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What I Remember From U.S. History I(Or, rather, all the things I forgot)

This is a cumulative assessment spreading throughout ALL of U.S. History I. Your grade is NOT dependent on how many you get correct, this is merely a way of gauging how much you remember, as well as reminding you of key things and themes upon which U.S. History II will be built

Choose the BEST answer. Read all choices carefully.

1. Who were “missionaries” primarily trying to convert in 1500-1600s? ___

a. Sailorsb. Native Americansc. Jewsd. All Non-Christians

2. Why were missionaries important during the Age of Exploration? ___

a. Because of their white shirts and black name tags

b. They helped fund explorationc. The Natives trusted themd. They were the first to stay

in the New World

3. What does “Conquistador” mean? ___a. Conquerorb. Conquestc. Championd. Lancaster

4. Where were “Conquistadors” important? ___

a. Mexicob. Peruc. South Americad. All of the Above

5. Increasing your country’s money by taking new land and forcing it to trade with you is called what? ___

a. Exportsb. Mercantilismc. Traded. Monopoly

6. What is an Alliance? ___a. A promiseb. People on the same teamc. A pact or treaty d. Any deal you make with

Major Wright.

7. Who were most alliances made with? ___a. Spanishb. Englishc. Frenchd. Native Americans

8. What is true about Alliances? ___a. They were never brokenb. They were needed for slaveryc. They were often brokend. They never work well on Survivor

9. What is an export? ___a. Something brought in from another

countryb. Something you send away to sellc. Something you pay money ford. A person who knows it all

10. What is true about exports? ___a. Only Spaniards used themb. Most were bought by South Americac. Most were bought by North Americad. Most weren’t for the people in

North or South America

11. What is the definition of Slavery? ___a. Taking people by forceb. Making others do workc. Whipping a Cadetd. Forced unpaid labor

12. In the beginning, which group had the most people in the Americas? ___

a. Nativesb. Slavesc. European Explorersd. 7th Graders

13. In the beginning, which group had the second most people in the Americas?___

a. Nativesb. Slavesc. European Explorersd. Oompa Loompas

14. In the beginning, which group had the fewest people in the Americas? ___

a. Nativesb. Slavesc. European Explorersd. Leprechauns

15. Where did Columbus land in 1492? ___a. Floridab. Mexicoc. Bahamasd. The Moon

16. Which was not a ship of Columbus? ___a. Santa Mariab. Ochoc. Niñad. Pinta

17. What job did Columbus later hold in the New World? ___

a. Governorb. Piratec. Mayord. King

18. Why is Columbus important? ___a. He is definitely the first to discover

Americab. He discovered the world wasn’t flatc. He mapped the route to America so

others could followd. He died wealthy but in prison

19. Which of the following IS true about Columbus? ___

a. He discovered the world was flatb. We don’t know what he looked likec. He landed in North Americad. He sailed for France

20. Which of the following is not commonly thought to have discovered America?___

a. The Vikingsb. Columbusc. The Chinesed. Amerigo Vespuccie. Ponce de Leonf. The Native Americans

21. What was the most important thing to a Pilgrim? ___

a. Moneyb. Famec. Religious Freedomd. Silly Hats

22. What is the Mayflower Compact? ___a. A boat that carried Pilgrimsb. A charter to make a colonyc. The first Constitution in Americad. A car with a 5 star safety rating

23. Which group were the Puritans not prejudiced against? ___

a. Homeless peopleb. Old peoplec. Sick peopled. Religious people

24. What is it called when a group of people experience the same fake symptoms? ___

a. Prejudiceb. Paranoia c. Mass Hysteriad. The World Cup

25. Which was not a point in the Triangle Trade? ___

a. Europeb. Asiac. Africad. The Caribbean

26. Which was not traded along the Triangle Trade? ___

a. Books and Spicesb. Manufactured Goodsc. Raw Materialsd. Slaves

27. What is Prejudice? ___a. Making rude comments about

different religionsb. Separating different racesc. Why CPT Curtis makes fun of

the Coast Guardd. Judgment about a person without

enough knowledge

28. Which statement is true about the Salem Witch Trials? ___

a. Over 150 people were killed as witches

b. They made the Quakers lose power in the colonies

c. They ended, in part, because the Governor’s wife was accused

d. They helped Puritans gain more power

29. What is “acceptance of other races, religions, etc.” known as? ___

a. Diversityb. Prejudicec. Mass Hysteriad. Tolerance

30. Which group was the most tolerant? ___a. Slave Traders b. Quakersc. Puritansd. Witches

31. What is Diversity? ___a. Having varietyb. Different peoplec. A crappy movied. Everyone being the same

32. Which was not part of the Mayflower Compact? ___

a. Democracy (self government)b. Men have the right to votec. Freedom of religiond. Majority rule

