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United States History
Semester Review
The New Republic to WWII
How did the Protestant Revolution and the religious wars that
followed affect European
migration to America?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Many migrated to America to flee religious persecution
and practice religious freedom
Most migrated to America to convert Native American
populations
Many migrated to America to engage in the slave trade
Many migrated to America to pursue an all water route
to the Pacific Ocean
While most New England settlers came for religious
reasons, most settlers in the Southern colonies came to
pursue:
The slave trade
b. Economic interests
c. An Aristocratic, feudal society
d. Freedom from debt prison
a.
What economic philosphy fueled colonization ventures
while limiting individual financial risk?
Royal charters
b. Joint stock companies
c. Privateers
d. Personal patronage
a.
Match the following colonial regions with their
respective religious characteristic.
New England
b. Middle Colonies
c. Southern Colonies
a.
A=1, B=3, C=2
1. Puritans
2. Anglican faith
3. Religious tolerance and
diversity
Match each region with their colonial description:
a. Southern
b. Middle
c. New England
A=3
B=2
C=1
Short growing season,
rocky soil, staple
crops, shipbuilding,
fishing, timber
industries
2. Breadbasket of the
colonies
3. Primogeniture,
plantations, indigo,
rice, slave labor
1.
Whose vision of a “City on a hill” formed the
basis of the Puritan experiment in
Massachusetts?
William Penn
b. Roger Williams
c. John Winthrop
d. Cecil Calvert
a.
The development of what crop ensured the
economic survival of the Jamestown colony?
Indigo
b. Rice
c. Tobacco
d. Wheat
a.
William Penn’s Quaker experiment established religious
tolerance in which middle colony?
New York
b. Pennsylvania
c. Rhode Island
d. New Jersey
a.
Roger Williams banishment to the wilderness led to the
establishment of this colony as a haven of religious
tolerance in New England.
Connecticut
b. Rhode Island
c. Massachusetts
d. Maine
a.
What document, written in 1620, created the first
democratic government in America?
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
b. Mayflower Compact
c. Articles of Confederation
d. Constitution
a.
The Triangular Trade strongly
influenced:
The increase of slavery in America
b. The production of rum in New England
c. A flow of natural resources to England from
the American colonies.
d. All of the above
a.
King Philip’s War (1675-1676) proved to be the last major
Native American resistance to colonial expansion in:
Southern colonies
b. Georgia
c. New England
d. Virginia
a.
How did Jonathon Edwards famous sermon,
“Sinners in the hands of an angry God,” influence colonial
America?
It fueled the Great Awakening movement and
effectively called the American colonist back to
church.
b. It led to a more secular period in America
c. It discouraged attendance in churches across
the colonies
d. It led to tighter religious control of the American
colonies by England
a.
“The American Revolution began at the conclusion of the
French and Indian War.” Support this claim with any three
specific historical examples.
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Sugar Act
Quartering Act
Stamp Act
Townshend Act
Tea Act
Coercive Acts
Virtual Representation
Identify three major powers denied the Federal
government under the Articles of Confederation.
 Raise taxes (could only request funds from
states)
 Regulate trade between states
 Forbid states to coin money
 No executive branch
 No national court system
What rebellion proved to be the “last straw” in
calling for changes to the Articles of
Confederation?
a. Bacon’s Rebellion
b. Whiskey Rebellion
c. Shay’s Rebellion
d. Stono’s Rebellion
Which of the following accurately describes the significance of
the Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance of
1787?
It provided for the systematic, orderly
settlement of frontier lands and their political
development
b. It forced the migration of all Native American
tribes west of the Mississippi
c. It created the immediate annexation of Florida
d. It fueled tensions between Great Britain and
the United States
a.
Match the following
A. France enters the war
B. Shot heard round the
World and started the
war
C. Decisive battle that
forced British
surrender
A=2, B=3, C=1
Yorktown
2. Saratoga
3. Lexington, Concord
1.
Which of the following is true concerning the
Federalist papers?
a. They were written by James Madison,
Alexander Hamilton and John Jay.
b. They were essays promoting the ratification
of the constitution and a strong federal
government.
c. Both A and B
d. Neither A nor B
Which list is in the correct presidential sequence?
(Top to bottom, left, right)
a.
Washington, Jefferson, Adams,
Madison, Monroe
b. Washington, Adams, Monroe, Jefferson,
Madison
c. Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison,
Monroe
d. Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Monroe,
Madison
The presidencies of Washington and Adams
(1790’s) was referred to as what period?
