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History Bowl

Total questions: 170

Worksheet time: 3hrs 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

ON WHICH CONTINENT IS THE NILE RIVER?

a)

ASIA

b)

NORTH AMERICA

c)

EUROPE

d)

AFRICA

2.

WHERE IS THE MESOPOTAMIA?

a)

INDUS RIVER

b)

TIGRIS AND EUPHRATES

c)

AMAZON RIVER

d)

YELLOW RIVER

3.

A.D. STANDS FOR?

a)

Architectural Digest

b)

ANNO DOMINI

c)

AD OF THE DAY

4.

WHO WAS KING TUT'S FATHER?

a)

HATSHEPUT

b)

AKHENATEN

c)

ABRAHAM

d)

DONALD TRUMP

5.

WHAT IS THE NAME OF HAMMURABI'S EMPIRE?

a)

CHINA

b)

EGYPT

c)

BABYLON

d)

INDONESIA

6.

WHO WROTE THE ILLIAD AND THE ODYSSEY?

a)

HAMMURABI

b)

KING TUT

c)

KING DARIUS

d)

HOMER

7.

IDENTIFY THE TERM FOR SOMEONE WHO BELIEVES IN ONE GOD

a)

MONOTHEIST

b)

POLYTHEIST

c)

DEMOCRACY

d)

OLIGARCHY

8.

BELIEVING IN MANY GODS IS CALLED CALLED?

a)

POLYTHEIST

b)

MONOTHEIST

c)

MONARCHY

d)

DEMOCRACRY

9.

WHAT BABYLONIAN KING ESTABLISHED THE FIRST SET OF WRITTEN LAWS?

a)

HAMMURABI

b)

LEONIDAS

c)

XERXES

d)

CYRUS

10.

OLIGARCHY MEANS?

a)

RULED BY MANY

b)

TO VOTE AT THE AGE OF 18

c)

RULE BY A SMALL GROUP

d)

WOMEN ARE NOT ALLOWED TO VOTE

11.

DEMOCRACY MEANS?

a)

RULED BY THE PEOPLE

b)

TO BOYCOTT

c)

FOR THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE

d)

INDEPENDENCE

12.

WHAT WAS THE CAPITAL OF THE EASTERN ROMAN EMPIRE?

a)

REPUBLIC

b)

CONSTANTINOPLE

c)

HELOTS

d)

NONE OF THE ABOVE

13.

NAME THE TWINS WHO FOUNDED ROME

a)

HANSEL AND GRETEL

b)

ROMULUS AND REMUS

c)

CAIN AND ABLE

d)

NONE

14.

WHAT IS THE NAME FOR THE NOBLE CLASS OF ROME?

a)

THE NOBLE ELITE

b)

GLADIATORS

c)

PATRICIANS

d)

SUPREMES

15.

WHAT IS THE NAME FOR THE NOBLE CLASS OF ROME?

a)

THE NOBLE ELITE

b)

GLADIATORS

c)

PATRICIANS

d)

SUPREMES

16.

WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE COUNCIL OF OLD MEN WHO HELPED RULE ROME?

a)

CONGRESS

b)

HOUSE OF REPRESENTITIVES

c)

SENATE

d)

CABINET

17.

THE TWO LEGS OF GREECE ARE CALLED?

a)

XERXES AND SPARTA

b)

ATHENS AND CHINA

c)

ATHENS AND SPARTA

d)

NONE OF THE ABOVE

18.

WHICH THREE CITIES TRIED TO RULE ALL OF GREECE?

a)

ATHENS, SPARTA, THEBES

b)

GREEK, NEW YORK , AND SOUTH CAROLINA

c)

THEBES, CHINA AND JAPAN

d)

NONE OF THE ABOVE

19.

Who is on the $10 bill?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

James Madison

c)

Mighty D

d)

Alexander Hamilton

20.

Who was the 1st president of the United States?

a)

Marshall Dillon

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

George Washington

d)

Abraham Lincoln

21.

How did Alexander Hamilton die?

a)

Cancer

b)

Heart Attack

c)

Lost a duel to Aaron Burr

d)

Fell into the Potomac River & drowned

22.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the United States fought against the Confederate States of America. Who was the president of the Confederates?

a)

Jefferson Davis

b)

Tex

c)

Marshall Dillon

d)

John F. Kennedy

23.

