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US History EOC Review

Total questions: 78

Worksheet time: 2hrs 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
When did the Stock Market crash?
a)
October 31, 1929
b)
September 29, 1931
c)
August 29, 1991
d)
October 29, 1929
2.
What is another name for the Stock Market Crash?
a)
Black Friday
b)
Taco Tuesday
c)
Black Tuesday
d)
Throwback Thursday
3.
Who was elected president because he had a plan to pull America out of the Great Depression?
a)
William McKinley
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
4.
During the Great Depression, there was a severe drought in the Great Plains. Strong prairie winds picked up the topsoil and spread dust everywhere. Many farm families packed everything up and moved west. What was this event called?
a)
Dust Bowl
b)
Salad Bowl
c)
Great Plains Panic
d)
Depressing Dust
5.

Which event occurred on Black Tuesday?

a)

many factories closed

b)

many banks closed

c)

many people lost their homes

d)

the stock market crashed

6.

What would explain why so many immigrant moved and lived in cities during the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Easy to live off the land

b)

Outstanding health benefits

c)

Jobs, of course

d)

They weren't allowed to move beyond the east coast

7.

The railroad, steamboat and canal system would be improvements in which area?

a)

communication

b)

transportation

c)

urbanization

d)

transformation

8.

Which best explains why people moved to cities in the 19th century and even today?

a)

To find work opportunities in the city

b)

To escape religious persecution

c)

The find the meaning of life at the bottom of a plate of nachos

d)

To smell the urine and poop of a city instead of the urine and poop on a farm

9.

How did the growth of the railway system during the 19th century affect the U.S. economy?

a)

by helping move goods to markets more quickly and cheaply

b)

by making it easier for people in rural areas to work in urban factories

c)

by helping strengthen the economic ties between U.S. and British companies

d)

by permitting faster communication between corporate leaders and their employees

10.

What made the cotton gin such a useful invention?

a)

It was invented by the great Eli Whitney.

b)

It removed seeds from cotton efficiently.

c)

It increased slave labor.

d)

It became the South's main source of income.

11.
Which is TRUE regarding the cotton gin?
a)
It made more people see and admit the evils of slavery
b)
It caused demand for slaves to drastically increase
c)
It made cotton easier to plant
d)
It was invented by James Monroe
12.
Why was Thomas Edison such a big deal?
a)
Great Scientist-cured Polio
b)
Great Inventor - improved electric light 
c)
Great Doctor - invented liver transplant
d)
Great Teacher - taught social studies
13.
What is Henry Ford famous for?
a)
Made it easier to own companies & build corporations
b)
It organized labor in the factories
c)
Made products cheaper & more available 
d)
Made communication easier
14.
 How was mass production of products a good thing?
a)
Made it easier to own companies & build corporations
b)
It organized labor in the factories
c)
Made products cheaper & more available
d)
Made communication easier
15.
A book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe that described the cruelty of slavery.
a)
Gone with the Wind
b)
Across the Lines
c)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
d)
Gettysburg
16.
President of the U.S. during the Civil War who issued the Emancipation Proclamation which freed slaves in the states that seceded.
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Abraham Lincoln
17.
The place where Confederate cannons opened fire thus starting the Civil War
a)
Sherman's March to Sea
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Atlanta Campaign
d)
Fort Sumter
18.
More factories, population, and a better navy were
a)
Confederate advantages
b)
Union advantages
c)
reasons for a Confederate victory
d)
causes of the Battle of Gettysburg
19.
The Civil War began when Confederate forces launched an attack at which location?
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Fort Williams
c)
Fort Pillow
d)
Fort Apache
20.
What was a major strength of the Union?
a)
education
b)
slavery
c)
more churches
d)
factories
21.
This freed the slaves in Confederate states.
a)
The Compromise of 1850
b)
The Gettysburg Address 
c)
The Battle of Antietam 
d)
The Emancipation Proclamation
22.
This amendment abolished slavery. 
a)
12th 
b)
13th 
c)
14th
d)
15th
23.
This amendment says if you are born here you are a citizen. 
a)
12th
b)
13th
c)
14th
d)
15th
24.
This amendment says all male citizens can now vote.
a)
13th
b)
15th
c)
19th
d)
23rd
25.
Amendment to the US Constitution that banned slavery throughout the nation.
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
d)
Civil Rights Act of 1866
26.
Amendment to the US Constitution that forbade any state to deny any citizen the right to vote due to “race, color, or previous condition of servitude.” Equal protection under the law
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
d)
Civil Rights Act of 1866
27.
After the election of Abraham Lincoln to the presidency, the Southern states debated the question of __, or withdrawing from the Union.
a)
secession
b)
populous
c)
slavery
d)
federalist
28.

