WorksheetsSocial Studies UIL
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
Why is June 19 considered a holiday in Texas?
The United States was attacked by Japan
Texas was freed from Mexico
Day that all enslaved Texans learned they were free
Celebration for a Hispanic girl on her fifteenth birthday
What bird imitates the calls of other birds with songs and is the state bird of Texas?
Sparrow
Blue jay
Cardinal
Mockingbird
Tobacco
Rice
Indigo
Where would the above crops tend to be grown in the United States during colonial times?
Farms in middle colonies
In the colonial towns
Farms in the northern colonies
Plantations in the southern colonies
Which crop brought a greater demand for slavery in the South?
Cotton
Corn
Wheat
Hay
Which section of the 13 Colonies based their economy on products from the forest and the sea?
Middle
Southern
New England
Backcountry
What year was Jamestown, the first successful English settlement in America, established?
1385
1803
1607
1787
Jamestown's economy finally improved when the colonists began growing
animals
tobacco
corn
trees
Where did the Pilgrims land in 1620?
Jamestown
Plymouth Rock
Philadelphia
England
In which of the 13 colonies were the towns of Boston, Salem and Plymouth located?
Massachusetts
Maryland
Virginia
New York
This country explored the new world looking for fur
England
Spain
France
Portugal
Why did the Pilgrims leave Europe?
They wanted to get rich.
They were looking for a Northwestern Passage to India.
They wanted freedom of religion.
They wanted to be famous
When did Christopher Columbus discover the New World?
1492
1215
1319
1603
What is the greatest benefit of the free enterprise system for the producer?
able to decide what to manufacture and sell
government interference in production
unable to trade with other nations
unreliable labor source
Which nation is a leading example of the free enterprise system?
North Korea
United States
Cuba
Congo
What colonial American profession made barrels from wood and iron?
miller
merchant
surveyor
cooper
The Speaker of the House of Representatives is:
Nancy Pelosi
Hilary Clinton
Sandra Day O'Connor
Nancy Sotomeyor
The Senate Majority Leader is:
Mike Pence
Orrin Hatch
Kevin McCarthy
Mitch McConnell
The Vice President of the United States is:
Donald Trump
Mike Pence
John Kerry
Paul Ryan
Who is the national leader pictured above?
Brett Kavanaugh
Neil Gorsuch
Mike Pence
Paul Ryan
