Wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

SSUSH 8-10

Total questions: 78

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

John Brown is associated with which of the following (more than 1 answer)


SSUSH8

a)

Abolition movement

b)

General for the confederacy

c)

Harper's Ferry

d)

Bleeding Kansas

2.

Advantages for Union (choose all that apply)

a)

factories

b)

knowledge of terrain

c)

greater population

d)

better generals

3.

Click all of the battles in the Civil War listed...

a)

Siege of Vicksburg

b)

The Bombing of Pearl Harbor

c)

Battle of Fort Sumter

d)

Independence Day

4.

What were the major consequences of the Civil War?

a)

the end of slavery and a strengthening of the power of the federal

government

b)

recognition of the rights of states to leave the Union and to nullify

federal laws

c)

an end to racial discrimination and establishment of social equality

throughout the nation

d)

the abolition of slavery in all Northern states and in all federal territories

north of 36° 30' N

5.

Who was the commander in chief during the American Revolution and the 1st President of the United States?


SSUSH4

a)

George Washington

b)

John Adams

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Samuel Adams

6.

When Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence he was using the ideas of which of the following?


SSUSH4

a)

Enlightenment philosophers like John Locke

b)

King George

c)

Louis XIV

d)

George Washington

7.
This poster was MOST likely inspired by which government action?
a)
the passage of The Fugitive Slave Act
b)
the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act
c)
the Plessy v. Ferguson decision
d)
the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision
8.

After seceding from the Union in around 1860, these Southern states formed the _________.

a)

Democratic Party

b)

Southern Union

c)

Confederate States of America

d)

Republican Party

9.

Which battle is considered the turning point of the Civil War?

a)

Battle of Antietam

b)

Battle of Saratoga

c)

Battle of Yorktown

d)

Battle of Gettysburg

10.

Why were the committees of correspondence important?


SSUSH4

a)

They presented an alternative to violent resistance to the laws so that colonists could claim the moral advantage in their disputes with Britain

b)

They allowed colonial loyalist to communicate with each other quickly in order to avert crises following the passage of new laws

c)

They controlled the newspapers and therefore how acts of resistance and the British response to such acts were reported to the public

d)

They unified colonists who were dissatisfied with the political situation into more effective groups of resistance

11.

The 1763 Treaty of Paris concluded a conflict between which two colonial powers?


SSUSH3

a)

England and Spain

b)

France and England

c)

Spain and Portugal

d)

Portugal and France

12.

American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence


SSUSH3

a)

British

b)

Loyalists

c)

Patriots

d)

Colonists

13.

Which of these battles was a major victory for the Union and a turning point in war in the Civil War? (9d-DOK1)

a)

Gettysburg

b)

First Bull Run

c)

Second Bull Run

d)

Chickamauga Creek

14.

Treaty Between England and the Colonies , formally ended the American Revolutionary War


SSUSH4

a)

Treaty of Paris (1763)

b)

Treaty of Paris (1783)

c)

Olive Branch Petition

d)

Declaration of Independence

15.

Stated that no colonists could settle in lands to the west of the Appalachian mountains-- made the colonists very upset.


SSUSH3

a)

Proclamation of 1763

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Townshend Act

d)

Quartering Act

16.

Which of the following are associated with the Compromise of 1850? (more than 1 answer)

SSUSH8

a)

Fugitive Slave Law

b)

Slave trade prohibited in Washington D.C.

c)

Missouri added as a slave state

d)

California admitted as a free state

17.

This document would sever ties with colonies and England, ultimately leading to the American Revolution.


SSUSH4

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Treaty of Paris (1783)

c)

Olive Branch Petition

d)

Treaty of Paris (1763)

18.

1. When the admission of new states threatened the balance of free and slave states in the Union, which Kentucky Senator drew up the "Missouri Compromise" in 1820?

a)

Henry Clay

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

John C. Calhoun

d)

William H. Harrison

19.

1. Sectionalism was a major part of the events that led to the Civil War. What does sectionalism refer to?

a)

women and men worked in different areas

b)

people wanted to live further apart from each other

c)

life in the North was very different than life in the South

d)

the United States hoped to expand into new areas of the world

20.
In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a free state?
a)
Missouri
b)
Maine
c)
Kentucky
d)
Alabama
21.

Identify the Abolitionist (more than 1)


SSUSH7

a)

Jefferson Davis

b)

Fredrick Douglas

c)

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

d)

William L. Garrison

22.

The goal to expand trade to the interior of the U.S. using canals and roads is a result of


SSUSH7

a)

Erie Canal

b)

Suffrage Rights

c)

Tariffs

d)

American System

23.

