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Bilingual U.S. History
Final Exam
Part A
Term 1 or 3
Year:20__
Name: ____________________________
Date: _____________________________
Version E
True or False: Mark A if the Statement is True or Mark B if it is False.
1. Books, encyclopedias, and documents are examples of oral history.
2. Photographs, interviews, and diaries are examples of primary sources.
3. The Western Pacific Region includes states such as Massachusetts and New York.
4. The Great Lakes is a mountain range in the United States.
5. Two states that are not connected to the other 48 states in the United States are
Hawaii and Alaska.
6. A history textbook is a secondary source.
7. A colony is supposed to respect the laws of the mother country and pay taxes.
8. Only England formed colonies in America.
9. All of the indentured servants and slaves that were brought from Africa were freed
after 7 years of service.
10.
Some colonists came to America because there was no opportunity to buy
land in their own countries.
11.
Separation of Church and State means that in some states certain religions
are not allowed.
12.
The colonies of New England commonly used African Slaves as workers in the
1700’s.
13.
The Southern colonies developed an economic system based on commercial
agriculture of cotton and the use of slave labor.
14.
The Puritans in the Massachusetts Bay colony practiced freedom of religion
AND separation of church and state.
15.
The Native Americans helped the English to win the French and Indian War
because the English treated them fairly when they arrived in America.
16.
The colonists wanted to settle the fertile lands of the Ohio River Valley, but
the King did not allow this.
17.
The King and Parliament passed tax acts for the American colonists in order
to pay the debts from the French and Indian War.
18.
The colonists agreed with the Quartering Act.
19.
The colonists didn’t want to pay taxes to any government.
20.
The British passed the Intolerable Acts to punish the Colonists for the Boston
Tea Party.
21.
Each cause can only have one effect.
22.
Someone’s point of view can change or affect his/her opinions.
23.
Representation in the phrase “no taxation without representation” means
having representatives in Parliament.
24.
There was only one cause to the American Revolution..
25.
As colonies of England, the American colonies had developed the same way of
life as the British.
26.
The Declaration of Independence guarantees the rights of life, liberty, and
property.
27.
The Declaration of Independence gave the same rights to all people living in
the Americas.
28.
The English won the Revolution.
29.
The U.S. acquired the territories of Louisiana and New Mexico.
30.
The U.S. acquired the territory of Florida from Spain.
31.
The U.S. gained all of the land east of the Mississippi River in a war with
Spain.
32.
The United States wanted to expand its territory from the Atlantic Ocean to
the Pacific Ocean.
33.
The territory of Texas used to belong to Mexico.
34.
Mexico allowed the Texans to keep their slaves after they won Independence
from Spain.
35.
The Alamo was the leader of the American troops in the war between the
Texans and the Mexicans.
36.
The U.S. annexed Texas one year after its independence from Mexico
37.
The U.S. and Mexico did not agree on the border between their two countries.
38.
The U.S. helped Texas with weapons and provisions during its war with
Mexico.
39.
Mexico won the war with the United States.
40.
Part of the Peace treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was the Mexican Cession.
41.
The states of Massachusetts, New York, and Florida were ceded to the United
States from Mexico.
42.
43.
44.
45.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Equiano’s book is
a secondary source.
an example of oral history.
an autobiography.
about slavery in South America
About Manifest Destiny.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Who are the “…poor chained men…” that Equiano writes about?
The sailors.
The slaves.
The chiefs.
The colonists.
The North Americans.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Where were the slaves probably going?
The French Colonies
Maine
The Southern Colonies
The Western Frontier
Spain
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
The trip described in Equiano’s book was part of the:
The Middle Passage
The Trail of Tears
The Oregon Trail
The Northwest Passage
The Pacific Ocean
Read the following and answer the questions that follow:
46 Why didn’t some colonists want African American Slaves in the American Army?
a. Because the slaves were loyalists.
b. Because they didn’t know how to fight.
c. Because they didn’t want them to have weapons.
d. Because they were all in the British Army.
e. Because they didn’t want to fight.
47. What event allowed African American slaves to join the Patriots’ army?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
The start of the American Revolution.
Great Britain’s decision to free slaves who joined its army.
The loss of so many soldiers at Valley Forge.
African American participation in earlier battles.
The End of the Revolution.
