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Grade 6 U.S. History Unit 4 Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Early New England textile mills needed ________ to supply power for machinery.

a)

oil

b)

rivers

c)

horses

d)

coal

2.

Great Plains tribes lived in portable homes called ________.

a)

teepees

b)

adobe huts

c)

longhouses

d)

cabins

3.

Abolitionists often opposed annexation of western territories to stop the expansion of ________.

a)

railroads

b)

slavery

c)

immigration

d)

industry

4.

As a result of the Haitian Revolution, France sold ________ to the United States.

a)

Alaska

b)

Louisiana

c)

Florida

d)

Texas

5.

The ________ prohibited slavery in most of the former Louisiana Territory except Missouri.

a)

Northwest Ordinance

b)

Missouri Compromise

c)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

d)

The Treaty of Paris

6.

The Missouri Compromise allowed ________ to enter as a free state.

a)

Georgia

b)

Maine

c)

Ohio

d)

Missouri

7.

Worcester v. Georgia said that states could not take ________.

a)

slave ships

b)

Native American lands

c)

taxes

d)

Spanish territories

8.

________ fought to make sure women had the right to vote.

a)

Sojourner Truth

b)

Susan B. Anthony

c)

Mary Lyon

d)

Lucy Stone

9.

The South wanted new states to allow slavery to keep ________.

a)

political power

b)

land opportunities

c)

economic equality

d)

religious freedom

10.

The Tariff of Abominations was created in ________.

a)

1828

b)

1845

c)

1800

d)

1836

11.

Zebulon Pike’s second expedition took him through the country of ________.

a)

Mexico

b)

Canada

c)

Spain

d)

Brazil

12.

________ became the first military governor of Florida.

a)

Zebulon Pike

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

Henry Clay

d)

Thomas Jefferson

13.

Gibbons v. Ogden ruled that ________ controls interstate trade.

a)

Congress

b)

the President

c)

the states

d)

the Supreme Court

14.

The Second Great Awakening was a major ________ revival.

a)

political

b)

religious

c)

economic

d)

military

15.

Neither side gained new ________ in the War of 1812.

a)

territory

b)

armies

c)

weapons

d)

uniforms

16.

The Seminole Wars first started in the year _______.

a)

1816

b)

1776

c)

1861

d)

1804

17.

_______ and _______ were the first to explore the Louisiana Territory.

a)

Lewis; Clark

b)

Pike; Clark

c)

Lewis; Jackson

d)

Boone; Crockett

18.

Who wrote the 'South Carolina Exposition and Protest' in 1828?

a)

Henry Clay

b)

John C. Calhoun

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

Anakin Skywalker

19.

The U.S. responded to British restrictions on trade in Europe by declaring war in _______.

a)

1776

b)

1812

c)

1845

d)

1860

20.

_______ gave the 'Ain't I a Woman?' speech.

a)

Sojourner Truth

b)

Susan B. Anthony

c)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

d)

Harriet Tubman

21.

Many Native American tribes were forced onto _______ as settlers expanded westward.

a)

reservations

b)

plantations

c)

colonies

d)

factories

22.

_______ allows the Supreme Court to strike down unconstitutional laws.

a)

Checks and Balances

b)

Judicial Review

c)

Federalism

d)

Veto Power

23.

Women in the early 1800s lacked many basic _______.

a)

rights

b)

foods

c)

responsibilities

d)

religions

24.

The Revolution of 1804 that was the first successful slave revolt in the Western Hemisphere was the _______ Revolution.

a)

Mexican

b)

French

c)

American

d)

Haitian

25.

The belief that the United States should expand westward is known as _______.

a)

Second Great Awakening

b)

Manifest Destiny

c)

Popular Sovereignty

d)

Nationalism

26.

The United States acquired Florida from Spain in _______.

a)

1821

b)

1776

c)

1845

d)

1832

27.

The _______ marked the beginning of the organized women's rights movement.

a)

Erie Canal

b)

Seneca Falls Convention

c)

Treaty of Paris

d)

Coruscant Convention

28.

The invention called the _______ increased demand for slaves.

a)

cotton gin

b)

steam engine

c)

telegraph

d)

spinning jenny

29.

_______ immigrants helped build the Transcontinental Railroad.

a)

German

b)

Irish

c)

Italian

d)

Chinese

30.

The War of 1812 began partly because Britain tried to restrict American _______ and practiced _______ of American sailors.

a)

immigration; taxation

b)

trade; impressment

c)

exports; imprisonment

d)

sugar; embargo

31.

Pueblos lived in homes made of _______.

a)

wood

b)

adobe

c)

brick

d)

cloth

32.

The Missouri Compromise allowed _______ to enter as a slave state.

a)

Maine

b)

Missouri

c)

Florida

d)

Texas

33.

In 1824 Henry Clay supported the plan of tariffs and improvements called the _______.

a)

American System

b)

Federal Plan

c)

Clay Initiative

d)

National Doctrine

34.

The Southern economy depended heavily on _______.

a)

manufacturing

b)

cotton

c)

shipping

d)

mining

35.

Industrialization caused people to move from rural areas to _______.

a)

farmland

b)

cities

c)

frontier towns

d)

reservations

36.

The Transcontinental Railroad linked the East Coast with the _______ Coast.

a)

Gulf

b)

Pacific

c)

Arctic

d)

Atlantic

37.

Railroads expanded rapidly in the _______ century.

a)

18th

b)

19th

c)

17th

d)

20th

38.

The Haitian Revolution most closely resembled the _______ Revolution.

a)

Mexican

b)

American

c)

Russian

d)

French

39.

The final battle of the War of 1812 was the Battle of _______.

a)

Yorktown

b)

New Orleans

c)

Saratoga

d)

Quebec

40.

New _______ developed along the shores of the Great Lakes because of Erie Canal trade.

a)

colonies

b)

cities

c)

religions

d)

slave trades

41.

The _______ Canal connected the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.

a)

Panama

b)

Erie

c)

Hudson

d)

Ohio

42.

What was the primary goal of the women's suffrage movement?

a)

To gain equal pay for women

b)

To obtain the right to vote for women

c)

To achieve better education for women

d)

To secure property rights for women

43.

The Second Great Awakening inspired the _______ movement to correct social wrongs.

a)

Mandalorian

b)

Reform

c)

Industrial

d)

Agrarian

44.

The Second Great Awakening helped spark the _______ movement, which opposed alcohol.

a)

Temperance

b)

Abolition

c)

Protestant

d)

Mercantile

45.

The Second National Bank of the United States was created in _______.

a)

1816

b)

1776

c)

1832

d)

1800

46.

Andrew Jackson ignored the Supreme Court decision called _______ v. _______.

a)

McCulloch v. Maryland

b)

Worcester v. Georgia

d)

Ogden v. Gibbons

47.

Who explored the southwestern region of the Louisiana Purchase?

a)

Meriwether Lewis

b)

Zebulon Pike

c)

William Clark

d)

Thomas Jefferson

48.

Zebulon Pike's second expedition was in the shape of a giant letter _

a)

O

b)

W

c)

C

d)

G

49.
What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?
a)
Manifest destiny 
b)
 Monroe Doctrine 
c)
 Great Awakening 
d)
Louisiana Purchase
50.

Which activist is known for her contributions to both the Abolitionist Movement and the Women's Suffrage Movement, famously delivering the speech "Ain't I a Woman?"

a)

Lucy Burns

b)

Sojourner Truth

c)

Carrie Chapman Catt

d)

Susan B. Anthony