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Worksheets2022-2023 | Market Day Tickets
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Which state is highlighted in red?
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Maryland
North Carolina
Which state is highlighted in red?
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Maryland
North Carolina
Which state is highlighted in red?
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Maryland
North Carolina
Is this a primary or a secondary source?
primary
secondary
What is the name of the land bridge that many historians believe the first Americans crossed over to enter North America?
Beringia
Pangaea
Northwest Passage
Mississippi River
Which statement is true about slavery in North America?
American Indian slaves were treated with dignity and respect.
European explorers rejected slavery in the Americas.
Slavery had not existed anywhere in the world before the European discovery of America.
African slaves took the place of American Indian workers once the American Indians started dying from diseases and hard labor.
What was an immediate effect of Christopher Columbus’s voyages to the Americas?
A reduction in the European population
A delay in future Spanish explorations
A war between the Spanish and the French
A transfer of foods between Europe and the Americas
Which event came first this year?
Packing boxes for Operation Christmas Child
Funfest
Shaivi's birthday
Ashley Young and Olivia Heun Lee's last day at YISS
What was the name of the hoped-for-all-water-route through North America during the era of European exploration?
Bering Strait
Northwest Passage
Hudson River
Gulf of Mexico
Why were European explorers hoping to find a faster route to Asia?
They wanted spices and silk in India.
They wanted to start a war with Asian countries.
They wanted camels from the Middle East.
They wanted to find beaver fur in Asian countries.
What was the name of the first permanent English settlement in the New World?
Roanoke (North Carolina)
Raleigh (North Carolina)
Jamestown (Virginia)
Plymouth Rock (Massachusetts)
Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
Benjamin Franklin
James Madison
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Who was the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War?
Benjamin Franklin
James Madison
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Who was the King of England at the start of the American Revolutionary War?
King George I
King George II
King George III
King George IV
Which two events took place during second semester?
FIFA World Cup in Qatar
Rihanna performed in the Super Bowl
The Queen died
The indoor mask mandate was removed for YISS
Explain how the French and Indian War led to the downfall of England’s relationship with its colonies.
The British Parliament closed the Port of Boston in response to the Boston Tea Party.
The British Parliament was in debt and taxed the colonists without giving them representation.
The Continental Congress was in debt and taxed whiskey and other luxury items.
Write the order of the following events from earliest to most recent. (ie. B, C, D, A)
A. The British Parliament imposes the Stamp Act on the colonists.
B. The colonists boycott products that have written print on them.
C. The colonists dump 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor.
D. The British King announces the Proclamation of 1763.
BCAD
DABC
DBCA
CBDA
Why did Paul Revere create "The Bloody Massacre" engraving about the events of the Boston Massacre?
He wanted the colonists to be angry enough to fight against the British.
He wanted to portray the events as accurately as possible to gain respect from the British.
What was the first major battle of the American Revolutionary War?
It took place after the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Saratoga, NY
Valley Forge, PA
Brooklyn, NY
Yorktown, VA
What was the last major battle of the American Revolutionary War?
Saratoga, NY
Valley Forge, PA
Brooklyn, NY
Yorktown, VA
Why were the Battles of Saratoga a turning point of the American Revolutionary War?
Washington rowed his troops across the icy Delaware River to attack the British.
Washington lost approximately 25% of his troops due to harsh weather and diseases.
Charles Cornwallis was killed in Saratoga.
European nations like France started supporting the Continental troops.
Where did the Continental troops lead a successful surprise attack against the Hessians?
Camden, SC
Monmouth, NJ
Trenton, NJ
Charleston, SC
Which document ended the American Revolutionary War?
The Treaty of Paris of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763
The Treaty of Paris of 1783
The Treaty of Ghent
What was the name of the first plan for government in the United States, written by the Continental Congress in November 1777?
Amendments
Constitution
Articles of Confederation
Bill of Rights
Who is known as “The Father of the Constitution”?
James Madison
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
Which of the following was widely considered a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
They gave too much power to the federal government, and Congress had too much power.
They gave too much power to the states, and they became too independent.
They gave too much power to the British Parliament, and the King had too much power.
There were no weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation, and they are still in effect today.
Ham is a pug who is named after Alexander Hamilton.
True
False
What needed to be added to the U.S. Constitution before antifederalists agreed to ratify it?
Articles of Confederation
Bill of Rights
Proclamation of 1763
Land Ordinance of 1785
What was the name of the system that ensures no branch of government is stronger than the others?
Electoral College
Bill of Rights
Great Compromise
Checks and Balances
Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution allows freedom of speech, religion, press, and protects the right to assemble?
First Amendment
Second Amendment
Third Amendment
Fourth Amendment
What problem did the Great Compromise solve?
How many presidents would there be, and how would each president be elected?
How many representatives would each state have in Congress?
Would slaves be counted as part of the population?
Which branch of government would have the most power?
Why was the War of 1812 considered the Second War for Independence?
It established that the U.S. would defend itself when its sovereignty was threatened.
It shaped how future U.S. elections would take place.
It established that the U.S. would be built upon a capitalist political economic system.
