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Which document guarantees freedom of speech, the right to bear arms, and protection from unreasonable search and seizure? (1) Bill of Rights (2) Albany Plan of Union (3) Declaration of Sentiments (4) Federalist Papers
(1) Bill of Rights
100
In the late 1800s, the United States became an imperialist nation when it (1) acquired overseas territories (2) declared its neutrality (3) formed military alliances (4) reduced trade with other nations
(1) acquired overseas territories
100
Which individual is best known as a major leader of the 1960s civil rights movement? (1) W. E. B. Du Bois (2) Martin Luther King Jr. (3) Thurgood Marshall (4) Colin Powell
(2) Martin Luther King Jr.
100
Which sequence of wars is in the correct chronological order? (1) World War I → Civil War → American Revolutionary War →World War II (2) American Revolutionary War → Civil War → World War I →Vietnam War (3) Mexican War → American Revolutionary War → Korean War →Civil War (4) American Revolutionary War → Vietnam War → Civil War →World War II
(2) American Revolutionary War - Civil War - World War I - Vietnam War
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The 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments were added to the Constitution during the Reconstruction period to (1) bring an end to the Civil War (2) limit the powers of the president (3) improve the operation of the electoral college (4) grant legal rights to African Americans
(4) grant legal rights to African Americans
200
“. . . We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. . . . ” Which document contains these words? (1) Mayflower Compact (2) Treaty of Paris (3) Emancipation Proclamation (4) Declaration of Independence
(4) Declaration of Independence
200
Which document contains President Woodrow Wilson’s call to create the League of Nations? (1) Zimmerman telegram (2) Atlantic Charter (3) Fourteen Points (4) Kellogg-Briand Pact
(3) Fourteen Points
200
President John F. Kennedy and President Lyndon B. Johnson sent troops to Vietnam in an attempt to (1) contain communism (2) oppose South Vietnamese independence (3) support the North Vietnamese government (4) protect United States interests in the Middle East
(1) contain communism
200
During the 1840s, Americans used the idea of Manifest Destiny to justify the (1) expansion of women’s rights (2) acquiring of new territories (3) beginning of free public education (4) repeal of the Missouri Compromise
(2) acquiring of new territories
200
The 1906 publication of Upton Sinclair’s book The Jungle helped to expose the (1) unfair treatment of women (2) cruelty of modern warfare (3) unsafe living conditions in tenements (4) unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry
(4) unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry.
300
Which feature of the Constitution prevents one branch of the national government from becoming too powerful? (1) federal supremacy (2) checks and balances (3) electoral college (4) elastic clause
(2) checks and balances
300
The United States responded to the December 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor by (1) declaring war on Japan (2) appealing to the United Nations (3) renewing its commitment to isolationism (4) passing the Lend-Lease Act
(1) declaring war on Japan
300
Victory gardens, rationing, scrap drives, and bond drives are most closely associated with (1) home front efforts during World War II (2) McCarthyism during the Cold War (3) the antiwar movement in the 1960s (4) environmental conservation in the 1970s
(1) home front efforts during World War II
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$150 Reward [for a Runaway Slave] . . . I will give $50 reward if taken in Louisville; 100 dollars if taken one hundred miles from Louisville in this State, and 150 dollars if taken out of this State, and delivered to me, or secured in any jail so that I can get him again. William Burke, Bardstown, Ky. September 3d, 1838 Source: Library of Congress Which conclusion can be drawn from this newspaper advertisement? (1) The Underground Railroad was a failure. (2) Slave owners believed that their slaves were property. (3) Many enslaved persons became wealthy in the North. (4) If slaves reached the North, rewards would not be paid.
(2) Slave owners believed that their slaves were property.
300
Which set of events related to World War I is in the correct chronological order? (1) Lusitania sunk→ World War I begins → United States declares war on Germany → Archduke of Austria-Hungary assassinated (2) Archduke of Austria-Hungary assassinated → World War I begins → Lusitania sunk→ United States declares war on Germany (3) Archduke of Austria-Hungary assassinated → United States declares war on Germany → Lusitania sunk→ World War I begins (4) United States declares war on Germany → Archduke of Austria-Hungary assassinated → World War I begins → Lusitania sunk
(2) Archduke of Austria-Hungary assassinated - World War I begins - Lusitania sunk - United States declares war on Germany
400
The purpose of the Lewis and Clark expedition was to explore land gained through the (1) Louisiana Purchase (2) Gadsden Purchase (3) purchase of Florida (4) purchase of Alaska
(1) Louisiana Purchase
400
Which statement is an opinion about World War II? (1) Dropping atomic bombs was not necessary to end the war. (2) The economies of many countries were damaged by the war. (3) Many families suffered the loss of loved ones during the war. (4) Italy and Germany were members of the Axis powers.
(1) Dropping atomic bombs was not necessary to end the war.
400
The most direct result of the Watergate scandal was the (1) assassination of President John F. Kennedy (2) decision of President Lyndon Johnson not to seek reelection (3) resignation of President Richard Nixon (4) election of President Ronald Reagan
(3) resignation of President Richard Nixon
400
Which heading best completes the partial outline below? I. ___________________________________ A. Uncle Tom’s Cabin published B. Congress passes Kansas-Nebraska Act C. John Brown leads attack at Harpers Ferry (1) Impacts of Industrialization (2) Closing the Frontier (3) Political Leadership (4) Events Leading to the Civil War
(4) Events Leading to the Civil War
400
Which event brought the United States into World War II? (1) election of Hitler as Chancellor of Germany (2) invasion of Poland by Germany (3) attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan (4) conquest of Ethiopia by Italy
(3) attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan
500
Laws that established literacy tests, poll taxes, and grandfather clauses were passed by Southern states to (1) raise money to rebuild the South after the Civil War (2) improve the education of United States citizens (3) limit the rights of formerly enslaved persons (4) support the Radical Republicans
(3) limit the rights of formerly enslaved persons
500
Merry-Go-Round Where is the Jim Crow section On this merry-go-round, Mister, ’cause I want to ride? Down South where I come from White and colored Can’t sit side by side. Down South on the train There’s a Jim Crow car. On the bus we’re put in the back — But there ain’t no back To a merry-go-round Where’s the horse For a kid that’s black? — Langston Hughes, 1942 Which social problem is the main concern of this poem? (1) poor housing (3) white violence (2) unemployment (4) racial segregation
(4) racial segregation
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Which document is considered a primary source from the Civil War? (1) a biography of the life of a war general (2) a letter from the wife of a soldier during the war (3) an encyclopedia article about women in the war (4) a documentary on medical treatments used during the war
(2) a letter from the wife of a soldier during the war
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Which event of World War II is referred to as the Holocaust? (1) invasion of Normandy (2) Bataan Death March (3) dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima (4) mass killing of European Jews, gypsies, and other minorities
(4) mass killing of European Jews, gypsies, and other minorities
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