Identify the law passed by parliament allowing the British East India Company to sell its tea directly to the colonies without Tax, while taxing colonial tea merchants.


SSUSH4

a)

Tea Act

b)

Townshend Act

c)

Intolerable Acts

d)

Stamp Act

24.

True or false: The South had strong supporters of states' rights.

a)

true

b)

false

25.

What was the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

speech given after battle of Gettysburg

b)

freed the slaves in the rebelling states

c)

ensured an equal number of slave and free states

d)

laws that kept enslaved people from voting

26.

Which two battles were considered the turning points in the Civil War? (MUST PICK TWO) (SSUSH9d)

a)

Battle of Yorktown

b)

Crossing of the Delaware River

c)

Battle of Gettysburg

d)

Battle of Bull Run

e)

Battle of Vicksburg

27.

Last major battle of the American Revolution that forced the British to surrender


SSUSH4

a)

Battle of Charleston

b)

Battle of Cowpens

c)

Battle of Yorktown

d)

Battle of Saratoga

28.

The North's naval superiority was most important in the U.S. Civil War because (9d-DOK2)

a)

it kept Britain from reaching the South with troop reinforcements

b)

the most important battles were fought in along the Atlantic coast.

c)

the South suffered heavy defeats in all of the naval battles of the war.

d)

it allowed the North to blockade the South and shut off most of its trade.

29.

1. Abolitionists often opposed annexation of western territories because they

a)

feared the addition of antislavery states.

b)

thought the land was too far away.

c)

feared the extension of slavery.

d)

wanted to protect the Indians.

30.

1. What did the Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850, and "Bleeding Kansas" have in common?

a)

They were all vetoed by President Abraham Lincoln

b)

They helped Abraham Lincoln win the Election of 1860.

c)

They all dealt with the expansion of slavery into the western territories.

d)

They were permanent solutions to the conflict between the North and South.

31.

The westward expansion in the picture is an example of


SSUSH8

a)

North America

b)

Industrialization

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

American Colonial growth

32.

Law that taxed printed goods, including: Dice, playing cards, documents, newspapers, etc.


SSUSH3

a)

Townshend Act

b)

Sugar Act

c)

Stamp Act

d)

Tea Act

33.

This battle would be the last time the confederacy would fight in the Union. It is considered the turning point of the Civil War

SSUSH9

a)

Vicksburg

b)

Fort Sumter

c)

Gettysburg

d)

Antietam

34.

A refusal to buy or use goods and services to show your displeasure


SSUSH4

a)

Boycott

b)

Petition

c)

Taxation

d)

Sons of Liberty

35.
What event caused the South to secede from the Union?
a)
Election of 1860
b)
Missouri Compromise
c)
Election of 1824
d)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
36.

What battle was the single, bloodiest day in the Civil War?

a)

Bull Run

b)

Antietam

c)

Gettysburg

d)

Manassas

37.

Union general that practiced Total War on March to sea.


SSUSH9

a)

William T. Sherman

b)

Ulysses S Grant

c)

Robert E. Lee

d)

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

38.

A series of laws to punish colonist actions at the Boston Tea Party


SSUSH3

a)

Intolerable Acts

b)

Townshend Acts

c)

Quartering Act

d)

Sugar Act

39.

A group of colonists who formed a secret society to oppose British policies at the time of the American Revolution


SSUSH3

a)

Sons of Liberty

b)

Daughters of Liberty

c)

Stamp Act Congress

d)

Committees of Correspondence

40.

The westward expansion in the picture is an example of


SSUSH8

a)

North America

b)

Industrialization

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

American Colonial growth

41.

Union general that practiced Total War on March to sea.


SSUSH9

a)

William T. Sherman

b)

Ulysses S Grant

c)

Robert E. Lee

d)

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

42.

The westward expansion in the picture is an example of


SSUSH8

a)

North America

b)

Industrialization

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

American Colonial growth

43.
The Missouri Compromise Line determined the status of slavery in future states.  North of the line slavery was ___________ or banned, South of the line slavery was _________.
a)
permitted, prohibited
b)
prohibited, permitted or allowed
c)
sometimes prohibited, never allowed
d)
cheap, expensive
44.
What was a major advantage of the South?
a)
Huge immigrant population
b)
Slaves fighting for them
c)
Better military leadership
d)
Industrial economy
45.

