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WorksheetsUnit 1 - American History
Total questions: 85
Worksheet time: 1hrs 14mins
During what era in US history, people discovered new land?
Exploration era
Colonization era
American Revolution era
Constitution era
During what era in US history, people built their homes in the “New World”?
Exploration era
Colonization era
American Revolution era
Constitution era
During what era in US history, the colonists fought against Britain to become their own country?
Exploration era
Colonization era
American Revolution era
Constitution era
During what era in US history, government was created in the new country?
Exploration era
Colonization era
American Revolution era
Constitution era
During what era in US history, Americans got more land to populate?
Early Republic era.
Age of Jackson era.
Industrial Revolution era.
Westward Expansion era.
During what era in US history, people in the states disagreed on slavery?
Reform era
Sectionalism era.
Civil War era.
Reconstruction era.
During what era in US history, people fought over slavery?
Reform era
Sectionalism era.
Civil War era.
Reconstruction era.
The excerpt was written in response to the
British government’s attempt to assert greater control over the North American colonies
British government’s failure to protect colonists from attacks by American Indians
colonial governments’ failures to implement mercantilist policies
colonial governments’ attempts to extend political rights to new groups
The pattern of colonial settlement up to 1700 resulted most directly from which of the following factors?
The large size of British colonial populations relative to American Indian populations
British recognition of Native American sovereignty
British government attempts to impose greater control over the colonies in the late 1600s
The orientation of the British colonies toward producing commodities for export to Europe
Which of the following was a major contrast between the New England colonies and the colonies of France?
The New England colonies were based on more diverse agriculture and commerce.
The French settled more often in cities and towns.
The French had more conflicts with American Indians.
New England developed a less rigid racial hierarchy
Refer to the following engraving from the late 16th century: Which of the following statements correctly describes the consequences of European colonization?
Colonization brought wealth to European imperial powers which resulted in political and economic innovations.
Both the Europeans and Native Americans became rich and powerful by sharing the profits from economic ventures.
The Europeans helped civilize the Native Americans and improved their quality of life by sharing technology with them.
The effects of colonization up both Europeans and Native Americans were temporary and very small.
Refer to the image below — a 16th century image that portrays the impact of smallpox on the Aztec population. Why did the Native American people lack immunity to European diseases?
Unlike Europeans, indigenous peoples had not developed vaccines.
Most Indigenous peoples did not live in urban areas and had few domesticated animals, which meant they did not develop a resistance to many animal-borne illnesses.
Indigenous peoples were physically inferior to Europeans and often became ill.
Indigenous peoples died because they suffered divine retribution for refusing to convert to Christianity.
Why did John Winthrop (1630) say the Puritans must build a city upon a hill?
In order to have a more defensible position in case of an attack by indigenous peoples.
In order to build a light house to help approaching ships navigate.
In order to serve as a religious inspiration to others.
In order to concentrate evil and sin and then separate it from the rest of society.
How did Britain try to deal with the massive expenses they incurred during the French & Indian War?
The British crown began to more rigorously enforce imperial policies and taxes.
The British king sold the crown jewels and all the other royal treasures.
The British empire sold all the colonies in North America to France.
The British cabinet forced the North American colonies to loan money to the crown.
Refer to the following excerpt from a letter by Henry Clay in 1812: What impact did the War of 1812 have on American politics?
It ushered in the Era of Good Feelings.
It led to the birth of the Free Soil party.
It had no effect on American politics.
It caused many Americans to be abstain from voting.
The Navigation Acts imposed mercantilism in the colonies. What is mercantilism?
A system that required the colonies to trade only with England
A system of free trade between the colonies, the Caribbean, and Europe
An attempt to increase manufactured goods in the colonies
What generalization can you make about the relationship between England and its American colonies
The English always gave the Americans lots of independence and self-rule
Politics and conflicts in England heavily influenced the level of independence in America
England controlled all aspects of colonial rule.
How did Native American nations react to English colonization and the resulting loss of land and dying population?
The formed alliances between themselves and resisted
They gave up quickly and were wiped out
They all sided with the French against England
What was the effect of the Atlantic Slave Trade on the British economy?
It created a lot of wealth for the Europeans and White colonists
Slavery couldn't compete with other forms of labor
Eonomies in the Caribbean declined
What was NOT an effect of the Atlantic Slave Trade on West Africa
It united African groups against European slave traders
It drained West Africa of population and caused a gender imbalance
It increased violent confrontation between African groups and kingdoms
It changed social hierarchies and marriage patterns
During the period of "salutary neglect" England....
Rigidly controlled economics and politics in the colonies
Relaxed controls on internal affairs in the colonies
Completely ended mercantilism
Assess the impact of Jamestown's establishment on Native American tribes in the region.
It led to peaceful coexistence.
It resulted in significant conflict and displacement.
It had no impact.
It improved trade relations.
- written by Abraham Lincoln
- freed slaves in the "states in rebellion"
- issued after the Union victory at Antietam
- added a new purpose to the Civil War
When did Columbus make his first voyage to the New World?
1492 AD
1492 BC
1606 AD
1606 BC
Which of the following is a negative impact that the Columbian Exchange had on the native peoples of the Americas?
The spread of disease killed millions of people.
Agriculture spread to more regions.
The use of the horse caused native peoples to leave.
