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100
The Preamble of the United States Constitution specifically says the government should: A. establish public schools. B. provide Social Security when citizens are 65 years old. C. establish procedures and timelines for voting. D. provide for a common defense.
What is D- provide for a common defense? Remember the song:)
100
This famous Kentucky frontiersman blazed a trail known as the Wilderness Road through the Cumberland Gap A. Henry Clay B. Davy Crockett C. George Rogers Clark D. Daniel Boone
What is D-Daniel Boone?
100
The 1849 Gold Rush attracted thousands of people from the United States and around the world to areas in California. The people struck with “gold fever” had a name for themselves. What was it? A. Gold finders B. Forty‐niners C. The great miners D. Sixty‐niners
What is B- the 49ers?
100
If you wanted to learn about the Civil War by studying a primary source, you would use A. A soldier’s diary B. A history book C. An online article D. A timeline
What is A- a soldiers diary?
100
Abolitionists were people who wanted to: A. give black people the right to vote. B. have the United States join Canada. C. end slavery in the United States. D. return escaped slaves to their owners
What is C- end slavery in the US?
200
The Constitution and Bill of Rights are critically important today for all of the following reasons EXCEPT: A. they still protect our freedom of religion, speech, and assembly. B. they still assert our right to vote to determine our leaders. C. they still preserve a citizen’s fundamental civil rights. D. they still guarantee a citizen’s right to do anything he or she wants.
What is D- they still guarantee a citizens right to do anything he or she wants?
200
Most early settlers who moved to Kentucky came in search of: A. religious freedom. B. rich farmland. C. political freedom. D. gold and silver.
What is B- rich farmland?
200
In the 1800s the United States government set up reservations for Native Americans. This was the purpose of the reservations. A. To provide Native Americans with good homes and give them resources B. To remove Native Americans from the lands where white settlers wanted to live C. To give the Native Americans more land to hunt and farm D. To prevent the extinction of the buffalo because the Native Americans were killing all of them
What is B- to remove Native Americans from the lands where white setters wanted to live?
200
This is a true statement about the North and South in the early 1800s A. The North had large farms and factories and the South had many large cities and small farms. B. The North was mainly dependent on plantations producing cotton; the South was mainly dependent on railroads and canals to ship goods. C. The North had many large cities and factories; the South had few large cities but had plantations. D. The South had a much bigger population and many more large cities than the North.
What C- the North had many large cities and factories; the South had few large cities but had plantations?
200
Enslaved persons used codes to communicate with one another through making quilts and singing songs. They needed to use codes because A. Their owners wouldn’t let them speak. B. They could only communicate through Morse code. C. They were giving one another secret information. D. They couldn’t speak English well.
What is C- they were giving one another secret information?
300
Members of the United States Congress are called: A. Councilmen and Councilwomen. B. Senators and Representatives. C. Executives and Aldermen. D. Justices and Chiefs.
What is B- senators and representatives?
300
The journey of the Cherokee, who were forced to move from their homes in the Southeast to Indian Territory, became known as the: A. Wilderness Road B. Trail of Tears C. Louisiana Purchase D. Indian Removal Act
What is B- the Trail of Tears?
300
We used many different sources to obtain information about Westward Expansion in our lessons. This is a secondary source A. A pioneer’s diary B. A map C. A textbook D. A photograph
What is C- a textbook?
300
This was the main effect the cotton gin had on the South’s economy A. The slaves were no longer needed to pick the cotton because the cotton gin did the work. B. Some plantations stopped growing cotton because the cotton gin made artificial cotton. C. The cotton gin made the plantations more dependent on slave labor because of an increase in production, distribution, and consumption of cotton. D. The cotton gin slowed the growth of cotton, so there was much less cotton being grown in the Southern states.
What is C. The cotton gin made the plantations more dependent on slave labor because of an increase in production, distribution, and consumption of cotton?
300
This group would probably be the angriest about the election of Abraham Lincoln as President in 1860 A. Slave owners B. Enslaved African Americans C. Abolitionists D. Underground Railroad Conductors
What is A- slave owners?
400
All of the following are often benefits of voting in public elections, EXCEPT: A. the ability to claim a voting deduction on your state and federal tax forms. B. the chance to choose your elected leaders. C. the opportunity to influence decisions about issues that affect your future. D. the chance to influence how tax dollars are allocated or spent.
What is A- the ability to claim a voting deduction on your state and federal tax forms?
400
The main goal of the Lewis and Clark expedition was to: A. claim all lands in the West. B. explore Louisiana. C. travel down the Mississippi River. D. look for gold.
What is A- claim all lands in the West?
400
The Louisiana Purchase had great geographic significance for the United States because it: A. reduced British control of North America. B. focused the United States on Westward Expansion. C. extended United States control over Mexico. D. decreased tension with Native Americans.
What is B- focused the United States on Westward Expansion?
400
This is the BEST example of a compromise: A. Allowing Missouri to join the Union as a slave state, and Maine to join as a free state B. Having factories in the North and plantations in the South C. Giving freedom to enslaved persons who served in the war D. The Confederate states seceding from the Union
What is A. Allowing Missouri to join the Union as a slave state, and Maine to join as a free state?
400
Find the one that was NOT a cause of the Civil War: A. Differences in opinions on new territories B. Difference in economic influences (farms in South, factories in North) C. Differences in opinions about religion D. Different beliefs about slavery
What is C- Differences in opinions about religion?
500
This is NOT an example of government “promoting the general welfare” of citizens? A. Providing public education for its citizens B. Supplying a public defense attorney if a citizen cannot pay C. Advertising for corporations of fast food restaurants D. Providing environmental, consumer, and food protections to citizens
What is C- Advertising for corporations of fast food restaurants?
500
Pioneers and Native Americans had different reasons for wanting Westward Expansion. The one that is NOT an example of a pioneer’s viewpoint. A. Finding cheap farmland B. Eliminating(getting rid of) hunting grounds C. Searching for gold D. Searching for adventure
What is B- eliminating hunting grounds?
500
This geographic feature provided the greatest challenge to the Lewis and Clark expedition A. Rocky Mountains B. Ohio River C. Appalachian Mountains D. Oregon Coast
What is A- the Rocky Mountains?
500
Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad helped enslaved persons to: A. escape from the South before the Civil War. B. get under the Appalachian Mountains. C. relocate to get better jobs. D. get supplies during the Civil War.
What is A- escape from the South before the Civil War?
500
This was the name of the order, given by President Lincoln, that gave freedom to all enslaved persons in states fighting against the Union A. Declaration of Independence B. Emancipation Proclamation C. Gettysburg Address D. Fugitive Slave Law
What is B- Emancipation Proclamation?