33. Which is a Raw Material? ___a. Chocolateb. Clothingc. Cottond. Molasses

34. Which is not a Manufactured Good? ___a. Weaponsb. Sugarc. Clothingd. Furniture

35. What is a slave colony? ___a. A ship that transports slavesb. A market where slaves are

bought and soldc. A place that only exists to capture

and sell slavesd. Army Basic Training

36. Which was not true about the Middle Passage? ___

a. It was the route from America to Africa

b. It was the most dangerous routec. It was made by slave shipsd. It was part of the Triangle Trade

37. Which of the following was NOT taxed under the Intolerable Acts? ___

a. Sugarb. Paper and Contractsc. Lumberd. Tea

38. Which of the following happened under the Intolerable Acts? ___

a. Colonists were sent to England for trials.

b. Colonists had to house and feed British Soldiers.

c. Colonists had to choose their own leaders.

d. Colonists had to listen to One Direction.

39. Why did the British need so much money (and the reason they taxed)? ___

a. They didn’t – they were greedyb. King George needed grapesc. They had just fought the

French Indian Ward. They were at war with Spain

40. What was the rallying cry that the Colonists used? ___

a. “The Declaration of Independence!”b. “Freedom Forever!”c. “Taxation Without Representation!”d. “YOLO!”

41. Which is NOT true about the Boston Tea Party? ___

a. Many of the men were drunk.b. They dressed up as British Soldiers.c. Britain refused to send the tea back.d. The Colonists refused to pay the high

tax on tea.

42. On March 5, 1770 on King Street in Boston, what important event happened? ___

a. The Boston Tea Partyb. Colonists killed a British Soldierc. British Soldiers killed 5 Civiliansd. The Boston Red Sox were created

43. What made things like the Boston Massacre and Boston Tea Party more important? ___

a. British Angerb. Great Speechesc. Widespread Newspapersd. Nobody likes Boston

44. Which was NOT a reason that the rebels wrote the Declaration of Independence? ___

a. To announce our independence.b. To tell King George what he

needed to change.c. To list our complaints and

reasons for war.d. To inspire those fighting for freedom.

45. Which of the following did NOT sign the Declaration of Independence? ___

a. George Washingtonb. Thomas Jeffersonc. Benjamin Franklind. John Hancock

46. According to the Declaration, which of the following is an “unalienable” right? ___

a. Lifeb. Libertyc. Pursuit of Happinessd. All of the above

47. Where was the first battle of the Revolutionary War? ___

a. Bostonb. New York Cityc. Lexingtond. Utah Military Academy

48. Who fired the first shot of the Revolutionary War? ___

a. The Britishb. The Colonistsc. CPT Curtisd. We don’t know

49. What unique group was part of the Colonial Militia? ___

a. Millenialsb. African Americansc. Womend. Children

50. Where was the biggest land invasion in American history? ___

a. Boston b. New Yorkc. Lexingtond. Disneyland

51. Who did the rebels target first? ___a. Native American Guidesb. Officersc. Those on horses d. Darth Vader

52. What was so important about British General Burgoyne’s surrender? ___

a. Without it New York would have been lost

b. It was Washington’s first winc. It convinced the French to helpd. It led to an awesome dance number

53. Which is true about George Washington? ___a. He had wooden teethb. He had a bad temperc. He liked to wear a white wigd. He was a terrible dancer

54. Which was Washington not President of? ___a. The United Statesb. The Constitutional Conventionc. The Continental Congressd. The Mayflower Compact

55. What did Washington refuse to be? ___a. Commander in Chiefb. Presidentc. Kingd. General

56. What killed the most people during the Revolutionary War? ___

a. The Britishb. The Colonistsc. Ebolad. Smallpox

57. How many Presidential terms did Washington serve? ___

a. 1b. 2c. 3

58. Who trained the men at Valley Forge (and helped us win the war)? ___

a. Major Workmanb. Benjamin Franklinc. Duke Franz Ferdinandd. Baron von Steuben

59. Which was NOT a way the Colonists beat the British? ___

a. Breaking the rules of Warb. Eliminating diseasesc. New innovations and tacticsd. Using spying and stealth

60. What was unique about the American victory over the British? ___

a. No country had won Independence from Britain through war.

b. The British military was the worst in the world at the time.

c. It lasted for nearly 20 years.d. All of the Above

61. Which was a reason the colonies needed a Constitution? ___

a. There were Regional and Religious differences

b. The colonies had all been separately governed before, some very differently.

c. People couldn’t agree on what rules were needed

d. All of the above

62. Which was NOT a problem with the Articles of Confederation? ___

a. Most of the powers were reserved for the States

b. Each State only got 1 Votec. Nobody had the power to wage war.d. Taxes and laws were managed by States

