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US and NC Geography and History Pre Test

Total questions: 103

Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the seven large landmasses on the planet called?

a)

continents

b)

globes

c)

hemispheres

d)

oceans

2.
As you get closer to the equator the temperature gets ___________________.
a)
hotter
b)
stays the same
c)
colder
d)
cooler
3.
How many continents are there?
a)
6
b)
5
c)
9
d)
7
4.

If you were at zero degrees latitude, where would you be?

a)

The North Pole

b)

The South Pole

c)

Greenwich, England

d)

On the Equator

5.
Lines of longitude run from the North Pole to the South Pole. They are also called
a)
parallels
b)
meridians
c)
latitude
d)
international date line
6.
"The other side of town" is an example of ______ location.
a)
exact
b)
regular
c)
relative
d)
similar
7.
What is west of the ice cream stand?
a)
playground
b)
swimming pool
c)
picnic area
d)
woods
8.

Mexico is __________ of the United States.

a)

East

b)

North

c)

West

d)

South

9.

Canada is __________ of the United States.

a)

South

b)

North

c)

East

d)

West

10.
Which of these countries is not located in North America?
a)
USA
b)
Mexico
c)
Canada
d)
Columbia
11.
Which state is also an island?
a)
Rhode Island
b)
Hawaii
c)
Ohio
d)
Florida
12.

What geographic feature is letter B?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Atlantic Ocean

13.

What geographic feature is letter K?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Atlantic Ocean

14.

What geographic feature is letter M?

a)

Gulf of Mexico

b)

Mississippi Delta

c)

Lake Ontario

d)

Atlantic Ocean

15.

What 4 states border North Carolina?

a)

Tennessee, West Virginia, Virginia, South Carolina

b)

Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia

c)

South Carolina, Alabama, Arkansas, Virginia

d)

South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, West Virginia

16.

In what region of North Carolina will you find Research Triangle Park?

a)

Inner Coastal Plains

b)

Tidewater

c)

Piedmont

d)

Mountains

17.

Where can you find dark rich soil which is great for farming?

a)

Mountains

b)

Piedmont

c)

Tidewater

d)

Coastal Plains

18.

What is the name of the highest mountain in North Carolina?

a)

Mt. Mitchell

b)

Grandfather Mountain

c)

Chimney Rock

d)

Sliding Rock

19.
What three cities make up the Research Triangle park?
a)
Durham, Raleigh, Charlotte
b)
Durham, Raleigh, Chapel Hill
c)
Raleigh, Charlotte, Winston Salem
d)
Durham, Chapel Hill, Charlotte
20.

Why did Wilmington become a major port in North Carolina?

a)

It has direct access to the ocean.

b)

It has the warmest climate.

c)

It is in the mountains.

d)

It is in the middle of the state.

21.
Which of these is not a way that hurricanes damage our state?
a)
storm surge
b)
wildfire
c)
high winds
d)
flooding
22.
The economy of the Coastal Plain primarily revolved around __________.
a)
factories
b)
retail sales
c)
technology
d)
tobacco
23.
What important historical event occurred at Kitty Hawk?
a)
invention of the computer
b)
first natural game reserve established 
c)
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
d)
man's first powered flight
24.
The mountains in NC consist of several ranges.  Collectively they are known as the _________ Mountain Chain.
a)
Blue Ridge
b)
Smoky
c)
Balsam
d)
Appalachian
25.
Which of the following was not one of the three principal industries in our state during most of the 20th century?
a)
tobacco
b)
Dairy
c)
textiles
d)
furniture
26.

Which Native American tribe was one of the most powerful nations in North Carolina?

a)

Sioux

b)

Cherokee

c)

Iroquois

d)

Catawba

27.

What is maize?

a)

potatoes

b)

corn

c)

squash

d)

beans

28.

Why did the number of Native Americans fall from the 1500s to the 1800s?

a)

The animals they hunted had been killed off

b)

The diseases the European settlers brought with them killed many of the natives

c)

They froze to death in the harsh winters

d)

They were killed by killed by Spanish merchants.