What offers the BEST reasoning behind William Tecumseh Sherman's strategy of using "total war" to defeat the South? (SSUSH9c-DOK2)


a)

The strategy of "total war" was needed to stop the Confederates from trading with France

and England.

b)

Sherman's men wanted revenge for the horrifying treatment of Union soldiers in

Andersonville prison camp.

c)

The destruction in Georgia would be so complete that it would break the

Confederacy’s will to continue fighting.

d)

The invasion of Georgia would lead to armed revolt by the slaves, which in turn would

help the Union win the war.

46.

The secession of South Carolina from the Union in 1860 was prompted by


SSUSH8

a)

the election of Abraham Lincoln as President.

b)

the threat of the Congress to abolish slavery.

c)

refusal of Congress to pass the Fugitive Slave Law.

d)

the invasion of South Carolina by Union forces at Ft. Sumter.

47.

Identify the legislation that said: Missouri is added as a slave state and Maine as a free state, all FUTURE states North of the 36/30 line would be free states and all South were slave states.


SSUSH8

a)

Missouri Compromise

b)

Compromise of 1850

c)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

d)

Fugitive Slave Act

48.

American intellectual, inventor, and politician He helped to negotiate French support for the American Revolution.


SSUSH4

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

John Adams

c)

George Washington

d)

Thomas Jefferson

49.

Which event was the catalyst for the secession of the first seven Southern

states in 1861?

a)

passage of a higher protective tariff

b)

issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation

c)

the election of Abraham Lincoln as President

d)

the shipment of Union supplies to Fort Sumter

50.

Author of Common Sense


SSUSH3

a)

John Locke

b)

Thomas Paine

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

John Adams

51.

Protest against tea tax in which Sons of Liberty dumped British tea into The Boston harbor


SSUSH3

a)

Boston Massacre

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Battle of Lexington

d)

Battle of Concord

52.

1) Jefferson Davis played what role in the Civil War? (SSUSH9c-DOK1)

a)

Union General

b)

Confederate General

c)

President of the Confederate States

d)

Cabinet member of the U.S. government

53.
In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a slave state?
a)
Missouri
b)
Maine
c)
Kentucky
d)
Ohio
54.
This was the president of the Confederate States.
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Jefferson Davis
55.

Identify the slave who for his freedom.


SSUSH8

a)

Nat Turner

b)

Dred Scott

c)

Denmark Vesey

d)

Frederick Douglass

56.

1. Which of these was the largest and most constant issue facing the United States during the era of "Manifest Destiny?"

a)

whether labor unions would be allowed to form

b)

whether states would allow women the right to vote

c)

whether Indians would be relocated to North Carolina

d)

whether slavery would spread across the United States

57.

Basic rights of the people that may not be taken away


SSUSH4

a)

Civil Rights

b)

Human Rights

c)

Unalienable Rights

d)

Bill of Rights

58.

Was The Battle of Antietam the bloodiest day in American History?

a)

True

b)

False

59.

A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that identified colonial grievances against the king and galvanized support for independence


SSUSH4

a)

Common Sense

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Olive Branch Petition

d)