During the Cold War (1946-1991), the United States fought to stop the spread of...?

a)

Nazism

b)

Communism

c)

Feudalism

d)

Vaderism

24.

Which US president was NOT assassinated?

a)

John F. Kennedy

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Teddy Roosevelt

d)

James Garfield

25.

What was the Renaissance?

a)

Rebirth of interest in art and learning

b)

Christian states fighting to get in control of land from the Muslims

c)

Italian City-states joined together

26.

What was the Hundred Year War?

a)

A war between England and France which France won with the help of Joan of Arc

b)

A war between England and France which England won with the help of Joan of Arc

c)

A war between the Muslims and the Christians which the Christians won with the help of Joan of Arc

d)

A war between the Muslims and the Christians which the Muslims won with the help of Joan of Arc

27.

What was the Reconquista?

a)

The Christians attempt to end Muslim rule in the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal)

b)

The rebirth of interest in art and learning

c)

The Muslims attempt to end Christian rule in the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal)

28.
As a result of the Scientific Revolution, the 1700's became known as the Age of what?
a)
Learning
b)
Discovery
c)
Empire
d)
Enlightenment
29.
Warriors from which Native American tribe were attacked by US troops at Wounded Knee in present-day South Dakota?
a)
Sioux
b)
Hopi
30.
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt established which program to help bring economic recovery to the United States?
a)
Peace Corps
b)
New Deal
31.
Which man spoke in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, after the Civil War, uttering the phrase "of the people, by the people, and for the people"?
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
Abraham Lincoln
32.
What phrase was used for an area of the Great Plains where severe drought caused farmers to lose topsoil during the 1930s?
a)
Dust Bowl
b)
Desert Storm
33.
Select the best answer:How would you summarize the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
a)
it gave people rights
b)
outlawed discrimination on basis of race,color,religion and the right to vote for African Americans
c)
lawed discrimination
d)
gave African Americans the right to vote
34.
How would you classify the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
a)
it gave people the right to vote
b)
it gave African Americans the right to vote
c)
it gave Americans the right to vote 
d)
it gave woman the rights to vote
35.
How would you classify the NAACP?
a)
advanced justice for Americans
b)
advanced justice for Hispanics
c)
it helped African Americans vote
d)
advanced justice for colored people
36.
Which president signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Lyndon B. Johnson
c)
Franklin B. Roosevelt
d)
Lyndon D. Johnson
37.

An archeologist would mostly likely explore

a)

a mountain range that forms the border of a geographic region.

b)

a forest or other unpopulated area.

c)

the site of an ancient battle.

d)

data about climate in a region.

38.

Lenin's approach was adopted by the groups of Russian Marxists known as

a)

anarchists

b)

Bolsheviks

c)

Mensheviks

d)

Decembrists

39.

Who had the largest land empire in the world?

a)

China

b)

Rome

c)

Greece

d)

Mongols

40.

Name this Portuguese explorer whose expeditions reached India via Africa

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Sir Francis Drake

d)

Vasco Da Gama

41.

If you were a citizen of the Safavid Empire which modern day country would you likely inhabit?

a)

Greece

b)

Turkey

c)

Iran

d)

Saudi Arabia

42.

Name this intellectual movement which advocated for essential rights and criticism of authority

a)

The Enlightenment

b)

The Protestant Reformation

c)

The Thirty Years War

d)

The Triangle Trade

43.

What Russian city replaced Moscow as capital following Tsar Peter's reforms?

a)

Minsk

b)

Yekaterinburg

c)

St. Petersburg

d)

Kiev

44.

The Haitian revolution was the only revolution of the period 1750 to 1900 that was initiated and fought by

a)

Creoles

b)

Mestizos

c)

Foreign mercenaries

d)

Slaves

45.

Which of the following African regions was able to defeat European powers in the 19th century?

a)

Liberia

b)

Ethiopia

c)

Egypt

d)

Morocco

46.

Which legislation was passed during the Second New Deal to give federal assistance to the elderly?

a)

the Wagner Act

b)

the Social Security Act

c)

the Fair Labor Standards Act

d)

the Emergency Banking Relief Act

47.

