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Social Studies review

Total questions: 95

Worksheet time: 1hrs 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was one of the effects of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803?

a)

It doubled the size of the U.S.

b)

We fought a war with France for Louisiana

c)

It forced us to buy land from England

2.

The Supreme Court case, Marburg vs. Madison, led to the establishment of which president?

a)

State’s rights

b)

Federalism

c)

Judicial Review

d)

Presidents serve two terms

3.

Led American soldiers in the battle of New Orleans.

a)

Dolled Madison

b)

War Hawks

c)

James Monroe

d)

Andrew Jackson

4.

The Monroe Doctrine was aimed to keep European countries from having influence in the newly independent……

a)

Barb

b)

Latin American Countries

c)

U.S.

d)

Colonies

5.

Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana territory from France and Napoleon Bonaparte for 4 cents an acre.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The Monroe doctrine was a statement by the U.S. to all of ______ to stay out of the Western Hemisphere.

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

America

d)

South America

7.

The U.S. and John Q Adams bought _____ from _____ for $5 million after we had sent Andrew Jackson to invade it.

a)

Maine; British

b)

Maine;Spain

c)

Florida ; Spain

d)

Florida; British

8.

What term means to cut off trade with a mother country?

a)

Impressment

b)

Embargo

c)

Neutral

d)

Yankees

9.

How did the Louisiana purchase of 1803 change Americans?

a)

It provided a opportunity for Americans to settle in the new land

b)

It encourage immigrants to work in factories

c)

Many African Americans moved to the North

d)

Barb declared war on britain

10.

John Adams sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark out to explore the Louisiana Territory

a)

False

b)

True

11.

Which event came before and caused the war of 1812?

a)

The king of England was short and killed

b)

We FOUGHT OVER TEA AND BUISCUTS

c)

The king of England insulted the prezi

d)

The Impressment of sailors

12.

How did the U.S. acquire the land explored by Lewis and Clark?

a)

They bought it from the kingdom of France

b)

They took it from Spanish conquistadors

c)

They defeated the Indians ina series of battles

d)

They confused all the Americans and killed the Indians and the natives were shot and burned to death in as furnace

13.

What river did Lewis and Clark travel on during their journey?

a)

Columbia river

b)

Missouri river

c)

The barb river

d)

Mississippi River

14.

What did the Monroe doctrine warn the Europeans not to do?

a)

Not to make peace with the Europeans

b)

Not to ally with the Western Hemisphere

c)

Not to colonize in the Western Hemisphere

15.

Who was appointed as secretary of the treasury, worked to get us out of national debt with savings bonds, and is on the ten dollar bill?

a)

George w bush

b)

George Washington

c)

Alexander Hamilton

d)

Thomas Jefferson

16.

In his farewell address, Washington urged Americans to do two things, what were they?

a)

Buy savings bonds and paint the prezi house white.

b)

Do not get involved in foreign affairs and do not form political parties

c)

Do not get involved in foreign affairs and buy savings bonds

17.

Who was appointed as the Secretary of State under Washington?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Thomas Jeff Jeff

c)

Alexander Hamilton (BEIHHBEIHNAS BOYFRIEND)

d)

JOHN ADAMS

18.

FEDERALISTS originally supported ___________________ and favored a strong national government

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

John Adams

c)

George Washington

d)

Alexander Hamilton

19.

The senate is considered the

a)

Upper House

b)

Lower house

c)

Middle House

d)

All of these answers

20.

During the American Rev. most states had…..

a)

Farming

b)

Constitution

c)

Fishing

d)

Industry

21.

When a prezi overrides a ______ it is called a _________

a)

Veto, law

b)

Veto bill

c)

law, veto

d)

Bill, veto

22.

Under the Articles of Confederation, who had the power to tax the citizens?

a)

The state gov.

b)

The federal gov.

23.

Before the U.S. constitution, what was the first set of laws and rules called?

a)

The bill of rights

b)

The constitution

c)

The articles of confederation

24.

This agreement combined plans and created a 2 house legislature, made up by the senate (equal votes) and the House of Representatives (votes depend on population)

a)

Three fifths compromise

b)

I plead the fifth

c)

The great compromise

d)

Impeach

25.

This plan gave significant voting power to the states with larger populations. Smaller states were opposed to the plan

a)

The California plan

b)

The virginia plan

c)

The New Jersey plan

26.

