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DA Social Studies Review

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 2hrs 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Select two causes of the War of 1812. (select 2)

a)

France gave weapons to the American Indians to fight settlers.

b)

Great Britain captured American sailors and forced them to serve in the British navy.

c)

War Birds urged Congress to declare war on Great Britain.

d)

Great Britain and France restricted trade with the United States.

2.

British soldiers who attacked Washington D.C. in 1814 burned the ______________________ and _____________________ as well as many other buildings. (select 2)

a)

The Empire State Building

b)

The White House

c)

The Capitol Building

d)

The Washington Monument

3.

_________________________ was the first lady who saved many national treasures before the British arrived at the White House.

a)

Martha Washington

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

Dolley Madison

d)

Francis Scott Key

4.

_______________________ wrote a poem that was made into the song "Star Spangled Banner" which is our national anthem.

a)

Martha Washington

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

Dolley Madison

d)

Francis Scott Key

5.

What was the impact of the Louisiana Purchase?

a)

The Louisiana Purchase decreased the size of the United States by half.

b)

The Louisiana Purchase only gave the US a claim to the port of New Orleans. No other land was included in the purchase.

c)

The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the United States.

d)

The Louisiana Purchase gave more land to the French.

6.

What were the major obstacles when traveling on the Oregon Trail?

a)

The Pacific Ocean, large deserts, rainforests

b)

Crossing rivers, bad weather, illnesses

c)

Friendly natives, too many forts, too much food

d)

The Great Wall of China, the Nile River, the Great Pyramids

7.

What was the significance of the Trail of Tears?

a)

The Cherokee tribe was allowed to keep their ancestral land and live in peace with the white settlers.

b)

The Cherokee tribe was moved farther east to make way for the settlers.

c)

The Cherokee willingly moved away from their ancestral lands to allow more room for the settlers.

d)

The Cherokee were removed by force of the US Government to reservations hundreds of miles away from their ancestral lands.

8.
Who won the Battle of Little Bighorn?
a)
the Native Americans
b)
the white settlers
9.
What was the opportunity cost of settlers moving west?
a)
Native Americans were killed
b)
No one wanted to go west
c)
They gave up their lives in the East
d)
there was no opportunity cost 
10.
What is an example of a physical barrier that Lewis and Clark had to overcome?
a)
having  to fight Native Americans
b)
climbing the Rocky Mountains
11.
What two men where chosen to explore the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
Lewis and Clark
b)
Tom and Jerry
c)
Custer and Little Bighorn
d)
William and Penn
12.
During Westward Expansion, many American Indians were forced from their homes onto reservations. What was this act called?
a)
Sugar Act
b)
Reservation Act
c)
Indian Removal Act
d)
Move Act
13.

Name the important interpreter who traveled with Lewis

and Clark.

a)

Sacagawea

b)

Pocahontas

c)

Mulan

d)

none of these

14.

What was the battle between Mexicans and the Texans & Tejanos called?

a)

Battle of Yorktown

b)

American Revolution

c)

Battle of the Alamo

d)

Battle of Sacagawea

15.

What song was inspired by the events of the War of 1812?

a)

The Stars and Stripes Forever

b)

America the Beautiful

c)

My Country Tis of Thee

d)

The Star Spangled Banner

16.

Why did General George Custer and the US Army attack the Lakota, the Cheyenne, and other American Indians during the Battle of Little Bighorn?

a)

The American Indians would not give up their land and move onto reservations.

b)

The US government wanted to end a war between the Lakota and the Cheyenne.

c)

The American Indians took over the town of Little Bighorn and forced the settlers to leave.

d)

The US government wanted the American Indians to move from Little Bighorn to Georgia.

17.

What did the slogan “Remember the Alamo” inspire others to do?

a)

force Native Americans onto reservations

b)

purchase the Louisiana Territory

c)

search for the Oregon Trail

d)

fight for independence from Mexico

18.

The graph provided shows the growth in CA population from 1840-1870. What led to this growth?

a)

The relocation of American Indians to California.

b)

The discovery of gold in California.

c)

The battle of the Alamo in California.

d)

The expedition of Lewis and Clark to California.

19.

Which major physical feature of the United States is highlighted on the map?

a)

the Continental Divide

b)

the Appalachian Mountains

c)

the Great Plains

d)

the Atlantic Coastal Plain

20.

Which city is indicated by location number 3?

a)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

b)

New York, NY

c)

Washington, DC

d)

Boston, MA

21.

Which of the following words describes the end to slavery?

a)

reform

b)

abolition

c)

suffrage

d)

temperance

22.

