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G4 Social Study Guide Vocabulary (with simple meanings)

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the term for a system where people are forced to work without freedom or pay?

a)

Slavery

b)

Democracy

c)

Capitalism

d)

Monarchy

2.

What is the term for a large farm that grew crops like cotton or tobacco?

a)

Plantation

b)

Orchard

c)

Greenhouse

d)

Pasture

3.

What is the term for land owned by the U.S. but not yet a state?

a)

Territory

b)

Province

c)

Colony

d)

District

4.

What is the term for the United States, especially the North during the Civil War?

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

c)

Republic

d)

Empire

5.

What is the term for the Southern states that broke away during the Civil War?

a)

Confederacy

b)

Union

c)

Republic

d)

Territory

6.

What is the term for leaving or breaking away from a country?

a)

Secede

b)

Annex

c)

Unite

d)

Occupy

7.

What is the term for an agreement where each side gives up something?

a)

Compromise

b)

Treaty

c)

Contract

d)

Alliance

8.

What is the name of a political party in the 1800s?

a)

Whigs

b)

Federalists

c)

Democrats

d)

Libertarians

9.

What is the term for the elected leader of a country?

a)

President

b)

Governor

c)

Prime Minister

d)

Monarch

10.

What is the term for the law-making branch of the U.S. government?

a)

Congress

b)

Supreme Court

c)

Cabinet

d)

President

11.

What is the name of the site of a major Civil War battle in Pennsylvania?

a)

Gettysburg

b)

Antietam

c)

Shiloh

d)

Vicksburg

12.

What is the term for a formal speech?

a)

Address

b)

Lecture

c)

Note

d)

Memo

13.

What is the term for high-ranking military leaders?

a)

Generals

b)

Captains

c)

Sergeants

d)

Lieutenants

14.

What is the term for feeling great sadness after a loss?

a)

Grieve

b)

Celebrate

c)

Ignore

d)

Laugh

15.

What is the term for relating to the Southern states during the Civil War?

a)

Confederate

b)

Union

c)

Federal

d)

Republican

16.

What is the term for the Northern army in the Civil War?

a)

Union Army

b)

Confederate Army

c)

Federalists

d)

Rebels

17.

What is the name of the place where the Civil War began?

a)

Fort Sumter

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Appomattox Court House

d)

Antietam

18.

What is the term for a person who takes care of the sick or wounded?

a)

Nurse

b)

Chef

c)

Engineer

d)

Artist

19.

What is the name of the organization that helps people in disasters or wars?

a)

Red Cross

b)

World Bank

c)

NASA

d)

Greenpeace

20.

What is the term for a system of government where people vote for leaders?

a)

Democracy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Dictatorship

d)

Oligarchy

21.

Slaves mainly worked on:

a)

Offices

b)

Plantations

c)

Factories

d)

Banks

22.

The Missouri Compromise line was set at:

a)

40° latitude

b)

36°30' latitude

c)

32° latitude

d)

45° latitude

23.

Who can be U.S. president?

a)

Any American, age 25+

b)

Any person, age 40+

c)

Natural-born citizen, age 35+

d)

Any U.S. resident, age 30+

24.

Which political party opposed Andrew Jackson?

a)

Democrats

b)

Republicans

c)

Whigs

d)

Federalists

25.

Abraham Lincoln was the:

a)

1st president

b)

10th president

c)

16th president

d)

20th president

26.

Can states legally secede from the Union?

a)

Yes

b)

No

27.

Jefferson Davis was:

a)

A Union general

b)

A Confederate general

c)

Confederate president

28.

Union general who became president after the war:

a)

Sherman

b)

Grant

c)

Lee

d)

Jackson

29.

Confederate general known for bold strategies:

a)

Ulysses S. Grant

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

William Sherman

d)

Abraham Lincoln

30.

Mary Todd Lincoln was Abraham Lincoln's:

a)

Daughter

b)

Wife

c)

Sister

d)

Friend

31.

Mary Todd Lincoln grieved for her son:

a)

Tad

b)

Willie

c)

Robert

d)

Edward

32.

Clara Barton became famous for:

a)

Writing speeches

b)

Nursing soldiers

c)

Leading the army

d)

Teaching school

33.

Clara Barton founded the:

a)

Boy Scouts

b)

Red Cross

c)

YMCA

d)

Salvation Army

34.