63. Which is true about Shay’s Rebellion? ___a. It showed that we needed a stronger

local or state governmentb. The government chose not to prosecute

Daniel Shayc. It proved that taxes are evil and

should be abolishedd. Daniel Shay was a British Officer in

the Revolutionary War

64. Which was not a problem the Founding Fathers argued over when making the Constitution? ___

a. How states should voteb. How to count slavesc. How to collect taxesd. How much power the Federal

Government should have

65. Which was part of “The Great Compromise?” ___

a. Deciding to have two Houses in Congress

b. Having one House go by population and the other by size

c. Counting slaves as 3/5th of a persond. Whips and Nae-Naes

66. What is a change to the Constitution? ___a. Ratificationb. A really bad idea c. Amendmentd. Veto

67. How was deciding how to count slaves resolved? ___

a. Sherlock Holmesb. The Great Compromisec. Counting slaves as 2/3rd of a persond. The Three-Fifths Compromise

68. What is the Bill of Rights? ___a. The first 5 Amendments to the

Constitutionb. The list of all rights Americans havec. The source of Freedom of Religion,

Press, and Speech.d. None of the Above

69. What is an “abolitionist”? ___a. A person who doesn’t own slavesb. A person who fights slaveryc. A person who is opposed to slaveryd. A person who finds slavery morally

wrong

70. A person who is “conservative” wants ____.a. Less governmentb. More governmentc. Traditional valuesd. Trees and gardens everywhere

71. A “Liberal” is a person who wants ____.a. Less governmentb. More governmentc. Civil rightsd. Bells everywhere

72. Which is true about the Republican and Democratic parties in 1860? ___

a. The Republicans were Conservative and the Democrats Liberal

b. The Democrats were anti-slavery and the Republicans were pro-states rights.

c. The Democrats were Conservative and the Republicans were Liberal

d. All of the Above

73. Which is NOT true of Political Parties? ___a. People in them have similar viewsb. They work to elect leadersc. There can be only two in a countryd. They band together to cause

change.

74. Which was not an attempt to calm North and South regarding slavery? ___

a. Texas Compromiseb. Fugitive Slave Actc. Kansas Nebraska Actd. Compromise of 1850

75. Which is NOT true about the Mason-Dixon line? ___

a. All of the Free states were North of it, the Slave states were south

b. It was made during the Missouri Compromise

c. It followed many states’ boundariesd. It affected future states that would

join the Union

76. Which is not true about “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”?___.

a. It told of the “evils of slavery”b. It was a best-seller at the time c. It was written by a former slaved. It helped fuel the tension between

North and South

77. Which is the violence that erupted after the Kansas-Nebraska Act? ___.

a. Harper’s Ferryb. Burning Nebraskac. Morning Formationd. Bleeding Kansas

78. Which is NOT true about the Gettysburg Address? ___

a. Lincoln believed it was a failureb. It lasted for nearly an hourc. It was given to dedicate a National

Cemeteryd. Lincoln was not the primary speaker.

79. What is secession? ___a. To leave a countryb. To declare independencec. Something that happened in 1860d. All of the Above

80. The Emancipation Proclamation freed the slaves where? ___

a. In the Southb. In the Northc. In areas of open rebelliond. In the Confederacy

81. What is NOT true about Fort Sumter? ___a. It is in South Carolinab. It is where the first shots of the Civil

War were firedc. It was a Confederate Fortd. It was attacked when Lincoln sent it

supplies

82. Regarding the “North” and South”, which is true? ___

a. The North was the “Union” the South the “Confederacy”

b. The North had more population, the South had more land

c. The North was led by Abraham Lincoln, the South Jefferson Davis

d. All of the Abovee. None of the Above

83. How many states seceded (total)? ___a. 1 b. 6c. 11d. 13

84. Why did General Robert E. Lee turn down command of the Union Army? ___

a. He believed in slaveryb. He agreed with secessionc. He was offered command of the

South firstd. He was loyal to Virginia first

85. Which is NOT true about Abraham Lincoln? ___

a. He never won an election until the Presidency

b. He once walked several miles to return two cents

c. He grew his beard because of a young boy’s letter.

d. He suffered from “melancholy” (depression)

86. People from the North who moved South to profit during Reconstruction were called ___.

a. Carpetbaggers b. Scalawagsc. Yankee Doodlesd. Trump Supporters

87. People from the South who cooperated with freed blacks and Northern migrants were ___.

a. Carpetbaggersb. Scalawagsc. Yankee Doodlesd. Black Lives Matter

88. What group was originally formed to fight Reconstruction? ___

a. Redditb. Ku Klux Klanc. Neo-Nazisd. Carpetbaggers

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