wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Quarter 1 Test Review (Units 1 & 2)

Total questions: 76

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a slave state?
a)
Missouri
b)
Maine
c)
Kentucky
d)
Ohio
2.

Northern and Southern delegates vehemently argued on how slaves should be counted as population for representation purposes, the result of this debate was the -

a)

Three-fifths compromise

b)

Great Compromise

c)

Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions

d)

Missouri Compromise

3.

How was the conflict between large and small states resolved?

a)

Three branches of the national government were formed.

b)

A federal court system was established.

c)

The House of Representatives and Senate were created.

d)

A cabinet was formed to advise the President.

4.

Congress is made up of two parts/houses (bicameral), what are the two parts/houses?

a)

Senate & House of Representatives

b)

Compromises & Constitutional Convention

c)

New Jersey Plan & Virginia Plan

d)

Checks & Balances

5.

The first American government, which was in place during the Revolutionary War and for almost 10 years afterwards, was the _____________.

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

Continental Congress

c)

Mayflower Compact

d)

Philadelphia Convention

6.
Which group of states benefited the most from the Three-Fifths Compromise?
a)
Eastern States
b)
Northern States
c)
Southern States
d)
Western States
7.
Why were the Articles of Confederation replaced?
a)
it created an executive branch
b)
government was took weak to manage state relations
c)
it created a powerful army
d)
it created a judicial branch
8.

What were the key components of the Compromise of 1850?

a)

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

b)

Establishment of a federal slave trade

c)

Expansion of slavery into new territories

d)

Abolition of slavery in all states

9.

What was the significance of the Compromise of 1850 in American history?

a)

It led to the immediate abolition of slavery in all states

b)

It resulted in the secession of the Southern states from the Union

c)

It had no impact on the growing tensions between the North and South

d)

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.

10.

How did the Compromise of 1850 affect the balance of power between free and slave states?

a)

It abolished the concept of free and slave states

b)

It increased the power of slave states

c)

It shifted the balance of power in favor of free states.

d)

It had no impact on the balance of power

11.

The Compromise of 1850 outlawed slave auctions in...

a)

Washington, DC

b)

Richmond

c)

New Orleans

d)

Charleston

12.

What did the Compromise of 1850 say about the other territories acquired by the US from Mexico?

a)

The people would decide whether they wanted slavery.

b)

They would automatically become slave states.

c)

Slavery was banned.

d)

All of the above.

13.

The Compromise of 1850 admitted _________ as a free state.

a)

Arizona

b)

California

c)

New Mexico

d)

Utah

14.

The Compromise of 1850 included a new and tougher...

a)

Freedom Act.

b)

Emancipation Act.

c)

Slaveowners Act.

d)

Fugitive Slave Act.

15.

Which of the following compromises INCREASED sectional tensions in the mid-19th century?

a)

The Great Compromise

b)

The Missouri Compromise

c)

The Compromise of 1850

d)

The Three-Fifths Compromise

16.

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.

a)

Popular Sovereignty

b)

Checks and Balances

c)

Federalism

d)

Separation of Powers

17.

Who drafted the Kansas–Nebraska Act of 1854?

a)

Thomas Hart Benton

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Stephen A. Douglas

d)

Franklin Pierce

18.

What did the Kansas–Nebraska Act effectively repeal?

a)

Fugitive Slave Act of 1850

b)

Compromise of 1850

c)

Missouri Compromise

d)

Emancipation Proclamation

19.

Which event was a result of the Kansas–Nebraska Act and the tensions over slavery it inflamed?

a)

Lincoln–Douglas debates

b)

Ostend Manifesto

c)

Bleeding Kansas

d)

Panic of 1857

20.

What did the Kansas–Nebraska Act lead to the creation of, after the ailing Whig Party broke apart?

a)

Republican Party

b)

Green Party

c)

Libertarian Party

d)

Democratic Party

21.

What was the main purpose of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

a)

To resolve the issue of slavery in the territories

b)

To establish a new political party

c)

To increase trade with neighboring states

d)

To expand the railroad network in the South

22.
Before 1854, slavery was banned from remaining Louisiana Purchase territory under the terms of _____.
a)
The compromise of 1850
b)
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787
c)
The 1820 Missouri Compromise
d)
The Wilmot Proviso
23.

What were some of the causes of Bleeding Kansas?

a)

Debate over the status of Kansas as a free or slave state

b)

Disagreements on the construction of railroads in Kansas

c)

Conflict over land ownership in Kansas

d)

Introduction of new taxes in Kansas

24.

How did violence manifest in Bleeding Kansas?

a)

Joint efforts to promote unity and understanding

b)

Peaceful negotiations between opposing groups

c)

Cultural exchanges to bridge the divide

d)

Armed conflicts between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups

25.

What were the consequences of the violence in Bleeding Kansas?

a)

Continued violence, strengthening of Democratic Party, economic prosperity

b)

Negotiated settlement, unity among factions, end of political turmoil

c)

Increased tensions, rise of Republican Party, outbreak of Civil War

d)

Decreased tensions, fall of Republican Party, peace in the region

26.

