WorksheetsSocial Studies Summative EOY
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 16mins
The three regions of North Carolina are the following: (check 3)
Coastal Plains
Mountains
Piedmont
Flat Lands
One reason why groups of Native Americans often developed different cultures was that each group
adapted to their environment in different ways
wanted to be distinct from other groups
wanted to follow traditions
came to American from different regions of the worl
What was the main reason for the Native population to greatly decline during exploration and colonization?
Extreme periods of drought in North America
the migration of several culture groups into North America
starvation due to declining agriculture production in North America
the introduction of disease by Europeans coming to North America
An economic policy where the British took raw materials from the colonies & sold the colonies manufactured goods.
Capitalism
Barter system
Mercantilism
Columbian Exchange
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?
True
False
The Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan eventually lead to the Great Compromise which created
a Congress with proportional representation in the House of Representatives and the Senate
a Congress with equal representation in the House of Representatives and proportional representation in the Senate
a bicameral (2 house) Congress with proportional representation in the House of Representatives and equal representation in the Senate
a Congress with equal representation in the House of Representatives and the Senate
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?
Mexican Cession
Gold Rush
Manifest Destiny
Expansion
How were the colonies of Roanoke & Jamestown similar?
Most colonists died from diseases caught by Native Indians
The King refused to sign a charter for both
Both struggled with constant Spanish attacks
They struggled to survive due to the lack of supplies & conflicts with Native Indians
Patriots viewed King George III as a tyrant because he and parliament were not respecting the rights of American colonists.
True of False?
True
False
"No Taxation without Representation" referred to colonists
Sharing tax money with Native Americans
The formation of the Iroquois Confederacy
Unfair British tax policies toward colonists
The Treaty of Paris 1783
All of the following were disadvantages for American colonists during the American Revolution EXCEPT
Larger population
More money
They knew the land they were fighting on
Better trained soldiers
This encouraged people to move & settle out west
Homestead Act of 1830
Housing Act of 1840
Settlement Act of 1870
Proclamation Line 1763
The United States was interested in paying France for Louisiana because...
Americans wanted to expand settlement and trade in the west
Americans wanted to help France in their war against the British
Paying France would stop them from starting a war with the United States
This would pay back France for their help in the American Revolution
What did the Indian Removal Act of 183o required of Native Americans?
Native Americans had to sign a treaty to buy land
Any Native Americans east of the Mississippi River had to relocate & move west
Native Americans to the west had to trade with new settlers
Native Americans were required to work for new setllers
Slavery expanded in the South rather than in the North due to what?
The South was focused more on manufacturing & industrial jobs than agriculture.
Geographic conditions in the South led to the development of large plantations.
Northern states were more focused on establishing new colonies
The Constitution contained a clause that outlawed slavery in the North.
Secede refers to
join
withdraw/leave
add territory
give up territory
After this event occurred the secession of southern states form the Union immediately began. This would soon begin the Civil War.
the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act
John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry
the election of Abraham Lincoln
the Supreme Court decision in the Dred Scott case
How did Eli Whitney's invention of the cotton gin change society in the United States?
It led to the Industrial Revolution
It decrease the production of cotton & demand for slaves
It ended slavery in the South
It increased the production of cotton & demand for slaves
All the following denied civil rights to African-Americans EXCEPT
Black Codes
Ku Klux Klan
Sharecropping
Voting Rights Act of 1865
The 13th, 14th and 15th amendments are known as the Reconstruction amendments because they aimed to help
government organization
the economy
Checks & Balances
Civil Rights of African Americans
A government in which the people rule. A broad range of Americans share in the power to govern themselves refers to
Federalism
Popular Sovereignty
Progressivism
Capitalism
The balancing of power and checking of one branch by another refers to
Popular Sovereignty
Checks and Balances
Limited Government
Federalism
Which of the following is a political effect of The Great Depression?
States governments showed more strength by taking action on their own banks
The federal government showed more strength by creating solutions for economic problems
State governments showed more strength by providing jobs for the unemployed
the federal government began making banks investments illegal
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?
1st
2nd
5th
8th
The purpose of the Sherman Antitrust Act was to break up monopolies and allow a competitive market. Competition is good.
True or False
True
False
Why did millions of immigrants choose to settle in cities?
It was easy to find land and begin farming
They had no choice
It was easy to find work due to the amount of factories
They were familiar with living in cities already
Seeking to end child labor, improve working conditions, safety and minimum wage were led by
Progressive Movement
Suffrage Movement
Temperance Movement
Populist Movement
A period of achievement by African-American writers and artists like Louis Armstrong and Langston Hughes refers to the...
Great Migration
Sharecropping
Reconstruction
Harlem Renaissance
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.
The New Deal
The Square Deal
The 14 Points
The Treaty of Versailles
The Allies fought to reclaim large amounts of Europe and east Asia from Facist control.
Is this a true military strategy of the Allies?
True
False
What was the event that led the United States into World War II?
Germany's Invasion of Poland
Japan's bombing of Pearl Harbor
Nazi Germany's mass extermination of the Jewish People
The invasion & occupation of France
