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- 1. Multiple Choice
Native Americans were here before Europeans.
TRUE
FALSE
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhy was the Louisiana Purchase an important event?It doubled the size of the countryLewis and Clark discovered itIt was given to us by the Spanish
- 3. Multiple Choice
The Constitution is the law of the land.
TRUE
FALSE
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?Manifest destinyMonroe DoctrineLouisiana Purchase
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat European country settled the original 13 colonies in North America?FranceSpainEngland
- 6. Multiple Choice
Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement in the New world.
FALSE
TRUE
- 7. Multiple Choice
Texans fought for independence against what country?
Great Britain
Mexico
France
- 8. Multiple ChoiceAn "Abolitionist..."wants to get rid of alcoholfights for better educationwants to eliminate slavery
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe Underground Railroad was...Abraham Lincoln's most famous speechA system of hiding places and routes that led slaves to the NorthA railroad that went through a tunnel into Pennsylvania
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhere were the first shots of the Civil War fired?Fort SumterBull RunManassas
- 11. Multiple ChoiceTo break away from a countryleavesecedeescape
- 12. Multiple Choice
The United States government is made up of three different branches.
FALSE
TRUE
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhere was the first battle of the American Revolution?YorktownLexington and ConcordValley Forge
- 14. Multiple Choice
This was named for the forced relocation of Native Americans to the west into Indian Territory.
Underground Railroad
Trail of Tears
Louisiana Purchase
- 15. Multiple Choice
Why is the year 1776 famous?
Thomas Jefferson drafting the Declaration of Independence.
The first battle of the American Revolution.
Jamestown was founded.
- 16. Multiple Choice
George Washington was Commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolution.
TRUE
FALSE
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhich colony was founded for religious freedom for Quakers?OhioPennsylvaniaGeorgia
- 18. Multiple ChoiceHow many original colonies were there?101513
- 19. Multiple Choice
Why did the colonists want to leave England?
To have a better life and escape religious persecution
To take a vacation
To visit their family
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which group came to the United Stated because of a potato famine in their home country?
Chinese
Germans
Irish
- 21. Multiple ChoiceAmendment 1 protects a person's right toA trial by jury in civil casesRight to beat armsFreedom of Assembly, Press, Speech, Religion and Petition
- 22. Multiple ChoiceAmendment 2 protects a persons right to?Bear ArmsStates' rightsNot Quarter troops
- 23. Multiple Choice
Who is credited with discovering the Americas?
Ferdinand Magellan
Christopher Columbus
Francissco Pizzario
- 24. Multiple Choice
Abraham Lincoln was President of the US during the _____.
Revolutionary War
War of 1812
Civil War
- 25. Multiple Choice
The Southern economy became dependent on which cash crop.
Cotton
Rice
Tobacco
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