 A. Republican Period
 c. Whig Period
 B. Federalist Period
 d. Revolutionary period
What Secretary of Treasury under Washington
established our national economic system?
 a. Benjamin Franklin
 b. Thomas Jefferson
 c. Alexander Hamilton
 d. Aaron Burr
What constitutional issue was at the center of the National
Bank debate?
a. habeas corpus
b. 8th amendment
c. Elastic clause
d. States Rights
Which event demonstrated the New Republic’s
power to enforce the law?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Shay’s Rebellion
Whiskey Rebellion
Hartford Convention
d. Seneca Falls Convention
What development in the French Revolution resulted in
war in Europe and complications in American foreign
policy?
 A. National Assembly
 B. Tennis Court Oath
 C. Jacobin’s Reign of Terror
 D. National Assembly
Which party supported states’ rights, agriculture and
opposed the Bank of the United States?
Democratic-Republicans
b. Federalists
a.
Which party supported a strong central
government, a national bank and industrial
development?
A. Democratic-Republicans
B. Federalists
What specific violation of U.S. trading rights took
place by the British?
Piracy
b. impressment
c. nullification
d. American System
a.
What legislation was designed to silence the DemocraticRepublicans and posed a direct threat to the first amendment?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Alien and Sedition Acts
Jay’s Treaty
Proclamation of Neutrality
Marbury v. Madison
Which of the following were valid causes of the
War of 1812?
British impressment of American sailors
b. Anglo-American tensions over the
continued presence of British troops in the
Ohio River Valley
c. Rival Anglo-American claims over Oregon
d. Excessive British tariffs imposed on
American exports
a.
What battle ended the War of 1812 on a high
note for the U.S.?
a.
b.
c.
d.
A. Battle of New Orleans
b. Fort McHenry
C. Lake Erie
d. defense of Washington
Who is pictured below?
Matching in History
Match each issue with its corresponding president:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Midnight Judges
Proclamation of Neutrality
War of 1812
Embargo Act of 1807
A=2, B=1, C=4, D=3
George Washington
2. John Adams
3. Thomas Jefferson
4. James Madison
1.
Which of the following is not correctly matched?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Marbury v. Madison- Judicial Review
Gibbons v. Ogden- States cannot regulate
interstate commerce
McCulloch v. Maryland- “The power to tax is the
power to destroy”
Worcester v. Georgia- Forced the Cherokee from
their native lands in Georgia
What is the legacy of Chief Justice
John Marshall?
The establishment of federal power
b. The preservation of states rights
c. The protection of individual liberties
d. The separation of powers
a.
What treaty ended the War of
1812?
Treaty of Paris
b. Treaty of Versailles
c. Treaty of Ghent
d. Paris Peace Accords
a.
Though the war ended in a draw, what did this
stalemate symbolize for the U.S.?
The U.S. had become a military empire
b. The U.S had successfully defended its
interests and broke all remaining colonial
ties with England
c. The U.S. had gained extensive territory
from Canada
d. The U.S. had gained extensive war debt
a.
What “system”, proposed by Henry Clay, called for a new
2nd National Bank, a high tariff and internal improvements?
(Era of Good Feelings!)
A. Federalist System
B. American System
C. Whig System
D. Hartford Convention
Which president was associated with the Era of
Good Feelings?
a.
b.
c.
d.
James Monroe
Andrew Jackson
John Quincy Adams
Thomas Jefferson
What U.S. doctrine told European nations that they
could no longer interfere in the Americas?
Good Neighbor Policy
b. Monroe Doctrine
c. Treaty of Ghent
d. Proclamation of Neutrality
a.
The Adams-Onis treaty resulted in the U.S.
acquisition of what territory?
A.
B.
C.
D.
John Calhoun’s S.C. Exposition and Protest
opposed the Tariff of 1828 on what basis?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Appeasement
Nationalism
Nullification
Secession
What compromise in 1820 said that Maine would
enter “free” and Missouri would enter “slave?”
(And 36,30’)
a.
b.
c.
d.
Compromise of 1850
Kansas Nebraska Act
Missouri Compromise
3/5 Compromise
What two men were accused by Andrew
Jackson of a “corrupt bargain” in the election
of 1824?
a.
b.
c.
d.
John Calhoun and Henry Clay
John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay
John Tyler and Winfield Scott
James Monroe and John Quincy Adams
What political party was formed in Andrew
Jackson’s run for the presidency in 1828?