WWII ended in what year?

a)

1941-1947

b)

1939-1941

c)

1939-1945

d)

1933-1941

48.
The United States president at the beginning of WWII was...
a)
Hirohito
b)
Harry Truman
c)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
d)
Winston Churchill
49.
When was Pearl Harbor attacked?
a)
December 7, 1941
b)
September 1, 1939
c)
October 31, 1941
d)
December 25, 1941
50.
the largest concentration camp run by the Nazis was called:
a)
Gestapo
b)
Dunkirk
c)
Auschwitz
d)
Maginot Line
51.
The standard communication the U.S used in the Pacific so the Japanese wouldn't know what they were saying.
a)
Japanese Code
b)
German Code
c)
Ojibwe Code
d)
Navajo Code
52.
Who was the third president of the United States?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Donald Trump
c)
George Washington
d)
Thomas Jefferson
53.
William the Conqueror won the crown of England in what battle? 
a)
Battle of Hastings
b)
Battle of Hoth
c)
Battle of Antioch
d)
Battle of Iwo Jima 
54.

Terrible disease that spreads quickly and kills many people

a)

Plague

b)

Fief

c)

Manor

d)

Kingdom

55.
Medieval knights followed rules called the code of
a)
the king
b)
servitude
c)
chivalry
d)
the brave knight
56.
In what language were most medieval church services held? 
a)
English
b)
Latin
c)
French
d)
Italian
57.

A long series of wars between Christians and Muslims in Southwest Asia over attempts to control the Holy Lands

a)

100 years war

b)

Battle of Hastings

c)

Crusades

d)

Holy War

58.

A Germanic tribe that conquered present-day France and neighboring lands in the 400s

a)

Visigoths

b)

Anglo

c)

Saxons

d)

Franks

59.

Who led the Union soldiers?

a)

Harry Truman

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Oliver North

d)

Ulyssess Grant

60.

Who organized the secret system of transferring slaves and went back to rescue more slaves once she reached freedom?

a)

Hilary Clinton

b)

Harriet Tubman

c)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

d)

Helen Keiller

61.

What was the secret system the helped lead slaves to freedom?

a)

Nighttime Caravans

b)

Forest Trails

c)

Covered Wagons

d)

Underground Railroad

62.
The first state to leave the Union after the Election of 1860 was...
a)
South Carolina
b)
North Carolina
c)
Georgia
d)
Mississippi
63.

Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

Robert E. Lee

64.
The Civil War began when Confederate forces launched an attack at which location?
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Fort Williams
c)
Fort Pillow
d)
Fort Apache
65.
What's the capital of Vietnam?
a)
Hanai
b)
Hanoi
c)
Janoi
d)
Jynerso
66.

What is the largest country (by land mass)?

a)

China

b)

Canada

c)

Madagascar

d)

Russia

67.

Where is Mount Etna

a)

Peru

b)

Sicily

c)

China

d)

Italy

68.

What continent is Mount Everest in?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

North America

d)

Greenland

69.

What is the Smallest country in the world (by land mass)

a)

Vatican City

b)

Iceland

c)

Tuvalu

d)

Monaco

70.

What does D.C. stand for?

a)

District of Colonies

b)

Domingo Capital

c)

District Capital

d)

