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SEMESTER 1 REVIEW

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which 3 continents were involved in the Trans-Atlantic Slave trade? Check all that apply. (Go back and review the previous slide if necessary.)

a)

North and South America

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

Asia

2.

What was the name of the part of the journey the enslaved people were forced to take to the Americas?

a)

The Middle Passage

b)

The Long Journey

c)

The Dangerous Route

d)

The Horrible Passage

3.

Which of the following best describes the conditions aboard a slave ship.

a)

cramped

b)

roomy

c)

luxurious

d)

typical

4.

Given the extreme conditions on plantations, what was the life expectancy of a slave?

a)

lower than average

b)

average

c)

higher than average

5.

Some slaves decided to jump overboard and drowned instead of remaining on the slave ship.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Slaves were imported to the Americas because

a)

they were not needed in Asia

b)

of the lack of labor due to Native Americans dying

c)

Europeans outlawed slavery

d)

American settlers demanded them

7.

Why did so many people die on the Middle Passage?

a)

Slave traders usually purchased unhealthy individuals

b)

Disease and malnutrition

c)

Overloaded ships often sank

d)

Successful rebellions on board ships took many lives

8.

What was the journey of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean called?

a)

The Middle Passage

b)

The Slave Trade

c)

The Abolition

d)

The Slave Rebellion

9.

What year did the colonist settle in Jamestown?

a)

1607

b)

1706

c)

1608

d)

1886

10.

What was the name of the group of men who were financially investing in the colony?

a)

King James Industries

b)

Captain Smith and Sons

c)

The Virginia Company of London

d)

The Jamestown Initiative

11.

The practice of farming.

a)

brackish

b)

agriculture

c)

palisade

d)

cash crop

12.

A cash crop is

a)

the practice of farming

b)

a crop grown to make money

c)

farming for money

d)

a fort of crops

13.

What happened in 1607?

a)

Jamestown was founded

b)

Plymouth was founded

c)

The Magna Carta was written

d)

The Louisiana Purchase

14.

A person who sold his or her labor in exchange for passage to America.

a)

Pilgrims

b)

Puritans

c)

Indentured Servant

d)

Anne Hutchinson

15.

Jamestown is the first _______________ settlement.

a)

Irish

b)

English

c)

Welsh

d)

Royal

16.

The state where Jamestown is located is the state of ___________.

a)

Maryland

b)

New Jersey

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

Virginia

17.
The House of Burgesses gave the colonists in Virginia the opportunity to control _______________
a)
their own government
b)
the First Americans
c)
the Royal Governor
d)
the King of England
18.

When the Colonists landed in Jamestown, what Native American tribe was living in the area?

a)

Cahokians

b)

Hohokam

c)

Anasazi

d)

Powhatan

19.

What was stated in the Proclamation of 1763?

a)

Colonists were BANNED from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.

b)

The Proclamation ended the French and Indian War.

c)

Colonists were ENCOURAGED to begin settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.

d)

The Proclamation proclaimed independence for the American colonists.

20.

what were one of the main events of Jackson's life during the presidency?

(a)  

21.

what was the election of 1828 about?

a)

a battle for presidency between Jackson and Adam which led to Jackson's winning presidency.

b)

a battle for money

c)

a battle for presidency between Jackson and Adam which led to Adam winning presidency

d)

a chaotic panic

22.

what did Jackson and his followers call what clay and Adams did?

a)

the panic of 1830

b)

democratic party

c)

corrupt bargain

d)

constitution of the US

23.

who was the first president from the west?

(a)  

24.

How did Jackson react to South Carolina trying to secede?

a)

He told SC they could do what they wanted

b)

Jackson got rid of the tariffs

c)

Jackson raises tarrifs

d)

He threatened to send the military and use force

25.

What was one of the reasons Andrew Jackson was popular among many Americans during his presidency?

a)

His aristocratic background

b)

His support for the National Bank

c)

His image as a self-made man and a champion of the common people

d)

His policies favoring Native American rights

26.

How did Andrew Jackson change the U.S. political landscape during his presidency?

a)

By establishing the Democratic Party

b)

By introducing the spoils system

c)

By limiting the power of the federal government

d)

Both A and B

27.

What impact did Andrew Jackson's presidency have on the power of the presidency?

a)

It weakened the power of the presidency.

b)

It significantly increased the power of the presidency.

c)

It had no significant impact on the power of the presidency.

d)

It temporarily increased the power of the presidency but was later reversed.

28.

What year did Andrew Jackson begin his first term as President of the United States?

a)

1824

b)

1828

c)

1832

d)

1836

29.

Andrew Jackson's election victory in 1828 depended on support from

a)

the rich and well-born.

b)

Native Americans.

c)

the common people.

d)

states' rights supporters.

30.

