_______ is all tools people can use every day.
A. Patriotism
B. Settler
C. Technology
D. Oral History
C.Technology
100
People who settle new lands are called _________.
A. Amendment
B. Territory
C. Patriotism
D. Pioneer
D. Pioneer
100
Which of the following is an example of how a community changes over time?
A. People work in old buildings.
B. More people move to the area.
C. People use nearby resources.
D. People maintain old roads.
B. More people move to the area
100
Who formed the first communities in North America?
A. the Pilgrims
B. Native Americans
C. the Spanish
D. the French
A. Native Americans
100
What did Abraham Lincoln sign during the Civil War?
A. the Mayflower Compact
B. the Emancipation Proclamation
C. the Declaration of Independence
D. the Constitution of the United States
B. the Emancipation Proclamation
200
________ is money paid to the government for goods and services.
A. Territory
B. Tax
C. Engineer
D. Suffrage
B. Tax
200
A person who comes to live in a country from somewhere else in the world is called an _________________.
A. Immigrant
B. Modern
C. Settlement
D. Empire
A. Immigrant
200
What do we know about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.?
A. He led peaceful protests in India.
B. He believed all people should have equal treatment under the law.
C. He worked to help women gain the right to vote.
D. He ended the Civil War.
B. He believed all people should have equal treatment under the law.
200
What is civilization?
A. a large group of people living in a well-organized way
B. the time we live in today
C. one of the first communities in the Americas
D. a community from long ago
A. a large group of people living in a well-organized way
200
How did railroads change communities?
Possible Answers: People in communities traveled more. Communities became better connected. Communities near the train tracks grew.
300
__________ designs ways to build and make things.
A. Pioneers
B. Engineers
C. Explorers
D. Settlers
B. Engineers
300
________ is a type of government where citizens vote for leaders to make decisions for them.
A. Colony
B. Republic
C. Civil War
D. Democracy
B. Republic
300
What do the telephone, the light bulb, and the automobile have in common?
A. They are all examples of changes in communication.
B. They show how communities both change and stay the same.
C. They were designed by Thomas Edison.
D. Each invention changed the way we live.
D. Each invention changed the way we live.
300
Who helped maintain peace in Jamestown?
A. Sacagawea
B. William Clark
C. John Smith
D. John Rolfe
C. John Smith
300
What are some ideas or inventions we have gained from ancient civilizations?
Possible Answers: We have gained the wheel, written language, paper, printing, fireworks,and democracy from ancient civilizations.
400
A disagreement is a __________.
A. Territory
B. Suffrage
C. Conflict
D. Tax
C. Conflict
400
__________ is a set of laws that tells how a government will work.
A. Constitution
B. Continuity
C. Democracy
D. Equality
A. Constitution
400
Which of the following is true about ancient Greece?
A. It was the first republic.
B. It was the first trading center.
C. It was the first democracy.
D. It was the first hunting and gathering community.
C. It was the first democracy.
400
What was one cause of the Boston Tea Party?
A. The colonists wanted to prove to the British that they were loyal.
B. The British wanted to dump tea into the Boston Harbor.
C. The British were upset that the colonists had their own tea.
D. The colonists were upset at the British tax on tea.
D. The colonists were upset at the British tax on tea.
400
Why was the Constitution of the United States written?
The Constitution was written to set a plan for the government of the United States.
500
________ is the right to vote.
A. Suffrage
B. Tax
C. Empire
D. Territory
A. Suffrage
500
__________ is the form of government in which citizens have the right to vote.
A. Amendment
B. Colony
C. Republic
D. Democracy
D. Democracy
500
What is one reason St. Louis, Missouri, grew in the late 1800s?
A. People stopped and settled in St. Louis on their way out west.
B. St. Louis was the location of a Spanish fishing town.
C. Pilgrims moved to St. Louis for religious freedom.
D. The British troops lived in St. Louis during the Revolutionary War.
A. People stopped and settled in St. Louis on their way out west.
500
Why did the colonists fight in the Revolutionary War?
A. They were paid well.
B. They wanted to show their formal training.
C. They wanted freedom from British rule.
D. They wanted continuity.
C. They wanted freedom from British rule.
500
Why did pioneers choose to head west even though they faced many challenges?
They were in search of jobs, land, and a better life.