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Social Studies Common Assessment #3

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 2hrs 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which battle ended with the British surrender and consequently ended the war?
a)
Valley Forge
b)
Saratoga
c)
Bunker Hill
d)
Yorktown
2.

My battle is known as the turning point in the Revolutionary War. Who am I?

a)

Charleston

b)

Bunker Hill

c)

Saratoga

d)

Yorktown

3.
The president is in this branch of the US government.
a)
legislative
b)
judicial
c)
executive
4.
The branch of the US government that decides whether laws are constitutional or unconstitutional is this branch:
a)
legislative
b)
executive 
c)
judicial
5.
The Supreme Court decides that a law passed by Congress is unconstitutional.  This is an example of checks and balances and shows the 
a)
legislative branch checking the judicial branch.
b)
judicial branch checking the legislative branch.
c)
executive branch checking the judicial branch.
d)
legislative branch checking the executive branch.
6.
The Constitution was drafted (written) in 1787.  Since the people could not agree they had to compromise.  The Great Compromise
a)
decided how the President would be elected.
b)
gave the Supreme Court the power to decide if laws are unconstitutional.
c)
started the cabinet to help the President.
d)
made a Congress with a Senate and a House of Representatives.
7.
Which of the following protects the rights of Americans to publish newspapers, magazines, and books.
a)
state's rights
b)
freedom of religion
c)
freedom of the press
d)
separation of powers
8.

Which of the following was a major cause of the American Civil War?

a)

Foreign Invasion

b)

Immigration

c)

Taxes

d)

Slavery

9.

Who was the general that led a March to Savannah, Georgia?

a)

William T. Sherman

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Robert E. Lee

10.

Where were most of the battles of the Civil War fought?

a)

North

b)

South

11.

Who was the Confederate General?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

William T. Sherman

c)

Abraham Lincoln

12.

Where was John Brown's Raid?

a)

Gettysburg, PA

b)

Harper's Ferry, VA

c)

Appomattox Court House, VA

d)

Savannah, GA

13.

What was "Uncle Tom's Cabin"?

a)

A battle in Virginia

b)

A novel written about slavery

c)

Where the South surrendered

d)

Where Abraham Lincoln gave his famous speech

14.
The economy in the northern part of the United States was ________ and depended on manufacturing.
a)
agricultural
b)

industrial

c)
union
15.
The economy in the southern part if the United States was agricultural and relied on ______.
a)
immigrants
b)
slaves
16.
John Brown led a raid on the United States Armory (Arsenal) at _____, West Virginia in 1859.
a)
Howardville
b)
Harpers Ferry
c)
Hop a Ferry
17.
John Brown wanted to arm the ____ and start a war. He was stopped when he was captured by United States Marine troops.
a)
abolitionist
b)
slaves
c)
plantation owners
18.
The _______________ was the solution to the disagreement about how many representatives each state would have. 
a)
Great Compromise
b)
Three-fifths Compromise
c)
Great Dispute
d)
Big Agreement
19.

What major purchase of land happened in 1803?

a)

The California Gold Rush

b)

The Battle of the Alamo

c)

The Louisiana Purchase

d)

The French and Indian War

20.

When did the burning of the White House take place?

a)

During the Civil War

b)

During the Louisiana Purchase

c)

During the War of 1812

d)

During Ms. Bennett's class

21.

What two people tried to find a path way through the Louisiana Territory to the Pacific Ocean?

a)

Paul Revere and George Washington

b)

Lewis and Clark

c)

Ben and Jerry

d)

James Madison and Thomas Jefferson

22.

Which of these was a reason for the Indians to move to reservations?

a)

The reservations gave more educational opportunities

b)

Their homelands were taken from them

c)

The reservations were near their homes

d)

The population of the Indians were too big for them to stay on their land

23.

The value of what is lost when a person makes an economic decision is called what?

a)

An economic loss

b)

An opportunity cost

c)

A lost economy

d)

A great depression

24.

