Landmarks/SS
Primary and Secondary Sources
Social Studies Skills and Knowledge (1)
Social Studies Skills and Knowledge (2)
Social Studies Skills and Knowledge (3)
100

This statue resides in New York. What is her name?

The Statue of Liberty

100

A primary source is material from a time period being studied. True or False

True

100

Which court case ruled in favor of separate, but equal?

A. Brown vs Board of Education

B. Plessy vs Ferguson

C. Marbury vs Madison

D. Dred Scot vs Sanford

B. Plessy vs Ferguson

100

Men were not granted the right to vote with the 15th amendment. True or False

False

100

This war involved N. Korea and South Korea. What is the name of this War?

Korean War

200

This building is one of the most secure buildings in the United States.

It resides in Washington, D.C.

It receives thousands of letters, and emails, daily.

What is the name of this landmark?

The White House

200

Which is not an example of a primary source?

A.Letters

B. Manuscripts

C. Textbooks

D.Speeches

C. Textbooks

200

What did the 14th amendment guarantee?


Guaranteed citizenship to all citizens regardless of race.

200

What were literacy test?

A. Tests that were used to determine if African Americans and others should be allowed to vote.

B. Tests that were used to prevent others from exercising their right to vote.

C. Tests that were biased and unreasonable. 

D. All of the above

D

200

What is a common theme of the Korean War, Vietnam War and Cold War?

A. Free Enterprise

B. Communism

C. Freedom

D. Strife

B

300

I am located in South Dakota.

My sculptor's name is Gultzon Borglum.

4 presidents reside here and were carved. 

What is my name?


Mount Rushmore

300

Which is not an example of a secondary source?

A. Articles

B. Autobiography

C. Textbooks

D. Essays

B. Autobiography

300

Brown vs Board of Education began the process of the integration  of schools. True or False

True

300

Who signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

President Lyndon B. Johnson
300

Demilitarized zones were formed to create an area free from armies or fighting. True or False

True


400

What was the name of the four presidents on Mount Rushmore?

George Washington,Thomas Jefferson,Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln.

400

What is the difference between an autobiography and a biography?

A. An autobiography is about the person's life and a biography is an interpretation or second hand account of someone's life.

B. An autobiography includes information that is not about a person's life. While a biography is about the person's life.

C. An autobiography does not provide factual information, while an autobiography provides opinions.

A

400

The most famous sit occurred in which city?

A. Jackson, Mississippi

B. Decatur, Georgia

C. Birmingham, Alabama

D. Greensboro, North Carolina

D

400

Which amendment gave women the right to vote?

A. 17th Amendment

B. 19th Amendment

C. 21st Amendment

D. 12th Amendment

19th Amendment

400

Which two countries were involved in the War?

A. The United States

B. China

C. Soviet Union

D. Russia

E. The United States and Soviet Union

E

500

What was the original color of the Statue of Liberty?

Brown

500

Which is the correct definition of an artifact?

A.A piece of written material that is printed, which provides proof of record.

B.An important piece of information that is found during the time period of an event.

C. An account of someone’s life written by someone else.

D.An account of a person’s life written by the person.

B

500

Which of the following were methods in which African Americans and others protested?

A. Sit- Ins

B. Freedom Rides

C. Marches

D. All of the above

D

500

She is directly responsible for helping women to gain equality. She worked alongside Elizabeth Cady Stanton. What is the notable figures name? 

Susan B. Anthony

500

How did the Cold War get its name?

A. Due to the cold temperatures

B. Due to the physical combat

C.The war did not involve actual fighting between the Soviet Union and the United States.

C

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