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WorksheetsUS History A Final Exam Review
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SSUSH1a
What does mercantilism seek to increase with daughter countries?
Exports
Imports
Domestic Trade
Tariffs
SSUSH1c
In this region Puritans did not treat Native Americans as equals.
New England
Southen
Mid-Atlantic
All of the above
SSUSH1b
This regions economy needed large quantities of cheap labor for plantations.
New England
Southern
Mid-Atlantic
All of the above
SSUSH1d
This region was contained many rivers and harbors to make trade easier.
New England
Southern
Mid-Atlantic
All of the above
SSUSH1a-c
This region contained slavery.
Southern
New England
Mid-Atlantic
All of the above
SSUSH1a
England sought to exchange manufactured goods for the colonies' raw materials. Which of the following was NOT raw material from the colonies?
Gold
Jewelry
Foodstuffs
Lumber
SSUSH2b
What percentage of slaves did not survive the Middle Passage?
10%
20%
50%
60%
SSUSH1a
The Triangular Trade connected all the continents EXCEPT
Asia
Africa
Europe
The Americas
SSUSH1a
All of the following are examples of unintended consequences of the Trans-Atlantic trade EXCEPT...
The development of new trade
The spread of disease
Tensions between Native Americans and colonists
Race-based slavery
SSUSH1b
The Massachusetts colony belongs in the region known for shipbuilding. Which region does Massachusetts belong to?
New England
Mid-Atlantic
Southern
None of the above
Describe the contributions of different ethnic and religious groups to European cultural diversity in the colonies.
Only English and French settlers contributed to cultural diversity.
Various ethnic groups, including Germans, Scots-Irish, and Dutch, along with religious groups like Quakers and Jews, contributed to cultural diversity.
Only Native Americans contributed to cultural diversity.
Only African slaves contributed to cultural diversity.
Explain the Middle Passage and its impact on the growth of the African population in the colonies.
The Middle Passage was a trade route for European goods.
The Middle Passage was the transatlantic journey that brought enslaved Africans to the Americas, significantly increasing the African population in the colonies.
The Middle Passage was a route for transporting agricultural products.
The Middle Passage was a migration route for European settlers.
Describe the role of the Great Awakening in creating unity in the colonies.
The Great Awakening was a political movement that united the colonies against British rule.
The Great Awakening was a religious revival that created a sense of shared American identity and challenged traditional authority.
The Great Awakening was a military alliance among the colonies.
The Great Awakening was an economic agreement among colonial merchants.
Analyze how the architecture, agriculture, and foodways of the colonies were influenced by African contributions.
African contributions had no significant impact on colonial architecture, agriculture, or foodways.
African contributions were limited to labor and did not influence architecture, agriculture, or foodways.
African contributions significantly influenced colonial architecture, agriculture, and foodways, including the introduction of new crops and building techniques.
African contributions were only seen in the arts and crafts.
Compare different methods of colonial self-governance during the period of Salutary Neglect.
All colonies had the same method of self-governance.
Colonies developed various methods of self-governance, including town meetings in New England and county governments in the Southern colonies.
Self-governance was not allowed during the period of Salutary Neglect.
Only royal governors had the authority to govern the colonies.
Identify the primary reason for the Great Awakening's challenge to traditional authority.
The Great Awakening promoted new political ideologies.
The Great Awakening emphasized personal faith and questioned established religious institutions.
The Great Awakening focused on economic reforms.
The Great Awakening was a military movement.
Explain how European cultural diversity was reflected in colonial religious practices.
All colonies practiced the same religion.
The colonies had a variety of religious practices, including Puritanism, Quakerism, and Catholicism, reflecting European cultural diversity.
Only Anglicanism was practiced in the colonies.
Religion was not a significant aspect of colonial life.
Describe the impact of the Middle Passage on African culture in the colonies.
The Middle Passage had no impact on African culture in the colonies.
The Middle Passage led to the preservation and adaptation of African cultural practices in the colonies.
The Middle Passage eradicated all African cultural practices.
The Middle Passage only influenced European culture.
Explain how the Great Awakening contributed to a sense of unity among the colonies.
The Great Awakening led to the formation of a unified colonial government.
