WorksheetsBenchmark 3 Review
Total questions: 59
Worksheet time: 30mins
What was the Great Awakening?
A religious revival that increased church membership and new denominations
Growth of new Christian denominations and push for equality
Movement to ban alcohol
Avoid political parties and foreign alliances
What was one major effect of the Great Awakening?
Growth of new Christian denominations and push for equality
A tax on paper goods
Created a two-house Congress combining VA and NJ plans
Government could not tax or enforce laws
Who was William Penn?
A Quaker who founded Pennsylvania for religious freedom
Law forcing Native Americans west
A religious revival that increased church membership and new denominations
National bank, transportation, tariffs
How did African culture influence colonial America?
Architecture, farming techniques, and new foods
Taxes on imported glass, paper, and tea
Created rules for surveying and selling western land
He believed the president lacked power to buy land
What did Great Britain gain from the Treaty of Paris (1763)?
Control of Canada and land east of the Mississippi
Gave a monopoly to the East India Tea Company
Punishments for the Boston Tea Party, including closing Boston Harbor
49° parallel
What was the Proclamation Line of 1763?
A line preventing colonists from settling west of the Appalachians
Taxes on imported glass, paper, and tea
Created a two-house Congress combining VA and NJ plans
Dispute over Texas borders
How did colonists react to the Proclamation Line of 1763?
They ignored it and moved west anyway
Government was too weak to stop uprisings
Colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor
To organize protests and boycott British goods
What was the purpose of the Sons and Daughters of Liberty?
To organize protests and boycott British goods
To encourage independence from Britain
Movement to ban alcohol
Avoid political parties and foreign alliances
Who wrote Common Sense?
Thomas Paine
George Washington
William Penn
Andrew Jackson
Why was Common Sense written?
To encourage independence from Britain
To prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful
Warning to Europe not to colonize the Americas
He believed the president lacked power to buy land
What was the Stamp Act?
A tax on paper goods
Tax on molasses and enforcement of smuggling laws
Taxes on imported glass, paper, and tea
Laws banning criticism of the government
What were the Intolerable Acts?
Punishments for the Boston Tea Party, including closing Boston Harbor
National bank, transportation, tariffs
Law forcing Native Americans west
Government could not tax or enforce laws
What happened at the Boston Tea Party?
Colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor
Gave a monopoly to the East India Tea Company
States refusing to obey national tariffs
Created rules for surveying and selling western land
What was the Tea Act?
Gave a monopoly to the East India Tea Company
A tax on paper goods
It doubled the size of the U.S.
Warning to Europe not to colonize the Americas
What were the Townshend Acts?
Taxes on imported glass, paper, and tea
Tax on molasses and enforcement of smuggling laws
Laws banning criticism of the government
Created a two-house Congress combining VA and NJ plans
What was the Sugar Act?
Tax on molasses and enforcement of smuggling laws
Taxes on imported glass, paper, and tea
A tax on paper goods
Government was too weak to stop uprisings
How did geography impact the Battle of Saratoga?
Mountains and forests slowed the British army
It convinced France to support the Americans
Control of Canada and land east of the Mississippi
States refusing to obey national tariffs
Why was the Battle of Saratoga a turning point?
It convinced France to support the Americans
Government was too weak to stop uprisings
Created rules for surveying and selling western land
A line preventing colonists from settling west of the Appalachians
What did the Land Ordinance of 1785 do?
Created rules for surveying and selling western land
National bank, transportation, tariffs
Government could not tax or enforce laws
To prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful
What was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
Government could not tax or enforce laws
Created a two-house Congress combining VA and NJ plans
Avoid political parties and foreign alliances
Laws banning criticism of the government
How did Shays' Rebellion show need to revise Articles?
Government was too weak to stop uprisings
He set precedents like a cabinet and two-term limit
Law forcing Native Americans west
Dispute over Texas borders
What was the Great Compromise?
Created a two-house Congress combining VA and NJ plans
National bank, transportation, tariffs
States refusing to obey national tariffs
49° parallel
Why does the Constitution separate powers?
To prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful
Avoid political parties and foreign alliances
Movement to ban alcohol
He believed the president lacked power to buy land
Why was Washington's presidency important?
He set precedents like a cabinet and two-term limit
It doubled the size of the U.S.
Punishments for the Boston Tea Party, including closing Boston Harbor
Warning to Europe not to colonize the Americas
Major point in Washington's Farewell Address?
Avoid political parties and foreign alliances
To organize protests and boycott British goods
National bank, transportation, tariffs
Created rules for surveying and selling western land
What were the Sedition Acts?
Laws banning criticism of the government
Taxes on imported glass, paper, and tea
Government could not tax or enforce laws
Movement to ban alcohol
Why was the Louisiana Purchase significant?
It doubled the size of the U.S.
49° parallel
Created a two-house Congress combining VA and NJ plans
Control of Canada and land east of the Mississippi
Why did the purchase go against Jefferson's beliefs?
He believed the president lacked power to buy land
To prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful
Belief U.S. should expand coast-to-coast
Government was too weak to stop uprisings
Major cause of War of 1812?
