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Class
Date
1.
What was the main reason people from England chose to move to the Colonies
a)
They wanted to move for fun
b)
They wanted religious freedom
c)
There was more tea in the Colonies
d)
They wanted the higher paying jobs that were there
2.
What is the meaning of taxation without representation?
a)
When people are taxed, but they have no say in the government
b)
When people are taxed twice on the same item
c)
When some people get taxed and others don't
d)
When people in the Colonies are taxed, but no one in England is
3.
Who were the colonial leaders making decisions during the Revolutionary War?
a)
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Ben Franklin
b)
Thomas Edison, John Deere, Abe Lincoln, George Washington
c)
Daniel Boone, Barach Obama, Abe Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson
d)
George Washington, Abe Lincoln, Eleanor Roosevelt, Betsy Ross
4.
Who were the colonial leaders making decisions during the Revolutionary War?
a)
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Ben Franklin
b)
Thomas Edison, John Deere, Abe Lincoln, George Washington
c)
Daniel Boone, Barach Obama, Abe Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson
d)
George Washington, Abe Lincoln, Eleanor Roosevelt, Betsy Ross
5.
What was the most significant result for our country's history because the Colonies won the Revolutionary War?
a)
It resulted in our freedom and ability to govern ourselves
b)
We won a war
c)
Other counties were impressed by our winning a war
d)
George Washington would always be our President
6.
The leader of England was
a)
George III
b)
John Hancock
c)
George Washington
d)
Benjamin Franklin
7.
The American colonists felt that the English government made them...
a)
work too hard
b)
follow unfair laws
c)
buy too much teach
d)
buy too many clothes
8.
What law that forced colonists to provide places to live for all the Redcoats in America?
a)
Townshend Acts
b)
Quartering Act
c)
Sugar Act
d)
Navigation Act
9.
The economy in the northern part of the United States was ________ and depended on manufacturing.
a)
agricultural
b)
industrial
c)
union
10.
The economy in the southern part if the United States was agricultural and relied on ______.
a)
immigrants
b)
slaves
11.
_____ states wanted the new states created out of the western territory to be "free states"
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Western
12.
Southern states wanted the new states created out of the western territory to be ______.
a)
free
b)
slave
13.
________ campaigned or worked to get the United States government to end slavery
a)
slave owners
b)
abolitionist
14.
__used a secret route, called the Underground Railroad, that runaway slaves took to free states or to Canada
a)
John Brown
b)
Hariett Tubman
c)
Nat Turner
15.
Virginia seceded from the Union along with other southern states to form the ______.
a)
Confederate States of the Union
b)
Confederate States Of America
c)
Confederate Union
16.
_____ established a secret route that runaway slaves took to free states or to Canada.
a)
Underground Railroad
b)
Freedom Trail
c)
Turner Route
17.
Virginia seceded from the Union along with other southern states to form the ______.
a)
United States of the South
b)
United States of the Confederacy
c)
Confederate States of America
18.
What is the capital of Alabama?
a)
Montgomery
b)
Dallas
c)
Tallahassee
d)
Las Vegas
19.
In what state is the capital St. Paul?
a)
Maryland
b)
Missouri
c)
Minnesota
d)
Mississippi
20.
What is the capital of Ohio?
a)
Columbus
b)
Augusta
c)
Pittsburgh
d)
Baton Rouge
21.
In what state is the capital Tallahassee?
a)
Tennessee
b)
Oklahoma
c)
Louisiana
d)
Florida
22.
In what state is the capital Augusta?
a)
Georgia
b)
Virginia
c)
Kentucky
d)
Maine
23.
What is the capital of Kansas?
a)
Pittsburg
b)
Kansas City
c)
Topeka
d)
Overland Park
24.
What's the capital of Maine?
a)
Montpelier
b)
Harrisburg
c)
Augusta
d)
Concord
25.
What is the capital of Hawaii?
a)
Honolulu
b)
Kailua
c)
Haleiwa
d)
Waikiki
26.
What is the capital of Alaska?
a)
Juneau
b)
Anchorage
c)
Fairbanks
d)
Barrow
27.
What is the capital of Washington?
a)
Seattle
b)
Everette
c)
Tacoma
d)
Olympia
28.