What were the two first political parties in the U.S?

a)

Democratic republicans and federalists

b)

Federalists and democrats

c)

Republicans and democrats

d)

Federalists and anti-federalists

27.

When a political party chooses one of their members to run for election, that person becomes a……

a)

Policy

b)

Nominate

c)

Candidate

d)

value

28.

What a political party believes in is called their….

a)

Candidate

b)

Policy

c)

Nominate

d)

Values

29.

The action of selecting a person to run for a position…

a)

Policy

b)

Nominate

c)

Values

d)

Candidate

30.

Which is not included in the fifth amendment?

a)

No trial for the same crime twice

b)

The accused must testify on his or her behalf

c)

A person accused of a crime is provided a lawyer and jury

31.

Which rights are protected by the first amendment?

a)

Press, religion, assembly, law making, and petition

b)

Speech, press, assembly, jury trial, and petition

c)

Religion, assembly, petition, press and speech

32.

definition of veto…

a)

To pass a or accept a proposed law

b)

To reject a proposed bill

c)

To cancel

d)

To check other branches

33.

What check does the executive branch have on the legislative branch?

a)

The prezi can reject a proposed bill

b)

The prezi can impeach a congressman

c)

The prezi can sign a proposed bill into a law

34.

What check does the legislative branch have on the judicial branch?

a)

Judges can be impeached by the legislative branch

b)

Law makers can be impeached by the judicial branch

c)

The judicial branch can declare legislative actions as unconstitutional

35.

What check does the judicial branch have on the executive branch?

a)

The judicial branch can declare executive actions as unconstitutional

b)

The president can reject a proposed bill

c)

The prezi can be impeached by the judicial branch

36.

The Americans were defeated in the battle of Long Island _____ because Washington weakened his troops by dividing them in half. Washington and his troops then had to retreat through New Jersey and into Pennsylvania.

a)

Saratoga

b)

Long Island

c)

Trenton

d)

Valley forge

37.

The continental army was made up of volunteers, most of whom had no military training or expierience.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

What is the one thing that the colonial army lacked MOST in their war against Great Britain?

a)

Cannons

b)

Courage

c)

Men

d)

Chutzpah

39.

The second continental congress declared loyalty to the king in the

a)

Blockade

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Olive Branch Petition

40.

The _____ were more successful in gaining support of the Native Americans during the Revolution

a)

British

b)

Americans

41.

Colonists who wanted independence and favored war against Great Britain were

a)

Mercenaries

b)

Loyalists

c)

Patriots

d)

Boston

42.

France and its navy was a valuable ____ to the Americans in the war

a)

Traitor

b)

Ally

c)

B.F.F.

d)

Adversary

43.

The Declaration of Independence has three parts. Which of the following was not a titled section?

a)

Common sense

b)

British wrongs

c)

Basic rights

44.

The British hired _____ from Germany to help the British army in the Revolution

a)

Mercenaries

b)

Boston

c)

Patriots

d)

Loyalists

45.

What was the Name of the document that the continental Congress sent to King George lll, asking him to repeal the intolerable acts?

a)

Blockade

b)

Olive Branch Petition

c)

Continental Army

46.

What did the Spinning Jenny do in the Industrial Revolution?

a)

It rapidly spun cotton into thread, as the machine propelled, it cut cotton into thread, used to make clothing through the sewing process.

b)

Sent electric pulses through a wire using Morse code. (Dots + dashes = letter)

c)

Was pulled behind a horse, as its wheels turned and propelled, it cut down wheat stalks into neat rows.

47.

What did the mechanical reaper do in the industrial revolution?

a)

The machine was pulled behind a horse, as it’s wheels turned and propelled it cut down wheat stalks into neat rows.

b)

It rapidly spun cotton into thread, as the machine propelled, it cut cotton into thread, used to make clothing through the sewing process.

c)

A steam powered engine moved giant paddles, causing the boat to move.

48.

What did the steamboat do in the industrial revolution?

a)

A steam powered engine moved giant paddles, causing the boat to move.

b)

Sent electric pulses through a wire using Morse code.

49.

Who did John Adams run against in the election of 1796?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Thomas the train

c)

George washington

d)

Abraham Lincoln

50.

