Draw a line from each description on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. This river flows into the Gulf of Mexico. •
• Atlantic
2. This tribe lived in the Northwest Coast •
region.
• cone-shaped
3. This ocean is to the east of America.
•
• Mississippi
4. This ocean is to the west of America.
•
• Chinook
5. Some natives of the Plateau region
lived in this type of house.
•
• Pacific
6. Some Southeast Woodlands natives
used these to build their homes.
•
• wampum
7. These were eaten by natives in the
Northwest Coast region.
•
• harpoons
8. Natives in the Northeast Woodlands
used these to catch fish.
•
• palm fronds
9. These were polished beads made from •
shells.
• swans
10. This was used as a fertilizer for crops. •
• wood ash
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Circle the correct answer for each question.
1. What is the name of the Vikings’ homeland?
a. Scandinavia
b. China
c. Vinland
2. Who sailed from Iceland to Greenland in 985?
a. Amerigo Vespucci
b. Erik the Red
c. Ferdinand Magellan
3. Who landed on an island in the Bahamas in 1492?
a. Francisco Pizarro
b. Leif Eriksson
c. Christopher Columbus
4. Juan Ponce de León searched for what?
a. Fountain of Youth
b. River of Life
c. Sea of Hope
5. The Hopi lived in what region of North America?
a. Northeast
b. Great Plains
c. Southwest
6. Which animals did natives of the Southwest not eat?
a. mountain goat
b. buffalo
c. moose
7. Where is the Cliff Palace located?
a. Yellowstone
b. Mesa Verde
c. Yosemite
8. Who built Castillo de San Marcos?
a. Spanish
b. Vikings
c. Havasupai
9. What is America’s oldest European city?
a. New York City
b. San Francisco
c. St. Augustine
10. Who attacked America’s oldest European city in 1702?
a. English
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b. French
c. Apache
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Read each of the following statements and circle whether each one is TRUE or FALSE.
1. Virginia Dare was born in Roanoke, Virginia.
2. Pocahontas never became a Christian.
TRUE
3. Pocahontas and John Smith were friends.
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE
4. Lake Superior is the largest of the Great Lakes.
FALSE
FALSE
TRUE
FALSE
5. The first Europeans to explore the Great Lakes were from Spain.
6. Squanto couldn’t speak one word of English.
TRUE
TRUE
8. Chief Massasoit signed a treaty with the Governor of Plymouth.
9. William Bradford was elected Governor of Plymouth thirty times.
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FALSE
FALSE
7. John Carver was elected as the first Governor of Plymouth.
10. John and Priscilla Alden founded a town in Maine.
TRUE
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE
TRUE
FALSE
FALSE
FALSE
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Draw a line from each answer on the left to the person or place on the right that fits the description.
1. Helped establish Providence,
Rhode Island
•
• Peter Stuyvesant
2. Gave English proprietors a large
area of land south of Virginia
•
• Roger Williams
3. Worked to modernize New
Amsterdam
•
• Philadelphia
4. Dutch settlers were the first
Europeans to settle in this area
•
• King Charles II
5. Known as the City of Brotherly
Love
•
• Hudson River Valley
6. Location of a fifty-foot-tall
windmill
•
• William Penn
7. Searched for a water route to the
Far East
•
• Nantucket Island
8. Founder of Pennsylvania
•
• Henry Hudson
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Circle the names of the thirteen American colonies.
Tennessee
Massachusetts
North Carolina
Boston
Florida
Connecticut
Mississippi
Delaware
Maryland
Williamsburg
Virginia
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Georgia
Nantucket
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Roanoke
South Carolina
New York
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Maine
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Fill in the blanks in the following sentences using words from the word bank below.
Not all of the words in the word bank will be used.
1. _________________________ declared, “Give me liberty or give me death!” at a meeting of
the Virginia House of Burgesses.
2. Two lights shone from the belfry of the _________________________ Church on the night
before the Battles of Lexington and Concord.
3. The Declaration of Independence was adopted in the city of _________________________ .
4. In December of 1776, Washington and his troops crossed the _________________________
River and defeated the British in a surprise attack.
5. The _________________________ Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes as the official flag
of the United States.
6. General _________________________ surrendered to George Washington at Yorktown.
7. The USS _________________________ is the oldest commissioned naval vessel still afloat.
8. America’s oldest city park is located in _________________________ .
9. _________________________ was a poet who visited the Old Corner Bookstore in Boston.
