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WorksheetsAre You Smarter Than a College Grad?
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which time period was the Civil War?
1750-1800
1800-1850
1850-1900
1900-1950
After 1950
Who said “Give me liberty or give me death?”
John Hancock
James Madison
Patrick Henry
Sam Adams
Someone Else
What is the Magna Carta?
The foundation of the British parliamentary system.
The Great Seal of the monarchs of England.
The French Declaration of the Rights of Man.
The charter signed by the Pilgrims on the Mayflower.
The term “Reconstruction” refers to:
Payment of European countries’ debts to the US after the first World War
Repairing the physical damage caused by the Civil War
Readmission of the Confederate states and protection of the rights of black citizens
Rebuilding of the transcontinental railroad and the canal system
“Beavis and Butthead” are…
A radio show
Television cartoon characters
A musical group
Fictional soldiers
The Scopes Trial was about…
Freedom of the press
Teaching of evolution in the schools
Prayer in the schools
Access to education in private schools
The Emancipation Proclamation issued by Lincoln stated that:
Slaves were freed from Confederate states not held by the Union
The slave trade was illegal
Slaves who fled to Canada would be protected
Slavery was abolished in the Union
The purpose of the authors of “The Federalists” papers was to:
Establish a strong, free press in the colonies
Confirm George Washington’s election as the first president
Win foreign approval for the Revolutionary War
Gain ratification of the US Constitution
Sputnik was the name given to the first:
Telecommunications system
Animal to travel into space
Hydrogen bomb
Man-made satellite
The Missouri Compromise was the act that:
Funded the Lewis and Clark expedition on the upper Missouri River
Granted statehood to Missouri but denied the admission of any other states
Settled the boundary dispute between Missouri and Kansas
Admitted Maine into the Union as a free state and Missouri as a slave state
Which document established the division of powers between the states and the federal government?
The Constitution
The Marshall Plan
The Declaration of Independence
The Articles of Confederation
In which time period was Thomas Jefferson president?
1780-1800
1800-1820
1820-1840
1840-1860
1860-1880
Which was the lowest point in American fortunes in the Revolutionary War?
Saratoga
Valley Forge
Bunker Hill
Fort Ticonderoga
In his Farewell Address, President George Washington warned against the danger of:
Expanding into territories beyond the Appalachian Mountains
Having war with Spain over Mexico
Entering into permanent alliances with foreign governments
Building a standing army and strong navy
The Monroe Doctrine declared that:
The American blockade of Cuba was in accord with international law
Trade with China should be open to all Western nations
The annexation of the Philippines was legitimate
Europe should not acquire new territories in the Western Hemisphere
Who was the European who traveled in the United States and wrote down perceptive comments about what he saw in Democracy in America?
Lafayette
de Tocqueville
Crevecoeur
Napoleon
Abraham Lincoln was president in which time period?
1780-1800
1800-1820
1820-1840
1840-1860
1860-1880
Who was the American general at Yorktown?
William T. Sherman
Ulysses S. Grant
Douglas MacArthur
George Washington
John Marshall was the author of:
Roe v. Wade
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Marbury v. Madison
Brown v. Board of Education
Who was the “father” of the Constitution?
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
James Madison
What was the source of the phrase: “Government of the people, by the people, for the people”?
“I Have a Dream” speech
Declaration of Independence
U.S. Constitution
Gettysburg Address
Who was the leading advocate for the U.S. entry into the League of Nations?
Woodrow Wilson
Henry Cabot Lodge
George C. Marshall
Eleanor Roosevelt
The Battle of the Bulge occurred during:
The Vietnam War
WWI
WWII
The Civil War
Which of the following was a prominent leader of the Abolitionist Movement?
Frederick Douglass
Malcolm X
Martin Luther King, Jr.
W.E.B. DuBois
When the U.S. entered World War II, which two major nations were allied with Germany?
Italy and Japan
Italy and Poland
Italy and Russia
Russian and Japan