Which of the following terms describes the right to vote?

a)

suffrage

b)

emancipation

c)

voting

d)

abolition

23.

What was the Underground Railroad?

a)

a secret group of people who helped enslaved people escape to freedom

b)

several documents that explain the importance of abolition

c)

a series of tunnels that people used to secretly travel

d)

a railroad that stretched from the south to the west

24.

Which is TRUE of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony?

a)

They both worked on plantations in the south.

b)

They both traveled on the Oregon Trail to live out west.

c)

Both women helped pave the way for women's equality.

d)

Both women helped change how people felt about slavery.

25.

Word for states leaving the Union.

a)

Confederacy

b)

States' rights

c)

Secession

d)

Liberty

26.

What did the South fear with Lincoln's election?

a)

He would increase the amount of slavery used

b)

He would keep the North and South separated

c)

He would abolish slavery

d)

None of the above

27.

What was the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

A public announcement Lincoln gave to free ALL slaves living in ALL states

b)

An announcement where Lincoln proclaimed that all slaves living in the rebel states were free

c)

A letter Lincoln wrote to Jefferson Davis surrendering to the Confederacy

d)

A law added to the Constitution abolishing slavery in the US

28.

Who was John Brown?

a)

A slave owner who was in favor of seceding from the Union to preserve slavery in the South.

b)

A Confederate soldier who died at the Battle of Gettysburg.

c)

A Union soldier who fought in the Battle of Gettysburg.

d)

An abolitionist who led a raid for weapons, but was captured and sentenced to death for treason.

29.

What did the 13th Amendment do?

a)

Abolished slavery in the Confederacy

b)

Abolished slavery in the United States

c)

Abolished slavery in the whole world

d)

Abolished slavey in the North only

30.
5. What event started the Civil War on April 12, 1861?
a)
a. John Brown’s Raid
b)
b. The battle of Gettysburg
c)
c. The battle of Fort Sumter
d)
d. The battle of Vicksburg
31.
7. Who was the general who burned down Atlanta and then marched his troops toward Savannah, GA?
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Stonewall Jackson
d)
William T. Sherman
32.
8. Who became the president of the Confederate States of America?
a)
a. Abraham Lincoln
b)
b. Stonewall Jackson
c)
c. Jefferson Davis
d)
d. John Brown
33.
9. General Sherman's March to the Sea through Georgia used his strategy of total war. What did he and his troops do in that strategy?
a)
a. Gave money to the poor Southerners.
b)
b. Destroyed railroads, burned homes and businesses in the South, stole cattle and grain
c)
c. Sent supplies to the North
d)
d. Captured all slaves
34.
11. Which battle was the turning point of the Civil War and where President Lincoln gave his famous speech after the battle.
a)
a. Atlanta, GA
b)
b. Fort Sumter, SC
c)
c. Gettysburg, PA
d)
d. Harper’s Ferry, VA
35.
14. What were the names of the two groups that fought in the Civil War?
a)
Allies and Axis
b)
b. North and West
c)
c. Union and Confederacy
d)
d. Abolitionist and economists
36.
20. Which of the following is true about the end of the Civil War?
a)
a. Grant surrendered to Lee at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865. This ended the war.
b)
b. Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865. This ended the war.
c)
c. Lee surrendered to Grant at Richmond Court House on April 9, 1865. This ended the war.
d)
d. The Union surrendered at the battle of Gettysburg. This ended the war.
37.
What was the Freedmen's Bureau?
a)

Agency that gave houses to anyone who lost their home in the war

b)

A bank

c)

Agency that helped newly freed slaves start a new life

d)

A lawyer's office

38.

The Freedmen's Bureau helped African Americans by providing...... (choose 3) .

a)

public schools

b)

Food

c)

Money

d)

Medical Care

39.

_________________ benefited the most from sharecropping, and _____________ benefited the least.

a)

Farmers, landowners

b)

Landowners, farmers

c)

Federal government, landowners

d)

Landowners, federal government

40.

The ______________ Amendment gave all African American MEN the right to vote. It was illegal to deny African American men the right to vote.

a)

14th

b)

16th

c)

13th

d)

15th

41.

The ____________ Amendment grants citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the United States. This meant that all African Americans that were enslaved were now American citizens.

a)

14th

b)

15th

c)

16th

d)

19th

42.

The main goal of these laws were to keep whites and African Americans separate in public places.

a)

Racial Segregation Laws

b)

Jim Crow Laws

c)

Separation of Color Laws

d)

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