WorksheetsUS History
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
What is one reason this song has endured for so many years?
The song was inspired by religious revivals
The song celebrates a patriotic act from the past
The song is about protecting the rights of people
The song was a theme for civil rights activism
Which human geographic factor most likely prompted this observation?
Then number of Quakers living in British colonies
The Caribbean slave trade with British colonies
The number of religious sects in the British colonies
The Spanish land claims close to the British colonies
How did the Supreme Court decision in Worcester v. Georgia affect American Indians?
The ruling gave the state authority over relations with American Indians
The state ignored the ruling and distributed Cherokee lands to white settlers
More American Indian tribes decided to grant licenses to missionaries to live on tribal lands
Reservation policies were overturned and replaced with land grants to individuals
What is the “great act” referred to by Senator Sumner in this excerpt?
The Senate's readmission of the last Confederate state
The addition of Hiram Rhodes Revels to the US Senate
The Senate's acquittal of President Andrew Jackson
The election of the first woman to the US Senate
Which term best completes this excerpt?
Second Great Awakening
temperance movement
Era of Good Feelings
abolitionist movement
Based on the map and your knowledge of U.S. history, which outcomes resulted from the Compromise of 1850? Select TWO correct answers.
California was admitted into the union as a free state.
A parallel was designated as the boundary between free and slave states.
Southern state legislators failed to get a new fugitive-slave law passed.
New territories were given the power to decide the issue of slavery.
The Florida territory was purchased from Spain and admitted as a free state.
Which Supreme Court case established the principle of judicial review?
McCulloch v. Maryland
Marbury v. Madison
Gibbons v. Ogden
Dred Scott v. Sandford
This list provides information about religious changes in the United States in the early 1800s. - 1800 Major religious revivals in Kentucky are popular and spread east. - 1816 The African Methodist Episcopal Church is established. - 1830 Joseph Smith founds the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons). - 1832 The Disciples of Christ is established. Which conclusion can be made about why these groups were created?
Local governments gave people the right to freely practice their beliefs.
The Northwest Ordinance provided an outline to expand the number of churches.
The federal government provided money to encourage the growth of churches.
Passage of the First Amendment gave people the freedom to practice their beliefs.
Which examples list unalienable rights?
Protection against unreasonable searches and seizures
Public trial by a fair and impartial jury
Freedom of religion, speech, and the press
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
This map shows the U.S. states and territories in 1830. Which region experienced the MOST immediate economic impacts as a result of construction of the Erie Canal? Shade the ONE correct circle that represents the location.
This excerpt is from a political address made by a politician in the 1800s. "The [wise], penniless beginner in the world, labors for wages awhile, saves a surplus with which to buy tools or land, for himself; then . . . hires another new beginner to help him. This, say its advocates, is . . . the just and generous, and prosperous system, which opens the way for all—gives hope to all, and energy, and progress, and improvement of condition to all. —Abraham Lincoln, September 30, 1859 Which economic principle does Lincoln describe in this address?
The value of free enterprise to earn a profit
The significance of scarcity in business
The importance of equal pay for equal work
The need for competition in the market
Which statement describes the role of this newspaper and its publisher?
John Brown used the newspaper to recruit people to his antislavery cause.
William Lloyd Garrison used the newspaper to push for the emancipation of all enslaved people.
Frederick Douglass used the newspaper to help end the practice of slavery.
Harriet Tubman used the newspaper to recruit people to assist escaped enslaved people.
What was the main purpose of the Monroe Doctrine issued in 1823?
To establish trade relations with European nations
To prevent European colonization in the Americas
To promote the spread of democracy in Europe
To create a military alliance with Latin American countries
Which event marked the beginning of the American Civil War?
The signing of the Emancipation Proclamation
The Battle of Gettysburg
The attack on Fort Sumter
The election of Abraham Lincoln
What was the significance of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803?
It doubled the size of the United States
It ended the War of 1812
It established the first U.S. national bank
It led to the discovery of gold in California
