U.S. History Review
 The
Articles of Confederation was a weak
form of government since it had no executive
or judicial branches. Its’ legislative branch
passed two major laws that allowed for the
creation of states in an orderly way. Which of
the following was a result of the
Confederation Congress decision?
 A. Land and Northwest Ordinance
 B. Townshend and Intolerable Act
 C. The Indian Removal Act
 D. Alien and Sedition Act
 A.
Land and Northwest Ordinance
A
primary result in President Jefferson’s
purchase of the Louisiana Territory from
France was—
 A. a Mississippi River port on the Gulf of
Mexico
 B. access to southern ports on the Pacific
Ocean
 C. control of land west of the Rocky
Mountains
 D. more natural harbors on the Atlantic
Ocean
 A.
a Mississippi River port on the Gulf of
Mexico
 “No
man has a right to fix the boundary of
the march of a nation; no man has the right
to say to his country: this far you should go
and no further.”
 The author of this statement would most
likely have supported the United States
policy of
 A. containment
 B. manifest destiny
 C. sectionalism
 D. isolationism
 B.
manifest destiny
 After
the Civil War, many laws were passed in
the South to prevent African-Americans from
improving their status. In spite of this,
African-Americans made valuable
contributions to southern life. Which of the
following African-Americans invented a
machine that revolutionized the way sugar
was refined?
 A. Frederick Douglass
 B. Henry Blair
 C. Norbert Rillieux
 D. Katie Darling
 C.
Norbert Rillieux
 In
the 1800s, as the U.S. became a more
industrial country, groups of workers from
the same industry banded together to
promote their own interests. These groups
were called—
 A. professional organizations
 B. guilds
 C. associations
 D. trade unions
 D.
trade unions
 The
completion of the transcontinental
railroad in 1869 contributed to the
settlement of which United States region?
 A. Northeast
 B. West
 C. South
 D. Southeast
 B.
West
 Samuel
Slater is credited with the
development of the—
 A. first textile mill in the United States
 B. technology for building the Erie Canal
 C. first banking system in the United States
 D. interchangeable machine parts
 A.
first textile mill in the United States
 Which
statement about the railroad systems
in the 19th and early 20th centuries is
accurate?
 A. Imperialists rejected the use of railroads
in their colonies.
 B. European governments opposed the
development of railroads.
 C. Railroads helped promote the factory
system and urbanization.
 D. Railroads made transportation of goods
less efficient.
 C.
Railroads helped promote the factory
system and urbanization.
 The
use of steamboats to transport goods
had the greatest economic impact on the—
 A. Atlantic coast
 B. Mississippi River
 C. Gulf of Mexico coast
 D. Pacific coast
 B.
Mississippi River
 How
did the invention of interchangeable
parts influence factory production?
 A. more products could be made at a faster
rate
 B. more products to be made but at a slower
rate
 C. decreased the number of needed factory
workers
 D. increased the cost of the product
 A.
more products could be made at a faster
rate
 Thomas
Cole and George Bingham influenced
American culture by—
 A. writing novels about the frontier
 B. painting the American landscape
 C. creating poetry that romanticized the
west
 D. popularizing historical fiction
 B.
painting the American landscape
 Before
the American Revolution, a teacher in
Massachusetts might have assigned the
following for students to read—
 A. Northern Star
 B. Common Sense
 C. War and Peace
 D. Uncle Tom’s Cabin
 B.
Common Sense
 Emotional
Christian songs that blended
African and European music were known as—
 A. folktales
 B. spirituals
 C. revivals
 D. ceremonies
 B.
spirituals
 American
art in the early 1800s changed to
reflect the American way of life by focusing
on—
 A. industrialism
 B. romanticism
 C. urban sprawl
 D. landscapes and people
 D.
landscapes and people
 What
did Ralph Waldo Emerson, Margaret
Fuller, and Henry David Thoreau have in
common?
 A. nationalism
 B. romanticism
 C. transcendentalism
 D. Naturalism
 C.
transcendentalism-a very simple idea that
people, men and women equally, have
knowledge about themselves and the world
around them that "transcends" or goes
beyond what they can see, hear, taste, touch
or feel.
 The
art work of which western artist provides
a valuable record of Native American
culture?
 A. Thomas Cole
 B. George Catlin
 C. George Bingham
 D. Walt Whitman
 B.
George Catlin
 Emily
Dickinson is best known for her—
 A. novels
 B. historical fiction
 C. poetry
 D. paintings
 C.
poetry
A
major American author in the 1800s who
wrote about the frontier and popularized
historical fiction was—
 A. Ralph Waldo Emerson
 B. Henry David Thoreau
 C. George Caleb Bingham
 D. James Fenimore Cooper
 D.
James Fenimore Cooper
 An
American author who wrote famous short
stories and poems, such as “The Raven”
was—
 A. Ralph Waldo Emerson
 B. Henry David Thoreau
 C. James Fenimore Cooper
 D. Edgar Allen Poe
 D.
Edgar Allen Poe
Thomas Jefferson wrote that the 1st Amendment
erected a “wall of separation” between the
church and the state. What would you conclude
that this means with regard to the idea of an
official separation of church and state?
 A. The government should not establish, support,
or otherwise involve itself in any religion
 B. There is a physical wall that the government
erected in Washington DC for this purpose
 C. Religious leaders are not able to be elected to
a government position
 Freedom of Religion is a right guaranteed to all
citizens in the U.S.

