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Jr. Beta US History

Total questions: 135

Worksheet time: 2hrs 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Christopher Columbus' voyage to the Americas in 1492 opened up a new era in world history. What country sponsored his expedition?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

Portugal

d)

England

2.

When was the Declaration of Independence approved by congress?

a)

July 2nd, 1776

b)

July 4th, 1776

c)

July 4th 1770

d)

July 24th, 1775

3.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

George Washington

d)

Alexander Hamilton

4.
What was the name of the 1st permanent English Colony
a)
Roanoke, Virginia
b)
Washington D.C.
c)
New York, New York
d)
Jamestown, Virginia
5.
What do we call the first 10 amendments to the Constitution
a)
Bill of Rights
b)
Articles of Confederation
c)
Magna Carta
d)
Mayflower Compact
6.

What is J?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Sierra Nevada Mountains

c)

Himalayan Mountains

d)

Appalachian Mountains

7.

What is F?

a)

Missouri River

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Ohio River

d)

Rio Grande River

8.

George Washington had dentures made out of all of the following materials EXCEPT

a)

Gold

b)

Ivory

c)

Wood

d)

Animal teeth

9.

Andrew Jackson taught his pet parrot how to

a)

cook

b)

curse

c)

fly

d)

tie knots

10.

President Obama collects

a)

comic books

b)

stamps

c)

coins

d)

fossils

11.
Who is the second president of the United States of America?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Donald Trump
c)
Hillary Clinton 
d)
John Adams
12.
George Washington's face is on what coin?
a)
penny
b)
nickel
c)
quarter
d)
dime
13.
Abraham Lincoln was what president?
a)
10th
b)
16th
c)
1st
d)
20th
14.
What paper money is Abraham Lincoln's face on?
a)
$10.00
b)
$20.00
c)
$1.00
d)
$5.00
15.
How often do we vote for a new president?
a)
November 8
b)
every four years
c)
every 8 years
d)
every November 8
16.
How many states are in the United States of America?
a)
25
b)
30
c)
40
d)
50
17.
Where is the White House located? 
a)
Chicago, Illinois 
b)
Boston, Massachusetts 
c)
Washington, DC
d)
Los Angles, California
18.
The principal author of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, who was elected President in 1801?
a)
James Monroe
b)
John Tyler
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
John Quincy Adams
19.

What was the first national park?

a)

Great Smoky Mountains - Tennessee & North Carolina

b)

Everglades - Florida

c)

Death Valley - California & Nevada

d)

Yellowstone - Wyoming, Montana, & Idaho

20.
How much of Earth´s surface is covered by snow?
a)
about 54%
b)
about 12%
c)
about 4%
d)
about 63%
21.

What state has the largest population?

a)

New York

b)

California

c)

Texas

d)

Florida

22.

In what state is the Grand Canyon?

a)

Utah

b)

Colorado

c)

Arizona

d)

New Mexico

23.

What is the most popular popsicle flavor in the United States?

a)

cherry

b)

lime

c)

orange

d)

grape

24.

More ice cream is sold on this day of the week than any other. Which day is it?

a)

Sunday

b)

Saturday

c)

Friday

d)

Wednesday

25.

What founding father was never president?

a)

John Adams

b)

James Madison

c)

Alexander Hamilton

d)

Thomas Jefferson

26.

Which of the following was NOT one of the original 13 colonies?

a)

Georgia

b)

South Carolina

c)

Virginia

d)

Vermont

27.

What was the first capital of the United States

a)

New York City, NY

b)

Washington D.C.

c)

Philadelphia, PA

d)

Boston, MA

28.

Which of the following is not one of the original 13 colonies?

a)

Pennsylvania

b)

Virginia

c)

Delaware

d)

Vermont

29.

Which of these was a problem with the Articles of Confederation?

a)

The federal government was too weak

b)

The federal government was too strong

c)

There was no federal government

d)

There was no state government

30.

What was the primary goal of the Federalist Papers?

a)

to ratify the Constitution

b)

to stop the US from going to war

c)

to establish a new leader

d)

to establish freedom of speech

31.

Which of the following is NOT protected by the 1st Amendment?

a)

freedom of speech

b)

freedom of the press

c)

freedom of assembly

d)

freedom of property

32.

What is the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America?

a)

Discovery

b)

Speedwell

c)

Godspeed

d)

Mayflower

33.

Who was the French and Indian War between?

a)

French and Indian

b)

French and British

c)

Colonists and British

d)

Spain and French

34.