Republicans
b. Whigs
b. Democrats
c. Nativists
a.
In the tariff crisis of 1832, what state
refused to pay the tariff?
Virginia
b. North Carolina
c. South Carolina
d. Alabama
a.
Why were tariffs a source of sectionalism between
the north and south?
The north felt unduly penalized by taxes on
imports
b. Tariffs protected northern industries from
foreign competition while causing higher
prices for the south
c. The north opposed government regulation
of business
d. Tariffs discouraged slavery in the south
a.
Who was the “voice of nullification”
from South Carolina?
Henry Clay
b. Daniel Webster
c. Andrew Jackson
d. John Calhoun
a.
Who helped solve the Missouri Crisis, the tariff crisis
of 1832 and the Compromise of 1850?
a.
b.
c.
d.
John Calhoun
Stephen Douglas
Daniel Webster
Henry Clay
Jackson set this precedent upon taking office by forcing out
those in office and hiring those loyal to him and the
Democratic party.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Corrupt bargain
spoils system
Whig party
Missouri Compromise
Jackson deposited the National Banks funds into
state banks, know as:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Specie Circular
Hartford Convention
Pet Banks
Federal Banks
What party was born out of opposition to
Andrew Jackson?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Nativist Party
Whig Party
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Who were the leaders of the Whig Party?
a. John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay
b.John Calhoun and Preston Brooks
c. Daniel Webster and Andrew Jackson
d. John Calhoun and Charles Sumner
Who succeeded Andrew Jackson as
our 8th president?
a.
b.
b.
c.
John Tyler
Martin Van Buren
Abraham Lincoln
d. James K. Polk
Who was our first “Whig” president in the election
of 1840?
John Tyler
b. James Garfield
c. William H. Harrison
d. Zachary Taylor
a.
What effective campaign slogan did
Harrison use to win the election?
Give ‘em Hell Harry!
b. Tippecanoe and Tyler
too!
c. I like Ike!
d. Hero of New Orleans!
a.
What great religious revival spawned a spirit of reform in
America in the mid-1800’s?
The Red Scare
b. Hudson River School
c. The 2nd Great
Awakening
d. Transcendentalism
a.
Who established himself as a radical abolitionist and
published the Liberator?
a.
b.
b.
d.
Fredrick Douglas
William Lloyd Garrison
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Beecher Stowe
He was America’s premiere voice of abolition…Escaped
slavery and bought his freedom…
Fredrick Douglas
b. Nat Turner
b. Abraham Lincoln
d. Sojourner Truth
a.
This was America’s 1st national women’s
rights convention held in N.Y.
a. Hartford Convention
b. Seneca Falls Convention
b. Hudson River School
d. American Red Cross
She was the conductor of the
underground railroad…
a.
b.
c.
d.
Sojourner Truth
Harriet Tubman
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Lucretia Mott
Which of the following is incorrectly paired in the 1st
Industrial Revolution?
Samuel Morse- Morse Code
b. Eli Whitney- Cotton Gin
c. John Deere- Tractor
d. Cyrus McCormick- mechanical reaper
e. Robert Fulton- steel plow
a.
Who were the leading voices of
Transcendentalist movement?
a. James Fennimore Cooper / Washington Irving
b. Ralph Waldo Emerson / Henry David Thoreau
c. Noah Webster / Walt Whitman
d. Alex de Tocqueville / Edgar Allen Poe
What did the Indian Removal Act of
1830 effectively do?
a.
Forcibly removed eastern tribes to lands west of
the Mississippi River
b. Granted citizenship to Native Americans
c.
d.
Forced Native Americans to move onto
reservations in the southeastern United States
Forced Native Americans to move onto
reservations in the Pacific Northwest
Who led a violent slave revolt that shocked the
south and resulted in more strict slave codes?
(1831)
a.
b.
b.
c.
Nat Turner
Sojourner Truth
John Brown
Alex de Tocqueville
How did canals, railroads and steam boats
influence the country?
a.
b.
c.
d.
They slowed
transportation
They increased tariffs
They connected the
country and helped create
a national economy
They sectionalized politics
James K. Polk’s cry for 54-40-or fight was a
demand for what territory from Britain?
California
b. Texas
c. Oregon
d. Ohio
a.
The Church of Latter Day Saints, founded by Joseph
Smith, signified the birth of what religious group?
Nation of Islam
b. Mormons
c. Quakers
d. Shakers
a.
