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US History Milestones Random Review Questions

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Englightenment Era was

a)

an educational experience

b)

an intellectual and philosphical movement that focused on human reason

c)

a fun life changing experience

d)

a spiritual and philopshical movement focused on human rationality.

2.

The Enlightenment can be said to be political, the First Great Awakening was what kind of philosophical movement?

a)

revolutionary

b)

spiritual

c)

economic

d)

cultural

3.

Mercantilism was the colonial eocnomic policy which favoured

a)

English colonies only purchased from England.

b)

imports should exceed exports

c)

only colonial markets should purchase from the Mother Country.

d)

exports should exceed imports

4.

What was the MAIN reason the Navigation Acts were introduced in the American colonies?

a)

To increase taxes to the Colonies.

b)

To prevent smuggling

c)

To attack the Pirates of the Caribbean.

d)

To encourage smuggling

5.

A form of colonial labor system which contracted labor to work in the American colonies for a period of time.

a)

Artisans

b)

Enslavement

c)

Apprenticeship

d)

Indentured Servitude.

6.

Enslavement in the American colonies became a part of a trading system called?

a)

Galleons Passage

b)

Triangular Trade

c)

Northwest Passge

d)

Middle Passage

7.

The French and Indian War and the Seven Years War is the same conflict. The French and Indian War took place in the Colonies, the Seven Years War took place in

a)

India

b)

Great Britian

c)

France

d)

Europe

8.

The animal in the political cartoon "Join, or Die" (1754) is

a)

Iguana

b)

Snake

c)

Lizard

d)

Alligator

9.

Which of the Thirteen colonies was NOT identified on the "Join, or Die" (1754) political cartoon?

a)

Rhode Island

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

Massachusetts

d)

Georgia

10.

What year was the Emancipation Proclamation issued?

a)

1875

b)

1863

c)

1854

d)

1867

11.

What law outlaws segregation and discrimination on the basis of race?

a)

14th Amendment

b)

24th Amendment

c)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

d)

Civil Rights Act of 1960

12.

Who was the first black person to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era?

a)

Adam Jones

b)

Andrew McCutchen

c)

Jackie Robinson

d)

David Price

13.

What does impeachment mean?

a)

Removal from office.

b)

Conviction of a crime.

c)

Formal accusation of wrongdoing.

d)

Sentenced to prison.

14.

Which section of government has the power to begin the process of impeachment?

a)

House of Representatives

b)

Senate

c)

Supreme Court

d)

The President's Cabinet

15.

Who votes on if a president should be removed from office during an impeachment trial?

a)

Supreme Court

b)

Senate

c)

House of Representatives

d)

Any U.S citizen that can vote

16.

Who was the first President to be Impeached?

a)

Bill Clinton

b)

Donald Trump

c)

Richard Nixon

d)

Andrew Johnson

17.

Why was Johnson impeached?

a)

Lying under oath.

b)

Ignoring Congress' law.

c)

Hiring criminals.

d)

Pressuring another country.

18.

Who was never really impeached, despite everyone thinking he was?

a)

Andrew Johnson

b)

Richard Nixon

c)

Donald Trump

d)

Bill Clinton

19.

What was Nixon in trouble for?

a)

Kidnapping a woman.

b)

Threatening his rivals.

c)

Pressuring another country.

d)

Hiring criminals to win an election.

20.

Who was the second President to be Impeached?

a)

Bill Clinton

b)

Richard Nixon

c)

Donald Trump

d)

Andrew Johnson

21.

What was Bill Clinton impeached for?

a)

Cheating on his wife.

b)

Committing adultery.

c)

Lying about cheating under oath.

d)

Sleeping with an intern.

22.

Who is the third President to be impeached?

a)

Andrew Johnson

b)

Donald Trump

c)

Bill Clinton

d)

Richard Nixon

23.

The Homestead Act (1862) promoted the development of western lands by:

a)

creating a system of dams for crop irrigation

b)

providing free land to settlers

c)

removing all restrictions on immigration

d)

moving Native American Indians to reservations

24.

Members of the Progressive Movement generally supported the idea that the federal government should:

a)

prevent unfair business practices

b)

restrict immigration to the US

c)

reduce the number of small farms

d)

abolish private property ownership

25.

As a result of the Spanish-American War, the US saw the need to build the Panama Canal because:

a)

new colonies had be acquired in Africa

b)

Spanish opposition to the canal had ended

c)

the US navy could move more quickly between oceans

d)

US railroads could not transport enough manufactured goods

26.

What was a major reason the US entered WWI?

a)

Japanese forces had occupied Manchuria

b)

German troops had landed on American soil

c)

The Austro-Hungarian Empire had invaded Belgium

d)

Germany had resumed unrestricted submarine warfare

27.

The "dust bowls" described by John Steinbeck in The Grapes of Wrath had the greatest impact on:

a)

residents of urban slums

b)

plantation owners in the rural south

c)

workers in factory sweatshops

d)

farmers on the Great Plains

28.

The successful launching of Sputnik by the Soviet Union in 1957 sparked

a)

the Cold War with the US

b)

Soviet aggression in Eastern Europe

c)

disarmament discussions between the Suprepowers

d)

American fears that the Soviets had achieved technological superiority

29.

What was Roosevelt's goal in creating the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)?

a)

stimulate economic growth

b)

increase the government's tax revenue

c)

provide jobs for the unemployed

d)

restore the public's faith in financial institutions

30.
When was the Great Depression?
a)
1912-1917
b)
1929-1939
c)
1945-1960
d)
1940-1944
31.
Who was the president during the civil rights movement?
a)
Richard Nixon
b)
John F. Kennedy
c)
Gerald Ford
d)
Herber Hoover
32.
Which president served more than 2 terms?
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Harry S. Truman
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
Woodrow Wilson 
33.
What was Abraham Lincoln's famous speech?
a)
"I Have A Dream"
b)
"Gettysburg Address"
c)
“Inauguration Address”
d)
"Farewell Address"
34.
When did women get the right to vote?
a)
September 19, 1915
b)
August 25, 1922
c)
August 18, 1920
d)
August 31, 1918