Atlanta born Civil Rights activist that believed in non-violent protests.; gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech at the March on Washington.

a)

Rosa Parks

b)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

c)

Cesar Chavez

d)

Thurgood Marshall

29.

Refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus.

a)

Mary Washington

b)

Jackie Kennedy

c)

Cesar Chavez

d)

Rosa Parks

30.

Desegregated all public schools. This was a major court case that involved Linda Brown attending an all-black school when an all-white school was closer to her home.

a)

Brown vs. the Board of Education

b)

13th Amendment

c)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

d)

Jim Crow Laws

31.

President who was assassinated during a campaign visit in Dallas, Texas, by Lee Harvey Oswald for his Civil Rights efforts

a)

Robert Kennedy

b)

Thurgood Marshall

c)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

d)

John F. Kennedy

32.
The USA paid this much for the Louisiana Purchase.
a)
$12 million
b)
$250 million
c)
$15 million
d)
$32 million
33.
The boundaries of the Louisiana Territory in 1803.
a)
South to the Rio Grande River
b)
North to Canada
c)
West of Mississippi to the Rocky Mountains
d)
East from the Ohio River to New York
34.
Napoleon wanted to sell the Louisiana Territory for this reason.
a)
He wanted to control the Caribbean.
b)
He was tired of trying to expand his empire.
c)
He knew Spain wanted to control the Mississippi.
d)
He needed the money to pay for his war against Britain.
35.
In what year did the Louisiana Purchase take place?
a)
1776
b)
1787
c)
1803
d)
1812
36.
What president arranged the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Washington 
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
William Henry Harrison
37.
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were which of the following?
a)
Politicians
b)
Explorers
c)
Buyers of the Louisiana Purchase
d)
All of the above
38.
__________ was an important help as guide and an interpreter during the Lewis and Clark expedition
a)
York
b)
Mandan
c)
Sacagawea
d)
Toussaint L'Ouverture
39.
What doubled the size of the US?
a)
Mexico
b)
Canada Purchase
c)
Louisiana Purchase
d)
California Purchase
40.
Manifest Destiny was the belief that...
a)
It was the United States' God given right to expand to the Pacific Ocean.
b)
Native peoples in the United States should be treated with respect.
c)
The United States should respect the land claims of countries.
d)
All people in the United States should have the right to vote.
41.

The belief that the United States was destined to stretch all the way across the continent of North America

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Mexican-American War

d)

Gold Rush

42.
What is a main reason immigrants came to the US in the late 1800s and early 1900s?
a)
Did NOT want religious freedom
b)
Hoped for economic opportunity (to make money)
c)
Wanted LESS diversity
d)
Wanted to live more simply
43.
What challenges did immigrants face in the US?
a)
They caught diseases
b)
Had trouble learning the language/faced prejudice
c)
Uncomfortable in the large homes in the US
d)
Difficult to study for the citizenship test
44.
Which best describes the living conditions of most immigrants during the Industrial Revolution? 
a)
Most immigrants lived in rural areas with few other people around
b)
Most immigrants lived in cities in extremely crowded buildings
c)
Most immigrants lived in single-family homes
d)
Most immigrants lived in homeless shelters year-round
45.
Before the Industrial Revolution all products were created by
a)
Factories
b)
Hand
c)
Slaves
d)
Royalty
46.
How did the Industrial Revolution affect the cities?
a)
Made the crime rate decrease
b)
Led to an increase in farm workers
c)
Make the cities cleaner and safer
d)
Led to an increase in population in the cities
47.
Men or women that fought for woman’s suffrage
a)
Suffragist
b)
Muckraker
c)
Klan Member
d)
People
48.
This organization helps fight to end discrimination against different races
a)
NSA
b)
WCTU
c)
NAACP
d)
RESPECT
49.
This was created to allow women to vote nationally
a)
17th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
50.
Jane Addams helped _____ become American citizens.
a)
immigrants
b)
settlers
c)
visitors
d)
travelers
51.
At _____ houses immigrants could learn to read, write, and speak English.
a)
American
b)
immigration
c)
English
d)
Settlement
52.
Who am I?
"I started Hull House and worked for laws to help immigrants, workers, and children."
a)
Alice Hamilton
b)
Jane Addams
c)
Janie Porter Barrett
d)
Lillian Wald
53.
This type of government is ran by the people.
a)
Socialism
b)
Communism
c)
Democracy
d)
Government
54.
The Cold War was mostly a competition between
the United States and
a)
Great Britian
b)
Korea
c)
Soviet Union
d)
Germany
55.
A competition between nations to build powerful weapons is called ___________.
a)
Arms Race
b)
Blockade
c)
Space Race
d)
Atomic Bomb
56.
A competition between the Soviet Union and The United States to send people to space was called the __________________.
a)
Arms Race
b)
Space Race
c)
Snail Race
d)
Atomic Race
57.
What two nations were in competition with each other during the Cold War?
a)
Spain and Portugal
b)
England and France
c)
Germany and Italy
d)
United States and Soviet Union
58.
What was the name of the British passenger ship that was sank by the Germans?
a)
The Titanic
b)
The Carnival Cruise Ship
c)
Lusitania
d)
The World Ship
59.