Who led the Mormon migration and
where did they settle?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Joseph Smith- Salt Lake City
Joseph Smith- San Francisco
Brigham Young- Salt Lake City
Brigham Young- Oregon
The Mexican-American War
1846-1848
What treaty ended the Mexican-American War?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Ghent
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
Treaty of Versailles
What territories were gained by the U.S. in the
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo?
Oregon, California and Kansas
b. New Mexico, California and Texas
c. New Mexico, Louisiana and Texas
d. Florida, Louisiana and Texas
a.
Which condition of the Compromise of 1850
arguably stirred the most heated sectionalism?
a. California admitted as a free state
b. New Mexico to be determined by popular sovereignty
c. Banished slave trade in Washington D.C.
d. Fugitive slave law
According to the Kansas-Nebraska Act, how would
the slavery issue be decided in the KansasNebraska territory?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Congress would vote
Popular sovereignty
A vote of the state legislature
By presidential decree
What does the Sumner-Brooks affair reveal about
the state of the country?
a.
b.
c.
d.
The nation successfully sought compromise over the slavery
issue
Diplomacy and compromise were giving way to violence in
the nation’s capital
Personal morality was becoming increasingly important in
politics
The south was determined to extend slavery wherever it
pleased
Who was referred to as the “meteor of the war” because of
his violent actions against slavery at Pottawattamie Creek
and Harpers Ferry?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Stephen Douglas
Abraham Lincoln
John Brown
Preston Brooks
Which supreme court case declared the Missouri Compromise
unconstitutional, and declared that slaves, as personal property could
be taken anywhere in the United States?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Gibbons v. Ogden
Maryland v. McCulloch
Dred Scott v. U.S.
Plessey v. Ferguson
Which of the following is not directly associated
with Bleeding Kansas?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Pottawattamie Massacre
Missouri Ruffians
Beecher’s Bibles
Harper’s Ferry Raid
What was the first state to secede from the Union
and where did the Civil War begin?
a.
b.
c.
d.
North Carolina / Bull Run
Florida / Antietam
South Carolina / Fort Sumter
Virginia / Harpers Ferry
In what year and on what date did the Civil
War specifically begin and end?
April 12, 1861 to April 12, 1865
b. April 12, 1862 to April 12, 1864
c. April 12, 1860 to April 12, 1865
d. April 12, 1860 to April 12, 1864
a.
At the outset of the war, how many
slaves resided in the south?
1 million
b. 9 million
c. 4 million
d. 2 million
a.
As the war progressed, both sides resorted to
conscription. What does this term mean?
Both sides instituted a draft to increase troop
numbers for their respective armies.
Confederacy in 1862
Union in 1863
How did the Confederacy primarily finance the war?
What major problem did this cause?
They printed 1 billion dollars in currency
b. It caused staggering inflation as the war
progressed
a.
What specific measure did Lincoln take to prevent
the border states from seceding from the Union?
He declared all slaves in the borer states free
effective immediately.
b. He announced the gradual emancipation of
slaves in the border states.
c. He declared martial law in the border states,
effectively placing the federal military in
control.
d. He did nothing for fear of losing these states to
the Confederacy.
a.
The suspension of habeas corpus and declaration
of martial law both symbolize:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Lincoln’s increase of executive power during the war
Congressional abuse of power during the war
The rise of the court system during a time of war
The difficulty of unifying the south
Who was president of the Confederate
States of America?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Stonewall Jackson
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
George Pickett
Identify three significant disadvantages the South
faced upon entering the Civil War.
They were forming a new government, with a new
constitution and a new military.
b. They were outnumbered more than 2-1 in terms
of population. (20 mill. To 9 million)
c. Manufacturing deficiency at 10 to 1
d. Troop deficiency at 2-1 (2 million to 800,000)
e. Number of states: deficiency at 23-11
a.
Identify two specific advantages the
South had at the outset of the war.
Superior military leadership
b. Most fighting was done on their soil (knew
the land)
a.
Identify the three specific proposals of
the Union’s Anaconda plan.
Union naval blockade to block southern
commerce and war shipments
b. Capture the Mississippi River and thus
divide the Confederacy
c. Capture Richmond
a.
Which of the following accurately describes the 1st
battle of Bull Run? (Manassas)
a.
b.
c.
d.
