Reading Sol Prep

The process of rebuilding the South after the Civil War was known as  

•  New South

•  Reconstruction

•  Atlanta Compromise

•  Georgia Platform

The​ ________ of the branch of the U.S. Government carries out the law.​ (a)  

• Executive Branch

• Legislative Branch

• Judicial Branch

Match the following

• Battle of Saratoga

• convinced the French to join the Americans

• Treaty of Paris

• Washington's troops survived brutal winter

• Yorktown

• Britain recognizes the independence of The United States of America

• Lexington and Concord

• first shots of the war

• Valley Forge

• British army surrendered to Washington

Match the following

• Ended segregation in public schools

• 14th Amendment

• gave people right to vote regardless of race

• Brown v. Board of Education

• all persons born or naturalized in U.S. were entitled equal rights

• 13th Amendment

• Allowed "separate but equal" facilities.

• 15th Amendment

• abolished slavery

• Plessy v. Ferguson

What was the main purpose of the Monroe Doctrine in the 19th century?

• To promote European colonization in the Americas

• To prevent European interference in the Americas

• To establish trade agreements with Europe

• To support European alliances

Which event marked the beginning of the American Revolution?

• The signing of the Declaration of Independence

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Battle of Lexington and Concord

• The drafting of the Constitution

Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Adams

What was the main cause of the War of 1812?

• British interference with American trade

• American expansion into Mexican territory

• French attacks on American ships

• Spanish colonization efforts

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery?

• The 13th Amendment

• The 14th Amendment

• The 15th Amendment

• The 16th Amendment

What was the primary goal of the Lewis and Clark expedition?

• To find a water route to the Pacific Ocean

• To establish trade with Native Americans

• To map the eastern United States

• To discover gold in California