WorksheetsUS History Benchmark 2
Total questions: 79
Worksheet time: 47mins
Jamestown (1607) was significant as the first permanent English settlement primarily because:
Pilgrims founded it for religious freedom
It became economically successful through tobacco cultivation
It was a model democratic government
It outlawed slavery
What labor system arose in the Chesapeake region due to tobacco farming demands?
Apprenticeship
Indentured servitude
Sharecropping
Family farming
The Salem Witch Trials (1692) reflect which colonial concern?
Religious zeal and fear
Desire for democratic representation
Tolerance of all religions
Avoidance of European immigrants
Which idea describes the structure of New England towns?
Town meetings with elected representatives
Plantations with slave labor
Borough-style English governance
Trade-dominated oligarchies
The Middle Colonies were known for:
Subsistence farming only
Absence of diversity
Religious tolerance and cultural diversity
No urban development
Which region developed large plantations using enslaved labor for cash crops?
New England
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
French Canada
In colonial society, “mercantilism” meant:
Colonies produced raw materials for the mother country
Colonies traded freely with other nations
Colonies were politically independent
Colonies created their own money
Primary document—Virginia House of Burgesses (1619): "[They] requested that by their general assembly they may be governed..." What is its significance?
First female voting
First representative legislature
Declaration of rights
Passage of Stamp Act
The “Great Awakening” in the 1730s–40s emphasized all except:
The triangular trade included all EXCEPT:
A. Africa to America – enslaved people
B. America to Europe – raw materials
C. Europe to Africa – manufactured goods
D. Asia to America – colonists
“No taxation without representation” targeted which laws?
Proclamation Line
Stamp Act & Townshend Acts
Navigation Acts
North’s Reconstruction Plan
Which rebellion protested high taxes and led colonial distrust of British rule?
Boston Tea Party
Shays’ Rebellion
Whiskey Rebellion
Bacon’s Rebellion
The Boston Tea Party (1773) was a protest against:
Closing of Boston Harbor
French Alliance
Tea tax and British control
The Quartering Act
14. Declaration of Independence excerpt — “...all men are created equal...” What does this support?
Women’s suffrage
Slavery continuation
Equality and natural rights
Anti-federalism
Which Revolutionary War battle was the turning point favoring the Americans?
Bunker Hill
Saratoga
Yorktown
Lexington & Concord
The Treaty of Paris (1783) ended the war by:
Giving Britain Midwest territory
Granting American independence
Making Canada part of the U.S.
Abolishing slavery
Privateers in the war were:
French allies
Authorized ships attacking British vessels
Colonial militias like the minute men at Lexington were notable for:
Formal British-style uniforms
Ready-for-war status
International composition
Fighting only with Native Americans
Revolutionary War significance:
France remained neutral
Colonists formed a military alliance with France
Colonists rejected foreign aid
Britain allowed all forms of self-governance
Which colonial leader wrote influential plays and speeches supporting independence?
Patrick Henry
William Penn
John Smith
James Madison
A major problem with the Articles of Confederation was:
Too much power in the presidency
No authority to tax and regulate trade
Lack of state sovereignty
Existence of a standing national army
Shay’s Rebellion (1786–87) highlighted:
Strong central government
Weakness of the Confederation Congress
Support for American manufacturing
Native American threats
At the Constitutional Convention, the Great Compromise solved:
Taxation without representation
Structure of the legislative branch
Slavery abolition
Presidential veto power
Federalists like Alexander Hamilton argued for:
Strong central government and implied powers
Strong state governments
A reliance on France
Weak national courts
Anti-Federalists feared the Constitution would lead to:
Too much local control
Tyranny without a Bill of Rights
Excessive referendums
A monarchy under the king
26. Primary document passage—Federalist No. 10 (James Madison): '...a republic...secures the public...against the [factions]...' What is Madison supporting?
Direct democracy
Representative government controlling factions
Hereditary leadership
Supreme state power
Why were the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?
To create a national bank
To protect individual liberties
To raise taxes
To form a national religion
Which amendment guarantees freedom of speech and religion?
1st
2nd
5th
10th
The 'Elastic Clause' allows Congress to:
Declare war only
Stretch powers to carry out duties
Elect Supreme Court justices
Pass state-level laws
The Constitution’s system of checks and balances was designed to:
Prevent tyranny in one branch
Weakening Congress
Eliminate the Supreme Court
Strengthen political parties
The Louisiana Purchase (1803) doubled the U.S. size and was bought from:
Britain for $15 million
Spain for $10 million
France for $15 million
Mexico for $5 million
The Lewis & Clark expedition was financed by Jefferson to:
Find a northern route to the Pacific
Build forts in Canada
Colonize Mexico
Open trade with Britain
The War of 1812 is called the 'Second War of Independence' because:
It started from the same causes as the first
It ended American dependence on Britain
The U.S. defeated France again
It led to the Civil War
The Monroe doctrine (1823) declared:
Europe must end colonization of America
Britain can expand in Asia
Americas are open to all colonization
U.S. recognized European claims in the Western hemisphere
“Era of Good Feelings” under Monroe meant:
No political parties remained
Economic prosperity and nationalism
Peace with Britain and France
High sectional tension
Manifest Destiny meant:
Settling from east to west across America
U.S. territories in Asia
Only the East Coast was valuable
No expansion past the Mississippi
Which was not acquired by treaty or purchase in this era?
