WorksheetsBasic US History
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Who was the first US President?
Lincoln
Franklin
Jefferson
Washington
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Adams
Jefferson
Washington
Clinton
What country did the US gain their independence from?
Britain
France
Spain
Mexico
What is NOT one of the 3 Branches of the US Government?
Legislative
Judicial
Religious
Executive
What guarantees your basic civil liberties?
Declaration of Independence
The Constitution
Articles of Confederation
The Bill of Rights
The economy of the northern colonies relied on
slavery
banking
plantations
industry
Plantations and slave labor were most commonly found in the
Northern colonies
Middle colonies
Southern Colonies
Wild West
What is the term that describes the trade of slaves, sugar and rum between the colonies, Africa and the Caribbean Islands?
International Trade
Triangle Trade
Fur Trade
Tea Trade
What led to the war with Mexico?
rights to the Colorado river
desire to control Baja
the Gold Rush
Manifest Destiny
What is NOT a reason that the South seceded from the Union?
struggle over slavery
economics
disputes over Supreme Court decisions
states rights
Who was the President during the Civil War?
Johnson
Lincoln
Washington
Lee
What was the name of the forced removal of Native Americans?
Trail of Tears
Iwo Jima
The Freedom Trail
The Underground Railroad
What was NOT a strategy used by abolitionists?
Helped run the Underground Railroad
Encouraged slave uprisings
Wrote books, petitioned Congress & ran for political offices
supported the fugitive slave law
Which of the following things are NOT associated with the the KKK?
Multiculturalism
White supremacy
Intimidation & violence
Nativism
Who won the Civil War?
The Confederacy (South)
The Homesteaders (West)
The Secessionists
The Union (North/Federalists)
