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Unit 2 (SSUSH 6-10) Review

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

During whose presidency was the Louisiana territory purchased, doubling the size of the United States?

a)

John Adams

b)

George Washington

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

James Madison

2.
During whose presidency was the War of 1812 fought? 
a)
John Adams
b)
George Washington
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
James Madison
3.

During his presidency, he wrote a doctrine that told European nations not to interfere in the Western Hemisphere.

a)

James Monroe

b)

James Madison

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

George Washington

4.
This president sent Lewis and Clark to explore west of the Mississippi River.
a)
James Monroe
b)
James Madison
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
George Washington
5.

Which job did Alexander Hamilton hold in Washington's cabinet?

a)

Secretary of State

b)

Secretary of War

c)

Secretary of the Treasury

d)

Attorney General

e)

Postmaster General

6.

What is a loose interpretation of the Constitution?

a)

The belief that the Constitution grants you lots of rights

b)

The belief that the Constitution should limit your rights

c)

The belief that there are implied powers in the Constitution

d)

The belief that the Constitution must be word for word

7.

What is a strict interpretation of the Constitution?

a)

The belief that there are implied powers in the Constitution

b)

The belief that the Constitution grants you lots of rights

c)

The belief that the Constitution should limit your rights

d)

The belief that the Constitution must be taken word for word

8.
Practice of rewarding government jobs  to political supporters; replacing government employees with the winning candidate's supporters.
a)
Bureaucracy
b)
Mudslinging
c)
Spoil System
d)
Plurality
9.

In the 1820s, voting rights expanded to include who?

a)

All white men 21 and over.

b)

All white men and women over 21.

c)

All White and Black men 21 and older.

d)

All white and Native Americans 21 or older.

10.

U.S. President who signed the Indian Removal Act of 1830 ordering ALL Native Americans to be relocated west of the Mississippi River.

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

James Madison

d)

Andrew Jackson

11.
To nullify a law means …
a)
to agree to the law
b)
to secede.
c)
to void or cancel the law.
d)
to vote on the law.
12.

Which state said they wouldn't pay the new tariff and passed the Nullification Act?

a)

North Carolina

b)

South Carolina

c)

Virginia

d)

Georgia

13.
The North was dependent on __________ while the South was dependent on __________.
a)
Industry, Slavery
b)
Slavery, Agriculture
c)
Industry, Mills
14.
Which region of the country had a lot of manufacturing?
a)
the north
b)
the south
c)
the west
d)
Alaska
15.

Who was the mastermind behind the American System?

a)

Henry Clay

b)

John C. Calhoun

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Andrew Jackson

16.
Act made it a federal law that all runaway slaves MUST be returned to their owners in the south. 
a)
Fugitive Slave Act
b)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
c)
Dred Scott Decision
d)
Compromise of 1850
17.
John Brown was hanged for leading a raid on _____.
a)
Independence Square
b)
Truman Corners
c)
Harper's Ferry
d)
The Landing
18.
In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a slave state?
a)
Missouri
b)
Maine
c)
Kentucky
d)
Ohio
19.
This law allowed slavery to expand in the West through popular sovereignty.
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Kansas Nebraska Act
d)
Dred Scott Case
20.

Secede means

a)

to win.

b)

to lose.

c)

to change.

d)

to withdraw.

21.

An 1854 law that established the territories of Kansas and Nebraska and gave their residents the right to decide whether to allow slavery.

a)

Compromise of 1850

b)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

c)

Missouri Compromise

d)

Fugitive Slave Law

22.
Who won the Election of 1860?
a)
Ulysses S Grant
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Uncle Tom
23.
Where were the first shots fired of the Civil War?
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Fort Worth
c)
Lexington
d)
Gettysburg
24.

Who was the president of the Confederacy?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

Robert E. Lee

25.

Who was the general that surrendered to General Grant at Appomattox Courthouse in 1865, ending the Civil War?

a)

Stonewall Jackson

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

Winfield Scott

d)

Abraham Lincoln

26.

At the end of which battle did General Grant and his troops secure control of the Mississippi River?

a)

Antietam

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Vicksburg

d)

Richmond

27.

Which 3-day battle was the turning point of the war for the Union army?

a)

Gettysburg

b)

Antietam

c)

Cold Harbor

d)

Fall of Richmond

28.

Which statement BEST explains President Abraham Lincoln's original reason for fighting the Civil War?

a)

President Lincoln wanted to end all slavery everywhere in the US

b)

President Lincoln wanted to preserve the Union

c)

President Lincoln wanted to punish the South for their rebellion

29.

What was the MOST SIGNIFICANT outcome of the Dred Scott court case?

a)

Slaves were determined to have "no rights which any white man was bound to respect"

b)

The North scored a major victory in abolishing slavery

c)

Congress could not outlaw slavery anywhere in the US

30.

What were the advantages the South had in the war? (Check all that apply).

a)

Military leadership (better generals)

b)

Larger army

c)

Fighting in familiar territory

d)

More money

31.

