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American History and Geography Pre-Assessment

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

On what continent is the United States of America?

a)

Europe

b)

South America

c)

North America

d)

Africa

2.

What is the capital city of the United States?

a)

Boston

b)

New York

c)

Washington D.C.

d)

Chicago

3.

What do we call the largest bodies of water on Earth?

a)

Rivers

b)

Lakes

c)

Puddles

d)

Oceans

4.

If you traveled from Mexico to Canada, in which direction would you need to travel?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

5.

Which is NOT one of the five oceans?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Adriatic

c)

Pacific

d)

Arctic

6.

How many continents are there in the world?

a)

2

b)

7

c)

10

d)

15

7.

Who was the first president of the U.S.A.?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

George Washington

c)

John F. Kennedy

d)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

8.

What type of government do we have in the United States?

a)

Monarchy

b)

Socialism

c)

Democracy

d)

Communism

9.

Which document is the written laws of the United States?

a)

Mayflower Compact

b)

The Constitution

c)

Emancipation Proclamation

d)

Declaration of Independence

10.

Which war did the U.S. gain independence from Great Britain?

a)

World War 1

b)

French & Indian War

c)

Civil War

d)

Revolutionary War

11.

Which of the following is NOT a branch of our government?

a)

Political Branch

b)

Legislative Branch

c)

Executive Branch

d)

Judicial Branch

12.

How many colonies were originally founded?

a)

12

b)

11

c)

14

d)

13

13.

Who is known as the Father of the Constitution?

a)

James Madison

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Alexander Hamilton

d)

Aaron Burr

14.

What are the two parts of congress?

a)

House of Representatives

b)

Senate

c)

Judicial

d)

Executive

15.

What are the first ten amendments to the constitution called?

4 lines
16.

What was the longest war in U.S. History?

a)

World War 2

b)

World War 1

c)

Cold War

d)

Vietnam War

17.

Who was responsible for the Holocaust?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Benito Mussolini

d)

Harry S. Truman

18.

Name the AXIS powers during World War 2.

a)

Germany

b)

Japan

c)

United States

d)

Italy

e)

Great Britain

19.

Who was the U.S. President during World War 1?

a)

Harry S. Truman

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

John F Kennedy

d)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

20.

Who gave the famous speech, "I Have a Dream"?

a)

Malcolm X

b)

Martin Luther King Jr.

c)

W.E.B. Du Bois

d)

Rosa Parks

21.

What amendment gave women the right to vote?

a)

17th

b)

16th

c)

19th

d)

14th

22.

Who was the president of the U.S. who made the decision to drop a nuclear bomb on Japan?

a)

Harry S. Truman

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Franklin D. Roosvelt