29.

In the 1500s, Queen Elizabeth gave who the right to start a colony in North America?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

John White

c)

Walter Raleigh

d)

Edward Teach

30.

Who set sail in 1492 reaching the island of San Salvador claiming it for Spain?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Giovanni da Verranzano

c)

Hernando de Soto

d)

Walter Raleigh

31.
Edward Teach was a famous pirate. Who was he known as?
a)
Anne Bonny
b)
Sir Walter Raleigh
c)
Captain Jack Sparrow
d)
Blackbeard
32.

In 1587, John White led a group of colonists to Roanoke Island. Why did John White have to sail back to England?

a)

Because of Indian attacks

b)

He didn't like the location

c)

to fight against the Spanish

d)

To gather more food and supplies

33.
What happened to the colonists upon John White's return from England?
a)
Native Americans killed them
b)
The colonists moved in with the friendly natives that lived close by
c)
They sailed back to England
d)
No one knows- it's still a mystery
34.

After whom are the American continents named?

a)

Amerigo Vespucci

b)

Christopher America Columbus

c)

Juan Ponce De America

d)

Amaricah Charles

35.

Jamestown was located on a peninsula in ...

a)

Virginia

b)

North Carolina

c)

Florida

d)

New York

36.
What brought the original colonists from England to Jamestown?
a)
the search for food
b)
the search for gold and silver
c)
the search for tobacco
d)
the search for religious freedom
37.

Who said, "If you don't work, then you don't eat!"?

a)

Chief Powhatan

b)

Christopher Newport

c)

Lord De La Warr

d)

Captain John Smith

38.
Why did many of the men not want to work?
a)
They didn't know how.
b)
They forced the women to work.
c)
They wanted to hire American Indians to do the work.
d)
They were rich and used to having servants do all of their work in England.
39.

What was the name of the indian girl who told the indians they should get along with settlers and help them survive?

a)

Tiana

b)

Moana

c)

Pocahontas

d)

Sacagawea

40.

The Jamestown colony did not get rich from gold. What, instead, became their cash crop?

a)

potatoes

b)

tobaccco

c)

corn

d)

tomatoes

41.

What was the main reason the Pilgrims left England and created Plymouth Colony?

a)

For Money/Wealth

b)

For Religious Beliefs

c)

For Growing Crops

d)

For Exploring new wildlife

42.

On what ship did the Pilgrims sail across the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

Santa Maria

b)

Plymouth

c)

Susan Constant

d)

Mayflower

43.
Where is Plymouth located [today]?
a)
Virginia 
b)
Massachusetts 
c)
Missouri
d)
Louisiana 
44.
Before the Pilgrims went ashore they created a set of rules to help them live together peacefully.  What was this called?
a)
Pilgrims' Pact
b)
Plymouth Promise
c)
House of Burgesses
d)
Mayflower Compact
45.

True or False? The traditional Thanksgiving holiday began with the Pilgrims and Native Americans celebrating their friendship.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

Which crops were grown by colonists living in the Southern region?

a)

Corn, cotton, tobacco, and indigo

b)

Grains like wheat and rye

c)

Watermelon, apples, and peaches

d)

Bananas, plantains, and oranges

47.

Large farms, called ___________________, were spread throughout the Southern colonies.

a)

wall streets

b)

plantations

c)

settlements

d)

markets

48.

Most African Americans who lived in the British Colonies were _______

a)

Quakers

b)

slaves

c)

Puritans

d)

women

49.

The main responsibilities of colonial women were to:

a)

run plantations and businesses

b)

teach school and prepare lessons

c)

raise children and take care of the home

d)

draw and paint

50.

Which are the Middle Colonies?

a)

Main, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island

b)

Georgia, South Carolina, and Virginia

c)

Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey

d)

California, New Mexico, Oregon

51.

What is the major industry of the New England Colonies?

a)

Cash Crops

b)

Metalwork

c)

Slavery

d)

Shipbuilding and other manufacturing jobs

52.

