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SOL Practice Test #2

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Jamestown was -

a)

the first permanent English settlement in the Americas.

b)

a settlement for Quakers seeking religious freedom.

c)

the capital of the Iroquois nation.

d)

where the American Civil War began.

2.

The Mayflower Compact served as the basis for self-government in the French colony of Quebec.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

The first democratically elected assembly in the New World was the -

a)

British Parliament

b)

Virginia House of Burgesses.

c)

Organization of American States

d)

Japanese National Diet

4.

Which event is depicted in the picture?

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

the surrender at Appomattox

c)

the Boston Massacre

d)

the War of 1812

5.

Supporters of American independence during the American Revolution were called -

a)

Neutrals

b)

Patriots

c)

Loyalists

6.

Which of the following would replace the ?

a)

Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

b)

Strengths of the British Parliament

c)

The main points of the Treaty of Versailles

7.

James Madison is know as -

a)

the President of the Common Man

b)

the Father of the Constitution

c)

the Rock of Chickamauga

d)

Evil Kenievel

8.

American migration to this area increased after a US victory in -

a)

the Punic Wars

b)

the Napoleonic Wars

c)

World War II

d)

the War of 1812.

9.

When South Carolina nullified the Federal tariff in 1832, President Jackson -

a)

accepted the decision of South Carolina.

b)

threatened to send US soldiers to South Carolina.

c)

resigned as President of the United States.

d)

took the case to the Supreme Court.

10.

The American Civil War began at -

a)

Iwo Jima, JA

b)

Antietam, MD

c)

Yorktown, VA

d)

Fort Sumter, SC

11.

Gettysburg was the turning point of the Civil War.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

The Supreme Court case that established separate but equal segregation was -

a)

Buck v. Bell (1927)

b)

Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

c)

Cherokee Nation v. Georgia (1831)

13.

The US policy designed to keep China open to trade with all nations was called -

a)

Containment.

b)

the Anaconda strategy.

c)

the Open Door.

d)

the Closed Window

14.

This cartoon represents -

a)

the scopes trial.

b)

Marbury v. Madison.

c)

the Dreyfus trial.

d)

the Dred Scott decision.

15.

The US stock market collapsed in 1929 because of -

a)

over-speculation in stocks with borrowed money.

b)

the start of World War II.

c)

the failure of .com technology companies.

d)

a drought that destroyed US farms.

16.

Which country invaded Manchuria in 1931?

a)

Australia

b)

Germany

c)

Japan

d)

Korea

17.

World War II began AFTER -

a)

Japan invaded China in 1937.

b)

Italy invaded Ethiopia in 1935

c)

Iraq invaded Iran in 1981.

d)

Germany invaded Poland in 1939.

18.

In 1943, The Soviets captured a German army at

a)

Stalingrad

b)

Normandy

c)

the Somme

d)

Lexington

19.

Which of the following would raise money in the USA to pay for World War II?

a)
b)
c)
20.

Which group(s) were targeted for killing by Hitler's Final Solution? More than one answer!

a)

People with disabilities

b)

Jews

c)

Slavic peoples

d)

Germanic Peoples

21.

The ___________ Nations was created at the end of WWII to keep world peace.

a)

Combined

b)

United

c)

Divided

22.

What was the purpose of the alliance of nations in blue -

a)

to provide economic aid to Africa and South America.

b)

to prevent a Soviet invasion of Western Europe.

c)

to create a free trade zone between them.

23.

What convinced President's Kennedy & Johnson to send US Troops to South Vietnam?

a)

Abolitionism

b)

Gold, Glory, God

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

Containment

24.

"That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind."

a)

John F. Kennedy

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Neil Armstrong

d)

Donald Trump

25.

The largest source of immigration to the USA today is from -

a)

Antarctica

b)

Latin America & Asia

c)

Western Europe & the Middle East

d)

Mars & Jupiter