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2021 Year-End Review USI

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What river is the border between the United States and Mexico?

a)

Missouri

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Rio Grande

d)

Mississippi

2.
Which Region has flat grassy lands?
a)
Great Plains
b)
Interior Lowlands
c)
Appalachian Highlands
d)
Rocky Mountain
3.
What region is this?
a)
Canadian Shield
b)
Great Plains
c)
Basin and Range
d)
Coastal Plains
4.

Varying elevations, isolated mountain ranges and Death Valley

a)

Basin and Range

b)

Coastal Plains

c)

Coastal Range

d)

Rocky Mountains

5.

Which region is located along the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico with broad lowlands providing many excellent harbors?

a)

Interior Lowlands

b)

Great Plains

c)

Coastal Plains

d)

Canadian Shield

6.

These resources are goods produced and used to make other goods and services.

a)

Capital Resources

b)

Natural Resources

c)

Human Resources

7.

_________________________ is one of the oldest archaeological sites in North America.

a)

Jamestown

b)

Yorktown

c)

Cactus Hill

d)

Plymouth

8.

Which tribe lived in the area shaded in grey on the map?

a)

Inuit

b)

Pueblo

c)

Kwakiutl

d)

Lakota

9.

Which tribe lived in the area shaded in grey on the map?

a)

Pueblo

b)

Iroquois

c)

Kwakiutl

d)

Lakota

10.

Which tribe lived in desert areas bordering cliffs and mountains?

a)

Kwakiutl

b)

Iroquois

c)

Inuit

d)

Pueblo

11.

Who explored the area indicated by the number 2 for Spain?

a)

Coronado

b)

Champlain

c)

Cabot

d)

La Salle

12.

Robert La Salle claimed the Mississippi River Valley for —

a)

Portugal

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

England

13.

Which of these were things that motivated Europeans to send explorers to North America? (choose 3)

a)

Economic - Finding gold, natural resources, and trade routes.

b)

Religious - spreading Christianity

c)

Political Power - Building the biggest most powerful empire.

d)

Disease and starvation

14.

Which of these were obstacles that made exploring difficult for Europeans? (choose 4)

a)

Disease and starvation

b)

Poor maps and navigational tools

c)

Fear of the Unknown

d)

Lack of adequate supplies

e)

Finding better trade routes

15.
Which colony was the Lost Colony?
a)
Roanoke Island
b)
Jamestown
c)
Plymouth
16.

These people specialized in making one product REALLY well like barrels, furniture, swords, candles, etc.

a)

Artisans

b)

Farmers

c)

Women

d)

Indentured Servants

17.

Which colony was established as an economic venture by the Virginia Company of London in 1607? It was also the first permanent English settlement.

a)

Georgia

b)

Roanoke Island

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

Jamestown

18.
Which colonial region was characterized by cold winters, rocky soil, and a church?
a)
New England
b)
Mid-Atlantic
c)
Southern
19.
Which colony did their business in counties?
a)
New England
b)
Mid-Atlantic
c)
Southern
20.
Who was the major author of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
John Adams
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
George Washington
21.
Which battle ended the war?
a)
Battle of Yorktown
b)
Battle of Bunker Hill
c)
Battle of Saratoga
d)
Battle of Gettysburg
22.

Commander of the Continental Army

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Patrick Henry

d)

Crispus Attucks

23.

What date matches the approval of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

July 2, 1776

b)

July 4, 1777

c)

August 2, 1776

d)

July 4, 1776

24.

The Articles of Confederation provided for no common _____.

a)

government

b)

taxes

c)

currency

d)

constitution

25.

Under which president was the Louisiana Territory purchased from France?

a)

George Washington

b)

John Adams

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

James Madison

e)

James Monroe

26.

Under which president did the Monroe Doctrine warn European Nations to not interfere in the Western Hemisphere?

a)

George Washington

b)

John Adams

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

James Madison

e)

James Monroe

27.

Bill of Rights:

a)

This document established the powers of the new national government during the American Revolution.

b)

This document created a government based on power shared between the national and state governments

c)

The first ten amendments to US Constitution, which is a list of fundamental rights and liberties

d)

each branch of government are limited by the powers given to another branch of government

28.

Which invention allowed people and goods to travel against the strong river currents?

a)

the steam engine

b)

the steam locomotive

c)

the steam gin

d)

the steamboat

29.

Which abolitionist led hundreds of slaves to freedom along the Underground Railroad?

a)

Frederick Douglass

b)

Sojourner Truth

c)

Harriet Tubman

d)

William Lloyd Garrison

e)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

30.

Which abolitionist wrote the North Star Newspaper and worked for rights for African Americans and women to better their lives?

a)

Frederick Douglass

b)

Sojourner Truth

c)

Harriet Tubman

d)

William Lloyd Garrison

e)

Susan B. Anthony

31.