The Civil War began when shots were fired at:

a)

Gettysburg

b)

Appomattox

c)

Fort Sumter

d)

Richmond

35.

The Battle of Gettysburg happened in:

a)

Virginia

b)

Georgia

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

South Carolina

36.

The Gettysburg Address was given by:

a)

George Washington

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

37.

The Union Army fought to:

a)

End slavery and preserve the Union

b)

Support plantations

c)

Help Britain

d)

Expand to Mexico

38.

The Confederate Army fought to:

(a)  

39.

The Civil War lasted from:

a)

1776–1783

b)

1861–1865

c)

1812–1815

d)

1914–1918

40.

Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in:

a)

1861

b)

1865

c)

1870

d)

1881

41.

Fill in the Blanks 1. Slaves worked mainly on large farms called __________.

a)

plantations

b)

factories

c)

apartments

d)

workshops

42.

A U.S. __________ can only be a natural-born citizen.

a)

president

b)

senator

c)

governor

d)

representative

43.

The Missouri Compromise line was set at __________ latitude.

a)

36°30'

b)

38°00'

c)

35°45'

d)

37°15'

44.

The Whigs were a __________ party in the 1800s.

a)

political

b)

musical

c)

religious

d)

scientific

45.

Fill in the Blanks 5. Abraham Lincoln was the __________ president of the U.S.

a)

16th

b)

14th

c)

18th

d)

20th

46.

Fill in the Blanks 6. States are not allowed to __________ from the Union.

a)

secede

b)

join

c)

vote

d)

withdraw

47.

Fill in the Blanks 7. Jefferson Davis was president of the __________ States.

a)

Confederate

b)

Union

c)

Federal

d)

Republican

48.

Fill in the Blanks 8. Robert E. Lee was the leading general of the __________ army.

a)

Confederate

b)

Union

c)

British

d)

French

49.

Fill in the Blanks 9. Ulysses S. __________ was the top Union general.

a)

Grant

b)

Lee

c)

Sherman

d)

Jackson

50.

Mary Todd Lincoln's son __________ died during the Civil War.

a)

Willie

b)

Robert

c)

Edward

d)

Thomas

51.

Fill in the Blanks 11. Clara Barton later founded the __________ Cross.

a)

Red

b)

Blue

c)

Green

d)

White

52.

Fill in the Blanks 12. The Civil War began at Fort __________.

a)

Sumter

b)

Knox

c)

Lee

d)

Jackson

53.

The Battle of Gettysburg took place in __________.

a)

Pennsylvania

b)

Virginia

c)

Maryland

d)

New York

54.

Fill in the Blanks 14. The Civil War began in the year __________.

a)

1861

b)

1776

c)

1914

d)

1492

55.

The Civil War ended in the year ___________.

a)

1865

b)

1870

c)

1845

d)

1880

56.

16. Abraham Lincoln gave the __________ Address in 1863.

a)

Gettysburg

b)

Emancipation

c)

Inaugural

d)

Farewell

57.

17. Stonewall __________ was a famous Confederate general.

a)

Jackson

b)

Lee

c)

Grant

d)

Sherman

58.

18. William T. __________ was a Union general known for 'March to the Sea.'

a)

Sherman

b)

Grant

c)

Lee

d)

Jackson

59.

The Union army represented the __________ states.

a)

Northern

b)

Southern

c)

Eastern

d)

Western

60.

The Confederacy represented the __________ states.

a)

Southern

b)

Northern

c)

Eastern

d)

Western

61.

Slaves worked mainly in offices and factories.

a)

True

b)

False

62.

The Missouri Compromise tried to balance free and slave states.

a)

True

b)

False

63.

Only natural-born citizens can be U.S. president.

a)

True

b)

False

64.

4. The Whigs supported Andrew Jackson.

a)

True

b)

False

65.

5. Abraham Lincoln was the 16th U.S. president.

a)

True

b)

False

66.

6. States can freely leave the Union anytime.

a)

True

b)

False

67.

Jefferson Davis led the Union army.

a)

True

b)

False

68.

Ulysses S. Grant was a Union general.

a)

True

b)

False

69.

Robert E. Lee led the Confederate army.

a)

True

b)

False

70.

Mary Todd Lincoln was Lincoln's wife.

a)

True

b)

False

71.

