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U.S. History Review

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which ocean borders the east coast of the United States and Canada?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

2.

Which major U.S. River borders Texas from Mexico?

a)

Colorado

b)

Amazon

c)

Rio Grande

d)

Nile

3.
Which branch of government is responsible for enforcing laws? 
a)
Executive
b)
Judicial
c)
Legislative
4.
Which branch makes the laws and includes Congress?
a)
Executive Branch
b)
Legislative Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
d)
Constitiutional Branch
5.
Which branch interprets the laws and includes the Supreme Court?
a)
Executive Brnach 
b)
Legislative Branch
c)
 Judicial Branch
d)
Constitutional Branch
6.

How did European colonization change life for Native Americans in North America?

a)

Native Americans began working in factories.

b)

Use of slave labor decreased

c)

The Native Americans were not adapt to the New World diseases

d)

Native Americans were pushed off their lands.

7.

Which ocean borders the west coast of the United States and Canada?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Southern Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

8.
Which amendment gives you the right to keep weapons or arms?
a)
First Amendment
b)
Second Amendment
c)
Third Amendment
d)
Fourth Amendment
9.

Which of the following is ture about the Civil War? How long did the war last?

a)

6 months

b)

2 years

c)

4 years

d)

10 years

10.
What were the three G's that motivated most people to come to the "new world"?
a)
Gold, God, and Glory
b)
Gifts, Gadgets, and Generosity
c)
Gratitude, Guidance, and Goodwill
d)
Goodness, Grace, and Growth
11.
What continent is Mexico a part of?
a)
Australia
b)
South America
c)
Europe
d)
North America
12.

Colonize means to

a)

build settlements

b)

develop a constitution

c)

send to another country

d)

connected in one block

13.

North America is _________ or Contiguous. This means it's

a)

connected in one block

b)

building a place

c)

easily spread

d)

formal change to a law

14.

To Colonize and build settlements is .....

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.
a war between opposing groups of citizens from the same country
a)
The Civil War
b)
Constitution
c)
The Silver War
d)
civil war
16.
The War between the Union and Confederacy was from
a)
1800-1865
b)
1861-1865
c)
1860-1866
d)
1961-1965
17.

What are the three largest countries in North America?

a)

The United States, Canada, and Mexico

b)

The United States, Canada, and Greenland

c)

Greenland, Iceland, and Canada.

d)

The United States, Iceland, and Alaska.

18.

A person who worked to end slavery

a)

emancipation

b)

turning points

c)

democratic

d)

abolitionist

19.

leave, not be part of the United States

a)

emancipation

b)

turning points

c)

democratic

d)

secede

20.

Do you want to build a ...

a)

snowman

b)

snow angel

c)

skiing

d)

ice skating

21.

During Hanukkah you...

a)

light candles on a menorah.

b)

put presents under a tree.

c)

count down to the new year.

d)

watch TV.

22.

Which two items are often placed on top of a Christmas tree:

a)

a) A flower

b)

b) A star

c)

c) A present

d)

d) An angel