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Social Studies Final

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 3hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is amendment 1?

a)

Refuse to go to court when summoned

b)

Freedom of religion, press, speech, assembly, petition

2.

What is the Bill of Rights?

a)

The first 10 amendments added to the Constitution.

b)

The 8 most important amendments added to the Constitution.

3.

The Legislative branch includes

a)

The House of Representatives and the President

b)

the House of Representatives and the Senate

4.

Who determines if a law is unconstitutional?

a)

The Congress

b)

The Supreme Court

5.

Which part of Congress is based on state population?

a)

The Senate

b)

The House of Representatives

6.

What does veto mean?

a)

Law is unconstitutional

b)

President does not approve the law

7.

Which is NOT a branch of government?

a)

Tyranny

b)

Legislative

8.

What is the job of the Legislative branch?

a)

to enforce the laws

b)

to write the laws

9.

What is the job of the Judicial Branch?

a)

to veto the laws

b)

to judge the laws

10.

What does the Executive Branch do?

a)

enforce the laws

b)

judge the laws

11.

What land did Thomas Jefferson buy in 1803?

a)

Louisiana Purchase

b)

Midwest Territory

12.

How much did the US pay for the Louisiana Purchase?

a)

$15 million

b)

$10 million

13.

Who guided Lewis and Clark on their expedition?

a)

Sacagawea

b)

Pocahontas

14.

Who led the Corps of Discovery?

a)

Adams and Grant

b)

Lewis and Clark

15.

How did the United States acquire the land explored by Lewis and Clark? 

a)

They bought it from the kingdom of France

b)

They took it from Spanish conquistadors 

16.

The United States _____________ in size with the Louisiana purchase.

a)

doubled

b)

tripled

17.

In June 1812, Congress declared war on Great Britain.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

What does Embargo mean?

a)

To tax traded items

b)

prohibits trade with another country

19.

What were 2 important buildings in Washington that were destroyed during the War of 1812?

a)

the statue of liberty and the library

b)

the White House and the Capitol

20.

What does "neutral" mean in 'The United States tried to stay neutral'?

a)

prohibits something

b)

not taking sides

21.

True or False: The War of 1812 ended in 1823.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

What was the purpose of the Indian Removal Act?

¿Cuál fue el propósito de la Ley de Remoción de Indios?

a)

To enjoy the new colonies.

b)

To settle new American farmers.

23.

Where were the Native Americans sent?

¿Adónde fueron enviados los nativos americanos?

a)

West

b)

North

24.

Why was it called the "Trail of Tears"?

a)

Many Native Americans died during the journey.

b)

They couldn't take their families.

25.

Slaves were captured from _____.

a)

Africa

b)

France

26.

Slaves worked on large farms called ______.

a)

plantations

b)

villages

27.

Capturing, transporting, and selling people is called the 

a)

slave auction

b)

slave trade

28.

This is the forced migration of millions of enslaved people from Africa to the Americas.

a)

Slave Trade

b)

Gold Trade

29.

Most slaves in history have been taken from this continent:

a)

North America

b)

Africa

30.

If a mother was a slave, her child was:

a)

Free for life

b)

A slave for life

31.

What was the status of slaves in the United States?

a)

property

b)

dependents

32.

End to slavery

a)

abolition

b)

emancipation

33.

What issue was feared by abolitionists when the USA was adding territory?

a)

Spread of slavery

b)

Environmental damage

34.

Who is this abolitionist?

a)

William Lloyd Garrison

b)

Abraham Lincoln

35.

What group helped slaves escape to freedom?

a)

Northern Lights

b)

Underground Railroad

36.

Abolitionists wanted what practice to end immediately?

a)

The Civil War

b)

Slavery

37.

Abolitionists saw slavery as...

a)

bad but necessary

b)

cruel and inhumane

38.

Slavery happened mostly in the

a)

South

b)

West

39.

Who is this abolitionist?

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Frederick Douglass

40.

What was John Brown's goal with his raid on Harper's Ferry?

a)

To start a major slave rebellion in the South

b)

To rob the federal arsenal for personal gain

41.

Who came from Washington to arrest John Brown?

a)

President Abraham Lincoln

b)

Lieutenant Colonel Robert E. Lee

42.

What happened to John Brown after the raid?

a)

He was elected to Congress

b)

He was tried and sentenced to hang

43.

Who is John Brown?

a)

A Violent Abolitionist

b)

A Peaceful Abolitionist

44.

How did John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry end?

a)

He was captured by Robert E. Lee

b)

He withdrew

45.

How many defenders were killed at the Battle of the Alamo?

a)

All

b)

38

46.

What was the impact of the Battle of the Alamo?

a)

Loss of many Mexican soldiers

b)

Mexico ran out of ammo

47.

How many days did the Mexican troops lay siege to the Alamo?

a)

12

b)

13

48.

The Alamo becomes a symbol of heroism and inspires Texans to fight. This phrase becomes a future battle cry:

a)

Remember the Alamo

b)

Texas is Free!!