 A.
The government should not establish,
support, or otherwise involve itself in any
religion
The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution states:
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or
prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or
of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to
petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”
How does this impact the way the ordinary citizen practices religion?
A. Punishment for those who change their religious faith, unless it is to the state
religion
B. Punishment for speech critical of the state religion
C. Laws stating the ability of people to continue within their religious beliefs
D. Laws originating in a religion that prohibited women from working outside the
home
 C.
Laws stating the ability of people to
continue within their religious beliefs
 The
Great Awakening refers to—
 A. the beliefs of Puritans who wanted to
reform the church
 B. a religious movement in the colonies
started by Jonathan Edwards
 C. the time when England started paying
more attention to the colonies
 D. the period before Parliament replaced
King James II as ruler of England
 B.
a religious movement in the colonies
started by Jonathan Edwards
 How
did the Second Great Awakening affect
Americans?
 A. revived their patriotism
 B. renewed their religious faith
 C. spread cultural awareness
 D. increased political activity
 B.
renewed their religious faith
American Christians took it upon themselves to
reform society during the period called the
Second Great Awakening. This phenomenon
included reforms in temperance, women’s rights,
abolitionism, as well as other societal issues.
What is the difference between this movement
and the First Great Awakening?
 A. Religion plays an important role on the
American political scene
 B. This highlighted the important role which
individual beliefs would play
 C. This movement relied on religious leaders to
lead in government
 D. Religion in this movement was less formal

 B.
This highlighted the important role which
individual beliefs would play
 Which
was most influential in making the
idea of separation of church and state a part
of the United States political tradition?
 A. the democratic heritage of ancient Athens
 B. the Roman Republic’s principles of
religious freedom
 C. practices of European colonial
governments
 D. the diversity of the new nation’s
population
 D.
the diversity of the new nation’s
population
“Schoolhouses are the republican line of
fortification.”
— Horace Mann
The most accurate interpretation of this quotation is that
a. schools should include military training in the curriculum
b. people must be educated in order to make a democratic government function
properly
c. education in the United States tends to support the views of the political party
in power
d. public education is limited to countries with democratic forms of government
 b.
people must be educated in order to make
a democratic government function properly
During the 19th century, what was the major
reason that an increasing number of states
established public schools and passed
compulsory education laws?
 A. Reformers argued that an educated, literate
population was necessary for a successful
democracy.
 B. The Supreme Court required the states to do
so.
 C. Most jobs required a high school diploma.
 D. The United States had begun a massive
program of technical training to enhance its
international economic position.

