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Worksheets2021 Year-End Review USI
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 51mins
What river is the border between the United States and Mexico?
Missouri
Gulf of Mexico
Rio Grande
Mississippi
Varying elevations, isolated mountain ranges and Death Valley
Basin and Range
Coastal Plains
Coastal Range
Rocky Mountains
Which region is located along the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico with broad lowlands providing many excellent harbors?
Interior Lowlands
Great Plains
Coastal Plains
Canadian Shield
These resources are goods produced and used to make other goods and services.
Capital Resources
Natural Resources
Human Resources
_________________________ is one of the oldest archaeological sites in North America.
Jamestown
Yorktown
Cactus Hill
Plymouth
Which tribe lived in the area shaded in grey on the map?
Inuit
Pueblo
Kwakiutl
Lakota
Which tribe lived in the area shaded in grey on the map?
Pueblo
Iroquois
Kwakiutl
Lakota
Which tribe lived in desert areas bordering cliffs and mountains?
Kwakiutl
Iroquois
Inuit
Pueblo
Who explored the area indicated by the number 2 for Spain?
Coronado
Champlain
Cabot
La Salle
Robert La Salle claimed the Mississippi River Valley for —
Portugal
France
Spain
England
Which of these were things that motivated Europeans to send explorers to North America? (choose 3)
Economic - Finding gold, natural resources, and trade routes.
Religious - spreading Christianity
Political Power - Building the biggest most powerful empire.
Disease and starvation
Which of these were obstacles that made exploring difficult for Europeans? (choose 4)
Disease and starvation
Poor maps and navigational tools
Fear of the Unknown
Lack of adequate supplies
Finding better trade routes
These people specialized in making one product REALLY well like barrels, furniture, swords, candles, etc.
Artisans
Farmers
Women
Indentured Servants
Which colony was established as an economic venture by the Virginia Company of London in 1607? It was also the first permanent English settlement.
Georgia
Roanoke Island
Pennsylvania
Jamestown
Commander of the Continental Army
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Patrick Henry
Crispus Attucks
What date matches the approval of the Declaration of Independence?
July 2, 1776
July 4, 1777
August 2, 1776
July 4, 1776
The Articles of Confederation provided for no common _____.
government
taxes
currency
constitution
Under which president was the Louisiana Territory purchased from France?
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
James Monroe
Under which president did the Monroe Doctrine warn European Nations to not interfere in the Western Hemisphere?
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
James Monroe
Bill of Rights:
This document established the powers of the new national government during the American Revolution.
This document created a government based on power shared between the national and state governments
The first ten amendments to US Constitution, which is a list of fundamental rights and liberties
each branch of government are limited by the powers given to another branch of government
Which invention allowed people and goods to travel against the strong river currents?
the steam engine
the steam locomotive
the steam gin
the steamboat
Which abolitionist led hundreds of slaves to freedom along the Underground Railroad?
Frederick Douglass
Sojourner Truth
Harriet Tubman
William Lloyd Garrison
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Which abolitionist wrote the North Star Newspaper and worked for rights for African Americans and women to better their lives?
Frederick Douglass
Sojourner Truth
Harriet Tubman
William Lloyd Garrison
Susan B. Anthony
Who was a leader of the Women's Suffrage Movement?
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Sojourner Truth
Harriet Tubman
Susan B. Anthony
Which abolitionist wrote the Liberator Newspaper and worked for the immediate emancipation of all enslaved African Americans?
Frederick Douglass
Sojourner Truth
Harriet Tubman
William Lloyd Garrison
Susan B. Anthony
The Louisiana Purchase ______________ the size of the US.
Doubled
Tripled
Quadrupled
Quintupled
Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Purchase from...
Great Britain
Spain
Mexico
France
Was the Underground Railroad an actual railroad that was underground?
Yes
No
Which territory was added after being an Independent Republic?
Texas
Oregon
Florida
California
___ is idea that westward expansion to the Pacific Ocean was good for the country and was the right of the country?
Manifest destiny
Monroe Doctrine
Great Awakening
Louisiana Purchase
Who was the President of the Union during the Civil War?
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee
He stold a Confederate war ship and delivered it to the Union Navy, which he then joined.
Robert E. Lee
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
Robert Smalls
Ulysses S. Grant
Who wrote the Gettysburg Address that said the Civil War was to preserve a government “of the people, by the people, for the people”?
Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
Jefferson Davis
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
The largest ocean is ______.
Arctic
Pacific
The Portuguese traded metals, cloth, & other manufactured goods to West African empires for ________.
gold
salt
spices
pottery
The branches of government are:
Legislative Branch
Presidential Branch
Judicial Branch
Executive Branch
Which invention increased the need for slave labor?
reaper
cotton gin
steam engine
steel plow
Which abolitionist wrote the North Star Newspaper and worked for rights for African Americans and women to better their lives?
Frederick Douglass
Sojourner Truth
Harriet Tubman
William Lloyd Garrison
Susan B. Anthony
Which abolitionist wrote the Liberator Newspaper and worked for the immediate emancipation of all enslaved African Americans?
Frederick Douglass
Sojourner Truth
Harriet Tubman
William Lloyd Garrison
Susan B. Anthony
____ was a former enslaved African American, and was a nationally known advocate for equality and justice.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Sojourner Truth
Harriet Tubman
Susan B. Anthony
Frederick Douglass
Who was a leader of the Women's Suffrage Movement?
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Sojourner Truth
Harriet Tubman
Susan B. Anthony
At the end of the Civil War, Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at --
Appomattox Courthouse
Charles City Courthouse
Richmond Capitol building
Washington, D.C.
This man convinced Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation and allow African-Americans to serve in the Union Army?
Frederick Douglass
Susan B. Anthony
Jefferson Davis
Ulysses S. Grant
______ ______ was president of the Confederate States of America
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
Robert E. Lee
Stonewall Jackson
This battle is where the North gained control of the Mississippi River --
Battle of Appomattox
Battle of Vicksburg
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Wounded Knee
Turning point of the Civil War was at --
Gettysburg
Vicksburg
Antietam
Yorktown
Who was the leader of the Union Army who finally defeated Robert E. Lee?
Frederick Douglass
Ulysses S. Grant
Abraham Lincoln
Clara Barton
This Union plan crippled the Southern economy (AKA "The Anaconda Plan)?
blowing up railroads
blockade of Southern ports
Battle of Gettysburg
Fort Sumter
