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Semester 1 History Exam
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Test your knowledge on early American history.
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1
What did Daniel Shays and his men protest in 1786?
The death penalty
federal control of the judicial system
The use of debtor's prisons
High taxes and heavy debts
2
What problem troubled Jefferson about the Louisiana Purchase?
All of the new land might cause factory workers to move west
The Constitution did not empower the president to buy land
France was selling the land for much less than it was worth
The Native Americans in the area refused to sign US treaties
3
Who was the author of
Common Sense
?
Richard Henry Lee
Phillis Wheatley
Benedict Arnold
Thomas Paine
4
What is the practice of forcing people to join the army or navy?
Servitude
Impressment
Embargo
Piracy
5
How did President Jackson respond to the Supreme Court's ruling in
Worcester v. Georgia
?
He vetoed it
He led an attack on Cherokee settlements
He sent he army to enforce it
He ignored it
6
What was the central principle of Jacksonian Democracy?
Spreading political power to common people
Practicing the spoils system
Using tariffs to increase federal revenues
Easing voting restrictions and including women
7
The Alien and Sedition Acts were passed by Federalists to...
Imprison foreigners
Decrease government power
Eliminate opposition to war
Punish French speakers
8
The idea of putting the interests of a region over the interest of the nation is called...
Regionalism
Nationalism
Sectionalism
State's rights
9
What did the 12th ammendment do after the election of 1800?
Let the Supreme Court cast the deciding vote in elections
Abolish the practice of counting ballots by hand
Create a separate ballot for the president and VicePresident
Allow Americans to vote by mail
10
About which region did Monroe specifically direct part of his Monroe Doctrine?
Great Britain
Latin America
Spain
France
11
The feeling of loyalty and pride to a nation is...
Patriotic
Ethnicity
Nationalism
Sectionalism
12
What agreement was reached that created a two-house legislature?
3/5 Compromise
Great Compromise
Virginia Compromise
Bicameral Compromise
13
This raised ideas about spiritual and political equality among many colonists.
Enlightenment
Spiritual Rising
Great Awakening
Revival
14
Which group opposed the Constitution b/c they thought it gave too much power to the government.
Democrats
Federalists
Constitututionalists
Antifederalists
15
_______ were a group of laws passed in 1798 to crush opposition to war.
Foreigners Acts
Anti-Spy Acts
Anti-War Acts
Alien and Sedition Acts
16
How did enslaved Africans try to cope with life in the Americas?
Let their owners control their families and religion
Sought refuge in their families, religion, art, and dance
Adopted the culture of the Native Americans
Tried to start their own farming communities
17
Colonists who chose to side with the British were known as..
Patriots
Redcoats
Loyalists
Whigs
18
_________ supported the idea that states could challenge the federal government.
California Movement
Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
Alien and Sedition Acts
States Rights Acts
19
A sharing of power between the central government and the states of a country is called...
Democratic-Republicanism
Checks and balances
Nationalism
Federalism
20
Which branch of government proposes and passes laws?
Legislative
Judicial
Executive
21
Which action provoked the Mexican American War?
Polk ordered Taylor to station troops in the disputed land
All played a part
US troops ambushed a Mexican outpost near the Rio Grande
Mexicans refused to accepted the US offer of $30 million
22
The agreement made in1820 that attempted to settle slavery conflicts was the...
Missouri Comprimise
Slavery Comprimise
Northwest Territory Comprimise
Kentucky Comprimise
23
Who chose the winner of the election of 1824?
Electoral College
Supreme Court
Majority of voters
House of Representatives
24
Who became known as the Father of the Constitution?
Benjamin Franklin
James Madison
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
25
What effect did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo have?
The Mexicans living in the US became a minority
The Southwest became part of the US
Texas became an independent republic
The US protected Native Americans west of Missouri
26
which of the following styles of fighting did Francis Marion use in the South?
Duck and cover
Guerilla warfare
Siege fighting
Trench warfare
27
To which person or group did the framers of the Constitution grant legislative power?