District of Columbia

71.
How did the Dust Bowl affect the Great Plains during the Great Depression? 
a)
Thousands of families left for the West Coast
b)
It brought economic prosperity to urban areas. 
c)
Thousands of individuals relocated to the East. 
d)
 It caused a population decline in northeastern cities.
72.
How did Congress uphold individual property rights of southerners during Reconstruction?
a)
It returned confiscated land to former confederates. 
b)
It allowed the Freedmen’s Bureau to allocate farmland to former slaves. 
c)
It permitted land ownership to anyone who would grow cotton. 
d)
It enforced General William T. Sherman’s field order to redistribute coastal land.
73.
Why was the end of the Korean War considered a stalemate? 
a)
The cold war continued. 
b)
The North and South were still divided. 
c)
Both the North and South lost many lives. 
d)
The United States removed all of its troops.
74.
One effect of the building of the transcontinental railroad was to 
a)
make more land for Native Americans in the West 
b)
attract more Latin Americans to the West 
c)
make land available for cotton plantations in the West 
d)
attract more migrants to the West
75.
Which constitutional check did the Supreme Court use when declaring several New Deal programs unconstitutional?
a)
judicial review 
b)
executive privilege 
c)
popular sovereignty 
d)
indirect democracy
76.
Why did the Homestead Act attract farmers to the frontier? 
a)
It guaranteed farmers access to the railroad. 
b)
It provided farmers with subsidies for their crops. 
c)
It offered tax incentives to farmers who settled in the West. 
d)
It offered free land to farmers who would improve it within five years.
77.
The Untied States was concerned about the spread of Communism throughout most of the 20th century.  Following WW 1, suspected Communists were persecuted as a part of what became known as the Red Scare.  A similar pattern of persecution resurfaced after WW 2.  What was this development known as?
a)
the Marshall Plan
b)
Isolationism
c)
the Counterculture
d)
McCarthyism
78.
Which of the following was considered a positive outcome for the US during the Cold War?
a)
The Berlin Airlift
b)
the Building of the Berlin Wall
c)
The Bay of Pigs Invasion
d)
the defeat of the Nationalists in the Chinese Civil War
79.
During the 1950's, increased incomes and easy credit led many Americans to embrace which phenomenon?
a)
Feminism
b)
Consumerism
c)
Progressivism
d)
Imperialism
80.
The statement “God gave me my money. I believe the power to make money is a gift from God to be developed and used for the good of mankind,” was probably said by ____.
a)
John D. Rockefeller
b)
Thomas Edison
c)
Terrence Powderly
81.

Day the Stock Market crashed, signaling the start of the Great Depression

a)

Red Tuesday

b)

Black Tuesday

c)

Yellow Tuesday

d)

Blue Tuesday

82.

New Deal Program that hired unemployed men to work on natural conservation projects

a)

National Recovery Administration

b)

Civilian Conservation Corps

c)

Tennessee Valley Authority

d)

New Deal

83.

Shanty towns that unemployed built in the cities during the early years of the depression

a)

Roosevelt Town

b)

Hooverville

c)

Smooth-Hawley Town

d)

Smithville

84.

The years after the Civil War when the nation was re-uniting and rebuilding is known as what?

a)

Rehabilitation

b)

Reconstruction

c)

Segregation

d)

Desegregation

85.

This law ended discriminatory voting practices against African Americans.

a)

Civil Rights Act

b)

Plessy vs. Ferguson

c)

Jim Crow Laws

d)

Voting Rights Act of 1965

86.

Re-elected four times, he was the first African American to serve in the House of Representatives.

a)

Hiram Revels

b)

Thurgood Marshall

c)

Joseph Rainey

d)

Stokely Carmichael

87.
Senator Joseph McCarthy is best known for his involvement in-
a)
the war effort of the 1940s
b)
the Red Scare of the 1950s 
c)
the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s
d)
the political scandals of the 1970s
88.
The creation of initiative, referendum, and recall procedures during the Progressive Era resulted in-
a)
a system of seperate schools for new immigrants
b)
the expansion of citizens' direct participation in the democratic process
c)
a redistribution of the tax burden among citizens
d)
more resources of revenue for state governments
89.
Which of these contributed to the ratification of the 18th Amendment? 
a)
Veteran soldiers protesting to obtain benifits
b)
The growing political influence of women
c)
Politicians campaigning for education reforem
d)
The growing number of workers organizing into labor unions
90.
What was the primary reason for U.S. involvement in East Asia during the early 1950s? 
a)
North Korean attempts to unify the peninsula challenged the U.S. policy of containment. 
b)
Communities in Korea needed humanitarian aid due to a famine.
c)
International groups needed help investigating North Korean officials charged with corruption. 
d)
Democratic reformers sought help from the U.S. military to overthrow dictatorial regimes in Korea. 
91.

What line is featured in red on this map?

a)

the Prime Meridian

b)

the tropic of capricorn

c)

the Equator

d)

the tropic of cancer

92.

How many presidents have we had so far?

a)

35

b)

40

c)

45

d)

50

93.

Who was the first country to drop an atomic bomb?

a)

Russia

b)

United States

c)

Germany

d)

Japan

94.

What year did we go to the moon?

a)

1972

b)

1983

c)

1969

d)

1954

95.

