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7th Grade Final Review (Units 6-11)

Total questions: 59

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which war happened because of Texas Annexation?
a)
Texas Revolution
b)
American Revolution
c)
US Mexican War
d)
Civil War
2.
What was Texas Annexation?
a)
Texas becoming the 28th state of the United States
b)
Texas becoming a independent country
c)
Texas joining the Confederacy
d)
Texas joining Mexico
3.
What was one of the reasons many Americans wanted to annex Texas?
a)
Northern States wanted another slave state
b)
Oil production
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
none of the above
4.

What happened in California in 1848?

a)

Silver was found

b)

Gold was found

c)

Diamonds were found

d)

The Mexican American War started

5.

Why was the gold rush significant?

a)

Many people now lived and occupied the territory out west

b)

Because it caused the Mexican American War

6.
The primary goal of manifest destiny was
a)
End slavery in the new territories
b)
removal of European influence from South America
c)
expansion westward to the Pacific Ocean
d)
secession of southern states from the nation
7.
Why did people rush to California?
a)
Religious Freedom
b)
Silver 
c)
Gold
d)
Beaver Pelts 
8.

The name given to the North

a)

Confederacy

b)

Rebels

c)

Union

d)

Revolutionaries

9.

Control of this waterway was an important part of the North's strategy to win the war

a)

Ohio River

b)

Tennessee River

c)

Missouri River

d)

Mississippi River

10.

The name given to the South

a)

Confederacy

b)

Rebels

c)

Union

d)

Revolutionaries

11.
A tariff is a tax placed on an export.
a)
True
b)
False
12.

A tax on imported goods is called a/an

a)

excise tax

b)

tariff

c)

progressive tax

d)

intermediary tax

13.
The Great Compromise accomplished which of the following? 
a)
Created a one house legislature
b)
Postponed the conversation about slavery
c)
Added the Bill of Rights 
d)
Created a two house legislature
14.
In what house of our national legislature, called Congress, does each state have equal representation? 
a)
Senate 
b)
House of Representatives 
c)
General Assembly 
d)
House of Commons 
15.
Who is considered the "Father of the Constitution?
a)
James Madison
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Patrick Henry
16.
The three branches of government are ________________
a)
Executive, Legislative, and Judicial
b)
Legislative, Judicial, and National
c)
Executive, Principle, and Judicial
d)
Judicial, National, and Legislative
17.
Which part of the legislative branch has representation based on population?
a)
Senate
b)
Judicial
c)
House of 
Representatives
d)
House of Congress
18.
Which landmark case established judicial review?
a)
Marbury v Madison
b)
Miranda v Arizona
c)
Bush v Gore
d)
Adams v Jefferson
19.
The power of the Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional.
a)
judicial review
b)
segregated
c)
landmark case
d)
judicial court
20.
One weakness of the Articles of the Confederation was ____________. 
a)
The ability of Congress to tax.
b)
The inability of Congress to tax.
c)
The ability of Congress to declare war.
d)
The ability of Congress to create courts.
21.
Under the Articles of Confederation, America used a national currency (money)
a)
True
b)
False
22.
Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress could regulate trade between the states.
a)
true
b)
false
23.
The Articles of Confederation created a _________________ type of government.
a)
strong
b)
average
c)
weak
d)
federal
24.
In the Articles of Confederation, where was most of the government power placed?
a)
The States
b)
The National Government
c)
The Continental Congress
d)
The Legislative Branch
25.
What did the Continental Congress want to protect Individual Rights from?
a)
Another rebellion like Shays'
b)
Taxation
c)
Another revolution
d)
Another tyrannical government
26.
What is the name of the first government of the United States?
a)
U.S. Constitution
b)
Articles of Confederation
c)
Northwest Ordinance
d)
Declaration of Independence
27.
Which is a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
a)
Congress couldn't collect taxes
b)
Weak central government
c)
Provided for no common currency
d)
All of the these
28.
The division of power between a central government and state governments is called
a)
The United States
b)
the Supremacy Clause
c)
the Necessary and Proper Clause
d)
federalism
29.
Which of the following is the basic characteristic of Federalism?
a)
It gives all power to a National Government
b)
It divides power between a National Government and State governments
c)
It gives all the power to State government
d)
It puts all the powers equally to a National government and State governments 
30.

People who opposed slavery were known as:

a)

Abolitionists

b)

Secessionists

c)

Sharecroppers

d)

Confederates

31.

What was George Washington's advice on Foreign Policy?

a)

The Nation should remain neutral and avoid permanent alliances

b)

The Nation should end slavery

c)

The Nation should expand from East to West

d)

The Nation should colonize Latin America

32.

