USA History Pretest English

What is the capital of United States of America?

• New York
• Chicago
• Los Angeles 
• Washington

Name that river!!!

• Colorado River
• Mississippi River
• American River
• Harkins Slough

What mountain region is designated by the red shading on the map?

• Himalyas

• Appalachian Mountains

• Andes Mountains

• Rocky Mountains

What is a responsibility of a US citizen?

• walking your dog

• cleaning your room

• voting

• making electoral predictions

Why did people migrate west during the 19th century?

• new lives

• free or cheap land

• faster trade routes

• disease

Definition: A person who belongs to a particular country; either by being born there or

completing naturalization.

• patron

• paralegal

• citizen

• corps of cadets

The Rio Grande is the border between what two countries?

• Mexico and Canada

• Mexico and the USA

• USA and Canada

• USA and Russia

When people moved from their farms to the cities, this concept is known as...?

• Ruralization

• Capitalization

• Urbanization

• Characterization

What BEST describes the USA economy?

• falling

• Managerial and Research Based

• Developing

• Demanding

When the state and national levels of government have their own jobs but also work together this is referred to as...

• Felineism

• Federalism

• Filingism

• Federationism