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Social Studies

Total questions: 69

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where is Machu Picchu?

a)

Peru

b)

Bolivia

c)

Ecuador

d)

Chile

2.

In what mountain range can Mount Everest be found?

a)

Andes

b)

Himalayas

c)

Alps

d)

Rocky

3.

What was the final battle of the Revolutionary War?

a)

The Battle of Yorktown

b)

The Battle of Bunker Hill

c)

The Battle of Saratoga

d)

The Siege of Boston

4.

What battle ended the war of 1812?

a)

The Battle of Waterloo

b)

The Battle of Gettysburg

c)

The Battle of Trafalgar

d)

The Treaty of Ghent

5.

Who invented terrace farming?

a)

Aztecs

b)

Mayans

c)

Incas

d)

Egyptians

6.

Who invented structures such as roads and arches?

a)

Greeks

b)

Romans

c)

Chinese

d)

Egyptains

7.

Where did the idea of democracy come from?

a)

Greece

b)

India

c)

Egypt

d)

Rome

8.

"Letter to Marsha Washington" was a letter George Washington wrote to explain that he...?

a)

Refused the offer of the presidency of the U.S.

b)

Declined the invitation to lead the American Revolution

c)

Accepted the generalship of the continental army

d)

Rejected the offer of the vice-presidency of the U.S.

9.

What did women protest for in the 1960's and the 1970's?

a)

The right to vote

b)

Job equality

c)

Access to education

d)

Equal pay

10.

What is the breadbasket of America?

a)

Northeast

b)

Midwest

c)

South

d)

West

11.

Who had more military experience in the war?

a)

The south

b)

The north

c)

Neither side

d)

The east

12.

What happened during the reconstruction era?

a)

Brought the south back into the union

b)

Established the Freedman's Bureau

c)

Ratified the 13th amendment

d)

Ended the Civil War

13.

What is the difference between the VA colony and the New York colony?

a)

VA was founded earlier than NY

b)

VA was founded by the British, while NY was founded by the Dutch

c)

VA had slaves & NY did not

d)

VA had a representative government, while NY had a royal government

14.

Which of these was a secret that protested the rights during the time leading up to the American Revolution?

a)

The Boston Tea Party

b)

The Declaration of Independence

c)

The Stamp Act

d)

Sons of Liberty

15.

Which act was the first passed by Britain on the 13 colonies?

a)

Navigation Acts

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Tea Act

d)

Quartering Act

16.

Which group of people worked well with Native Americans?

a)

The French

b)

The Spanish

c)

The British

d)

The Dutch

17.

Which of the following was NOT a new England colony?

a)

Rhode Island

b)

Maryland

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

Virginia

18.

New York is a .... colony?

a)

Southern

b)

Middle (mid-Atlantic)

c)

Northern

d)

Western

19.

Which colony was known as new Sweden?

a)

Delaware

b)

Massachussetts

c)

Virginia

d)

Maryland

20.

Which of the following made it illegal for early settlers to move past the Appalachian Mountains?

a)

The Magna Carta

b)

The Stamp Act

c)

Proclamation of 1763

d)

The Boston Tea Party

21.

Which TWO of the following people started the first political parties?

a)

George Washington and John Adams

b)

Abraham Lincoln and James Madison

c)

John Jay and Benjamin Franklin

d)

Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton

22.

Which was something the whig party did NOT support?

a)

Abolishing slavery

b)

Having majority parties

c)

Establishing a strong central government

d)

Lowering taxes

23.

Manifest destiny promoted what?

a)

Westward expansion

b)

The growth of the industrial revolution

c)

The spread of democracy

d)

The rise of the labor movement

24.

When did WW1 begin in America?

a)

1918

b)

1924

c)

1917

d)

1932

25.

What does increasing interest rates do to inflation?

a)

Avoids it/decreases it

b)

Increases it

c)

Stimulates economic growth

d)

Reduces unemployment

26.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a market economy?

a)

Free competition

b)

Private ownership of resources

c)

Price determined by supply and demand

d)

government regulation

27.

Which of the following lists the four factors of production?

a)

Land, labor, money, entrepreneurship

b)

Goods, services, ideas, people

c)

Land, labor, capital, entrepreneurship

d)

Machine, tools, knowledge, power

28.

Where did the kingdom of Kush live?

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Egypt

c)

India

d)

Greece

29.

Which TWO are requirements to be president of the U.S.?

a)

35 years old & a resident of the U.S. for 14 years

b)

Natural-born citizen and college graduate

c)

40 years old & valid drivers license

d)

U.S. citizen & high school diploma

30.

Where do the strongest monsoons tend to occur?

a)

India

b)

China

c)

Bangladesh

d)

Japan

31.

1 euro is how many U.S. dollars?

a)

$2

b)

$1.18

c)

$3

d)

$5

32.

Sputnik is a satellite from which country?

a)

United States

b)

China

c)

India

d)

Soviet Union

33.

Where are the Atlas Mountains?

a)

Africa

b)

South America

c)

Asia

d)

Europe

34.

Which oceans does the Panama Canal connect?

a)

Arctic and Indian

b)

Mediterranean and Black

c)

Red and Yellow

d)

Pacific and Atlantic

35.

Which of the following is NOT included in the 1st amendment?

a)

Freedom of Control

b)

Freedom of Speech

c)

Freedom of Religion

d)

Right to Bear Arms

36.

