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WorksheetsGMAS SS Review
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry happened during which of the following events?
a)
American Revolution
b)
Civil War
c)
WWI
d)
Vietnam War
2.
After the Civil War, many farmers rented farmland to former slaves. What was this system called?
a)
farming
b)
plantation system
c)
Reconstruction
d)
sharecropping
3.
The launch of Sputnik into space started a new competition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. What was this competition called?
a)
Cold War
b)
Technology Race
c)
Space Race
d)
Great Race
4.
The U.S. didn't enter WWII until Dec. 8, 1941 when Japan attacked American. What was the location of the attack?
a)
Pearl Harbor
b)
China
c)
New York
d)
Los Angeles
5.
When customers deposit money into a savaings account, the banks pays a percentage to the customer. What is this called?
a)
taxes
b)
dividends
c)
interest
d)
rewards
6.
Which of the following is the result of people selling their labor to businesses?
a)
taxes
b)
retirement
c)
supply and demand
d)
income
7.
in 1927, Charles Lindbergh became the first person to do what?
a)
hit 50 home runs in a season
b)
travel to outer space
c)
fly nonstop from New York to Paris
d)
climb Mt. Everest
8.
Due process is the idea that laws and the way they are enforced must be fair. What document guarantees due process?
a)
Bill of Rights
b)
Constitution
c)
Articles of Confederation
d)
Declaration of Independence
9.
Who was the President of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
10.
In the 1930s, severe drought and poor farming practices produced huge dust storms in the Great Plains. What was this area called?
a)
Dirt Basin
b)
Wind Tunnel
c)
Tornado Alley
d)
Dust Bowl
11.
Which novel was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe?
a)
Where the Red Fern Grows
b)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
c)
The Grapes of Wrath
d)
Our American Cousin
12.
What was special about the Tuskegee Airmen?
a)
They were all Native Americans.
b)
They were all African Americans.
c)
They were captured German pilots.
d)
They could all speak Japanese.
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