Colonists could not go west of which physical feature according to the Proclamation of 1763?

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Appalachian Mountains

d)

Missouri River

35.

Who was the first president to live in the White House?

a)

John Adams

b)

George Washington

c)

Thomas Jeffereson

d)

James Madison

36.

Congress first established Independence Day as a holiday in what year?

a)

1776

b)

1853

c)

1870

d)

1938

37.

Who was the Confederate President during the Civil War?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Stonewall Jackson

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

38.

What was the deal in 1803 where the US bought a large amount of land from the French?

a)

Florida Sale

b)

Paris Land Lease

c)

Louisiana Purchase

d)

Jefferson's Folly

39.

The United States first subway line was opened in what city in 1897?

a)

New York

b)

Philadelphia

c)

Chicago

d)

Boston

40.

The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the US from which country?

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

Engalnd

d)

Italy

41.

Which was the first state to allow women the right to vote?

a)

Montana

b)

Wyoming

c)

New York

d)

Colorado

42.

Which decade did the California Gold Rush start?

a)

1840's

b)

1850's

c)

1860's

d)

1870's

43.

During which War was the White House set on fire?

a)

Revolutionary War

b)

Civil War

c)

War of 1812

d)

French and Indian War

44.

How much did George Washington make as President?

a)

$5,000

b)

$25,000

c)

$50,000

d)

$1

45.

What was the FIRST capital of the United States?

a)

New York

b)

Washington D.C.

c)

Philadelphia

d)

Boston

46.

How many stripes are on the American Flag?

a)

10

b)

15

c)

13

d)

14

47.

What is the oldest city in the United States? (It was established in 1565)

a)

New York, NY

b)

Boston, MA

c)

St. Augustine, FL

d)

Raleigh, NC

48.

Where was the first English settlement in what is now the United States?

a)

Plymouth Rock

b)

Saint Augustine

c)

Kingston, Jamaica

d)

Jamestown

49.

Who was the group that came aboard the Mayflower in 1620 and established a colony at Plymouth, Massachusetts?

a)

the Pilgrims

b)

the Anglicans

c)

the Conquistadors

d)

the Huguenots

50.

What were the Pilgrims fleeing in England?

a)

high taxation

b)

religious persecution

c)

famine

d)

a sassy King James I

51.

The French and Indian War was fought primarily between whom?

a)

the British and Iroquois tribe

b)

the French and British

c)

the United States and British

d)

the French and Indians

52.

At the end of the French and Indian War, what did the Proclamation of 1763 do?

a)

Limited European settlement in North America to east of the Appalachian Mountains

b)

Brought all French colonies east of the Mississippi River under British control

c)

Raised taxes on the American colonists to pay for the British war debt

d)

Gave independence to Canada

53.

What British law taxed all printed paper products in the American colonies?

a)

Townshed Act

b)

Navigation Act

c)

Intolerable Act

d)

Stamp Act

54.

What famous protest was carried out by the Sons of Liberty in Boston in 1773?

a)

the Boston Massacre

b)

the Boston Tea Party

c)

"Occupy Boston"

d)

the Battle of Lexington

55.

Which 1776 document includes the words "we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, and that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness..."

a)

the Constitution

b)

the Bill of Rights

c)

the Emancipation Proclamation

d)

the Declaration of Independence

56.

Who was asked to be leader of the Continental Army in the American Revolution?

a)

John Adams

b)

George Washington

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Samuel Hood

57.

Why is Saratoga significant to the American Revolution?

a)

It was where the Declaration of Independence was signed

b)

It was where Washington built a professional army to defeat the British

c)

It was the first significant American victory in battle of the war

d)

It was the final battle of the War

58.

What factors led to the American victory in the Revolutionary War?

a)

American guerrilla (hit-and-run) tactics

b)

French support of the American cause

c)

Loss of support for the war among the British public

d)

All of the above

59.

What was the first system of government in the new United States?

a)

Direct Democracy

b)

the Constitution (Representative Democracy)

c)

Monarchy

d)

the Articles of Confederation

60.

Why did the Articles of Confederation fail?

a)

the was not a strong enough central government

b)

the British were threatening war again if the US did not change forms of government

c)

the states were paying too much for the Continental Congress

d)

the Continental Army under the Articles became too oppressive

61.

What do the first three articles of the Constitution establish?

a)

the principle of Federalism

b)

the two houses of Congress

c)

the Three Branches of Government

d)

the powers of the President

62.

