Which of the following provided food for the Inuit?
A. buffalo and deer
B. rabbits and squirrels
C. seals, whales, and caribou
D. corn and beans
100
Which of the following BEST describes the activity of the Southern region?
A. merchant economy
B. small farms
C. plantation economy
D. artisans and craftspeople
100
Where are the Great Plains located?
A. along the Gulf of Mexico
B. between the Atlantic Coastal Plain and the Appalachian Mountains
C. between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains
D. south of Death Valley
100
Which president used the phrase "governement of the people, by the people, for the people" in a famous speech?
A. George Washington
B. Abraham Lincoln
C. Thomas Jefferson
D. John F. Kennedy
100
Why were the Articles of Confederation written?
A. to establish a national government
B. to write a Bill of Rights
C. to establish a new government for each colony
D. to establish a foreign policy
200
Which continent did many of the European voyages of discovery hope to reach?
A. Africa
B. Australia
C. South America
D. Asia
200
Where did most of the enslaved people who worked in the colonies come from?
A. Afica and the Caribbean region
B. Spain and Portugal
C. France, England, and Holland
D. Canada
200
Which of the following states does not border the Gulf of Mexico?
A. Alabama
B. Louisiana
C. Texas
D. Nebraska
200
Which amendment in the Bill of Rights prtects freedom of expression?
A. First Amendment
B. Second Amendment
C. Fourth Amendment
D. Sixth Amendment
200
What is one of the powers of the national governement?
A. to create local governments
B. to set rules for elections
C. to declare war
D. to set rules for driver's licenses
300
Which two explorers traveled to parts of what is now Canada?
A. Columbus and Balboa
B. Cabot and Pizarro
C. Cabot and Cartier
D. Cortes and Pizarro
300
How did many American Indians cooperate with French explorers?
A. by growing crops such as corn
B. the fur trade
C. by building conoes
D. by exploring offshore islands
300
Which of these is in the Great Basin?
A. Nevada
B. Montana
C. Illinois
D. Massachusetts
300
In the process of a bill becoming a law, which of the following considers the bill first?
A. a committee in Congress
B. the full House or the full Senate
C. a conference committee
D. the president or the governor
300
California grew rapidly after which of the following was discovered there?
A. oil
B. gold
C. diamonds
D. silver
400
What was the goal of the Lewis and Clark Expedition?
A. to find gold
B. to purchase the Oregon Territory
C. to explore the Louisiana Purchase
D. to trade with French settlers
400
During the period 1801 to 1861, one of the MAIN barriers to western expansion was
A. the Erie Canal
B. the Mississippi River
C. the Delawar River
D. the Rocky Mountains
400
On a map, which of these cities is located most to the north?
A. Philadelphia
B. Charleston
C. Boston
D. New York
400
Many local communities use property taxes to run and maintain which of the following?
A. city halls
B. schools
C. department stores
D. state highways
400
Around 1840, how did transportation change in the United States?
A. More houses were imported from Europe.
B. People began to build railroads instead of canals.
C. The first transcontinental railroad was completed.
D. Steamboats were invented.
500
Which of the following battles brought the Revolutionary War to an end?
A. Saratoga
B. Trenton
C. Yorktown
D. Long Island
500
Which of the following is an indentured servant?
A. a runaway slave in the years before the Civil War
B. a worker on a tobacco plantation
C. a servant who agrees to work for a certain length of time in exchange for boat fare
D. a servant who works in the house rather than the fields
500
To which feature of their geographic environment did the Inuit have to adapt the most?
A. the extreme heat
B. the high mountains
C. the extreme cold
D. the heavy rainfall
500
All of the following are examples of good citizenship EXCEPT
A. volunteering in the local community
B. refusing to serve on a jury
C. staying informed about public affairs
D.respecting the rights of others
500
Abolitionists focused on which of the following?
A. reforming elections
B. railroads
C. slavery
D. westward expansion