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FINAL EXAM AMERICAN HISTORY Name ____________________________________1. In 1492 Christopher Columbus sailed west to A. make Spain a strong military power C. find gold and become wealthy B. discover unknown continents D. find a trade route to the East Indies____2. Which statement best describes why English settlers came to America? A. Englishmen came looking for economic opportunity and to live and worship freely. B. Englishmen came to make England the greatest colonial power in Europe. C. Englishmen came to build the foundation for the future United States. D. Englishmen came to prevent the Spanish and French from settling in America.____3. Which statement about the Pilgrims is NOT true? A. From the Pilgrims first step on Plymouth Rock, they always thanked God for His blessings. B. Squanto, God’s special blessing to the Pilgrims, taught them how to hunt, farm, and fish. C. Gov. Bradford’s free enterprise system provided enough food for the hungry Pilgrims. D. Pilgrims were Godly people, but they were never able to make peace with nearby Indians.____4. Which of the following statements about the free enterprise system is NOT true? A. To be successful, the free enterprise system requires intense government control. B. The free enterprise system is based on the private ownership of property. C. The free enterprise system rewards those who work hard. D. Free enterprise in Jamestown proved more productive than the common store model. ____5. Government was established in the colonies to do all of the following EXCEPT A. pass laws B. keep peace C. defend the citizens D. provide food for everyone____6. The English legacy is strongest in America because A. England had the most powerful army during the exploration period B. all the early colonists learned to speak English C. English settlers built homes and formed permanent communities in all 13 colonies D. no other ethnic groups were allowed to settle in the 13 colonies____7. With which statement about religious freedom would Roger Williams NOT have agreed? A. Christianity cannot be forced on people. B. Citizens should be taxed equally in order to fund the mission of the church. C. Ministers should be selected by the worshipers, not by the government. D. Colonists should have the right to attend the church of their choice,____8. Which statement BEST describes why Americans wished to declare independence from England? A. Americans wanted to be free to live, work, and worship without government interference. B. Americans did NOT want to pay the high taxes that the English levied on them. C. England refused to lift the restrictions they had placed on American trade. D. Americans did not like or respect King George.____9. Which foreign country assisted America in her effort to win freedom from England? A. Spain B. France C. Canada Portugal____10. The ‘Shots heard round the world’ fired at the battle of Lexington A. marked the first of many wars fought by people in many lands who dreamed of being free B. persuaded Spain to enter the war on the side of England C. was America’s greatest military victory in the Revolutionary War D. caused the Continental Congress to appoint Stonewall Jackson commander of the colonial army ____11. The Declaration of Independence clearly states that government gets it power from A. the king B. elected officials C. Congress D. the people____12. When any government rules its people with tyranny, the Declaration of Independence says to A. elect new leaders B. abolish or change the government C. form a new political party D. endure the tyranny ____13. According to the Declaration of Independence, by whose authority are all men created equal? A. the king’s authority B. the government’s authority C. God’s authority ____14. Our ‘Founders’ warned that our democratic government would eventually fail if its citizens A. did not try to live by scriptural teachings C. did not vote in Presidential elections B. did not volunteer for military service D. did not elect the best candidates for public office____15. Our founders warned that if we American citizens do not remain informed, we would eventually A. elect progressive politicians B. live in tyranny C. drown in debt D. lose in war ____16. Which phrase best describes our American form of government called a federal republic? A. A representative democracy with shared powers between the national and state governments B. A direct democracy where citizens can vote on all major issues C. A dictatorship where the leader of the government has supreme power D. A socialistic government that gives more power to the government than to the people. ____17. Before ratifying the Constitution, the American people demanded that it include A. the Articles of Confederation B. a bill of rights C. a means for creating new states____18. By creating the 3 equal ‘branches’ of government, our Founders were attempting to A. make our government complicated so that only really smart people could run for office B. get more people involved in the decision making processes of our government C. triple the size of government so that more problems could be solved D. ‘tyranny’ proof our government by having 3 separate but equal levels of government____19. In his ‘farewell address’, President Washington