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WorksheetsDo You Know US History?
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 29mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
NATIVE AMERICANS WERE HERE BEFORE THE EUROPEANS.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
2.
THE BRITISH SETTLED NORTH AMERICA AND THE SPANISH SOUTH AMERICA.
a)
FALSE
b)
TRUE
3.
THE CONSTITUTION IS THE LAW OF THE LAND.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
4.
THE CONSTITUTION IS THE LAW OF THE LAND.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
5.
THE USA INDEPENDENCE DAY IS JULY 6, 1787
a)
FALSE
b)
TRUE
6.
THOMAS JEFFERSON WROTE THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.
a)
FALSE
b)
TRUE
7.
JAMESTOWN WAS AN ENGLISH COLONY IN VIRGINIA.
a)
FALSE
b)
TRUE
8.
THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION WERE VERY STRONG.
a)
FALSE
b)
TRUE
9.
SLAVERY WAS A DIFFICULT ISSUE FOR THE FRAMERS OF THE CONSTITUTION.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
10.
GEORGE WASHINGTON WAS THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE USA.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
11.
MANIFEST DESTINY WAS THE AMERICAN IDEA THAT THE NATION SHOULD STRETCH FROM THE ATLANTIC TO THE PACIFIC NO MATTER WHO WAS IN THE WAY - NATIVE AMERICANS
a)
FALSE
b)
TRUE
12.
THE NORTHERN STATES WERE MORE INDUSTRIALIZED WHILE THE SOUTHERN STATES WERE MORE AGRICULTURAL.
a)
FALSE
b)
TRUE
13.
CHRISTOPER COLUMBUS WAS ITALIAN BUT HE SAILED FOR SPAIN.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
14.
TAXES WERE A BIG DEAL TO THE COLONIST BUT THE BRITISH DID NOT CARE.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
15.
THE BILL OF RIGHTS GUARANTEE THE CITIZENS OF THE USA CERTAIN RIGHTS. FREEDOM OF RELIGION...
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
16.
THERE ARE 3 BRANCHES OF OUR GOVT.
a)
FALSE
b)
TRUE
17.
CONGRESS IS MADE UP OF THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
18.
THE SUPREME COURT IS THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
19.
THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH IS THE COURT SYSTEM - SUPREME COURT
a)
FALSE
b)
TRUE
20.
TRUMP IS THE PRESIDENT ELECT
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
21.
CLINTON LOST THE POPULAR VOTE
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
22.
CLINTON LOST THE POPULAR VOTE
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
23.
THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE HAS LITTLE POWER.
a)
FALSE
b)
TRUE
24.
PRESIDENT ELECT TRUMP IS WAITING TO PICK HIS CABINET - DEFENSE, HOMELAND SECURITY, SECRETARY OF STATE...
a)
FALSE
b)
TRUE
25.
TWO OF THE IMPORTANT ISSUES WITH THE CIVIL WAR WERE SLAVERY AND ECONOMICS
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
26.
WE HAVE 3 POLITICAL PARTIES IN THE USA
a)
FALSE
b)
TREU
27.
THE PRESIDENT CAN NOT VETO LEGISLATION
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
28.
THE DEMOCRATS ARE ELEPHANTS
a)
FALSE
b)
TRUE
29.
THE REPUBLICANS ARE DONKEYS
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
30.
PRESIDENT ELECT TRUMP WILL TAKE OFFICE ON JANUARY 31, 2018
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
31.
THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE IS TED CRUZ
a)
FALSE
b)
TRUE
32.
Benjamin Franklin was an inventor and an author. He wrote "Poor Richard's Almanac" which was a book __________
a)
of advice and sayings.
b)
of literature about the revolution.
c)
of advice about how to live in France.
d)
of blueprints to build a stove.
33.
Benjamin Franklin was the inventor of
a)
bifocals
b)
canal locks
c)
mechanical reaper
d)
sewing machine
34.
