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KY Statehood

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What year did Kentucky become a state?

a)

1776

b)

1795

c)

1792

d)

1798

2.

How many states were there before Kentucky?

a)

12

b)

13

c)

14

d)

15

3.

What is a constitution?

a)

a document setting up the government

b)

a document setting up the government and laws of a state or country

4.

Who was Kentucky’s first governor?

a)

Scott Bullitt

b)

Isaac Shelby

c)

John Brown

d)

Robert Breckenridge

5.

Why did many people leave their farms to go to the cities?

a)

For better food

b)

For better lives

c)

For better families

d)

For better entertainment

6.

The keelboat had a _______ bottom and was good for __________ water.

a)

rounded; shallow

b)

heavy; deep

c)

flat; deep

d)

flat; shallow

7.

The Lexington and Ohio was the first

a)

Railroad

b)

Steamboat

8.

The Enterprise was the first

a)

Railroad

b)

Steamboat

9.

The first Kentucky newspaper was called

a)

The Kentucke Gazette

b)

The Kentucky Gazette

c)

The Kentucke Press

d)

The Kentucky Press

10.

Makes the laws

a)

Judicial branch

b)

Executive branch

c)

Legislative branch

11.

Enforces the laws

a)

Judicial branch

b)

Executive branch

c)

Legislative branch

12.

Explains the laws

a)

Judicial branch

b)

Executive branch

c)

Legislative branch

13.

Made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives

a)

Judicial branch

b)

Executive branch

c)

Legislative branch

14.

The governor is the head of this branch at the state level

a)

Judicial branch

b)

Executive branch

c)

Legislative branch

15.

Includes the court systems

a)

Judicial branch

b)

Executive branch

c)

Legislative branch

16.

The first speaker of the Kentucky senate

a)

Scott Bullitt

b)

Robert Breckenridge

17.

The first speaker of the Kentucky house of representatives

a)

Scott Bullitt

b)

Robert Breckenridge

18.

Can you describe how The Lexington and Ohio improved shipping goods?

a)

Yes 😁

b)

No 😧

19.

Can you describe how The Enterprise improved shipping goods?

a)

Yes 😁

b)

No 😧

20.

Are you ready for this test?

a)

Yes 😁

b)

No 😧