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100
On the American flag, the stripes are to the original 13 American colonies as the stars are to –
A. states
B. senators
C. cities
D. religions
A. states
100
Which of the following is a power that ONLY the state government has?
A. hold local elections
B. make treaties
C. make currency (or money)
D. declare war
A. Hold local elections
100
Which of the following is NOT an examples of a transportation infrastructure?
A. Interstate highway
B. transcontinental railroad
C. Beijing Daxing International Airport
D. irrigation systems
D. irrigation systems
100
Which of the following would one day become the “black gold” of Texas?
a. black pearls
b. granite
c. petroleum
d. coal
c. petroleum
100
Colonists who chose to side with the British were known as
a. Redcoats.
b. Patriots.
c. Loyalists.
d. Whigs.
C. Loyalists
200
In the constitutional system of checks and balances, who can override the President’s veto of a law?
A. Congress
B. Vice President
C. Supreme Court
D. State Legislatures
A. Congress
200
For the United States, the Persian Gulf is the most important waterway in Southwestern Asia for which of the following reasons?
A. gold
B. religion
C. oil
D. fishing
C. Oil
200
People have modified the physical environment in which way?
A. building roads
B. air conditioning
C. insulating homes
D. wearing warmer clothes
A. Building Roads
200
What did the Spanish call the seven cities of gold?
a. Fray
b. Cíbola
c. the Turk
d. Caprock
b. Cibola
200
Among the list of 10 resolutions included in the Declaration of Rights, one was to
a. assure the colonists that “Britain sought a peaceful resolution.”
b. ensure the colonists’ right to “life, liberty, and property.”
c. convince the colonists that they were “not ready to challenge Britain.”
d. remind the colonists that they were British citizens “entitled to rights.
b. ensure the colonists’ right to “life, liberty, and property.”
300
The picture above is MOST often seen with which caption below?
A. DID YOU DO WRONG?
B. I WANT YOU!
C. WHERE WERE YOU?
D. WHY DID YOU CALL?
B. I WANT YOU!
300
I work for an airline. I work for this type of industry --
A. Agricultural industry
B. Retail industry
C. Manufacturing industry
D. Service industry
D. Service industry
300
Which type of technology is responsible for the popularity of European music groups like the Rolling Stones and the Beatles in the U.S.?
A. telegraph
B. telephone
C. television
D. computer
C. television
300
What was Estavanico's role with Cabeza De Vaca?
A. Mercenary
B. Translator
C. Viceroy
D. King
B. Translator
300
What inspired colonists to draft the Declaration of Independence?
a. Paul Revere’s ride
b. Thomas Paine’s Common Sense
c. Washington’s strong command of the Continental Army
d. the Battle of Bunker Hill
b. Thomas Paine’s Common Sense
400
A power the national government has that state governments do not have is the power to –
A. declare wars
B. impose taxes
C. regulate marriages
D. create courts
A. Declare wars
400
Why does the U.S. government have a system of checks and balances?
A. to create two political parties
B. to pass important Congressional legislation
C. to help justices of the Supreme Court reach agreements
D. to keep branches of government from using power wrongly
D. to keep branches of government from using power wrongly
400
What presents the greatest threat to the coral reef?
A. typhoons
B. starfish
C. El Niño
D. pollution
D. pollution
400
Who led the search for the seven cities of gold?
a. Francisco Vásquez de Coronado
b. Estevanico
c. Fray Marcos de Niza
d. Hernando de Soto
a. Francisco Vásquez de Coronado
400
When voicing their opinions to the Second Continental Congress delegates were
a. always in agreement and the meeting was unnecessary.
b. somewhat divided on minor details of their plan.
c. far from unified but were open to compromise.
d. completely at odds and failed to come to a consensus.
c. far from unified but were open to compromise.
500
The federal government is divided into three separate branches. This division is based on the ideas of –
A. James Madison
B. Roger Sherman
C. Thomas Jefferson
D. George Washington
A. James Madison
500
The painting above was MOST likely painted during which American time period?
A. Colonial Times
B. Westward Movement
C. Civil War
D. Great Depression
B. Westward Movement
500
While visiting a new city you notice temples, churches, synagogues, mosques, Kingdom Halls and more. You might conclude that the city is a --
A. bilingual society
B. cultural society
C. multicultural society
D. variety society
C. Multicultural society
500
The Spanish controlled both ___________ and Mexico in 1519.
A. Florida
B. New Mexico
C. Texas
D. Louisiana
A. Florida
500
What delegate from Virginia encouraged colonists to fight for independence from Britain in support of the Patriot cause?
a. Patrick Henry
b. George Washington
c. Thomas Jefferson
d. Paul Revere
a. Patrick Henry