Unit 2 Social Studies Review

What was one reason the American colonists declared their independence?

• They were angry about British taxes.

• They wanted more land.

• They wanted their own flag.

• They did not like tea.

In 1945, the United States and its allies won__________.

• World War I

• World War II

• the Civil War

• the Cold War

The group of First Peoples who settled the far North of Canada were the __________.

• Metis

• Inuit

• First Nations

• French Canadians

Which group of people in Canada want to become a separate nation?

• Quebecois

• English-speaking Canadians

• Inuit

• Roman Catholics

What is the Constitution?

• a plan to protect the Bill of Rights

• a plan to give power to both national and state governments

• a plan of keeping any branch of government from becoming too powerful

• a plan that sets up how the US government works

What right did the Nineteenth Amendment give?

• the right for men to vote

• freedom of speech

• the right for women to vote

• freedom of religion

How is the prime minister of Canada chosen?

• by the people of Canada

• by the British monarch

• by the members of parliament

• by the governor general

Canada's _______________________ is like the US Bill of Rights.

• Constitution Act of 1982

• Electoral College

• Constitution Act of 1867

• Charter of Rights and Freedoms

______________________ is the most widely spoken language after English in the United States.

• Chinese

• French

• Spanish

• Vietnamese

In which province do people of French ancestry mostly live?

• Ontario

• Quebec

• British Columbia

• Manitoba