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WorksheetsAmerican History Final Exam
Total questions: 94
Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins
What was the Boston Tea Party?
A protest against British taxes where tea was dumped into Boston Harbor
A law that taxed printed goods
A rebellion led by farmers in Pennsylvania
A document proposing reconciliation with Britain
What were the Intolerable Acts a response to?
The Stamp Act
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Massacre
The Battle of Bunker Hill
What did the Declaration of Independence do?
It explained why the colonies wanted independence from Britain
It specified how western lands would be governed
It was a rebellion against the excise tax on whiskey
It was the first Constitution of the U.S.
What was a major weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
It imposed heavy taxes on the colonies
It allowed for the quartering of troops
Too much power to the executive branch
No power to tax or regulate trade
Who were the two main candidates involved in the election of 1800?
Hamilton and Jefferson
Jefferson and Burr
Pinckney and Burr
Hamilton and Pinckney
What was the problem in the election of 1800?
there was a tie
John Adams dropped out of the election
Jefferson rallied up votes illegally
Burr told lies to get votes
Federalist
Wanted a strong central Government
Anti-Federalist
Wanted a Bill of Rights added to the Constitution
Articles of Confederation
First Constitution of America
a time period in the U.S. that reflected a sense of nationalism
Era of Good Feelings
Treaty of Ghent
colonization
War of 1812
Seizing people against their will and forcing them to serve in the military
Impressment
Manufacturing
Embargo
Nullify
What are causes of the War of 1812?
British supporting Native American resistance against the U.S , Impressment of Sailors and British interference of U.S. Maritime Trade.
Interference with US shipping and French embargo
Impressment of sailors and Treaty of Ghent
Increase manufacturing and British supporting US citizens.
In the Monroe Doctrine...
Britan told the U.S. to stay of out of Europe
The U.S. told Europe to stay out of the Americas
The U.S. told Europe and France to stop impressing their sailors.
Allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state, Maine to enter the Union as a free state, prohibited slavery north of Latitude 36* 30
This is the feeling of pride in one's specific area of a country.
Sectionalism
This is the feeling of pride in ones Country.
Adams-Onis Treaty gave the U.S. _______________
Florida
Texas
Ohio
Michigan
Who was President during the Era of Good Feelings?
James Monroe
James Madison
Andrew Jackson
John Quincy Adams
What does the term "era of good feelings" mean?
political differences were set aside; United America
people were pleased to win the War of 1812
the term is actually a lie
Monroe bribed voters to make them happy
The primary goal of manifest destiny was to
secession of southern states from the nation
removal of European influence from South America
end slavery in the new territories
expansion westward to the Pacific Ocean
As a result of President Andrew Jackson's policies, Native American Indians were
relocated to Mexico
granted US Citizenship
forcibly removed to areas west of the Mississippi River
gradually allowed to return to their homes
The California Gold Rush, the Homestead Act (giving people land), and the completion of the Transcontinental RR all
encouraged westward settlement.
promised everyone, even Natives a home in the west.
recognized Native American Indian land rights.
promoted the conservation of natural resources.
Which Act First allowed the Federal Government to pay Native Americans to move west?
Federal Act
Indian Removal Act
Native American Act
Settlers Act
What is popular sovereignty?
Where sovereignty is left to the government to decide
Where sovereignty is left to the people to decide
reopened the possibility of slavery extending into new territories, tensions between pro- and anti-slavery advocates erupted into violence
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Missouri Compromise
Compromise of 1850
Harpers Ferry
What was the main cause of the Compromise of 1850?
The Westward Expansion of the United States
The Missouri Compromise of 1820
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
The admission of California as a free state
What do you call a person who was opposed to slavery and worked toward ending it?
Secessionist
Lincolnist
Abolitionist
Whig
Who was president of the Confederate States during the war?
Jefferson Davis
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Alexander Hamilton
The first shots of the Civil War were fired at this fort on April 12, 1861
Fort Benning
Fort Sumter
Fort Belvoire
Fort Pierce
What were the major causes of the Civil War? (List all that apply)
Expanded Fugitive Slave Laws
Slavery
Lincoln winning the election of 1860
Westward Expansion
All of the above
What Amendment grants citizenship to all person born on American soil except for Native Americans.
12th Amendment
14th Amendment
13th Amendment
15th Amendment
Slavery is outlawed in the US by this amendment:
13th Amendment
15th Amendment
19th Amendment
12th Amendment
Who won the Civil War?
Florida
The Confederacy
Mexico
The Union
Which is the best description of Reconstruction?
rebuilding the US after a big earthquake
a period of rebuilding in the US after the Civil War
a period of rebuilding in the US after the Revolutionary War
unfair treatment of African Americans after the Civil War
The 15th Amendment states that a person cannot be denied the right to vote based on ____________________.
race
previous condition of servitude
both
Who wrote the Emancipation Proclamation?
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Jackson
Benjamin Franklin
Ulysses S. Grant
What event does this quote describe about the Civil War?
the North's actions at Fort Sumter
John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry
the South's victory in the Civil War
the South's actions at Fort Sumter
What conclusion can be drawn from the quote by Frederick Douglass on the Underground Railroad?
Slaves encounter many risks in pursuit of freedom.
Slaves are smart and know how to avoid those who could harm them.
Slaves may not take the risk of being captured.
None of these answers are correct.
The Supreme Court's 1857 decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford was one of its most unpopular. Just eleven years after it was issued, the decision was effectively overturned by the Fourteenth Amendment. What did the Court conclude in the case of Dred Scott v. Sandford ?
Slavery could not be abolished by amending the US Constitution.
Children of freed slaves were the property of the original slaveholder.
