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WorksheetsSocial Studies Final - 2020
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 58mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In what year was Jamestown settled?
a)
1492
b)
1607
c)
1776
d)
2007
2.
The Puritans wanted to “purify” the church?
a)
False
b)
True
3.
Which group wanted to break apart from the Church of England?
a)
Puritans
b)
Catholics
c)
Separatists
d)
None are correct
4.
People who lived in the New England colonies most likely had which of the following jobs?
a)
Farmin
b)
Raising livestock
c)
Ship building and fishing
5.
Which colonists were farmers and plantation owners who grew cotton and tobacco?
a)
New England
b)
Southern
c)
Mid-Atlantic
6.
Where was the Second Continental Congress held at?
a)
Virginia
b)
Massachusetts
c)
Philadelphia
d)
New York
7.
According to the Declaration of Independence, where does the government get its power?
a)
Executive Branch
b)
The People
c)
Legislative Branch
d)
Judicial Branch
8.
What were the natural rights that John Locke advocated?
a)
life, freedom, privacy
b)
life, liberty, property
c)
freewill, independence, privacy
d)
life, liberty, pursuit of happiness
9.
What does "boycott" mean?
a)
to refuse to buy goods or services from someone
b)
to pay taxes
c)
to sell things to other coutries
d)
to feel everything is good
10.
According to the Declaration of Independence, what truth was "self-evident"?
a)
All men are created equal
b)
Rights are given by good kings
c)
Government exists to protect us from ourselves
d)
Only a democracy can protect our rights
11.
The List of Grievances were the part of the Declaration that
a)
detailed the colonists' complaints with King George.
b)
listed a man's natural rights.
c)
introduced the Declaration.
d)
concluded the Declaration, declaring America a free country.
12.
What are our natural rights according to Jefferson? (He got the idea from John Locke, but he changed the last right.)
a)
Freedom of speech, religion, and press
b)
Life, liberty, and property
c)
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
d)
Voting, rebelling, and health
13.
This was when the colonists declared independence from Great Britain
a)
July 4, 1776
b)
August 4, 1776
c)
July 4, 1976
d)
August 4, 1976
14.
The right to vote:
a)
Republicanism
b)
Sufferage
c)
Democracy
d)
Votage
15.
To break away from, or withdraw from something
a)
Abolish
b)
Secede
c)
Repeal
d)
Compromise
16.
Which of the following is NOT a branch of the government?
a)
Legislative
b)
Judicial
c)
Executive
d)
Constitutional
17.
The _______ is the opening paragraph of the Constitution.
a)
Article 1
b)
Preamble
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
Prelude
18.
Which branch executes the laws?
a)
Executive
b)
Judicial
c)
Appellate
d)
Legislative
19.
Which branch interprets the laws?
a)
Executive
b)
Judicial
c)
Appellate
d)
Legislative
20.
Which branch makes the laws?
a)
Executive
b)
Judicial
c)
Appellate
d)
Legislative
21.
Which branch of the government maintains a cabinet of advisors, who run the 15 executive departments?
a)
Executive
b)
Legislative
c)
Judicial
22.
Which group remains in power until they retire, die, or are removed for bad behavior?
a)
House of Representatives
b)
Supreme Court
c)
Senate
23.
The Monroe Doctrine -
a)
Stated that European countries could NOT continue to colonize in North and South America
b)
Stated that the US would NOT continue to trade with France or Britain
c)
Stated that it was ILLEGAL for the US to form alliances
d)
Stated that European countries were welcome to colonize in North & South America
24.
Which future president became a legendary war hero in the Battle of New Orleans?
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
James Monroe
c)
Andrew Johnson
d)
James K. Polk
25.
In his Farewell Address, George Washington warned against 2 things. What were they?
a)
political parties and native americans
b)
permanent alliances & native americans
c)
political parties and permanent alliances
d)
native americans and the national bank
26.
loyalty to a region
a)
John C. Calhoun
b)
sectionalism
c)
federal projects
d)
disarmament
27.
Large farms, called ___________________, were spread throughout the Southern colonies.
a)
Trade centers
b)
Plantations
c)
Settlements
d)
industrial centers
28.
A product sent to another country and sold.
a)
Export
b)
Industry
c)
Import
29.
A product brought into one country from another.
a)
Industry
b)
Import
c)
Export
30.
An official paper from the king of England giving permission to start a colony is called what?
a)
charter
b)
consent
c)
frontier
d)
contract
31.
Why did King George III begin taxing the colonists?
a)
He didn't like them
b)
He was selfish
c)
England needed money to pay debts from the French and Indian War
d)
The colonists had extra money
32.
What was the nickname given to the first shot at Lexington?
a)
The beginning of the war
b)
The shot heard around the world
c)
The shot heard by all
d)
That shot that started it all
33.
The Constitution replaced the ______ as the governing document of the country.
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Emancipation Proclamation
d)
Articles of Confederation
34.
What was James Madison nicknamed?
a)
Father of the Constitution
b)
The Greatest President
c)
War Catalyzer
d)
Father of the Bill of Rights
35.
What is an abolitionist?
a)
Someone who wants to abolish or end slavery.
b)
Someone who wants to end voting for slaves.
c)
Someone who doesn't want to work with slaves.
d)
Someone who wants to never wear jeans.
36.
What was the effect of the cotton gin on slavery in the South?
a)
It reduced the need for slaves on plantations.
b)
It made slavery more important to the South.
c)
It helped improve the slaves' work conditions.
d)
It had no significant effect on slaves or slavery.
37.
What year was the Louisiana Purchase bought
a)
1878
b)
1703
c)
1803
d)
1776
38.
