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Unit 10 Warm Up/Review Quiz

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Located along the Nottoway River, what is one of the oldest archaeological sites in North America?
a)
Jamestown
b)
Cactus Hill
c)
Death Valley
d)
Plymouth
2.

The lowest point in North America, in the Basin and Range, is ...

a)

Death Valley

b)

Cascades

c)

Great Plains

d)

Low Point Ridge

3.

Which River did Lewis & Clark explore?

a)

Columbia River

b)

St. Lawrence River

c)

Great Lakes

d)

Ohio River

4.

This river forms the border between the U.S. and Mexico

a)

Colorado

b)

Mississippi

c)

Ohio

d)

Rio Grande

5.
There were people who were skilled as blacksmiths, gunsmiths, or silversmiths. These people were called __________________.

a)
farmers
b)
artisans
c)
large landowners
d)
indentured servants
6.

Known as the "Lost Colony" which was also an economic venture

a)

Pennsylvania

b)

Roanoke Island

c)

Georgia

d)

Massachusetts Bay Colony

7.

Which person was killed in the Boston Massacre and later became a symbol of the Abolitionist movement?

a)

Peter Salam

b)

Patrick Henry

c)

Martha Washington

d)

Crispus Attucks

8.
Who was the major author of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
John Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Patrick Henry
9.
This enslaved person wrote poems and plays supporting American independence.
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Benjamin Banneker
c)
Paul Revere
d)
Phillis Wheatley
10.
Under the Articles of Confederation, each state got __________ vote. 
a)
3 
b)
2
c)
1
d)
5
11.

Based on the US Constitution, the government is run by _________.

a)

The President

b)

Congress

c)

The Supreme Court

d)

"The People"

12.
From which country did the United States purchase the Louisiana Territory?
a)
Great Britian
b)
Spain
c)
France
d)
Russia
13.
What made the Louisiana Territory so vital to the United States economy?
a)
Port at New Orleans
b)
Mississippi River
c)
Florida
d)
Both the Port of New Orleans and the Mississippi River
e)
It did not help the economy
14.
Who Wrote the Star Spangled Banner?
a)
Elvis
b)
Francis Scott Key
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
John Adams
e)
Benjamin Franklin
15.

Which region contains the Continental Divide, which decides which way rivers flow?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Coastal Range

c)

Appalachian Mountains

d)

Interior Lowlands

16.

What city and state was the Confederate Capital located?

a)

Dallas, Texas

b)

Raleigh, North Carolina

c)

Richmond, Virginia

d)

Norfolk, Virginia

17.
The first MAJOR battle of the Civil War was:
a)
The 1st Battle of Bull Run
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Shiloh
d)
Antietam
18.
Why did Robert E. Lee resign from the US Army, even though he opposed secession
a)
He could never fight against Virginia
b)
He distrusted Lincoln, and wanted to fight with the French
c)
He grew up with slaves and wanted to fight for property rights
19.
What advantage did the South have the North during the Civil War?
a)
greater manufacturing
b)
more effective navy
c)
better government
d)
more capable military leaders
20.
What was the main reason the United States went to war with Mexico?
a)
Border dispute of Texas
b)
Annexation of Texas 
c)
Building of railroads in Mexican Territory
d)
Slaves running away into Mexican Territory
21.
As Americans took over more and more land, what happened to Native Americans?
a)
They agreed to give up their land.
b)
They were given their choice of where to live.
c)
They were forced to live in reservations.
d)
They voluntarily moved to Canada and Mexico.
22.
Why was the Gadsden Purchase added to the U.S. in 1853?
a)
it was needed for the building of a railroad
b)
it was a gift from Mexico
c)
it was part of the treaty with Mexico
d)
gold was discovered in that area
23.
Southerners opposed the abolition of slavery mainly because -
a)
They believed it would destroy their  economy
b)
They felt that slavery was good for slaves
c)
They did not want to work in the fields themselves
d)
They could not have enough children to take care of all the work
24.
Which of the following is TRUE about the North and the South before the Civil War?
a)
The North had many cities but the South had LARGER CITIES
b)
The South imported few goods while the North needed imports
c)
Industry in the South grew faster than industry in the North
d)
The North was known for factories while the South was known for farms/plantations
25.

According to the Kansas-Nebraska Act, what would decide whether the territories became free or slave?

a)

popular sovereignty

b)

Missouri Compromise

c)

one would be a slave state, the other a free state

d)

Rock, Paper, Scissors

26.

The Election of 1860 was won by the...

a)

Republican Party

b)

Northern Democratic Party

c)

Southern Democratic Party

d)

Constitutional Union Party

27.

Hoped to start a slave uprising by raiding the federal arsenal in Virginia.

a)

Frederick Douglass

b)

Nat Turner

c)

John Brown

d)

Robert E. Lee

28.
The French set up _____________________ to cooperate with the Native Americans?
a)
settlements
b)
trading posts
c)
churches
d)
7-11's
29.
One obstacle for explorers was?
a)
fear of the unknown
b)
no gas stations
c)
Gold, God, Glory
d)
learning farming from the Native Americans.
30.
Name the Empires of West Africa in correct order.
a)
Ghana, Mali, Songhai
b)
Songhai, Mali, Ghana
c)
Ghana, Songhai, Mali
d)
Mali, Ghana, Songhai

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