Neither free nor enslaved African Americans could become US citizens.
Slaves could only buy their freedom with money they earned themselves.
Between 1848 and 1920, suffragists protested for women to have the right to vote.
Which amendment guaranteed women this right in the United States?
16th
17th
18th
19th
Founder of the NAACP
Pushed for the "Talented Tenth"
Attended Harvard University
Ida B Wells
Booker T Washington
W E B DuBois
Martin Luther King Jr.
Reporters, journalists, photographers, and authors who used the media to raise concerns about the negative effects of industrialization were known as
muckrakers
suffragists
immigrants
abolitionists
Prohibition banned the making, selling, buying, or drinking of alcohol. Which amendment made this possible?
17th Amendment
18th Amendment
19th Amendment
21st Amendment
____________?____________
A period of time when social, economic and political problems caused by rapid industrialization were exposed and in some cases reformed.
What is the most likely title for this?
Industrialization
Progressive Era
Reconstruction
Prohibition
Between 1860 and 1910, the U.S. population tripled in size.
This is most likely due to...
The Baby Boom
Immigration
The Homestead Act
Better Healthcare
a change to the consitutiton that allowed Congress to collect income taxes from citizens
16th Amendment
17th Amendment
18th Amendment
19th Amendment
a change to the consitutiton that allowed for the direct election of Senators
16th Amendment
17th Amendment
18th Amendment
19th Amendment
Which of the following best explains what happened in the election of 1912?
It is rare for an American political party to retain control of the executive branch for three consecutive terms. The American people wanted change and voted in a new political party.
William Jennings Bryan and Woodrow Wilson both ran for president as Democrats and split the Democratic vote, allowing for a third party candidate to be elected president for the first time in American history
William Howard Taft and Theodore Roosevelt, a former Republican, split the "Republican" vote, allowing for the Democrat, Woodrow Wilson, to be elected president
Eugene V. Debs was elected president as Wilson, Taft, and Roosevelt all split the Republican vote
JD Rockefeller
-founded Standard Oil
-created a monopoly on oil
-Richest man to ever live
JP Morgan
-established the banking industry
- financier
- buys out Carnegie in 1901
Andrew Carnegie
- takes over steel industry
- wrote the "Gospel of Wealth"
- used the Bessemer process
Cornelius Vanderbilt
- railroad industry
- made a fortune on shipping goods
-promoted the use of railroads
Match the long term causes of World War 1 with their definitions:
Nationalism
This was the attempt by countries to promote their own agendas and ideas as better than others
Militarism
This was the practice of developing new weaponry and investing in the armed forces
Imperialism
This was the practice of exerting control over other regions around the world to become powerful
Alliances
This practice involved the securing of support from other nations in the event of a war breaking out
This was a British Cruise ship (that had American passengers on it) that was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine.
Titanic
Mississippi
Lusitania
Arkansas
Which treaty officially ended World War I and imposed heavy reparations on Germany?
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Ghent
Treaty of Tordesillas
What was the primary purpose of the Zimmermann Telegram during World War I?
To propose a military alliance between Germany and Mexico
To declare war on the United States
To announce a ceasefire
To request peace negotiations with Russia
Which of the following were part of the Allied Forces (Triple Entente)?
Great Britain
France
United States
Germany
Austria-Hungary
What is the word for information that is intentionally misleading, and is designed to change how people think, feel, or behave?
Information
Propaganda
Communication
Education
What organization was created to help police world conflicts after World War I?
NATO
League of Nations
Espionage Act
What events lead America to join the War?
Trench Warfare and Chemical Warfare
The DeLome Letter and Assassination of Franz Ferdiand
Sinking of the Lusitania and Zimmerman Note
There were several events that occurred that would have justified America's involvement in the War, but Wilson chose to maintain a policy of __________ instead.
aggression
passiveness
neutrality
The Fourteen Points reflected President Woodrow Wilson's belief that:
Intervention in the affairs of other nations was never justifiable.
Travel among nations should be regulated by an international organization.
No country should be allowed to spend more on defense than any other country.
Cooperation among international leaders was essential to maintaining world peace.
What era is characterized by economic prosperity, new cultural values, flappers, automobiles, the Red Scare, Prohibition, & nativism?
Roaring 20's
Gilded Age
Progressive Era
Imperialism
What production technique developed by Henry Ford helped make manufacturing more efficient and lowered the cost of consumer goods?
Breadlines
Temperance
Assembly Line
Manufactoring
What was the name given to the women who challenged traditional attitudes and social norms during the 1920s?
Mobsters
Party Girls
Flappers
Temperance
What was the name of the 1920s movement that caused Americans to fear foreigners/immigrants for fear they were communists?
Anti-Communism
Red Scare
Vietnamization
Isolationizm
This law established the first minimum wage and a maximum work week of 40 hours
Fair Labor and Standards
Act
This federal organization regulates companies that sell stocks and bonds, and outlawed investing on credit
Securities and Exchange Commission
This organization insured each bank deposit in qualifying banks up to 5,000 dollars.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Which group of American citizens was subjected to the greatest loss of their constitutional rights during World War II (WW2)
Hispanic Americans
German Americans
Chinese Americans
Japanese Americans
What was "the date which will live in infamy"?
September 3, 1939
December 7, 1941
November 30, 1941
June 22, 1941
Why did the Allies use the strategy of island hopping?
How did the United States support the Western Allies in the war effort before officially joining the war?
Sending troops
Sending weapons like tanks and aircraft carriers
Sending money
Sending food and water
What was one of the purposes of NATO
Secure peace in Europe and protect its countries freedoms
Provide its countries with more power
To end WWII
