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Social Studies End of Year Review

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The invention of the cotton gin caused a rise in slavery and the beginnings sectionalism between the north and south. What action started the Civil War?

a)

The battle of Bull Run

b)

Confederate forces fire on Fort Sumter

c)

The election of President Washington

d)

The Trail of Tears

2.
What event caused the South to secede?
a)
The election of Abraham Lincoln
b)
The election of Donald Trump
c)
a slave rebellion
d)
the assassination of Lincoln
3.
Abraham Lincoln was elected president in the year
a)
1860
b)
1861
c)
1865
d)
1960
4.
Who was the president of the Confederacy?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
George W. Bush
c)
Jefferson Davis
d)
Andrew Johnson
5.

In this quote by Jefferson Davis what is he referring to, “I worked night and day for twelve years to prevent the war, but I could not. The North was mad and blind, would not let us govern ourselves, and so the war came.”

a)

The Civil War

b)

The Revolutionary War

c)

The French and Indian War

d)

The Spanish American war

6.
Most slaves became what after the Civil War
a)
Sharecroppers
b)
Lawyers 
c)
Welders
7.
As sharecroppers former slaves were given a place to live, seeds, and equipment in order produce crops.  The land owner received a ________ of all crops grown
a)
Share
b)
Parcel
c)
Ownership
8.
13th Amendment....
a)
Freed Slaves
b)
Gave African Americans citizenship
c)
Gave African Americans the right to vote
9.
The 14th Amendment......
a)
Freed Slaves
b)
Gave African Americans citizenship
c)
Gave African Americans the right to vote
10.
15th Amendment....
a)
Gave African Americans the right to vote
b)
Gave African Americans citizenship
c)
Freed Slaves
11.

What effect did sharecropping have on recently freed slaves?

a)

It kept them in poverty

b)

They made lots of money

c)

They were happy

d)

It gave them more time off work

12.
A strategy to conquer the South by keeping soldiers from getting supplies
a)
ratify
b)
Anaconda Plan
c)
scalawag
d)
pardon
13.

The use of naval forces to isolate a seaport and prevent ships form entering or leaving it, was part of the Anaconda plan.

a)

blockade

b)

sectionalism

c)

naval act

d)

Naval Stoppage

14.
A Union strategy in the Civil War to squeeze the Confederates into submission by controlling the Mississippi River and isolating forces west of the river, thus splitting the Confederacy in two.
a)
Union Plan
b)
Mississippi River Plan
c)
Squeeze Them Out Plan
d)
Anaconda Plan
15.

Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant, formally ending the Civil War

a)

Appomattox Courthouse

b)

Gettysburg Shoe Factory

c)

Washington D.C.

d)

Fort Sumter

16.

The quote by Lee signaled the end of which war "There is nothing left for me to do but go and see General Grant, and I would rather die a thousand deaths."

a)

Revolutionary War

b)

Civil War

c)

The Spanish American War

d)

WWII

17.
What did Henry Ford invent to make building cars easier and cheaper?
a)
Assembly Line
b)
Computer
c)
Tires
d)
Desks
18.

Why was the transcontinental railroad beneficial to America?

a)

The railroad was built over mountains that were impassable in stagecoach.

b)

Railroads provided a faster, safer, and cheaper transportation for people and goods from coast to coast.

c)

Railroads allowed People to bring their furniture to the Great Plains.

d)

Railroads crossed rivers which were difficult to cross earlier.

19.
The economy in the South was based on which of these?
a)
Mining
b)
Banking
c)
Agriculture
d)
Shipbuilding
20.
The economy of the North was based on which of these?
a)
Mining
b)
Banking
c)
Agriculture
d)
Industry
21.
Many southern owners of large farms, called _________, used slave labor.
a)
immigrants
b)
plantations
c)
factories
d)
ranches
22.
Poorly built, overcrowded housing where many immigrants lived
a)
Tenements
b)
Ghetto
c)
Hull House 
d)
Settlement House
23.
Settlement house founded by Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr in Chicago in 1889
a)
Star House
b)
Poor House
c)
Hull House
d)
Full House
24.
What is Manifest Destiny?
a)
The belief that it was America's destiny to control and civilize all of North America
b)
The belief that their destiny was to manifest
c)
A religious term used to explain how to be saved
25.
What is an abolitionist?
a)
Someone who wants to abolish or end slavery.
b)
Someone who wants to end voting for slaves.
c)
Someone who doesn't want to work with slaves.
d)
Someone who wants to never wear jeans.
26.
After the Emancipation Proclamation, the Civil War was not about keeping the Union together but for ____________
a)
Ending Southern Control in Kentucky
b)
Ending Slavery
c)
Ending Northern abuse towards the South
d)
Jefferson Davis's tyranny
27.

What did the Emancipation Proclamation say?

a)

That slavery in the north was over

b)

That slavery in the south was over

c)

That slavery wouldn't spread west

d)

That slavery would be voted on in the next election

28.
When did Ford introduce mass production to his factories?
a)
1903
b)
1908
c)
1913
d)
1928
29.
Mass production is___________
a)
Producing products in Massachusetts
b)
Producing a few items at a time until they are sold. 
c)
Producing a lot of an item at the same time. 
d)
Producing custom made items. 
30.
What secret organization helped slaves escape to freedom?
a)
Seneca Falls Convention
b)
National Freedom Road
c)
Underground Railroad
d)
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
31.

The following are all citizens' duties:

a)

Be informed, donate money and time, serve in the military

b)

Obey Laws, Serve on a Jury, Vote, Stay informed and pay taxes

c)

Go to school till 16, Freedom of Religion and defend the Nation

d)

Go to work, go to church, and be nice

32.
The U.S. Constitution organized our government fairly by creating: 
a)
Fair laws
b)
3 separate branches
c)
Splitting Congress into 2 houses
d)
Federal taxes
33.
What is the Constitution?
a)
a document that explains where Americans can travel. 
b)
a Document that declared our independence from Great Britain
c)
the document that helps us make money. 
d)
A document that outlines how our government will be ran. 
34.
What is the branch of the government that interprets the laws and includes the supreme court?
a)
Legislative Branch
b)
Executive Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
35.
Freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition.  Which amendment is this?
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
36.

Why was the Bill of Rights and important addition to the Constitution?

a)

It protected the essential rights of Americans.

b)

It freed the slaves

c)

It declared Washington King

37.

What caused the colonists to be independent from Great Britain?

a)

The colonists refused to pay taxes.

b)

The colonists won the Revolutionary War.

c)

George Washington became President.

38.

The invention of the steamboat and the transcontinental railroad both allowed for what?

a)

Easier movement of goods and people.

b)

Better fishing

c)

New ways to hunt

d)

Loss of jobs

39.

What was the first document created to govern the United States?

a)

The Constitution

b)

The Articles of Confederation

c)

The Manga Carter

d)

The Homestead act

40.

When the pilgrims arrived in the New England colonies and lived along the coast. What types of jobs did they have?

a)

Primarily fishing

b)

Mostly Mining

c)

Mainly Farming

d)

Mostly making clothes

41.
What gave settlers 160 acres of land in exchange for the settlers "improving" their new land?
a)
Homestead Act
b)
Dawes Act
c)
Morril Act
d)
Reconstruction Act
42.

Who did the Homestead Act help the most?

a)

Native Americans, because it gave them their land back

b)

Factory Workers, so they could have a summer home

c)

Immigrants, because it gave the a chance to own land

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