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WorksheetsHistory final of How Our Nation Grew
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 2hrs 15mins
Who fought in the War for Independence?
George Washington
General Eisnehower
Marshal Foch
General Lee
Who was George Washington and the frontiersmen fighting in the War for Independence?
British
French
Dutch
German
What is a Capital?
City where government is carried on.
Building where laws are made.
What is a "Cabinet" in the Government?
a desk
a group of men who help the President.
What is the Capital City of United States?
Washington, DC
Lincoln, NE
Phoenix, AZ
Santa Fe, NM
What are the Legislative sections of the Government?
Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
Supreme Court
What are the Executive sections of the Government?
President
Vice President
Cabinet
Senate
What are the Judicial Sections of the Government called?
Supreme Court
Other Federal Courts
Cabinet
Senate
What is Congress?
A newspaper
men who make laws for the people of all the States
A building
A rule book
What is that part of the Constitution called which lists our freedoms?
Bill of Rights
Congress
Senate
What was the beginning of the Civil War?
Confederate Army fired on Fort Sumter
Battle of Gettysburg
Emancipation Proclamation
Sherman took Atlanta
How many States Ceded from the Union in the Civil War?
10
13
9
11
Who was the Confederate General in the Civil War?
General Lee
General Grant
General Sherman
What was the capital of the Confederate States during the Civil War?
Richmond, Virginia
Washington, DC
Which States were the ones who ceded from the Union and joined the Confederacy?
Texas
Louisianna
Mississippi
Georgia
Ohio
Which of these States joined the Confederate States?
Virginia
Tennessee
Florida
Pennsylvania
New York
What were major battles of the Civil War?
Battle of Gettysburg
Capture of Vicksburg
Atlanta destroyed by Sherman
Pearl Harbor bombed
Which Countries were known as the Allies in World War I?
England and France
Italy and Russia
Japan
Germany
Bulgaria
Why did Americans declare War and to go to fight World War I?
The Germans sunk 5 of our ships with their submarines
Everyone else was fighting
The Germans bombed Pearl Harbor
The Confederates fired on fort Sumter
Which side were we on in World War I
Allies
Central Powers
In the Great Depression:
stock market crashed
people lost their jobs
Social Security was started
What started World War II?
Hitler attacked Poland
Hitler attacked England
England attacked France
America attacked Japan
Who were the Axis powers in World War II? (Make sure you get all of them!)
Italy
Germany
Japan
Russia
England
Why did America enter World War II?
Because of the attack on Pearl Harbor
Because the Germans were bombing submarines
Because England asked for help
Because Americans knew it was the right thing to do
America joined the:
Allies
Axis
Who dropped the atom bomb that ended the war? Who did they drop it on?
America dropped the atom bomb on Japan
England dropped the atom bomb on Germany
Germany dropped the atom bomb on England
Japan dropped the atom bomb on America
Who won World War II?
England, America, France - the Allies
Germany, Italy, Japan - the Axis
