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Social Studies Summative EOY

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The three regions of North Carolina are the following: (check 3)

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

Mountains

c)

Piedmont

d)

Flat Lands

2.

One reason why groups of Native Americans often developed different cultures was that each group

a)

adapted to their environment in different ways

b)

wanted to be distinct from other groups

c)

wanted to follow traditions

d)

came to American from different regions of the worl

3.

What was the main reason for the Native population to greatly decline during exploration and colonization?

a)

Extreme periods of drought in North America

b)

the migration of several culture groups into North America

c)

starvation due to declining agriculture production in North America

d)

the introduction of disease by Europeans coming to North America

4.

An economic policy where the British took raw materials from the colonies & sold the colonies manufactured goods.

a)

Capitalism

b)

Barter system

c)

Mercantilism

d)

Columbian Exchange

5.

The Declaration of Independence was created by colonists to explain why people should have a government that protects the rights of its citizens.

True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan eventually lead to the Great Compromise which created

a)

a Congress with proportional representation in the House of Representatives and the Senate

b)

a Congress with equal representation in the House of Representatives and proportional representation in the Senate

c)

a bicameral (2 house) Congress with proportional representation in the House of Representatives and equal representation in the Senate

d)

a Congress with equal representation in the House of Representatives and the Senate

7.

In the early 1800s Americans believed that it was their "divine right for European Americans to own all the land between the Atlantic and the Pacific". This refers to what?

a)

Mexican Cession

b)

Gold Rush

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

Expansion

8.

How were the colonies of Roanoke & Jamestown similar?

a)

Most colonists died from diseases caught by Native Indians

b)

The King refused to sign a charter for both

c)

Both struggled with constant Spanish attacks

d)

They struggled to survive due to the lack of supplies & conflicts with Native Indians

9.

Patriots viewed King George III as a tyrant because he and parliament were not respecting the rights of American colonists.

True of False?

a)

True

b)

False

10.

"No Taxation without Representation" referred to colonists

a)

Sharing tax money with Native Americans

b)

The formation of the Iroquois Confederacy

c)

Unfair British tax policies toward colonists

d)

The Treaty of Paris 1783

11.

All of the following were disadvantages for American colonists during the American Revolution EXCEPT

a)

Larger population

b)

More money

c)

They knew the land they were fighting on

d)

Better trained soldiers

12.

This encouraged people to move & settle out west

a)

Homestead Act of 1830

b)

Housing Act of 1840

c)

Settlement Act of 1870

d)

Proclamation Line 1763

13.

The United States was interested in paying France for Louisiana because...

a)

Americans wanted to expand settlement and trade in the west

b)

Americans wanted to help France in their war against the British

c)

Paying France would stop them from starting a war with the United States

d)

This would pay back France for their help in the American Revolution

14.

What did the Indian Removal Act of 183o required of Native Americans?

a)

Native Americans had to sign a treaty to buy land

b)

Any Native Americans east of the Mississippi River had to relocate & move west

c)

Native Americans to the west had to trade with new settlers

d)

Native Americans were required to work for new setllers

15.

Slavery expanded in the South rather than in the North due to what?

a)

The South was focused more on manufacturing & industrial jobs than agriculture.

b)

Geographic conditions in the South led to the development of large plantations.

c)

Northern states were more focused on establishing new colonies

d)

The Constitution contained a clause that outlawed slavery in the North.

16.

Secede refers to

a)

join

b)

withdraw/leave

c)

add territory

d)

give up territory

17.

After this event occurred the secession of southern states form the Union immediately began. This would soon begin the Civil War.

a)

the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act

b)

John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry

c)

the election of Abraham Lincoln

d)

the Supreme Court decision in the Dred Scott case

18.

How did Eli Whitney's invention of the cotton gin change society in the United States?

a)

It led to the Industrial Revolution

b)

It decrease the production of cotton & demand for slaves

c)

It ended slavery in the South

d)

It increased the production of cotton & demand for slaves

19.

All the following denied civil rights to African-Americans EXCEPT

a)

Black Codes

b)

Ku Klux Klan

c)

Sharecropping

d)

Voting Rights Act of 1865

20.

The 13th, 14th and 15th amendments are known as the Reconstruction amendments because they aimed to help

a)

government organization

b)

the economy

c)

Checks & Balances

d)

Civil Rights of African Americans

21.

A government in which the people rule. A broad range of Americans share in the power to govern themselves refers to

a)

Federalism

b)

Popular Sovereignty

c)

Progressivism

d)

Capitalism

22.

The balancing of power and checking of one branch by another refers to

a)

Popular Sovereignty

b)

Checks and Balances

c)

Limited Government

d)

Federalism

23.

Which of the following is a political effect of The Great Depression?

a)

States governments showed more strength by taking action on their own banks

b)

The federal government showed more strength by creating solutions for economic problems

c)

State governments showed more strength by providing jobs for the unemployed

d)

the federal government began making banks investments illegal

24.

Many settlers of the original 13 colonies experienced religious discrimination in their native country. What amendment in the Bill of Rights was created to protect religious freedom?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

5th

d)

8th

25.

The purpose of the Sherman Antitrust Act was to break up monopolies and allow a competitive market. Competition is good.

True or False

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Why did millions of immigrants choose to settle in cities?

a)

It was easy to find land and begin farming

b)

They had no choice

c)

It was easy to find work due to the amount of factories

d)

They were familiar with living in cities already

27.

Seeking to end child labor, improve working conditions, safety and minimum wage were led by

a)

Progressive Movement

b)

Suffrage Movement

c)

Temperance Movement

d)

Populist Movement

28.

A period of achievement by African-American writers and artists like Louis Armstrong and Langston Hughes refers to the...

a)

Great Migration

b)

Sharecropping

c)

Reconstruction

d)

Harlem Renaissance

29.

A group of government programs created by President Franklin Roosevelt that aimed to tackle the unemployment rate, closure of businesses and other economic issues of the US.

a)

The New Deal

b)

The Square Deal

c)

The 14 Points

d)

The Treaty of Versailles

30.

The Allies fought to reclaim large amounts of Europe and east Asia from Facist control.

Is this a true military strategy of the Allies?

a)

True

b)

False

31.

What was the event that led the United States into World War II?

a)

Germany's Invasion of Poland

b)

Japan's bombing of Pearl Harbor

c)

Nazi Germany's mass extermination of the Jewish People

d)

The invasion & occupation of France