What is the system by which state governments and the federal governments share some powers, but split others?

a)

Unitary Government

b)

Separation of Powers

c)

Checks and Balances

d)

Federalism

63.

The fact that Congress can impeach the President is an example of what?

a)

Separation of Powers

b)

Checks and Balances

c)

Federalism

d)

Congressional Overreach

64.

What was the major cause of the War of 1812?

a)

British Impressment of American sailors

b)

British failure to give up Canada

c)

American taxes of British goods

d)

British desire to re-conquer the Colonies

65.

What city was captured and burned by the British in the War of 1812?

a)

New York City

b)

Boston

c)

Philadelphia

d)

Washington DC

66.

What was the system of awarding government jobs to supporters, begun by Andrew Jackson called?

a)

Merits System

b)

Spoils System

c)

Party System

d)

Bureaucratic System

67.

What Andrew Jackson policy led to the deaths of over 5,000 Native Americans on the "Trail of Tears?"

a)

Nullification Crisis

b)

Spoils System

c)

Indian Removal Act

d)

Assimilation Act

68.

What was the philosophy that America was meant to stretch from "Sea to Shining Sea" in the mid-1800s?

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

Imperialism

c)

Continentalism

d)

Romantic Expansion

69.

What was the decision in the Dred Scott vs. Sandford, and landmark US Supreme Court case?

a)

slaves brought into free states were automatically freed

b)

slaves could not be brought from slave to free states

c)

slavery was condemned by the Supreme Court

d)

slaves were determined to have no rights, and not considered citizens of the US

70.

What were the first shots of the Civil War?

a)

the Northern Invasion of Virginia at Bull Run

b)

the Southern Invasion of Maryland at Antitam

c)

the Northern shelling of New Orleans

d)

the Southern bombing of Fort Sumter at Charleston

71.

What was the major background cause of Southern Secession from the US and the Civil War?

a)

Nullification

b)

State's Rights

c)

Slavery

d)

the election of Abraham Lincoln

72.

What group in Congress sought to punish the South for their actions during the Civil War, and got in legal battles with President Andrew Johnson?

a)

Radical Republicans

b)

Do-nothing Democrats

c)

Carpetbaggers

d)

Reconstruction Republicans

73.

Grover Cleveland was the 22nd and 24th president. Who was the 23rd?

a)

James Garfield

b)

Chester A. Arthur

c)

Rutherford B. Hayes

d)

Benjamin Harrison

74.

The first openly black man to play Major League Baseball before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier was Moses Fleetwood Walker. How many years earlier did he play?

a)

4 years earlier

b)

63 years earlier

c)

17 years earlier

d)

22 years earlier

75.

Which state is James Carter, the 39th President, originally from? He was also the governor of this state

a)

Georgia

b)

Kentucky

c)

Alabama

d)

Arizona

76.

The first African American and Asian American vice president was elected in 2020, Kamala Harris. But when did Carol Moseley Braun break ground to be the first african american senator?

a)

1986

b)

1999

c)

2005

d)

1993

77.

What state has the most total march madness wins, with 4 schools winning a total of 15 championships?

a)

North Carolina

b)

California

c)

Connecticut

d)

Kentucky

78.

The Civil War is considered the most bloody war in US history, what is the most bloodiest battle in the Civil War?

a)

Battle of Gettysburg (Jul, 1863)

b)

Battle of Antietam (Sep, 1862)

c)

Battle of the Wilderness (May, 1864)

d)

Second Battle of Bull Run (Aug, 1862)

79.

This airline is considered the oldest running american airline, it was founded in 1925

a)

American Airlines

b)

KLM

c)

Delta

d)

Grand Canyon Airlines

80.

At the age of 43, american rapper Kanye West has the highest net worth ($3.2 billion) of any rapper in the world. Who is #2?

a)

P. Diddy

b)

Eminem

c)

Dr. Dre

d)

Jay Z

81.

The 2028 Summer Olympic Games is being planned to be held in Los Angeles. This will be the 5th time the US has hosted. When was the first time and where?

a)

Los Angeles in 1932

b)

St.Louis in 1904

c)

Los Angeles in 1984

d)

Atlanta in 1928

82.

Which one of these classic american films is the oldest?

a)

The Godfather

b)

Star Wars

c)

Annie Hall

d)

ET: The Extra-Terrestrial

83.