Which of the following was NOT one of the original 13 colonies?

a)

Georgia

b)

South Carolina

c)

Virginia

d)

Vermont

96.

Who is the only actor-turned-president?

a)

Barack Obama

b)

Ronald Reagan

c)

Bill Clinton

d)

Gerald Ford

97.
What was the name of Austria Hungary, Bulgaria, Germany, and the Ottoman Empire?
a)
Central Powers
b)
Allies
98.
What was the name of the British passenger ship that was sank by the Germans?
a)
The Titanic
b)
The Carnival Cruise Ship
c)
Lusitania
d)
The World Ship
99.

What was the immediate cause of WW1?

a)

Assassination of Woodrow Wilson

b)

Assassination of Franz Ferdinand

c)

Assassination of Gavriel Princip

d)

Assassination of JFK

100.

MAIN is an acronym for

a)

Ministry, Activity, Intelligence and Nature

b)

Militarism, Alliances, Intelligence and Natural Resources

c)

Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism and Nationalism

101.
name of the genocide against the Jews by the Nazis
a)
Holocaust
b)
Night of Broken Glass
c)
Great Purge
d)
Great Leap Forward
102.
Define Black Tuesday
a)
Group of government programs created to try and end the Great Depression.
b)
October 29, 1929 when the stock market crashed. It was the official start of the Great Depression
c)
Minimal improvement in economy. FDR urged congress to pass additional programs.
103.
What was the big event that started WWII?
a)
invasion of Austria
b)
invasion of Poland
c)
invasion of Hungary
d)
invasion of Czechoslovakia 
104.
What party did Hitler create?
a)
Nice party
b)
Nazi Party
c)
Communist Party
d)
Helping party
105.
Who was the commander of the Japanese military?
a)
MacArthur
b)
Eisenhower
c)
Rommel
d)
Tojo
106.
_____ forced Germany to disarm and repay war debts.
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)
Atlantic Charter
c)
Appeasement
d)
Manhattan Project
107.
name of the genocide against the Jews by the Nazis
a)
Holocaust
b)
Night of Broken Glass
c)
Great Purge
d)
Great Leap Forward
108.

What U.S. President decided to use the atomic bombs?

a)

Harry Truman

b)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

c)

Winston Churchill

d)

Thomas Jefferson

109.
What were the names of the two cities that were destroyed by the atomic bombs?
a)
Pearl Harbor and Hawaii 
b)
Nagasaki and Hiroshima
c)
France and Italy
d)
Washington D.C and New York City 
110.

I was the leader of Great Britain during WW2.

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Winston Churchill

c)

Douglas MacArthur

d)

Adolf Hitler

111.

Congress granted LBJ power to go to war with North Vietnam by passing the __________.

a)

Great Society

b)

War Powers Act

c)

26th Amendment

d)

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

112.

The "New Frontier" was _____________'s social agenda

a)

Franklin Roosevelt

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

Lyndon B. Johnson

d)

Richard Nixon

113.

In response to the Soviets removing missiles from Cuba, the U.S. removed missiles from:

a)

West Germany

b)

India

c)

Turkey

d)

Alaska

114.

LBJ's "Great Society" included all of the following EXCEPT:

a)

The Federal Reserve

b)

Medicare

c)

Title IX

d)

Expansion of welfare programs

115.

LBJ feared a full-scale invasion of North Vietnam might cause ______ to enter the war.

a)

the USSR

b)

China

c)

Japan

d)

North Korea

116.

How did a South Vietnamese monk protest Diem's persecution of Buddhists?

a)

Set himself on fire

b)

Chained himself to the White House fence

c)

Hanged himself in public

d)

Set off a bomb in Saigon

117.

Alan Shepherd was the first American to...

a)

Fly in space

b)

Orbit earth

c)

Land on the moon

d)

Die in a rocket accident

118.

