US History: Big Exam practice (raw materials)

A _____ _____ is a war within 1 country.

• civil war

• world war

• star war

• cold war

This newspaper is a _____________. It was published in 1861.

• primary source

• secondary source

This map is a _____________ for the U.S. Civil War. It is from a textbook.

• primary source

• secondary source

This photograph is a _____________ for the U.S. Civil War. It was taken in 1862.

• primary source

• secondary source

Who is the man in the tall hat in the center?

• George Washington, 1st president of the U.S.

• Donald Trump, 45th president of the U.S.

• Abraham Lincoln, 16th president of the U.S.

• John Adams, 2nd president of the U.S.

The fight over _____________ caused the Civil War.

• the U.S. flag

• the expansion of slavery

• the Declaration of Independence

• a war with France

Organize the characteristics into the correct categories

Groups:

(a) North

,

(b) South

• Confederacy

• many factories

• Union

• "No" to expansion of slavery

• "Yes" to expansion of slavery

• strong federal government

• strong state governments

• offense

• defense

• fewer factories

BIG EXAM QUESTION (SIMPLIFIED):

A student is studying popular culture in the United States. She has a history book about it. What question should she ask to decide the book's credibility?

• How old is the author?

• How many pages are in the book?

• Is the author an expert?

• In what city was the book printed?

BIG EXAM QUESTION (SIMPLIFIED):

Which source has the most credible information about the life of factory workers in the 1880s?

• a fictional story about bad factories

• letters written by a farmer

• a journal (diary) by a worker at a factory

• a poster made by a factory boss to stop workers from asking for more money

BIG EXAM QUESTION (SIMPLIFIED):

When Thomas Jefferson wrote, "All men are created equal," he meant everyone should ______.

• have the same rights

• have the same education

• have the same abilities

• make the same money