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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the first English settlement in America?Plymouth, MassachusettsJamestown, VirginiaPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaHouston, Texas
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat year was Jamestown founded?1776180316071620
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat year was the Declaration of Independence signed?1812178718031776
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat document was written and ratified in 1787?Declaration of IndependenceConstitutionMayflower CompactFundamental Orders of Connecticut
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat president purchased Louisiana?JeffersonAdamsMadisonHamilton
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat year was the Louisiana Purchase made from France?1787180319031861
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat years did the Civil War take place?1914-19181812-18141861-18651763-1783
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhere were the first shots of the American Revolution fired? "Shot heard 'round the world?"YorktownGettysburgSaratogaLexington and Concord
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat battle was the turning point in the American Revolution? It convinced the French to join us.YorktownSaratogaLexingtonAntietam
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich battle ended the Revolutionary War?YorktownLexingtonSaratogaBull Run
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhere were the first shots of the Civil War fired?GettysburgLexingtonAntietamFt. Sumter
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat battle was the turning point in the Civil War and was a Union victory?Ft. SumterGettysburgSaratogaVicksburg
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the battle in the Civil War that gave the Union control of the Mississippi River, splitting the Confederacy in half?AntietamGettysburgVicksburgYorktown
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat town did General Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant in?ShermanWashingtonSan JacintoAppomattox Courthouse
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the type of economy called in which the colony exists to make money for the mother country?Free EnterpriseMercantilismSocialismNone
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat was someone called who wanted to end slavery in the United States?AbolitionistAnti-SlaverSuffragetteSoutherner
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a tax on goods brought in from another country called?ImportsExportsProtective TariffTariff
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat was one cause of the Civil War in which someone feels more loyalty to a part of the country or state than the country as a whole.SlaverySectionalismDivisionTariff
- 19. Multiple ChoiceThis is the belief that the United States should own all the land from Atlantic to Pacific Ocean.ExpansionImperialismManifest DestinyNone
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the campaign against the drinking of alcohol called?SuffrageTemperanceAbolitionStop the Violenc
- 21. Multiple ChoiceA _______________ government is a system of government where people elect representatives.Representative GovernmentMonarchyDictatorshipNone
- 22. Multiple ChoiceThe House of __________________ was the first representative government in the New World.RepresentativesBurgessesConfederationnone
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhich branch is not one of the three branches in the federal government?LegislativeRepresentativeExecutiveJudicial
- 24. Multiple Choice________________ is a principle of the constitution in which the three branches have power to balance each other out so no branch gets too powerful.Separation of PowersChecks and BalancesRepublicanismLimited Government
- 25. Multiple ChoiceAn economic system in which businesses have the freedom to operate competitively for profit with minimal government regulations.Free EnterpriseMercantilismProfit
- 26. Multiple Choice_______________- means sharing power between the federal and state governments.RepublicanismLimited GovernmentShared PowersFederalism
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWhich principle created the three branches of government?Checks and BalancesPopular sovereigntySeparation of PowersFederalism
- 28. Multiple ChoiceTo ______________ something means to change it. (Think Constitution)InstitutionalizeAmendUnreformSaturate
- 29. Multiple ChoiceLife, liberty and pursuit of happiness are rights that people are born with. These are called ___________ rights.UnalienableNormalGivenConstitutional
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhich invention by Robert Fulton helped transport goods more quickly?RailroadSteamboatMechanical ReaperCotton Gin
- 31. Multiple Choice___________- to approve by vote.VoidNullifyRatifyJustify
- 32. Multiple Choice____________ was established in Marbury vs. Madison and is the right of the Supreme Court to determine if laws are unconstitutional.Judicial OverlookingCongressional AuthorityJudicial ReviewDue Process