What battle inspired the making of Francis Scott Key's "The Star Spangled Banner"

a)

The battle of New Orleans

b)

The battle at Fort McHenry

c)

The battle of Little Bighorn

d)

The War of 1812

25.

What was the Oregon Trail used for?

a)

To develop new ways to travel for people who are traveling west

b)

To travel west and reach the coast in Oregon Territory

c)

To explore new territory and find new plants and animals

d)

To form relationships with the American Indians that lived in the west

26.

Who helped over 200 slaves escape to freedom?

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Sojourner Truth

c)

Fredrick Douglass

d)

John Brown

27.

What is an abolitionist?

a)

Someone who fights against slavery

b)

Groups that form to fight for equal rights for women

c)

Someone who fights for African Americans to vote

d)

Someone who fights for women to vote

28.

Frederick Douglass was known for what?

a)

His courage to fight against slavery

b)

His actions in helping over 200 people escape slavery

c)

His fight for women's right to vote

d)

The amount of donuts he could eat in an hour

29.

Sojourner Truth was known for speaking to people to join her cause against slavery. What helped her win people over in these speeches?

a)

She had friends that were slaves who she would hear stories from

b)

Her own personal stories as a slave

c)

Her family personally owned slaves

d)

Her fictional stories about slavery

30.

The steamboat which was invented by _________________ used steam power and was a much faster

way of transportation.

a)

Robert Fulton

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

Sequoyah

31.
Which of the following inventions from the early 1800s made the transportation of people and goods across rivers and canals much faster and easier?
a)
Steamboat
b)
Steam Locomotive
c)
Air Plane
d)
Telegraph
32.

Why did General Custer and the US Army attack Indian tribes during the Battle of Little Bighorn?

a)

The Indians took over the town of Little Bighorn and they forced the Settlers to leave.

b)

The government wanted the Indians to move Little Bighorn to California

c)

The government wanted to end a war that was between the Lakota tribe and the Cheyenne

d)

The American Indians would not give up their land and move onto reservations

33.

Which of the following belongs in the box with the question mark?

a)

British refusal to buy American goods

b)

British invasion of New England

c)

British refusal to repay money to the U.S.

d)

British helping the Native Americans on the frontier

34.

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?

a)

to show that the government honors its treaties

b)

to keep them from declaring war on the United States

c)

to use them as cheap labor on farms

d)

to clear the land for white settlers

35.

How was the city of Washington, D.C. affected by the War of 1812?

a)

The British took control of the city for most of the war.

b)

The British destroyed the White House and the U.S. Capitol.

c)

Washington, D.C. was cut off from the rest of the country.

d)

Washington, D.C. was the center of training for the army.

36.

What city did the Boston Massacre and Boston Tea party take place?

a)

Boston

b)

Cochran

c)

New York City

d)

Erie Canal

37.

What is the natural feature that is an imaginary line made up of the high peaks of the Rocky Mountains?

a)

Continental Divide

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Great Lakes

d)

Gulf of Mexico

38.

What are the two main causes of the Civil War? Check all that apply.

a)

women's rights

b)

slavery

c)

relocation of American Indians

d)

States' Rights

39.

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.

a)

George Washington

b)

James Madison

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Benjamin Franklin

40.

What is a federal government?

a)

the federal government has all the power

b)

the state government has all power

c)

no government has any power

d)

the power of government is shared between the federal and state government

41.

Why did the colonists' consider the British taxesunfair?

a)

It was taxation without representation

b)

The colonists did not want to pay any taxes.

c)

The taxes were too expensive.

d)

They did not think the taxes were unfair.

42.

What effect did the Civil War have on the economies of the North and South?

a)

It strengthened both the North and South economies.

b)

It strengthened the North and weakened the South

c)

It weakened the North but strengthened the South

d)

It weakened both the North and South.

43.

Why was the Battle of Gettysburg an turning point in the war?

a)

Washington, DC was finally protected from the Confederate army.

b)

The Union pushed the Southern armies back into Virgina.

c)

The Confederate army was able to capture Philadelphia.

d)

Union troops received the food and supplies they needed.

44.