10. _________________________ Bay is home to bald eagles, clams, muskrats, jellyfish, redbeard sponges, and many other creatures.
Word Bank
Park Street
Constitution
Delaware
Patrick Henry
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Boston
Old North
Benjamin Franklin
Philadelphia
Cornwallis
Richmond
Longfellow
Mississippi
Chesapeake
Continental
Range
American
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Circle the correct answer for each question.
1. Who is called the Father of the Constitution?
a. James Madison
b. George Washington
c. Patrick Henry
2. What city was our nation’s first capital?
a. Boston
b. Washington, D. C.
c. New York City
3. What are the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution called?
a. Bill of Rights
b. Continental Laws
c. Articles of Confederation
4. Who was the first President to live in the White House?
a. George Washington
b. John Adams
c. James Monroe
5. George Washington became a colonel during what war?
a. War of 1812
b. Revolutionary War
c. French and Indian War
6. In what city did the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Congress meet during the late 1700s?
a. Philadelphia
b. Boston
c. Charleston
7. Who founded the American Philosophical Society?
a. Betsy Ross
b. Benjamin Franklin
c. William Penn
8. What group settled the Old City of Philadelphia?
a. Minute Men
b. Quakers
c. French
9. Which animal does not live in the Appalachian Mountains?
a. beaver
b. porcupine
c. armadillo
10. Daniel Boone helped open the Wilderness Road through what geographic feature?
a. Cumberland Gap
b. Mississippi Pass
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c. Appalachian Trail
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Answer the questions using words from the word bank below.
Not all of the words in the word bank will be used.
1. Who sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States?
____________________________________
2. Which President sent a group to explore the Louisiana Purchase?
____________________________________
3. Who were the two captains of the expedition that explored the Louisiana Purchase?
____________________________________ and ____________________________________
4. What was the name of the group that explored the Louisiana Purchase?
____________________________________
5. The group that explored the Louisiana Purchase were ultimately trying to reach what body
of water? ____________________________________
6. What animal was used by natives of the Great Plains to make rugs, moccasins, and sleds?
____________________________________
7. The Gateway Arch stands in what city? ____________________________________
8. Who is the Father of the American Dictionary? ____________________________________
Word Bank
Thomas Jefferson
William Clark
Mississippi River
George Gibson
Atlantic Ocean
bison
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George Washington
Jefferson River
Toussaint Charbonneau
St. Louis
Napoleon Bonaparte
Gateway Guides
mountain lion
New York City
Corps of Discovery
Pacific Ocean
Noah Webster
Meriwether Lewis
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Draw a line from each description on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. He was President during the
War of 1812.
•
• James Monroe
2. He became a hero at the battle of •
New Orleans.
• Mammoth Cave
3. A capital city in Africa is named
in honor of this President.
• James Madison
•
4. Saltpetre was mined here during •
the War of 1812.
• John Quincy Adams
5. This was constructed between
Buffalo and Albany, New York.
• Andrew Jackson
•
6. He developed a written language •
for the Cherokee people.
• St. Louis
7. Many fur traders lived in this
city.
•
• Erie Canal
8. He served as ambassador, U.S.
•
Senator and Representative,
Secretary of State, and President
• Sequoyah
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Read each of the following statements and circle whether each one is TRUE or FALSE.
1. The Civil War made Andrew Jackson a national hero.
TRUE
2. Martin Van Buren served as Andrew Jackson’s Vice President.
FALSE
TRUE
FALSE
3. The Hermitage was the name of Andrew Jackson’s home in Tennessee.
TRUE
4. The Alamo was a general store before it was used as barracks.
FALSE
5. Davy Crockett fought at the Alamo.
TRUE
TRUE
FALSE
FALSE
6. John Jay was the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
7. John Jay served as president of the American Bible Society.
TRUE
TRUE
FALSE
FALSE
8. The Indian Removal Act stated that Native Americans had to leave the country.
TRUE
9. Cherokee people were forced to walk from Georgia to Oklahoma.
10. Many Cherokee died as a result of the Trail of Tears.
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TRUE
TRUE
FALSE
FALSE
FALSE
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Circle the correct answer for each question.