- 33. Multiple Choice_____________ were supporters of the Constitution who favored a strong national government.Anti-FederalistsFederalistsMonarchistsLoyalists
- 34. Multiple Choice_____________ were people opposed to the Constitution, preferring more power be given to the state governments than to the national government.Anti-FederalistsFederalistsDemocratsRepublicans
- 35. Multiple Choice_____________ the idea of a state declaring a federal law illegal.VoidationDeclarationNullificationFederalism
- 36. Multiple ChoiceDiaries, journals and other original records of an event are called _____________ sources.SecondaryPrimary
- 37. Multiple ChoiceTextbooks, articles and other summaries written at a later date than the event are called ____________ sources.PrimarySecondary
- 38. Multiple ChoiceThe era in which a change from household industries to factory production using powered machinery took place.American RevolutionIndustrial RevolutionTechnological InnovationsBoom and Bust
- 39. Multiple Choice___________ was a document written by Thomas Jefferson, declaring the colonies free from England.Magna CartaConstitutionMayflower CompactDeclaration of Independence
- 40. Multiple Choice___________ was the first American constitution. It was a very weak document that limited the power of the Congress by giving states the final authority over all decisions.Magna CartaMayflower CompactArticles of ConfederationConstitution
- 41. Multiple Choice______________ advised the United States to stay “neutral in its relations with other nations” and to avoid “entangling alliances”.Lincoln's Gettysburg AddressLincoln's First Inaugural AddressWashington's Farewell AddressWashington's Inaugural Address
- 42. Multiple ChoiceThe _____________ foreign policy statement made by the 5th President stating that 1) the U.S. would not interfere in European affairs, and 2) that the western hemisphere was closed to colonization and/ or interference by European nations.Adam's Inaugural AddressWashington's Farewell AddressJefferson's Embargo ActMonroe Doctrine
- 43. Multiple Choice__________ treaty ended the French and Indian War and effectively kicked the French out of North America.Treaty of GhentTreaty of Guadalupe HidalgoTreaty of Paris 1763Treaty of Paris 1783
- 44. Multiple ChoiceThe _____________ Treaty ended the American Revolution and forced Britain to recognize the United States as an independent nation.Treaty of GhentTreaty of Guadalupe HidalgoTreaty of Paris 1763Treaty of Paris 1783
- 45. Multiple Choice________________- was a policy of establishing the principles and procedures for the orderly expansion of the United States.Judicial ReviewNorthwest OrdinanceFederalismManifest Destiny
- 46. Multiple Choice___________ was the agreement signed in 1620 by the Pilgrims in Plymouth, to consult each other about laws for; the colony and a promise to work together to make it succeed.Mayflower CompactRepresentationMagna CartaArticles of Confederation
- 47. Multiple Choice___________ was a series of essays written by James Madison, John Jay, and Alexander Hamilton, defending the Constitution and the principles on which the government of the United States was founded.Anti-Federalist WritingsFederalist Papers
- 48. Multiple Choice______________ was a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine to convince colonists that it was time to become independent from Britain.Federalist PapersAnti-Federalist WritingGive me Liberty or Give me DeathCommon Sense
- 49. Multiple Choice______________ the first ten amendments to the Constitution and detail the protection of individual liberties.Fixer UppersFederalist PapersBill of RightsReconstruction Amendments
- 50. Multiple ChoiceAbraham Lincoln issued the_________ on January 1, 1863, setting all slaves in the Confederate states free.Gettysburg AddressInaugural AddressEmancipation ProcalamationFarewell Address
- 51. Multiple ChoiceLincoln's ____________ stated that, “no state…can lawfully get out of the Union”, but pledged there would be no war unless the South started it.Gettysburg AddressEmancipation ProclamationFirst Inaugural AddressSecond Inaugural Address
- 52. Multiple ChoiceLincoln's ___________ was meant to help heal and restore the country after four years of Civil War.Gettysburg AddressEmancipation ProclamationFirst Inaugural AddressSecond Inaugural Address
- 53. Multiple ChoiceThe ___________ Compromise created two houses of Congress. One based on population, the other gave equal representation to each state.3/5GreatMissouri1850
- 54. Multiple ChoiceThe __________ Compromise said that every 5 slaves counted as 3 people for population purposes.Great3/5Missouri1850
- 55. Multiple ChoiceThe ____________ Act overturned the Missouri Compromise by giving people in the middle territory of the United States a chance to vote on slavery.California1820Kansas-NebraskaNone
- 56. Multiple ChoiceThe ___________ Compromise avoided sectional tensions by drawing a line across the United States. Slavery would be legal below the line only.Kansas-Nebraska1850MissouriGreat
- 57. Multiple ChoiceThe Compromise of 1850 kept the north happy by admitting California as a free state. What law did it create to make the south happy?Missouri LawCotton LawGreat CompromiseFugitive Slave Law
