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WorksheetsSocial Studies Common Assessment #3
Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 2hrs 3mins
My battle is known as the turning point in the Revolutionary War. Who am I?
Charleston
Bunker Hill
Saratoga
Yorktown
Which of the following was a major cause of the American Civil War?
Foreign Invasion
Immigration
Taxes
Slavery
Who was the general that led a March to Savannah, Georgia?
William T. Sherman
Ulysses S. Grant
Abraham Lincoln
Robert E. Lee
Where were most of the battles of the Civil War fought?
North
South
Who was the Confederate General?
Robert E. Lee
William T. Sherman
Abraham Lincoln
Where was John Brown's Raid?
Gettysburg, PA
Harper's Ferry, VA
Appomattox Court House, VA
Savannah, GA
What was "Uncle Tom's Cabin"?
A battle in Virginia
A novel written about slavery
Where the South surrendered
Where Abraham Lincoln gave his famous speech
industrial
What major purchase of land happened in 1803?
The California Gold Rush
The Battle of the Alamo
The Louisiana Purchase
The French and Indian War
When did the burning of the White House take place?
During the Civil War
During the Louisiana Purchase
During the War of 1812
During Ms. Bennett's class
What two people tried to find a path way through the Louisiana Territory to the Pacific Ocean?
Paul Revere and George Washington
Lewis and Clark
Ben and Jerry
James Madison and Thomas Jefferson
Which of these was a reason for the Indians to move to reservations?
The reservations gave more educational opportunities
Their homelands were taken from them
The reservations were near their homes
The population of the Indians were too big for them to stay on their land
The value of what is lost when a person makes an economic decision is called what?
An economic loss
An opportunity cost
A lost economy
A great depression
What battle inspired the making of Francis Scott Key's "The Star Spangled Banner"
The battle of New Orleans
The battle at Fort McHenry
The battle of Little Bighorn
The War of 1812
What was the Oregon Trail used for?
To develop new ways to travel for people who are traveling west
To travel west and reach the coast in Oregon Territory
To explore new territory and find new plants and animals
To form relationships with the American Indians that lived in the west
Who helped over 200 slaves escape to freedom?
Harriet Tubman
Sojourner Truth
Fredrick Douglass
John Brown
What is an abolitionist?
Someone who fights against slavery
Groups that form to fight for equal rights for women
Someone who fights for African Americans to vote
Someone who fights for women to vote
Frederick Douglass was known for what?
His courage to fight against slavery
His actions in helping over 200 people escape slavery
His fight for women's right to vote
The amount of donuts he could eat in an hour
Sojourner Truth was known for speaking to people to join her cause against slavery. What helped her win people over in these speeches?
She had friends that were slaves who she would hear stories from
Her own personal stories as a slave
Her family personally owned slaves
Her fictional stories about slavery
The steamboat which was invented by _________________ used steam power and was a much faster
way of transportation.
Robert Fulton
Andrew Jackson
Sequoyah
Why did General Custer and the US Army attack Indian tribes during the Battle of Little Bighorn?
The Indians took over the town of Little Bighorn and they forced the Settlers to leave.
The government wanted the Indians to move Little Bighorn to California
The government wanted to end a war that was between the Lakota tribe and the Cheyenne
The American Indians would not give up their land and move onto reservations
Which of the following belongs in the box with the question mark?
British refusal to buy American goods
British invasion of New England
British refusal to repay money to the U.S.
British helping the Native Americans on the frontier
In the American West in the late 1800s, the U.S. government moved thousands of American Indians onto land that was set aside in Oklahoma. Why did the government move the American Indians?
to show that the government honors its treaties
to keep them from declaring war on the United States
to use them as cheap labor on farms
to clear the land for white settlers
How was the city of Washington, D.C. affected by the War of 1812?
The British took control of the city for most of the war.
The British destroyed the White House and the U.S. Capitol.
Washington, D.C. was cut off from the rest of the country.
Washington, D.C. was the center of training for the army.
What city did the Boston Massacre and Boston Tea party take place?
Boston
Cochran
New York City
Erie Canal
What is the natural feature that is an imaginary line made up of the high peaks of the Rocky Mountains?