What is the capital of Iowa?
a)
Cedar Rapids
b)
Davenport
c)
Iowa City
d)
Des Moines
29.
Mississippi
a)
Jackson
b)
Johnson
c)
Taylor
d)
Jefferson
30.
Montana
a)
Montgomery
b)
Lincoln
c)
Helena
d)
Montana City
31.
Vermont
a)
Sturgis
b)
Montpelier
c)
Concord
d)
Appleton
32.
What is the state, capital, and popular city?
a)
Indiana, Indianapolis, Fort Wayne
b)
New Jersey, Trenton, Newark
c)
New York, Albany, New York City
d)
None of These
33.
What's the capital of Alabama?
a)
Selma
b)
Montgomery
c)
Birmingham
d)
Jacksonville
34.
Vermont
a)
Sturgis
b)
Montpelier
c)
Concord
d)
Appleton
35.
What is the state, capital, and popular city?
a)
Indiana, Indianapolis, Fort Wayne
b)
New Jersey, Trenton, Newark
c)
New York, Albany, New York City
d)
None of These
36.
What's the capital of Alabama?
a)
Selma
b)
Montgomery
c)
Birmingham
d)
Jacksonville
37.
What's the capital of Alabama?
a)
Selma
b)
Montgomery
c)
Birmingham
d)
Jacksonville
38.
What's the capital of this state?
a)
Henry Ford
b)
Hartford
c)
Providence
d)
Boston
39.
Fill the blank:________ is the first state.
a)
Kentucky
b)
Delaware
c)
Virginia
d)
Arkansas
40.
What is the capital of the United States of America?
a)
Columbia
b)
Olympia
c)
Washington District of Columbia
d)
Columbus
41.
Fill the blank: Annapolis, ________.
a)
Maryville
b)
Maryland
c)
Marvin
d)
Maine
42.
The capital of Alaska is ____________.
a)
Juneau
b)
Kansas City
c)
Honolulu
d)
Phoenix
43.
Arizona's capital is _________.
a)
Frankfort
b)
Little Rock
c)
Phoenix
d)
Bismark
44.
What is the capital of Arkansas?
a)
Jackson
b)
Oklahoma City
c)
Little Rock
d)
Carson City
45.
What is the capital of Connecticut?
a)
Raleigh
b)
Harrisburg
c)
Boston
d)
Hartford
46.
Colorado's capital is _________.
a)
Springfield
b)
Lincoln
c)
Denver
d)
Concord
47.
The capital of Delaware is ________
a)
Dover
b)
Lansing
c)
Colombia
d)
Columbus
48.
What city is the capital of Florida?
a)
Everglades
b)
Tallahassee
c)
Boise
d)
Miami
49.
Which city is the capital of Georgia?
a)
Savannah
b)
Helena
c)
Augusta
d)
Atlanta
50.
Which city is the capital of Georgia?
a)
Savannah
b)
Helena
c)
Augusta
d)
Atlanta
51.
______________ is the capital of Hawaii.
a)
Maui
b)
Juneau
c)
Honolulu
d)
Lansing
52.
The capital of Idaho is _____________.
a)
Potato
b)
Baton Rouge
c)
Boise
d)
Montgomery
53.
What is the capital of Illinois?
a)
Springfield
b)
Frankfort
c)
Hartford
d)
Chicago
54.
What is Indiana's capital?
a)
Lansing
b)
Indianapolis
c)
Tallahassee
d)
Atlanta
55.
_________ is the capital of Iowa.
a)
Des Moines
b)
Dover
c)
Boise
d)
Corn
56.
What is the capital of Kansas?
a)
Topeka
b)
Cheyenne
c)
Columbia
d)
Austin
57.
__________ is the capital of Kentucky.
a)
Olympia
b)
Charlottesville
c)
Carson City
d)
Frankfort
58.
_____________ is the capital of Louisiana.
a)
Baton Rouge
b)
Jackson
c)
Jefferson City
d)
Concord
59.
What is the capital of Maine?
a)
Augusta
b)
Salem
c)
Lansing
d)
Bangor
60.
What is the capital of Maryland?
a)
St. Paul
b)
Annapolis
c)
Olympia
d)
Chyeyenne
61.
