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Worksheets3rd 9wks Social Studies Benchmark Review
Total questions: 64
Worksheet time: 5hrs 20mins
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Class
Date
1.
How did Sacagawea help Lewis and Clark?
a)
She made maps of the Louisiana Territory.
b)
She took care of Clark's children.
c)
She helped guide them through the unfamiliar land.
d)
She collected rocks, plants, and animals for them.
2.
How did the Louisiana Purchase effect the geography of the United States?
a)
it tripled the size of the U.S.
b)
it had no effect
c)
it doubled the size of the U.S.
3.
What doubled the size of the US?
a)
Mexico
b)
Canada Purchase
c)
Louisiana Purchase
d)
California Purchase
4.
With the purchase of the Louisiana Territory, the United States could expand ___.
a)
to the north
b)
to the south
c)
to the west
d)
to the east
5.
What does the green shade on the map represent?
a)
Louisiana Territory
b)
Great Britain
c)
Spain
d)
United States
6.
Which two men are famous for their expedition of the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
b)
Meriwether Lewis and James Madison
c)
William Clark and Thomas Jefferson
d)
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
7.
Which of the following inventions from the early 1800s made the transportation of people and goods across rivers and canals much faster and easier?
a)
Steamboat
b)
Steam Locomotive
c)
Air Plane
d)
Telegraph
8.
Which of the following territories became its own independent nation before joining America in 1845?
a)
Oregon
b)
Florida
c)
Lousiana
d)
Texas
9.
Which President paid the two famous explorers to search and map the new Louisiana territory?
a)
James Madison
b)
John Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
George Washington
10.
Which of the following inventions made communication over long distances possible in the 1800s?
a)
Steamboat
b)
Steam Locomotive
c)
Telephone
d)
Telegraph
11.
Which of the following inventions from the early 1800s made the transportation of raw materials and goods over land much faster and easier?
a)
Steamboat
b)
Steam Locomotive
c)
Bus
d)
Car
12.
Which of the following skills would be a necessary skill for taking a long trip across unchartered land?
a)
Making Maps
b)
Navigation of land and rivers
c)
Knowledge of plants, animals, and medicine for survival
d)
All of these skills would be essential for making such a journey
13.
After reaching the Rocky Mountains, what did the explorers of the Louisiana Territory do next?
a)
Continued until reaching the Pacific ocean
b)
Turned around and followed the same river back home
c)
Stayed and built a village right next to the Rocky Mountains
d)
Met a Native American tribe that attacked and killed them both
14.
What is a pioneer?
a)
a really old person who wears a bonnet
b)
a person who is last to enter a region
c)
A person who is first to enter or settle a region
d)
my fourth great grandpa
15.
People who traveled west across the United States
a)
Slaves
b)
pioneers
16.
What area of land were Lewis and Clark hired to explore?
a)
Louisiana Purchase
b)
13 colonies
c)
Old World
d)
Kentucky
17.
Which of the following is a similar goal of many pioneers?
a)
Find a route to the Pacific Ocean
b)
Locate beaver fur
c)
Make peace with the Native Americans
d)
Steal the Native Americans' land
18.
Which territory did we buy from France that doubled the size of our nation?
a)
Texas
b)
Louisiana
c)
Oregon
d)
California
19.
Which area in America was gold found in that gave people all over the world "gold fever" in 1848?
a)
Texas
b)
Louisiana
c)
Oregon
d)
California
20.
Which of the following territories did we gain from Spain in 1819 through the signing of a treaty?
a)
Florida
b)
Texas
c)
Louisiana
d)
Oregon
21.
Which of the following territories did we win last in 1848 from Mexico after fighting a war?
a)
Florida
b)
Louisiana
c)
California
d)
Oregon
22.
Which two men are famous for their expedition of the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
b)
Meriwether Lewis and James Madison
c)
William Clark and Thomas Jefferson
d)
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
23.
What was the name of the time period where people from all over flocked to California in search for gold?
a)
The Gold Rush
b)
The Gold Movement
c)
Goldilocks
d)
Gold Gathering
24.
Which of the following territories was owned by Spain and mexico before we owned it?
a)
Oregon
b)
Florida
c)
Louisiana
d)
Texas
25.
This painting was completed in 1864, just before the end of the Civil War. At that time, what idea did the western frontier represent to many Americans?
a)
The need to establish national parks
b)
The threat of industrial pollution
c)
The abundance of wildlife
d)
The promise of a new beginning for the nation.
26.
Which map shows the boundaries of the United States just after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
27.
The United States acquired the Oregon Territory when —
a)
a treaty divided U.S. and British claims to the land
b)
Mexico sold the territory to the United States for $10 million
c)
the territory’s settlers voted for annexation by the United States
d)
Russia sold the land to the United States for $7.2 million
28.
Which quotation from this letter reveals the main reason for the surge in Irish immigration to the United States in the mid-nineteenth century?
a)
“I am exceedingly well pleased at coming to this land of plenty.”
b)
“I would advise all my friends to quit Ireland. . . .”
c)
“What you labour for is sweetened by contentment and happiness. . . .”
d)
“There is no failure in the potato crop. . . .”
29.