Who was a leader of the Women's Suffrage Movement?

a)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

b)

Sojourner Truth

c)

Harriet Tubman

d)

Susan B. Anthony

32.

Which abolitionist wrote the Liberator Newspaper and worked for the immediate emancipation of all enslaved African Americans?

a)

Frederick Douglass

b)

Sojourner Truth

c)

Harriet Tubman

d)

William Lloyd Garrison

e)

Susan B. Anthony

33.

The Louisiana Purchase ______________ the size of the US.

a)

Doubled

b)

Tripled

c)

Quadrupled

d)

Quintupled

34.

Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Purchase from...

a)

Great Britain

b)

Spain

c)

Mexico

d)

France

35.

Was the Underground Railroad an actual railroad that was underground?

a)

Yes

b)

No

36.

Which territory was added after being an Independent Republic?

a)

Texas

b)

Oregon

c)

Florida

d)

California

37.
Which part of the world (hemisphere) did the Monroe Doctrine deal with?
a)
Eastern
b)
Western
c)
Northern
d)
Southern
38.

___ is idea that westward expansion to the Pacific Ocean was good for the country and was the right of the country?

a)

Manifest destiny

b)

Monroe Doctrine

c)

Great Awakening

d)

Louisiana Purchase

39.
Which is NOT one of the economic opportunities in the West?
a)
Gold
b)
Logging
c)
Farming
d)
Construction
40.

Who was the President of the Union during the Civil War?

a)

George Washington

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

Robert E. Lee

41.

He stold a Confederate war ship and delivered it to the Union Navy, which he then joined.

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

c)

Robert Smalls

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

42.

Who wrote the Gettysburg Address that said the Civil War was to preserve a government “of the people, by the people, for the people”?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Jefferson Davis

e)

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

43.

The largest ocean is ______.

a)

Arctic

b)

Pacific

44.
Which battle is considered the Turning Point of the American Revolution?
a)
Battle of Trenton
b)
Battle of Saratoga
c)
Lexington & Concord
d)
Battle of Bunker Hill
45.

The Portuguese traded metals, cloth, & other manufactured goods to West African empires for ________.

a)

gold

b)

salt

c)

spices

d)

pottery

46.

The branches of government are:

a)

Legislative Branch

b)

Presidential Branch

c)

Judicial Branch

d)

Executive Branch

47.

Which invention increased the need for slave labor?

a)

reaper

b)

cotton gin

c)

steam engine

d)

steel plow

48.

Which abolitionist wrote the North Star Newspaper and worked for rights for African Americans and women to better their lives?

a)

Frederick Douglass

b)

Sojourner Truth

c)

Harriet Tubman

d)

William Lloyd Garrison

e)

Susan B. Anthony

49.

Which abolitionist wrote the Liberator Newspaper and worked for the immediate emancipation of all enslaved African Americans?

a)

Frederick Douglass

b)

Sojourner Truth

c)

Harriet Tubman

d)

William Lloyd Garrison

e)

Susan B. Anthony

50.

____ was a former enslaved African American, and was a nationally known advocate for equality and justice.

a)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

b)

Sojourner Truth

c)

Harriet Tubman

d)

Susan B. Anthony

e)

Frederick Douglass

51.

Who was a leader of the Women's Suffrage Movement?

a)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

b)

Sojourner Truth

c)

Harriet Tubman

d)

Susan B. Anthony

52.

At the end of the Civil War, Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at --

a)

Appomattox Courthouse

b)

Charles City Courthouse

c)

Richmond Capitol building

d)

Washington, D.C.

53.

This man convinced Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation and allow African-Americans to serve in the Union Army?

a)

Frederick Douglass

b)

Susan B. Anthony

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

54.

______ ______ was president of the Confederate States of America

a)

Jefferson Davis

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Robert E. Lee

d)

Stonewall Jackson

55.

This battle is where the North gained control of the Mississippi River --

a)

Battle of Appomattox

b)

Battle of Vicksburg

c)

Battle of Gettysburg

d)

Battle of Wounded Knee

56.

Turning point of the Civil War was at --

a)

Gettysburg

b)

Vicksburg

c)

Antietam

d)

Yorktown

57.
Confederates fired on this place, starting the Civil War:
a)
The Border States
b)
The White House
c)
Fort Sumter
d)
Gettysburg
58.

Who was the leader of the Union Army who finally defeated Robert E. Lee?

a)

Frederick Douglass

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Clara Barton

59.
What helped the Union army win at Gettysburg?
a)
Control of Washington, DC
b)
Control of the Mississippi River
c)
Control of the high ground
d)
Control of the low ground
60.

This Union plan crippled the Southern economy (AKA "The Anaconda Plan)?

a)

blowing up railroads

b)

blockade of Southern ports

c)

Battle of Gettysburg

d)

Fort Sumter