Native peoples were no longer allowed to use their languages.
Europeans established global trade networks that brought maize to Europe, chili peppers to India, and wheat to the Americas.
Wheat came from....
The Old World
The New World
Cows came from
The Old World
The New World
potatoes came from
The Old World
The New World (Americas)
What was the primary reason Parliament passed these acts?
To promote the growth of cottage industries in the colonies
To encourage foreign trade with the colonies
To recover the cost of defending the colonies
To fund the establishment of new colonies
The process by which a minority culture chooses to give up it’s own identity and replace it with the identity of a major culture is called
Modernization
Assimilation
Extinction
Which British document, that limited the power of government, was influential to the United States government?
Magna Carta
Mayflower Compact
Virginia House of Burgesses
U.S. Constitution
What does antebellum meaning?
The time period after a war.
The time period during a war.
The time period before a war
The century after a war.
According to the Constitution, the president is chosen by the
House of Representatives. Senate. popular vote of the people. Electoral College.
House of Representatives.
Senate.
popular vote of the people.
Electoral College.
The List of Grievances were the part of the Declaration that
detailed the colonists' complaints with King George III.
listed a man's natural rights.
introduced the Declaration.
concluded the Declaration, declaring America a free country.
Which is a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
Congress couldn't raise taxes
Weak central government
No control over trade
All of the these
The OFFICIAL names of the two sides who fought during the civil war were
North and South
Union and South
Union and Confederacy
Confederacy and United States
This was the main reason for the civil war
Tarriffs
Slavery
Economics
Sectionalism
This is the term for identifying with a specific region or area rather than the country as a whole
Sectionalism
Regionalism
Secession
Identification
Abraham Lincoln created the __________ party
Democratic
Free Soil
Liberty
Republican
This event caused the North to become more technologically advanced than the south
Industrial Revolution
Enlightenment
Age of Reason
Gilded Age
This act allowed two states to enter the Union determined that popular sovereignty would be used to decide their statuses on slavery
Texas Independence
Bear Flag Revolt
Kansas Nebraska Act
Missouri Compromise
This was the bloodiest day in American history
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Shiloh
Gettysburg
Chancellorsville
The Kansas-Nebraska Act concerned which issue?
the expansions of slavery into new territories
the sale of federal lands to slave owners
the right of Northerners to own slaves
the return of slaves who had escaped from the South
This time period in US History consisted of the Civil War and the struggle to end slavery.
1845-1890
1765-1776
1865-1877
1861-1865
The 14th Amendment was proposed by Congress in response to which of the following?
the emergence of white resistance to the civil rights movement
the passage of the Black Codes in the South
the rise of violence against emancipated slaves
the attempts of Democrats to limit the voting rights of African Americans
Who was the president of the Union during the Civil War?
Ulysses S. Grant
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
What was the name of the proclamation issued by Abraham Lincoln that declared 'that all persons held as slaves' within the rebellious states 'are, and henceforward shall be free'?
Freedom Proclamation
Emancipation Proclamation
Abolition Proclamation
Liberation Proclamation
What did Harriet Tubman do during the Civil War in addition to leading people to freedom via the Underground Railroad?
Teach in a school
Serve as a spy
Cook for soldiers
Work as a nurse
South Carolina was the first state to sedede. This means that South Carolina:
used ships to stop movement in and out of ports.
used soldiers to ride horses in battle.
used metal ships instead of wooden ones.
broke away from the Union.
State laws in the South that legalized segregation.
Jim Crow Laws
Freedmen's Bureau
Black Codes
Dred Scott Decision
What was one of the main causes of the Civil War other than slavery?
Regional hatred
State's rights
Trade embargo
While the emancipation proclamation freed slaves in the South, which amendment legally made all slaves free?
The 1st Amendment
The 10th Amendment
The 18th Amendment
The 13th Amendment
Which of the following was a belief held by John Brown (1800–1859)?
Individual states should decide whether to allow slavery.
Abolitionists should work for gradual change.
The South should work to diversify its economic base.
Slavery should be abolished by violent means.
The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was primarily meant to
grant citizenship to all people born in the United States.
end the institution of slavery in the United States.
allow former slaves the right to vote.
allow women the right to vote.
California was initially admitted as a "free state," while citizens of the Utah and New Mexico territories were left to decide the issue for themselves. Which of these set this up?
Wilmot Proviso
Missouri Compromise
Compromise of 1850
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Early in his Presidency, Abraham Lincoln declared that his primary goal as President was to
preserve the Union.
enforce the Emancipation Proclamation.
encourage sectionalism.
end slavery throughout the entire country.
By the end of the Reconstruction era, most African-Americans in the United States
had received a free college education.
began to migrate in massive numbers to the rural South.
were owners of the land their ancestors had worked as slaves.
were increasingly left out of the political process because of poll taxes and literacy tests.
The Constitutional amendment that prohibited denying voting rights to people based on race or color is the
Twelfth Amendment.
Thirteenth Amendment.
Fifteenth Amendment.
Fourteenth Amendment.
This amendment stated that all citizens of the United States are supposed to be treated equally under the law.
14th
15th
13th
1st
What was the first battle of the Civil War?
Gettysburg
Vicksburg
Shiloh
Fort Sumter
What is was the name given to the Southern states during the Civil War?
The Confederacy
The Union
The Dominion
The Empire