Citizens could be jailed or fined for helping runaway slaves because of the
a)
Fugitive Slave Act
b)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
c)
Democrat Party
d)
Election of 1852
39.
Which act of Congress added a slave and free state and outlawed slavery in new states North of 36"30' in the Louisiana Territory?
a)
Compromise of 1850
b)
Missouri Compromise
c)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
d)
Wilmot Proviso
40.
Why did the South oppose adding new free states like California to the Union?
a)
they believed this could result in the abolition of slavery
b)
they believed this could result in the expansion of slavery
c)
they believed this could result in the break-up of the Union
d)
they believed this would cause an imbalance in power between slave and free states in Congress
41.
To put an end to something wrong of immoral. To make an existing situation better by helping certain groups of people.
a)
Reform
b)
Reshape
c)
Remould
d)
Rebound
42.
This law allowed "popular sovereignty" in several U.S. territories
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Compromise of 1850
c)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
43.
1857 ruling declared slaves are property and not citizens and it nullified the Missouri Compromise.
a)
Dred Scott v Sandford
b)
McCulloch v Maryland
c)
Emancipation Proclamation
d)
Worcester v Georgia
44.
Who won the Election of 1860?
a)
Bell
b)
Breckenridge
c)
Douglas
d)
Lincoln
45.
This battle was enough of a victory for Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Antietam
c)
Fort Sumter
d)
Vicksburg
46.
This battle was the first of the Civil War
a)
Antietam
b)
Fort Sumter
c)
Gettysburg
d)
Appomattox
47.
The Civil War was mainly fought over this devisive issue
a)
Cotton profits
b)
tariffs
c)
slavery
d)
Lincoln's hipster beard
48.
The Union General at Shiloh, graduated last in his class from West Point.
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
Robert Gould Shaw
c)
Nathan Bedford Forrest
d)
Dan Sickles
49.
If the Union was able to take Vicksburg, what river would they have complete control of?
a)
Mississippi River
b)
Tennessee River
c)
Cumberland River
d)
James River
50.
General Sherman's path of destruction was known as...
a)
The March to the Sea
b)
The Path to Success
c)
The Traveling Soliders
d)
The Union March
51.
The place where Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to General Ulysses S. Grant.
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Sherman's March to Sea
c)
Appomattox Court House
d)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
52.
Deadliest war in United States history
a)
Civil War
b)
World War II
c)
World War I
d)
Vietnam War
53.
Who Was John Brown?
a)
An avid abolitionist
b)
President of the United States of America
c)
A rich slave owner
d)
A southern democrat
54.
President of the U.S. during the Civil War who issued the Emancipation Proclamation which freed slaves in the states that seceded.
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Abraham Lincoln
55.
The 1st and only President of the Confederacy during the Civil War.
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Jefferson Davis
56.
The single bloodiest DAY in the Civil War took place here:
a)
Appomatox
b)
Bull Run
c)
Antietam
d)
Gettysburg
57.
The Confederate army...
a)
represented the northern army and wore grey
b)
represented the southern army and wore grey
c)
represented the northern army and wore blue
d)
represented the southern army and wore blue
58.
The Union army ...
a)
represented the northern states and wore grey
b)
represented the southern states and wore grey
c)
represented the northern states and wore blue
d)
represented the southern states and wore grey
59.
What was the MAIN point of Lincoln's first inaugural address?
a)
Abolish slavery throughout the US
b)
Preserve the union and stay together as the US
c)
Strike back at confederate rebel states
d)
Appoint a new general of the Union Army
60.
MODEL USED FOR FUTURE ACTION (set an example) BY OFFICIALS IN GOVERNMENT IS KNOWN AS ?
a)
PRECEDENT
b)
TRADITION
c)
NOTEWORTHY
d)
INFAMOUS
61.
What allowed President Adams to imprison aliens and deport-send out of the country-those thought to be dangerous?
a)
XYZ Affair
b)
Jay's Treaty
c)
Alien and Sedition Act
d)
Whiskey Rebellion
62.
What does it mean to capture soldiers from their boats? (sailors)
a)
Impressment
b)
Embargo
c)
Popular Sovereignty
63.
The Era of Good Feelings, which followed the War of 1812, was characterized by-
a)
Increased cooperation between the United States and Native Americans
b)
The rise of the Federalist Party as a major political force
c)
Increased nationalism and patriotism in the United States
d)
An increase in the number of political parties
64.
Why did Francis Scott Key write "The Star-Spangled Banner"?
a)
to show that the US would win the War of 1812
b)
Because he was inspired but what happened at Ft. McHenry
c)
He was really bored on that prison ship
d)
to show our alliance with Latin America
65.
What is the power of judicial review?
a)
The power to appeal a court decision
b)
The power to declare a law unconstitutiona
c)
The power to reverse an election
d)
the power to try a case a second time
66.
Who was John Adams's vice president?
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
John Quincy Adams
d)
Abigail Adams
67.
What is the meaning of taxation without representation?
a)
When people are taxed, but they have no say in the government
b)
When people are taxed twice on the same item
c)
When some people get taxed and others don't
d)
When people in the Colonies are taxed, but no one in England is
68.
Each branch can check the power of the other two to make sure that no one branch has too much power.
a)
checks and balances
b)
popular soveriegnty
c)
republicanism
d)
separation of powers
69.
The separation of Powers set up which 3 branches of government?
a)
Judicial, Executive and Legislative
b)
Earth, Wind & Fire
c)
The Army, Navy & Marines
d)
Police, FBI & CIA
70.
What is the main function of the Supreme Court?
a)
Enforce Laws
b)
Write Laws
c)
Interpret Laws
d)
None
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