10th Grade History Final

Jamestown, the first English colony in North America, was set up in the hope of achieving ______.

financial gain for investors

William Penn made a treaty with the Native Americans in this region to ensure peaceful relations.

The Middle Colonies

The “triangular trade” could best be described as a network of trade routes connecting ________.

the colonies, West Indies, England, Europe, and Africa

A cash crop like tobacco is one that is raised primarily for ______.

sale

The Puritans’ views and attitudes led them to promote the idea of _______.

religious tolerance

The only colony that was founded on principles of social equality and religious tolerance was _______.

Pennsylvania

The Great Awakening caused some colonists to _______.

shift their loyalty from England to America

With the Proclamation of 1763, the British government attempted to __________.

stop settlement west of the Appalachians

At which event were the first shots fired between redcoats and minutemen?

Lexington and Concord

Who wrote a pamphlet, titled Common Sense, arguing that the time had come for American independence?

Thomas Paine

During the Revolutionary War, what did the Continental Army lack?

Food and ammunition

What general led his troops across the Delaware River on Christmas night in a surprise attack?

George Washington

Shay’s Rebellion contributed to the belief among political leaders that ________.

the nation needed a stronger central government

The Great Compromise was an agreement about how to ________.

determine a state’s representation in Congress

The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution to __________.

protect personal liberties

The main purpose of The Federalist was to ________.

encourage support for ratification of the Constitution

The Whiskey Rebellion’s outcome helped establish the federal government’s power to _________.

enforcer federal laws within states

Thomas Jefferson was a supported of all the following except ________.

large government

The XYZ Affair resulted in __________.

strong anti-French feelings in the U.S. and fears of sedition

Which group was forcibly relocated by the mains of the “Trail of Tears”?

Cherokee

Andrew Jackson’s “pet banks” contributed to the Panic of 1837 by __________.

printing paper money that was not backed up by the gold and silver

What was the Spoils System?

The practice of giving government jobs to political supporters

Which area did the Monroe Doctrine aim to free form European influence?

The Western Hemisphere

How many states had been added to the original 13 colonies by 1819?

Eight

Which two nations negotiated to settle the border between the northwest United States and present-day Canada between 1818 and 1819?

United States and Britain

Which current state became a U.S. territory after the Adams-Onis Treaty?

Florida

The Eerie Canal connected the Atlantic Ocean with ______ in 1825?

the Great Lakes

What does the slogan “Fifty-Four Forty or Fight” refer to?

The northern boundary of the Oregon Territory

Who were the empresarios of Texas?

Land agents

What famous battle occurred between Santa Anna’s forces and Texans including Davy Crockett?

The Alamo

Nat Turner is most well-known for leading ______.

an uprising of enslaved men and women

The “forty-niners” are most associated with the _________.

California Gold Rush

What did the abolition movement promote?

Ending the institution of slavery

Which group played a major role in the setting of the American War?

the Mormons

What was a result of the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

popular sovereignty for Kansas and Nebraska

The Dred Scott decision did all of the following except _________.

rule that slaves did not have rights

What was one effect of John Brown’s actions at Harper’s Ferry?

an increase in tensions between the North and South

Uncle Tom’s Cabin was written by _______.

Harriet Beecher Stowe

One of the most active conductors on the Underground Railroad was ______.

Harriet Tubman

When the Civil War began, Abraham Lincoln’s main goal was to _______.

restore the Union

In which area did the South have an advantage over the North in the Civil War?

military leadership

Why is the Battle of Gettysburg considered a turning point in the Civil War?

It made the South give up the idea of invading the North

One effect of the Emancipation Proclamation was that it ________.

gave a moral purpose to the war

While serving in the Union Army, African Americans faced all of the following except _____.

higher morality rates

Which of the following Amendments abolished slavery?

13th Amendment

Northerners who moved South during Reconstruction were known as _______.

Carpetbaggers

The Compromise of 1877 signaled an end to _______.

Reconstruction

Which of the following statements is true of Rutherford B. Hayes?

He lost the popular vote but won the electoral vote.

Which state contributed the most electoral votes to Haye’s victory?

Pennsylvania

Which of the following statements is true about the election of 1876?

The states in the West and North tended to vote for Hayes.