Continental Divide
Mississippi River
Great Lakes
Gulf of Mexico
What are the two main causes of the Civil War? Check all that apply.
women's rights
slavery
relocation of American Indians
States' Rights
Who do these statements describe:
He is known as the Father of the Constitution.
He brought many ideas from his experience of writing Virginia's Constitutions.
George Washington
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
What is a federal government?
the federal government has all the power
the state government has all power
no government has any power
the power of government is shared between the federal and state government
Why did the colonists' consider the British taxesunfair?
It was taxation without representation
The colonists did not want to pay any taxes.
The taxes were too expensive.
They did not think the taxes were unfair.
What effect did the Civil War have on the economies of the North and South?
It strengthened both the North and South economies.
It strengthened the North and weakened the South
It weakened the North but strengthened the South
It weakened both the North and South.
Why was the Battle of Gettysburg an turning point in the war?
Washington, DC was finally protected from the Confederate army.
The Union pushed the Southern armies back into Virgina.
The Confederate army was able to capture Philadelphia.
Union troops received the food and supplies they needed.
Which of the following best describes General Sherman's March to the Sea during the Civil War?
His troops destroyed anything they could between Atlanta and the Atlantic Coast.
His troops were sent to the Pacific Ocean to protect the West.
His troops were asked to go to Washington, D.C. to defend it.
His troops gained control of the Mississippi River and the Gulf Coast.
What was Paul Revere's key role in the Battle of Lexington and Concord
He wrote a famous poem.
He warned Americans that Boston was blockaded.
He created a famous drawing.
He warned Americans that the British were coming from Boston.
The idea of states' rights caused the North and South to aruge about whether or not states could....
ban railroads
allow slavery
ban alcohol
allowing mining
The election of which president caused the southern states to secede from the Union.
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Jefferson
Ulysses S Grant
Who tried to help slaves escape by arming slaves at Harper's Ferry?
John Brown
Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner?
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
Frances Scott Key
Abraham Lincoln
How does physical geography influence exploration?
It influences how people traveled and where they settled.
Explorers paid little attention to land's geography.
It only influenced where people settled and found food
Explorers worked to change the topography to best suit there needs.
Natural rights are best defined as:
rights given by the government
right all people are born with
rights found in a state of nature
Which of the following women was born into slavery and later became a speaker of abolition and women's rights?
Elizabeth Cady Stanon
Sojourner Truth
Susan B. Anthony
Frederick Douglass
Who was in charge of the Confederate Army?
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E Lee
Why was the Declaration of Independence written?
so the colonists could tell the king they were angry with him
To ask for the taxes to stop
to declare independence from England
to start the French and Indian War
What opportunity cost did pioneers experience when they decided to move out west?
the lifestyle they gave up when they moved
the money they paid to move their families
the money they gained by building a new home
the lifestyle they gained when they moved
Which of the following best explains how a system of voluntary exchange led to the creation of mining towns during the Gold Rush?
The government divided up and sold land that contained gold.
Sellers were able to set their own prices in gold for their goods.
High government taxes forced people to live in settled areas.
Miners were unable to afford to live close to where gold was found.
Why is it important to have freedom of religion?
There is one official government.
There are many different religious beliefs in America.
Everyone in American has the same religion.
The government supports many different religions.
"I have the right to see and read many different sources of information" matches which freedom given to use by the First Amendment.
freedom of religion
freedom of speech
freedom of press
freedom of assembly
Which branch of government is related to courts and criminals?
legislatve
judicial
executive
administrative
What was an effect of the cotton gin?
Plantation owners did not have to grow as much cotton.
Plantation owners needed more slaves to pick cotton.
Plantation owners gave slaves their freedom.
Plantation owners paid their slaves to pick more cotton.
What is democracy?
people vote on a president to make all decisions
east
west
government by the people
Which type of democracy allows citizens to vote for representatives to make decision for them?
direct democracy
dictator democracy
separation of powers
representative democracy
Why did the Battle of Saratoga happen where it did?
The Americans used the Hudson river to block the British army.
The Americans used the Delaware River to block the British Army.
The Americans bombed British ships in the Hudson River.
The Americans bombed British ships in the Delaware River.