Minnesota has the most lakes out of any state in the US, who has the fewest?

a)

Rhode Island

b)

New Mexico

c)

Maryland

d)

Washington

84.

On this day, February 5th, in 1952:

a)

The first transcontinental television broadcast in America is carried by 94 stations.

b)

In Costa Rica, President John F. Kennedy and six Latin American presidents pledge to fight Communism.

c)

US and Canada create North American Air Defense Command (NORAD)

d)

New York adopted three-colored traffic lights

85.
How did the Louisiana Purchase affect the United States?
a)
It led to war. 
b)
It doubled the nation's size.
c)
It limited trade opportunities.
d)
It led to the discovery of a water route across the country.
86.
What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?
a)
Manifest Destiny 
b)
 Monroe Destiny
c)
Moving West
d)
Louisiana Purchase
87.
In what year did the United States purchase the Louisiana Territory?
a)
1903
b)
1812
c)
1848
d)
1803
88.
a)
Florida 1819
b)
13 Colonies 1607
c)
Mexican Cession 1848
d)
Louisiana Purchase 1803
89.
Oregon Trail 
a)
a route used during the US migration westward
b)
a person who went to 13 Colonies for the gold rush
c)
a giving up ( as in territory or rights ) to another
d)
a government in which citizens rule through elected representatives
90.
What does the picture represent (sad journey to relocate Natives)?
a)
Seminole War
b)
Trail of Tears
c)
Guerilla Warfare
d)
All of the above
91.
The primary goal of manifest destiny was
a)
End slavery in the new territories
b)
removal of European influence from South America
c)
expansion westward to the Pacific Ocean
d)
secession of southern states from the nation
92.
Industries ______________ during the 1800's.
a)
decreased
b)
increased
93.
Industrialization is the ...
a)
belief to obtain land to the Pacific Ocean
b)
shift to large-scale production
c)
moving west
d)
settling in the 13 Colonies
94.
Which branch of government is responsible for enforcing laws? 
a)
Executive
b)
Judicial
c)
Legislative
95.
Which amendment gives you the right to keep weapons or arms?
a)
First Amendment
b)
Second Amendment
c)
Third Amendment
d)
Fourth Amendment
96.
Which branch makes the laws and includes Congress?
a)
Executive Branch
b)
Legislative Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
d)
Constitiutional Branch
97.
Which branch interprets the laws and includes the Supreme Court?
a)
Executive Brnach 
b)
Legislative Branch
c)
 Judicial Branch
d)
Constitutional Branch
98.
No one has to house quarter soldiers in their home
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
99.
Guarantees freedom of religion
a)
1st Amendment
b)
3rd Amendment
c)
5th Amendment
d)
7th Amendment
100.
How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?
a)
8
b)
12
c)
10
d)
13
101.
Which amendment allows a reporter to report the news?
a)
2nd amendment
b)
1st amendment
c)
3rd amendment
d)
4th amendment
102.
Regardless of where the colony was located, all 13 colonies were by this bed of water.
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Indian Ocean
d)
Arctic Ocean
103.
What was England's first permanent settlement in North America?
a)
Roanoke
b)
New Netherland
c)
Plymouth
d)
Jamestown
104.
What were the three G's that motivated most people to come to the "new world"?
a)
Gold, God, and Glory
b)
Gifts, Gadgets, and Generosity
c)
Gratitude, Guidance, and Goodwill
d)
Goodness, Grace, and Growth
105.
What years did the Civil War last?
a)
1860-1870
b)
1865-1880
c)
1781-1785
d)
1861-1865
106.
Slaves were brought  from _____ to ___
a)
New World  to Africa 
b)
Africa to New world
c)
asia to africa 
107.
There were three regions in the 13 original colonies. 
a)
East, West and North
b)
Top, middle and bottom
c)
New England, Middle and Southern
108.
Where the 13 original colonies located?
a)
On the East Coast 
b)
On the West Coast
c)
In the middle of  North America 
109.
What do you call a strip of land surrounded on 3 sides by water?
a)
coast
b)
channel
c)
revolution
d)
peninsula
110.

Who is Henry Clay?

a)

The President that purchased the louisiana purchase

b)

The commander of the Texans

c)

The Great Compromiser

d)

The person that created the plow

111.

The Great Compromise did what?

a)

Made Texas a slave state

b)

Settle land disputes between America and Mexico

c)

Made Maine a free slave state

d)

Created Utah and New Mexico without mentoning slavery

112.

