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WorksheetsSocial Studies FE #2
Total questions: 115
Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The ______________ tribes lived along the coast of the Pacific Ocean.
a)
Northwest
b)
Great Basin
c)
Eastern Woodlands
d)
Southeast
2.
The Great Plains tribes used bison for_____________.
a)
meat
b)
clothing
c)
coverings for tents
d)
all of the above
3.
The Iroquois of the Eastern Woodlands formed the League of ______ Nations.
a)
Three
b)
Four
c)
Five
d)
Six
4.
How did the 1st Americans get to North America ?
a)
land bridge from Siberia
b)
land bridge from England
c)
land bridge from Africa
5.
What type of housing did the Iroquois use?
a)
longhouse
b)
plank houses
c)
teepee
d)
pueblo
6.
Where did the Iroquois live?
a)
Arctic area
b)
Southwest
c)
Eastern Woodlands
d)
Great Plains
7.
What type of housing did the Inuit people use?
a)
plank houses
b)
longhouses
c)
igloos
d)
pueblos
8.
Where did the Pueblo live?
a)
Southwest
b)
Northeast
c)
Arctic
d)
Great Plains
9.
Which American group used this for their shelter?
a)
Lakota Sioux
b)
Kwakiutl
c)
Iroquois
d)
Pueblo
10.
Which American Indian group would have used this for their shelter?
a)
Inuit
b)
Pueblo
c)
Iroquois
d)
Lakota Sioux
11.
The Iroquois Nation could be found in what current state in the US?
a)
New Hampshire
b)
New Jersey
c)
New Mexico
d)
New York
12.
Which of the following is an example of cultural interaction between the American Indians and Europeans?
a)
sharing of navigational tools and ships
b)
establishment of trading posts
c)
sharing the routes of exploration from Europe
d)
competition for empires among European nations
13.
Where were the first shots of the Civil War?
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Bull Run
c)
Manassa
d)
Antietam
14.
What city and state was the Union Capitol?
a)
Richmond, Virginia
b)
Washington D.C.
c)
Appomattox, Virginia
d)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
15.
What city and state was the Confederate Capitol?
a)
Richmond, Virginia
b)
Washington, D.C.
c)
New York City, New York
d)
Philadelphia, Pennsylavania
16.
Who was the President of the Confederated States of America?
a)
Abe Lincoln
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Jefferson Davis
d)
Andrew Johnson
17.
Network of safe houses that aided runaway slaves
a)
Fugitive Slave Act
b)
Underground Railroad
c)
Temperance
d)
Safe Houses
18.
Former slave who helped on the Underground Railroad
a)
James Cook
b)
Annabelle Lewis
c)
Harriet Tubman
d)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
19.
Which of the following was a Union advantage?
a)
Skilled Generals
b)
Defensive Strategy
c)
More Industry
d)
Fighting against invasion
20.
Who wrote the Gettysburg Address and the Emancipation Proclamation?
a)
Fredrick Douglass
b)
Henry Clay
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Andrew Johnson
21.
What did the North call this strategy to blockade the South's coastline and gain control of the Mississippi River?
a)
Anaconda Plan
b)
Rattlesnake Plan
c)
Scorpion Plan
d)
Scott's Blockade Plan
22.
What year did the Civil War begin?
a)
1861
b)
1977
c)
1619
d)
1865
23.
What year did the Civil War end?
a)
1861
b)
1977
c)
1865
d)
1812
24.
How many votes, from the 13 states, did it take to make a change (amendment) to the Articles of Confederation?
a)
1
b)
7
c)
10
d)
13
25.
Under the Articles of Confederation, most of the power was where?
a)
Legislative branch
b)
the president
c)
the states
d)
national government
26.
Under the Articles of Confederation, how many votes did each state get when voting on a new law?
a)
Zero
b)
One
c)
Two
d)
Three
27.
