US History Unit 1 Exam
American Experiment: Convergence of Cultures, Early Leaders, Westward Expansion
Multiple Choice:
1. Historians believe that the continents used to be one land mass called:
a. Americas.
b. Polynesia
c. Pangea.
d. Mesopotamia.
2. One value shared by Native Americans was
a. Conquering nature
b. Private ownership of land
c. Killing only those animals needed, and only using the land you needed to survive
d. Caring only about yourself.
3. One benefit of the Columbian Exchange for Europe was the introduction of
a. Coffee
b. Bananas
c. Potato
d. Cattle
4. Political disagreements between Jefferson and Hamilton led to the formation of
a. Two-party system
b. Federal judicial system
c. Cabinet
d. Two-house Congress
5. Which of the following was NOT a precedent or policy of George Washington?
a. Cabinet
b. Permanent alliances with other countries
c. Serving two terms as President
d. Staying neutral
6. Which case helped establish the principle of judicial review?
a. Gibbons v Ogden
b. Plessy v Ferguson
c. Marbuy v Madison
d. Fletcher v Peck
7. The western boundary of the U.S. at the end of the Revolutionary War was the
a. Rocky Mountains
b. Great Lakes.
c. Appalachian Mountains
d. Mississippi River.
8. The election of 1800 was important because
a. Aaron Burr became president
b. The Federalists gained power
c. The President and Vice President belonged to different political parties.
d. There was a peaceful transfer of power to another political party.
9. President Thomas Jefferson doubled the size of the U. S. with the
a. Embargo on Europe
b. Louisiana Purchase
c. Mexican-American War
d. Annexation of Texas
10. When the North and South differed on the issue of protective tariffs, their differences were an
example of?
a. Nationalism
b. Economic barriers
c. Sectionalism
d. Laissez faire economics
11. The addition of each new territory to the U.S. was followed by a conflict over
a. Representation
b. Taxation
c. Funding public education
d. Expansion of slavery
12. President Andrew Jackson ignored an order of the Supreme Court when he
a. Took federal funds out of the national bank.
b. Allowed Georgia to remove the Cherokee Indians in the Trail of Tears.
c. Set up his own informal advisors (kitchen cabinet)
d. Created the Spoils System
13. In the 1830’s, Jacksonian Democracy was linked to an increase in voters due to the elimination of
a. The male only qualification
b. The education requirement
c. Racial bias
d. Property qualifications
14. In order to make the selection of candidates more democratic, followers of Andrew Jackson
instituted the policy of the
a. Spoils System
b. Caucus
c. Nomination convention
d. Mudslinging
15. The Dawes Act and the boarding schools for American Indian children were both examples of the
policy of
a. Indian Removal
b. Reservation system
c. Extermination
d. Assimilation
16. Some historians believe that the massacre at Wounded Knee was the army’s revenge for
a. Custer’s Last Stand
b. Chivington’s Massacre
c. Chief Joseph’s flight to Canada
d. Jackson’s pursuit of the Seminole Indians to Florida
17. The massacre at Wounded Knee was an example of which of the following government policies?
a. Assimilation
b. Reservation system
c. Extermination
d. Indian Removal
18. Which territory was acquired in a treaty with Britain?
a. Florida
b. Mexican Cession
c. Oregon
d. Texas
19. What was the main bold statement of the Monroe Doctrine?
a. America would except immigrants from all countries
b. American was no longer open to colonization
c. Native Americans would be put onto Reservations
d. America would expand into Mexico
20. By the late 1840’s several east to west routes had been carved out by early adventurers and the
most popular route was the
a. Oregon Trail
b. Santa Fe Trail
c. Trail of Tears
d. Yellow Brick Road
21. Helped Lewis and Clark explore the Louisiana Territory
a. Pocahontas
b. Sacagawea
c. Sitting Bull
d. Crazy Horse
22. The defeat at the Alamo was the rallying cry for the fight for the independence of
a. Florida
b. California
c. Texas
d. Oregon
Matching Part I: Write A for Hamilton and B for Jefferson
23. Had faith in the political ability of the common people
24. Believed in the National Bank
25. Strong National government
26. Promoted manufacturing with protective tariffs
27. Supported by small farmers
28. Leader of the Federalist Party
29. Ruling power should be given to wealthy, educated
30. Strict interpretation of the Constitution
31. Strong state government
Matching Part II:
A. Sectionalism
B. Nationalism
C. Protective Tariffs
D. Assimilation
E. Mudslinging
AB. Missouri Compromise AC. Spoils System
32. To absorb into a culture of a larger population
33. Someone with an exaggerated devotion to an interest or region
34. Tax on imports designed to protect American manufacturers
35. Loyalty or devotion to a nation
36. Temporarily settled the dispute over the westward expansion of slavery
37. Candidates attacking each others personalities and morals
38. Appointing people to government jobs based on party loyalty
A. Manifest Destiny
E. Reservation
B. Feudalism
C. Annexation
D. Jim Bowie
AB. Extermination
AC. Renaissance
39. The destruction or abolition of something
40. A tract of land set aside for use of a given people
41. The idea that it was the fate or duty of the United States to expand to the Pacific Ocean.
42. Absorption
43. Famed frontiersman who died at the Alamo
44. An intellectual revolution
45. King would give estates to nobles in exchange for military service
Matching Part III (1/2 pt)
A. Henry Clay
B. George Washington
E. Thomas Jefferson
AB. Sitting Bull
C. Harriet Tubman D. Andrew Jackson
AC. James Madison AD. Sam Houston
46. Principle author of the Declaration of Independence
47. Created a cabinet and put down the Whiskey Rebellion
48. Know as the “people’s president”
49. Indian leader who defeated Custer at the Little Big Horn
50. Know as the Great Compromiser, helped pass the Missouri Compromise