Who knows their US History

Which piece of legislation divided the west into slave states and free states based on geographic location?

• Missouri Compromise

• 3/5ths Compromise

• Intolerable Acts

• Stamp Act

Which geographic feature formed the western boundary for the original 13 colonies?

• Atlantic Ocean

• Mason-Dixon Line

• Appalachian Mountains

• Tidewater

Which event marked the start of the Civil War?

• Battle of Manassas

• Attack on Fort Sumter

• Battle of Vicksburg

• Signing of the Emancipation Proclamation

What crop greatly improved Jamestown's economy?

• Corn

• Wheat

• Cotton

• Tobacco

Who was the president of the Confederacy?

• Jefferson Davis

• Robert E. Lee

• Stonewall Jackson

• Abraham Lincoln

The Ghana, Mali, and Songhai empires were located in -

• West Africa

• South Africa

• East Africa

• Northeastern Africa

What type of scientist studies ancient artifacts to learn about life long ago?

• A physicist

• A geologist

• An archaeologist

• A biologist

Who controlled the eastern part of the United States after the French and Indian War?

• Portugal

• Spain

• France

• Great Britain

Which continent includes the country of Spain?

• North America

• South America

• Europe

• Australia

Which invention revolutionized river travel?

• The steam engine

• The locomotive

• The reaper

• The cotton gin