The Constitutional Convention was convened to...
a)
write the Treaty of Paris.
b)
get all the signers of the Declaration together to celebrate.
c)
decide who would fight Daniel Shay.
d)
improve the Articles of Confederation.
28.
The New Jersey Plan was supported by _____ states and the Virginia Plan was supported by _____ states
a)
northern; southern
b)
large; small
c)
southern; northern
d)
small; large
29.
What plan called for a two house legislature with representation based on population?
a)
New York Plan
b)
New Jersey Plan
c)
Virginia Plan
d)
Georgia Plan
30.
What is the first paragraph of the Constitution called?
a)
Bill of Rights
b)
Articles of Confederation
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Preamble
31.
Which branch consists of the President and the Vice President?
a)
Legislative
b)
Congress
c)
Judicial
d)
Executive
32.
This branch enforces or carries out the laws
a)
Executive
b)
Judicial
c)
Legislative
d)
Supreme Court
33.
This branch interprets the laws
a)
Executive
b)
Judicial
c)
Legislative
d)
Presidential
34.
This branch makes the laws
a)
Executive
b)
Judicial
c)
Legislative
d)
Supreme Court
35.
Bicameral means there are ___ branches or houses
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
five
36.
Who is referred to as the "Father of the Constitution?"
a)
George Wythe
b)
George Washington
c)
James Madison
d)
George Mason
37.
What power was not provided for under the Articles of confederation?
a)
The power to tax
b)
The power to regulate interstate commerce
c)
Power to regulate foreign commerce
d)
All of the above
38.
Who was the unanimously elected president of the Constitutional Convention?
a)
George Mason
b)
Nathaniel Gorham
c)
James Madison
d)
George Washington
39.
In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?
a)
The United States
b)
England
c)
France
d)
Germany
40.
When did Robert Fulton test the first steamboat in France?
a)
1803
b)
1807
c)
1800
d)
1799
41.
What was the Clermont?
a)
The first steamboat
b)
The guy who designed the first steamboat
c)
The first full sized commercial guy
d)
The first full sized commercial steamboat
42.
What did Peter Cooper build?
a)
The Clermont
b)
The Tom Thumb
c)
The first train
d)
The first steamboat
43.
What did Samuel F. B. Morse invent?
a)
Morse code and the telegraph
b)
Morse code and the telephone
c)
Samuel code and the telephone
d)
Samuel code and the telegraph
44.
What are interchangeable parts?
a)
Parts you can trade for other parts
b)
A parts exchange in New York
c)
Parts of a machine that are identical
d)
A parts exchange in Virginia
45.
What cash crop helped the Virginia Colony to grow?
a)
rice
b)
tobacco
c)
corn
d)
potatoes
46.
Someone who agreed to work without pay in exchange for paid passage to the New World was called a(n)...
a)
slave
b)
indentured servant
c)
pilgrim
d)
governor
47.
If more than half the people in a group agree to a law or decision, everyone has to follow it. This is called ...
a)
slavery
b)
proprietary colony
c)
royal colony
d)
majority rule
48.
Lumber is an example of a ________, which can be used to make a product.
a)
raw material
b)
demand
c)
stock
d)
cash crop
49.
What is the practice of holding people against their will and forcing them to work without pay called?
a)
indentured servitude
b)
slavery
c)
royal colony
d)
compact
50.
A _________ is a land ruled by another country.
a)
royal colony
b)
proprietary colony
c)
stock
d)
village
51.
What is another word for an agreement that people sign?
a)
stock
b)
compact
c)
raw material
d)
majority rule
52.
What nation started colonies in the Americas first?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Netherlands
d)
Spain
53.
What does the word legislature mean?
a)
lawmaking branch of government
b)
church supported by the government
c)
person who speaks for other people
d)
agreement among people, groups, or nations
54.
What did Spain start in the borderlands of New Spain to convert Native Americans to Christianity?
a)
haciendas
b)
missions
c)
plantations
d)
presidios
55.
