US History Heroes Test 2

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History Heroes (Elementary) Elementary School (USA History, K-5) USA USA History Standards & AP

What is this test? for Elementary School US/World History (K-5), USA — Elementary School (USA History, K-5) level, USA.
For Elementary School students (K-5) studying History in the USA
Section: History Heroes (Elementary) · Education: Elementary School · Part: History Heroes (Elementary) · Country: USA

Knowledge of history is essential for understanding the vast accumulation from past to present and for establishing cause-and-effect relationships among historical events.

This test will help you develop chronological thinking and prepare for history questions on your exams.

By solving this test of 20 questions, you can both test your knowledge and identify the topics you need to improve.

Question 1

Who warned that the British were coming?

A) Paul Revere

B) Patrick Henry

C) John Hancock

D) Samuel Adams

Question 2

What was Gettysburg Address?

A) War order

B) 1863 Lincoln speech

C) Treaty

D) Poem

Question 3

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

A) 1787

B) 1783

C) July 4, 1776

D) 1775

Question 4

What was Louisiana Purchase?

A) Spanish gift

B) British sale

C) War prize

D) 1803 French deal

Question 5

When was Civil War?

A) 1861 to 1865

B) 1850s

C) 1870s

D) 1770s

Question 6

What was Statue of Liberty?

A) War prize

B) France gift 1886

C) Bought statue

D) Local build

Question 7

What was Cuban Missile Crisis?

A) Bay win

B) Missile gift

C) 1962 standoff

D) Trade deal

Question 8

What was the Olive Branch Petition?

A) Trade agreement

B) Peace treaty

C) Declaration of war

D) Last attempt at reconciliation with Britain

Question 9

Which battle was the turning point in 1777?

A) Saratoga

B) Yorktown

C) Trenton

D) Brandywine

Question 10

What caused Depression?

A) War

B) 1929 crash

C) Drought

D) Plague

Question 11

What was Jim Crow?

A) Voting rights

B) Farm aid

C) Segregation laws

D) City laws

Question 12

Provide the definition of NATO:

A) Trade bloc

B) Court

C) Asian pact

D) 1949 Western alliance

Question 13

Provide the definition of Emancipation:

A) 1863 freedom order

B) Law 1865

C) Speech only

D) No order

Question 14

Which person was Henry Ford?

A) Rail man

B) Assembly line cars

C) Plane man

D) Banker

Question 15

Which of the following best defines Common Sense (1776)?

A) A law by Parliament

B) A speech by Washington

C) Pamphlet by Thomas Paine urging independence

D) A newspaper

Question 16

Which person was Susan B. Anthony?

A) President

B) General

C) Judge

D) Suffrage leader

Question 17

Which person flew first?

A) Wright brothers 1903

B) Curtiss

C) Langley

D) Santos

Question 18

Which term means "1930s plains disaster"?

A) the Boston Tea Party (1773)

B) Dust Bowl

C) the slogan "No taxation without representation" about

D) Common Sense (1776)

Question 19

Provide the definition of Trail of Tears:

A) Parade

B) Victory tour

C) Cherokee 1838 march

D) Cattle drive

Question 20

Name the person who wrote Declaration.

A) Washington

B) Adams

C) Franklin

D) Thomas Jefferson

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