encouraged Americans to A. support the Sedition Act C. form an alliance with England and France B. support the best, smartest candidates for office D. remain unified and obey God’s laws ____20. Which statement most accurately explains why America fought England in the War of 1812? A. Henry Clay disliked the English and was successful in persuading Congress to declare war. B. England interfered with our foreign trade and forced Americans to serve in her navy. C. Most Americans wanted to conquer England in order to make Canada part of the United States. D. Americans wanted to punish England for burning the White House. ____21. The Monroe Doctrine A. warned Europe not to interfere with independent Latin American countries B. established a treaty of friendship between the U. S. and Europe C. was not popular with Canadian or Mexican citizens D. legalized the formation of trade unions____22. The most popular component of the American Dream of the 1700s and early 1800s was to A. run for public office B. own land C. get a job in the city D. mine gold in California____23. Daniel Boone A. was a scout for Andrew Jackson during the War of 1812 B. established a settlement west of the Appalachians and discovered the Cumberland Gap C. was elected to Congress from the state of Kentucky D. was killed at the Alamo____24. President Andrew Jackson was known for all of the following EXCEPT A. his dislike for the National Bank C. his toughness in battle B. his desire to make our government more democratic D. his opposition to the ‘Trail of Tears’____25. Which statement about tariffs is NOT true? A. Manufacturers generally support tariffs on the products they make. B. Tariffs were a way for our government to obtain revenue in the 1700s and 1800s. C. The cost of imported goods increases when tariffs are levied. D. Tariffs have no effect on American citizens in 2017.____26. In the early 1800s the U.S. saw huge improvements in communication, transportation, and industry because A. Americans were hard-working, smart, inventive, and creative people B. Americans profited from their work and creativity because of our system of free enterprise C. American’s inventions were protected by patent laws passed by Congress D. All of these help explain American economic growth in the early 1800s____27. Under which President’s leadership did our country add the most territory? A. Andrew Jackson B. Franklin Pierce C. James K. Polk D. Abraham Lincoln ____28. Radical abolitionists wanted to A. gradually end slavery C. free all slaves immediately B. remove all Indians from the eastern U.S. D. impeach President John Tyler ____29. The Underground Railroad A. was established by Harriet Tubman to help slaves escape to freedom B. was the first subway system ever constructed in an American city C. was the name of a long tunnel cut through a section of the Rocky Mountains D. transported Union soldiers to the battlefields in the south ____30. Which person did the most to convince American citizens that slavery needed to be abolished? A. John Brown B. Harriet Beecher Stowe C. John C. Calhoun D. Senator Douglass ____31. Abraham Lincoln’s victory in the Election of 1860 A. ended Popular Sovereignty C. resulted in the secession of 7 southern states B. made slavery unconstitutional in all states D. ended the Missouri Compromise____32. The turning point of the Civil War was the Union victory at A. Antietam B. Gettysburg C. Chancellorsville D. Shiloh____33. Victory by the Union/northern forces in the Civil War A. brought about the end of slavery in all of the states B. ended the deadliest, bloodiest event in the history of our country C. meant that all the confederate states would be brought back into the Union D. all 3 of these events took place because of the Union victory ____34. Which statement about Abraham Lincoln is NOT true? A. He was willing to go to war to save the Union. B. Despite no formal military training, he was a brilliant commander-in-chief. C. He helped organize the first trade unions in America. D. He was an honest, God-fearing leader who would have been forgiving to the south had he lived long enough to serve out his 2nd term.____35. Which statement is NOT true concerning Radical Reconstruction? A. Radical Reconstruction was about punishing the south for causing the Civil War. B. Both Jefferson Davis and Robert E. Lee were executed as war criminals. C. Confederate officials were barred from holding public office during reconstruction. D. The government did a poor job of helping black or white southerners during reconstruction.____36. Which was NOT part of the legacy of the Civil War and Reconstruction? A. The north and south were quick to forgive each other once the war came to an end. B. Almost all southerners would vote for Democrats for the next 100 years following the war. C. The south would be poor and economically depressed for many years after the war. D. Much bitterness would exist between north and south for many years after the war.