U.S. History to 1865 - 2013 Released Test Questions

This map shows the location of an important discovery about the -
1. site of the Kwakiutl homeland
2. early humans in North America
3. first settlement in Jamestown
4. early trading markets with Europe
Which person would most likely study these artifacts?
1. Biologist
2. Archaeologist
3. Geologist
4. Chemist
Which country sent explorers along the routes on this map?
1. France
2. England
3. Spain
4. Portugal
French explorers cooperated with American Indians by--
1. becoming large landowners
2. adopting foreign religions
3. sharing farming techniques
4. establishing trading posts
The primary reason the Quakers settled in Pennsylvania was to -
1. find gold deposits
2. escape debtor's prison
3. practice religion freely
4. avoid paying taxes
This picture shows a job most likely being done by a -
1. colonial artisan
2. local legislator
3. colonial governor
4. large landowner
Which number best represents the Battle of Yorktown?
1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4
Which attitude helped the colonists win the American Revolution?
1. I care most about having peace.
2. I am always loyal to the king.
3. I need to protect my own land.
4. I am hoping to move to the city.
The speech which included the statement "Give me liberty or give me death" was made to-
1. warn the British government
2. oppose the slave trade
3. inspire colonial patriotism
4. encourage French support
Lewis and Clark's expedition was the result of actions taken by-
1. George Washington
2. John Adams
3. Thomas Jefferson
4. James Madison
Which event best completes this diagram?
1. Taxes imposed on the colonists
2. Taxes placed on British soldiers
3. Taxation opposed by British merchants
4. Taxation controlled by the colonists
Which effect completes this diagram?
1. Delivered raw materials to factories
2. Increased need for slave labor
3. Assisted in reform of labor laws
4. Increased production of cotton
Which territory existed as an independent republic before becoming a state?
Which action best completes this list?
1. Compromise of 1850
2. Monroe Doctrine
3. Tariff of 1832
4. Great Compromise
Robert E. lee refused to take command of the Union forces during the Civil War because he-
1. believed the South would form a new country
2. thought Ulysses S. Grant would make a better general
3. would not fight against his home state
4. did not think it would pay him enough
Before the Civil War, the North supported tariffs in order to -
1. pay the cost of transporting runaway slaves
2. pressure Britain into buying American cotton crops
3. protect factory owners from foreign competitors
4. prevent families in the South from receiving goods
After the Civil War, Confederate currency was-
1. safe in Southern banks
2. used until it wore out
3. traded for United States dollars
4. worthless in economic value
Which person is described by this list?
1. John Brown
2. Frederick Douglass
3. John Paul Jones
4. Robert Smalls
This statue was built to honor Jackson because he was -
1. the leader of the Army of Northern Virginia
2. a skilled Confederate general
3. the commander at the Battle of Vicksburg
4. a famous Union soldier
Which ocean did ships enter after rounding Cape Horn when sailing from New York to San Francisco?
1. Arctic
2. Pacific
3. Indian
4. Atlantic
The Continental Divide is a part of the-
1. Sierra Nevada
2. Coastal Range
3. Rocky Mountains
4. Appalachian Highlands
Which river was used to transport goods and settlers into the darker-shaded state on this map?
1. Missouri
2. James
3. Arkansas
4. Ohio
This geographic feature is a-
1. plateau
2. mountain
3. glacier
4. plain
Which American Indians lived in eastern North America?
1. Iroquois
2. Kwakiutl
3. Inuit
4. Lakota
Which map correctly shows the Basin and Range region?
Which two continents are described as parts of a single landmass?
1. Europe and Africa
2. Asia and Africa
3. Europe and Asia
4. Australia and Antarctica
Which state seceded from the Union?
1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4
Which product was most associated with the Southern colonies?
1. Livestock
2. Fish
3. Grain
4. Tobacco
Which document contains these philosophies?
1. Intolerable Acts
2. Mayflower Compact
3. Proclamation of 1763
4. Declaration of Independence
Which picture shows a capital resource used by American Indians?
Which weakness of the Articles of Confederation does this conversation best represent?
1. Lack of a common currency
2. Lack of a central execut ive power
3. No representation based on population
4. No central control over national commerce
This exchange of goods between the Pennsylvania and Georgia colonies is an example of-
1. competition
2. interdependence
3. economic freedom
4. indentured servitude
Which action best completes this diagram?
1. Increased trade with Canada
2. Start of a war with Mexico
3. Immigration from the European continent
4. Expansion toward the Pacific Ocean