What was England's first permanent settlement in North America?
a)
Roanoke
b)
New Netherland
c)
Plymouth
d)
Jamestown
56.
Which colony made huge profits as a result of tobacco sales to Europe?
a)
Brazil
b)
New Netherland
c)
Plymouth
d)
Virginia
57.
Which of the following is an example of a primary source?
a)
a photograph of reenactors at Jamestown
b)
The Pocahontas Disney movie
c)
Marco Polo's book about his travels to China
d)
a biography of Johannes Gutenberg
58.
Who settled the Plymouth colony?
a)
pilgrims
b)
conquistadors
c)
the French
d)
Christopher Columbus
59.
On what ship did the pilgrims sail?
a)
Nina
b)
Pinta
c)
Mayflower
d)
S.S. Turkey
60.
Which colony is known as "The Lost Colony?"
a)
Jamestown
b)
Plymouth
c)
Roanoke
d)
New Netherland
61.
What Native American helped bring about peace between colonists and Native Americans, and later married John Rolfe?
a)
Squanto
b)
Samoset
c)
Pocahontas
d)
Sitting Bull
62.
What word(s) did John Smith find carved into a post when he returned to Roanoke Island?
a)
HELP US
b)
CREETEAN
c)
CROATOAN
d)
CROAKIN
63.
A tax on liquor made farmers in western Pennsylvania revolt which caused Washington to send roughly 13,000 militia to show that the federal government had power to quell, or put down, such acts
a)
Shay's Rebellion
b)
Whiskey Rebellion
c)
Pennsylvania Rebellion
d)
Washington Rebellion
64.
Washington’s response to the Whiskey Rebellion
a)
Led to a reduction of the excise tax
b)
Supported the doctrine of states’ rights.
c)
Showed the strength of the national government and the rebellion would not be tolerated
d)
Confirmed the rights of individuals to protest unfair laws
65.
Why did Hamilton's plan make the national government more powerful?
a)
A national bank issued currency and made loans to private businesses.
b)
The states had to depend on the national government to repay the money they owed from the Revolution.
c)
People who made loans to their state during the war would support the national government because it was repaying those loans.
d)
All of these are true.
66.
This turned over much of Ohio and Indiana from Native Americans to the U.S. government.
a)
Jay's Treaty
b)
Pinckney's Treaty
c)
Treaty of Greenville
d)
XYZ Affair
67.
Who founded the colony of Pennsylvania?
a)
William Penn
b)
Peter Stuyvesant
c)
King Charles II
d)
Tamanend
68.
The city of New Amsterdam was renamed as what?
a)
New York City
b)
Philadelphia
c)
Trenton
d)
Delaware
69.
The Dutch believed they owned claim to New Netherlands because
a)
Peter Stuyvesant was the governor of New Amsterdam
b)
Henry Hudson explored this area
c)
William Penn was granted a colony
70.
Which major battle caused the British to lose hope and give up the effort to defeat the Americans?
a)
Battle of Saratoga
b)
Battle of Trenton
c)
Battle of Yorktown
d)
Battle of Long Island
71.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
a)
John Adams
b)
George Washington
c)
Thomas Paine
d)
Thomas Jefferson
72.
In order to pay off French and Indian War debt, the British Parliament took what action?
a)
Closed the Boston Harbor
b)
Passed new colonial taxes like the Stamp Act
c)
Held a seaside tea party
d)
Allowed the colonists to chose their own governors
73.
Where did the Continental Army stay for its winter encampment?
a)
Valley Forge
b)
Princeton
c)
Bunker Hill
d)
Trenton
74.
What name was given to colonists who opposed the war with Britain?
a)
Patriots
b)
Hessians
c)
Loyalists
d)
Writs
75.
Where did George Washington and his troops surprise an encampment of German Hessians?
a)
Trenton
b)
Savannah
c)
Princeton
d)
Boston
76.