What role did abolitionism play in the events of Bleeding Kansas?

a)

Abolitionism had no impact on Bleeding Kansas

b)

Abolitionism supported the pro-slavery side in Bleeding Kansas

c)

Abolitionism intensified the conflict over slavery in Bleeding Kansas.

d)

Abolitionism led to peaceful resolutions in Bleeding Kansas

27.

What were the key events that escalated tensions in Bleeding Kansas?

a)

Signing of the Emancipation Proclamation

b)

Construction of the Transcontinental Railroad

c)

Establishment of the Homestead Act

d)

Passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, influx of settlers, fraudulent elections, sacking of Lawrence, Pottawatomie Massacre

28.

Which was the first state to leave the Union?

a)

Georgia

b)

South Carolina

c)

North Carolina

d)

Mississippi

29.

Choose the states that left the Union.

a)

Louisiana

b)

Texas

c)

Arkansas

d)

Illinois

e)

Maryland

30.

Using this map, answer the following question.

Which political party was most popular in the North?

a)

Northern Democrats

b)

Southern Democrats

c)

Republicans

d)

Constitutional Union

31.

Using this map, answer the following question.

What percentage of the popular vote did Lincoln receive in the Election of 1860?

a)

13

b)

29

c)

40

d)

18

32.

What caused the crisis in Kansas that resulted in two competing state governments?

a)

Congress's decision to delay statehood for Kansas until a compromise could be reached

b)

the decision to allow residents to vote on whether Kansas would be a slave or free state

c)

the admission of Kansas into the Union without mentioning slavery

d)

Missouri's desire to annex Kansas as part of it own state

33.

Anger over the Kansas-Nebraska Act led to the formation of what political party?

a)

the Whigs

b)

the Anti-Whigs

c)

the Republicans

d)

the Democrats

34.

Lincoln's election in 1860 prompted what reaction in the Southern states?

a)

They annexed much of the Western territories.

b)

They protested in Congress.

c)

They held their own election for president.

d)

They seceded from the Union.

35.

Six weeks after Lincoln was elected the South began talking of withdrawing from the Union. This is called.....

a)

Succeeded

b)

Withdrawing

c)

Secession

d)

Succession

36.

Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?

a)

Harpers Ferry

b)

Fort Sumter

c)

Washington, DC

d)

Richmond

37.

When the Civil War began, what was Abraham Lincoln's main goal?

a)

to free the slaves

b)

to punish the South

c)

to preserve the Union

d)

to bring an end to the war

38.
Belief that States held the primary authority of government.
a)
Federalism
b)
States' Rights
c)
Confederation
d)
Nationalism
39.

The Gettysburg Address was spoken during what war?

a)

War of 1812

b)

World War 14

c)

Netfix vs Disney plus

d)

Civil War

40.

What year was Lincoln talking about when he said "four score and seven years ago"?

a)

1770

b)

1776

c)

1876

d)

1863

41.
Which line from the Gettysburg Address is referring to the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Four score and seven years ago
b)
a new nation conceived in liberty
c)
dedicated to the proposition that all men are equal
d)
all choices are correct
42.
What text from the Gettysburg Address is referring to the Constitution?
a)
government of the people, by the people, for the people
b)
four score and seven years ago
c)
from these honored dead we take increased devotion
d)
dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal
43.

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?

a)

winning the war to obtain freedom from Great Britain

b)

stop the war now even if slavery continues

c)

keep fighting for democracy and freedom

d)

becoming a You tube star

44.

What was the main cause of the Civil War?

a)

slavery

b)

imports and exports

c)

spotted lantern fly invasion

d)

capturing new land

45.

The Radical Republicans were Congressional Republicans who -

a)
a. supported slavery.
b)

b. wanted to support President Andrew Johnson

c)
c. wanted to bring the South back quickly into the Union.
d)

d. wanted punish the South and send Union troops to the South to protect the rights of freed Blacks.

46.

The 13th Amendment

a)
Legalized slavery
b)
Extended slavery
c)
Ignored slavery
d)
Abolished slavery
47.

The 14th Amendment

a)
Right to bear arms
b)
Freedom of speech
c)
Right to a fair trial
d)
Citizenship rights and equal protection under the law
48.

The 15th Amendment guaranteed the right to vote to

a)
African American men
b)

Everyone regardless of gender

c)
Native American men
d)

African Americans

49.

What were the Black Codes?

a)
a. A written code system used by freed Blacks in the South to secretly communicate with and assist the Black slaves of Haiti who were planning a revolution against white French plantation owners.
b)
b. A code of conduct freed Black people created to ensure community-wide respect, fairness, and inclusion.
c)
c. Laws passed in the South that limited the rights of free Black people.
d)
d. Laws passed in the South that guaranteed the civil rights of all free Black people.
50.