1. What was William Henry Harrison’s nickname?
a. Old Hickory
b. Tippecanoe
c. Harry Man
2. Who served as Vice President under William Henry Harrison?
a. John Tyler
b. Martin Van Buren
c. John Jay
3. What is the source of the Mississippi River?
a. Atlantic Ocean
b. Lake Itasca
c. Gulf of Mexico
4. Levees on the Mississippi help control what?
a. pollution
b. flood waters
c. tourists
5. People from what country built a fort near Natchez, Mississippi, in 1716?
a. France
b. Canada
c. Spain
6. Which tribe destroyed the fort that was built near Natchez, Mississippi, in 1716?
a. Cherokee
b. Natchez
c. Sioux
7. Natchez was Mississippi’s first what?
a. capital
b. railroad town
c. education center
8. Who was in charge of the crew on a steamboat?
a. pilot
b. mate
c. captain
9. What was the job of the stoker on a steamboat?
a. keep the flag flying
b. keep the fire going
c. wake up the captain
10. Who invented the Morse Code?
a. Silas Morse
b. Morse Whitney
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c. Samuel Morse
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Answer the questions using words from the word bank below.
Not all of the words in the word bank will be used.
1. Who served as Governor of Tennessee before becoming President of the United States?
____________________________________
2. What material was used to make covers for the wagons that traveled on the Oregon Trail?
____________________________________
3. About how far did a wagon on the Oregon Trail travel in one day?
____________________________________
4. What war occurred during Polk’s presidency?
____________________________________
5. What was established with the money the U.S. received from the estate of James Smithson?
____________________________________
6. In 1859 and 1860, Charles Blondin crossed Niagara Falls on what?
____________________________________
7. Where was John James Audubon born?
____________________________________
8. In 1820 Audubon began compiling a collection of paintings of what?
____________________________________
Word Bank
bridge
Mexican War
fifty miles
War of 1812
Smithson College
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John Tyler
Haiti
tightrope
Smithsonian Institution
James K. Polk
United States
cotton
wool
fifteen miles
birds
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Circle the correct answer for each question.
1. What significant discovery was made in California in 1848?
a. silver
b. oil
c. gold
b. Harriet Beecher Stowe
c. Lucy Maud Montgomery
2. Who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
a. Louisa May Alcott
3. Nebraska and Kansas voted on whether or not _________ would be allowed in their states.
a. homesteading
b. slavery
c. oil drilling
4. Who led a raid on the Army arsenal in Harper’s Ferry?
a. James Smith
b. Caleb Walter
c. John Brown
5. What geographic feature in Oregon was formed by a volcano?
a. Crater Lake
b. Lava Lake
c. Wonder Lake
6. Who wrote “Paul Revere’s Ride”?
a. Steel
b. Dickens
c. Longfellow
7. What were riders for the Pony Express given?
a. Bible
b. house
c. stagecoach
8. The Pony Express advertised for riders under what age?
a. 18
b. 25
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c. 30
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Draw a line from each description on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. President of the United States of
America during the Civil War
•
• Jefferson Davis
2. President of the Confederate States •
of America during the Civil War
• Robert E. Lee
3. Commander of all Union forces
during the Civil War
• Abraham Lincoln
•
4. General-in-Chief of all Confederate •
forces during the Civil War
• Matthew Brady
5. Famous photographer during the
Civil War
• Ulysses S. Grant
•
6. Grandfather of the wife of General •
Robert E. Lee
• Clara Barton
7. Nurse who helped to establish the
Red Cross
•
• George Washington
8. Nurse whose parents were once
slaves
•
• Mary Todd
9. Married Jefferson Davis
•
• Susie King Taylor
10. Married Abraham Lincoln
•
• Varina Howell
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Read each of the following statements and circle whether each one is TRUE or FALSE.
1. Abraham Lincoln was assassinated during the Civil War.
2. Andrew Johnson went through an impeachment trial.
TRUE
TRUE
3. Ulysses S. Grant was elected President after Andrew Johnson.
FALSE
FALSE
TRUE
4. Yellowstone National Park holds all of earth’s hydrothermal features.
5. Promontory Point is located in Missouri.
TRUE
FALSE
6. Fanny J. Crosby was a deaf hymn writer.
TRUE
FALSE
7. Cowboys use a lasso to catch and guide cattle.
TRUE
8. A cowboy’s biscuit is called a sourdough bullet.
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TRUE
FALSE
TRUE
FALSE
FALSE
FALSE
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Fill in the blanks in the following sentences using words from the word bank below.
Not all of the words in the word bank will be used.
1. President _________________________ celebrated his twenty-fifth wedding anniversary in
the White House.
2. The mother of President _________________________ was the first woman in history to
attend her son’s presidential inauguration.