It finally solved the disagreements between Federalists and Republicans.
Who purchased the Louisiana Territory from France and then sent Lewis and Clark to lead an expedition to find the Northwest Passage, find new plants and animals species, and create maps of the land?
John Adams
James Monroe
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Which was a factor that encouraged people to move west in the early 1800s?
The east coast was overpopulated, and resources were scarce.
The Monroe Doctrine was enacted.
The Mexican-American War was fought.
By 1840, enslaved people formed about _____ of the Southern states’ population.
one quarter
one third
one half
one hundred percent
Which statement is true?
The Northern states depended on farming as their main source of income.
There were many factories in the Northern states.
Four of the first five presidents were from Northern states.
There were many slaves in the Northern states (compared to the South).
Which person did not devote his or her life to the abolitionist movement?
Eli Whitney
Frederick Douglass
William Lloyd Garrison
Harriet Tubman
Which were border states?
Kentucky
Missouri
Delaware
Maryland
Connecticut
What was the Union's war strategy heading into the Civil War?
Anaconda plan
Cobra plan
Northern plan
Attack plan
What were the advantages for the Union heading into the Civil War?
Railroads
Banks/Finances
More People
Skilled Military Leaders
Native Americans helped
What were the war strategies for the Confederacy heading into the Civil War?
Didn't need to invade North
Anaconda plan
Waiting for North to tire themselves out
Sought aid from Britain and France
Money
What were the advantages for the Confederacy heading into the Civil War?
Military Leadership
High Population
Economy
Had Mississippi River
Knew their land
What was the outcome of the First Battle of Bull Run?
Confederate Victory
Union Victory
The fighting would be bloody, the war would be long, and the Confederacy was able to defend themselves.
The fighting would be bloody, the war would be short, the Confederacy was weak
Minie Ball
Hollow
Reloaded Faster
Shattered Bones
Pointed
Lighter than other bullets
Who took command of the Union troops in the East?
George McClellan
Andrew Jackson
Stonewall Jackson
Michael Jackson
Who were the generals during the Battle of Antietam?
Robert E. Lee
George McClellan
Joseph Hooker
Stonewall Jackson
What was the outcome of the Battle of Antietam?
Union, found Confederate plans on a cigar
Confederate, found Union plans on a cigar
bloodiest day in U.S history
McClellan was fired because Lincoln wanted him to follow the Confederate troops and finish them off
What did the Emancipation Proclamation state, and what effects did it have?
all slaves in confederate territories are free, goal was now to free slaves
all slaves in union territories are free, goal was now to free slaves
all slaves in union-held territories are free, goal was now to free slaves
What was one of the first African-American regiments organized in the North called?
54th Massachusetts Volunteers
54th Virginia Volunteers
64th Massachusetts Volunteers
54th Tennessee Volunteers
Who were the generals during the Battle of Gettysburg?
Stonewall Jackson
Robert E. Lee
George Meade
George McClellan
What was the outcome of the Battle of Gettysburg?
no one won
confederate victory
union victory
What was the outcome of the Siege of Vicksburg?
Fulfilled a major part of the Anaconda Plan
Union had control of the Mississippi River
Confederacy won back the Mississippi River
Confederacy fought the Union out of their land
What happened in Sherman's March to Sea?
William Tecumseh Sherman burned Atlanta and tore up railroad lines, destroyed crops, and burned and looted towns
William Tecumseh Sherman burned Vicksburg and tore up railroad lines, destroyed crops, and burned and looted towns
William Tecumseh Sherman burned Savanna and tore up railroad lines, destroyed crops, and burned and looted towns
William Tecumseh Sherman burned shrek and tore up railroad lines, destroyed crops, and burned and looted towns
Who won the election of 1864 ?
McClellan
Lincoln
The 13th Amendment...
banned slavery from the north.
temporarily banned slavery from the United States.
banned slavery from the south.
banned slavery from the United States.
Grant's Virginia Campaign...
Grant pursued Lee's army
Lee pursued Grant's army
McClellan pursued Lee's army
Lincoln pursued Lee's army
Which were border states?
Kentucky
Missouri
Delaware
Maryland
Connecticut
Matthew Brady
Soldier who painted war scenes
Photojournalist who took pictures of the deceased in war
Why did Lincoln replace McClellan?
Did not kill anyone
Focused on killing everyone
Focused on training troops
Didn't attack anyone
What was Grant's war strategy?
Find out where your enemy is. Get at them as soon as you can. Strike at them as hard as you can, and keep moving on.
Kill.
Massacre.
Find out where your enemy is, ambush them, run away.
What was the color of Mrs. Byrd's dress at the Gala?
Blue
Red
Black
Purple
Who won Monitor vs. Merrimack?
no one, the ships sank
confederates, they sunk the union ship
union, they sunk the confederate ship
no one, the bullets kept on bouncing off both ironclads
What was the outcome of the Monitor vs. Merrimack Battle?
marked end of naval warfare
marked end of wooden warships
marked the end of war
Who were the generals during the Battle of Shiloh?