Where did Quakers settle?

a)

Plymouth Colony

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

Georgia

d)

Massachusetts Bay

53.
Who fought in the French and Indian War?
a)
French vs. Indians
b)
British vs. French
c)
British vs. French and Indians
d)
Indians vs. British
54.
As a result of the cost of the war, what did King George III do to the colonists?
a)
Killed them
b)
Removed them from the land in the colonies just like the Indians.
c)
Imposed taxes to pay for the war
d)
Paid for the war out of his own pocket
55.
What slogan did the colonists begin to use in order to express their frustrations with the British government?
a)
"No Taxation!"
b)
"We Need Representation!"
c)
"No Taxation without Representation!"
d)
"We Want Freedom!"
56.
The French and Indian War, unfair taxes in the colonies, along with many other events all led to what eventually?
a)
World War I
b)
American Revolution
c)
World War II
d)
Civil War
57.
Who were the colonial leaders making decisions during the Revolutionary War?
a)
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Ben Franklin
b)
Thomas Edison, John Deere, Abe Lincoln, George Washington
c)
Daniel Boone, Barach Obama, Abe Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson
d)
George Washington, Abe Lincoln, Eleanor Roosevelt, Betsy Ross
58.
Document written by Thomas Jefferson stating our wish for independence from England.
a)
Declaration of Freedom
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Right for Independence
59.
What was the name of the colonist's/American army?
a)
British Army
b)
Continental Army
c)
US Army
d)
World Army
60.
Who was the patriot who warned colonists in Lexington, MA that "the British are coming"?
a)
Paul Revere
b)
George Washington
c)
John Hancock
d)
Sam Adams
61.
Which event marked the beginning of the Revolutionary War, the "shot heard 'round the world"?
a)
Battle of Saratoga
b)
Battles of Lexington and Concord
c)
Surrender at Yorktown
d)
Treaty of Paris
62.
Which compromise is made up of ideas from the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey plan?
a)
The Great Compromise
b)
The three-fifths compromise
c)
The constitutional compromise
d)
The big compromise
63.
What is the name of the first Constitution?
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Articles of Incorporation
c)
The Federalist Papers
d)
The Great Constitution 
64.
Which of the following is NOT a branch of the government?
a)
Legislative
b)
Judicial
c)
Executive
d)
Constitutional
65.
The first ten Amendment to the Constitution are called the  _______.
a)
Bill of Rights
b)
Preamble
c)
Articles
d)
Naturalization
66.
What is the name for a change or addition to the Constitution?
a)
Federalism
b)
Amendment
c)
Ratification
d)
Veto
67.
Freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition.  Which amendment is this?
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
68.

Which amendment contains the "Right to bear arms" (Gun rights)?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

4th

69.

Which amendment guarantees freedom from testifying against yourself?

a)

1st Amendment

b)

3rd Amendment

c)

5th Amendment

d)

7th Amendment

70.

Which amendment forbids cruel and unusual punishment?

a)

2nd Amendment

b)

4th Amendment

c)

6th Amendment

d)

8th Amendment

71.
This was the network that helped runaway slaves reach the north?
a)
Underground Railroad
b)
Ocean Ships
c)
Transcontinental Railroad
d)
Freedom Train
72.
This man was an escaped slave who taught himself to read and write.  He became an influential player in the abolitionist movement?
a)
Stephen Douglass
b)
Solomon Northup
c)
Frederick Douglass
d)
Harry Tubman
73.
She was known as the Moses of her People?
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Cloteet
c)
Sojourner Truth
d)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
74.
This Fort was fired upon on April 12, 1861 starting the Civil War?
a)
Fort Jackson
b)
Fort Wagner
c)
Fort Moultrie
d)
Fort Sumter
75.

What invention caused slavery to greatly expand across the South?

a)

The telegraph

b)

The lawn mower

c)

The cotton gin

d)

The light bulb

76.
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
77.
Where is the capital of the Confederacy?
a)
Washington D.C.
b)
Montgomery
c)
Richmond
d)
Charleston
78.

