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WorksheetsVUS.2-15 SOL Review
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
In what year was Jamestown Established?
1619
1615
1607
1629
Indentured Servants were people from England, Scotland, or Ireland who agreed to work a period of how many years?
4-7
5-8
3-7
3-5
What are the names of the Southern Colonies?
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware
New Hampshire, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island
The First African Americans were brought against their will to Jamestown in what year?
1607
1619
1615
1620
Great Britain and France each wanted to control all of North America
True
False
The British looked to pay off their debt for the war by increasing taxes on American colonists
True
False
In what year was the Bill of Rights established?
1776
1786
1789
The Great Compromise states that...
The new constitution made the Federal Government the supreme law of the land
Each state has two members of the Senate and House of Representatives based on population
For every five slaves, three would count towards the population of the state
Each branch has their own powers and ways to "check" or limit the other branches
In what year did Thomas Jefferson the Louisiana Territory from France?
1803
1802
1804
1807
The North was the more agricultural region while the South was the more Industrial region
True
False
What was the first battle of the Civil War?
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Ft. Sumter
In what year was Abraham Lincoln elected President?
1862
1864
1861
1860
The Homestead Act of 1862 gave up 150 acres of free land to people who agreed to settle and farm the land for a period of 3 years
True
False
Prior to 1871 most immigrants to America came from Northern and Western Europe.
True
False
In what year was Archduke Franz Ferdinand Assassinated?
1913
1916
1912
1914
In what year did the United States enter the war?
1916
1917
1914
1918
Which Amendment prohibited the sale of Alcohol
17th Amendment
14th Amendment
19th Amendment
18th Amendment
In what year was Franklin D. Roosevelt elected President?
1932
1933
1937
1931
The Soviet Union invades Poland and the Baltic countries from the East during World War II
True
False
In 1942 Germany launched a sneak attack on the Soviet Union and the Non-Aggression pact was ended
True
False
What year did World War II end?
1941
1944
1945
1947
In what year did the United States enter World War II?
1941
1942
1945
1940
What is the definition of Capitalism?
The idea that all business and land are owned by the government and ultimately the people
A political philosophy that supports private ownership of businesses and land
In what year did North Korea invade South Korea and attempt to make the whole country communist?
1952
1953
1950
1955
The Brown case was one in four cases from different parts of the country that argued for the desegregation of schools
True
False
Thurgood Marshall was a lawyer from Richmond who led the NAACP Legal Defense team in Virginia
True
False
The Civil Rights movement of the 1940's, 50's and 60's provided a model that other groups have used to extend civil rights and Promote equal justice
True
False
The United States Supreme Court consists of 9 judges who are appointed to lifelong terms
True
False