Read the following excerpt from the Declaration of Independence and answer the
questions that follow:
48. According to the declaration of Independence, why are governments
established?
a. To pass laws for the people.
b. To collect taxes from the people.
c. To protect the rights of the people.
d. To control the people
49. What is the source of power that governments have?
a. The monarchy that governs
b. The people it governs
c. The military
d. God
50. What are the basic rights of people under any government?
a. Life, liberty, and property
b. Life, liberty, and prosperity
c. Life, liberty, and happiness
d. Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
51. According to the Declaration of Independence, what should people do if the
government does not do what it is supposed to do?
a. They should fix it or remove it.
b. They should wait until the governor dies.
c. They should be patient.
d. They should ask another country to take control of their government
Read the following and answer the questions that follow:
52. How many present day states are included, at least in part, in the acquisition from
Mexico?
a. 3
b. 10
c. 13
d. 50
53. After acquiring the territory from Mexico, what became the Western Border of the
United States?
a. The Appalachian Mountains
b. The Rocky Mountains
c. The Atlantic Ocean
d. The Pacific Ocean
54. Which state acquired part of its land from the Mexican Cession, part from the
Gadsden Purchase, and part from the Annexation of Texas?
a. New Mexico
b. Arizona
c. Oklahoma
d. Wyoming
55. In which state is most of the land from the Gadsden Purchase located?
a. New Mexico
b. Arizona
c. California
d. Texas
56. How much did acquiring all three territories cost the United States?
a. $5 million
b. $10 million
c. $25 million
d. It didn’t cost them any money
Read the following and answer the questions that follow:
57. Why was the trade route of rum, slaves, and sugar and molasses called the
Triangular Trade?
a. Because it was started by the Triangle Shipping Company
b. Because the Ships had sails in the shape of triangles
c. Because the trade routes between North America, Europe, and Africa created
the shape of a triangle.
d. Because the trade routes between Africa, The West Indies, and the English
Colonies in North America created the shape of a triangle
.
58. What was traded in the middle passage?
a. Rum
b. Slaves
c. Fish
d. Molasses
59. What was NOT a destination for African Slaves?
a. New France
b. British Colonies
c. West Indies
d. The Southern Colonial Region
60. Which Colonies had the smallest percentage of Africans in 1750?
a. New England Colonies
b. Middle Colonies
c. Southern Colonies
d. The Spanish Colonies
61. Which colonial region showed a huge increase In the percentage of its African
population in about 1750?
a. New England Colonies
b. Middle Colonies
c. Southern Colonies
d. The Spanish Colonies
62. What happened to the African population in the New England and Middle colonies
between 1650 and 1750?
a. It increased significantly
b. It decreased significantly
c. It was mostly stable
d. It completely disappeared
63. What conclusion can you draw from the changes in Africans in the three colonial
regions between the years 1650-1750?
a. The New England Colonies started using more slaves as labor.
b. The Middle Colonies started using more slaves as labor.
c. The Southern Colonies started using more slaves as labor.
d. The British Colonies in America all started using more slaves as labor.
Read the following and match the Cause with the Effect in the questions that follow:
Causes
Effects
64. France loses North American
colonies to Britain during the
French and Indian War.
a. France recognizes the United
States and declares war against Great
Britain.
65. French ships force the British
out of Chesapeake Bay.
b. France wants to get its colonies
back from Great Britain.
66. French Soldiers join American c. American and French forces defeat
Soldiers in 1780.
the British at the battle of Yorktown.
67. A major American victory
during the Revolutionary War, the
Amercans defeated the British in the
battle of Saratoga in 1777.
d. French and American soldiers start
to win battles against the British.
Read the following and answer the questions that follow:
68. What is this chart about?
a. Africa
b. England
c. The number of people in the colonies
d. The biggest colonies
69. How many years does each row in the graph represent?
a. 1
b. 5
c. 10
d. 20
70. How many years does this graph cover?
a. 1630
b. 1770
c. 140
d. 100
71. What was the increase in population from 1630 to 1770?
a. 2, 143,500
b. 4, 657, 300
c. 1, 000, 000
d. 2, 148, 100
72. What happened to the population about every 20 years?
a. it decreased
b. it doubled
c. it slowed down
d. it stayed the same
Read the following and answer the questions that follow:
During the war for Independence, George Washington was the commander of the
Continental Army. Washington was also a landowner and a farmer. He had slaves like
most other landowners. After the war, he went back to his farm. Later, he helped to set up
a new government. He helped to write the United States Constitution. George Washington
became the first president of the United States.
Thomas Jefferson also helped to set up a new government. Like George Washington,
Jefferson helped to write the Constitution. Before the war, he wrote the declaration of
Independence, an important document that told England what the colonists wanted.
Jefferson owned land and slaves, and he was a farmer, too. Later, he became the third
president of the United States. Both men were great leaders.
Compare and Contrast the two men. Write A if the information is only about George
Washington. Write B if the information is only about Thomas Jefferson, and write C if the
information is about both men.
Washington
A
73.
74.
75.
76.
77.
78.
79.
80.
81.
82.
83.
He was a farmer.
He owned slaves.
He helped to write the Declaration of Independence.
He helped to write the Constitution.
He was the Commander of the Army
He was a United States President.
He owned land.
He was the third president.
He was the first president.
He was a great leader.
After the war, he went back to his farm.
Jefferson
B
84. What impact did the French and Indian War have on the relationship between Britain and her American colonies?
a)
The colonists came to rely more on Great Britain.
b)
The colonists started to question British authority.
c)
The British saw the colonists as equals following the war.
d)
The British began to increase their respect for American culture and society.
