at the Battle of Vicksburg.

c)

The Regiment achieved a Union victory during the first naval battle fought between ironclads.

d)

The Regiment gained respect and notoriety for African American soldiers who joined the Union.

41.

“I was the conductor of the Underground Railroad for eight years, and I can say what most conductors can't say — I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger.” ...

 Which abolitionist leader is best associated with the quote above?

a)

John Brown

b)

David Walker

c)

William Lloyd Garrison

d)

Harriet Tubman

42.

How were Frederick Douglass, William Lloyd Garrison, and the Grimke Sisters all similar?

a)

They all supported the abolitionist movement.

b)

They all supported the passage of Black Codes.

c)

They all supported the nullification theory of States' Rights.

d)

They all supported the plantation system in the South.

43.

Which of the following are MOST associated with Andrew Carnegie?

 (Choose 4 that apply)

a)

Horizontal Integration

b)

Vertical Integration

c)

Standard Oil

d)

Gospel of Wealth

e)

Bessemer Process

44.

Which of the following are most associated with John D. Rockefeller?

Choice (3) that apply

a)

Standard Oil

b)

Horizontal Integration

c)

Kerosene

d)

U.S. Steel

45.

Study the image. (Remember, to best understand a visual prompt, you need to consider ALL the information presented: dates, characters/individuals represented, setting, descriptions, source, etc.)

Which idea of the late 1800s is MOST closely associated with the cartoon above?

a)

Regulated Capitalism

b)

Social Darwinism

c)

Gospel of Wealth

d)

Graduated income taxes

46.

Which term BEST describes the United States government's policies towards Big Business during the Gilded Age?

a)

Regulatory

b)

Mercantilist

c)

Laissez-faire

d)

Progressive

47.

Study the image below. (Remember, to best understand a visual prompt, you need to consider ALL the information presented: dates, characters/individuals represented, setting, descriptions, source, etc.)

The "Cross of Gold" speech, which is depicted in the cartoon above, was a Populist initiative promoting what?

a)

Hard money, based on the gold standard

b)

Deflation, in order to raise farm prices

c)

Bimetallism, which based money on gold and silver

d)

Muckraking, to expose the corruption of big business

48.

In the late 1800s, why were the Homestead Steel Strike and the Pullman Railcar Strike unsuccessful?

a)

The federal government only supported business owners.

b)

Most workers refused to take part in the strike.

c)

The Supreme Court ruled both strikes were illegal.

d)

Factory owners hired children to replace the striker

49.

Which of the following methods would be embraced by a union leader?

a)

Child labor

b)

Collective bargaining

c)

Lockouts

d)

Laissez-faire economics

50.

Why did presidents and governors use military force during labor-management conflicts in the late 19th century?

a)

in order to support industrialists and end strikes

b)

in order to make employers sign collective bargaining agreements

c)

in order to protect workers from the private armies of employers

d)

in order to replace striking factory workers with soldiers

51.

What was the primary purpose of the Interstate Commerce Act(1887), the Sherman Antitrust Act(1890), and the Clayton Antitrust Act(1914)?

a)

to eliminate unfair business practices

b)

ro reduce imports from foreign nations

c)

to reduce the power of the unions

d)

to increase the power of local governments

52.

Which of the following was a MAIN reason the Chinese Exclusion Act was supported at both state and national levels?

a)

The United States government wanted to retaliate against Chinese attacks on the American Navy.

b)

Leaders wanted to stop Chinese religious influence in America.

c)

Political and economic leaders wanted to reduce competition from Chinese laborers.

d)

West Coast leaders wanted to reduce the amount of opium being smuggled into the United States.

53.

Nativism, economic problems on the West Coast, and controversy over lower wages all led to the passage of which law?

a)

The Chinese Exclusion Act

b)

The Sherman Anti-Trust Act

c)

The Voting Rights Act

d)

The Homestead Act

54.

Which of the following best describes the "New Immigrants" of the late 19th and early 20th Centuries?

a)

Northern and Western Europeans

b)

Southern and Eastern Europeans

c)

Mediterranean Races from Europe, Africa, and Asia

d)

Asians and Latin Americans

55.

Why did the United States pursue the policy demonstrated in this cartoon?

a)

to find a safer method of transport for people crossing the Atlantic Ocean

b)

to improve relations with European countries

c)

to limit the number of immigrants that entered the United States

d)

to create an easier process for becoming an American citizen

56.

