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WorksheetsChapter 14 Social Studies Test
Total questions: 121
Worksheet time: 30hrs 1mins
The border states of Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware are:
Confederate States
Union States
States between the Union and Confederate states
What was the name of the man who took control of the Virginia troops?
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses Grant
Stonewall Jackson
Which side was at an advantage because they had nearly twice the population, and more railroads to get supplies to troops?
North
South
How did the North hope to cut off trade with the South?
Setting up a blockade
Blowing up Southern ships
Killing as many slaves as possible
What was the capital of the Confederacy?
Richmond, Virginia
Washington, D.C.
Lexington, Kentucky
As the fighting dragged on into 1862, how were the Northern plans to defeat the Confederacy working?
The blockade brought trade to a halt, and supplies ran low stopping trade.
Southerners were surrendering because they wanted to farm.
What was the name of the woman who founded the American branch of the Red Cross?
Clara Barton
Harriet Tubman
Mary Todd Lincoln
What was the issue that had divided the country?
Slavery
Southern economy
Profit losses
What was an order to free slaves in Confederate states?
Declaration of Independence
Emancipation Proclamation
Bill of Rights
Lincoln said, "An African American is my equal, and the equal of every living man." Who agreed with him?
Southern soldiers
Abolitionists
KKK
In 1862 Africans were able to enlist in the army. They formed 166 regiments of artillery, cavalry, infantry, and engineers. How many Africans enlisted?
Over 186,000
200
1,000
Who became the leader of the Northern troops?
General E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
Stonewall Jackson
What key victory gave the Union control of the Mississippi River?
Vicksburg
Nashville
Franklin
What was one of the most important Union victories of the war? More than 3,000 Union soldiers and nearly 4,000 Confederates were killed. Nearly 20,000 people on each side were reported missing or wounded.
Gettysburg
Vicksbug
Shiloh
What did President Lincoln ask Americans to do at his speech at Gettysburg?
Try harder to save the Union
Donate money
Stop complaining
What was the purchase of Sherman's march to sea?
to vacation
to destroy everything that could help the South in the war
to see the ocean
What happened at the Appomattox Courthouse April 9, 1865?
Grant surrendered his army to Lee
Lee surrendered to Grant
What problems led to Lee's surrender?
his troops were starving
soldiers were trapped
both a and b
What was the name of the theater Lincoln was assassinated in?
Ford's Theater
Carmike Theater
Freedom Theater
Why was Memorial Day established?
To remember everything
To remember loved ones who lost their lives serving our country
To remember our parents
The Freedman's Bureau helped former slaves by
giving food and supplies to freed slaves
establishing schools
both a and b
When landowners gave a worker a cabin, mules, tools, and seeds for their land it was called ____________. At harvest time the landowner took part of the crops.
indentured servant
sharecropping
inventing
A time of rebuilding to bring the country back together was called ___________.
Reconstruction
Rebuilding
Reclaiming
Laws passed in the South to limit the rights of former slaves were called
Black codes
Black laws
Black rights
People that belonged to the ____________ delivered messages of hate. They broke in African homes, destroyed African churches, and killed Africans.
Southerners
Abolitionists
Ku Klux Klan
What was the amendment that abolished slavery?
tenth
thirteenth
nineteenth
Which amendment said that no citizen could be kept from voting because of race?
tenth
ninth
fifteenth
Why were white Southerners angry with their state leaders?
They didn't like the fact that Africans were voting
They didn't like being told what to do by Indians
Reconstruction was over by 1877. Before it was over, freedoms African Americans had just won were taken away in the South. Africans had to go to separate schools, churches, and sit in separate railroad cars. This was known as _____________.
Separation
Segregation
Scalawags
What type of effect happens when a corporation releases toxic chemicals into a water supply?
natural effect
human effect
Industrial effect
What type of map is used to identify the location of land masses, waterways, oceans, etc., especially those across national borders?
physical
political
thematic
What type of land map is used to identify countries, states, and cities?
phsycial
Political
Thematic
What type of map is used to identify locations with specific traits or where certain activities do or do not happen?
Physical
Political
Thematic
____________ refers to the description, distribution, and interaction of many different physical, biological, and cultural features on Earth's surface?
Economics
Geography
Themes
If you wanted to show how the amount of snowfall in your state varies from month to month, which of the following would you create?