 A.
Reformers argued that an educated,
literate population was necessary for a
successful democracy.
 The
Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 was
mainly concerned with
 A. ending slavery in all the states
 B. reducing consumption of alcoholic
beverages
 C. improving treatment of the mentally ill
 D. expanding women’s rights
 D.
expanding women’s rights
 Which
of the following was a consequence of
Nat Turner’s rebellion?
 A. Jim Crow laws were passed to enforce
slave codes.
 B. The Underground Railroad was established
to help slaves escape the South.
 C. Slave revolts broke out throughout the
South.
 D. Slavery was abolished
 C.
Slave revolts broke out throughout the
South.
 How
did Dorothea Dix significantly improve
conditions for the disabled and mentally ill?
 A. by having all them released based on
behavior
 B. by becoming a hospital administrator
 C. by getting patience to support suffrage
 D. by reforming jails and hospitals
 D.
by reforming jails and hospitals
 William
Lloyd Garrison, Harriet Tubman, and
Harriet Beecher Stowe are best known for
their efforts to
 A. create free public schools
 B. begin the temperance movement
 C. expand the rights of women
 D. oppose the practice of slavery
 D.
oppose the practice of slavery
 Which
of the following correctly matches the
person to the reform movement?
 A. Harriet Beecher Stowe – temperance
 B. Lucretia Mott – women’s rights
 C. Susan B. Anthony – prison reform
 D. Dorothea Dix – education
 B.
Lucretia Mott – women’s rights
 Who
was put on trial and then banished after
challenging Puritan beliefs?
 A. Elizabeth Blackwell
 B. Clara Barton
 C. Elizabeth Cady Stanton
 D. Anne Hutchinson
 D.
Anne Hutchinson
 The
woman who founded the American Red
Cross and was known as the “Angel of the
Battle Field” for her contributions to the
care of American soldiers during the Civil War
was—
 A. Elizabeth Blackwell
 B. Clara Barton
 C. Elizabeth Cady Stanton
 D. Anne Hutchinson
 B.
Clara Barton
 William
Penn wanted his colony,
Pennsylvania, to be a model of the virtues of
which of the following religious groups?
 A. Catholics
 B. Anglicans
 C. Quakers
 D. Puritans
 C.
Quakers
 The
religious group that migrated because of
religious persecution and helped settle what
is now Utah were the—
 A. Pilgrims
 B. Puritans
 C. Catholics
 D. Mormons
 D.
Mormons
 The
idea of people demonstrating tolerance
towards people of other racial, ethnic or
religious groups was promoted by—
 A. Lutheran Church
 B. African Slaves
 C. The Quakers
 D. The Puritans
 C.
The Quakers
There are sometimes major conflicts between
different religious and ethnic groups. However,
this was not the case between Pilgrims and
Native Americans. In the early 1600s, Native
Americans helped Pilgrims survive by—
 A. teaching them how to grow plants and how to
fish in the rivers
 B. showing them how to purify their drinking
water
 C. building tent structures that they could sleep
in
 D. moving out of the area and giving Pilgrims
their own territory

 A.
teaching them how to grow plants and
how to fish in the rivers
English settlers in America had a vastly different
culture than the native Iroquois. How did an
Englishman, William Johnson, manage to resolve
differences between the groups?
 A. Johnson grew crops and sold them to the
Iroquois.
 B. Johnson traded guns and ammunition with the
Iroquois.
 C. Johnson married a Mohawk Chief’s sister and
adopted Iroquois ways.
 D. Johnson warned Iroquois about other settlers
coming to live on their land.

 C.
Johnson married a Mohawk Chief’s sister
and adopted Iroquois ways.
 Which
is a long-range effect of
industrialization upon the status of women in
Western societies?
 A. decline of legal rights for women
 B. decline in the importance of formal
education for women
 C. increase in employment opportunities for
women
 D. increase in the percentage of women in
domestic occupations
 C.
increase in employment opportunities for
women
 The
Know-Nothing Party was established to—
 A. encourage immigrants to run for public
office
 B. keep immigrants from running for public
office
 C. compete with Democrats for immigrant
support
 D. solicit support from the immigrants
 B.
keep immigrants from running for public
office
 The
term used to describe the movement of
Puritans from England to North America
during the 1620s and 1630s is the—
 A. Great Revolution
 B. Great Awakening
 C. Great Migration
 D. Great Compromise
 C.
Great Migration
 How
did the Toleration Act of 1649 impact
Catholics settling in Maryland?
 A. it attracted other settlers besides
Catholics with promises of religious freedom
 B. prohibited Catholics from practicing their
religion outside of Maryland
 C. Lord Baltimore hoped it would stop the
spread of Catholicism
 D. it made Catholicism illegal within the
Maryland boundaries
 A.
it attracted other settlers besides
Catholics with promises of religious freedom
 Why
did some people believe that, “America
is a nation called to a special destiny by
God”?
 A. Because of President Lincoln’s
Emancipation Proclamation
 B. The United States was remarkably diverse
religiously
 C. They considered it their divinely
appointed mission to spread Christianity
 D. The government established a clear
separation of church and state
 C.
They considered it their divinely
appointed mission to spread Christianity