US History
Which event of the American Revolution occurred last?
The Battle of Yorktown
A local clothing store offers customers fifty percent off the price of all inventory items. What economic term best describes this example?
Incentive
What is a characteristic of Turkey’s largest city?
It is considered part of Europe and Asia
What action contained a controversial fugitive slave provision?
The Compromise of 1850
Which form of government consists of a union of several countries with some or most power shared between them?
Confederation
What American Civil War battle immediately preceded the issuing of the Emancipation Proclamation?
Battle of Antietam
What is a key component in determining the economic growth of a country?
The per capita national output
Who helped end the system of apartheid in South Africa?
Nelson Mandela
What document was the initial attempt by the American colonists to establish an independent government?
The Articles of Confederation
What is a shared power between state and federal governments?
Raising taxes
What was a reaction by the American public to tensions created by the Cold War?
The construction of private bomb shelters
What type of economy does the government have the most control of the country’s resources?
Command
Who was the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity, and end the persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire through the Edict of Milan in 313?
Constantine
What event had the greatest impact on the size of the United States?
The Louisiana Purchase
What is one way the government can promote competition?
Enacting and enforcing antitrust legislation
What right did Thomas Jefferson believe John Adams violated when he signed the Alien and Sedition Acts into law?
Freedom of the press
The destruction of the USS Maine led to the start of which event?
Spanish-American War
What was the first European nation to explore and colonize the Southwestern United States as early as the mid 1500sfifteen hundreds?
Spain
What country is known as the breadbasket of Europe?
Ukraine
What is a responsibility of the executive branch?
Signing proposed bills into law
What was an advantage the South had over the North during the Civil War?
They had more experienced generals to lead their troops.
What are the two most common geological threats to the country of Mexico?
Volcanoes and earthquakes
What is a major area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur?
The Ring of Fire
What was a result of the Indian Removal Act of 1830 ?
Members of the Cherokee Nation were forced to move to the western United States.
What three countries have territorial claims in Kashmir?
India, Pakistan, and China