3. President _________________________ was from Vermont.
4. _________________________ said the best possible gift to a community was a library.
5. A _________________________ collected money from homesteaders.
6. _________________________ was the state with the most homesteads.
7. Laura Ingalls Wilder’s father was a _________________________.
8. When Laura grew up she became famous as an _________________________.
9. In a frontier fort, the _________________________ was built to protect soldiers in case of an
attack.
10. The enlisted men at a frontier fort slept in the _________________________.
Word Bank
Hayes
blockhouse
author
commissary
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Garfield
Montana
homesteader
Arthur
South Dakota
blockhouse
Carnegie
Johnson
land agent
Grant
barracks
teacher
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Circle the correct answer for each question.
1. Who was Benjamin Harrison’s grandfather?
a. Robert Harrison
b. George Harrison
c. William Henry Harrison
2. Benjamin Harrison served in what war?
a. War of 1812
b. Civil War
c. Mexican War
3. Grover Cleveland’s father served as a what?
a. minister
b. senator
c. governor
4. Grover Cleveland was the only President to do what in the White House?
a. have a birthday party
b. get married
c. jump on the bed
5. Yosemite and Sequoia National Parks are located in what state?
a. California
b. Montana
c. Nevada
6. What is the highest point in the continental United States?
a. Mount Whitney
b. Mount Fuji
c. Mount Everest
7. What did Thomas Edison operate as a young man?
a. train
b. radio
c. telegraph
8. What invention did Thomas Edison call his baby?
a. electric lights
b. motion pictures
c. phonograph
b. Windy City
c. Chilly City
9. What is Chicago’s nickname?
a. Stinky City
10. Where was the World’s Columbian Exposition held?
a. Chicago
b. Baltimore
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c. New York City
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Read each of the following statements and circle whether each one is TRUE or FALSE.
1. William McKinley was the last Civil War veteran to serve as President.
2. The United States fought a war with Mexico over Cuba.
TRUE
3. William McKinley was shot and died while serving as President.
4. Iowa is part of America’s Breadbasket.
TRUE
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE
FALSE
FALSE
7. Cornelius Vanderbilt wrote “The Stars and Stripes Forever.”
8. The Biltmore is the largest residence in the United States.
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FALSE
FALSE
5. “The New Colossus” is the statue that stands on Liberty Island.
6. Ellis Island’s busiest year was 1987.
TRUE
TRUE
TRUE
FALSE
FALSE
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Fill in the blanks in the following sentences using words from the word bank below.
Not all of the words in the word bank will be used.
1. Theodore Roosevelt visited _________________________ during his presidency.
2. President _________________________ later became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
3. Before he become President, Taft served as Governor of the _________________________.
4. Important American documents are housed in the National _________________________.
5. The National _________________________ has the highest point in Washington, D.C.
6. Wilbur and Orville Wright owned a _________________________ shop.
7. To help them understand flight, the Wright brothers experimented with _______________.
8. Glacier National Park is located in _________________________.
9. The mountains of Glacier National Park are part of the _________________________.
10. _________________________ sold Alaska to the United States.
Word Bank
Panama
helicopters
Mexico
kites
bicycle
Taft
Russia
Roosevelt
Cathedral
Philippines
Appalachians
Library
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Idaho
Montana
Rockies
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Draw a line from each description on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Austria-Hungary and Italy were
allies with this country.
•
• Liberty Bonds
2. England and France were allies
with this country.
•
• Germany
3. The U.S. finally joined the war
after Germany tried to form an
alliance with this country.
•
• League of Nations
4. Many Americans bought these to
help with the war effort.
•
• Russia
5. This was formed to help countries
avoid going to war.
•
• Mexico
6. He was President during World
War I.
•
• Woodrow Wilson
7. He was a World War I hero who
helped capture 132 Germans.
•
• Theodore Roosevelt
8. He established Boy’s Town in
Nebraska.
•
• Alvin C. York
9. He asked the founder of Boy’s
•
Town to travel around the world
and teach how to care for children.
• Edward Flanagan
10. He said every American should
see the Grand Canyon.
• Harry Truman
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Answer each question using the list of names below.
