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WorksheetsQuarter 1 Test Review (Units 1 & 2)
Total questions: 76
Worksheet time: 6mins
Northern and Southern delegates vehemently argued on how slaves should be counted as population for representation purposes, the result of this debate was the -
Three-fifths compromise
Great Compromise
Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
Missouri Compromise
How was the conflict between large and small states resolved?
Three branches of the national government were formed.
A federal court system was established.
The House of Representatives and Senate were created.
A cabinet was formed to advise the President.
Congress is made up of two parts/houses (bicameral), what are the two parts/houses?
Senate & House of Representatives
Compromises & Constitutional Convention
New Jersey Plan & Virginia Plan
Checks & Balances
The first American government, which was in place during the Revolutionary War and for almost 10 years afterwards, was the _____________.
Articles of Confederation
Continental Congress
Mayflower Compact
Philadelphia Convention
What were the key components of the Compromise of 1850?
Admission of California as a free state, organization of territories with popular sovereignty, settlement of Texas boundary, abolition of slave trade in Washington D.C., and enactment of a more stringent Fugitive Slave Law
Establishment of a federal slave trade
Expansion of slavery into new territories
Abolition of slavery in all states
What was the significance of the Compromise of 1850 in American history?
It led to the immediate abolition of slavery in all states
It resulted in the secession of the Southern states from the Union
It had no impact on the growing tensions between the North and South
It temporarily eased tensions between the North and South over the issue of slavery, but ultimately failed to prevent the outbreak of the Civil War.
How did the Compromise of 1850 affect the balance of power between free and slave states?
It abolished the concept of free and slave states
It increased the power of slave states
It shifted the balance of power in favor of free states.
It had no impact on the balance of power
The Compromise of 1850 outlawed slave auctions in...
Washington, DC
Richmond
New Orleans
Charleston
What did the Compromise of 1850 say about the other territories acquired by the US from Mexico?
The people would decide whether they wanted slavery.
They would automatically become slave states.
Slavery was banned.
All of the above.
The Compromise of 1850 admitted _________ as a free state.
Arizona
California
New Mexico
Utah
The Compromise of 1850 included a new and tougher...
Freedom Act.
Emancipation Act.
Slaveowners Act.
Fugitive Slave Act.
Which of the following compromises INCREASED sectional tensions in the mid-19th century?
The Great Compromise
The Missouri Compromise
The Compromise of 1850
The Three-Fifths Compromise
The idea that political power belongs to the people is called_____________________, and allows the people to make decisions about who will represent them in government and what laws will be established.
Popular Sovereignty
Checks and Balances
Federalism
Separation of Powers
Who drafted the Kansas–Nebraska Act of 1854?
Thomas Hart Benton
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen A. Douglas
Franklin Pierce
What did the Kansas–Nebraska Act effectively repeal?
Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
Compromise of 1850
Missouri Compromise
Emancipation Proclamation
Which event was a result of the Kansas–Nebraska Act and the tensions over slavery it inflamed?
Lincoln–Douglas debates
Ostend Manifesto
Bleeding Kansas
Panic of 1857
What did the Kansas–Nebraska Act lead to the creation of, after the ailing Whig Party broke apart?
Republican Party
Green Party
Libertarian Party
Democratic Party
What was the main purpose of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
To resolve the issue of slavery in the territories
To establish a new political party
To increase trade with neighboring states
To expand the railroad network in the South
What were some of the causes of Bleeding Kansas?
Debate over the status of Kansas as a free or slave state
Disagreements on the construction of railroads in Kansas
Conflict over land ownership in Kansas
Introduction of new taxes in Kansas
How did violence manifest in Bleeding Kansas?
Joint efforts to promote unity and understanding
Peaceful negotiations between opposing groups
Cultural exchanges to bridge the divide
Armed conflicts between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups
What were the consequences of the violence in Bleeding Kansas?
Continued violence, strengthening of Democratic Party, economic prosperity
Negotiated settlement, unity among factions, end of political turmoil
Increased tensions, rise of Republican Party, outbreak of Civil War
Decreased tensions, fall of Republican Party, peace in the region
What role did abolitionism play in the events of Bleeding Kansas?
Abolitionism had no impact on Bleeding Kansas
Abolitionism supported the pro-slavery side in Bleeding Kansas
Abolitionism intensified the conflict over slavery in Bleeding Kansas.
Abolitionism led to peaceful resolutions in Bleeding Kansas
What were the key events that escalated tensions in Bleeding Kansas?