____37. All of these men were great contributors to the ‘Age of Industry’ in America except A. Edwin L. Drake B. Benjamin Harrison C. Andrew Carnegie D. John D. Rockefeller ____38. The most important development in transportation between 1850 and 1900 was A. the completion of the transcontinental railroad C. the invention of the steamboat B. the use of the steam engine in automobiles D. learning how to drill for crude oil____39. Which is the best example of an immigrant? A. An American who moves from New York to Florida B. One who is born in Egypt but permanently moves to Scotland C. An Englishman who travels to Brazil several times a year to conduct business D. Anyone from a foreign country____40. On what were Plains Indians most dependent? A. the buffalo B. government loans C. the railroad D. the ‘Great Spirit’____41. What decision was made by the Supreme Court in the 1893 ‘Plessy v. Ferguson’ Case? A. That ‘Separate but equal’ was constitutional in racial matters B. That the Constitution guarantees equality for all people, regardless of race C. That the Ku Klux Klan was an unconstitutional organization D. That reservations designated just for Indians were constitutional ____42. The Great Plains of the United States were blessed with A. great weather B. fertile soil C. lush forests D. abundant mineral resources____43. Which of the following is NOT an example of the mistreatment of American Indians? A. Massacre at Wounded Knee C. The Trail of Tears B. Forced living on reservations D. all of these are examples of the mistreatment of Indians ____44. The desire to control the governments and resources of other countries is A. Imperialism B. Socialism C. Communism D. Manifest Destiny____45. What should an immigrant do who wants to assimilate into his new country’s culture? A. move to an ethnic neighborhood C. learn the language and history of his new country B. improve his education by going to college D. continue to follow the customs of his old country____46. Which statement about Yellow Journalism is NOT true? A. Yellow Journalism is about sensational stories designed to attract more readers and/or viewers. B. Yellow Journalism is about influencing the opinions of readers and/or viewers. C. Yellow Journalism was much more widely practiced in the 1800s than in 2017. D. Yellow Journalism was at least partially responsible for starting the Spanish American War.____47. Muckrakers A. wrote stories designed to convince readers to change situations that they considered bad B. were farmers who convinced the Grange to lower rates charged by the railroads C. were construction workers who built sewer systems in large cities to improve sanitation D. were corrupt politicians like Boss Tweed who embezzled money from taxpayers____48. Which statement about progressives in the late 1800s is NOT true? A. Leaders of the Progressive Movement included George Washington Carver and Daniel Webster. B. Progressives can be given credit for improving the lives of Americans of this time period. C. Progressives in the 1800s included Democrats, Republicans, and independents. D. The elimination of government corruption was a goal of Progressives in the 1800s. ____49. Which statement about progressives today is NOT true? A. Progressives are generally ‘loose’ constructionists where the Constitution is concerned. B. Progressives believe in big government—that government can solve most problems. C. Progressives today support open borders, climate change legislation, and a high minimum wage D. Progressives generally choose to vote for Republican candidates. ____50. Which was NOT a great leap forward in the development of transportation of the early 1900s? A. the Model T B. the airplane C. the automobile D. the steam engine MATCHING: CONCEPTS____1. Checks and BalancesA. a vote by the people to decide whether or not an area would be slave or free____2. Separate but EqualB. a common type of outdoor revival popular in the south in the early 1800s____3. Double Jeopardy C. method by which states elect a president rather than just counting the popular vote____4. Manifest DestinyD. plan that allows each branch of government to veto actions of another branch of government____5. Popular SovereigntyE. process by which a newly elected president gives government jobs to his friends and supporters____6. Due ProcessF. an executive order by President Lincoln that made slavery illegal anywhere in the United States____7. Corrupt BargainG. constitutional right that an accused person cannot be tried but once for the same crime____8. Spoils SystemH. the 3 branches of government have different roles but the same amount of power____9. Doctrine of NullificationI. election in which John Q. Adams made a deal with H. Clay that led to the defeat of Andrew Jackson____10. Caucus SystemJ. the argument that a state could refuse to enforce a law passed by the United States Congress____11. Camp MeetingK. the belief that the United States had a right or duty to acquire land located west of the Mississippi River____12. Emancipation ProclamationL. a meeting of members of a specific party to select a candidate for office or delegates to a convention____13. Electoral CollegeM. an accused person is entitled to a lawyer and the the right to a speedy trial with a jury of peersLIST THE 3 UNALIENABLE RIGHTS AS ENUMERATED IN THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE:____________________, ____________________, ________________________________________LIST 4 DUTIES OF THE GOVERNMENT AS ENUMERATED IN THE PREAMBLE TO THE CONSTITUTION:________________________________________, __________________________________________, ________________________________________, __________________________________________.MATCHING: FAMOUS AMERICANS____1. Samuel Adams A. Primary author of the Constitution and President of the USA ____2. Sam HoustonB. ‘The Great Compromiser’ and Senator from Kentucky____3. Andrew CarnegieC. Patriot who stated to the Virginia Assembly “Give me liberty or give me death!”