First major battle of the war and a Confederate victory
Last major battle of the war and Union loss
Turning point of the war and Union victory
First major battle and Union victory
What battle was the turning point of the war and
ultimately Lee’s greatest mistake ?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Antietam
Cold Harbor
Gettysburg
Vicksburg
Which battle brought the entire Mississippi River
under Union control?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Wilderness
Petersburg
Vicksburg
Shiloh
How did Sherman’s “march to the sea” influence
the Civil War?
a.
b.
c.
d.
It destroyed civilian resources, disabled the Confederacy’s
ability to support the war and broke the spirit of the south
It split the Confederacy in two
It freed all slaves in the south
It conquered Richmond
Label each description as true or false regarding Lincoln’s
Emancipation Proclamation.
a.
a.
a.
b.
Abolition became an official Union goal in the war
True
It symbolized the end of slavery in America
True
It immediately freed all slaves in the U.S.
False
It declared only slaves in rebelling states to be free
True
Where did the Civil War officially end?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Vicksburg, Mississippi
Appomattox Court House, Va.
Richmond, Va.
Gettysburg, Pa.
How did the war affect the northern
economy?
It created an economic depression
b. It created huge economic growth due to an
increased wartime demand for industrial
production
c. It caused very little change in the northern
economy
d. It led to a huge increase in the purchase of
southern cotton
a.
How did the Civil War effect the
southern economy?
It crippled the economy and devastated its
infrastructure
b. It caused a wartime boom in cotton exports
c. It was relatively unaffected by the war
d. It’s economy experienced gradual growth
throughout the war
a.
Which of the following accurately describes the
Confederate economy by the year 1864?
Inflation had hit a staggering rate of 9,000%
b. The Union naval blockade had effectively
shut down cotton exports
c. Cotton production had dropped from 4
million bales in 1860 to 300,000 in 1865.
d. All of the above
a.
Which of the following accurately
describes the war’s effect on women?
Women increasingly served as nurses during
the war, opening this vocation for them in the
future.
b. Teaching would be largely practiced by
women, as the men were off at war
c. More women worked in factories in the north,
to fill in for men displaced to the war
d. All of the above
a.
In the presidential election of 1864, the northern
democrats demanded an immediate negotiated peace settlement
with the south and an end to the war. For this reason, Republicans
labeled them as:
Abolitionists
b. Copperheads
c. Southern sympathizers
d. Johny Rebs
a.
Which of the following accurately
describes the concept of “total war”?
All resources are dedicated to the war effort
b. War is waged against military and civilian
populations
c. Drafts, or conscriptions are used to support
the war effort
d. All of the above
a.
Which of the following were legacies (lasting
effects) of the Civil War?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Federal Supremacy
A shattered South
The abolition of slavery
All of the above
Which of the following did not share the same
objectives with the others?
Jim Crow laws
b. Freemen’s Bureau
c. Black Codes
d. KKK
a.
On what grounds did Congress impeach President
Andrew Johnson?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Violation of the Tenure of Office Act
Conspiracy to assassinate the President
Supporting Black Codes in the South
Veto of the Civil Rights Act of 1866
Which of the following accurately describes the
Republican Reconstruction Acts of 1878 and
’68?
a.
b.
c.
d.
The south was divided into 5 military districts and occupied by
federal troops
Moderate, or lenient reconstruction
Lincoln’s plan of reconstruction
The south’s economic recovery
The civil Rights Act of 1866 directly led to
which constitutional amendment?
13th amendment
b. 14th amendment
c. 15th amendment
d. 16th amendment
a.
To the angry southerner, Republicans in the south were
associated with which of the following?
Carpetbaggers, or those northerners who
migrated to the south in search of economic
opportunity
b. Scalawags, or those southern whites who
cooperated with Congressional
Reconstruction.
c. Freedmen, emancipated slaves.
d. All of the above
a.
How did sharecropping and tenant farming affect
the south after the Civil War?
a.
b.
c.
d.
It rebuilt the south in an era of prosperity
It created a vicious cycle of poverty and oppression
It helped establish equal opportunity in the south
It fueled industrialization in the south
Which of the following explains the significance of
the Compromise of 1877?
a.
b.
c.
d.
It effectively ended the era of reconstruction
It placed more federal troops in the south
It made legal separate but equal
It abolished Jim Crow laws in the south
Reconstruction Amendments
Match the amendments with their appropriate descriptions?
1.
2.
3.
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
15th amendment
1=c, 2=b, c=a
A. Suffrage
B. Citizenship, equal
protection under the
law
C. Abolition of slavery