7th Grade US History II Pretest

How many USA states are there today?

• 13

• 40

• 50

• 1

Which country did the USA fight to gain its freedom?

• England/Britain

• Spain

• Russia

• Iraq

In what year did the USA declare they were their own country?

• 2001

• 1789

• 1604

• 1776

What is the name of the USA's Code of Law today?

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• Cyrus Cylinder

• Constitution

Who was not a USA president?

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washinton

• Millard Fillmore

• John Tyler

How many colonies were there when the USA declared independence?

• 50

• 25

• 100

• 13

Why was the Intercontinental Rail Road built?

• To show power.

• To connect the USA.

• To connect the USA with Canada.

• To connect the USA with Mexico.

Who led a battle that was wiped by Sioux Indians in 1876?

• George Custer

• George Washington

• George Patton

• George Marshall

What were the main issues the USA Civil War was fought? (2)

• taxes

• nuclear war

• slavery

• states rights

What were the two sides that fought in the USA Civil War?

• The North and the South

• The East and the West