1. In 1917 my company built the largest industrial complex in the world. Who am I?
____________________________________
2. I was the first President to be heard on the radio. Who am I?
____________________________________
3. My father administered the presidential oath of office to me. Who am I?
____________________________________
4. I flew across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927. Who am I?
____________________________________
5. I was President when the stock market crashed in 1929. Who am I?
____________________________________
6. I oversaw the project of carving the Shrine of Democracy. Who am I?
____________________________________
7. I helped defend Creation in the “Monkey Trial.” Who am I?
____________________________________
8. My face was carved into Mount Rushmore along with the faces of George Washington,
Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln. Who am I?
____________________________________
Charles Lindbergh
William Jennings Bryan
Herbert Hoover
Calvin Coolidge
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Theodore Roosevelt
Henry Ford
Warren Harding
Gutzon Borglum
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Circle the correct answer for each question.
1. Who established the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in 1933?
a. Franklin D. Roosevelt
b. Theodore Roosevelt
c. Herbert Hoover
2. Where did the CCC complete projects?
a. east of the Mississippi
b. around the world
c. across America
3. What name was given to Roosevelt’s plan to bring America out of the Great Depression?
a. New Hat
b. New Deal
c. New Dreams
4. In what state is the Golden Gate Bridge located?
a. New York
b. Washington
c. California
5. In what city is the Golden Gate Bridge located?
a. Los Angeles
b. San Francisco
c. Sacramento
6. Shirley Temple became a famous actress during what?
a. World War I
b. Great Depression
c. World War II
7. What did Shirley Temple become after her children were grown?
a. diplomat
b. director
c. dentist
8. In what state is the Olympic Peninsula located?
a. California
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b. Oregon
c. Washington
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Draw a line from each description on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. This nation was allied with Japan
during World War II.
•
• Japan
2. This nation attacked U.S. military
bases at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
•
• Axis
3. The United States was a part of
this group during World War II.
•
• Germany
4. The U.S. and other nations fought
against these powers.
•
• atomic bomb
5. Harry Truman authorized the use
of this to help end the war.
•
• Allies
6. Americans had to use these to
conserve during the war.
•
• Times Square
7. Supplies needed for the U.S.
military were made in these.
•
• ration cards
8. Millions in New York celebrated
the end of the war here.
•
• factories
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In each of the sentences below, one word is incorrect.
In each sentence, cross out the incorrect word and write above it one of the words from the word bank
at the bottom of the page to make the sentence accurate.
1. The period from 1946 to 1964 is called the Baby Bust.
2. Winston Churchill said that an Iron Road divided free and Communist countries.
3. The city of Berlin, France, was divided into a Communist area and a free area.
4. The U.S. was involved in a war in Australia that lasted from 1950 until 1953.
5. Many people once traveled across America on Path 66.
6. Petrified Forest National Park is located in Kentucky.
7. Petrified wood is primarily made up of diamonds.
8. Babe Ruth is considered the greatest football player of all time.
9. Someone once told Jackie Robinson that it takes money to be different.
10. Jackie Robinson was the only African American to play on a major league baseball team.
Word Bank
Korea
Boom
baseball
Arizona
quartz
174
Germany
first
Curtain
courage
Route
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Circle the correct answer for each question.
1. Who was the Supreme Commander of all Allied forces during World War II?
a. Winston Churchill
b. Dwight D. Eisenhower c. Herbert Hoover
2. What state entered the Union as the forty-ninth state?
a. Oregon
b. California
c. Alaska
3. When did Hawaii become a state?
a. 1922
b. 1936
c. 1959
4. What became the official motto of the United States while Eisenhower was President?
a. In God We Trust
b. United We Stand
c. God Bless America
5. Who once hosted a popular variety show on television?
a. Jackie Robinson
b. Ed Sullivan
c. George Marshall
6. In 1954 the Supreme Court ruled that segregated schools were what?
a. unconstitutional
b. unavoidable
c. legal
7. A high school in what city was the scene of an integration crisis in 1957?
a. Monroe, Louisiana
b. Abilene, Texas
c. Little Rock, Arkansas
8. Who created many illustrations for the Saturday Evening Post?
a. Willie Nelson
b. Norman Rockwell
c. Ed Sullivan
b. Anchorage
c. Juneau
9. What is the capital of Alaska?
a. Diomede
10. What is the tallest mountain in North America?
a. Mount Miller
b. Mount McKinley
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c. Mount McMillan
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Fill in the blanks in the following sentences using words from the word bank below.
Not all of the words in the word bank will be used.
1. President Kennedy established the _________________________ to serve other nations.
2. Mrs. Kennedy wanted the White House to tell the story of American __________________.
3. The U.S.S.R. attempted to place nuclear missiles on the island of ______________________.
4. _________________________ delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech in Washington, D.C.