Which of the following best describes General Sherman's March to the Sea during the Civil War?

a)

His troops destroyed anything they could between Atlanta and the Atlantic Coast.

b)

His troops were sent to the Pacific Ocean to protect the West.

c)

His troops were asked to go to Washington, D.C. to defend it.

d)

His troops gained control of the Mississippi River and the Gulf Coast.

45.

What was Paul Revere's key role in the Battle of Lexington and Concord

a)

He wrote a famous poem.

b)

He warned Americans that Boston was blockaded.

c)

He created a famous drawing.

d)

He warned Americans that the British were coming from Boston.

46.

The idea of states' rights caused the North and South to aruge about whether or not states could....

a)

ban railroads

b)

allow slavery

c)

ban alcohol

d)

allowing mining

47.

The election of which president caused the southern states to secede from the Union.

a)

George Washington

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Ulysses S Grant

48.

Who tried to help slaves escape by arming slaves at Harper's Ferry?

a)

John Brown

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

James Madison

49.

Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

James Madison

c)

Frances Scott Key

d)

Abraham Lincoln

50.

How does physical geography influence exploration?

a)

It influences how people traveled and where they settled.

b)

Explorers paid little attention to land's geography.

c)

It only influenced where people settled and found food

d)

Explorers worked to change the topography to best suit there needs.

51.

Natural rights are best defined as:

a)

rights given by the government

b)

right all people are born with

c)

rights found in a state of nature

52.

Which of the following women was born into slavery and later became a speaker of abolition and women's rights?

a)

Elizabeth Cady Stanon

b)

Sojourner Truth

c)

Susan B. Anthony

d)

Frederick Douglass

53.
Which branch has the power to tax?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
54.
Frederick Douglass was a former slave who:
a)
Complained about his new life in the North.
b)
Went into hiding in New York.
c)
Created a platform about returning to Africa.
d)
Spoke up about his experiences as a slave while living in the North.
55.

Who was in charge of the Confederate Army?

a)

Jefferson Davis

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Robert E Lee

56.

Why was the Declaration of Independence written?

a)

so the colonists could tell the king they were angry with him

b)

To ask for the taxes to stop

c)

to declare independence from England

d)

to start the French and Indian War

57.

What opportunity cost did pioneers experience when they decided to move out west?

a)

the lifestyle they gave up when they moved

b)

the money they paid to move their families

c)

the money they gained by building a new home

d)

the lifestyle they gained when they moved

58.

Which of the following best explains how a system of voluntary exchange led to the creation of mining towns during the Gold Rush?

a)

The government divided up and sold land that contained gold.

b)

Sellers were able to set their own prices in gold for their goods.

c)

High government taxes forced people to live in settled areas.

d)

Miners were unable to afford to live close to where gold was found.

59.

Why is it important to have freedom of religion?

a)

There is one official government.

b)

There are many different religious beliefs in America.

c)

Everyone in American has the same religion.

d)

The government supports many different religions.

60.

"I have the right to see and read many different sources of information" matches which freedom given to use by the First Amendment.

a)

freedom of religion

b)

freedom of speech

c)

freedom of press

d)

freedom of assembly

61.

Which branch of government is related to courts and criminals?

a)

legislatve

b)

judicial

c)

executive

d)

administrative

62.

What was an effect of the cotton gin?

a)

Plantation owners did not have to grow as much cotton.

b)

Plantation owners needed more slaves to pick cotton.

c)

Plantation owners gave slaves their freedom.

d)

Plantation owners paid their slaves to pick more cotton.

63.

What is democracy?

a)

people vote on a president to make all decisions

b)

east

c)

west

d)

government by the people

64.

Which type of democracy allows citizens to vote for representatives to make decision for them?

a)

direct democracy

b)

dictator democracy

c)

separation of powers

d)

representative democracy

65.

Why did the Battle of Saratoga happen where it did?

a)

The Americans used the Hudson river to block the British army.

b)

The Americans used the Delaware River to block the British Army.

c)

The Americans bombed British ships in the Hudson River.

d)

The Americans bombed British ships in the Delaware River.