Florida
Oregon Territory
Alaska
Texas
The Adams-Onís Treaty (1819) gave the U.S. control of:
Florida
California
Oregon
Alaska
The main cause of the War of 1812 included all EXCEPT:
British impressment of sailors
British support for Native American attacks
U.S. desire to take Canada
British closing western ports
Early Industrial Revolution consequences included:
Decline in urban centers
Growth of factories and railroads
Immediate abolition of child labor
End of slavery
41. Andrew Jackson became known for expanding democracy by:
Granting women the vote
Southerners opened to vote
Increasing white male voter participation
Only allowing property owners to vote
Jackson’s veto of the national bank charter led to:
The term “Trail of Tears” refers to:
Cherokee forced march to Oklahoma
Removal of Black codes
Displacement of Africans
Jackson’s election victory celebration
Which describes Jacksonian Democracy?
Elitist and aristocratic
Popular participation in politics by the common man
Federal control of voting
Abolition of slavery
Who coined “Dr. Jackson prescribed the Bank a dose of his veto”?
Federalists
Jackson’s supporters
Opponents in the Bank War
Supreme Court
Which cartoon reflects Jackson’s Bank War?
A. A limited presidency
B. Jackson’s use of executive overreach
C. Support for the bank
D. Respect for judicial review
Which was NOT true of Indian removal?
US used treaties to force removal
Nations relocated west of the Mississippi
Many died en route
Tribes were fully assimilated into US society
Jacksonians supported all EXCEPT:
A. Rotation in office/spoils system
B. Lower tariffs for Southern states
C. Bank veto
D. Removal of Native tribes
Which region benefited most from Tariff of Abominations (1828)?
Southern plantations
Northern manufacturers
Western farmers
Great Plains ranchers
Jackson’s legacy includes all EXCEPT:
Strong executive power
Expansion of voter participation
Economic stability for all groups
Controversy over Indian removal
Davy Crockett is famous for:
Being a Supreme Court judge
His role at the Alamo
Founding the Mormons
Being an abolitionist speaker
The Battle of the Alamo (1836) was important because:
Mexico defeated Texas
Texas independence rallied future settlers
It ended slavery in Texas
It fought U.S. soldiers
The Mexican-American War (1846–48) resulted in:
Mexico winning back California
U.S. gained Southwest territories
Return of Texas to Mexico
Defeat for the U.S.
California Gold Rush (1848–50) led to:
Immediate industrialization
Population boom and statehood in 1850
War with Native Americans only
Slower westward movement
The Oregon Trail led settlers to which future state?
California
Oregon
Nevada
Washington
Which best describes the “cotton kingdom”?
Northern textile dominance
Southern economy based on cotton and slavery
Midwest free labor farms
West Coast mining towns
The North’s industrial growth included all EXCEPT:
Textile mills
Factories
Mining steel
Widespread slave labor
Which system added immigrants and low-wage labor to cities?
Plantation
Factory
Indentured
Militia
Robber barons in the North were known for:
Using wealth to influence politics
Supporting endless regulation
Abolitionists like Frederick Douglass and William Lloyd Garrison promoted:
Gradual return of fugitive slaves
Immediate end to slavery
Colonization in Africa
Rights only in the South
The Seneca Falls Declaration (1848) declared:
Women needed domestic roles
Equal rights—including voting—for women
States have no rights
Increased tariffs for women's benefit
Child labor reforms of the 1800s tried to:
Encourage child factory work
Limit hours and conditions
Expand apprenticeships
Add child voting rights
Temperance movements sought to:
Reduce alcohol consumption
Expand railroad networks
Lower taxes
Promote slavery
Social reformers included:
Dorothea Dix (mental health)
Horace Mann (education)
Both A and B
Neither
A key abolitionist quote: “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” originated from:
Sojourner Truth
Harriet Tubman
Frederick Douglass
Lucretia Mott
The Spirit of Reform included all EXCEPT:
Temperance
Education reforms
Preservation of slavery
Asylum/hospital improvements
Political cartoon excerpt—an image titled “The handmaid of slavery: the north”—What attitude does it show?
A. Northern complicity in slavery through industry
B. Northern resistance to slavery
C. Southern appreciation of free labor
D. Neutral political stance
Underground Railroad leaders included:
Levi Coffin and Harriet Tubman
Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone
John Brown only
Andrew Jackson
The women’s rights movement began at Seneca Falls but expanded by:
Holding national conventions
Abolishing slavery
Gaining voting rights immediately
Creating separate women's states
A main cause of the Civil War:
U.S. desire for Canada
Disputes over slavery and states’ rights
Foreign threats from Europe
Desire for high tariffs
Abraham Lincoln’s early stance on slavery was:
Supportive of expansion
Limit spread, but initially not abolish
Pro-integration
Purely economic
Secession began after which event?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Lincoln’s election in 1860
Dred Scott Decision
Harriet Beecher Stowe’s publication
Opposing sides in the Civil War were:
North (Union) and South (Confederacy)
Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists
Democrats and Whigs
USA vs. Spanish colonies
Robert E. Lee’s greatest strengths were:
Industrial knowledge
Military strategy and leadership
Political power
Naval command
Union General Ulysses S. Grant was known for:
Black regiments in the Union Army:
Fought only after Emancipation Proclamation
Fought and proved courage
Were banned
Led to re-enslavement
Major hardships during the war included all EXCEPT:
Disease
Food shortages
High casualties
No female involvement
79. Primary source excerpt—14th Amendment: "...all persons born or naturalized in the United States..." What does it mean?
Denies future amendments
Grants citizenship and equal protection
Allows slavery
Supports segregation
Post-Reconstruction and Native struggles: Sitting Bull resisted U.S. policies in which area?
New England
Great Plains and reservations
Southwest plantations
Canadian border forts