What was the affair when France and Britain were at war, and John Adams had to come to an agreement with Napoleon Bonaparte?

a)

The X, Y, Z affair

b)

The A, B, C affair

c)

The Foreign Affair

51.

What was the event where the new excise tax raised the cost of whiskey products, and farmers had a harder time selling their crops?

a)

The French Revolution

b)

Whiskey Rebellion

c)

American Rebellion

52.

What was the event when the French began fighting for many of the civil liberties that the Americans did, and tried to overthrow their monarchy?

a)

French Revolution

b)

American revolution

c)

Industrial Revolution

d)

Europe Revolution

53.

What was the purpose of the Lewis and Clark expedition?

a)

To explore new territory

b)

To find the Natives

c)

To find a way into France to kill them

54.

Jefferson had had purchased _________ from Napoleon of France for 15 million dollars.

a)

Louisiana Territory

b)

France

c)

England

d)

Our Japanese ANCestors

55.

Sacajawea was pregnant on the Journey of Lewis and Clark

a)

True

b)

False

56.

Sacajawea served as an interpreter on the Lewis and Clark journey

a)

True

b)

False

57.

What were the goals of the corps of discovery?

a)

To find a water passage that stretched across the entire continent, to make accurate maps of the new territory and the western lands along the way, to document new plants and animals and food discovered on the journey

b)

To find Barb

c)

To make a map of France and to explore new land

d)

To find new animals and trade with the Native Americans

58.

What ended the French and Indian war?

a)

The treaty of Paris

b)

The whiskey Rebellion

c)

The American Revolution

d)

The treaty of New York

59.

Colonists were not allowed to move west of the Appalachian mountains. What event was this?

a)

The treaty of paris

b)

The whiskey rebellion

c)

The proclamation of 1763

60.

How did the stamp act lead to a boycott?

a)

The colonists did not like the idea that parliament had taxed them without their consent

b)

They did not like having someone controlling them

c)

They did not like the idea of the act

61.

Why did parliament believe the colonists owed the taxes they levied?

a)

The colonists didn’t like the idea of the new acts

b)

They were infuriated that people were entering their homes

c)

the colonists saw the taxes as an offense against their rights

62.

What weapon was used by the Clovis people to kill animals to get food?

a)

Clovis Point

b)

Clovis rock

c)

Clovis knife

d)

A giant stick with a rock on it

63.

The Clovis people used the Clovis points to hunt for animals such as ________________

a)

Mammoths and Giant Bison

b)

Snakes

c)

Tasmanian tiger and Carolina parakeet

d)

Irish elk and Javan tiger

64.

Clovis people were the first to discover North America

a)

True

b)

False

65.

A newly discovered group arrived about

a)

8 centuries before clovis

b)

20 years before clovis

c)

A decade before clovis

d)

Millions of years before barb

66.

Evidence of the group before clovis was that

a)

The evidence was found in a old mud fountain prairie in Wisconsin

b)

The evidence was found in the dirt in southern france

c)

The evidence was found in a abandoned building inside the walls

67.

What Native American tribes were located in the Eastern coast of the U.S? (Eastern Woodlands)

a)

Adena, hope we’ll, Illinois, Iroquois, Shawnee, Cherokee, creek, Seminole

b)

Blackfoot, Cheyenne, crow, and Lakota

c)

New perce, Haida, Chinook, and Makkah

d)

Hopi, Anasazi, Pueblo, Yuma, Pima, and Mojave

68.

What Native American Tribes were located in the Northwest portion of North America? (Pacific Northwest)

a)

New perce, Haida, chinook, makah

b)

Blackfoot, Cheyenne, crow, Lakota

c)

Hopi, Anasazi, Pueblo, Yuma, Pima, and Mojave

69.

What Native American Tribe was located East of the rocky Mt. and west of the Mississippi River? (The Plains)

a)

New perce, Haida, chinook, and makah

b)

Blackfoot, Cheyenne, crow, and the lakota

c)

Adena, hope we’ll, Illinois, Iroquois, Shawnee, Cherokee, creek and Seminole

70.

What Native American Tribe lived in the Southwestern portion of North AMERICA? (Desert southwest)

a)

Hopi, Anasazi, Pueblo, Yuma, Pima, and Mojave

b)

New perce, Haida, chinook, and makah

c)

Blackfoot, Cheyenne, crow, and Lakota

71.