There where _________ states and _________ states before the Missouri Compromise

a)

11 free slave states and 10 slave states

b)

11 free slave states and 11 slave states

c)

11 slave states and 11 slave states

d)

12 free slave states and 12 slave states

113.

James K. Polk did what?

a)

Annex the Texians

b)

Annex the 28th state of the US

c)

Combat against Manifest Destiny

d)

Ran for two terms as president

114.

What happend after the battle of San Jancinto

a)

The Texans executed the remaining Mexican forces

b)

Had a big dinner party

c)

Joined forces

d)

Signed the Treaty of Velasco

115.

What is Manifest Destiny?

a)

That the US is destined by god to take control of the North American continent

b)

That the US is destined by god to take control of the entire continent

c)

That the US was destined to spread their religion to every single country

d)

That US was destined to take over the entire world

116.

What is the Gadsen Purchase?

a)

An area of land bought from Mexico for Native Americans

b)

An area of land bought from Mexico in order to complete Manifest Destiny

c)

An area of land for free slaves

d)

Area of land that was bought from Mexico to complete the Transcontinetal Railway

117.

What is the Adams-Onis Treatys purpose?

a)

To symbolize that America is a free state

b)

A area of refugee for immigrants and native americans

c)

A transcontinental treaty bought from Spain

d)

A transcontinental treaty bought from France

118.

What is the Oregon Territory

a)

A treaty signed by Mexico and America to settle boundry dispoutes

b)

A treaty signed by Great Britan and America to settle boundry dispoutes

c)

An unclaimed area that was claimed by America

d)

An area that was bought from Sain

119.
Manifest Destiny was the belief that...
a)
It was the United States' God given right to expand to the Pacific Ocean.
b)
Native peoples in the United States should be treated with respect.
c)
The United States should respect the land claims of countries.
d)
All people in the United States should have the right to vote.
120.
Jim Crow laws were mainly directed at this group 
a)
Latinos
b)
African-Americans 
c)
Native Americans
d)
Asians
121.

How did Jim Crow laws affect African Americans?

a)

They were banned from meeting in large groups

b)

They were unable to work or eat in certain places

c)

The laws made segregation and discrimination legal

d)

All of the above

122.

A group of thousands of WWI veterans who marched on D.C. in 1932 to request early payment to help them through the Great Depression?

a)

Bonus Army

b)

Depression Militia

c)

The Guardians of the Galaxy

d)

Luftwaffe

123.

Karl Marx created which political theory?

a)

Socialism

b)

Communism

c)

Fascism

d)

Nazism

124.

How did FDR help with the Great Depression?

a)

He created the social security

b)

He was a snappy dresser

c)

He declared war on Japan

d)

He used the federal government to create jobs

125.

What was the Red Scare?

a)

Fear of the color red

b)

Fear of the spread of Communism

c)

Fear of Ebola

d)

Fear of the Jewish religion

126.

What day was Pearl Harbor?

a)

Dec 1 1945

b)

June 6 1944

c)

Dec 7 1941

d)

Dec 9 1941

127.

When was D-Day?

a)

June 6 1944

b)

May 8 1945

c)

Dec 7 1941

d)

Sep 1 1939

128.

Which of these events happened on September 1 1939?

a)

Germany invades Russia

b)

The US declares war on Japan

c)

The pogrom on Jews happened in Germany

d)

Germany invaded Poland

129.

Who founded the first fascist political movement?

a)

Mussolini

b)

Lenin

c)

Stalin

d)

Hitler

130.

What population was targeted by the Nazis as part of the final solution?

a)

Jews

b)

homosexual

c)

disabled

d)

all of the above

131.

Which country did Hideki Tojo control?

a)

China

b)

Philippines

c)

Germany

d)

Japan

132.

Why was D-Day so important to the Allies war effort?

a)

They killed Hitler

b)

They forced Germany to fight a two-front war

c)

They dropped the atomic bombs on Germany

d)

They found the infinity gauntlet

133.

Where were the majority of Nazi concentration camps located?

a)

Germany

b)

Austria

c)

Poland

d)

Czechoslovakia

134.

What was the Cold War?

a)

An arms race between the USA and the USSR

b)

A battle between the Soviets and the Italians

c)

A war between the Nazis and the Polish

d)

A battle between Iceman and Thanos

135.

What years was the Cold War active?

a)

1939-1987

b)

1991-1999

c)

1965-1974

d)

1945-1991

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