WorksheetsUS History Final Review
Total questions: 49
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name of the advisers to the president?
a)
Attorney General
b)
Cabinet
c)
State Legislators
d)
Supreme Court
2.
What advice did Washington give the nation in his farewell address?
a)
Avoiding strong ties with other nations is the best foreign policy.
b)
Waging war with others will show the nation's power and dominance.
c)
Having separate political parties is the key to a successful democracy.
d)
Encouraging the government to borrow money will lead to economic growth.
3.
In what became known as the Whiskey Rebellion who lashed out against the tax on whiskey?
a)
British
b)
Spanish
c)
Farmers
d)
Industries
4.
Washington set an example for future presidents by serving how many terms in office?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
5.
What amendment set the two term limit for a president in the United States?
a)
8
b)
12
c)
15
d)
22
6.
Jefferson being worried that making the Louisiana Purchase might be overstepping his constitutional powers is and example of him being a
a)
strict constructionist
b)
loose constructionist
7.
What court case established Judicial Review in the national judiciary?
a)
McCulloch v. Maryland
b)
Gibbons v. Ogden
c)
Plessy v. Ferguson
d)
Marbury v. Madison
8.
Why was President Monroe's presidency known as the "Era of Good Feelings"?
a)
President Monroe was elected unanimously in both of his elections.
b)
The U.S. government reduced taxes, and people saved more money.
c)
The U.S. economy expanded, and people felt great pride in the country.
9.
What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine?
a)
To defend newly independent countries against aggression.
b)
To help newly independent countries establish democratic governments.
c)
To prevent European countries from establishing new colonies in Latin America
10.
How would newly built roads and canals help foster nationalism according to Henry Clay?
a)
They employed people from different regions in their construction
b)
They allowed for faster transport of soldiers to put down rebellions in different groups
c)
They united different regions of the country by making communication, trade, and travel easier
11.
What was the purpose of the Missouri Compromise?
a)
to maintain the balance of free and slave states
b)
to encourage growth of slavery
c)
to end slavery gradually
12.
Which of the following was not a part of the Missouri Compromise?
a)
Missouri would enter the Union as a slave state
b)
Maine would enter the Union as a free state
c)
Missouri would enter the Union as a free state
13.
Why did many of the proposals made by President John Quincy Adams fail to become law?
a)
Many members of Congress supported more internal improvements
b)
Supporters of Andrew Jackson opposed the proposals in Congress
c)
Many members of congress supported more nationalist policies
14.
What were spirituals?
a)
folk songs celebrating military victories and heroes from the past.
b)
folk songs blending different Bible verses and using different melodies and harmonies at the same time.
c)
folk hymns in which a leader would read a line from the Bible and the congregation would repeat the line in the song.
15.
Which of the following describes why Jackson's supporters questioned the legitimacy of the 1824 election?
a)
the outcome ignored the will of the wealthy landowners
b)
the winner of the popular vote did not become president
c)
the recent reforms excluded many people from the process
d)
the nominating committees determined the results in secrecy
16.
How did President Jackson use the spoils system?
a)
He pledged to extend voting rights to his supporters.
b)
He gave government jobs to his supporters.
c)
He achieved remarkable success through his own hard work.
d)
He campaigned for different causes using his own money.
17.
During Jackson's presidency, what was the main factor in determining whether people supported or opposed political parties?
a)
property they owned
b)
education they received
c)
region where they lived
d)
goods they manufactured
18.
Which of the following claims was made by some southern states in response to a growing opposition to tariffs?
a)
States should vote on policies imposed by the president.
b)
States can control trade agreements with foreign nations.
c)
States should use their militia to enforce unpopular legislation.
d)
States can reject federal laws they believe are unconstitutional.
19.
Which of the following was a common criticism of the Second Bank of the United States?
a)
Farmers believed it benefited only wealthy businesspeople.
b)
Settlers disliked its interference in their acquisition of new land.
c)
Politicians questioned its control over trade with foreign nations.
d)
Manufacturers resented the excessive interest rates on its loans.
20.
Which of the following helped cause the Panic of 1837?
a)
Jackson's banking policies
b)
Jackson's military spending.
c)
Jackson's expansion of tariffs
d)
Jackson's taxation of property
21.
Which of the following methods was used to relocate Native Americans in the 1830's
a)
extending voting rights to tribal members
b)
pressuring tribes to accept unfair treaties
c)
giving tribes more desirable land elsewhere
d)
offering reasonable prices for tribal territories
22.
Which of the following describes Jackson's response to the Worcester v. Georgia ruling?
a)
He prevented settlers from seizing Cherokee lands.
b)
He allowed some Cherokees to remain in North Carolina.
c)
He protected the Cherokee on their march to Oklahoma.
d)
He refused to enforce the property rights of the Cherokee.
23.
Who was the British factory worker that brought the spinning machine to the United States?
a)
Frederick Douglass
b)
Francis Scott Key
c)
Robert Fulton
d)
Samuel Slater
24.
Who built a textile mill in which spinning, dyeing, and weaving all took place in the same factory?
a)
Robert Fulton
b)
Horace Mann
c)
Francis Cabot Lowell
d)
Samuel Slater
25.
