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Academic Team Social Studies

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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?

a)

Virginia Resolves

b)

Charter of Confederation

c)

Articles of Confederation

d)

U.S. Constitution

2.

This part of map began appearing on maps centuries ago. What part of a map is it?

a)

legend

b)

scale

c)

compass rose

d)

key

3.

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?

a)

John Paul Jones

b)

Ryan Quarles

c)

John Tyler

d)

William McKinley

4.

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?

a)

green market

b)

bear market

c)

black market

d)

bull market

5.

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?

a)

income taxes

b)

sales taxes

c)

payroll taxes

d)

property taxes

6.

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?

a)

two-thirds

b)

three-fourths

c)

simple majority

d)

three-fifths

7.

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?

a)

eight

b)

ten

c)

seven

d)

nine

8.

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.

a)

Thomas Paine

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

George Armstrong Custer

d)

Francis Barlow

9.

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?

a)

John Tyler

b)

Franklin Pierce

c)

James Buchanan

d)

Abraham Lincoln

10.

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?

a)

Kentucky River

b)

Green River

c)

Tennessee River

d)

Ohio River

11.

This famous Kentuckian hunted and explored Kentucky, from 1767-1774. He cleared the Wilderness Road and founded Fort Boonesborough in 1775.

a)

George Rogers Clark

b)

Daniel Boone

c)

James Harrod

d)

Dr. Thomas Walker

12.

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)

A.B. Guthrie, Jr.

b)

Thomas D. Clark

c)

Jesse Stuart

d)

Robert Penn Warren

13.

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?

a)

canal

b)

tunnel

c)

autobahn

d)

levee

14.

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?

a)

The National Mall

b)

The Hoover Dam

c)

Fort Jefferson National Monument

d)

Belle of Louisville

15.

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?

a)

Brother Johnathan

b)

Uncle Sam

c)

William Tell

d)

George Washington