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Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who makes/ passes the laws in our nation? 
a)
President 
b)
Supreme Court 
c)
Congress 
d)
Governors 
2.

Who was the first woman to become Bank President?

a)

Me, (from Enterprise City)

b)

Maggie Lena Walker

c)

Taylor Swift

d)

Elizabeth Dole

3.
What was one product that went from the west (Americas) to the east (Europe)?
a)
sugar
b)
potatoes
c)
horses
d)
diamonds
4.
How did Christopher Columbus get the money that he needed for his voyage to the New World?
a)
King Henry VII of England
b)
King John II of Portugal
c)
King Frederick III of Italy
d)
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella from Spain
5.

Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Ben Franklin

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Thomas Paine

6.

What were the Colonists trying to hide from the British at Lexington and Concord?

a)

The Sons of Liberty

b)

maps

c)

The Declaration of Independence.

d)

weapons and gunpowder

7.

When Colonial delegates met in Philadelphia, they called it

a)

The Patriot Party

b)

Continental Congress

c)

Delegates meeting

8.

Why were the soldiers called minutemen?

a)

They lived a minute from Boston Harbor.

b)

It took them one minute to read the Declaration of Independence.

c)

They could be ready to fight the British in 60 seconds.

9.
a)

Northern Territory

b)

Victoria

c)

Ayers rock

d)

Western Australia

10.

What happened in 1607?

a)

Jamestown was founded

b)

Plymouth was founded

c)

The Magna Carta was written

d)

The Louisiana Purchase

11.

What happened in 1776?

a)

Plymouth was founded

b)

The Declaration of Independence

c)

The Constitution was written

d)

The Civil War

12.

What happened in 1787?

a)

The Declaration of Independence

b)

The Constitution was written

c)

The Louisiana Purchase

d)

The Civil War

13.

Which was a reason to move from Jamestown to Williamsburg?

a)

Contaminated drinking water

b)

Disease

c)

Marshy swapland

d)

All of the above

14.

Which state was formed during the Civil War period?

a)

Virginia

b)

West Virginia

c)

Maryland

d)

South Carolina

15.

Which region is known for producing peanuts?

a)

Coastal Plain

b)

Appalachian Plateau

c)

Blue Ridge Mountains

d)

Peidmont

16.
Livestock, dairy, poultry and farm products are all examples of __________________ products.
a)
agricultural
b)
pharmaceutical
c)
textile
d)
communistic
17.
What kind of soil is most likely found in the desert?
a)
dark, damp soil
b)
dry, sandy soil
c)
sticky, red soil
d)
think, muddy soil
18.
Molten rock that flows from a volcano onto earth's surface is
a)
lava
b)
magma
c)
sediment
d)
sand
19.
Over a long period of time, a river that began with a straight course will develop many twists, turns, and bends.  One of these turns or bends in a river is called a:
a)
meander.
b)
tributary.
c)
branch.
d)
backwater.
20.
Islands such as the Hawaiian Islands are made by which of the following?
a)
earthquakes
b)
volcanoes
c)
erosion
d)
glaciers
21.
Which of the following is the best way to protect a hillside from erosion?
a)
cut channels into the hillside for the water to flow
b)
cover the hillside with gravel
c)
plant trees and bushes on the hillside
d)
make barriers of rocks at different points on the hillside
22.
Where are flood plains found?
a)
along a river bottom
b)
at the point where the river empties into the ocean
c)
along the sides of a river
d)
at the beginning of a river
23.
How many minutes should you play or exercise every day?
a)
10
b)
20
c)
30
d)
60
24.
You should drink 6-8 glasses of ________ each day.
a)
Coffee
b)
Soda
c)
Water
d)
Tea
25.
A soccer goal is worth _______ point(s).
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
6
26.
A touchdown is worth _____ point(s)
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
6
27.
A free throw in basketball is worth ______ point(s)
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
6