WorksheetsFinal
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which statement best explains why President Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark into the newly acquired Louisiana Territory?
To search for gold and other mineral deposits
To improve relations with Native Americans
To explore and map the new region
To force British and Spanish settlers out of the territory
A historian could best use this map to study which topic?
Westward Expansion
Mexican Cession
War of 1812
Texas Annexation
Passage:
“Prior to the construction of the canal, New York City was the nation’s fifth largest seaport, behind Boston, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New Orleans. Within 15 years of its opening [Erie Canal], New York [City] was the busiest port in America, moving tonnages greater than Boston, Baltimore and New Orleans combined…¨
Question:
Which conclusion about the Erie Canal is best supported by this quotation?
New York City invested heavily in building railroads during that time.
New York City limited trade from Boston, Baltimore, and New Orleans.
It extended slavery into the Northern states.
It made New York the strongest trade center in the world
Passage:
“Prior to the construction of the canal, New York City was the nation’s fifth largest seaport, behind Boston, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New Orleans. Within 15 years of its opening [Erie Canal], New York [City] was the busiest port in America, moving tonnages greater than Boston, Baltimore and New Orleans combined…¨
Question:
What is the most likely reason New York City’s port tonnage surpassed the combined tonnage of Boston, Baltimore, and New Orleans after the Erie Canal was built?
The Erie Canal provided a direct water route to the interior, boosting trade.
The other cities experienced economic recessions during that period.
New York City imposed tariffs on goods from other ports.
The Erie Canal decreased transportation costs in Boston, Baltimore, and New Orleans.
Passage:
“The Cherokees are nearly all prisoners. They have been dragged from their homes and encamped at the forts and military places, all over the nation. . . . The property of many has been taken and sold before their eyes for almost nothing.”
Question:
According to the information in this excerpt, the actions of Andrew Jackson and U.S soldiers led to
Increased cultural diffusion for Natives
Development of U.S & Native alliances
Forced movement of Indians to reservations
Extinction of the buffalo from the Plains
Passage:
“The Cherokees are nearly all prisoners. They have been dragged from their homes and encamped at the forts and military places, all over the nation. . . . The property of many has been taken and sold before their eyes for almost nothing.”
Question:
Which claim below shows the author’s point of view of this historical event?
The Cherokee are being treated harshly and unfairly. The Cherokee suffered from the results of their removal.
The Cherokee need to be removed from their lands for their own good.
The government needed to take Cherokee lands and possessions to repay their debt.
The Cherokee are criminals and deserve to be removed.
Why does the author of this advertisement include phrases such as “California no doubt is rich” and “gold has been found in considerable quantities?"
To persuade people to migrate to California
The Cherokee are criminals and deserve to be removed.
To highlight the benefits for scientific capitalists
To minimize the possibility of gold discovery
Which of the following statements best matches the author's purpose for taking this photograph?
He supports the use of child labor in factories as a means for improving the US economy
He believes that children are simply not working hard enough in factories
He believes that it is good that big business and monopolies and exploiting or using child labor
He believes that big business and monopolies are exploiting or using child labor unjustly
Albany would be considered an ideal location for a factory in the 1800s because
The Hudson River could provide the water power needed to run the machines.
National Grid would provide electrical power to the mill.
People could not depend on farming to make money.
People in Albany knew how to run machines.
Which individual’s point of view is best expressed by this poem?
A Southern Plantation owner
A slave
A slave catcher
An abolitionist
Which claim best supports the author’s view of his role helping slaves escape?
Escaped slaves would not make it north without his help
Escaped slaves were returned to their masters as a result of his actions
He was very successful in training escaped slaves for modern jobs
Slaves could have made it north without his help
What is most likely the purpose of this document?
To describe Southern living conditions
To show that Douglass became numb to the problems of other slaves
To illustrate the hardships slaves encountered
To examine Douglass’s role as a newspaper editor
An abolitionist was a person who wanted to
An abolitionist was a person who wanted to
Promote civil disobedience
Rid the states of slavery
Ban alcohol
Which group’s ideas are best represented in the political cartoon?