Chart
Graph
Ariel photography
Which lines run North and South?
lines of longitude
lines of latitude
Amanda and Jeremy want to build a playground. Which of the following is the most important consideration for deciding where to put it?
Relative distance from a water supply
Relative distance from a desert climate
Relative distance from an elementary school
30 degrees South, 120 degrees East is an example of:
relative location
absolute location
directions
Which is an example of modifying the environment to meet human needs?
eating new foods
camping trips
building roads
A primary source is an example of a:
Autobiography
History book
Magazine article
As more factories were designed, people were moving from farms to towns and cities in the:
North
South
Midwest
The biggest farms and plantations in the South were located along the:
North-West Coast
Canada
Along the coastal plain and near the Mississippi River
Planters in the South raised cash crops such as cotton, sugar cane, rice, and tobacco. Which was the most important cash crop?
sugar cane
rice
cotton
In the early 1800s, life in the North changed more than life in the South because:
farmers raised more crops
slavery
the number of factories increased
Most people in the South lived on:
Plantations
Cities
Small farms
The North had a great _______ for cotton.
supply
demand
opportunity cost
Technology created by Eli Whitney that increased the removal of cotton seeds from cotton fibers faster than workers could by hand was known as
cotton gin
mass production
spinning machine
What created a demand for more slaves?
the amount of profit made from cotton
lazy slave owners
more territory
What did the disagreements between the North and the South mostly concern?
slavery and state's rights
mass production
technology
Graphs help you see the pattern of change over time. These patterns are known as
trends
lines
vertical increases
Some slaves expressed their beliefs about slavery by singing songs called
spirituals
folk songs
jazz
Spirituals influenced many singers to create a music known as the _______.
country
pop
blues
What was the name of a system of escape routes leading to freedom?
Underground Railroad
sewers
Transcontinental Railroads
Who was known as the Great Compromiser?
Henry Clay
Dred Scott
Harriet Tubman
Who won the election of 1860?
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen Douglad
Jefferson Davis
Which of the following is a service?
pipes for the sink
a new sink
a plumber installing a new sink
When there is scarcity there is:
More than is needed
Less than is needed
Just the right amount
In order to be a consumer, you must
Manufacture something
Sell something
Purchase something
Which of the following people provides an economic service that meets a need?
Movie theater owner
Internet service provider
Public school
Joe went to the casino and gambled his entire paycheck, $342.17, away instead of buying food for the family. What was the opportunity cost of his decision?
$342.17
being able to gamble
being able to buy food for his family
A budget is a type of:
plan
economy
currency
Which of the following can you not do at a bank?
deposit money
withdraw money
buy something
You are a manufacturer of tires. It cost you $30.00 to make a particular model of tire, which you then sell for $50.00. What is your profit?
$20
$30
$50
The most common ways businesses compete with each other is through
Government regulations
Eliminating profits
Pricing
A market exists where there are:
Sellers
Buyers
Buyers and Sellers
Under which circumstance would there be a surplus?
high demand, high supply
high demand, low supply
low demand, high supply
What technology did Samuel Slater bring to the U.S.?
Cotton Gin
Britain's new spinning machine
Mass production
After the war of 1812, the U.S. had an age of
Colonization
Exploration
Industrialization
What were factories where fibers such as cotton and wool were woven into fabrics?
G.E.
Textile mills
Spinning machines
A new way of manufacturing to produce large amounts of goods at one time became known as
Mass production
Interchangeable parts
Lowell system
Who was responsible for the invention of mass production?
Samuel Slater
Eli Whitney
Sojourner Truth
Why were immigrants coming to the United States in the 1840s?
to take jobs in the new factories
to vacation
to visit family
Why was the Erie Canal built?
To help explorers make new discoveries
to help immigrants find jobs
to help transport goods between the eastern and western U.S.
What did the Erie Canal link?
Buffalo on the Lake Erie with the Hudson River
Mississippi with the Gulf of Mexico
Ohio River to the Gulf of Mexico
Why was the National Road built?
to help explorers make new discoveries
to help immigrants find jobs
to help transport products between the eastern and western U.S.
What was the belief shared by Americans that it was the certain future of the U.S. to stretch from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean?
Manifest Destiny
Colonization
Birth of a New Nation
What group settled into the Great Salt Lakes with their leader Brigham Young?