What is the territory identified in the picture the U.S. acquired in 1819?
a)
Florida Purchase
b)
Thirteen Colonies
c)
Mexican Cession
d)
Oregon County
30.
Land purchased from France in 1803 when Thomas Jefferson was president that doubled the U.S size.
a)
Texas Annexation
b)
Louisiana Purchase
c)
Northwest Territory
d)
Mexican Cession
31.
What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?
a)
Manifest destiny
b)
Monroe Doctrine
c)
Great Awakening
d)
Louisiana Purchase
32.
What piece of land was purchased in order to build something in the South? What did they want to build?
a)
Mexican Cession/Trails
b)
Louisiana Territory/Canals
c)
transcontinental/Oregon Country
d)
Gadsden Purchase/Railroad
33.
The primary goal of manifest destiny was
a)
End slavery in the new territories
b)
removal of European influence from South America
c)
expansion westward to the Pacific Ocean
d)
secession of southern states from the nation
34.
Which view is expressed in the excerpt in the image?
a)
advocacy of abolitionism
b)
defense of federalism
c)
support for the Monroe Doctrine
d)
belief in Manifest Destiny
35.
In 1846, war broke out between the United States and Mexico. What was the main cause of this war?
a)
a dispute over the number of settlers in the Oregon Territory
b)
issues arising over the boundaries of Texas
c)
the discovery of gold in California
d)
the relocation of American Indians from the Southeast
36.
Which area is indicated as “5” on the map?
a)
Texas Territory
b)
Indian Territory
c)
Gadsden Purchase
d)
Disputed Territory with France
37.
The ____________________ made it easier to travel, communicate, and trade.
a)
Comstock Lode
b)
Transcontinental Railroad
c)
Vigilantes
d)
Chinese Exclusion Act
38.
What was the Civil War originally fought over?
a)
Secession
b)
Slavery
c)
Exports
d)
Taxes
39.
Who won the 1st Battle of Bull Run?
a)
Union
b)
Confederates
c)
Draw
40.
Who was the Union general in the West that gained the only victories for the Union?
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
William Tecumseh Sherman
c)
Stonewall Jackson
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
41.
Which word means to leave or become unassociated with?
a)
Secede
b)
Ironclad
c)
Border State
d)
Casualty
42.
The name give to the north was what?
a)
Confederacy
b)
Rebels
c)
Union
d)
Revolutionaries
43.
Which of the following states was part of the Union?
a)
Arkansas
b)
Georgia
c)
Pennsylvania
d)
Texas
44.
Who was the leading general of the Confederate army?
a)
Grant
b)
Lee
c)
Jackson
d)
McClellan
45.
More factories, population, and a better navy
a)
Southern advantages
b)
Northern advantages
c)
Reasons for Southern victory
d)
Cause of the battle of Gettysburg
46.
Better officers, defending homes, don't have to go on the attack
a)
Northern advantages
b)
reasons North won the battle of Antietam
c)
Southern advantages
d)
reasons Minecraft is fun
47.
The Civil War began when Confederate forces launched an attack at which location?
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Fort Williams
c)
Fort Western
d)
Fort Apache
48.
What was the effect of the cotton gin on slavery in the South?
a)
It reduced the need for slaves on plantations.
b)
It made slavery more important to the South.
c)
It helped improve the slaves' work conditions.
d)
It had no significant effect on slaves or slavery.
49.
What was Lincoln's main goal throughout the Civil War?
a)
to abolish slavery
b)
to end British control of the Western territories
c)
to make a profit selling war supplies
d)
to preserve the Union
50.
Who invented the Cotton Gin?
a)
Eli Whitney
b)
Albert Einstein
c)
Nat Turner
d)
Thomas Edison
51.
Frederick Douglass thought that abolition needed to be _________
a)
Violent
b)
Delayed
c)
Immediate
d)
Peaceful
52.
Douglass was a supporter of women's rights. Which right did he support?
a)
Right to cook and clean
b)
Right to vote
c)
Right to teach
d)
Right to attend a Quaker church
53.
As an escaped slave, Fredrick Douglass lived in fear of being caught by _________________.
a)
Slave Catchers
b)
The Train Conductor
c)
His Owner
d)
Police
54.
Civil rights are _______________
a)
bill of rights
b)
rights that everyone is born with
c)
the right to vote
d)
the rights of African Americans
55.
What declared that all slaves were free?
a)
Emancipation Proclamation
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Civil War
d)
The Constitution
56.
How did Fredrick Douglass travel to New York even though slaves could not travel alone?
a)
He snuck on a train.
b)
His friends paid for his freedom.
c)
He borrowed papers from a free African American.
d)
He traveled with Hugh Auld.
57.
Fredrick Douglass was born a ____.
a)
puppy
b)
slave
c)
fighter
58.
Which amendment abolished slavery in 1865?
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
59.
Which amendment gave African-Americans the right to vote in 1869?
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
60.
Which amendment said anyone born in United States is a citizen in 1868?
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
61.
What does abolish mean?
a)
to get rid of
b)
to make shiny
62.
The Reconstruction Amendments are also called the _________________.
a)
Progressive Era Amendments
b)
Civil War Amendments
63.
Which amendment guarantees due process and equal protection?
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
64.
Dues process means fair treatment by the government.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
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