Who commanded the Continental Army?
a)
Henry Knox
b)
John Hancock
c)
Benedict Arnold
d)
George Washington
77.
What event did Paul Revere memorialize in a wood carving?
a)
Battle of Bunker Hill
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
Boston Massacre
d)
The signing of the Declaration of Independence
78.
The French nobleman who accompanied Washington for most of the war and lobbied for the French King to help the Americans
a)
Montcalm
b)
Lafayette
c)
Cornwallis
d)
Howe
79.
The legislative body that met in Philadelphia and authorized the Declaration of Independence
a)
Committees of Correspondence
b)
Parliament
c)
Continental Congress
d)
Sons of Liberty
80.
Which American general was dissatisfied with his lack of credit and became an infamous traitor?
a)
Howe
b)
Gates
c)
Greene
d)
Arnold
81.
What name was given to colonists who favored revolution?
a)
Loyalists
b)
Mercenaries
c)
Lobsterbacks
d)
Patriots
82.
Which battle ended the British occupation of New England and convinced France to join the Americans?
a)
Vincennes
b)
Saratoga
c)
Yorktwon
d)
Serapis
83.
What document signaled the official end of the war?
a)
Common Sense
b)
Treaty of Versailles
c)
Treaty of Paris
d)
Rights of Man
84.
What is the correct order of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Wrongs, Preamble, Natural Rights, Declaration
b)
Preamble, Declaration, Natural Rights, Wrongs
c)
Declaration, Wrongs, Natural Rights, Preamble
d)
Preamble, Natural Rights, Wrongs, Declaration
85.
What group tracked new British laws and met to organize and start colonial protests?
a)
Writs of Assistance
b)
Sons of Anarchy
c)
Sons of Liberty
d)
Liberty Ladies
86.
After the Boston Tea Party, the British Parliament passed this set of laws in order to punish Massachusetts.
a)
Proclamation of 1863
b)
Sugar and Stamp Acts
c)
Writs of Assistance
d)
Intolerable/Coercive Acts
87.
Which skirmishes opened the American Revolution
a)
Battle of Yorktown
b)
Trenton and Princeton
c)
Battles of the Great Lakes
d)
Lexington and Concord
88.
What battle tactic involves the blockading and surrounding of an enemy?
a)
guerilla warfare
b)
siege
c)
jousting
d)
surrender
89.
Who led the first victorious assault on a British ship during the American Revolution?
a)
Henry Knox
b)
George Washington
c)
John Paul Jones
d)
The Swamp Fox
90.
Which monarch ruled Great Britain during the 1770's?
a)
King James
b)
King Charles II
c)
Queen Elizabeth
d)
King George III
91.
Who won the French & Indian War?
a)
The French who wanted to increase its holding in North America.
b)
The Indians who wanted their land returned to them.
c)
The British who wanted to remain a world power.
d)
The Spanish who wanted revenge on the British.
92.
The Proclamation of 1763 restricted--
a)
colonists from moving back to Great Britain.
b)
the western movement of settlers.
c)
the control of colonial legislatures.
d)
the amount of tea imported from Europe.
93.
What was the purpose of the First Continental Congress to which Georgia did not attend?
a)
To dismiss the current British King.
b)
To discuss the problems with Great Britain and promote independence.
c)
create new taxes for the British.
d)
appoint new colonial governors to collect the taxes.
94.
Which famous Americans led their fellow patriots in throwing tea into Boston Harbor to protest tea taxes?
a)
George Washington & Thomas Jefferson
b)
John Adams & John Hancock
c)
Samuel Adams & Paul Revere
d)
Williams Dawes & Samuel Prescott
95.
When did the Second Continental Congress sign the document creating "free and independent states."
a)
March 5, 1770
b)
December 16, 1773
c)
April 19, 1775
d)
July 4, 1776
96.