11. Mary Todd Lincoln grieved for her son Willie.

a)

True

b)

False

72.

Clara Barton was a nurse in the Civil War.

a)

True

b)

False

73.

Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross.

a)

True

b)

False

74.

The Civil War started at Gettysburg.

a)

True

b)

False

75.

The Battle of Gettysburg happened in Pennsylvania.

a)

True

b)

False

76.

Abraham Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address.

a)

True

b)

False

77.

The Union Army fought to keep slavery.

a)

True

b)

False

78.

The Confederacy wanted to secede and keep slavery.

a)

True

b)

False

79.

The Civil War lasted from 1861 to 1865.

a)

True

b)

False

80.

Abraham Lincoln lived until 1881.

a)

True

b)

False

81.

Slaves helped build our country by:

a)

working on plantations and constructing infrastructure

b)

leading the government and making laws

c)

inventing modern technology

d)

owning large businesses

82.

What territories, and how did they turn into states?

a)

Territories became states through a process of applying for statehood, meeting population requirements, and approval by Congress.

b)

Territories automatically became states after a certain number of years.

c)

Territories became states by winning independence from neighboring countries.

d)

Territories turned into states by being purchased from foreign powers.

83.

3. The Missouri Compromise line of 1820.

a)

Established the boundary between free and slave states at latitude 36°30' north.

b)

Created the Mason-Dixon Line as the division between North and South.

c)

Set the boundary between Texas and Mexico.

d)

Marked the border between the original thirteen colonies and new territories.

84.

4. Who can become the president of the United States of America?

a)

Any natural-born citizen of the United States who is at least 35 years old

b)

Any resident of the United States

c)

Any person born in any country

d)

Any citizen of any country who lives in the United States

85.

The Whigs were:

a)

a political party that opposed the policies of Andrew Jackson

b)

a group of British loyalists during the American Revolution

c)

a faction of Southern plantation owners

d)

an early women's rights organization

86.

Abraham Lincoln was:

a)

The 16th President of the United States

b)

A famous scientist

c)

An ancient Roman emperor

d)

A renowned artist

87.

States can just decide to leave the country.

a)

No, states cannot just decide to leave the country.

b)

Yes, states can leave whenever they want.

c)

States can leave only with the President's approval.

d)

States can leave if a majority of citizens vote for it.

88.

Jefferson Davis was:

a)

the President of the Confederate States during the American Civil War.

b)

the author of the Declaration of Independence.

c)

a famous Union general in the Civil War.

d)

the first President of the United States.

89.

The most famous generals of this war were:

a)

Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee

b)

George Washington and Napoleon Bonaparte

c)

Dwight D. Eisenhower and Erwin Rommel

d)

Alexander the Great and Hannibal

90.

Mary Todd Lincoln grieved deeply for whom?

a)

Her husband, Abraham Lincoln

b)

Her son, Robert Lincoln

c)

Her friend, Elizabeth Keckley

d)

Her father, Robert Todd

91.

Robert E. Lee was:

a)

a Confederate general during the American Civil War

b)

the President of the United States during the Civil War

c)

a famous abolitionist leader

d)

an inventor of the steam engine

92.

Clara Barton is best known for:

a)

Founding the American Red Cross

b)

Writing the Declaration of Independence

c)

Serving as a U.S. President

d)

Inventing the telephone

93.

The first shots in the war were fired by:

a)

British soldiers

b)

American colonists

c)

French forces

d)

Spanish troops

94.

Abraham Lincoln said the following in his Gettysburg Address:

a)

Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.

b)

Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country.

c)

I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed.

d)

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

95.

Battle of Gettysburg was fought during which war?

a)

World War I

b)

American Civil War

c)

Revolutionary War

d)

War of 1812

96.

Fill in the blank: ________

a)

Plantations

b)

Mountains

c)

Deserts

d)

Oceans

97.

Fill in the blank: ________

a)

President

b)

Governor

c)

Minister

d)

Secretary

98.

Fill in the blank: ________

a)

36°30'

b)

45°00'

c)

30°00'

d)

60°00'

99.

Fill in the blank: ________

a)

Political

b)

Economic

c)

Social

d)

Cultural

100.

Fill in the blank: ________

a)

16th

b)

12th

c)

18th

d)

20th

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