Congress
The state governments
The Supreme Court
The president
28
The idea of spreading political power to the people and ensuring majority rule was included in
Jacksonian Democracy
Republicanism
Federalism
Nationalism
29
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
James Madison
John Adams
30
What document was created to protect the rights of citizens?
Citizen's Bill
Constitution
Articles of Confederation
Bill of Rights
31
What was the Middle Passage?
The voyage of Africans across the Atlantic
Pattern of trade involving the American colonies
Area of Africa where most slave came from
Group of people that opposed slavery
32
The act that taxed colonists for molasses and sugar was the...
Sugar Act
Quartering Act
Stamp Act
Intolerable Acts
33
The forced march to Indian Territory taken by the Cherokee was called...
Answer 2&4
The Trail of Tears
The Cherokee March
The Oregon Trail
34
What evidence indicates that Americans wanted to expand beyond Louisiana?
The expedition went into Oregon Country
The explorers traveled close to the land owned by the French
They sold the Mexican Cession
All of the above
35
An agreement to stop using or buying goods from a certain country is called...
Protest
Rebellion
Protest refusal
Boycott
36
What is manifest destiny?
To help people in South America
To become a separate country
To expand from coast to coast
To produce lots of crops
37
An amendment to the Constitution is...
A legal clarification
An official change
A judicial opinion
A suggested addition
38
Young members of Congress who called for a trade war against Britain were called
War Lords
War Hawks
Battle Axes
Red Coats
39
Why was the Battle of Saratoga a turning point for the Patriots?
The Patriots got a Prussian to train the Continental Army
The Patriots realized they didn't need foreign allies
The Redcoat victory made the Patriots more determined to win
The Patriots gained support from France and Spain
40
What impact did Sacagawea have on American history?
She tried to unite Native Americans with settlers
She led a slave revolt against settlers in Louisiana
She led Native Americas in an attack against white settlers
She helped a US expedition explore the Louisiana Purchase
41
After Shay's Rebellion, Americans admitted that the Articles of Confederation failed to...
Uphold the ideals in the Declaration of Independence
Have laws strong enough to keep slaves in place
Create limited governments
All of the above
42
Triangular trade is...
A potato farm
A slave trade that went from Africa to Europe to America
Columbus' route from America to Africa to Europe
A way to send goods all over the world
43
The Battle of Lexington is important because it...
Was the first battle of the Revolutionary War
Resulted in so many British casualties
Was the longest battle of the Revolutionary War
Forced colonists to comply with British rule
44
A _______ was a document giving permission to start a colony.
Charter
Colonial Schedule
Joint Stock Company
Contract
45
The English Bill of Rights reduced the powers of the English monarch while...
Parliament lost power
King James ruled all of England
Parliament gained power
Sir Edmund Andros ruled all of England
46
Which part of the US did not allow slavery in 1820?
Southwest
Northwest
Southeast
Northeast
47
Why did the American government want to remove Native Americans?
To force them to adopt American culture
To protect the borders
To end conflict with American settlers
To open up more land for settlement
48
Congress passed the ________, which created a system for bringing new states into the Union.
States Rights Ordinance of 1789
New State Ordinance of 1785
Land Ordinance of 1785
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
49
The rivalry between which two political parties dominated the election of 1796?
Democratic-Republicans and Federalists
Liberals and Conservatives
Federalists and Loyalists
Democrats and Republicans
50
William Patterson proposed the _________ to stop big states from gaining too much power.
The Great Compromise
The New Jersey Plan
The Small States Plan
The Virginia Plan
51
This increased the size of the US by almost 25%
The Mexican Cession
Gadsden Purchase
Louisiana Purchase
Manifest Destiny
52
Which branch of government is responsible for interpreting laws?
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
53
According to Washington's Farewell Address, what is the key to national success?
Economic security
Checks and balances
Neutrality in foreign policy
Political unity
54
Which compromise helped settle the debate over the representation of slaves?
The 2nd Great Awakening
The 3/5 Compromise
The Missouri Compromise
The Sectionalist Compromise
55
The original purpose of the 1787 Constitutional Convention was to...
Distribute power equally among the states
Draft a Constitution for the US
Grant citizenship to free African Americans
Improve the Articles of Confederation
