WorksheetsReview- The United States
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Into which river do the Great Lakes flow?
a)
The Colorado River
b)
The Mississippi River
c)
The St. Lawrence River
d)
The Snake River
2.
Which state can claim to have the highest point in the United States?
a)
Alaska
b)
California
c)
Colorado
d)
Washington
3.
This was built on the Colorado River, creating Lake Mead.
a)
A bridge
b)
Inks Lake Dam
c)
Hoover Dam
d)
The Grand Canyon
4.
This is a Pacific Coast port and the nation’s second largest city.
a)
Los Angeles
b)
New York
c)
Denver
d)
Lake Tahoe
5.
How did the first Native Americans come to North America?
a)
They arrived by ships.
b)
They arrived by horseback.
c)
They crossed a land bridge from Asia.
d)
They migrated from what is now Mexico.
6.
The Great Lakes is a cluster of five huge lakes.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
What do Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr., have in common?
a)
Both worked on aircraft during World War II.
b)
Both fought for the right of women to vote.
c)
Both were leaders in the civil rights movement.
d)
Both were killed in the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center
8.
The Great Migration increased in the 1900's when ___________________________________________________.
a)
millions of people left farming communities to find work in urban areas
b)
millions of people left urban areas to find work on farms
9.
How did the spread of white settlements impact Native Americans?
a)
They lost their lands and were forced to live on reservations.
b)
They were educated in settlement schools.
c)
They moved to areas east of the Mississippi.
d)
They lived peacefully among the white settlers.
10.
This is the high ridge of the Rocky Mountains, separating east- and west-flowing rivers.
a)
The great migration
b)
Lake Tahoe
c)
Hoover Dam
d)
The Continental Divide
11.
Which of the following is an underlying principle of the U.S. Constitution?
a)
Government receives its power from the people
b)
The national government is divided between executive and legislative branches.
c)
The government is unlimited, using the power it chooses to lead the people
d)
The President serves a term of 10 years
12.
Which of the following did the United States experience following World War II?
a)
drop in population
b)
economic boom
c)
decrease in GDP
d)
terrorist attacks
13.
What are the first 10 Amendments to the U.S. Constitution called?
a)
Bill of Rights
b)
Bill of Writ
c)
Preamble
d)
Postscript
14.
A person who was born in the United States, born outside of the United States to a parent or parents who are citizens, or a person who has become naturalized.
a)
Nomadic
b)
Popular
c)
Citizen
d)
Indigenous
15.
People who are believed to be the first people to settle an area.
a)
Colonists
b)
Nomadic
c)
Pueblos
d)
Indigenous
16.
People who are sent to live in a new place and claim land for their home country.
a)
Colonists
b)
Nomadic
c)
Indigenous
d)
Pueblos
17.
The idea that it was the right of Americans to expand westward to the Pacific Ocean.
a)
Civil right
b)
Westward movement
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
Secede
18.
In 1803, the country doubled in size when President Thomas Jefferson purchased the vast _____________________ Territory from France.
a)
Mississippi
b)
Louisiana
c)
Texas
d)
Illinois
19.
The basic rights that belong to all citizens
a)
People's rights
b)
Civil rights
c)
Commercial rights
d)
Citizen rights
20.
__________ ___________ ____ began in Europe in 1914. In 1917, the German sinking of American merchant ships without warning finally brought the United States into the conflict.
a)
World War III
b)
The Civil War
c)
The Cold War
d)
World War I
21.
Increasing tensions between Japan and the United States led to Japan’s attack on the American fleet at ______________ __________________, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941.
a)
Honolulu Island
b)
Lanai Harbor
c)
Pearl Harbor
d)
Waikiki Beach
22.
The use of violence against civilians, by individuals or groups, to reach political goals is called...
a)
Racism
b)
Intolerance
c)
Hatred
d)
Terrorism
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