Bill of Rights

60.
The 15th amendment was primarily meant to:
a)
Give African Americans citizenship
b)
End the institution of slavery
c)
Allow former slaves the right to vote
d)
Provide African Americans due process under  the law
61.
The institution of slavery was formally abolished in the United States by the:
a)
Compromise of 1850
b)
Emancipation Proclamation of 1863
c)
Creation of the Freedmen’s Bureau in 1865 
d)
Ratification of the 13th amendment in 1865 
62.
What role did Congress play in the Presidential Election of 1876?
a)
They allowed northern votes to be counted twice.
b)
Congressmen from several states had the Democratic candidate removed from the ballots.
c)
After indecisive election results, a Congressional committee awarded the Presidency to Rutherford B. Hayes and troops were removed from the South.
d)
Congress had to swear to an oath not to impeach the new president because of the Republicans’ questionable reasons for impeaching Andrew Johnson. 
63.
After the Civil War, the south was divided into military districts by :
a)
Lincoln’s Plan for Reconstruction 
b)
Johnson’s Plan for Reconstruction 
c)
Radical Republican Plan of Reconstruction 
d)
Region according to ratification of the Reconstruction amendments 
64.
What was one of the goals of the KKK in the South during Reconstruction?
a)
To gain support for a second secession of the southern states.
b)
They wanted to get the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments repealed.
c)
To help the new Republican governments sustain power in the southern states.
d)
They worked to keep African Americans and other minority groups from voting through violence.
65.
A program that provided clothing, medical attention, food, education, and even land to African Americans who needed a start coming out of slavery. 
a)
13th Amendment
b)
Reconstruction Act
c)
14th Amendment
d)
Freedmen’s Bureau
66.
Presidential Reconstruction included all of the following, except: 
a)
Southerners who swore allegiance to the Union were pardoned for crimes against the U.S.
b)
Former Confederate states could hold constitutional conventions to set up state governments 
c)
States had to void secession and ratify the 13th amendment which ended slavery in the nation
d)
Former slave owners were pardoned of all crimes
67.
Laws, limiting the activity of blacks so much that they were still living like they had as slaves, after the Civil War was known as:
a)
Jim Crow Laws
b)
Black Codes
c)
Common Laws
d)
Segregation 
68.
Which of the following colleges were established for the purpose of African American education during Reconstruction?
a)
University of Georgia
b)
Morehouse College
c)
Georgia Tech
d)
Morehead State 
69.
The impeachment of President Andrew Johnson was due to
a)
a struggle between Congress and President over governmental power.
b)
his actions as a "Radical Republican" during the Reconstruction Era.
c)
his involvement in the Confederate military during the Civil War.
d)
charges that he had lied under oath about Reconstruction laws.
70.
In American history, the term "Reconstruction" refers to
a)
problems associated with the transformation to an industrial economy.
b)
the admission of Western territories to the U.S. as either Free or Slave states.
c)
federal government intervention in the former Confederate states in order to monitor the treatment of former slaves.
d)
the establishment of a new system of agriculture in the western states and territories based on industrial machinery.
71.
The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments reflected the growing 19th century American trend of
a)
granting universal manhood suffrage.
b)
upholding rights of free speech and religion.
c)
decreasing the power of the Federal government.
d)
recognizing the basic civil liberties of all races.
72.
Which statement is true regarding the end of the Reconstruction era?
a)
By 1877, every southern state was controlled by the Republican party.
b)
By 1877, Democrats had regained political power in all southern states.
c)
By 1877, African-Americans in the South had achieved political and social equality.
d)
By 1877, the federal government had achieved all of its goals in the reconstruction of southern politics and society.
73.
Which is NOT a purpose for the Black Codes?
a)
To control African-Americans
b)
To return things 'back to normal' (as much as possible)
c)
To maintain white superiorty
d)
To support newly freedpeople
74.
What is the difference between Presidential Reconstruction and Radical Reconstruction?
a)
Presidential Reconstruction wanted equal rights for African Americans
b)
Congressional Reconstruction believed African Americans did not deserve rights
c)
Congressional Reconstruction believed in punishing the South for secession
d)
Presidential Reconstruction  believed in punishing all southerners equally
75.
Strict punishment of Confederate veterans and financial assistance to African Americans were policies pushed by which of the following groups during the Reconstruction Era?
a)
Radical Democrats
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Radical Republicans
d)
Andrew Johnson
76.
When did Reconstruction end?
a)
In 1877 as a result of a compromise over the election
b)
After the death of President Grant
c)
In 1867 when the 15th Amendment was passed
d)
During the Panic of 1873
77.
Poll taxes, Literacy Tests, and Grandfather Clauses were all used during Reconstruction to
a)
Restrict the voting rights of freedmen
b)
Keep the Republican Party in power in the South
c)
Advance the cause of equality
d)
Fight the KKK
78.
Which of the following was not a goal of Reconstruction?
a)
Reunite the North and the South
b)
Rebuild the South
c)
Develop the system of sharecropping
d)
Determine what to do with African Americans

Similar Resources on Wayground

U.S. Constitution 2022-23

77 questions

U.S. Constitution 2022-23

quiz

Worksheet

•

9th - 12th Grade

WH&G II Practice SOL (Midterm)

75 questions

WH&G II Practice SOL (Midterm)

quiz

Worksheet

•

9th - 12th Grade

World War I

80 questions

World War I

quiz

Worksheet

•

10th - 12th Grade

ÔN TẬP CUỐI KÌ I - SỬ 10

77 questions

ÔN TẬP CUỐI KÌ I - SỬ 10

quiz

Worksheet

•

10th Grade - University

U.S. Imperialism

75 questions

U.S. Imperialism

quiz

Worksheet

•

9th - 12th Grade

HUSH UNIT 3 - NATIONALISM & SECTIONALISM

82 questions

HUSH UNIT 3 - NATIONALISM & SECTIONALISM

quiz

Worksheet

•

11th Grade

BAB 2 SEJARAH TINGKATAN 4

77 questions

BAB 2 SEJARAH TINGKATAN 4

quiz

Worksheet

•

6th Grade - Professio...