To withdraw/leave formally from an alliance, federation, or association, as from a political union, a religious organization, etc.
a)
success
b)
pretension
c)
ascension
d)
Secession
97.
Jamestown was founded; 1st permanent English Settlement
a)
1607
b)
1492
c)
1762
d)
1907
98.
Plymouth was founded-Pilgrims traveled to Plymouth & signed Mayflower Compact to establish self-government
a)
1762
b)
1620
c)
1807
99.
Signed by many pilgrims, helped establish the idea of self government.
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
1763 Compromise
c)
Magna Carta
d)
Mayflower Compact
100.
Farmers in the Southern Colonies grew crops on _________ & used __________ to do the work so they could grow CASH CROPS cheaply.
a)
farms; indentured servants
b)
plantations; slaves
c)
fields; workers
d)
rice fields; immigrants
101.
Which colonies make up the MIDDLE COLONIES?
a)
New York (NY), New Jersey (NJ), Pennsylvania (PA), Delaware (DE)
b)
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut
c)
Virginia, The Carolinas, Georgia
d)
Louisiana (LA), California (CA), Pennsylvania (PA)
102.
Term used to refer to the trade that involved shipping goods from Britain to West Africa to be exchanged for slaves, these slaves being shipped to the West Indies and exchanged for sugar, rum, and other commodities, which were in turn shipped back to Britain.
a)
Trail of Tears
b)
3/5 compromise
c)
Quarterly Compromise
d)
Triangular Trade
103.
~British colonists wanted to take over French land in North America.
~ British soldiers fought against French soldiers and Native Americans.
~Native Americans joined against the British because they were afraid the British would take over their land.
~ British soldiers fought against French soldiers and Native Americans.
~Native Americans joined against the British because they were afraid the British would take over their land.
a)
French & Indian War
b)
Revolutionary War
c)
Civil War
d)
Vietnam War
104.
First Battles of the American Revolution...?
a)
Battle of the Bulge
b)
Yorktown & Saratoga
c)
Battles of Lexington & Concord
d)
Battle of Bull Run
105.
Wrote Common Sense and American Crisis, He urged Americans to support the Patriot cause during the American Revolution.
a)
George Washington
b)
Crispus Attucks
c)
Thomas Paine
d)
Sir Elton John
106.
Who assassinated President Lincoln?
a)
John Wilkes Booth
b)
William Lloyd Garrison
c)
J.E.B. Stuart
d)
Andrew Johnson
107.
Which word refers to the national government?
a)
Congress
b)
FBI
c)
state
d)
federal
108.
An addition or change is called an.....
a)
movement
b)
amendment
c)
right
d)
declaration
109.
Who walked on the Trail of Tears?
a)
Cherokee people
b)
Texas people
c)
Slaves
d)
The Iron Horse
110.
With which treaty did the British and the U.S. divide their territory along the 49th parallel?
a)
The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
b)
The Adams-Onis Treaty
c)
The Fifty-Four Forty or Fight Treaty
d)
The Oregon Treaty
111.
Who explored the Lousiana Purchase?
a)
Lewis and Clark
b)
Wentworth Cheswell
c)
Bernardo de Galvez
d)
Robert Fulton
112.
Who invented the coton gin in 1793?
a)
Eli Whitney
b)
Robert Fulton
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
John Deere
113.
Strong-willed abolitionist who led a raid on Harper's Ferry shortly before the Civil War...
a)
John Brown
b)
William Lloyd Garrison
c)
Frederick Douglass
d)
Nat Turner
114.
Executive order issued by President Lincoln during the Civil War that officially freed slaves
a)
Dred Scott Decision
b)
Kansas Nebraska Act
c)
Fugitive Slave Act
d)
Emancipation Proclamation
115.
What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine?
a)
to end the United States' alliance with Great Britain
b)
to acquire Florida for the United States
c)
to open Canada to American settlers
d)
to prevent European expansion in the Americas
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