____4. Paul RevereD. A Tennessean, war hero, president of the Lone Star Republic____5. Thomas JeffersonE. Master of the assembly line, father of the Model T____6. Ulysses S. GrantF. a great philanthropist and a ‘father’ of the steel industry____7. Martin Luther KingG. The great patriot propagandist of the Revolutionary War____8. Patrick HenryH. The great ‘trust-buster’ and President of the USA____9. James MadisonI. Gave ‘I Have a Dream’ Speech in Washington in the 1960s, was assassinated in Memphis a few years later____10. Henry ClayJ. Primary author of the Declaration of Independence and President of the United States____11. Theodore RooseveltK. Patriot who warned residents that the British were coming so that they were prepared to fight at Lexington____12. Henry FordL. Commander of the Union army at Appomattox and President of the United StatesMATCHING: VOCABULARY____1. PrecedentA. old, out of date; the railroad was such an improvement in travel that covered wagons on the Oregon Trail were no longer needed ____2. VisionaryB. one who rebels against all authority like bomb throwers, looters, or those who riot and destroy the property of others ____3. Embargo C. a governmental ban on trade as when the English closed the port of Boston to all trade just prior to the Revolutionary War ____4. FrugalD. an earlier event that serves as an example or guide; the House of Burgesses was an example for future representative government ____5. MercenaryE. one who is killed for religious or political reasons and then becomes a hero as with Emmitt Till who was killed because he was black ____6. MartyrF. one who understands future trends and is able to see years ahead as when Rockefeller saw the bright future of the oil industry____7. AnarchistG. the refusal to purchase certain products as a protest; colonists refused to buy British Tea because of the high tax levied on it ____8. BoycottH. a hired soldier from another country as with German soldiers who were hired by England to fight patriots in the Revolutionary War____9. Obsolete I. the old Puritan value of being very conservative or thrifty with every possession that one has MATHCHING: VOCABULARY: Select the correct term from the list of terms provided. A. REPEALD. AMENDMENTG. FEDERALJ. SUFFRAGEB. PRIMARYE. CONVENEH. CAUCUSK. REFERENDUMC. RATIFYF. BICAMERALI. CEDEL. IMPEACH____1. Our American government is called a __ government because our national government in Washington D. C. and our individual states share power.____2. Rather than the legislature making the decision, a special election called a __ was held so that all Tennessee citizens had the opportunity to decide if TN should have a state lottery.____3. In order to form a new government, delegates to a Constitutional Convention were asked to __ in Philadelphia in 1776.____4. The purpose of a __ election is to select the candidate that will represent his or her party in the general election.____5. Congress is a __ legislative body because it is made up of 2 distinct bodies—the Senate and the House of Representatives.____6. Following the Mexican War it was agreed that Mexico would __ to the United States the land that is now California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, and New Mexico for approximately $15,000,000.____7. At least 9 states had to __ the Constitution before it could be used to establish a new government that would replace the Articles of Confederation.____8. The __ system allowed small groups of party officials rather than voters to select candidates to run in the general election.____9. The House of Representatives decided to __ President Andrew Johnson during Reconstruction but the Senate did not convict him of the charges so Johnson was able to complete his term.____10. Colonists wanted King George and Parliament to __ the Stamp Act because they thought that this law was unfair and was a prime example of ‘taxation without representation’.____11. Elizabeth Caty Stanton and other female leaders of the 1800s began the movement for women’s __; it was their firm belief that women should have the right to vote.____12. The 2nd __ to the Constitution gives Americans the right to ‘bear arms’ (own guns). _________________________1. Who was the 1st President of the United States?_________________________ 2. Name the document on which our government is based._________________________ 3. Name the war that colonists fought to become independent._________________________ 4. Name our national capitol._________________________ 5. Name the highest judicial body in the United States. _________________________ 6. Name the country in which you currently live.ON THE BACK OF THIS PAPER:1. What did the GREAT COMPROMISE accomplish and why is this compromise extremely significant?2. Who is your favorite historical person studied in this class and tell why he or she is your favorite. ................
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