Based on the pictograph, predict which side would win the war because it had more resources.

a)

Union (North)

b)

Confederates (South)

c)

Western Territories

32.

The main goal of the Ku Klux Klan during the Reconstruction was to

a)

prevent African Americans from exercising their rights.

b)

gain control of state legislatures.

c)

restore the Confederacy.

d)

improve conditions for poor whites.

33.

The Fourteenth Amendment was part of a series of laws that

a)

ensured the civil rights of African Americans.

b)

shifted the balance of power in favor of the Supreme Court.

c)

changed the way a President could hire government officials.

d)

restored the balance of power between the President and Congress.

34.

The Freedmen’s Bureau succeeded in

a)

electing African Americans to southern state governments.

b)

keeping ex-Confederate supporters out of office.

c)

redistributing formerly white-owned land to black southerners.

d)

providing clothing, medical care, food, and education to many freed people.

35.

The goal of the Freedmen’s Bureau was to

a)

prevent African Americans from voting.

b)

force African Americans to move north.

c)

help former slaves adjust to freedom.

d)

abolish slavery.

36.

The Reconstruction Act of 1867

a)

gave voting rights to all Southerners.

b)

closed the South to scalawags.

c)

closed the South to Democrats.

d)

put the South under military rule.

37.

What was the verdict in President Johnson’s impeachment trial?

a)

He escaped conviction by one vote.

b)

He was forced to confess his guilt.

c)

He was removed from office.

d)

He was found guilty.

38.

This system of agriculture developed in the late 19th century, in which a landowner allowed a tenant to use the land in return for a portion of what was produced. It was called:

a)

slash and burn farming

b)

sharecropping

c)

rent farming

d)

farm to fork farming

39.

The period of rebuilding of the South after the Civil War was known as

a)

The Renaissance

b)

Reconstruction

c)

The Gilded Age

d)

The Industrial Revolution

40.
Hayes agreed to remove federal troops from the South in order to win the Presidency in the Election of 1876. This--
a)
started Reconstruction
b)
got him impeached
c)
made Southern Democrats angry
d)
ended Reconstruction
41.

What organization was designed to intimidate former slaves and anyone who supported former slaves?

a)

Ku Klux Klan

b)

Freedmen's Bureau 

c)

Black Codes

42.

Lincoln's Lenient Reconstruction Plan.

a)

30% OFF

b)

10% Plan

c)

The Dab

d)

20% Plan

43.

Who was president of the Confederate States during the war?

a)

Jefferson Davis

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

John Adams

d)

Alexander Hamilton

44.

The first shots of the Civil War were fired at this fort on April 12, 1861.

a)

Fort Benning

b)

Fort Sumter

c)

Fort Belvoir

d)

Fort Pierce

45.

What was one result of the election of 1876?

a)

Fighting in the Civil War continued.

b)

Reconstruction officially ended.

c)

Federal troops remained in the South.

d)

Discrimination ended in the South.

46.

Granted citizenship and guaranteed equal protection under the law

a)

13th Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

d)

Civil Rights Act of 1866

47.

Gave African American men the right to vote

a)

13th Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

d)

Civil Rights Act of 1866

48.

Case brought before the Supreme Court involving a slave who wanted his freedom: Court decided African Americans CAN'T be citizens and can't sue in federal court.

a)

Dred Scott Decision

b)

Compromise of 1850

c)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

d)

Fugitive Slave Act

49.
Act made it a federal law that all runaway slaves MUST be returned to their owners in the south. 
a)
Fugitive Slave Act
b)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
c)
Dred Scott Decision
d)
Compromise of 1850
50.
John Brown was hanged for leading a raid on _____.
a)
Independence Square
b)
Truman Corners
c)
Harper's Ferry
d)
The Landing
51.
This law allowed slavery to expand in the West through popular sovereignty.
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Kansas Nebraska Act
d)
Dred Scott Case
52.

Secede means

a)

to win.

b)

to lose.

c)

to change.

d)

to withdraw.

53.
Who won the Election of 1860?
a)
Ulysses S Grant
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Uncle Tom
54.

He led a slave revolt that killed 57 people.

a)

Nat Turner

b)

Harriet Tubman

c)

Frederick Douglass

d)

John Brown

55.

What did the southern states do after Lincoln was elected?

a)

Formed the Confederate States of America

b)

Seceded from the country

c)

Voluntarily freed all the slaves

d)

Wrote letters to thank Lincoln for his service

56.

Law in 1820 that prevented slavery north of the 36 degree, 30'N parallel and allowed Maine to enter as a free state and Missouri as a slave state.

a)

Protective Tariff

b)

Sectionalism

c)

Missouri Compromise

d)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

57.

Belief that it is more important to focus on your area then the nation as a whole.

a)

Protective Tariff

b)

Sectionalism

c)

Missouri Compromise

d)

Kansas-Nebraska Act