The Great Awakening fostered a shared religious experience that transcended regional differences, contributing to a sense of unity.
The Great Awakening was a divisive movement that created regional conflicts.
The Great Awakening had no impact on colonial unity.
What was a significant effect of the Great Awakening on colonial society?
It led to the establishment of a unified colonial government.
It encouraged the growth of new denominations and increased religious diversity.
It resulted in the immediate abolition of slavery.
It caused a decline in religious participation.
What was significant about the French and Indian War?
It was the first major war b/w French settlers & Native Americans.
It settled the issue of which European nation would dominate Eastern North America
It left colonies deeply in debt and beggining Great Britian to pass new taxes
It was the first war the British ever lost, thereby giving the colonist hope that they could also defeat the king's army.
A colonist wanting to settle new land taken from the French after 1763 would have been most upset about which of the following?
the Proclamation of 1763
the Stamp Act
the Boston Tea Party
the Intolerable Acts
Someone inspired by the writings of Thomas Paine in 1776 would MOST LIKELY support which of the following statements?
"Long Live King George!"
"The colonies must proclaim their independence!"
"Laws passed by Parliament must be respected."
"Slavery is a moral outrage and must be abolished"
What was the purpose of the meeting in Albany, NY in July 1754?
to come up with a way to tax the colonist for the war.
to come up with a common policy for dealing with the Indian Tribes.
to decide what nation could claim the lands in the Ohio River Valley.
To end the French and Indian War and sign the Treaty of Paris.
The (a) Act passed in 1765 and was the first taxation law imposed upon the colonist.
What was the name of the law made to punish the Colonists for the Boston Tea Party?
Proclamation of 1773
Townshend Acts
Intolerable Acts
Tea Party Acts
(1754-1763) War fought in the colonies between the English and the French for possession of the Ohio Valley area. The English won.
Revolutionary War
Civil War
French and Indian War
Ohio Valley War
An organization founded by Samuel Adams consisting of a system of communication between patriot leaders in New England and throughout the colonies
Sons/Daughters of Liberty
Committees of Correspondance
Knights Templar
Continental Congress
Which of the following are the main causes of the French and Indian War? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.
Conflict over the Ohio River Valley
Control of the North American continent.
The direct tax from England onto the colonist without representation.
The colonist taking over Native American lands
Which of the following was a result of the Treaty of Paris of 1763? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.
France was in a great deal of debt.
The French lost control/claims to mainland North America, Canada, and the Ohio River Valley
All of the territory west of the Mississippi was given to Britain.
Great Britain had to give up the Carribean colonies to the French.
Which founding father traveled to France during the war to gain French support for the American's cause?
SSUSH4b
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
Who was the Prussian officer who helped "whip" the Continental Army into shape at Valley Forge?
SSUSH4c
Baron von Steuben
Marquis de Lafayette
Otto von Bismarck
Wilhelm Wundt
- Washington surprised attack on Christmas night
- German soldier known as Hessians surrendered.
-Colonist won
-Battle gave hope
SSUSH4d
Battle of Lexington and Concord
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Trenton
Battle of Yorktown
Which event marked the "turning point" of the war, when the French decide to help the Americans?
SSUSH4d
Battle of Saratoga
Battles of Lexington and Concord
Surrender at Yorktown
Treaty of Paris
The treaty that ended the Revolutionary War, confirming the independence of the United States and setting the boundaries of the new nation.
Treaty of Paris 1783
Social Contract
Treaty of Tordesillas
Treaty of Ghent
The site where the British army formally surrendered to the Continental Army ending the American Revolution.
Saratoga
Trenton
Valley Forge
Yorktown
Which of the following was NOT a role of women during the American Revolution?
Spying
Training soldiers
Nursing soldiers
Cooking and Sewing
I believed in your struggle for independence, which is why I came from France to help the Continental Army during the American Revolution. Who am I?
John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert Livingston and Roger Sherman made up this group that was given the task of writing a document to list the reasons for colonial independence. (Declaration of Independence).
Sons of Liberty
The Fab Five
Committee of Five
Daughters of Liberty
True or False: Enslaved Africans fought in the American Revolution on the side they believed would gain them their freedom from slavery.