Abolitionists
Republicans
Patriots
Suffragettes
Based on the actions shown in this cartoon, which action taken by the government violated the principles of the United States Constitution?
Kidnapping political opponents
Not affording women the same rights as other citizens
Arresting known criminals
Arresting known criminals
Passage:
The Declaration of Sentiments 1848
He has compelled her to submit to laws, in the formation of which she had no voice.
Having deprived her of this first right of a citizen, the elective franchise [the right to vote], thereby leaving her without representation in the halls of legislation, he has oppressed her on all sides.
He has made her, if married, in the eye of the law, civilly dead. He has taken from her all right in property, even to the wages she earns.
He has so framed the laws of divorce, as to what shall be the proper causes, and in case of separation, to whom the guardianship of the children shall be given... and giving all power into his hands.
He has monopolized nearly all the profitable employments,
He has denied her the facilities for obtaining a thorough education, all colleges being closed against her.
(“He” in each sentence above refers to men, in general).
Excerpt from The Declaration of Sentiments – Seneca Falls Convention, 1848
Question:
A historian could justify that the Declaration of Sentiments was modeled after which document?
The United States Constitution
The Mayflower Compact
The English Bill of Rights
The Declaration of Independence
Passage:
The Declaration of Sentiments 1848
He has compelled her to submit to laws, in the formation of which she had no voice.
Having deprived her of this first right of a citizen, the elective franchise [the right to vote], thereby leaving her without representation in the halls of legislation, he has oppressed her on all sides.
He has made her, if married, in the eye of the law, civilly dead. He has taken from her all right in property, even to the wages she earns.
He has so framed the laws of divorce, as to what shall be the proper causes, and in case of separation, to whom the guardianship of the children shall be given... and giving all power into his hands.
He has monopolized nearly all the profitable employments,
He has denied her the facilities for obtaining a thorough education, all colleges being closed against her.
(“He” in each sentence above refers to men, in general).
Excerpt from The Declaration of Sentiments – Seneca Falls Convention, 1848
Question:
Which long-term historical circumstance was given to women as a result of the Declaration of Sentiments?
The right to education
The right to vote
The right to work outside the home
The right to bear arms
In this cartoon, the caption “Am I not a man and a brother?” reflects the belief that
Slaves should stay with their families
Slavery is immoral and inhumane
Most slaves were content
Christianity was an important part of slave lives
Which statement best represents the purpose of this cartoon?
To capture fugitive slaves
To stop the importation of captured Africans
To improve the living conditions of slaves
To convince others to help end slavery
Loyalty to one’s country is called
Secessionism
Nationalism
COlonialism
Loyalism
How did the invention of the cotton gin affect cotton production?
It reduced the size of crops the planters could raise
It made the removal of cotton seeds quicker and more efficient
It increased the size of farms in the Northeast
It had no effect on the production of cotton
How did the invention of the cotton gin affect slavery in the United States?
The estimated auction price per field slave doubled over 60 years.
Less slaves were needed on Southern plantations due to the cotton gin’s efficiency.
The total value of the cotton crop increased in the United States by over 240 million dollars from 1800-1860.
From 1800 - 1860, over 3.2 million more people were enslaved due to the use of the cotton gin.
Which statement is best supported by the information in the chart?
The South had a greater percentage of workers in industry than the North in 1861.
The South had more farms than the North in 1861.
The North had many advantages over the South in the beginning of the Civil War.
The North and the South produced equal amounts of manufactured goods prior to the Civil War.
Which statement best explains how the railroad system positively benefited the North during the war?
The North could transport soldiers and supplies farther distances due to more rail miles.
Women could get to work in the factories faster.
The North had a greater number of railroad conductors.
The North had more workers to travel the railroad.
Which event led directly to the division of the North & South in 1861?
The passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act
Adoption of a new Fugitive Slave law
The decision of the Supreme Court in the Dred Scott v. Sanford case
Sectional differences between the North & the South
