WorksheetsAcademic Team Social Studies
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 30mins
Adopted by the Continental Congress in 1777, one of the following did not take effect until it was finally ratified in 1781. Which of the following was deliberately written to make sure the central government would not be too strong?
Virginia Resolves
Charter of Confederation
Articles of Confederation
U.S. Constitution
This part of map began appearing on maps centuries ago. What part of a map is it?
legend
scale
compass rose
key
When asked to surrender his ship, a bold American commander said, “I have not yet begun to fight.” Name this seaman who joined the Continental Navy during the American Revolution?
John Paul Jones
Ryan Quarles
John Tyler
William McKinley
One kind of market exists when people try to get around currency restrictions or the rationing of goods such as food and gasoline. In what kind of illegal market to people buy and sell more than they are allowed to, usually at higher prices?
green market
bear market
black market
bull market
One way cities and states raise revenue to pay for needed services is through taxes. What kind of taxes are paid on items people buy, such as books and clothes?
income taxes
sales taxes
payroll taxes
property taxes
The U.S. Constitution gives the president the power to reject, or veto, a law passed by Congress. But, also according to the Constitution, that bill can still become law if Congress overrides the veto by what vote?
two-thirds
three-fourths
simple majority
three-fifths
During its history, the U.S. Supreme Court has had anywhere from seven to ten members at a time. Since 1869, however how many justices has the court had?
eight
ten
seven
nine
This war hero became the youngest general in the Union Army during the Civil War. Name this valiant fighter who died at the Little Big Horn.
Thomas Paine
Ulysses S. Grant
George Armstrong Custer
Francis Barlow
During his presidency, the Ostend Manifesto, which some thought was a call to take Cuba from Spain, was issued. Which of the following was the the 14th president of the United States?
John Tyler
Franklin Pierce
James Buchanan
Abraham Lincoln
Many rivers run through Kentucky. The largest river other than the Mississippi River to touch Kentucky soil forms the northern border of Kentucky. Which river is this?
Kentucky River
Green River
Tennessee River
Ohio River
This famous Kentuckian hunted and explored Kentucky, from 1767-1774. He cleared the Wilderness Road and founded Fort Boonesborough in 1775.
George Rogers Clark
Daniel Boone
James Harrod
Dr. Thomas Walker
This Kentucky journalist who turned to fiction and won a Pulitizer Prize as one of the century's leading Western historical novelists. Which of the following is the author of such books as The Big Sky and The Way West?
A.B. Guthrie, Jr.
Thomas D. Clark
Jesse Stuart
Robert Penn Warren
Humans have always changed the environment to make transportation easier. What kind of environmental change would include the Holland and Lincoln, which make access to New York City easier, and the Mont Blanc, which connects France and Italy in the Alps?
canal
tunnel
autobahn
levee
Holding back the mighty Colorado River, this massive feat of engineering creates hydroelectric power and helps provides water for seven states and a portion of Mexico. What U.S. landmark is pictured?
The National Mall
The Hoover Dam
Fort Jefferson National Monument
Belle of Louisville
This cartoon figure dressed in a swallow-tailed coat, vest, tall hat, and striped trousers was often seen as a symbol of the United States. Whose slogan, "I Want You" helped recruit new members to the U.S. Army in the early 1900s?
Brother Johnathan
Uncle Sam
William Tell
George Washington