True
False
Read this excerpt from the Declaration of Independence:
We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness...
Which of the following statements best explains what Jefferson means by "all men are created equal"?
All people are equally provided with brains and talent.
All people are entitled to equal treatment under the law.
All the people are equally qualified to hold high political office.
All people are entitled to obey only the laws they agree with.
Which strong feature of the Articles of Confederation created a method for territories to become states?
SSUSH5a
The ability to sign peace treaties
Shays' Rebellion
Northwest Ordinance
60,000 Ordinance
In the Articles of Confederation, where was most of the government power placed?
SSUSH5b
The States
The National Government
The Continental Congress
The Legislative Branch
Which is a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
SSUSH5b
Congress couldn't collect taxes
Weak central government
Provided for no common currency
All of the these
The uprising of Massachusetts farmers who did not want to lose their farms to pay for heavy state taxes after the American Revolution was known as
SSUSH5b
Shays Rebellion
The Boston Tea Party
The Civil Rights Movement
The Constitutional Convention
Ultimately, the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation lead to the adoption of:
SSUSH5c
The Treaty of Paris
The Affordable Care Act
The U.S. Constitution
The Declaration of Independence
Which statement best reflects the views of an Anti-Federalist?
SSUSH5d
“I demand a new constitution”
“I support ratification”
“I fear a strong government”
a. “I oppose a bill of rights”
At the Constitutional Convention, the New Jersey plan proposed:
SSUSH5c
a two-house legislature
a court system
one vote for each state
a chief executive chosen by the legislature.
The Great Compromise solved the problem of both big and small states wanting representation.
SSUSH5c
True
False
The Three-Fifths Compromise help settle the debate over whether to count slaves in the population or not.
SSUSH5c
True
False
Federalist SUPPORT a strong, national government and creating a new constitution.
SSUSH5d
True
False
Anti-federalists wanted a Bill of Rights added to the constitution to help protect...
SSUSH5d and SSUSH5e
Individual Rights
State Rights
Slavery
The Articles of Confederation
The Federalists papers were written to persuade people to support the new constitution.
SSUSH5d
True
False
The Articles of Confederation was successful in managing new lands with laws such as (there are multiple correct answers)
SSUSH5a
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Land Ordinance of 1785
Proclamation Line of 1763
Western lands Ordinance
How did Federalists and Anti-Federalists "compromise" to ratify (approve) the U.S. Constitution?
they added the Bill of Rights (first 10 amendments)
ensured due process of law
they outlawed cruel and unusual punishment
the Federalists threatened the Anti-Federalists with war
A major principle of US foreign policy know as _______ first espoused in the famous farewell address by George Washington
Emancipation
Belligerence
Interposition
Neutrality
The Louisiana Purchase of 1803
was a major cause of the Spanish-American War
resulted in increase conflict between the US and France
resulted in the removal of all British military forces from North America
Almost doubled the area of the US and gave it control of the Mississippi River
Which of these was a precedent set by the first President of the United States, George Washington
the popular election of the President
the tradition of only serving two terms
naming the nine Justices to the Supreme Court
addressing the Chief Executive as a "Your Highness"
The cartoon refers to the Monroe Doctrine issued in 1823. The Monroe Doctrine was intended to prevent European expansion in
China
North Africa
South America
Southeast Asia
During George Washington's presidency, which was the major reason for conflict between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton?
Washington's decision not to get involved in the revolution in France
the distribution of power between the judicial branch and the legislative branch
Hamilton's objection to Jefferson's strict interpretation of the Constitution
the US government's decision to remain neutral in the war between France and Britain
The War of 1812 resulted in
Great Britain gaining control of Canada
the United States gaining control of Spain
the United States maintaining its previous strength
Great Britain agreeing to end the practice of impressment
The main idea behind the settling of western lands by Americans in the early-1800s was known as
Women Suffrage
Manifest Destiny
the Industrial Age
the Abolition Movement
According to Washington's Farewell Address, which of these BEST explains Washington's view on religion?