The "Compromise of 1877" was--

a)
a. The term freed Black people used for the conditions under which they lived in the South.
b)
b. Union troops in the South controlled local election boards and fixed the results of the election of 1876 so that Rutherford B. Hayes, a Republican, won.
c)
c. The agreement between the Union and former Confederate states that Jefferson Davis would become U.S. vice president in order to foster unity.
d)

d. the election of 1876 which resulted in the election of Ulysses Grant to the presidency

51.

"Jim Crow" was--

a)
a. A nickname given to any free Black man running for political office in the South.
b)
b. The free Black man who started the social movement that founded the free Black country of Liberia in West Africa.
c)
c. The white former Confederate soldier who led a group of Southern whites in supporting the civil rights of free Black people.
d)
d. An era in which white supremacists took power across of the South, segregation became the norm, and Southern states found ways to strip free Black citizens of their new civil rights.
52.

What was the date the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence?

a)

July 4,1776

b)

August 2, 1775

c)

April 18, 1776

d)

July 2, 1776

53.

The List of Grievances was the part of the Declaration that

a)

detailed the colonists' complaints with King George III.

b)
listed a man's natural rights.
c)
introduced the Declaration.
d)
concluded the Declaration, declaring America a free country.
54.

Which of the following is a section of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Introduction

b)

Conclusion

c)

Preamble

d)

Constitution

55.

What are unalienable/inalienable rights?

a)

Rights that cannot be taken or given away

b)

Rights that government takes away

c)

Rights for aliens

d)

Government is needed to promote equality and give these rights to people

56.

Acccording to the DOI (in the Declaration of Natural Rights), who gives our government the right to govern?

a)
The people
b)
Parliament
c)
The King
d)
The Sons of Liberty
57.

The Federal Government and State Governments share power between each other. However, the ____________ government(s) has/have more authority and power.

a)

State Governments

b)

Federal Government

c)

Local Governments

d)

Foreign Governments

58.
The first ten Amendments are called the
a)
Constitution Day
b)
Senators 
c)
Bill of Rights
59.
What did Federalists want?
a)
A Bill of Rights
b)
More power to be given to the states
c)
More protection of individual rights
d)
A strong, central government
60.
What did Anti-Federalists want?
a)
A strong, central government
b)
A Bill of Rights
c)
Less power for the states
d)
To keep the Articles of Confederation
61.
What is the name for a change or addition to the Constitution?
a)
Federalism
b)
Amendment
c)
Ratification
d)
Veto
62.

Based on the US Constitution, the government is run by _________.

a)

The President

b)

Congress

c)

The Supreme Court

d)

"The People"

63.

Patriot Americans changed the name parliament gave to The Intolerable Acts. What was the original name?

a)

The Intolerable Acts

b)

The Boston Port Act

c)

The Townsend Act

d)

The Coercive Acts

64.
What event does this drawing show?
a)
Tarring and feathering
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
Boston Massacre
d)
American Revolution
65.

Why did the colonists oppose the Tea Act of 1773?

a)

It made tea more expensive

b)

It gave a monopoly to the British East India tea company

c)

It increased import duties

d)

It restricted trade with other countries

66.

Why were the ships carrying the tea unable to unload in Boston?

a)

The Sons of Liberty prevented it

b)

The governor ordered them not to

c)

The tea was lost at sea

d)

The colonists refused to buy it

67.

Which city had the most significant protest against the British East India tea?

a)

Charleston

b)

New York

c)

Philadelphia

d)

Boston

68.

What were the consequences of the Boston Tea Party?

a)

The closure of Boston port

b)

The shutdown of Massachusetts colonial government

c)

The quartering of British troops in colonists' houses

d)

All of the above

69.

What did the Intolerable Acts entail?

a)

The closure of Boston port

b)

The shutdown of Massachusetts colonial government

c)

The quartering of British troops in colonists' houses

d)

All of the above

70.

No power to tax citizens was another weakness of the Articles of Confederation, Why do you think it was like that?

a)

Citizens wanted to protect individual states taxing power

b)

Fear of being over taxed

71.

The Fear of one person having to much "Power" was what weakness of the "Articles of Confederation"?

a)

No power to request money

b)

No Chief Executive

c)

No power to tax

d)

all of the above

72.
In order to change (amend) the Articles of Confederation,  __________ out of 13 states had to agree. 
a)
9
b)
10
c)
13
d)
15
73.

The Articles of Confederation created a _________________ national government.

a)
strong
b)
average
c)
weak
d)
federal
74.
Americans were afraid that a __?__ would lead to tyranny, or oppressive rule.
a)
strong state government
b)
weak government
c)

strong national government

d)
legslature
75.
 Which of the following weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation led to the government not having any money to pay their debts?
a)
There was no national court system.
b)
Congress was not allowed to collect taxes
c)
There was no single leader or group directed by government
d)
Congress had no power to enforce its laws
76.
Under the Articles of Confederation, most of the power was where?
a)
Legislative branch
b)
the president
c)
the states
d)
national government