What caused the US to enter into WWI?

a)

Army tanks being blown up

b)

US soldiers being killed

c)

US ships being sank

d)

Germany assassinated our president

60.

Who sank the British Passenger ship Lusitania?

a)

Belgium

b)

Russia

c)

Germany

d)

US

61.
British steamship that was torpedoed and sank by German submarines; more than 100 U.S. citizen died.
a)
Lusitania
b)
Titanic
c)
May Flower 
62.
The ____________________ made it easier to travel, communicate, and trade. 
a)
Comstock Lode
b)
Transcontinental Railroad
c)
Vigilantes
d)
Chinese Exclusion Act
63.

What was the main purpose of the Transcontinental Railroad?

a)

To make China more powerful.

b)

To help with transportation, communication, and to connect the nation.

c)

To make Native Americans move off their land.

d)

To give immigrants a job, to feel important, and needed in America.

64.
What was significant about Barack winning the Presidency in 2008?
a)
He was the first African-American to win a presidential election.
b)
It wasn't significant at all.
c)
Barack didn't win the Presidency in 2008.
d)
He was the eight African-American to win a presidential election.
65.
Barack Obama was the _______ President of the United States.
on.
a)
Fortieth
b)
Forty-first
c)
Forty-second
d)
Forty-Fourth
66.
What is Barack Obama most famous for?
a)
An author of non-fiction books
b)
His love for basketball
c)
Being the first African-American President of the United States
d)
 His ability to speak multiple languages
67.

Who plotted the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001?

a)

Iraq

b)

Osama bin Laden

c)

Saddam Hussein

d)

Yassir Arafat

68.

When did the Twin Towers attacks occur ?

a)

September 21, 2001

b)

September 11, 2001

c)

September 11, 2002

d)

August 11, 2001

69.
President of the United States during the 9/11 attack
a)
George H. Bush
b)
George W. Bush
c)
Bill Clinton
d)
Barrack O'Bama
70.
What is the main reason the U.S. went to war in Afghanistan?
a)
Free the people from the brutal rule of the Taliban
b)
Attacks of September 11, 2001
c)
To help the Afghans fight the Soviets
d)
The U.S. wanted to fight the Taliban
71.
The War on Terror began after
a)
the first invasion of Iraq in 1991
b)
Clinton's impeachment trial in 1999
c)
Bush's victory over Gore in the 2000 election
d)
the terrorist attacks of 9/11/01
72.
WHAT STARTED THE SPACE RACE ?  
a)
SOVIET UNION LAUNCHED  SPUTNIK 
b)
UNITED STATES ESTABLISHED NASA
c)
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE APOLLO PROGRAM
d)
1ST FEMALE COSMONAUT LAUNCHED INTO SPACE
73.
HOW DID THE U.S. WIN THE SPACE RACE?  
a)
LAUNCHED THEIR OWN SATELLITE 
b)
LAUNCHED THEIR FIRST FEMALE ASTRONAUT INTO SPACE
c)
THE 1ST ASTRONAUTS ON THE MOON
d)
JOHN GLENN ORBITING THE EARTH
74.

How did the Soviets begin the "Space Race" which started in 1957?

a)

They launched the first ICBM (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile)

b)

They launched the first artificial satellite named Sputnik into space

c)

They created the first space station

d)

They produced the largest hydrogen bomb ever

75.
What strategy did MLK Jr NOT use when fighting for equal rights?
a)
Sit-ins
b)
Marches
c)
Protests
d)
Violent Riots
76.
What was the main purpose of Lewis and Clark's expedition?
a)
To see how many new animals they could find.
b)
To make friends with the Native Americans in the West.
c)
To try to find a water route to the Pacific Ocean.
d)
To see of they could find New Orleans.
77.
Jane Addams is known for founding...
a)
reservations for Indians.
b)
hospitals for injured workers.
c)
the Transcontinental Railroad.
d)
Settlement Houses.
78.
The growth of cities is:
a)
Immigration
b)
Urbanization
c)
Depersonalization
d)
Materialization

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