Worksheets1492- 1860 Quiz
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 1hrs 11mins
Sailing the ocean blue in 1492, ___________________, "discovered" the Americas.
Francisco Pizzaro
Christopher Columbus
Marco Polo
Lief Erickson
The first permanent English settlement in the Americas was...
Plymouth, Massachusetts
St. Augustine, Florida
Jamestown, Virginia
Providence, Rhode Island
The ______________________ stated the American colonists intention of being free from the British and included a list of complaints against the King.
Constitution
Articles of Confederation
Magna Carta
Declaration of Independence
The war in which American rebels defeated the British empire for their freedom is remembered as the...
American Revolution
American Civil War
Mexican-American War
World War I
After winning independence the U.S.A. founders eventually settled on The __________________ as the framework for a system of government... the framework that is still currently being used today.
Constitution
Articles of Confederation
Declaration of Independence
Treaty of Paris
The idea that a higher power had destined Americans to settle all of North America came to be known as...
Divide and Conquer
Power Pilgrimage
Manifest Destiny
Territory Trek
The Gold Rush in 1848-49 started when gold was discovered in...
Boston, Massachusetts
Chicago, Illinois
Santa Fe, New Mexico
San Francisco, California
__________ a Mexican territory broke away from Mexico and the United States annexed it before the Mexican government could do anything about it.
Texas
Arizona
Utah
California
During westward expansion in American history, the issue of ______________ came up every time a territory applied for statehood, and whether or not _____________ should expand into the new states.
farming
cities
slavery
technology
When ___________________ was elected in 1860 seven southern states broke away from the U.S.A..
Abraham Lincoln
Teddy Roosevelt
George Washington
Andrew Jackson
During which War was the White House set on fire?
Revolutionary War
Civil War
War of 1812
French and Indian War
Lewis and Clark explored the Louisiana Territory, which had been purchased by ______ in ______.
Jackson, 1812
Jefferson, 1778
Jackson, 1777
Jefferson, 1803
A "tragic policy of Indian removal," which move more than 100,000 Native Americans from their homes in 1838 was called the
Louisiana Purchase
Trail of Tears
Gold Rush
Reconstruction Era
People who worked to end slavery were called _____.
Jim Crows
steamboats
abolitionists
common men
American Revolution: United States Vs.
Great Britain
France
Germany
Spain
Declaration of Independence was written in _______ by _________________
1776/ John Adams
1777/ Thomas Jefferson
1776/ Thomas Jefferson
1791/ The founding fathers
In which war did Zachary Taylor gain his fame?
Civil War
Mexican American War
War of 1812
Spanish American War
In which war did Andrew Jackson gain his fame?
Civil War
Mexican American War
War of 1812
Spanish American War
Which of these was a problem with the Articles of Confederation?
The federal government was too weak
The federal government was too strong
There was no federal government
There was no state government
What was the primary goal of the Federalist Papers?
to ratify the Constitution
to stop the US from going to war
to establish a new leader
to establish freedom of speech
Which of the following is NOT protected by the 1st Amendment?
freedom of speech
freedom of the press
freedom of assembly
freedom of property
What is the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America?
Discovery
Speedwell
Godspeed
Mayflower
Who was the French and Indian War between?
French and Indian
French and British
Colonists and British
Spain and French
What was the deal in 1803 where the US bought a large amount of land from the French?
Florida Sale
Paris Land Lease
Louisiana Purchase
Jefferson's Folly
This means that the people get to decide on an issue, including whether or not to allow slavery in their territory
Abolition
Secede
Popular sovereignty
Populist
Runaway slaves used the ______ to escape to the North and freedom.
Transcontinental Railroad
Underground Railroad
Escaped Slave Expressway
The Ohio River
This law allowed government officials to arrest anyone suspected of being a runaway slave
Dred Scott case
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Slave codes
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
California would enter the union as a free state and a tough new law dealing with runaway slaves was part of _______?
Compromise of 1850
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
Dred Scott case
Slave codes
The US Supreme Court decided that this man was still just a slave, even though he had lived in a free territory, setting the stage for slavery to be legal everywhere
Uncle Tom
John Brown
Nat Turner
Dred Scott
Led a raid at Harper's Ferry, VA in an attempt to rob the armory and steal weapons to incite a slave revolt
Abraham Lincoln
Nat Turner
John Brown
Harriet Tubman
What led to events known as "Bleeding Kansas" from 1854-1861?
Pro and Anti slavery supporters disagreed over the vote for slavery, leading to violence
People voted for Kansas to be free, so Southerns burned down major cities
People voted for Kansas to be a territory instead of a state.
Nebraska was split into a pro and anti slave state.
The Compromise of 1850, which allowed California to join the U.S. as a free state, made an attempt to appease Southern states by creating..
the Southerns Freedom Act.
the Emancipation Act.
the Slaveowners Act.
a stronger Fugitive Slave Act.
What MAIN outcomes came from the Supreme Court decision Dred Scott vs Sandford ?
Slaves are property, not citizens
Any slaves who can prove they had lived in a free state would be granted freedom
Fugitive slaves were given freedom after 5 years
Underground railroad was banned
This war was caused by a border dispute and Manifest Destiny
French & Indian War
War of 1812
Mexican-American War
American Revolutionary War
How was the Oregon Territory acquired by the United States?
treaty
war
annexation
Which did NOT happen during the nullification crisis?
South Carolina believed they could void a law if they did not agree with it.
Andrew Jackson threatened to go to war with South Carolina if they nullified the tariff.
South Carolina was able to successfully avoid paying the tariffs, showing that states' had a lot of power.
South Carolina began considering the idea of secession if tariffs were going to continue.
The politiclal group that believed all states should be free states; they rushed west to "win" Kansas
Copperheads
Democrats
Free-Soilers
Freedom Riders
The first ten amendments to the Constitution are referred to as what?
The Bill of Rights
The Articles of Confederation
The First Continental Congress
Bevo
This caused many Americans to agree to a strong national government.
the Philadelphia convention
the Northwest Ordinance
Shay's Rebellion
the Annapolis Convention
To create the needed new government, the founders compromised on this issue.
taxes
the military draft
the western territories
slavery
The first government used in the United States for ten years was called the ________________.
Bill of Rights
Magna Carta
Constitution
Articles of Confederation
What was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
It gave England too much control over the U.S.
It did not allow the collection of taxes.
It gave too much power to the president.
It created a strong national government.
The original plan of the Constitutional Convention was to ____________.
revise the Articles of Confederation
rewrite the Declaration of Independence
create a brand new government
create treaties with the British
Who is the "father of the Constitution"?
Thomas Jefferson
Ben Franklin
James Madison
John Hancock
In the 3/5ths Compromise, the South had to count its slave population toward taxes, but benefited because 60% of a state slave population would count toward…
the labor supply in the west
representation in Congress
the fugitive slave clause
military recruits
Which Enlightenment idea is reflected in the phrase "all men are created equal" from the Declaration of Independence?
Divine right of kings
Social contract
Natural rights
Predestination
How did the Great Awakening challenge the established religious and social order in the colonies?
By promoting the idea of predestination
By encouraging the questioning of traditional authority
By reinforcing the power of the Anglican Church
By discouraging religious diversity
