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WorksheetsAbeka America: Land I Love Test 6
Total questions: 72
Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins
What was the first permanent French settlement of the new world?
Quebec
St. Augustine
Jamestown
Virginia
What type of government was established by the U.S. Constitution?
Democracy
Democratic republic
Republic
Federal republic
What colony established the House of Burgesses?
Virginia
Jamestown
Rhode Island
Georgia
Where were the first shots fired that began the War for Independence?
Bunker Hill
Lexington
Monmouth
Trenton
What battle was the turning point of the War of Independence?
Valley Forge
Concord
Saratoga
Yorktown
Who invented the reaper?
Cyrus McCormick
Elias Howe
Cyrus Field
John Deere
What area led the Bear Flag Revolt against Mexico?
Texas
California
Louisiana
Oregon
In what year did the “Tariff of Abominations” pass that increased the North’s profit at the expense of the South?
1820
1825
1828
1833
Who established Christian principles in the factories he owned?
Nicholas Biddle
Frances Cabot Lowell
DeWitt Clinton
Samuel Morse
Who first trained circuit-riding preachers during the time of the second great awakening?
Peter Cartwright
Francis Asbury
Richard Allen
Lott Carey
Who negotiated the purchase that completely settled the southern border of the United States?
John C. Fremont
Stephen Kearny
James Marshall
James Gadsden
Who promoted the idea of public school?
Henry David Thoreau
Josiah Holbrook
Horace Mann
Louis Agassiz
Who was the first president of the Republic of Texas?
Sam Houston
Stephen Austin
Moses Austin
William Travis
Who had the “Fifty-four forty or fight” campaign slogan?
Andrew Jackson
James K. Polk
John Tyler
George Washington
Who ended tribute to the Barbary pirates?
Thomas Jefferson
James Monroe
John Tyler
Andrew Jackson
Who warned European powers against interfering in the Western Hemisphere?
John Tyler
Thomas Jefferson
James Monroe
James K. Polk
Who was the first U.S. President?
George Washington
Andrew Jackson
Thomas Jeffer
James Monroe
Who issued the Specie Circular?
John Tyler
James K. Polk
James Monroe
Andrew Jackson
What number is Baffin Island?
(a)
Which number is the Rocky Mountains?
(a)
What number is Greenland?
(a)
Which number is the Andes Mountains?
(a)
Which number is the Amazon River?
(a)
What number is Hudson Bay?
(a)
Which of the following happened FIRST?
adopting of the Bill of Rights of the U.S. Constitution
defeat of the Spanish Armada
Webster-Ashburton Treaty
founding of Harvard College
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Which of the following happened SECOND?
adopting of the Bill of Rights of the U.S. Constitution
defeat of the Spanish Armada
Webster-Ashburton Treaty
founding of Harvard College
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Which of the following happened THIRD?
adopting of the Bill of Rights of the U.S. Constitution
defeat of the Spanish Armada
Webster-Ashburton Treaty
founding of Harvard College
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Which of the following happened FOURTH?
adopting of the Bill of Rights of the U.S. Constitution
defeat of the Spanish Armada
Webster-Ashburton Treaty
founding of Harvard College
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
What did Jamestown prove about economics?
The common-store system is best because it rewards the worker.
The free enterprise system is best because it promotes personal responsibility.
The common-store system works best because it provides a fair amount of food for everyone.
The free enterprise system works best because it assures that there will always be food for everyone.
Why did the Constitution provide for three branches of government?
protect against a violent overthrow from the citizens
guard against political turmoil within the government
allow for a division of responsibility to protect the well-being of one person
provide for a check and balance to guard against one person gaining too much power
How did the War of 1812 affect the expansion of the United States?
The U.S. gained multiple territories in the West from England.
The diminished threat from England encouraged U.S. settlement in the West.
England peacefully signed over all North American territories to the U.S.
England's promise not to settle in North America encouraged the U.S. to claim more land.
During the 1800s, why did parents believe that education was important?
to have a job
to hold political office
to maintain freedoms
to obey the laws of the government
How did missionaries influence the West?
brought the gospel and improved the quality of life among Indians
decreased diseases and eliminated tribal warfare amont the Indians
taught quality education and introduced modern technology to the Indians
improved health and increased the standards of the indians
What established the first town school system in America?
Magna Carta
Old Deluder Satan Act
Land Ordinance
What prepared England for limited government?
Magna Carta
Specie Circular
Northwest Ordinance
What levied a tax on all legal documents?
Old Deluder Satan Act
Specie Circular
Stamp Act
What required all public lands be paid for in silver or gold?
Specie Circular
Stamp Act
Northwest Ordinance
What established townships for the Northwest Territory?
Magna Carta
Land Ordinance
Specie Circular
What type of interpretation of the Constitution did Thomas Jefferson and the Democratic-Republicans stand for?
(a)
What revived interest in trade with the East?
(a)
From what city in Missouri did the wagon train leave when starting the Oregon Trail?
(a)
What war resulted in establishing English tradition and liberty in North America?
(a)
At whose California ranch was gold discovered in 1848?
(a)
What is applied science or the practical use of scientific knowledge?
(a)
Who wrote Poor Richard's Almanac?
(a)
Who developed the first successful steamboat?
(a)
Who wrote The Scarlet Letter?
(a)
What European discovered the Hawaiian Islands?
(a)
Where was the first major amphibious landing of American forces conducted?
(a)
The (a) branch of government enforces the laws.
The purpose of the government as listed in the U.S. constitution is to (a) .
Rhode Island set a precedent of (a) freedom.
Narcissa Whitman and Eliza (a) were the first white women to cross the Rockies.
(a) , a senator from Massachusetts, was the greatest orator in Congress.
(a) is remembered as the Father of American Missions
(a) was the first state to outlaw liquor during the time of the Second Great Awakening.
(a) wrote the first American Dictionary.
At the battle of the (a) , Texas won its independence from Santa Anna.
General (a) defeated Santa Anna's army at the Battle of Buena Vista.
What country sold the Louisiana Territory?
(a)
What country experienced a potato famine?
(a)
What country threatened the freedoms of Texans?
(a)
What country supported Christopher Columbus in his expedition to the New World?
(a)
What country signed the Oregon Treaty with the United States?
(a)
What number is Mount Mitchell?
(a)
What number is Lake Superior?
(a)
What number is Florida?
(a)
What number is Death Valley?
(a)
What number is Colorado River?
(a)
What number is South Carolina?
(a)
What number is Kansas?
(a)
What number is Springfield?
(a)