British impressment of American sailors
States refusing to obey national tariffs
Dispute over Texas borders
A tax on paper goods
What was the Monroe Doctrine?
Warning to Europe not to colonize the Americas
Gave a monopoly to the East India Tea Company
Law forcing Native Americans west
Created rules for surveying and selling western land
What was the Indian Removal Act?
Law forcing Native Americans west
National bank, transportation, tariffs
It doubled the size of the U.S.
Government could not tax or enforce laws
What was the Nullification Crisis?
States refusing to obey national tariffs
Government was too weak to stop uprisings
Created a two-house Congress combining VA and NJ plans
Avoid political parties and foreign alliances
What were parts of the American System?
National bank, transportation, tariffs
Movement to ban alcohol
Taxes on imported glass, paper, and tea
Laws banning criticism of the government
What was the Temperance Movement?
Movement to ban alcohol
Equality and voting rights
A religious revival that increased church membership and new denominations
To organize protests and boycott British goods
What did women want at Seneca Falls?
Equality and voting rights
Law forcing Native Americans west
Created a two-house Congress combining VA and NJ plans
To prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful
How did the Missouri Compromise balance slavery?
MO slave, ME free, 36°30' line
He should be free for living in free territory
Whether slavery would expand into new territories
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Why did the U.S. fight Mexico?
Dispute over Texas borders
British impressment of American sailors
49° parallel
Government could not tax or enforce laws
What issue followed Mexican Cession?
Whether slavery would expand into new territories
States refusing to obey national tariffs
Movement to ban alcohol
A tax on paper goods
What border did the U.S. want for Oregon?
49° parallel
Control of Canada and land east of the Mississippi
It doubled the size of the U.S.
Warning to Europe not to colonize the Americas
What is Manifest Destiny?
Belief U.S. should expand coast-to-coast
Created rules for surveying and selling western land
Avoid political parties and foreign alliances
Gave a monopoly to the East India Tea Company
What law used popular sovereignty?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
MO slave, ME free, 36°30' line
National bank, transportation, tariffs
Law forcing Native Americans west
What did Dred Scott argue?
He should be free for living in free territory
Avoid political parties and foreign alliances
To encourage independence from Britain
Created a two-house Congress combining VA and NJ plans
Court ruling in Dred Scott?
African Americans not citizens; Congress can't ban slavery
He believed the president lacked power to buy land
Government was too weak to stop uprisings
It convinced France to support the Americans
Who was John Brown?
An abolitionist who attacked Harpers Ferry
CA free, Fugitive Slave Law, popular sovereignty
Southern states seceded
More factories and railroads
What was the Compromise of 1850?
CA free, Fugitive Slave Law, popular sovereignty
An abolitionist who attacked Harpers Ferry
Nation must stay united and honor the dead
Protect freedmen and punish Confederate leaders
Result of Lincoln’s election?
Southern states seceded
Union gained control of Mississippi River
Boosted Northern morale and helped Lincoln win
Granted citizenship and equal protection
North’s advantage in Civil War?
More factories and railroads
Fighting on home territory with strong generals
Lenient plan allowing Southern states back quickly
Help freedmen with education, jobs, healthcare
South’s advantage?
Fighting on home territory with strong generals
More factories and railroads
Quickly reunite nation with lenient terms
Gave African American men voting rights
Gettysburg Address message?
Nation must stay united and honor the dead
CA free, Fugitive Slave Law, popular sovereignty
Abolished slavery
Union gained control of Mississippi River
Lincoln’s Reconstruction Plan?
Quickly reunite nation with lenient terms
Protect freedmen and punish Confederate leaders
Lenient plan allowing Southern states back quickly
More factories and railroads
Significance of Vicksburg?
Union gained control of Mississippi River
Abolished slavery
Boosted Northern morale and helped Lincoln win
Freed enslaved people in Confederate states
Why was Atlanta important?
Boosted Northern morale and helped Lincoln win
Granted citizenship and equal protection
Fighting on home territory with strong generals
CA free, Fugitive Slave Law, popular sovereignty
Emancipation Proclamation?
Freed enslaved people in Confederate states
Gave African American men voting rights
An abolitionist who attacked Harpers Ferry
Protect freedmen and punish Confederate leaders
Johnson’s Reconstruction?
Lenient plan allowing Southern states back quickly
Protect freedmen and punish Confederate leaders
Nation must stay united and honor the dead
Union gained control of Mississippi River
Purpose of Radical Reconstruction?
Protect freedmen and punish Confederate leaders
Quickly reunite nation with lenient terms
More factories and railroads
CA free, Fugitive Slave Law, popular sovereignty
13th Amendment?
Abolished slavery
Granted citizenship and equal protection
Gave African American men voting rights
Freed enslaved people in Confederate states
14th Amendment?
Granted citizenship and equal protection
Abolished slavery
Union gained control of Mississippi River
Quickly reunite nation with lenient terms
15th Amendment?
Gave African American men voting rights
Granted citizenship and equal protection
Abolished slavery
Fighting on home territory with strong generals
Purpose of Freedmen’s Bureau?
Help freedmen with education, jobs, healthcare
Lenient plan allowing Southern states back quickly
Nation must stay united and honor the dead
More factories and railroads
