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Chapter 4 USA

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the first 10 Amendments to the U.S. Constitution Called?

a)

Postscript

b)

Bill of Writes

c)

Preamble

d)

Bill of Rights

2.

What is one of the main functions of the U.S. Constitution?

a)

to make new laws for the nation

b)

to appoint judges to the Supreme

c)

to encourage new states to join the country

d)

to make sure government power is shared

3.

What is the high ridge of the Rocky Mts. that separates east and west flowing rivers called?

a)

St. Lawrence Seaway

b)

Continental Divide

c)

Hoover Dam

d)

Prince William Sound

4.

When did the United States enter World War II?

a)

after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor

b)

after Japan invaded China

c)

when Germany invaded Poland

d)

after Germany sank an American merchant ship

5.

Which of the following is often considered both a right and a responsibility?

a)

jury duty

b)

voting

c)

obeying laws

d)

paying taxes

6.

What do Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. have in common?

a)

Both worked on aircraft during World War II

b)

Both were leaders in the civil rights movement.

c)

Both fought for the right of women to vote

d)

were killed at terrorist attack on the World Trade Center.

7.

Which of the below is true about Native Americans?

a)

They only settled in areas of the Mississippi River

b)

They settled N.A. following the arrival of the Europeans

c)

They are indigenous to North America

d)

They wore clothing made of cotton

8.

Which of the following is an underlying principles of the U.S. Constitution?

a)

Government receives its power from the people

b)

The national government is divided between two branches

c)

The government has unlimited power

d)

George Washington will be the 1st President of the US

9.

How did the spread of white settlers impact Native Americans?

a)

They lost their lands and forced to live on reservations

b)

They were educated in settlement schools

c)

They moved to areas east of Mississippi

d)

They lived peacefully among the settlers

10.

Relocation of people from the South to the North

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

Great Migration

c)

Southern Migration

d)

Northern Migration

11.

Added to the U.S. Constitution to set out certain rights the government could not violate

a)

Writs of Assistance

b)

Bill of Writes

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

Rights of the US

12.

The idea that the United States should stretch from the Atlantic ocean and the Pacific Ocean

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

Manifest Dynasty

c)

Great Migration

d)

Trail of Tears

13.

Purchased by Thomas Jefferson from France

a)

Texas Purchase

b)

The Thirteen original colonies

c)

California Purchase

d)

Louisiana Purchase

14.

Pacific coast port and the nation's second largest city

a)

Los Angeles

b)

San Diego

c)

New York City

d)

Boston

15.

area where many factories closed during the 1980s

a)

copper best

b)

gold best

c)

dust belt

d)

rust belt

16.

largest cities that are centers of culture, education, and business

a)

town square

b)

market

c)

metropolitan areas

d)

plaza

17.

Atlantic coast port city and nation's largest city

a)

New York

b)

Chicago

c)

Los Angeles

d)

Miami

18.

Oil is a valuable resource as well as a potential cause of environmental damages

a)

True

b)

False

19.

American colonists' dislike of French laws and taxes led to declaring independence

a)

True

b)

False

20.

The U.S. government has what three parts

a)

Laws, taxes, courts

b)

Preamble, articles, amendments

c)

part 1, part 2, & part 3

d)

Legislative, Executive, & Judicial

21.

The colonist declared their independence in what year?

a)

1607

b)

1776

c)

1787

d)

1803

22.

The Great Migration increased in 1900s when millions left urban areas to live in rural areas

a)

True

b)

False

23.

What is one purpose of the U.S. Constitution?

a)

To provide employment for U.S. citizens

b)

to provide for the protection of the U.S. citizens

c)

to create new states

d)

to develop pride in the United States

24.

What does "welfare:" mean?

a)

subsidized aid

b)

food

c)

health

d)

well-being

25.

What is a person who moves to a new land to live and claim it for the home country called?

a)

settler

b)

indigenous

c)

native

d)

colonist