Religion would soon lose popularity among the American people
Religion should become the backbone of the America government
Religion causes people to behave badly and could hurt the country
Religion plays a large role in the United States success
"It is emphatically the duty if the Judicial Department to say what the law is. Those who apply the rule to particular cases must, of necessity expound and interpret the rule. If two laws conflict with each other, the Court must decide on the operation if each
-John Marshall, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
making laws
judicial review
veto any laws of Congress
issuing writs of mandamus in all cases
The Election of 1800 was significant because it
played a major role in America's acquisition of the Louisiana Territory
was the first peaceful transition of political power between opposing parties in US history
gave the Federalist control of the executive and legislative branches
marked the beginning of the era known as "Jacksonian Democracy"
Why was Monroe's presidency known as the "Era of Good Feelings"?
Slavery had begun to decrease which led to more national unity
There was more national unity due to the end of the War of 1812
The Federalist party came to a compromise with the Democratic-Republican party
The Homestead Act was passed which led to widespread expansion and land ownership
When studying the Constitution and early United States History, the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 can be viewed as a violation of which of these
Checks and Balances
Popular Sovereignty
Fifth Amendment
First Amendment
Which of these was an economic result of the War of 1812
the end of the "Era of Good Feelings"
the beginning of the "Market Revolution"
the end of using steam to transport goods
the beginning of long-distance trade with Europe
Whose on-field leadership is responsible for the success of the United States in the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812
Jacob Brown
James Madison
Andrew Jackson
William Henry Harrison
Which aspect of governance is at the heart of the Monroe Doctrine ?
Federalism
Foreign Policy
Domestic Policy
Monetary Policy
THe Nullification Crisis concerned...
Whether the President had the power to assasinate people
Whether States could cancel out federal laws they didnt like
Alliances with foreign powers
Slavery
Which is not an example of infrastructure?
Roads
Canals
Railroads
Farms
Which if these were not a part of Henry Clay's "American System"
Ending slavery
Government investment in infrastructure
National bank and national currency
Tariffs to protect American products
Which of these people were abolitionists?
Thomas Jefferson
Frederick Douglas
Henry Clay
John C Calhoun
Nat Turner led a...
Movement for public schools
Political party
Slave rebellion that killed 60 people
Movement to allow Native Americans to vote
How did Andrew Jackson appoint members to his administration?
Spoils system
professional knowledge of its members
members of the federalist party and the whigs
those who supported slavery only
The major social reform movement for the 1840's and 1850's was known as .......
1st Great Awakening
2nd Great Awakening
War of 1812
Manifest Destiny
The Liberator was the name of newpaper published by William Loyd Garrison. Which social issue did the paper focus on?
Suffrage
Prohibition
Slavery
Immigration
Horace Mann is associated with which reform movement?
Education reform
Prison reform
Immigration reform
Abolition
During the age of Jackson the term "Jacksonian Democracy" emphasized
decreasing the power of the executive branch
preserving tribal land
increasing voting rights in the United States
states rights
The Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 drew national attention to
Women's rights
Abolition
prohibition
Immigration
Which election is referred to as the "corrupt bargain"?
1816
1820
1824
1828
Which state was added as a free state to balance out Missouri joining the Union as a slave state?
Maine
Illinois
Indiana
Vermont
How did the Missouri Compromise increase sectional tensions between the Northern free states and the Southern slave states?
The Missouri Compromise limited religious freedom.
The Missouri Compromise limited the expansion of slavery into new Western territories.
The Missouri Compromise limited the expansion of new road and canal building projects.
The Missouri Compromise limited trade in new Western territories
What was the main idea of Manifest Destiny?
that the Native Americans owed the Americans something
that it was the God-given right for Americans to take the land
that people should go west and strike it rich
that the railroad should connect the entire country
The U.S.-Mexican War was caused by manifest destiny, ___________, border dispute, and American blood being shed on American soil. The effects of the U.S.-Mexican War were the ____________, spread of slavery, and the Compromise of 1850.
The Compromise of 1850 admitted _________ as a free state.
Arizona
California
New Mexico
Utah
The Compromise of 1850 outlawed slave auctions in...
Washington, DC
Richmond
New Orleans
Charleston
What did the Compromise of 1850 say about slavery in other territories (besides California) that were acquired by the U.S. in the Mexican Cession?
Popular sovereignty would determine whether or not the territories would allow slavery.
