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SS Review of ALL units (KPREP practice)

Total questions: 72

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Latitude lines run in which direction?

a)

east to west

b)

north to south

c)

west to south

d)

east to south

2.

Longitude lines run in which direction?

a)

east to west

b)

north to south

c)

south to west

d)

north to east

3.

Which of the following is NOT a region of the colonies?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

d)

Northern

4.

Which type of location use latitude and longitude to describe where something is?

a)

relative

b)

absolute

c)

exact

d)

none of the above

5.

South of Independence, KY is an example of which type of location?

a)

exact

b)

absolute

c)

relative

d)

none of the above

6.

What is a benefit of an island?

a)

flooding

b)

flat land for farming

c)

tornadoes

d)

fish for food

7.

what is a barrier of the plains?

a)

fertile soil for farming

b)

volcanoes

c)

tornadoes

d)

fish for food

8.

0 degrees latitude (the line that runs east to west across the center of the globe/map)

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

c)

Tropic of Capricorn

d)

Bermuda Triangle

9.

0 degrees longitude (runs north to south in the middle of the globe/map)

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

c)

Tropic of Cancer

d)

Africa

10.

Which of the following is NOT a continent?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

Great Britain

d)

South America

11.

What is the name of the important document that was the first example of self-government (democracy) in the New World?

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Mayflower Compact

d)

Constitution

12.

All of the following restricted westward expansion EXCEPT...

a)

mountains

b)

rivers

c)

thick forests

d)

plains

13.

Which of the following is NOT a reason Europeans came to America?

a)

Monarchy

b)

Gold (money)

c)

Religious Freedom

d)

Growth (more land)

14.

Which type of map would you use to see the weather of a certain area?

a)

physical map

b)

political map

c)

climate map

d)

resource map

15.

Which type of map would you use to figure out where Italy is?

a)

political map

b)

physical map

c)

climate map

d)

resource map

16.

Which type of map would you use to see where the nearest river is?

a)

political map

b)

physical map

c)

climate map

d)

resource map

17.

Which type of map would you use to see which state has the largest amount of coal?

a)

political map

b)

physical map

c)

climate map

d)

resource map

18.

What was sent to King George to ask for a PEACEFUL resolution to their problems?

a)

Mayflower Compact

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Common Sense

d)

Olive Branch Petition

19.

Which physical feature did King George tell colonists they could not settle/travel past?

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Kentucky

d)

Rocky Mountains

20.

Who was the French and Indian war fought between?

a)

French vs. Native Americans

b)

British vs. Native Americans

c)

France vs. Spain & Native Americans

d)

France & Native Americans vs. the British

21.

Which group of people did not get involved in the American Revolution because of their pacifist beliefs?

a)

Loyalists

b)

Quakers

c)

Patriots

d)

Hessians

22.

What marked the end of the Revolutionary War?

a)

Ringing of the Liberty Bell

b)

Confederacy Surrendering

c)

the Battle of Saratoga

d)

signing of the Treaty of Paris

23.

Why was the Battle of Saratoga known as the turning point of the Revolutionary War?

a)

the British had won their first battle

b)

France and Spain decided to help the Americans

c)

the most people died in this battle

d)

Americans had won the war

24.

The Tea Act caused the Boston Tea Party... The Boston Tea Party caused....

a)

the Stamp Act

b)

the Boston Massacre

c)

the Proclamation of 1763

d)

the Intolerable Acts

25.

On July 4, 1776 what was sent to King George that said America was no longer part of Great Britain?

a)

Mayflower Compact

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Olive Branch Petition

26.

Which of the following is NOT a branch of government?

a)

Executive

b)

Federal

c)

Legislative

d)

Judicial

27.

Which branch JUDGES the laws?

a)

Executive

b)

Legislative

c)

Judicial

d)

Federal

28.

Which branch CARRIES OUT the laws?

a)

Executive

b)

Legislative

c)

Judicial

d)

Federal

29.

Which branch WRITES the laws?

a)

Executive

b)

Legislative

c)

Judicial

d)

Federal

30.

The House of Representatives and Senate together are called?

a)

Congress

b)

Cabinet

c)

Supreme Court

d)

Elections

31.

The House of Representatives and the Senate are part of which branch of government?

a)

Executive

b)

Legislative

c)

Judicial

d)

Federal

32.

The President, Vice President, and Cabinet members are part of which branch of government?

a)

Executive

b)

Legislative

c)

Judicial

d)

Federal

33.

The Supreme Court decides if laws are constitutional or not. Which branch is the Supreme court a part of?

a)

Executive

b)

Legislative

c)

Judicial

d)

Federal

34.

The first ten amendments to the Constitution are called...

a)

Common Sense

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Mayflower Compact

d)

Bill of Rights

35.

The leader of a state is called...? (Executive branch)

a)

Mayor

b)

Governor

c)

President

d)

King

36.

The leader of a city is called... (Executive branch)

a)

Mayor

b)

Governor

c)

President

d)

Dictator

37.

Which type of government do we have in America?

a)

Monarchy

b)

Democracy

c)

Dictatorship

d)

Communism

38.

Which type of government involves a King or Queen?

a)

Monarchy

b)

Democracy

c)

Dictatorship

d)

Communism

39.

What are the Unalienable Rights?

a)

life, liberty & the pursuit of money

b)

Executive, Legislative, & Judicial

c)

the first ten amendments to the Constitution

d)

life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

40.

What was the MAIN reason that Native Americans and White Settlers did not get along?

a)

they had different languages

b)

there were not enough resources

c)

Native Americans did not want to share

d)

they disagreed about owing the land

41.