__________ is the capital city of Massachusetts.
a)
Boston
b)
Concord
c)
Hartford
d)
Patriots
62.
Michigan's capital is __________.
a)
St. Paul
b)
Detroit
c)
Lansing
d)
Columbus
63.
Which is the capital of Minnesota?
a)
Little Rock
b)
Phoenix
c)
St. Paul
d)
Boise
64.
Missouri's capital is _________.
a)
Austin
b)
Tallahassee
c)
Jackson
d)
Jefferson City
65.
What is the capital of Montana?
a)
Helena
b)
Boise
c)
Topeka
d)
Cheyenne
66.
The capital of Nebraska is ________.
a)
Lincoln
b)
Pierre
c)
Raleigh
d)
Columbus
67.
Nevada's capital is ________.
a)
Santa Fe
b)
Carson City
c)
Las Vegas
d)
Atlanta
68.
What is the capital of New Hampshire?
a)
Montpellier
b)
Baton Rouge
c)
Albany
d)
Concord
69.
The capital of New Jersey is _________.
a)
Hartford
b)
Old Jersey
c)
Trenton
d)
Jefferson City
70.
New Mexico's capital is ___________.
a)
Lansing
b)
Carson City
c)
Mexico City
d)
Santa Fe
71.
What is the capital of New York?
a)
Austin
b)
Albany
c)
New York
d)
Trenton
72.
What is the capital of New York?
a)
Austin
b)
Albany
c)
New York
d)
Trenton
73.
North Carolina's capital is _________.
a)
Durham
b)
Raheigh
c)
Asheville
d)
South Carolina
74.
What is the capital of North Dakota?
a)
Harrisburg
b)
Des Moines
c)
Bismark
d)
Pierre
75.
What is Ohio's capital?
a)
Columbus
b)
Salem
c)
Springfield
d)
Boston
76.
Oklahoma's capital is _________.
a)
Carson City
b)
Jefferson City
c)
Oklahoma City
d)
Kansas City
77.
Oregon's capital is ________.
a)
Salem
b)
Olympia
c)
Cheyenne
d)
Helena
78.
The capital of Pennsylvania is _________.
a)
Hartford
b)
Harrisburg
c)
Philadelphia
d)
Hard Rock
79.
What is Rhode Island's capital?
a)
Plymouth
b)
Providence
c)
Hartford
d)
Concord
80.
What is the capital of South Carolina?
a)
Raleigh
b)
Charlotte
c)
Columbia
d)
Atlanta
81.
South Dakota's capital is _________.
a)
Pierre
b)
Bismark
c)
Topeka
d)
Olympia
82.
What is Tennessee's capital?
a)
Memphis
b)
Gatlinburg
c)
Nashville
d)
Raleigh
83.
The capital of Utah is _________.
a)
Austin
b)
Salem
c)
Salt Lake City
d)
Jackson
84.
The capital of Texas is _________.
a)
Dallas
b)
Alamo
c)
Fort Worth
d)
Austin
85.
What is the capital of Vermont?
a)
Montpellier
b)
Concord
c)
Olympia
d)
Madison
86.
Virginia's capital is ________.
a)
Columbia
b)
Montgomery
c)
Richmond
d)
Cheyenne
87.
Men who trapped animals for fur were
a)
forty niners
b)
cowboys
c)
mountain men
88.
Men who took care of herds of cattle
a)
forty niners
b)
cowboys
c)
mountain men
89.
Men who found gold in California
a)
forty niners
b)
cowboys
c)
mountain men
90.
first people in America
a)
pioneers
b)
native americans
c)
slaves
d)
plantation/land owners
91.
people who are not free from Africa
a)
pioneers
b)
native americans
c)
slaves
d)
plantation/land owners
92.
men who owned land and slaves
a)
pioneers
b)
native americans
c)
slaves
d)
plantation/land owners
93.
people who moved west to find a better life
a)
pioneers
b)
native americans
c)
slaves
d)
plantation/land owners
94.
traveled in wagon trains
a)
pioneers
b)
native americans
c)
slaves
d)
plantation/land owners
95.
people who could be sold
a)
pioneers
b)
native americans
c)
slaves
d)
plantation/land owners
96.
people forced to live on reservations
a)
pioneers
b)
native americans
c)
slaves
d)
plantation/land owners
97.