49.

The Alamo was a __________.

a)

Field

b)

Mission

50.

Who led the Alamo?

a)

Davy Crockett

b)

William B. Travis

51.
Who was Dictator of Mexico?
a)
William Travis
b)
Stephen Austin
c)
Santa Anna
52.
Who won the Battle of the Alamo?
a)
Mexico
b)
Texans
53.
Where is the location of the Alamo?
a)
Santa Anna, Texas
b)
San Angelo, Texas
c)
San Felipe, Texas
d)
San Antonio, Texas
54.

Why did Texas' population of African Americans grow before the Civil War?

a)

Many were looking for jobs in the cities of Texas.

b)

Freed slaves stayed in Texas to raise families.

c)

Southerners who moved to Texas brought slaves with them.

d)

Better nutrition due to a better economy.

55.

What is this concept?

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

Survival of the Fittest

c)

Universal Expansion

d)

Divine Nature

56.

Law with harsh punishments for people who helped escaped slaves?

a)

Fugitive Slave Act

b)

Judiciary Act

c)

Hawley-Smoot Act

d)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

57.

A key reason Southern states seceded from the Union?

a)

The right of citizens in each state to be treated equally

b)

The right of citizens to travel freely

c)

The right of citizens to own property

d)

The right of citizens to own slaves

58.

The South left the United States to form their own country called the Confederate States of America. What is the word to leave a country?

a)

Popular Sovereignty

b)

Secede

c)

Abolish

d)

Emancipate

59.
The President of the Confederacy was:
a)
John C. Calhoun
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Abraham Lincoln
60.
The Civil War began at:
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Bull Run
c)
Antietam
d)
Gettysburg
61.

In the beginning of the war, what was the main aim of the North?

a)

to save the slaves

b)

to save the Confederacy

c)

to save its way of life

d)

to save the Union

62.
Which of the following was part of the Union's Anaconda Plan?
a)
Capture Washington DC
b)
Gain control of the Mississippi River
c)
Fight a defensive war
d)
Gain allies like Britain 
63.
What was a major advantage of the South during the Civil War?
a)
heavy industrial development
b)
a network of railway lines to transport supplies and troops
c)
superior military leadership
d)
an alliance with Britain and France
64.

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

a)

It freed the slaves in the United States.

b)

It changed the Constitution.

c)

It freed the slaves in the Confederacy.

d)

It saved the Union.

65.
This was one the South's great advantages during the war?
a)
more railroads
b)
more factories
c)
better boats
d)
great military leaders
66.
What was the speech Lincoln gave to get Americans to recommit to the ideals of freedom and equality?
a)
Lincoln's Inaugural Speech
b)
Gettysburg Address
c)
Lincoln's 2nd Inaugural
d)
Emancipation Proclamation
67.

Slaves in the _________ States were freed when President Lincoln issued the ______________.

a)

Northern, allegiance

b)

Southern, Emancipation Proclamation

c)

Northern, Emancipation Proclamation

d)

Southern, allegiance

68.

A group of six Southern states were the first to __________ from the _______.

a)

Secede, West

b)

secede, South

c)

Secede, East

d)

Secede, Union

69.

What was the main cause of the Civil War?

a)

Secede

b)

Tariffs or taxes

c)

Slavery

d)

States' rights

70.

__________, mostly in the _________, wanted to abolish slavery.

a)

Democrats, North

b)

Democrats, South

c)

Republicans, North

d)

Republicans, South

71.

Several states in the _______ threatened to ________, or withdraw, from the U.S.

a)

South, Secede

b)

North, Secede

c)

West, Secede

d)

East, Secede

72.

How did the Civil War end?

a)

Confederate general Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union general Grant

b)

Confederate President Jefferson Davis met with President Lincoln

c)

The southern states each erected a white flag over their capitols

d)

Soldiers surrendered on the battlefield in Virginia

73.

2. True or False: The Emancipation Proclamation immediately set all the slaves in the United States free?ve

a)

True

b)

False

74.

Bloodiest battle of the Civil War. Turned the tide of the war in favor of the Union. Northern most battle in the civil war.

a)

Antientam

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Bullrun

d)

Vicksburg

75.

Where did Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant?

a)

At Fort Sumter, South Carolina.

b)

At the Appomattox Court House in Virginia.

c)

Near the city of Gettysburg.

76.
Where did he die?
a)
Theater
b)
Church
c)
White house
d)
Resturant
77.

What was the name of the document that freed slaves in many states?

a)

Emancipation Proclamation

b)

Constitution

c)

Declaration of Independence

78.

What happened to Abraham Lincoln?

a)

he lived forever

b)

he was killed by an angry man

c)

he died of old age

79.

Who killed Abraham Lincoln?

a)

Benjamin Wilkes Booth

b)

Liam Wilkes Booth

c)

John Wilkes Booth

d)

Lucas Wilkes Booth

80.

Who was the 16th president of the United States?

a)

George Washington

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Thomas Jefferson