5. President Kennedy was _________________________.
6. President Johnson sent American troops to _________________________ beginning in 1965.
7. During World War II, President Eisenhower was impressed with the transportation system
of _________________________.
8. The Federal Highway Act of 1954 allowed for the construction of ______________________.
9. The Great Salt Lake is located in _________________________.
10. _________________________ founded an evangelistic association in 1950.
Word Bank
Peace Corps
history
art
impeached
Germany
Billy Graham
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Korea
Italy
assassinated
Colorado
Martin Luther King Jr.
Interstates
Vietnam
United Nations
Jamaica
Premier Khrushechev
Cuba
Utah
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Read each of the following statements and circle whether each one is TRUE or FALSE.
1. Richard Nixon resigned from the presidency.
TRUE
FALSE
2. Jimmy Carter was Governor of California before he became President.
3. Menachem Begin was Prime Minister of Israel.
TRUE
4. Explorer I was America’s first man-made airplane.
5. Alan Shepard was the first American in space.
FALSE
FALSE
6. Neil Armstrong was the first man to set foot on the North Pole.
TRUE
7. Robert H. Goddard is considered the father of modern computers.
8. Fred Rogers produced a children’s television show.
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FALSE
FALSE
TRUE
TRUE
TRUE
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE
FALSE
FALSE
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Circle the correct answer for each question.
1. What organization launched Columbia in 1981?
a. NATO
b. NASA
c. NAFTA
2. What nation did Ronald Reagan call an evil empire?
a. Japan
b. Germany
c. U.S.S.R.
3. To what was Reagan referring when he said, “Tear down this wall”?
a. segregation
b. Berlin Wall
c. Great Wall of China
4. Operation Desert Storm was a military operation against what country?
a. Iraq
b. Kuwait
c. Israel
5. Where is the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum located?
a. Washington, D.C.
b. California
c. Illinois
6. What mountain in Washington state erupted in 1980?
a. Mount Olympia
b. Mount McKinley
c. Mount Saint Helens
7. What formed inside a crater in Washington state between 1986 and 2004?
a. glacier
b. typhoon
c. river
8. What corporation did Bill Gates and his friend Paul Allen establish?
a. IBM
b. Microsoft
c. Apple
9. Bill Gates studied the lives of what type of people to help him know how to help others with
his wealth?
a. physicians
b. philanthropists
c. psychologists
10. What company began with a mail order catalog?
a. Walmart
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b. Piggly Wiggly
c. Sears, Roebuck and Co.
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Fill in the blanks in the following sentences using words from the word bank below.
Not all of the words in the word bank will be used.
1. Bill _________________________ became President in 1993.
2. NAFTA is an agreement between the U.S., __________________, and ___________________.
3. During the 1990s there was a war on the _________________________ peninsula.
4. _________________________ terrorists attacked a U.S. ship in 2000.
5. The _________________________ have been called a “river of grass.”
6. U.S. circulating coins are made in ______________________ and ______________________.
7. Many of the U.S. reserves of precious metals are kept at _________________________.
8. Habitat for Humanity was founded by Millard and Linda _________________________.
9. Jimmy Carter has worked as a Habitat _________________________ for many years.
10. Habitat builds _________________________ for people in need around the world.
Word Bank
Denver
Fuller
Mexico
Philadelphia
Canada
schools
Everglades
Balkan
volunteer
Clinton
accountant
Muslim
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houses
Fort Knox
Seattle
Italy
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In each of the sentences below, one word is incorrect.
In each sentence, cross out the incorrect word and write above it one of the words from the word bank
at the bottom of the page to make the sentence accurate.
1. Kansas had uncertain election returns for the 2000 presidential election.
2. On July 11, 2001, terrorists flew airplanes into the World Trade Center.
3. Saddam Hussein was the leader of Russia.
4. President Gore was elected in 2008.
5. Osama Bin Laden trained terrorists in Egypt.
6. The Continental Divide is in the Appalachian Mountains.
7. The Rocky Mountains extend into Mexico.
8. Elvis Parker sang rock and roll music.
9. Chicago is known as Music City, U.S.A.
10. John Smith wrote a description of how he envisioned Americans celebrating July Fourth.
Word Bank
Florida
Presley
September
Canada
Iraq
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Adams
Obama
Nashville
Afghanistan
Rocky
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