Signing of the Emancipation Proclamation
Construction of the Transcontinental Railroad
Establishment of the Homestead Act
Passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, influx of settlers, fraudulent elections, sacking of Lawrence, Pottawatomie Massacre
Which was the first state to leave the Union?
Georgia
South Carolina
North Carolina
Mississippi
Choose the states that left the Union.
Louisiana
Texas
Arkansas
Illinois
Maryland
Using this map, answer the following question.
Which political party was most popular in the North?
Northern Democrats
Southern Democrats
Republicans
Constitutional Union
Using this map, answer the following question.
What percentage of the popular vote did Lincoln receive in the Election of 1860?
13
29
40
18
What caused the crisis in Kansas that resulted in two competing state governments?
Congress's decision to delay statehood for Kansas until a compromise could be reached
the decision to allow residents to vote on whether Kansas would be a slave or free state
the admission of Kansas into the Union without mentioning slavery
Missouri's desire to annex Kansas as part of it own state
Anger over the Kansas-Nebraska Act led to the formation of what political party?
the Whigs
the Anti-Whigs
the Republicans
the Democrats
Lincoln's election in 1860 prompted what reaction in the Southern states?
They annexed much of the Western territories.
They protested in Congress.
They held their own election for president.
They seceded from the Union.
Six weeks after Lincoln was elected the South began talking of withdrawing from the Union. This is called.....
Succeeded
Withdrawing
Secession
Succession
Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?
Harpers Ferry
Fort Sumter
Washington, DC
Richmond
When the Civil War began, what was Abraham Lincoln's main goal?
to free the slaves
to punish the South
to preserve the Union
to bring an end to the war
The Gettysburg Address was spoken during what war?
War of 1812
World War 14
Netfix vs Disney plus
Civil War
What year was Lincoln talking about when he said "four score and seven years ago"?
1770
1776
1876
1863
It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us –
What is the great task before Lincoln in 1863?
winning the war to obtain freedom from Great Britain
stop the war now even if slavery continues
keep fighting for democracy and freedom
becoming a You tube star
What was the main cause of the Civil War?
slavery
imports and exports
spotted lantern fly invasion
capturing new land
The Radical Republicans were Congressional Republicans who -
b. wanted to support President Andrew Johnson
d. wanted punish the South and send Union troops to the South to protect the rights of freed Blacks.
The 13th Amendment
The 14th Amendment
The 15th Amendment guaranteed the right to vote to
Everyone regardless of gender
African Americans
What were the Black Codes?
The "Compromise of 1877" was--
d. the election of 1876 which resulted in the election of Ulysses Grant to the presidency
"Jim Crow" was--
What was the date the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence?
July 4,1776
August 2, 1775
April 18, 1776
July 2, 1776
The List of Grievances was the part of the Declaration that
detailed the colonists' complaints with King George III.
Which of the following is a section of the Declaration of Independence?
Introduction
Conclusion
Preamble
Constitution
What are unalienable/inalienable rights?
Rights that cannot be taken or given away
Rights that government takes away
Rights for aliens
Government is needed to promote equality and give these rights to people
Acccording to the DOI (in the Declaration of Natural Rights), who gives our government the right to govern?
The Federal Government and State Governments share power between each other. However, the ____________ government(s) has/have more authority and power.
State Governments
Federal Government
Local Governments
Foreign Governments
Based on the US Constitution, the government is run by _________.
The President
Congress
The Supreme Court
"The People"
Patriot Americans changed the name parliament gave to The Intolerable Acts. What was the original name?
The Intolerable Acts
The Boston Port Act
The Townsend Act
The Coercive Acts
Why did the colonists oppose the Tea Act of 1773?
It made tea more expensive
It gave a monopoly to the British East India tea company
It increased import duties
It restricted trade with other countries
Why were the ships carrying the tea unable to unload in Boston?
The Sons of Liberty prevented it
The governor ordered them not to
The tea was lost at sea
The colonists refused to buy it
Which city had the most significant protest against the British East India tea?
Charleston
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
What were the consequences of the Boston Tea Party?
The closure of Boston port
The shutdown of Massachusetts colonial government
The quartering of British troops in colonists' houses
All of the above
What did the Intolerable Acts entail?
The closure of Boston port
The shutdown of Massachusetts colonial government
The quartering of British troops in colonists' houses
All of the above
No power to tax citizens was another weakness of the Articles of Confederation, Why do you think it was like that?
Citizens wanted to protect individual states taxing power
Fear of being over taxed
The Fear of one person having to much "Power" was what weakness of the "Articles of Confederation"?
No power to request money
No Chief Executive
No power to tax
all of the above
The Articles of Confederation created a _________________ national government.
strong national government
