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US History

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

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Class
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1.

What is one reason this song has endured for so many years?

a)

The song was inspired by religious revivals

b)

The song celebrates a patriotic act from the past

c)

The song is about protecting the rights of people

d)

The song was a theme for civil rights activism

2.

Which human geographic factor most likely prompted this observation?

a)

Then number of Quakers living in British colonies

b)

The Caribbean slave trade with British colonies

c)

The number of religious sects in the British colonies

d)

The Spanish land claims close to the British colonies

3.

How did the Supreme Court decision in Worcester v. Georgia affect American Indians?

a)

The ruling gave the state authority over relations with American Indians

b)

The state ignored the ruling and distributed Cherokee lands to white settlers

c)

More American Indian tribes decided to grant licenses to missionaries to live on tribal lands

d)

Reservation policies were overturned and replaced with land grants to individuals

4.

What is the “great act” referred to by Senator Sumner in this excerpt?

a)

The Senate's readmission of the last Confederate state

b)

The addition of Hiram Rhodes Revels to the US Senate

c)

The Senate's acquittal of President Andrew Jackson

d)

The election of the first woman to the US Senate

5.

Which term best completes this excerpt?

a)

Second Great Awakening

b)

temperance movement

c)

Era of Good Feelings

d)

abolitionist movement

6.

Based on the map and your knowledge of U.S. history, which outcomes resulted from the Compromise of 1850? Select TWO correct answers.

a)

California was admitted into the union as a free state.

b)

A parallel was designated as the boundary between free and slave states.

c)

Southern state legislators failed to get a new fugitive-slave law passed.

d)

New territories were given the power to decide the issue of slavery.

e)

The Florida territory was purchased from Spain and admitted as a free state.

7.

Which Supreme Court case established the principle of judicial review?

a)

McCulloch v. Maryland

b)

Marbury v. Madison

c)

Gibbons v. Ogden

d)

Dred Scott v. Sandford

8.

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?

a)

Local governments gave people the right to freely practice their beliefs.

b)

The Northwest Ordinance provided an outline to expand the number of churches.

c)

The federal government provided money to encourage the growth of churches.

d)

Passage of the First Amendment gave people the freedom to practice their beliefs.

9.

Which examples list unalienable rights?

a)

Protection against unreasonable searches and seizures

b)

Public trial by a fair and impartial jury

c)

Freedom of religion, speech, and the press

d)

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

10.

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.

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11.

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?

a)

The value of free enterprise to earn a profit

b)

The significance of scarcity in business

c)

The importance of equal pay for equal work

d)

The need for competition in the market

12.

Which statement describes the role of this newspaper and its publisher?

a)

John Brown used the newspaper to recruit people to his antislavery cause.

b)

William Lloyd Garrison used the newspaper to push for the emancipation of all enslaved people.

c)

Frederick Douglass used the newspaper to help end the practice of slavery.

d)

Harriet Tubman used the newspaper to recruit people to assist escaped enslaved people.

13.

What was the main purpose of the Monroe Doctrine issued in 1823?

a)

To establish trade relations with European nations

b)

To prevent European colonization in the Americas

c)

To promote the spread of democracy in Europe

d)

To create a military alliance with Latin American countries

14.

Which event marked the beginning of the American Civil War?

a)

The signing of the Emancipation Proclamation

b)

The Battle of Gettysburg

c)

The attack on Fort Sumter

d)

The election of Abraham Lincoln

15.

What was the significance of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803?

a)

It doubled the size of the United States

b)

It ended the War of 1812

c)

It established the first U.S. national bank

d)

It led to the discovery of gold in California