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Test Description: American History year review
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1) What war did we gain Texas and California from?
A
Mexican American War
B
American Revolution
C
War of 1812
D
The Alamo
2) What was one reason people were opposed to annexing Texas?
A
Texas allowed slavery
B
It was still owned by the French
C
They did not like Sam Houston
D
It was Indian territory
3) What event was caused by an argument between the North and the South over the Tariff of Abominations?
A
Embargo Act
B
Nullification Crisis
C
Taxation without representation
D
Intolerable Acts
4) How did the early republic divide up the land gained by the Treaty of Paris?
A
Emancipation Proclamation
B
Treaty of Ghent
C
Northwest Ordinance
D
The Land Act
5) What geographical feature made it faster to ship goods from the Midwest to the Atlantic?
A
Mississippi River
B
Delaware River
C
Erie Canal
D
Oregon Trail
6) What was the purpose of the temperance movement?
A
to end slavery
B
end alcohol abuse
C
to stop angry people
D
allow women to vote
7) Why did the Anti-Federalist NOT want to ratify the Constitution?
A
It gave states too much power
B
It was too weak
C
Individual Rights were not spelled out
D
Anti-Federalist DID ratify the Constitution and saw no problem with it
8) This court case decided that the Supreme Court could decide the constitutionality of a law
A
Dred Scott v Sanford
B
McCulloch v Maryland
C
Marbury v Madison
D
Gibbons v Ogden
9) Seneca Falls deals with which reform movement?
A
Temperance movement
B
Education
C
Women's rights
D
Abolition
10) Urbanization is the shift of population from _____ to ______.
A
Farms to Cities
B
East to West
C
Farm to Villiage
D
Cities to Farms
11) Which war began due to the impressment of our ships and the British encouraging the Natives to attack us?
A
Civil War
B
French and Indian War
C
American Revolution
D
War of 1812
12) Under which of our Constitutions did the STATES have too much power?
A
The Mayflower Compact
B
The Constitution
C
The Articles of Confederation
D
The Bill of Rights
13) What were the outcomes of the War of 1812?
A
Economic Growth and Respect
B
Oregon and Money
C
Independence and Texas
D
Land and Respect
14) Which Amendment freed the slaves?
A
13th
B
2nd
C
8th
D
1st
15) Which territory did we gain from Spain through the Adams-Onis treaty?
A
Texas
B
Louisiana
C
Oregon
D
Florida
16) What was the first battle of the Civil War?
A
Ft. Sumter
B
Lexington and Concord
C
Saratoga
D
Gettysburg
17) What added California as a free state to the Union?
A
Missouri Compromise
B
Compromise of 1850
C
The Great Compromise
D
Northwest Ordinance
18) Why did the Anti-Federalist argue that there needed to be a Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?
A
to protect individual rights of all citizens
B
to help create a checks and balances system
C
to help establish a strong federal government
D
to give each state a say in Congress
19) One major advantage of the North during the Civil War was
A
they paid slaves to fight for them
B
the French were their allies
C
access to the railroad system
D
Better military leader
20) The 4th amendment to the Constitution protects your right
A
to own a gun
B
to vote
C
from being searched unfairly
D
to go to church
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