"Listen my children and you shall hear of the midnight ride..."
is the beginning of a poem written by Longfellow about which famous American?
is the beginning of a poem written by Longfellow about which famous American?
a)
Daniel Shays
b)
Paul Revere
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Wentworth Cheswell
35.
Who was the King of England during the American Revolution?
a)
King Arthur
b)
King George III
c)
Henry VIII
d)
Hamlet
36.
Who wrote the pamphlet "Common Sense," which was about the idea of independence?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Ralph Waldo Emerson
d)
Thomas Paine
37.
George Washington was affiliated with the following political party:
a)
Democrats
b)
Whigs
c)
Republicans
d)
none
38.
Thomas Jefferson ...
a)
wrote the Declaration Of Independence.
b)
was the President who purchased the tract of land known as the Lousiana Purchase.
c)
sent Lewis and Clark to survey or explore the west.
d)
did all three of these things and more.
39.
Who is known as the "Father of the Constitution"?
a)
James Madison
b)
James K. Polk
c)
James Monroe
d)
James Todd Smith (LL Cool!?)
40.
This man led a group of 2,000 farmers against the U.S. government to save their farms...
a)
Daniel Shays
b)
Wentworth Cheswell
c)
Cliven Bundy
d)
Crispus Attucks
41.
What was the name of the first African American killed at the Boston Massacre?
a)
Crispus Attucks
b)
Wentworth Cheswell
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
Frederick Douglas
42.
The author of the "Great Compromise," calling for proportional representation was _______________________
a)
Daniel Shays
b)
Roger Sherman
c)
Alexander Hamilton
d)
Samuel Adams
43.
Although a hero at the Battle of New Orleans (War of 1812), this President presided over the relocation of Indians known as the Trail Of Tears ...
a)
Aleexander HAmilton
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
Abrahaam Lincoln
d)
John C. Calhoun
44.
Known for freeing the slaves with the "Emancipation Proclamation" and for the Gettysburg Address
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Frederick Douglas
d)
Andrew Jackson
45.
Wrote a letter to her husband requesting that he "remember the ladies" when on the committee to write the Declaration of Independence.
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Abigal Adams
c)
Sojourner Truth
d)
Harriet Neecher Stowe
46.
Who was a patriot and a states' rights advocate who stated -
"Give me liberty or give me death"?
"Give me liberty or give me death"?
a)
George Washington
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
Thomas Paine
d)
John Paul Jones
47.
Who organized the Underground Railroad to help slaves escape from the south?
a)
Sojourner Truth
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
Abigail Adams
d)
Frederick Douglas
48.
Who explored the Lousiana Purchase?
a)
Lewis and Clark
b)
Wentworth Cheswell
c)
Bernardo de Galvez
d)
Robert Fulton
49.
Who was the midnight rider that rode to turn out the militia also considered to be the "African American Paul Revere" ?
a)
Wentworth Cheswell
b)
Frederick Douglas
c)
William Carney
d)
Phillip Bazaar
50.
Who was known as the leader of the Sons of Liberty and was involved in the Boston Tea Party?
a)
Thomas Paine
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
John Adams
d)
Patrick Henry
51.
Who invented the sewing machine in 1846?
a)
Samuel Morse
b)
Cyrus McCormick
c)
Elias Howe
d)
Henry Bessemer
52.
Who invented the coton gin in 1793?
a)
Eli Whitney
b)
Robert Fulton
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
John Deere
53.
Who was known as the "Great Compromiser" because he wanted to settle sectional conflicts through compromise .. Missouri and 1850 compromises for example?
a)
Henry Clay
b)
Daniel Webster
c)
Patrick Henry
d)
Haym Solomon
54.
Jefferson Davis was the President of _______________
a)
the United States.
b)
the Republic of Texas.
c)
the Confederacy.
d)
the Union of Federalists.
55.
Who wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin"?
a)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
b)
Walt Whitman
c)
Stephen Crane
d)
Laura Ingalls Wilder
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