US District of Columbia State History Test 3

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History Test 3 (State History Advanced District Of Columbia) K-12 to University (USA History) USA — State History Advanced District Of Columbia USA History Standards & AP

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Section: History Test 3 (State History Advanced District Of Columbia) · Education: K-12 to University · Part: History Test 3 (State History Advanced District Of Columbia) · Country: USA · Region: USA — State History Advanced District Of Columbia

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

Which of the following best defines the nickname of District of Columbia?

A) The District

B) Lone Star State

C) Sunshine State

D) Empire State

Question 2

When did Metro open?

A) 1968

B) 1976

C) 1985

D) 1990

Question 3

What was Great Migration?

A) White flight

B) Farm return

C) Black move north

D) Suburb rush

Question 4

When was DC founded?

A) 1800

B) 1865

C) 1776

D) 1790

Question 5

What best defines the capital of District of Columbia?

A) Washington

B) Portland

C) Springfield

D) Riverside

Question 6

Who had Dream speech?

A) Malcolm X

B) Martin Luther King Jr.

C) Rosa Parks

D) John Lewis

Question 7

What best defines the National Mall?

A) a river

B) a road

C) park strip with monuments

D) a mall store

Question 8

What is the 23rd Amendment?

A) poll tax ban

B) DC statehood

C) voting age

D) DC gets electoral votes

Question 9

When was Civil War?

A) 1861 to 1865

B) 1850s

C) 1870s

D) 1770s

Question 10

What best defines the 23rd Amendment?

A) poll tax ban

B) DC gets electoral votes

C) DC statehood

D) voting age

Question 11

What was retrocession?

A) Maryland gift

B) No change

C) 1846 Virginia part back

D) Statehood

Question 12

When was Smithsonian founded?

A) 1776

B) 1900

C) 1865

D) 1846

Question 13

What started US WWII?

A) Pearl Harbor 1941

B) D-Day

C) Stalingrad

D) Midway

Question 14

DC fact check: When was DC founded?

A) 1800

B) 1790

C) 1865

D) 1776

Question 15

Who funded Smithsonian?

A) Congress

B) President

C) James Smithson

D) No donor

Question 16

What was Cold War?

A) Hot war

B) Trade pact

C) Alliance

D) US-Soviet rivalry

Question 17

What was New Deal?

A) FDR relief programs

B) Tax hikes

C) War plan

D) Trade pact

Question 18

What was Gettysburg Address?

A) War order

B) 1863 Lincoln speech

C) Treaty

D) Poem

Question 19

What is the National Mall?

A) a river

B) a road

C) park strip with monuments

D) a mall store

Question 20

Name Lewis Clark guide.

A) Nobody

B) Soldiers

C) Traders

D) Sacagawea

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