Who built the steamboat called the "Clermont"
a)
Francis Cabot Lowell
b)
Samuel Slater
c)
Robert Fulton
d)
Francis Scott Key
26.
One thing that helped Andrew Jackson become President in 1828 was the fact that
a)
only people who could read and write were allowed to vote.
b)
married women could vote if they promised to vote the same way as their husbands.
c)
white men no longer had to own property to vote.
d)
free Africans were allowed to vote for the first time.
27.
Who was responsible for forcing the Cherokees off their land and onto the Trail of Tears?
a)
John Calhoun
b)
John Marshall
c)
James Monroe
d)
Andrew Jackson
28.
Which of the following statements best describes the idea of Manifest Destiny?
a)
All American citizens should have the right to vote.
b)
All American women should have the right to won property.
c)
The United States should stretch from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
d)
All Native Americans should live in the land west of the Mississippi River.
29.
The United States purchased California and much more land in the West after it won a war with
a)
Spain.
b)
Britain.
c)
France.
d)
Mexico.
30.
Forty-niners were people who
a)
wanted to end slavery.
b)
traveled on the Oregon Trail.
c)
went to California to search for gold.
d)
supported the idea of states' rights.
31.
Who was the person that believed schools should be supported by taxes and should be free and open to all children?
a)
Horace Mann
b)
Robert Fulton
c)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
d)
Francis Scott Key
32.
Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin, which turned many people against slavery?
a)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
b)
Robert Fulton
c)
Samuel Slater
d)
Francis Scott Key
33.
A runaway slave that told many people about his escape from slavery.
a)
Horace Mann
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
Frederick Douglass
d)
Robert Fulton
34.
Abolitionists worked to
a)
put an end to slavery.
b)
persuade people to use tax money to support schools.
c)
start a war with Mexico.
d)
give women the vote.
35.
Which of these people was a former slave who traveled across the United States speaking out against slavery?
a)
Sojourner Truth
b)
William Lloyd Garrison
c)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
d)
Horace Mann
36.
Which of the following was a major cause of the American Civil War?
a)
Foreign invasion
b)
Immigration
c)
Taxes
d)
Slavery
37.
What were the two major areas in which the Northern States and Southern States differed?
a)
Economy and Culture
b)
Food Production and Culture
c)
Food Production and Language
d)
Language and Education
38.
Which of the following was the capital of the Confederacy?
a)
Raleigh, NC
b)
Charleston, SC
c)
Nashville, TN
d)
Richmond, VA
39.
The Emancipation Proclamation
a)
freed all of the slaves in the Union on January 1, 1863.
b)
freed all of the black soldiers and gave them a piece of farmland.
c)
freed all of the slaves.
d)
freed the slaves in the Confederate States if those states did not return to the Union by January 1, 1863.
40.
Which of the following is NOT something women would do to support soldiers during the war?
a)
Fundraise
b)
Nurse wounded soldiers
c)
Talk to soldiers over the phone
d)
Write letters
41.
What were the common ways people at home learned about the war?
a)
Newspapers, photographs, and letters
b)
Internet, newspapers, and photographs
c)
Photographs, television, and letters
d)
Letters, internet, and photographs
42.
How did the victory at Gettysburg help the United States?
a)
There was more food for American families
b)
Union soldiers were allowed to go home and help on the farm.
c)
American hopes were lifted believing that the war could be won.
d)
The Confederate army surrendered, ending the war
43.
How did the victory at Vicksburg help the Union Army?
a)
More waterways were opened for fishing.
b)
The Mississippi River now came under the control of the Union.
c)
It divided the Confederacy in half.
d)
Both b and c
44.
For what occasion did Lincoln give the Gettysburg Address?
a)
The dedication of a national cemetery
b)
the end of the Battle of Gettysburg
c)
The end of the Civil War
d)
The end of slavery
45.
What was one of the things Lincoln asked of the country in the Gettysburg Address?
a)
To protect the Union capitol of Washington, DC from the Confederate forces.
b)
To honor the dead soldiers by protecting a democratic government as the soldiers had on the battlefield.
c)
To bury all of the dead soldiers of the Civil War in individual graves.
d)
To build monuments of every Civil War battle site.
46.
During the Civil war soldiers mainly...
a)
Drilled and marched.
b)
Fought in battles.
c)
Worked on farms.
d)
Nursed the wounded in hospitals.
47.
General Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox did which of the following
a)
Completely ended all of the fighting.
b)
Disbanded the Army of Northern Virginia.
c)
Imprisoned thousands of Confederate soldiers.
d)
Forced all Confederate soldiers to turn over their farms.
48.
Which of the following was added to the United States Constitution after the Civil War?
a)
The 2nd Amendment- the right of the people to keep and bear Arms
b)
The 13th Amendment- Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude...shall exist within the United States
c)
The 8th Amendment-no cruel and unusual punishments inflicted
d)
The 26th Amendment-The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older to vote
49.
At the conclusion of the Civil War President Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth, which of the following is the reason Booth gave for the assassination.
a)
Booth believed Lincoln waged war upon Southern rights and institutions
b)
Booth was fulfilling a family feud
c)
Booth believed that Lincoln was pursuing his wife.
d)
Booth believed that Lincoln has mad an alliance with Russia to defeat the South
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