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EOY CKLA SS Units Review (2nd Grade)

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Lewis and Clark explored the frontier with a skilled group of woodsmen. What does frontier mean?

a)

unsettled part of the American West

b)

settled part of the American East

c)

unsettled part of the ocean

2.

Alexander the Great was an invader of the Persian Empire.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Democracy is a type of government that gives all power to a king.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Philosophers were...

a)

great thinkers

b)

great sculptors

c)

great warriors

d)

great gods

5.

____________________ competed in Olympic Games.

a)

Philosophers

b)

Athletes

c)

Women

d)

Children

6.
Where the Greek gods live.
a)
Mount Olympus
b)
Mount Everest
7.
Someone who never dies.
a)
mortal
b)
immortal
8.

When Pandora opened her box, she let out all of the evils and terrifying things that cause people sorrow.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Whom did the Americans fight in the war of 1812?

a)

the British

b)

other Americans

c)

Native Americans

10.

Old Ironside was the nickname of a

a)

cannon

b)

flag

c)

ship

11.

The person who wanted to make sure that government papers in the president's house were saved was

a)

Dolly Madison

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

Frances Scott Key

12.

During the War of 1812, the British burned

a)

New Orleans

b)

Washington D.C.

c)

Old Ironside

13.

I am the overland route between Missouri and California created to SEND MAIL on horseback from the East Coast to the West Coast. What am I called?

a)

the Oregon Trail

b)

Transcontinental Railroad

c)

the Pony Express

14.

I am the animal that the Lakota considered their source of life. What am I?

a)

horses

b)

steamboats

c)

bison

d)

trains

15.

I am the railroad that connects the East Coast and the West Coast of the United States. What am I?

a)

Transcontinental Railroad

b)

the Pony Express

c)

covered wagons

d)

the Oregon Trail

16.

What was Sequoyah's invention?

a)

The Pony Express

b)

The Erie Canal

c)

Cherokee writing

17.

A __________ is a waterway used to move things from place to place using boats.

a)

transport

b)

canal

c)

boat

d)

river

18.

Choose 3 hardships the pioneers faced during their westward journey.

SELECT 3!

a)

little food

b)

blockades

c)

many people got sick or died

d)

rough roads

e)

no video games

19.

An abolitionist wants to

a)

spread slavery

b)

fight for the South (Confederacy)

c)

withdraw from the Union

d)

end slavery

20.
The name given to the northern army. 
a)
Confederates
b)
Americans
c)
Military
d)
Union
21.
The name given to the southern army.
a)
Confederates
b)
Union
c)
Americans
d)
Military
22.

A ____________ of a country is born in that country and has the rights and responsibilities given to them by that country’s government.

a)

emigrate

b)

citizen

c)

immigrant

d)

naturalized citizen

23.

If a person who was born in another country and takes a test and earns the rights of that country, they are a _________________________.

a)

citizen

b)

immigrant

c)

naturalized citizen

d)

emigrate

24.

I am often called the “Father of the Constitution”. Who am I?

a)

pilgrims

b)

George Washington

c)

James Madison

25.

I am the immigration center that processed many immigrants in New York City on the East Coast. What am I?

a)

Angel Island

b)

Ellis Island

c)

NY Immigration Center

d)

The Statue of LIberty

26.

I am the immigration center that processed many immigrants near San Francisco on the West Coast. What am I?

a)

Ellis Island

b)

Statue of LIberty

c)

San Francisco

d)

Angel Island

27.

What is an immigrant?

a)

People who were born and lives in the United States.

b)

People who leave their home country to live in a new country.

c)

A statue in the New York Harbor.

28.

What is an example of a push factor?

Choose 2 answers!

a)

lots of opportunities

b)

no food

c)

no freedom of religion

29.

What are 2 examples of pull factors?

Choose 2 answers!

a)

freedom of speech

b)

more opportunities

c)

drought

30.

The right to vote is called...

a)

boycott

b)

segregation

c)

suffrage

d)

discrimination

31.

Unfair treatment based on skin color, race, or religion is called...

a)

discrimination

b)

suffrage

c)

boycott

d)

segregation

32.

The separation of people based on race or religion is known as...

a)

suffrage

b)

boycott

c)

segregation

d)

discrimination

33.

I broke the "color barrier" in baseball. Who am I?

a)

Cesar Chavez

b)

Jackie Robinson

c)

Rosa Parks

d)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

34.

I fought for women to have the right to vote and I traveled the country with Elizabeth Cady Stanton giving speeches on women's rights. Who am I?

a)

Mary McLeod Bethune

b)

Eleanor Roosevelt

c)

Susan B. Anthony

d)

Rosa Parks

35.

I founded a school for African American girls in Daytona Beach with very little money. Who am I?

a)

Eleanor Roosevelt

b)

Mary McLeod Bethune

c)

Susan B. Anthony

d)

Rosa Parks

36.

I fought for migrant workers to receive better pay and better working conditions. Who am I?

a)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

b)

Jackie Robinson

c)

Cesar Chavez

d)

Rosa Parks

37.

I am known as the leader of the Civil Rights Movement. I had a dream that everyone will be known by the content of their character. Who am I?

a)

Rosa Parks

b)

Jackie Robinson

c)

Cesar Chavez

d)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

38.

I fought for many causes as First Lady of the United States. Who am I?

a)

Eleanor Roosevelt

b)

Susan B. Anthony

c)

Mary McLeod Bethune

39.

I am known as the "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement". I stood up for equality by sitting down. Who am I?

a)

Susan B. Anthony

b)

Mrs. Cagliano

c)

Rosa Parks

d)

Mary McLeod Bethune

40.

When Rosa Parks was arrested, many people protested by..

a)

boycotting the bus company

b)

quitting their jobs

c)

moving to Africa

d)

burning down the police station

41.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. believed in...

a)

addition

b)

segregation

c)

equality

d)

discrimination