WorksheetsSS K-PREP Test Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following best describes a representative democracy?
a)
citizens elect officials to make the laws
b)
all citizens help make the laws
c)
all men, women, & children can vote
d)
citizens act as judges & lawmakers
2.
Why were Egyptian tombs filled with art, jewelry, and other treasures?
a)
the tombs served as museums
b)
the tombs were the private storage rooms of the pharoah
c)
Egyptians believed tombs to be the safest places in the kingdom
d)
Egyptians believed the dead enjoyed such stuff in the afterlife
3.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
a)
James Monroe
b)
George Washington
c)
James Madison
d)
Thomas Jefferson
4.
Which of the following is an example of a physical feature?
a)
the language that people speak in a region
b)
a center of population
c)
symbols on a map
d)
a desert
5.
Who wrote the US Constitution?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
James Madison
c)
George Washington
d)
Big Bird
6.
A land bridge during the Ice Age allowed migration between which two continents?
a)
North America & Europe
b)
Asia & North America
c)
Europe & Asia
d)
South America & North America
7.
What was an impact of European exploration on Native Americans?
a)
Indians were resettled throughout Europe
b)
Conflict between tribes ended
c)
Diseases brought by Europeans caused death
d)
European farming techniques were quickly adopted
8.
"Give me liberty or give me death!" During the American Revolution, which group made these remarks?
a)
Redcoats
b)
Patriots
c)
Native American Indians
d)
Tories
9.
Which document guarantees freedom of speech, rights to bear arms, and protection from unreasonable search & seizure.
a)
Bill of Rights
b)
Declaration of Sentiments
c)
Albany Plan of Union
d)
Federalist Papers
10.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal..." Which document contains these words?
a)
Treaty of Paris
b)
Mayflower Compact
c)
Emancipation Proclamation
d)
Declaration of Independence
11.
Which feature of the Constitution prevents one branch of the national government from becoming too powerful?
a)
Federal supremacy
b)
Checks and balances
c)
Electoral college
d)
Elastic clause
12.
The purpose of the Lewis & Clark expedition was to explore land gained through the...
a)
Louisiana Purchase
b)
Purchase of Florida
c)
Gasden Purchase
d)
Purchase of Alaska
13.
Which project resulted from Governor DeWitt Clinton's plan to link the Hudson River to the Midwest?
a)
Champlain Canal
b)
National Road
c)
Erie Canal
d)
Hoover Dam
14.
Laws that established literacy tests, poll taxes, and grandfather clauses were passed by Southern states to...
a)
improve education of US citizens
b)
limit the rights of formerly enslaved persons
c)
support Radical Republicans
d)
raise money to rebuild the South
15.
The United States responded to the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor by...
a)
declaring war on Japan
b)
appealing to the United Nations
c)
passing the Lend-Lease Act
d)
renewing its commitment to isolationism
16.
What was the U.S. federal government agency established in 1865 to aid freed slaves in the South during the Reconstruction Era?
a)
Ku Klux Klan
b)
Freedmen's Bureau
c)
American Missionary Association
d)
Union for Former Slaves
17.
Which individual is best known as a major leader of the 1960s civil rights movement?
a)
W.E.B. DuBois
b)
Colin Powell
c)
Martin Luther King Jr.
d)
Thurgood Marshall
18.
What is one reason Native American tribes developed different forms of shelter?
a)
because they had limited supplies
b)
because it showed their tribal symbolism
c)
because they wanted to appease the gods
d)
because of their environment or weather
19.
The buffalo is the primary source of food, shelter, clothing, and tools for Native American Indians of the...
a)
Pacific Coast
b)
Northwest
c)
Eastern Woodlands
d)
Great Plains
20.
Out of the four developments below, which development led to the other three? (Which one caused the others to happen)
a)
New diseases were introduced
b)
Europeans explore the Americas
c)
Atlantic Slave Trade begins
d)
Native Americans lose their lands
21.
In the 13 British colonies, voting rights were limited to:
a)
men who owned property
b)
colonists born in America
c)
women who could read & write
d)
indentured servants & slaves
22.
The first 10 amendments were added to the Constitution to...
a)
remove portions of the original Constitution
b)
protect individual freedoms from governmental power
c)
increase the power of the legislative branch
d)
increase veto power
23.
During the 1840s, Americans used the idea of Manifest Destiny to justify the
a)
acquiring of new territories
b)
expansion of women's rights
c)
persecution of Native Americans
d)
beginning of free public education
24.
Which document is considered a primary source from the Civil War?
a)
a biography of the life of a war general
b)
a documentary on pioneer life
c)
an encyclopedia article about women in the war
d)
a letter from the wife of a soldier during the war
25.
The 13th, 14th, & 15th Amendments were added to the Constitution during the Reconstruction Era to...
a)
bring an end to the Civil War
b)
protect the South
c)
limit the powers of the president
d)
grant legal rights to African Americans
26.
Mass production is a term that can best be defined as the
a)
number of hours employees are required to work
b)
manufacturing of large quantities of product quickly
c)
formation of a business monopoly
d)
wages for employees
27.
During the Great Depression, one main objective of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's fireside chats was to...
a)
reassure people about the future of the economy
b)
convince listeners to buy war bonds
c)
help farmers pay their loans
d)
verbally punish criminals
28.
Which event brought the United States into World War II?
a)
invasion of Poland by Germany
b)
secession of the South
c)
attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan
d)
conquest of Ethiopia by Italy
29.
Which document begins with the phrase "We the People"?
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Magna Carta
c)
US Constitution
d)
Declaration of Sentiments
30.
One way in which the Atlantic Slave Trade in the 1600s/1700s, Irish immigration in the 1800s, and Asian/Latin immigration in the 1900s are similar is that each contributed to...
a)
colonization of British North America
b)
cultural diversity of the US
c)
decline of imperialism
d)
civil unrest in Canada
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