Settlers from England who had to work for 4-7 years without pay were called _________________________.
a)
slaves
b)
Quakers
c)
carpenters
d)
indentured servants
98.
In the South, slaves worked to grow cotton, tobacco, and rice on large ________________________.
a)
tribes
b)
colonies
c)
territories
d)
plantations
99.
Life was hard for many slaves and other settlers because sometimes food and supplies were not ___________________.
a)
strict
b)
sufficient
c)
alternative
d)
indentured
100.
The Pilgrims were among the settlers who fled to America to escape religious __________________________.
a)
tribes
b)
territories
c)
consequences
d)
discrimination
101.
Who came on the Mayflower in 1620 and named their colony Plymouth?
a)
The Pilgrims
b)
The Puritans
c)
The Quakers
d)
All of the above
102.
Which settlers came to America because they wanted religious freedom?
a)
The Pilgrims
b)
The Puritans
c)
The Quakers
d)
All of the above
103.
What did African slaves do in the southern colonies?
a)
They worked in fields.
b)
They were blacksmiths and carpenters.
c)
They were servants, cooks, and housekeepers.
d)
All of the above
104.
How are dictators able to rise to power after countries suffer hardships?
a)
People want strong leaders to solve their problems.
b)
Dictators promise freedom.
c)
Dictators allow everyone to vote.
d)
Dictators promise to end fascism.
105.
Who was the dictator of Germany that rose to power with the Nazi Party?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Adolf Hitler
d)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
106.
In which WWII event did Japan use the strategy of surprise attack to bomb the United States?
a)
D-Day on the shores of France
b)
Pearl Harbor
c)
Invasion of Poland
d)
V-E Day
107.
When was the United States Navy seriously damaged and as a result President Roosevelt declared war on Japan?
a)
Iwo Jima
b)
Pearl Harbor
c)
D-Day
d)
Invasion of Poland
108.
____________ is when a country extends it's power through military force.
a)
Internment
b)
Holocaust
c)
Imperialism
d)
Democracy
109.
Which countries belonged to the Axis Powers?
a)
U.S., Italy, and Great Britain
b)
U.S., Great Britain, and France
c)
Germany, Italy, and Japan
d)
Germany, France, and Japan
110.
Victory in Europe (V-E Day) was a result of ________________.
a)
Japan surrendering
b)
The atomic bombings
c)
Germany surrendering
d)
the signing of the Treaty of Versailles
111.
Which famous WWII leader was the dictator of the Soviet Union that had an alliance with Germany at the beginning of the war but later joined forces with the allied powers.
a)
Benito Mussolini
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Winston Churchill
d)
Joseph Stalin
112.
Which famous leader in WWII was Emperor of Japan, ordered the attack on Pearl Harbor, and had a military alliance with Nazi Germany?
a)
Hirohito
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Harry S. Truman
d)
Joseph Stalin
113.
Which WWII leader was the fascist dictator of Italy, believed in nationalism, and was an Axis ally?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Winston Churchill
d)
Adolf Hitler
114.
Which WWII leader became President after FDR passed, wanted to save American lives in the Pacific, and decided to drop the atomic bombs?
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Harry S. Truman
d)
Joseph Stalin
115.
Who was Rosie the Riveter?
a)
The first woman to work in a factory during WWII
b)
a representation of American women that went to work during WWII
c)
A pretty girl used for make-up advertisements
d)
A famous pilot
116.
What role did women take during WWII?
a)
house wives that took care of the house and children
b)
drove tanks and fought in the war
c)
created black out curtains for everyone
d)
filled many traditionally male jobs
117.
What role did women take during WWII?
a)
house wives that took care of the house and children
b)
drove tanks and fought in the war
c)
created black out curtains for everyone
d)
filled many traditionally male jobs
118.
Which organization was created after World War II to help countries peacefully resolve conflicts?
a)
League of Nations
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
North American Treaty Organization
d)
United Nations
119.
What strategy did the United States develop to help defeat Japan?
a)
island hopping
b)
total war
c)
Anaconda plan
d)
blockade
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