Albert S. Johnston
George McClellan
Shrek
Ulysses S. Grant
What happened at Shiloh?
Confederate victory, union retreated
Union victory, they brought in backups to beat the Confederates
Union victory, it originally looked like a Confederate victory but then they brought in backups
Confederate victory, stonewall told the men to 'yell like furies'
Who were the generals during the 7 Days Battles?
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
Stonewall Jackson
George McClellan
Who won the 7 Days Battles?
Union
Confederate
ended Union Threat in Virginia
ended Union threat in Maryland
Who did Lincoln replace McClellan with after the Battle of Antietam?
Ambrose Burnside
William Tecumseh Sherman
Ulysses S. Grant
What happened at Appomattox Court House? (2 answers)
Union surrendered
Confederacy surrendered
Robert E. Lee surrendered his troops to Grant
Grant surrendered his troops to Lee
How many (roughly) died from the Civil War?
400,000
320,000
620,000
100,000
Who assassinated Lincoln and where?
John Wilkes Booth, Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C
John Wilkes Booth, Lloyd's Theatre in Washington, D.C
George Wilkes Booth, Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C
How did Lincoln want to treat the south in Reconstruction?
harshly
respectfully
What was the organization set up by Lincoln that wanted to help former slaves called?
freedom bureau
freedmen's bureau
54th massachusetts bureau
free bureau
Who became president after Abraham Lincoln?
Andrew Johnson
Andrew Jackson
Ulysses S. Grant
William Tecumseh Sherman
George Meade
What was the name given to those who wanted the federal government to play an active role in Reconstruction?
radicalists
radical confederates
radical republicans
republicans
How did Andrew Johnson react to the Civil Rights Bill that stated that all citizens were granted rights?
passed it
vetoed it
ignored it
burned it
The 14th Amendment...
stated that all people born in the United States were citizens, had the same rights, and were to be granted equal protection of the laws (excluded Native Americans on tribal lands).
stated that all people born in the United States were citizens, had the same rights, and were to be granted equal protection of the laws (excluded women and Native Americans on tribal lands).
stated that all white people born in the United States were citizens, had the same rights, and were to be granted equal protection of the laws (excluded Native Americans on tribal lands).
stated that all rich people born in the United States were citizens, had the same rights, and were to be granted equal protection of the laws (excluded Native Americans on tribal lands).
What was the consequence for not ratifying the 14th amendment?
rejection from the union
losing representatives in congress
losing electoral votes
The Reconstruction Acts...
placed troops in Native American lands.
placed troops in all states.
placed troops in southern states.
What did the southern states have to do to rejoin the Union?
ratify the amendments, approve state constitutions
ratify the laws, approve state constitutions
ratify the amendments, approve state constitutions, give up money
ratify the amendments, pay back debts
Who became president after Andrew Johnson was impeached?
George Meade
Ulysses S. Grant
William Tecumseh Sherman
George Pickett
What was the nickname given to northerners who rushed to the South after the war? These Northerners were wrongfully accused seeing only wealth or political power and to take advantage of the defeated south.
scalawags
sharecropping
KKK
carpetbaggers
What was the nickname given to southern whites who supported Radical Reconstruction following the Civil War?
carpetbaggers
scalawags
KKK
sharecropping
What was the nickname given to slaves who had to take work wherever they could get it? Since money was scarce after the war, the landowner and the renter often split the proceeds from selling the crop raised on the rented land.
KKK
sharecroppers
carpetbaggers
scalawags
What was the secret, racist terrorist organization that spread across the South following the Civil War?
KKK
KK
Scalawags
carpetbaggers
Which dealt with slavery in the lands in the newly-purchased Louisiana Territory?
Missouri Compromise (1820)
Compromise of 1850
Firing on Fort Sumter (1861)
Election of 1860
Who stole weapons from an arsenal in Harpers Ferry, wanting to lead a raid against people who supported slavery?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Robert E. Lee
John Brown
Abraham Lincoln
Who supported popular sovereignty?
Stephen A. Douglas
Abraham Lincoln
Who tried to sue for his/her freedom in 1857?
William Lloyd Garrison
Sojourner Truth
Frederick Douglass
Dred Scott
What was the name of the novel that sparked the Civil War?
Uncle Tom's Cabin
The Iliad and the Odyssey
Pride and Prejudice
The Great Gatsby
Which slave led a rebellion in Virginia in 1831?
Harriet Tubman
Frederick Douglass
Nat Turner
Sojourner Truth
What did this year's Be Kind shirts look like?
A black rectangle that said BE KIND inside it with a Seoul city skyline on the top (white shirt)
A white rectangle that said BE KIND inside it with hands on the top (black shirt)
BE KIND written in white (teal shirt)
They were white with a light gray Guardian on the front (white shirt)
In what year was Lincoln elected president?
1776
1850
1860
1877
Which set of laws dealt with lands that had been acquired from the Mexican-American War?
Compromise of 1860
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Missouri Compromise
Bleeding Kansas
Which law required everyone to return runaway slaves to their owners?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Fugitive Slave Act
Reconstruction Acts
Missouri Compromise
