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Worksheets5th S.S. PASS Practice
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which of the following was a main goal of Lincoln's reconstruction plan?
a)
joining the North and South again
b)
helping Southern farmers find work
c)
giving money to Southern farmers
d)
helping the economy in the North
2.
Which of the following did the Freedman's Bureau provide to former slaves?
a)
jewelry
b)
land
c)
horses
d)
education
3.
What happened to the South's economy during Reconstruction?
a)
It improved because of factories.
b)
It stayed wealthy because of crops.
c)
It was hurt by the war and the end of slavery.
d)
It stayed the same as before the war.
4.
Which best describes the sharecropping system?
a)
a fair system for plantation owner and sharecropper
b)
a system that gave freedmen land
c)
a system that helped the North and South
d)
an unfair system that was better for the plantation owner
5.
Manifest Destiny is best described as which of the following?
a)
The belief that Native Americans did not deserve their land.
b)
The belief that the U.S. should expand North.
c)
The belief that the U.S. was meant to grow larger and richer.
d)
The belief that the North and South should stop fighting.
6.
Why was the transcontinental railroad built?
a)
to carry tons of gold to cities
b)
to connect Canada to Mexico
c)
to provide a faster route from East to West
d)
to transport immigrants to California
7.
How did the U.S. government often handle treaties with the Native Americans?
a)
They never made treaties.
b)
They broke treaties.
c)
They refused to sign treaties.
d)
They honored all treaties.
8.
How did mass production help the Industrial Revolution?
a)
It made large quantities of goods faster.
b)
It required people to be more skilled.
c)
It made smaller quantities of goods slower.
d)
It made products more expensive.
9.
How did men like Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller become so wealthy?
a)
by controlling all aspects of the industry they worked in
b)
by giving their employees more money
c)
by sharing ideas and successes with others
10.
How did Thomas Edison improve life?
a)
giving access to the telephone
b)
giving access to the airplane
c)
giving access to light and electricity
d)
giving access to the assembly line
11.
Why were immigrants discriminated against?
a)
They were not nice to others.
b)
They did not want jobs.
c)
They were liked by the Americans.
d)
They were distrusted and took jobs.
12.
What event led to the U.S. gaining control of Guam, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico?
a)
World War II
b)
Great Depression
c)
Roaring 20's
d)
Spanish-American War
13.
What event began before the Great Depression?
a)
People live in shantytowns
b)
The stock market crashed.
c)
People could not find jobs.
14.
What was one reason the New Deal was proposed?
a)
To keep Americans from fighting in the war
b)
To give Americans jobs after the Great Depression
c)
To help the immigrants become part of America.
15.
Which of the following was a leader of the Allied Powers?
a)
Mussolini
b)
Churchill
c)
Hitler
d)
Eisenhower
16.
What happened to Japanese Americans during WWII?
a)
They became soldiers in the military.
b)
They helped work in military factories.
c)
They were forced into prison camps.
17.
Which of these was one affect of increased global trade after WWII?
a)
products were cheaper
b)
products were more expensive
c)
products were better quality
d)
products were poor quality
18.
Brown v. Board of Education helped to desegregate _____________.
a)
hospitals
b)
trains
c)
schools
d)
grocery stores
19.
What was a nonviolent protest method used during the Civil Rights Movement?
a)
boycotts
b)
riots
c)
bombing
d)
looting
20.
Communism spread after the Korean and Vietnam Wars.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
What term is used to describe the potentially harmful increase in the Earth's temperature?
a)
world heating
b)
solar radiation
c)
world warming
d)
global warming
22.
Which best describes the position of the United States in the world today?
a)
The U.S. has lost most of its power.
b)
All countries agree with American policies.
c)
The U.S. is a superpower and defends democracy.
d)
The U.S. does not help other countries.
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