Indians
Mormons
Puritans
What was the name of people who came to California looking for gold?
Mormons
forty-niners
Indians
Susan B. Anthony became the leader of the Women's _________ Movement.
suffrage
liberation
feminism
The Cumberland Gap is located in:
Pennyroyal
Knobs
Eastern Mountain Coalfield
When the U.S. agreed to buy the huge territory reaching from the Mississippi River west to the Rocky Mountains and from New Orleans north to Canada, this purchase was known as the
Louisiana Purchase
Great Purchase
Purchase Power
How did the Louisiana Purchase change the United States?
It cut the size of the U.S. in half
It doubled the size of the country
It added 14 states
Who wrote a poem about American bravery as the British bombed Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor?
Meriweather Lewis
James Monroe
Francis Scott Key
Who won the War of 1812?
The Americans
The British
The Native Americans
Who won the French and Indian War?
The French
The Native Americans
The British
Which of the following is NOT a basic purpose of the U.S. Government?
providing food to everyone
maintaining order
promoting freedom
When the preamble mentions "securing the blessings of liberty" it refers to:
giving everyone the right to vote
establishing a national security force
ensuring freedom for U.S. citizens
In a democratic government, leaders are:
elected to terms
appointed for life
selected based on their ancestry
Which of the following is a government service?
making movies
establishing fire departments
publishing textbooks
Your city police department is run by which level of government?
local
federal
state
Which level of government has the greatest authority?
Local
Federal
State
The First Amendment to the Bill of Rights
protects religious freedom
gives people the right to carry guns
sets up an electoral college
Which of these services created by the Federal government helped our economy improve by allowing goods to be transported quickly and people to become more mobile?
National Parks
Armed Forces
Interstate Highways
What land form was a barrier to the early settlement of Kentucky?
Ohio River
Green River
Appalachian Mountains
Rocky Mountains
An agreement in which each side gives up something
cooperation
compromise
covenant
competition
The common good means that which is good for:
common people
rich people
all people
The government collects taxes to pay for
services and goods for U.S. citizens
a vacation for the president and his wife
food, clothing, and shelter for all U.S. citizens
For a bill to become a law
the majority of both houses must vote for it
The House of Representatives must vote for it
The Senate must vote for it
The Legislative Branch has the power to
make laws
carry out laws
define and interpret laws
The Judicial Branch has the power to
make laws
carry out laws
define and interpret laws
The Executive Branch has the power to
make laws
carry out laws
define and interpret laws
Which of the following best describes democracy?
Government which controls people's lives
Government owned and run by the wealthiest people
Government by the people and for the people
What determines how many representatives a state will have in the House of Representatives?
Physical size of the state
Population of the state
Number of people with college degrees
The _____________ is a written plan of government.
Bill of Rights
Declaration
Constitution
What kind of government did the government decide to set up?
Federal
International
Communist
The Three-Fifths Compromise that was reached in the Constitutional Convention involved:
The number of houses to be created
Number of British citizens allowed in US
counting the number of slaves for the purpose of representation and taxation
Under the Constitution, how many senators does each state have?
2
4
8
A republic is a form of government in which
is ruled by a king
only wealthy people have rights
the people elect representatives to run the country
A people's way of life, including its language and belief is called
discrimination
stereotype
prejudice
culture
When the colonists refused to buy tea, and Ms. Buchanan refused to buy Starbucks, what were they doing?
Buyout
Boycotting
What is another name for taxes?
Necessities
Income
Tariffs
Columbus and Marco Polo sailed during:
The Age of Exploration
The Age of Westward Expansion
The Age of Industrialization
A diary is a
primary source
secondary source
data source
The country to the North of the United States is
Mexico
Canada
Spain
The country to the South of the United States is
Canada
Spain
Mexico
If I say the bus stop is on the corner near the gas station, I am giving you
directions
absolute location
relative location
If I give you longitude and latitude of a place, I am giving you
directions
absolute location
relative location
The Stamp Act was an example of taxation without
representation
need
fun
Who was the writer of the Declaration of Independence?
Peter Salem
Phyllis Wheatley
Thomas Jefferson
The name of the man chosen to lead the Continental Army was
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Thomas Paine
What period of American history came first?
Westward Movement
Industrial Movement
Birth of Nation
Colonization of America