Which is the best example of nativism in the late 19th century?

a)

the creation of settlement houses

b)

the founding of the American Federation of Labor

c)

the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act

d)

the reliance on immigrants as sources of labor

57.

Which of the following fostered the development of a national market by linking all parts of the country between 1840-1900?

a)

Highways

b)

Railroads

c)

Radio

d)

Electricity

58.

Which of the following are MOST associated with Andrew Carnegie?

 (Choose 4 that apply)

a)

Horizontal Integration

b)

Vertical Integration

c)

Standard Oil

d)

Gospel of Wealth

e)

Bessemer Process

59.

Which of the following are most associated with John D. Rockefeller?

Choice (3) that apply

a)

Standard Oil

b)

Horizontal Integration

c)

Kerosene

d)

U.S. Steel

60.

Which economic concept is best illustrated by the cartoon?

a)

Supply and demand

b)

mercantilism

c)

monopoly

d)

trade

61.

What impact did U.S. governmental policies have on business and industry during the late 1800s?

a)

The U.S. government tried to control public and private utilities and transportation.

b)

The U.S. government tried to limit and regulate industrial and business growth.

c)

The U.S. government regulated industry for the public good.

d)

The U.S. government provided little or no enforcement of regulations on industry.

62.

In the 1830s, how did President Andrew Jackson fail to protect the natural rights of Native Americans?

a)

Jackson supported legislation decreasing Native Americans' right to vote.

b)

Jackson sought to annex the territories of Texas and Oregon.

c)

Jackson enforced the relocation of Native Americans with the Indian Removal Act.

d)

Jackson punished Native Americans for siding with Britain during the War of 1812.

63.

 Which late-1700s technological innovation best explains the change over time represented in the chart above?

a)

Telegraph

b)

Steam Engine

c)

Cotton Gin

d)

Railroads

64.

As President, how did Andrew Jackson undermine the Supreme Court decision of Worcester v. Georgia?

a)

He defied the court's ruling and allowed the Indian Removal Act to continue.

b)

He supported the theory of nullification and states' rights.

c)

He began an impeachment process of John Marshall in Congress.

d)

He established voting and property rights for African American males.

65.

Which of the following BEST explains the dramatic increase in the number of German and Irish immigrants to northern cities in the mid-1800s?

a)

The growth of the cotton industry in the South supported the expansion of the northern textile system.

b)

The large scale African American migration to the South created an abundance of available jobs in the North.

c)

The KKK discouraged European immigration in the South, resulting in northern urbanization.

d)

The decrease in cotton production led to high unemployment in the South.

66.

Which Supreme Court case tried to protect the rights of Native Americans?

a)

Gibbons v. Ogden

b)

Marbury v. Madison

c)

Dred Scott v. Sandford

 

d)

Worcester v. Georgia

67.

Which of the following were part of Henry Clay's American System?

(Choose 4 that apply)

a)

Tariffs for the protection of domestic industry

b)

Increased trade among the regions of the nation

c)

Sale of federal lands to finance construction of colleges and universities

d)

Internal improvements at the national government's expense

e)

A national bank to encourage commerce

68.

Which of the following were characteristics of President Andrew Jackson's Administration?

(Choose 2 that apply)

a)

The expansion of suffrage to all white males

b)

The abolition of slavery

c)

The displacement of Native Americans

d)

The annexation of Texas

69.

What would be the best title for the map above?

a)

British North America Before 1850

b)

United States Territorial Expansion

c)

Colonial North America

d)

Wartime Land Acquisitions

70.

Which event led to the acquisition of the territories shown in red and tan on the map?

a)

Spanish American War

b)

Oregon Purchase

c)

Mexican-American War

d)

Louisiana Purchase

71.

 In the mid-1800s, why did Northern cities like Lowell, Massachusetts see such dramatic population increases?

a)

The purchase of the Louisiana Territory provided new land and mineral resources to frontier settlers.

b)

Experimentation with utopian communities meant both men and women had expanded political and economic opportunities.

c)

The migration of skilled labor to western territories led to a decrease in the number of available factory and farm workers in the East.

d)

There was a direct connection between increases in Southern cotton production and factory opportunities in the North.

72.

Treaty that provided the United States with much of the Southwest

a)

Louisiana Purchase

b)

Guadalupe Hidalgo

c)

Adam Onis

d)

Oregon Treaty

73.

The green area on the map is

a)

Oregon Treaty

b)

Mexican Cession

c)

The Alamo

d)

Battle of Guadalupe Hidalgo