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Social Studies UIL Texas

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What effect occurred because both European nations wanted to control lands in North America?

a)

World War I

b)

French and Indian War

c)

War of the Roses

d)

Spanish American War

2.

Which laws were enacted by the British to punish the colonists for the pictured event?

a)

Plymouth Acts

b)

Intolerable Acts

c)

Stamp Acts

d)

Townshend Acts

3.

Where was the last major battle of the American Revolution?

a)

Saratoga

b)

Lexington

c)

Yorktown

d)

Bunker Hill

4.

"I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." Which Patriot that was hung as a spy by the British in 1776 is famous for this quote?

a)

Nathan Hale

b)

Lewis Latimer

c)

Benedict Arnold

d)

James Monroe

5.

Who is the political leader in the description below?

* Elected to Virginia House of Burgesses at the age of 26

*Wrote the Declaration of Independence in 1776

Elected as the third President of the United States in 1800

a)

James Madison

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Robert Morris

d)

Richard Henry Lee

6.

Who was a Patriot and writer, whose pamphlet Common Sense convinced many Americans it was time to declare independence from Britain?

a)

Benjamin Rush

b)

George Wythe

c)

Thomas Paine

d)

Josiah Bartlett

7.

The Mayflower Compact is a __________.

a)

Law offering free land to pioneers willing to start farms on the Great Plains

b)

Grant given by the King of Spain to wealthy settlers in New Spain

c)

Plan of government written by the Pilgrims

d)

Policy warning European nations not to interfere in the Western Hemisphere

8.

Which function finishes the sentence below about the United States Government.

*Legislative Branch - Makes the laws

* Judicial Branch - Decides the meaning of laws

* Executive Branch - ____________________

a)

Determines prices and standards of products

b)

Carries out the laws

c)

Leads the Church

d)

Establishes rules of education

9.

Who is the leader of the judicial branch?

a)

President

b)

Chief Justice

c)

Speaker of the House

d)

The Pope

10.

What new industry created a growing demand for products made from oil?

a)

Electric light bulb

b)

Typewriter

c)

Automobile

d)

Mechanical Reaper

11.

How did these new inventions change life on the Great Plains?

* New steel plow that could cut through the tough prairie sod.

* Special windmills designed to pump water from deep beneath the ground.

a)

Allowed industry to grow and prosper

b)

Focused the economy on mining

c)

Enabled cities to flourish

d)

Improved farming efforts helped homesteaders to survive.

12.

Which of these is an example of a right of an American citizen?

a)

Freedom of speech

b)

Get involved

c)

Freedom to go to school

d)

Obey the laws

13.

What are responsibilities of a democratic citizen?

a)

Benefits and protections guaranteed to you by law

b)

Duties that you owe to your fellow citizens to make sure the government continues

c)

Political agreement between countries to support each other in disputes with other countries

d)

Practice handed down from the past

14.

How did Abraham Lincoln, in the Gettysburg Address, describe the nation that he thought was intended by our Founding Fathers?

a)

Everyone is entitled to a job

b)

All men are created equal

c)

Church attendance is mandatory

d)

Seek assistance from foreign countries.

15.

Who volunteered as a nurse during the Civil War, was nicknamed the "Angel of the Battlefield", and founded the American Red Cross?

a)

Jane Adams

b)

Clara Barton

c)

Mary Hanes

d)

Lucretia Mot

16.

Which monument is a reminder of the Texas victory in the last battle of the Texas Revolution?

a)

Statue of Liberty

b)

San Jacinto Monument

c)

Come and Take it Cannon

d)

Eiffel Tower

17.

What bird imitates the calls of other birds with songs and is the state bird of Texas?

a)

Sparrow

b)

Blue Jay

c)

Cardinal

d)

Mockingbird

18.

Which title fills in the blank ?

_____________

Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler

a)

Dictators prior to and during World War II

b)

Religious leaders during the Great Awakening

c)

Leaders of Allied Nations

d)

Judges at the Hague

19.

Where did Japanese planes bomb the United States fleet on December 7, 1941?

a)

Sheppard Field, Texas

b)

Fort Benning, Georgia

c)

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

d)

Fort Bragg, North Carolina

20.

Who is this political leader?

a)

Joe Biden

b)

Greg Abbott

c)

Ted Cruz

d)

Beto O'Rourke

21.

Why were so many battles in Texas during the Civil War fought along the Gulf Coast?

a)

There were no major settlements inland.

b)

Most of Texas' industries were along the coast.

c)

To keep Confederate ships from carrying goods into and out of the ports.

d)

Seat of government was in the area.

22.
  1. 1. African Americans had to find jobs and housing

  2. 2. Farmers had to learn to grow crops without labor

  3. 3. Anger over new found African American rights

These were characteristics of a time of rebuilding called ___________________.

a)

Reconstruction

b)

Enlightenment

c)

Prohibition

d)

Progressivism

23.

What principle of government is illustrated in the diagram?

a)

Popular Sovereignty

b)

Federalism

c)

Limited Government

d)

Checks and Balances