Which law required the president to gain congressional approval for long-term troop deployments?

a)

24th Amendment

b)

Tonkin Gulf Resolution

c)

War Powers Act

119.
Who was the communist leader of North Vietnam?
a)
Ho Chi Minh
b)
Mao Zedong
c)
Ngo Dien Diem
d)
Hideki Tojo
120.
Who were the communists in South Vietnam?
a)
Vietminh
b)
Vietcong
c)
Ho Chi Minhions
121.
What ship was destroyed in the Gulf of Tonkin that helped cause the Vietnam War?
a)
USS Maddox
b)
USS Arizona
c)
USS Maine
d)
HMS Lusitania
122.
What resolution passed that gave Lyndon Johnson broad powers to defend South Vietnam from communism?
a)
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
b)
Gulf of Maddox Resolution
c)
USS Tonkin Resolution
d)
Gulf of Vietnam Resolution
123.
Which university saw four students die during violent protests against the Vietnam War?
a)
Kent State
b)
Ohio State
c)
Miami of Ohio
d)
Dayton
124.
Networks of jungle paths used by N. Vietnam to transport supplies to the Vietcong?
a)
Saigon Route
b)
Bataan Death March
c)
Trail of Tears
d)
Ho Chi Minh Trail
125.
Those in support of Nixon and the war and who did not express their opinions publicly like the protesters were the:
a)
Silent Minority
b)
Silent Majority
c)
Silent Supporters
d)
None of the above
126.
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Kennedy administration?
a)
Stalin
b)
Khrushchev
c)
Lennin
127.
What is the idea that if Vietnam fell to communism, the rest of SE Asia would follow?
a)
Domino theory
b)
MAD theory
c)
Containment theory
d)
China Syndrome
128.

What document states that all people are created equal and have rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?

a)

The Constitution

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

129.

What was the name of the governing body in England during the Revolutionary War?

a)

Governor

b)

Parliament

c)

House of Burgesses

130.
The Battle of Yorktown was the
a)
longest battle.
b)
shortest battle.
c)
last battle.
d)
first battle.
131.
What was the purpose of The Declaration of Independence?
a)
To say the colonies were independent from Great Britain 
b)
To declare war
c)
To ask for help paying taxes on tea
132.
What country joined the American side after the Battle of Saratoga?
a)
France
b)
Spain
c)
Germany
d)
Britain
133.
Who was the person who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Paul Revere
b)
Thomas Paine
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
John Hancock
134.
Who was the commander of the Patriot Army?
a)
George Washington
b)
Lord Cornwallis
c)
Samuel Adams
d)
Paul Revere
135.
Which battle was known as the "SHOT HEARD AROUND THE WORLD"?
a)
Bunker Hill
b)
Charleston
c)
Lexington and Concord
d)
Cowpens
136.
What is the meaning of taxation without representation?
a)
When people are taxed, but they have no say in the government
b)
When people are taxed twice on the same item
c)
When some people get taxed and others don't
d)
When people in the Colonies are taxed, but no one in England is
137.
Who were the colonial leaders making decisions during the Revolutionary War?
a)
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Ben Franklin
b)
Thomas Edison, John Deere, Abe Lincoln, George Washington
c)
Daniel Boone, Barach Obama, Abe Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson
d)
George Washington, Abe Lincoln, Eleanor Roosevelt, Betsy Ross
138.
What law that forced colonists to provide places to live for all the Redcoats in America?
a)
Townshend Acts
b)
Quartering Act
c)
Sugar Act
d)
Navigation Act
139.
What law made it very expensive for colonists to import molasses?
a)
Townshend Acts
b)
Quartering Acts
c)
Stamp Act
d)
Sugar Act
140.
What law placed high taxes on tea, cloth, and British goods?
a)
Townshend Acts
b)
Quartering Acts
c)
Navigations Acts
d)
Stamp Act
141.
What was the historical significance of the Battles of Lexington and Concord?
a)
The fighting ended colonists' resistance to British authority.
b)
The outcome proved that militias were no match for British troops.
c)
Britain gave up on any attempt to keep its North American colonies.
d)
The fighting signaled the start of the American Revolution.
142.
"give me liberty or give me death!"
"A government of our own in our natural right..."
"We must indeed all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately."
These statements were made by...
a)
Redcoats
b)
Patriots
c)
Tories
d)
Native American Indians
143.
Which of these nations became an American ally after the victory at Saratoga?
a)
France
b)
Canada
c)
Mexico
d)
Germany
144.
Humans were not born with basic ideas, as was thought, but learned by experience and have human rights.
a)
John Locke
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Hobbes
d)
John Adams
145.
Believed that people were greedy and selfish, and that only a powerful government could create a peaceful, orderly society.
a)
Thomas Adams
b)
John Locke
c)
Thomas Hobbes
d)
Voltaire
146.
Wrote: Leviathan.  Identify the Enlightenment Thinker.
a)
Mary Wollstonecraft
b)
Thomas Hobbes
c)
Montesquieu
d)
John Locke
147.
This philosophe separated the government into three branches of government and argued for separation of powers.
a)
Voltaire
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Rousseau
d)
Thomas Adams
148.
This leader was elected as the first Vice President and second President of the United States. He was a leader in the Federalist Party and wanted a strong central government.
a)
George Washington
b)
John Adams
c)
John Marshall
d)
Alexander Hamilton
149.
This leader was named the Secretary of Treasury. He proposed a series of laws that improved the financial standing of the new nation. He helped establish the capital city, Washington, DC and became the leader of the Federalist Party.
a)
Alexander Hamilton
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
John Marshall
d)
John Adams
150.
This leader was appointed as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. He strengthened the role of the Supreme Court by asserting the right of the Supreme Court to review laws and determine if they are constitutional. He was a Federalist, so he wanted to strengthen the federal government.  
a)
John Marshall
b)
John Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
George Washington
151.
This leader was the major author of the Constitution. He served in the first United States Congress and wrote the amendments that became the Bill of Rights. He was a leader in the Democratic-Republican Party and became the fourth President of the United States.
a)
John Marshall
b)
John Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
James Madison
152.
This leader was elected as the first President of the United States after he served as the Commander of the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War. He established precedents that were followed by later presidents. He laid the foundation of trust in the United States government
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Washington
c)
John Adams
d)
James Madison
153.