They would automatically become slave states.
Slavery was banned.
All of the above.
The Compromise of 1850 included a new and tougher...
Freedom Act.
Emancipation Act.
Slaveowners Act.
Fugitive Slave Act.
An effect of the Supreme Court ruling in Scott v. Sandford was that
legal protection for slavery was strengthened
legal protection for slavery was weakened
the abolitionist movement was strengthened
the Missouri Compromise was strengthened
John Brown tried to help enslaved people in Kansas by
stopping a violent uprising
urging plantation owners to revolt
attacking proslavery settlers
urging proslavery settlers to move
How were the economies of the North and South different?
THe South was industrial and North was agricultural.
THe North was industrial and the South was agricultural
They weren't different
The North relied on fishing and the South relied on hunting
What were the population differences in the Civil War
The North was higher and the South was lowrr
The South was higher and the North was lower.
The South had more European immigrants
The North had more slaves
What was Lincoln's first goal as president and at the beginning of the Civil War.
Create an alliance with Britain
Ban slavery
End popular sovreignty
Keep the Union of states together
The purpose of the Gettysburg address and Lincoln's second inaugural address wee to...
Boast about the war being over
Encourage the North to finish the war and forgive the South when it was over.
To make the South always remember what it did.
To make the South pay for the war
What was habeas corpus and who suspended it?
The right to not be held in jail without going before a judge to be potentially released. Lincoln
The right the South had to make slaves fight for the Confederacy. Robert E Lee
The right the Union army had to arrest all Southerners they met. Ulysses S Grant
The burning of Atlanta and March to the Sea. Sherman
Ulysses S Grant's major victory in Mississippi taht secured the Union control of the Mississippi River was...
Antietam
Gettysburg
Sumter
Vicksburg
What was the purpose of Sherman's March to the Sea?
To create friends and spread goodwill from the North before the war was over.
To burn everything and force the South to give up.
To convince France to ally with the South.
To start the Civil War.
What was the bloodiest multi-day battle in American history?
Vicksburg
Atlanta
Gettysburg
Sumter
Where was the first battle of the Civil War?
Atlanta
Washington DC
Gettysburg
Fort Sumter
After seceding from the Union in around 1860, these Southern states formed the _________.
Democratic Party
Southern Union
Confederate States of America
Republican Party
What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
speech given after battle of Gettysburg
freed the slaves in the rebelling states
ensured an equal number of slave and free states
laws that kept enslaved people from voting
When did the period of Reconstruction begin and end?
1870 to 1880
1850 to 1860
1861 to 1865
1865 to 1877
What was the main reason for the federal government's oversight during Reconstruction?
To rebuild the nation's economy
To ensure racial equality in the South
To promote industrial growth
To establish new colonies
Who won the popular vote in the Presidential election of 1876?
Rutherford B. Hayes
Samuel J. Tilden
Ulysses S. Grant
Andrew Johnson
What was the outcome of the Electoral College dispute in the 1876 Presidential election?
A new election was held
The election was decided by a public vote
Samuel J. Tilden was declared the winner
Rutherford B. Hayes was awarded the presidency
What did the Compromise of 1877 entail?
Samuel J. Tilden would become vice president
Rutherford B. Hayes would become president in exchange for concessions to the South
Reconstruction would continue for another decade
Federal troops would remain in the South
What was a key factor in the North's willingness to abandon Reconstruction efforts?
A surplus in the federal budget
Military defeat in the South
The economic downturn of the 1870s
Political pressure from Europe
How many Black candidates were elected to various positions during Reconstruction?
About 2,000
About 500
About 3,000
About 1,000
What was the role of the federal government's military during Reconstruction?
To engage in combat with remaining Confederate forces
To oversee the construction of new infrastructure
To guarantee the safety of Blacks and their voting rights
To train new state militias
What led to the disenfranchisement of Blacks after Reconstruction ended?
The establishment of new federal laws
The election of Black Republicans
State laws across the South
International treaties
What was a significant change in state level politics in the South by the mid-1870s?
White Southerners began to reclaim their dominance in politics
The introduction of new political parties
The division of states into smaller administrative units
The complete exclusion of Blacks from voting