Which of the following describes the 2nd amendment?

a)

Right to vote

b)

Right to bear arms

c)

Right to free speech

d)

Right to privacy

37.

Which of the following describes the 5th amendment?

a)

Right to a fair trial

b)

Right to remain silent

c)

No self-incrimination

d)

Right to bear arms

38.

Which of the following describes the 6th amendment?

a)

Right to a jury

b)

Right to remain silent

c)

Right to counsel

d)

Speedy trial

39.

Which of the following describes the 15th amendment?

a)

People of all races can vote

b)

Right to bear arms

c)

Women are granted the right to vote

d)

Right to a fair trial

40.

Which of the following describes the 19th amendment?

a)

Women can vote

b)

Freedom of speech

c)

Citizens can serve on juries

d)

People of all races can vote

41.

Why was the Great Wall of China built?

a)

To protect from invaders

b)

To create a physical boundary

c)

To demonstrate the power of the Chinese Empire

d)

To provide a trade route

42.

Which state did most German immigrants come to?

a)

New York

b)

Ohio

c)

Louisiana

d)

Pennsylvania

43.

Which TWO specific countries were helped by the Truman Doctrine?

a)

India and China

b)

Greece and Turkey

c)

France and Germany

d)

Mexico and Brazil

44.

Why might there be a decline in the price of farm goods?

a)

Overproduction & agricultural products

b)

Increased competition from imported goods

c)

Changes in consumer preferences

d)

Decreased demand for agricultural products

45.

What gives the constitution its federalist structure?

a)

Separation of powers

b)

10th amendment (division of power)

c)

Checks and balances

d)

Popular sovereignty

46.

High tariffs...?

a)

Lead to economic growth

b)

increase the cost of goods

c)

Create a trade imbalance

d)

Benefit some & hurt others

47.

In which type of economy does the government play a big role in the distribution of resources?

a)

Market economy

b)

Command economy

c)

Mixed economy

d)

Barter economy

48.

Most of South Africa's climate is...?

a)

Arid and semiarid (hot and dry)

b)

Temperate and humid

c)

Tropical and humid

d)

Cold and snowy

49.

Farmers in a drought use which type of irrigation, which places water directly in the root zone to minimize evaporation?

a)

Deep irrigation

b)

Surface irrigation

c)

Sprinkler irrigation

d)

Subsurface irrigation

50.

The New Deal led to a major increase in what?

a)

Expansion of civil rights

b)

Reduction of unemployment

c)

Federal spending

d)

Increase in taxes

51.

Interstates led to...?

a)

more suburban development

b)

Increased population growth

c)

Improved transportation networks

d)

Increased economic growth

52.

Which colony was known for having many English Catholic residents?

a)

Maryland

b)

Massachussetts

c)

Virginia

d)

Pennsylvania

53.

Where did the civil war end?

a)

Fort Sumter

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Antietam

d)

Appomattox courthouse

54.

What is the name of the policy used by Germany in WWI?

a)

Unrestricted submarine welfare

b)

Blitzkrieg

c)

Total War

d)

Schlieffen Plan

55.

What early society used irrigation to water crops with river water?

a)

The Incas

b)

The Aztecs

c)

Mesoptamia

d)

The Egyptians

56.

In the early roman empire, what helped them expand?

a)

Having an established military

b)

Building strong alliances

c)

Exploiting natural resources

d)

Developing a complex bureaucracy

57.

Who did the U.S. fight in the Cold War?

a)

China

b)

Soviet Union

c)

North Korea

d)

France

58.

Which president was known for the New Deal?

a)

Herbert Hoover

b)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

c)

Harry S. Truman

d)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

59.

When was there a cure for Tuberculosis readily available?

a)

1940's

b)

1960's

c)

1950's

d)

1970's

60.

Volcanoes create what?

a)

Earthquakes

b)

Barrier reefs

c)

Avalanches

d)

Mudslides

61.

Who invented hieroglyphics?

a)

Egyptians

b)

Chinese

c)

Greeks

d)

Babylonians

62.

Who surrendered at the Battle of Yorktown during the revolutionary war?

a)

Cornwalls

b)

Napolean

c)

George Washington

d)

King George III

63.

What is Turkey's largest city?

a)

Ankara

b)

Istanbul

c)

Izmir

d)

Bursa

64.

All of the following were part of the Missouri compromise EXCEPT?

a)

Michigan would be a free state

b)

Maine would be a free state

c)

Missouri would be a slave state

d)

The Louisiana Purchase would be divided

65.

What piece of legislation repealed the Missouri compromise in 1854?

a)

Compromise of 1850

b)

Dred Scott Decision

c)

Homestead Act

d)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

66.

Who is Dalai Lama?

a)

Prime Minister of India

b)

President of U.S.

c)

Spiritual leader of Tibet

d)

King of Saudi Arabia

67.

Which of the following was the first battle in the civil war?

a)

Battle of Antietam

b)

Battle of Bull Run

c)

Battle of Gettysburg

d)

Battle of Shiloh

68.

Which of the following deserts is the largest in the world?

a)

Antarctic desert (cold desert)

b)

Sahara desert (hot desert)

c)

Gobi desert (cold desert)

d)

Arctic desert (cold desert)

69.

The Albany Plan happened right before which war?

a)

American Revolution

b)

War of 1812

c)

French/Indian War

d)

Spanish-American War