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Mock TAKS Review
Where did President Andrew
Jackson move the Cherokee
Indians?
A. West of the Mississippi River (Oklahoma)
B. Present day Louisiana
C. Georgia
D. California
Another word for anti-slavery
is?
A.
B.
C.
D.
oppression
Opposition
abolition
suffrage
abolition
Which President warned us to
avoid foreign alliances?
A.
B.
C.
D.
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Jackson
• George Washington
California received an increase in
immigration in the 1850’s due to the
_____________ ______ ______.
•California Gold Rush
Which of the following was a
leader in the Sons of Liberty?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Thomas Paine
Paul Revere
Samuel Adams
Benjamin Franklin
Samuel Adams
The majority of the population in the
1800’s lived in –
A.
B.
C.
D.
Rural areas
Urban areas
New England
California
• Rural Areas
(country/farms)
Under the Virginia Plan of
government, representation
would be based on –
A.
B.
C.
D.
Population
# of slaves per state
Equal per state
# of farms per state
Representation would be based on
the population – This was the large
state plan
Under New Jersey’s small state
plan, representation would be
equal in each state. True/False?
• True
What decided that representation in
Congress would include the following?
House of Representatives – based on
population
Senate – 2 per state
A. Missouri Compromise
B. Great Compromise
C. 3/5’s Compromise
D. Kansas/Nebraska Compromise
• Great Compromise
Steam power, technological
innovation, economic growth, and
a rise in immigration all led to
what?
A.
B.
C.
D.
American Revolution
Border disputes
Industrial Revolution
Civil War
Industrial Revolution
What Supreme Court case ruled
that slaves were property?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Marbury v. Madison
Dred Scott v. Sandford
McCulloch v. Maryland
Worcester v. Georgia
Dred Scott v. Sandford
- Dred Scott was a slave who sued
for his freedom when his owner
died saying that he once lived on
free soil. This helped to fuel
tensions for the Civil War
What is the Executive Branch,
Legislative Branch, and Judicial
Branch an example of ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Checks and Balances
Separation of Powers
Popular Sovereignty
Great Compromise
Separation of Powers
Political Parties formed as a result
from disagreements over the
national bank and the constitution.
True/False?
True!!!!!!
After the Battle of Vicksburg, the
Union controlled half of the
Mississippi River. True or False?
False – They controlled
ALL of the Mississippi
River!!!!
Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense to
encourage people to avoid war if
possible. True/False
FALSE – he wanted to increase support
for independence. It made common
sense to fight for it!!!!!!!
What was the Nullification Crisis?
A. When states began declaring laws
unconstitutional
B. When states began arguing over
slavery
C. When states wanted to secede from
the Union
D. When states declared that the Articles
of Confederation were weak
• States began declaring laws
unconstitutional – when
Congress passed a high
tariff, they refused to pay it.
What document did we borrow the
the idea of the right to trial by
jury?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
English Bill of Rights
Magna Carta
Magna Carta – “No free
man shall be seized or
imprisoned…..except by
the lawful judgement of
his equals”
Which Amendment
abolished slavery?
A.
B.
C.
D.
5th
12th
3rd
13th
13th
When states asked to be admitted to
the Union, the key issue was about –
A. Women’s Rights
B. High Tariffs
C. Slavery
D. Education
Slavery
With the invention of
interchangeable parts,
the production of goods
became more efficient.
True/False
True
The last battle of the American
Revolution was the Battle of
Saratoga? True/False
Frederick Douglass, Harriet
Beecher Stowe, and William Lloyd
Garrison were part of what reform
movement?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Temperance movement
Abolition movement
Women’s Suffrage
Education Reform
Abolition Movement
When the steamboat was invented,
river communities began losing
residents. True/False
False – Towns grew as manufactured
goods became more accessible
Why did the Puritans come to
America?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Religious freedom
Fertile soil
Teach Americans to grow cotton
Aid American in removing the Cherokee
Religious Freedom
The Proclamation of 1763 stated
that colonists could not settle
beyond the Mississippi River.
True/False
False – They couldn’t settle
beyond the Appalachian
Mountains
Which state did the U.S. acquire from the
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo after the
Mexican War?
California
How is a constitutional
amendment passed?
A.
B.
C.
D.
2/3 of Congress and ½ of states
½ Congress and 2/3 states
2/3 of Congress and ¾ of states
¾ of Congress and 2/3 of states
2/3 of Congress and ¾ of
the states
Because of their desire to
participate in government, early
colonists formed a representative
democracy. True/False
True
The 1st Amendment includes
freedom of speech, religion,
petition, assembly, and –
A.
B.
C.
D.
Freedom of Press
Right to Vote
Temperance
Right to bear arms
Freedom of Press
Who benefitted from the invention
of the cotton gin?
A. Slaves
B. Plantation owners
C. Factory Workers
D. Abolitionists
Plantation Owners
What did Marbury v. Madison
established?
A.
B.
C.
D.
How states could be admitted to the Union
Right to Vote
Judicial Review
Right to bear arms
Judicial Review
Why was the Articles of
Confederation a weak document?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Courts were given all of the power
Citizens feared a strong central government
States were not given enough power
Not enough citizens were interested in
government
Citizens feared a strong
central government
What are unalienable rights?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The right to vote
Rights all people have
The 1st Ten Amendments
Right to bear arms
Rights all people
have and cannot be
taken away
Why did Southern states object to
high tariffs?
A. It made the price of cotton increase
B. It led to an increase in Northern industry
C. It led to an increase in the price of
manufactured goods
D. It made it difficult to purchase slaves
It led to an increase in the price
of manufactured goods
Who is Elizabeth Cady Stanton?
A. She supported women’s suffrage, abolition,
and temperance
B. She promoted Southern tariffs
C. Leader in the Underground Railroad
D. Supported the Education of the Cherokee
Supported womens’ suffrage,
abolition, and temperance
Who did the early colonists believe
held the final authority in
government?
A.
B.
C.
D.
People
Congress
President
Judicial Branch
People
What did the United States
purchase from France that doubled
our country in size?
A.
B.
C.
D.
New Mexico Territory
Florida
Louisiana Territory
Gadsden Purchase
Louisiana Territory (1803)
Making sure everyone has a voice
is an example of what first
amendment right?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Freedom of Press
Right to Vote
Freedom of Religion
Freedom of Speech
Freedom of Speech
The Stamp Act, Boston Massacre,
Tea Act, and Intolerable Acts all led
to –
A.
B.
C.
D.
The American Revolution
The Industrial Revolution
War of 1812
French and Indian War
The American Revolution
The Mechanical Reaper changed
grain production by increasing the
amount of labor required to
harvest wheat. True/False?
False – It decreased the
amount of labor needed
because it became faster
and more efficient