Imaginary lines that circle the Earth parallel to the Equator.

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

c)

Equator

d)

Projection

154.

Imaginary lines that circle the Earth from Pole to Pole, measuring distance east or west of the Prime Meridian.

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

c)

Scale

d)

Hemisphere

155.

Which of these tells you this distance north or south of the Equator?

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

c)

International Dateline

d)

Meridians

156.
The tropical region in the southern tip of Mexico is:
a)
Baja California
b)
Occidental
c)
Yucatan Peninsula
d)
Central Plateau
157.
The body of water on the Eastern side of Mexico is:
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Lake Ontario
c)
Gulf of Mexico
d)
Gulf
158.
The narrow strip of land in the North West area of Mexico is:
a)
Baja California
b)
Central Plateau
c)
Mexico City
d)
Yucatan Peninsula
159.
The river that forms part of the border with Mexico and the U.S. is called:
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Gulf of Mexico
c)
Platte river
d)
Rio Grande
160.
Which river flows from the Alps mountains east across much of Europe and empties into the Black Sea?
a)
Rhine River
b)
Danube River
c)
Amazon River
d)
Volga River
161.
Which body of water lies between the United Kingdom and mainland Europe?
a)
Arctic Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Rhine River
d)
English Channel
162.
Which mountain range does the Danube and Rhine rivers begin in?
a)
Pyrenees Mountains
b)
Alps Mountains
c)
Rocky Mountains
d)
Ural Mountains
163.
This country juts out into what body of water?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Mediterranean Sea
c)
Arctic Ocean
d)
Pacific Ocean
164.
a)
Bay of Bengal
b)
Sea of Japan
c)
Philippine Sea
d)
Ganges River
165.
a)
Ganges River
b)
Bay of Bengal
c)
(Yellow River) Huange He
d)
Gobi Desert
166.
a)
Ganges River
b)
Bay of Bengal
c)
(Yellow River) Huange He
d)
Gobi Desert
167.
Which body of water supplies Israel with its fresh water
a)
Suez Canal
b)
Tigris River
c)
Jordan River
d)
Euphrates River
168.
What continents come together to form the Middle East?
a)
Asia, North America, South America
b)
Asia, North America, Europe
c)
Africa, Asia, and Australia
d)
Asia, Africa, and Europe
169.
Which of the following is man-made?
a)
canal
b)
river
c)
strait
d)
peninsula
170.
The Jordan River empties into which body of water?
a)
Black Sea
b)
Mediterranean Sea
c)
Red Sea
d)
Dead Sea

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