The Native American tribes in the Eastern woodlands, made a hut called the _______ .

a)

Wigwam

b)

Tipi

c)

Longhouse

d)

Adobe

72.

The Native Americans in the desert southwest, built a structure called the ______ .

a)

Tipi

b)

Longhouse

c)

Adobe

d)

Wigwam

73.

The Native Americans of the plains, mainly ate

a)

Buffalo, corn, beans, and squash

b)

Fish, (salmon) sea otters, and whales

c)

Deers, squirrel, and elk and grew “the three sisters”

d)

Ate “the three sisters” corn, beans and squash

74.

The native Americans of the Pacific Northwest mainly ate

a)

Fish, (salmon) sea otters, and whales

b)

Hunted elk, deer, and squirrels

c)

“The Three Sisters” corn, beans and squash

d)

Buffalo, corn, beans, and squash

75.

What happened to the SouthWest corner of the Jamestown fort?

a)

It expierienced severe erosion

b)

It collapsed

c)

It dissolved

76.

“Soldier Pits,” are located on the Western side and were used in the very early stages of the Jamestown fort. What was it used for?

a)

And Impermanent shelter for the soldiers to stay in and sleep

b)

Barbs house

c)

For the soldiers to fire their guns

77.

Describe the trade route between Portugual and India, and what you could trade

a)

You could trade many things such as Pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg, clothes, and many other spices

b)

Copper, gold, iron

c)

Leather

d)

You could trade shoes, clothes, hats, and many other clothing

78.

Why did Portuguese start exploring?

a)

They had wonder and desire to know what layer beyond and they wanted to gain access to spices and search for gold

b)

They wanted more coal to cook their foods

c)

They wanted to start a food transportation and find copper

79.

Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?

a)

John Wilkes Booth

b)

Paul revere

c)

George atdzerodt

d)

Lewis Powell

80.

In 1492, King Ferdinand and queen Isabella sent Christopher Columbus to sail to India. Columbus thought he landed in India, but he did not, he landed in…..

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

South America

81.

What types of problems did the colonists have in Jamestown?

a)

Not enough food for winter, lack of water to drink, settlers died from disease

b)

Lack of coal, copper and iron

c)

No houses to sleep in, no blankets or beds

82.

How did the Jamestown colony become successful?

a)

By growing more food

b)

By growing the tobacco plant

c)

By eating each other

83.

How many sets of clothing did slaves get per year?

a)

2

b)

1

c)

3

d)

10

84.

Slaves were punished for showing the ability to ____

a)

Write and read

b)

Eat

85.

What were the benefits of a runaway slave?

a)

Would be free, more opportunities

b)

Would be able to rent a house

c)

Buy food

86.

What did the KKK act do?

a)

It was a crime to try to prevent African Americans from voting, and KKK leaders were arrested

b)

African Americans couldn’t vote and were killed

c)

KKK kept invading homes and killing African Americans

87.

How did the federal government help to end reconstruction?

a)

They arrested klan leaders and tried them in court

b)

They killed them

c)

They had barb beat them with a butter sock

88.

Was reconstruction a success?

a)

Yes because black people were free and could vote and do many other things that they couldn’t do before

b)

No because black people couldn’t vote

c)

Yes because BARB was being BARB

89.

“Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.”

a)

The Gettysburg address

b)

The whiskey address

c)

The Declaration of Independence

d)

The Barb address

90.

What time was Lincoln assassinated?

a)

10:00 ish

b)

11:00 ish

c)

9:00

d)

1:00

91.

Who tried to murder the secretary?

a)

George atzderotd

b)

Lewis Powell

c)

John Wilkes Booth

d)

Mary Surratt

92.

Who was supposed to kill The Vice President?

a)

John Wilkes Booth

b)

Mary Surratt

c)

Lewis Powell

d)

George Atdzerodt

93.

How was David Herold involved in Abraham Lincolns assassination?

a)

He was a getaway driver

b)

He brought food to the killers

c)

Brought shooting irons for Booth

94.

How was Mary Surratt Involved in Abraham Lincolns assassination?

a)

She was a getaway driver

b)

Was supposed to kill the secretary

c)

She brought the shooting Irons for Booth

95.

Was Willie Jett guilty or Innocent on the day of the Assasssination?

a)

Guilty

b)

Innocent