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The Most Final of History

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The First Permanent English Colony in North America

a)

Jamestown

b)

Boston

c)

New York

d)

Plymouth

2.

Philadelphia was built by

a)

Catholics

b)

Quakers

c)

Puritans

d)

Farmers

3.

People came to the Northern colonies for

a)

religious freedom

b)

opportunities to get land and wealth

c)

to escape political oppression

d)

to explore new lands and meet new people

4.

People came to the Southern colonies for

a)

religious freedom

b)

opportunities to get land and wealth

c)

to escape political oppression

d)

to explore new lands and meet new people

5.

A major cause for the American Revolution was

a)

Loss of fishing rights

b)

Loss of Texas

c)

Taxation and no representation

6.

British soldiers killed American protesters in the ________ Massacre

a)

Boston

b)

Virginia

c)

New York

d)

Philadelphia

7.

The commander of the colonial Continental Army

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

John Adams

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

George Washington

8.

The final battle of the Revolution was

a)

Yorktown

b)

Lexington

c)

Gettysburg

d)

Shiloh

9.

The _______ created the current United States government

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

The United States Constitution

c)

The Articles of Confederation

10.

Most _________ states ended Slavery after the Revolution was over

a)

Northern

b)

Southern

11.

First President of the United States

a)
b)
c)
12.

Thomas Jefferson was

a)

commander of the Continental Army

b)

author of the Declaration of Independence

c)

leader in the Continental Congress

13.

How many original English colonies rebelled against England

a)

10

b)

13

c)

50

14.

The idea that the United States was supposed to settle the entire continent of North America is called

a)

Western Conquest

b)

Manifest Destiny

c)

Obvious Expansion

15.

California, Arizona and Texas were all once part of

a)

Mexico

b)

Canada

c)

England

16.

People that fought to end Slavery were called

a)

emancipationists

b)

abolitionists

c)

aristocrats

17.

Which president was elected in 1860

a)
b)
c)
18.

The southern states called their 'country'

a)

The Southern Alliance

b)

The Confederate States of America

c)

The Union of the South

19.

What was the biggest battle of the Civil War

a)

Manassas/Bull Run

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Appomattox

20.

Lincoln was assassinated by

a)

John Wilkes Booth, an actor

b)

Stonewall Jackson, Southern General

c)

Alexander Stephens, Southern politician

21.

Lincoln Freed many slaves with which document

a)

Gettysburg Address

b)

First Inaugural Address

c)

Emancipation Proclamation

22.

Lincoln Memorial

a)
b)
c)
d)
23.

Washington Monument

a)
b)
c)
d)
24.

Jimmy Carter

a)
b)
c)
d)
25.

George W Bush

a)
b)
c)
d)
26.

George W Bush

a)
b)
c)
d)
27.

The area between the German trenches and the Allied trenches was called

a)

Dead Zone

b)

Nowhere Land

c)

No Man's Land

d)

Default Zone

28.

Which weapon forced soldiers into the trenches

a)
b)
c)
d)
29.
a)

USA

b)

Russia

c)

Great Britain/United Kingdom

d)

France

30.

Who was Snoopy's archenemy?

a)

Mickey Mouse

b)

The Red Baron

c)

The Blue Max

d)

The Sopwith Camel

31.
a)

Austrian Empire/ Austro-Hungarian Empire

b)

Germany

c)

France

d)

England

32.

Who was the US president during World War One

a)

William Howard Taft

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

William McKinley

33.

What were the problems with Tanks

a)

too slow

b)

too cruel

c)

too fragile

34.

In the 1920s people bought appliances because many houses now had

a)

kitchens

b)

basements

c)

running water

d)

electricity

35.

Wall Street is famous for

a)

baseball

b)

factories

c)

stock market

d)

cars

36.

a)

Jazzers

b)

Flappers

c)

Duck Dancers

d)

Fly Girls

37.

in which year did the Stock Market crash

a)

1925

b)

1919

c)

1921

d)

1929

38.
a)

Great Depression

b)

Dust Bowl

c)

Tornado Alley

d)

Agricultural Collapse

39.

Migrants to California were called

a)

Nebbies

b)

Kansies

c)

Texies

d)

Okies

40.

a)

Hoover

b)

General Motors

c)

General Electric

d)

Maytag

41.

Russia (Soviet Union) USSR

a)
b)
c)
d)
42.

In which year was the Spanish American War

a)

1844

b)

1898

c)

1901

d)

1921

43.

Exciting, but often false, newspaper stories, printed to attract more readers and to sell more newspapers.

a)

Blue Notes

b)

Yellow Journalism

c)

Orange Media

d)

Skepticism

44.

A national policy which calls for the expansion of a nation's borders and territories

a)

Isolationism

b)

Expansionism

c)

Colonialism

d)

Journalism

45.

Who was president of the USA at the time of the Spanish American War

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Howard Taft

c)

William McKinley

d)

Theodore Roosevelt

46.

Which future president led troops to fight in Cuba in the Spanish American War

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Howard Taft

c)

William McKinley

d)

Theodore Roosevelt

47.

Which battle was a great naval victory for the United States

a)

Battle of San Juan Hill

b)

Battle of Manila Bay

c)

Battle of Guantanamo Bay

d)

Battle of Villanueva

48.

a)

1920s

b)

1930s

49.

a)

1920s

b)

1930s

50.

a)

1920s

b)

1930s

51.

a)

1920s

b)

1930s

52.

a)

1920s

b)

1930s

53.

a)

1920s

b)

1930s

54.

a)

1920s

b)

1930s

55.

a)

1920s

b)

1930s

56.

a)

1920s

b)

1930s

c)

1940s

d)

WW1

57.

World War 2 was a feature of

a)

1920s

b)

1930s

c)

1940s

58.

The Great Depression was a feature of

a)

the 1920s

b)

the 1930s

c)

the 1940s

59.

Who was the US President at the end of World War 2

a)

Franklin D Roosevelt

b)

Harry S Truman

c)

Dwight D Eisenhower

d)

John F Kennedy

60.

Who was the US President that decided to drop the Atomic Bomb on Japan

a)

Franklin D Roosevelt

b)

Harry S Truman

c)

Dwight D Eisenhower

d)

John F Kennedy

61.

Who was the leader of Russia both during and after World War 2

a)

Churchill

b)

Stalin

c)

Tojo

d)

Mussolini

62.

In 1948 what advantage did the USA have over Russia during the Cold War

a)

a larger army

b)

the only nuclear bomb

c)

many new countries under its control