Who was the leading general of the Confederate army?

a)

Ulysses S. Grant

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

Stonewall Jackson

d)

George McClellan

79.

What document freed the slaves?

a)

Gettysburg Address

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Emancipation Proclamation

d)

Declaration of Independence

80.
What battle was the single bloodiest battle in US history?
a)
Antietam
b)
Shiloh
c)
Gettysburg
d)
Vicksburg
81.

Who won the Civil War?

a)

The Union (North)

b)

The Confederacy (South)

82.
What amendment abolished slavery?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
16th
83.
Laws passed by southern states soon after the Compromise of 1877.  These laws legalized segregation whites and blacks to use separate facilities. 
a)
Jim Crow Laws
b)
Black Codes
c)
Freedman's Bureau
d)
Reconstruction
84.

The process of rebuilding the South after the Civil War was known as _________________.

a)

Reconstruction

b)

Freedman's Bureau

c)

Black Codes

d)

Jim Crow Laws

85.
The Spanish-American war was the United States fighting which country?
a)
Spain
b)
Cuba
c)
Italy
d)
Great Britain
86.
The Panama Canal connects which two bodies of water?
a)
Atlantic/Indian
b)
Pacific/Atlantic
c)
Pacific/Indian
d)
Atlantic/Artic
87.
What does immigration mean?
a)
The action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country.
b)
Protecting your country.
c)
To move illegally.
d)
Fighting for your country.
88.
Who gave the Statue of Liberty to America?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Mexico
d)
Canada
89.
He invented the telephone in 1876 in Boston, Massachusetts
a)
Thomas Edison
b)
Alexander Graham Bell
c)
George Washington Carver
d)
The Wright Brothers
90.
He invented the electric light bulb in 1879 at his laboratory in New Jersey called Menlo Park.
a)
Thomas Edison
b)
Alexander Graham Bell
c)
George Washington Carver
d)
The Wright Brothers
91.
Who invented the first airplane that could successfully hold a human and an engine in 1903.
a)
Alexander Graham Bell
b)
Thomas Edison
c)
George Washington Carver
d)
The Wright Brothers
92.
Formal friendship between nations are called:
a)
treaties
b)
alliances
c)
clubs
d)
democracies
93.
Militarism means....
a)
Building up armed forces and getting ready for war
b)
Having pride in your nation
c)
Trying to build an empire
d)
Agreements to help others
94.
On May 7, 1915, a German submarine torpedoed and sank
a)
the Maine
b)
The Titanic
c)
The Lusitania
d)
The Queen Mary
95.
Which of these is a type of fighting used in World War One?
a)
Trench Warfare
b)
Atomic Bomb
c)
Guerilla Warfare
d)
No-Man's Land
96.
Which country switched alliances in 1915 and joined the Allies?
a)
Italy 
b)
Germany
c)
Austria-Hungary
d)
Cuba
97.
Who was the President of the United States during WWI?
a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
Grover Cleveland
c)
Teddy Roosevelt
d)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
98.
Who ruled as a dictator and leader of the Nazi party and wanted to build a powerful military and make his country a strong nation?
a)
Hitler
b)
Mussolini
c)
Stalin
99.
Who did Hitler blame for most of the Germany's problems?
a)
Americans
b)
Christians
c)
Muslims
d)
Jews
100.
When was Pearl Harbor attacked?
a)
December 7, 1941
b)
September 1, 1939
c)
October 31, 1941
d)
December 25, 1941
101.
World War 2 helped America come out of _________________ by providing jobs for people. 
a)
The Cold War
b)
The Dust Bowl
c)
The Great Depression
102.
The decision to drop atonic bomb was made by ...
a)
FDR
b)
Truman
c)
einstein
d)
Oppenheimer
103.
What two nations were in competition with each other during the Cold War?
a)
Spain and Portugal
b)
England and France
c)
Germany and Italy
d)
United States and Soviet Union

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