What did Colonists and Native Americans have in common?

a)

they both spoke English

b)

they believed you could own the land

c)

they passed down stories to their children through oral story telling

d)

they came from Europe

42.

When Native Americans were violently forced off their land onto reservations (what is this called?)

a)

Trail of Tears

b)

Oregon Trail

c)

Westward Expansion

d)

Cherokee's Last Ride

43.

How did the Louisiana Purchase change the United States?

a)

it created a new highway

b)

it cut the size of the U.S. in half

c)

it found a route to the Pacific Ocean

d)

it doubled the size of the U.S.

44.

What did Lewis & Clark do on their expedition?

a)

found a way through the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean

b)

found a way through the Appalachian Mountains to the Atlantic Ocean

c)

cleared a trail through the Cumberland Gap

d)

created the Transcontinental Railroad

45.

due to a scarcity of resources, settlers....

a)

moved east

b)

stayed where they were

c)

moved west

d)

returned to Europe

46.

Why did colonists settle near the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

they were afraid of Native Americans

b)

they thought the world was flat and did not want to travel further

c)

the ocean provided food and transportation for goods and people

d)

they did not like the Pacific Ocean

47.

the belief that Americans should spread their religion and way of life across the United States (Atlantic to Pacific) is called...

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

Industrialization

c)

Colonization

d)

Emancipation

48.

Where would colonists be least likely to build a home?

a)

the base of a mountain

b)

near a river

c)

near a forest

d)

in the desert

49.

Which word means two sides "meeting in the middle" or coming to an agreement?

a)

cooperation

b)

compromise

c)

democracy

d)

emancipation

50.

Which word means working together as a team or getting along with each other?

a)

compromise

b)

emancipation

c)

democracy

d)

cooperation

51.

What event was going on when Abraham Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address?

a)

American Revolution

b)

Industrialization

c)

Civil War

d)

Civil Rights Movement

52.

The growth of factories and business in America is known as...

a)

American Revolution

b)

Industrialization

c)

Colonization

d)

Civil War

53.

Which invention increased production and lowered prices of goods made in factories?

a)

the wagon

b)

atomic bombs

c)

the telegraph

d)

assembly line

54.

Why did people prefer the telegraph to the Pony Express?

a)

it reminded them of telephones

b)

the telegraph was faster

c)

the Pony Express was faster

d)

people did not want to harm horses

55.

Why were Child Labor Laws created?

a)

to keep children safe from dangerous working conditions

b)

to help parents make more money

c)

to punish children for not working hard enough

d)

None of the above

56.

What was Ellis Island used for?

a)

a New York prison

b)

part of the Underground Railroad

c)

an immigration center

d)

the location of the Statue of Liberty

57.

What is an Abolitionist?

a)

someone who supports slavery

b)

someone who is Loyal to Britain

c)

someone who wants to end slavery

d)

someone who is Loyal to the United States

58.

What did John Smith do to help the Jamestown colony?

a)

married Pocahontas

b)

helped them grow tobacco

c)

returned to England for supplies

d)

created the Mayflower Compact

59.

Which colony is known as "The Lost Colony" because it mysteriously disappeared?

a)

Jamestown

b)

Roanoke

c)

Plymouth

d)

Virginia

60.

The name of the voyage African Americans were forced to take from Africa to America to be sold into slavery.

a)

Emancipation Proclamation

b)

The Trail of Tears

c)

The Oregon Trail

d)

The Middle Passage

61.

What was the Civil Rights Movement?

a)

people fighting for the end of slavery

b)

factories and businesses grew very quickly

c)

groups of people fighting for equal rights

d)

America fought Great Britain over their independence

62.

What was the Great Depression?

a)

everyone in America was too sad to work

b)

loss of jobs and money in America

c)

children working in factories to support their families

d)

during World War II people were scared

63.

What does economic mean?

a)

power

b)

compromise

c)

money

d)

cooperation

64.

I have one dollar. I can buy a coke or a candy bar. I choose the candy bar. What is my opportunity cost?

a)

the dollar

b)

the coke

c)

the candy bar

d)

none of the above

65.

What do you call the tool used to tell you north, south, east, and west?

a)

scale

b)

compass

c)

legend/key

d)

map

66.

Which word is used to describe a group of people who move around from place to place (usually following food)?

a)

nomad

b)

American

c)

Loyalist

d)

explorer

67.

What were explorers looking for when they discovered America?

a)

the Mississippi River

b)

the Atlantic Ocean

c)

the Northwest Passage

d)

None of the above

68.

Why was the colony of Plymouth created?

a)

for religious freedom

b)

to make money for Great Britain

c)

to compromise with Native Americans

d)

None of the above

69.

What is the difference between an indentured servant and a slave?

a)

indentured servants are white, slaves are black

b)

indentured servants work for a number of years and slaves work for life

c)

indentured servants work for life and slaves work for a number of years

d)

slaves are treated nicer than indentured servants

70.

The amount of an item/good and the number of people who want to buy that item is called...

a)

mass production

b)

cooperation

c)

opportunity cost

d)

supply & demand

71.

The iPhone 11 just came out and less people were purchasing the iPhone 10. Because of this, the price of the iPhone 10 dropped. This is an example of...

a)

low demand, high supply

b)

high demand, low supply

c)

opportunity cost

d)

none of the above

72.

The iPhone 11 just came out and everyone wants it. Joe ordered his early, but still had to wait three weeks for it to be back in stock. This is an example of...

a)

low demand, high supply

b)

high demand, low supply

c)

opportunity cost

d)

investments