WorksheetsDA Social Studies Review
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 2hrs 21mins
Select two causes of the War of 1812. (select 2)
France gave weapons to the American Indians to fight settlers.
Great Britain captured American sailors and forced them to serve in the British navy.
War Birds urged Congress to declare war on Great Britain.
Great Britain and France restricted trade with the United States.
British soldiers who attacked Washington D.C. in 1814 burned the ______________________ and _____________________ as well as many other buildings. (select 2)
The Empire State Building
The White House
The Capitol Building
The Washington Monument
_________________________ was the first lady who saved many national treasures before the British arrived at the White House.
Martha Washington
Andrew Jackson
Dolley Madison
Francis Scott Key
_______________________ wrote a poem that was made into the song "Star Spangled Banner" which is our national anthem.
Martha Washington
Andrew Jackson
Dolley Madison
Francis Scott Key
What was the impact of the Louisiana Purchase?
The Louisiana Purchase decreased the size of the United States by half.
The Louisiana Purchase only gave the US a claim to the port of New Orleans. No other land was included in the purchase.
The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the United States.
The Louisiana Purchase gave more land to the French.
What were the major obstacles when traveling on the Oregon Trail?
The Pacific Ocean, large deserts, rainforests
Crossing rivers, bad weather, illnesses
Friendly natives, too many forts, too much food
The Great Wall of China, the Nile River, the Great Pyramids
What was the significance of the Trail of Tears?
The Cherokee tribe was allowed to keep their ancestral land and live in peace with the white settlers.
The Cherokee tribe was moved farther east to make way for the settlers.
The Cherokee willingly moved away from their ancestral lands to allow more room for the settlers.
The Cherokee were removed by force of the US Government to reservations hundreds of miles away from their ancestral lands.
Name the important interpreter who traveled with Lewis
and Clark.
Sacagawea
Pocahontas
Mulan
none of these
What was the battle between Mexicans and the Texans & Tejanos called?
Battle of Yorktown
American Revolution
Battle of the Alamo
Battle of Sacagawea
What song was inspired by the events of the War of 1812?
The Stars and Stripes Forever
America the Beautiful
My Country Tis of Thee
The Star Spangled Banner
Why did General George Custer and the US Army attack the Lakota, the Cheyenne, and other American Indians during the Battle of Little Bighorn?
The American Indians would not give up their land and move onto reservations.
The US government wanted to end a war between the Lakota and the Cheyenne.
The American Indians took over the town of Little Bighorn and forced the settlers to leave.
The US government wanted the American Indians to move from Little Bighorn to Georgia.
What did the slogan “Remember the Alamo” inspire others to do?
force Native Americans onto reservations
purchase the Louisiana Territory
search for the Oregon Trail
fight for independence from Mexico
The graph provided shows the growth in CA population from 1840-1870. What led to this growth?
The relocation of American Indians to California.
The discovery of gold in California.
The battle of the Alamo in California.
The expedition of Lewis and Clark to California.
Which major physical feature of the United States is highlighted on the map?
the Continental Divide
the Appalachian Mountains
the Great Plains
the Atlantic Coastal Plain
Which city is indicated by location number 3?
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
New York, NY
Washington, DC
Boston, MA
Which of the following words describes the end to slavery?
reform
abolition
suffrage
temperance
Which of the following terms describes the right to vote?
suffrage
emancipation
voting
abolition
What was the Underground Railroad?
a secret group of people who helped enslaved people escape to freedom
several documents that explain the importance of abolition
a series of tunnels that people used to secretly travel
a railroad that stretched from the south to the west
Which is TRUE of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony?
They both worked on plantations in the south.
They both traveled on the Oregon Trail to live out west.
Both women helped pave the way for women's equality.
Both women helped change how people felt about slavery.
Word for states leaving the Union.
Confederacy
States' rights
Secession
Liberty
What did the South fear with Lincoln's election?
He would increase the amount of slavery used
He would keep the North and South separated
He would abolish slavery
None of the above
What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
A public announcement Lincoln gave to free ALL slaves living in ALL states
An announcement where Lincoln proclaimed that all slaves living in the rebel states were free
A letter Lincoln wrote to Jefferson Davis surrendering to the Confederacy
A law added to the Constitution abolishing slavery in the US
Who was John Brown?
A slave owner who was in favor of seceding from the Union to preserve slavery in the South.
A Confederate soldier who died at the Battle of Gettysburg.
A Union soldier who fought in the Battle of Gettysburg.
An abolitionist who led a raid for weapons, but was captured and sentenced to death for treason.
What did the 13th Amendment do?
Abolished slavery in the Confederacy
Abolished slavery in the United States
Abolished slavery in the whole world
Abolished slavey in the North only
Agency that gave houses to anyone who lost their home in the war
A bank
Agency that helped newly freed slaves start a new life
A lawyer's office
The Freedmen's Bureau helped African Americans by providing...... (choose 3) .
public schools
Food
Money
Medical Care
_________________ benefited the most from sharecropping, and _____________ benefited the least.
Farmers, landowners
Landowners, farmers
Federal government, landowners
Landowners, federal government
The ______________ Amendment gave all African American MEN the right to vote. It was illegal to deny African American men the right to vote.
14th
16th
13th
15th
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.
14th
15th
16th
19th
The main goal of these laws were to keep whites and African Americans separate in public places.
Racial Segregation Laws
Jim Crow Laws
Separation of Color Laws
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