85. What issue did the colonists raise in protesting the Stamp Act?
a)
The need for independence
b)
Liberty and equality
c)
Freedom of speech
d)
No taxation without representation
86. What led the colonists to dump tea in the Boston Harbor?
a)
Britain raised the price of tea from the British East India Company.
b)
It forced them to travel long distances to buy tea from the British East India Company.
c)
Colonial tea was taxed higher than the British East India Company tea which would put colonial
tea merchants out of business.
d)
It forced all colonists to buy a stamp on all tea sold by the British East India Company.
87. Which of the following is NOT included in the Declaration of Independence.
a)
All men are created equal.
b)
People are born with the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
c)
The goal of the government is to ensure economic equality for all citizens.
d)
The people have a right to alter or abolish the government.
88. Which of the following officially ended the War of Independence and set the boundaries of the new nation?
a)
New Jersey Plan
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Olive Branch Petition
d)
British surrender at Yorktown
89. Which of the following were parts of the Intolerable Acts?
a)
Boston was placed under martial law and Boston Harbor was closed.
b)
Taxes were placed on newspapers and Boston was placed under martial law
c)
Boston Harbor was closed and Britain raised taxes on tea
d)
Britain raised taxes on tea and newspapers
90. Who would NOT be opposed to the policy of Manifest Destiny?
a)
White Americans
b)
Native Americans
c)
Mexicans
d)
The Spanish
91. Which of the following was NOT a result of the Mexican War?
a)
New territory was added to the United States
b)
Slavery was outlawed in all territory acquired from Mexico
c)
It caused a dispute as to whether or not slavery would be extended west
d)
It intensified the differences between Northern and Southern interests
92.
How did the United States acquire the territories that are east of the Mississippi River?
a)
They bought it
b)
They annexed it
c)
They won it in a war
d)
They sold it
93. Who owned the territories acquired by the Gadsden Purchase, the Annexation of Texas, and the Mexican
Cession?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Portugal
d)
Mexico
94. How did Thomas Jefferson double the size of the U.S. territory during his presidency?
a)
The Gadsden Purchase
b)
The Louisiana Purchase
c)
The Mexican Cession
d)
The Treaty of Paris
95. Which body of water is the border between the USA and the Louisiana Territory after the American Revolution?
a)
The Atlantic Ocean
b)
The Gulf of Mexico
c)
The Mississippi River
d)
The Pacific Ocean
96. After 1853 the United States controlled all of the territory between Canada in the north and Mexico in the
south and between:
a)
The Atlantic Ocean in the east and the Pacific Ocean in the west
b)
The Atlantic Ocean in the west and the Pacific Ocean in the east
c)
The Appalachian Mountains in the west and the Rocky Mountains in the east.
d)
The Gulf of Mexico in the east and the Great Lakes in the west
97. How did manifest destiny influence expansion to the west?
A. Settlers believed it was their responsibility to civilize the Native Americans.
B. Settlers believed they would have more economic opportunities in the west.
C. Settlers believed they had a right and responsibility to settle the land across the continent.
D. Settlers believed life would be easier for them out west.
98. How did the west change as a result of the Homestead Act?
A. African Americans were not allowed to settle in the west.
B. Native Americans were forced to own land and farm.
C. The population increased and settlers developed permanent farms.
D. Settlers were encouraged to look for gold in California.
99. How did the Transcontinental Railroad contribute to the development of the west?
A. It caused freed slaves to move north after the Civil War.
B. It helped develop peaceful relationships between the U.S. Government and Native Americans.
C. It impacted where people chose to settle in the west and made the transport of goods to the east easier.
D. It encouraged settlers in California to move to eastern cities to farm.
100.
How did expansion into the west impact Native American culture?
A. Expansion west led to the decrease in the population of the buffalo, which was essential to the Native
American way of life.
B. Expansion west led to the decreased in the population of cows, which was essential to the Native
American way of life.
C. Expansion west led to the increase in the population of the buffalo, which forced Native Americans to
move from their homes.
D. Expansion west led to a decrease in farming, which made it difficult for Native Americans to get food.
101.
A.
B.
C.
D.
What was a result of the Indian Removal Act?
Reservations were created across the United States and Native Americans were forced to give up their
ancestral lands and move there.
Treaties between the United States and Native American tribes were finally honored.
All the land west of the Mississippi was granted to Native American tribes to divide amongst themselves.
Native American’s were removed from the United States completely.
Chose the correct word in English to complete the sentence:
102. The Colonists ________________ problems with the King of England.
a. had
b. have
c. were
d. is
103. Thomas Jefferson ___________________ the Declaration of Independence.
a. wrote b. won
c. fought d. kept
104. The U.S. ____________________ Gadsden through a purchase.
a. adapted b. acquired
c. attacked d. annex
105. This country _______________ a colony of Great Britain.
a. is b. was
c. are
d. were