Jacksonian Democracy

a)

an informal group of trusted advisers who sometimes met in the White House kitchen

b)

The practice of giving government jobs to political backers

c)

The period of expanding democracy that gave voting rights to all white males

d)

The Court ruled that the national bank was constitutional

31.
Which group was most hurt by Jackson's removal policy?
a)
the rich and well-born
b)
Native Americans
c)
the common people
d)
states' rights supporters
32.

The Trail of Tears refers to

a)

Jackson’s angry negotiations with the Five Civilized Tribes.

b)

the movement of Seminole Indians from the West to Florida.

c)

government workers who lost their jobs due to Jackson’s spoils system.

d)

the removal of Cherokee Indians from Georgia to Indian Territory in Oklahoma.

33.
Why did Jackson oppose the Bank of the United States?
a)
He thought its president was inexperienced and poorly educated.
b)
He thought it loaned too much money to farmers and workers.
c)
He thought it was unconstitutional and that it favored the rich.
d)
He thought it benefited western business owners over those in the east.
34.

Which bank was Andrew Jackson having a conflict with?

a)

First Bank of the United States

b)

Second Bank of the United States

c)

Pet Banks

d)

State Banks

35.

 This was a political party that supported a strong federal government. First led by Alexander Hamilton, the Federalists also favored a government ruled by the upper class and a strong partnership with the British. 

a)

Jefferson Party

b)

Federalists

c)

Democratic-Republicans

d)

Populists

36.

What are causes of the War of 1812?

a)

British supporting Native American resistance against the U.S , Impressment of Sailors and British interference of U.S. Maritime Trade.

b)

Interference with US shipping and French embargo

c)

Impressment of sailors and Treaty of Ghent

d)

Increase manufacturing and British supporting US citizens.

37.

Impressment is_____________

a)

The capturing of US sailors and forcing them to work for the British

b)

Selling US sailors

c)

Capturing US sailors

d)

The French capturing US sailors and forcing them to work for them.

38.
Which term means pride in your country. It also means a strong love for your country?
a)
zealotry
b)
nationalism
c)
exceptionalism
d)
egotism
39.

Who did the United States go to war with in the War of 1812?

a)

Great Britain

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Canada

40.

Which taxes were placed on the colonies in an attempt to pay debt from the French and Indian Wars

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Townshend Acts

c)

Tea Acts

d)

Land Tax

41.

What was the name of the region that the French and British were fighting over?

a)

The Ohio Mountain Region

b)

The Ohio River Valley

c)

Virginia

d)

The Middle Colonies

42.

Benjamin Franklin proposed ___________________ to unite the colonies.

a)

The French War

b)

The Proclamation of 1763

c)

The Albany Plan

43.

What was the name of the order from King George III that said colonists could not move west of the Appalachian Mountains?

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Order of Protection of Land

c)

Declaration of British Property

d)

Proclamation of 1763

44.

The French traded ____________, weapons and other important goods with the Native American Tribes.

a)

beads

b)

copper

c)

furs

45.
What did the Stamp Act tax?
a)
legal documents
b)
inns
c)
farm animals
d)
imports
46.

What was the cause of the conflict between the French and the British that played a part in causing the French and Indian War?

a)

Both sides were trying to create an alliance with the Native Americans.

b)

Both sides claimed the land in the Mississippi River Valley.

c)

Both sides claimed the land in the Ohio River Valley.

d)

The British tried to tax the French for using their land.

47.

The concept of Manifest Destiny was used to justify:

a)

The abolition of slavery

b)

The American Revolution

c)

Westward expansion and territorial acquisition

d)

The establishment of a national bank

48.

The XYZ Affair was a diplomatic incident that almost led the United States to war with:

a)

Britain

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Mexico

49.

These colonies were settled by the Pilgrims in 1620 and Puritans in 1630 to escape religious persecution in England

a)

Middle Colonies

b)

New England

c)

Southern Colonies

d)

Canada

50.
Who won the French and the Indian War?
a)
French
b)
British
c)
Indians
51.
As a result of the cost of the war, what did King George III do to the colonists?
a)
Killed them
b)
Removed them from the land in the colonies just like the Indians.
c)
Imposed taxes to pay for the war
d)
Paid for the war out of his own pocket
52.
When was the Declaration of Independence created?
a)
1776
b)
1770
c)
1779
d)
1786
53.

What Treaty ended the French and Indian War?

a)

Treaty of British

b)

Treaty of French and Indian War

c)

Treaty of Native Americans

d)

Treaty of Paris

54.

Hamilton's party was the ___________________________.

a)

Democrats

b)

Democratic-Republicans

c)

Federalists

d)

Whigs

55.

Who wrote the influential pamphlet "Common Sense" advocating for American independence?

a)

John Adams

b)

Thomas Paine

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Alexander Hamilton

56.

Which battle is considered the turning point of the American Revolution?

a)

Battle of Bunker Hill

b)

Battle of Saratoga

c)

Battle of Yorktown

d)

Battle of Lexington and Concord

57.

Which group of people primarily wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a)

The Founding Fathers

b)

The Continental Congress

c)

British Parliament

d)

The Sons of Liberty