George Washington believed the country needed to make alliances with other countries

a)

True

b)

False

33.

What was George Washington’s advice in the Farewell Address (1796)?

a)

Stay neutral in foreign affairs

b)

Always choose a side in foreign affairs

34.

The ruling in the Dred Scott case protected the rights of...

a)

fugitive slaves.

b)

abolitionists.

c)

slave owners.

d)

anti-slavery groups.

35.

Which was the first state to secede?

a)

Alabama

b)

South Carolina

c)

Texas

d)

Mississippi

36.
After the election of Abraham Lincoln to the presidency, the Southern states debated the question of __, or withdrawing from the Union.
a)
secession
b)
populous
c)
slavery
d)
federalist
37.

As soon as Lincoln was declared the winner of the presidency, Southern states started to _____.

a)

fight

b)

secede

c)

protest

d)

cry

38.
What is the name of the big piece of land that Thomas Jefferson bought in 1803?
a)
Texas Territory 
b)
Louisiana Purchase
c)
Mississippi Expansion
d)
Midwest Territory
39.
What was the main purpose of Lewis and Clark's expedition?
a)
To see how many new animals they could find.
b)
To make friends with the Native Americans in the West.
c)
To try to find a water route to the Pacific Ocean.
d)
To see of they could find New Orleans.
40.
How does the President “check” Congress? 
a)
clemency
b)
pardon
c)
veto
d)
reprieve
41.

What president gave the order for the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

George Washington

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Confederate president Jefferson Davis

e)

Andrew Johnson

42.
After the Emancipation Proclamation, the Civil War was not about keeping the Union together but for ____________
a)
Ending Southern Control in Kentucky
b)
Ending Slavery
c)
Ending Northern abuse towards the South
d)
Jefferson Davis's tyranny
43.
What was the Underground Railroad?
a)
Railroad tracks that ran East and West
b)
Secret routes that runaway slaves used to reach freedom
c)
An underground tunnel that ran to Canada
d)
A rode that returned escaped slaves to the south
44.
Who was Harriet Tubman?  
a)
She led many slaves to the Underground Railroad.  
b)
She started the Underground Railroad.  
c)
She died being a slave in 1913.  
d)
A woman born in Africa.
45.

Who is this important abolitionist?

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

William Lloyd Garrison

c)

Frederick Douglass

d)

Colonel Sanders

46.

Who is this famous abolitionist?

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

William Lloyd Garrison

c)

Frederick Douglass

d)

Sojourner Truth

47.

Who is this important abolitionist?

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

William Lloyd Garrison

c)

Frederick Douglass

d)

Abraham Lincoln

48.
Many felt Jackson acted as a____________________ during his presidency
a)
Gambler
b)
Monarch
c)
Corrupt bargain
d)
Politician
49.

What Great Lake did the Erie Canal connect to the Hudson River?

a)

Lake Erie

b)

Lake Michigan

c)

Lake Ontario

d)

Lake Huron

e)

Lake Superior

50.
Freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition.  Which amendment is this?
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
51.
No one has to house quarter soldiers in their home
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
52.
Which is the best description of Reconstruction?
a)
rebuilding the US after a big earthquake
b)
a period of rebuilding in the US after the Revolutionary War
c)
a period of rebuilding in the US after the Civil War
d)
unfair treatment of African Americans after the Civil War
53.
The Indian Removal Act of 1830 forced Indians to move
a)
to Oklahoma
b)
to Florida
c)
to the Louisiana Purchase
d)
to Canada
54.
_________  in 1830 authorized the removal of Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi river to lands in the west.
a)
Bureau of Indian Affairs
b)
Worcester v. Georgia
c)
Indian Removal Act
d)
None of the above
55.
Which of the following was the Cherokee’s 800 mile march to the indian territory where ¼ of the Cherokee tribe died on the march to the land?
a)
Second Seminole War
b)
Trail of Tears
c)
Blackhawk
d)
Cherokee resistance
56.

The belief that the United States was destined to stretch all the way across the continent of North America

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Mexican-American War

d)

Gold Rush

57.
What is the system in place the guarantees that no one branch will become too powerful?
a)
Separation of Powers
b)
Limited Government
c)
Checks and Balances
d)
Majority Rule
58.
Which of the following is an example of checks and balances?
a)
A judge overturning a lower court decision
b)
A legislative bill being vetoed by the President
c)
A governor granting clemency (forgiveness) to a criminal
d)
A governor declaring a tax free period
59.
Federal courts have the power to nullify unconstitutional acts
a)
Judicial Review
b)
Popular Sovereignty
c)
Checks and balances
d)
Republicanism

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