- 58. Multiple ChoiceAn inventor, statesman, diplomat to France, signer of the Declaration of Independence and delegate to Constitutional Convention.George WashingtonBen FranklinJohn AdamsSam Adams
- 59. Multiple ChoiceThe King of England who disbanded the colonial legislatures, taxed the colonies, and refused the Olive Branch Petition leading to the final break with the colonies.King John
King JohnKing RichardKing George VIIIIKing George III - 60. Multiple ChoiceWrote the Declaration of Independence; became the 3rd President of the United States and purchased the Louisiana territory, doubling the size of the United States.James MadisonAlexander HamiltonGeorge WashingtonThomas Jefferson
- 61. Multiple ChoiceWrote pamphlets like Common Sense and The Crisis to encourage American independence and resolve.Thomas PainePatrick HenrySam AdamsHenry Clay
- 62. Multiple ChoiceLeader of the Continental Army who became the first President of the United States.Thomas PaineThomas JeffersonJohn AdamsGeorge Washington
- 63. Multiple ChoiceLeader of the original Democratic Party and a “President of the people”. He was also responsible for the Trail of Tears, which forced Native Americans west of the Mississippi River.Sam AdamsJames MonroeAndrew JacksonGeorge Mason
- 64. Multiple ChoiceKnown in history as the "Great Compromiser," he was a powerful Kentucky Congressman and Senator who proposed the American System and the Compromise of 1850.John C. CalhounHenry ClayPatrick HenryAndrew Jackson
- 65. Multiple ChoicePresident of the Confederacy during the Civil War.Thomas JeffersonJefferson DavisAbraham LincolnStonewall Jackson
- 66. Multiple ChoiceGeneral of the Union Army and was responsible for winning the Civil War for the North.Ulysses S. GrantJefferson DavisRobert E. LeeStonewall Jackson
- 67. Multiple ChoiceGeneral of the Confederate Army.Ulysses S. GrantRobert E. LeeAndrew JacksonJefferson Davis
- 68. Multiple Choice16th President of the United States who successfully put the Union back together only to be assassinated 5 days after the Civil War ended.Abraham LincolnJeffersons DavisRobert E. LeeUlysses S. Grant
- 69. Multiple ChoiceLeader of the Federalists, first Treasurer of the United States, creator of the Bank of the U.S., and killed in a duel by the Vice President of the United States, Aaron Burr.Thomas JeffersonJames MadisonAlexander HamiltonAndrew Jackson
- 70. Multiple ChoicePassionate patriot who became famous for his fiery speeches in favor of American independence. His most famous quote included the words, “Give me liberty or give me death!”Henry ClayThomas PaineSam AdamsPatrick Henry
- 71. Multiple ChoiceConsidered to be the “Father of the Constitution." He was President during the War of 1812.John JayJames MadisonThomas JeffersonJames Monroe
- 72. Multiple ChoiceFormer slave who became the best-known black abolitionist in the country.Frederick DouglassMartin Luther King Jr.Harriet Beecher StoweWilliam Lloyd Garrison
- 73. Multiple ChoiceThe author of the Monroe Doctrine, which shut down the western hemisphere to European expansion or interference.MadisonMonroeClayWashington
- 74. Multiple ChoiceAn escaped slave who became a Conductor on the Underground Railroad and helped over 300 slaves to freedom in the North.Frederick DouglassHarriet Beechers StoweHarriet TubmanWilliam Lloyd Garrison
- 75. Multiple ChoiceOrganized the Seneca Falls Convention creating the Women’s Rights Movement in the United States.Elizabeth Cady StantonMonica JarrellMercy Otis WarrenAbigail Adams
- 76. Multiple ChoiceServed with Elizabeth Cady Stanton as a leading woman for the suffrage movement.Harriet TubmanSojourner TruthSusan B. Anthonoy
- 77. Multiple Choice“Congress shall make no law” restricting freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition. Which amendment is this?1st2nd4th7th
- 78. Multiple ChoiceRequires that warrants be issued if property is to be searched or seized (taken) by the government. Which amendment is this?7th6th4th2nd
- 79. Multiple ChoiceWhich amendment abolished slavery?4th1st13th15th
- 80. Multiple ChoiceWhich amendments are the "due process amendments" and give the rights to remain silent, jury, etc.13, 14, 154-89, 1011, 12
- 81. Multiple ChoiceWhich are the Reconstruction Amendments, created after the civil War?4-81-313-1518-19
- 82. Multiple ChoiceWhich amendments guarantee that rights not given to the federal government are not denied to the people or states?1-39-1013-154-8
- 83. Multiple ChoiceThe 1803 Court decision that gave the Supreme Court the right to determine whether a law violates the Constitution. It set up the principle of judicial review.Gibbons vs. OgdenMarbury vs. MadisonDredd Scott CaseWorcester vs. Georgia
- 84. Multiple ChoiceWas the Supreme Court decision that said slaves were property and not citizens.Marbury vs. MadisonWorcester vs. GeorgiaDred Scott CaseMcCullough vs. Maryland
- 85. Multiple ChoiceSupreme Court decision that gave the Cherokees the right to keep their land, but Jackson refused to enforce it.Marbury vs. MadisonDredd Scott CaseWorcester vs. GeorgiaNone
- 86. Multiple ChoiceAn invention by Eli Whitney that speeded the cleaning of cotton fibers and in effect, increased the need for slaves.SteamboatMechanical ReaperSteel PlowCotton Gin
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