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US History - Semester 1 TEST

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How did the Louisiana Purchase affect the United States?
a)

It led to war.

b)

It limited trade opportunities.

c)

It led to the discovery of a water route across the country.

d)

It doubled the nation's size.

2.
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)

Monroe Doctrine

b)

Manifest Destiny

c)

Great Awakening

d)

Louisiana Purchase

3.
Which of these led to the Lewis and Clark expedition in 1804?
a)

Monroe Doctrine

b)

Gadsden Purchase

c)

Louisiana Purchase

d)

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

4.
What type of work did mountain men do?
a)

fur trappers

b)

gold miners

c)

cattle ranchers

d)

sheep shearers

5.
What happened to most of the Mexican people living in the territory given up in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
a)

They were forced into slavery.

b)

They were deported to Mexico.

c)

They became U.S. citizens.

d)

They became illegal residents of the United States

6.
How did the Mexicanos contribute to mining in the West?
a)

They were the only group willing to do the hard work.

b)

They shared their knowledge and tools with other miners.

c)

They owned most of the gold, silver, and copper mines.

d)

They made jewelry from gold, silver, and copper.

7.
What industry did the United States adopt from the Spanish?
a)

forestry

b)

shipbuilding

c)

sheep raising

d)

wheat farming

8.
In the Southwest, which building material did Mexicanos use because of its suitability in dry climates?
a)

wood

b)

adobe

c)

marble

d)

concrete

9.
The economy in the South was based on which of these?
a)

mining

b)

banking

c)

shipbuilding

d)

agriculture

10.
How were goods primarily transported in the South?
a)

by river

b)

by rail

c)

by air

d)

by road

11.
Which of these was a major cause of immigration to the United States between 1845 and 1860?
a)

political conflict

b)

escape from slavery

c)

offers of free land

d)

Investment opportunities

12.
Which group was focused on eliminating slavery?
a)

politicians

b)

abolitionists

c)

missionaries

d)

transcendentalists

13.
What was the name of the religious movement in the early 1800s that encouraged personal faith and inspired social reform movements such as abolition and women’s rights?
a)

The Enlightenment

b)

The First Great Awakening

c)

The Renaissance

d)

The Second Great Awakening

14.
How did the cotton gin affect enslaved people?
a)

It made their lives easier.

b)

It decreased the need for the labor of enslaved people.

c)

It was the first step toward abolishing slavery.

d)

It increased the demand for enslaved people.

15.
Which of these best describes the Industrial Revolution?
a)

conflict among factory owners in cities

b)

a shift from handmade products to machine-made products

c)

a decrease in immigrant labor and an increase in the labor of enslaved people

d)

change from privately owned businesses to government-controlled businesses

16.
By 1850, the most efficient way to move goods in the North was by
a)

railroad

b)

steamboat

c)

canal boat

d)

stagecoach

17.
What did Harriet Tubman’s work with the Underground Railroad involve?
a)

She led others to take a stand against enslavers.

b)

She bought enslaved people and then gave them their freedom.

c)

She guided enslaved people from the South to freedom.

d)

She opened a school for those who traveled to Canada.

18.
Which of these best describes the Underground Railroad?
a)

a series of tunnels used to move fugitives from slavery to free states

b)

people who secretly helped fugitives from slavery escape to the North

c)

a secret network system that moved fugitives from slavery to freedom at night

d)

people who caught fugitives from slavery and returned them to enslavers

19.
Which of these was a challenge for many people who traveled to the West?
a)

Great Plains

b)

Missouri River

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Rocky Mountains

20.
Which event in 1848 marked the beginning of the women’s rights movement in the United States?
a)

The Emancipation Proclamation

b)

The Seneca Falls Convention

c)

The signing of the Declaration of Independence

d)

The passage of the 19th Amendment

21.
To make changes for improvement
a)
Annex
b)

Reform

c)
Transcendentalism
d)
Neutrality
22.
Which of the following emphasizes that people should go beyond logical thinking to reach true understanding
a)
Transcendentalism
b)
Annex
c)
Diplomacy
d)
Neutrality
e)
Opression
23.
A region of land
a)
Annex
b)
Diplomacy
c)

Territory

d)
Neutrality
24.
A tax imposed by the government on imported goods
a)
Annex
b)
Diplomacy
c)

Tariff

d)
Neutrality
25.
Conducting negotiations with other countries
a)

Opression

b)
Transcendentalism
c)
Neutrality
d)

Diplomacy

26.
To add territory to a country
a)
Diplomacy
b)

Annex

c)
Neutrality
d)
Opression
27.
Being subject to prolonged unjust treatment
a)
Opression
b)
Diplomacy
c)
Transcendentalism
d)
Neutrality
28.
A policy of not choosing sides
a)
Annex
b)
Diplomacy
c)
Transcendentalism
d)

Neutrality

29.
To give up land
a)
Cede
b)
Agrarian
c)
Industrialist
d)
Forty-Niners
30.
The social separation of groups of people
a)
Agrarian
b)

Segregation

c)
Industrialist
d)
Mormons
31.
People who joined the rush for gold in California in 1849
a)
Forty-Niners
b)
Agrarian
c)
Cede
d)
Industrialist
32.
A person who prefers an agricultural way of life and government
a)

Forty-Niners

b)
Cede
c)
Industrialist
d)

Agrarian

33.
A person who favors government policies that support industry
a)

Cede

b)

Industrialist

c)
Mormons
d)
Forty-Niners

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