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Virginia and U.S. History SOL Review
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A review of SOL questions for the VA/US History SOL.
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1
The founders of Rhode Island had different views from the Massachusetts Puritans on:
indentured servants
enslaved workers
private property
religious tolerance
2
Who wrote
Common Sense?
Thomas Jefferson
Patrick Henry
John Locke
Thomas Paine
3
Which president is most closely aligned with the policy of massive retaliation?
Harry Truman
Richard Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Dwight Eisenhower
4
The family shown in this photograph is most likely on the way to -
claim a homestead in the West
find factory work in the Northeast
prospect for gold in California
work as indentured servants in Virginia
5
Who was the first female American astronaut?
Mary Jackson
Katherine Johnson
Guion Bluford
Sally Ride
6
Who was the first American to orbit the Earth?
Neil Armstrong
Buzz Aldrin
Sally Ride
John Glenn
7
Which U.S. president is most associated with the "Age of the Common Man"?
James Madison
Andrew Jackson
John Adams
George Washington
8
Which pre-Civil War compromise admitted California as a free state?
Dred Scott decision
Compromise of 1850
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Missouri Compromise
9
The town meetings held by colonists in buildings like this one were important because they demonstrated a form of -
multicultural integration
representative government
religious toleration
direct democracy
10
Which Constitutional Amendment abolished slavery in the United States?
15th
14th
13th
16th
11
During the 19th century, Chinese immigrants played a major role in the:
building of the Transcontinental Railroad
establishment of the abolition movement
formation of the Tammany Society
development of the public school system
12
Which president made this announcement?
Bill Clinton
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
13
Which U.S. general led the Pacific "island hopping" campaign in World War II?
George Patton
Dwight Eisenhower
George Marshall
Douglas MacArthur
14
Who believed the best way for African Americans to achieve equality was through education?
Homer Plessy
Ida B. Wells
Booker T. Washington
W.E.B. Dubois
15
This statement expressed Lincoln's plans for:
readmitting the Confederate states
creating a strategy for Union victory
convincing Congress to abolish slavery
eliminating Jim Crow Laws
16
John Marshall was instrumental in strengthening the:
Electoral College
Federal Reserve
Supreme Court
State Department
17
Which New Deal program was supposed to protect Americans from the instability of banks?
Works Progress Administration
Tennessee Valley Authority
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
18
Who wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom?
George Mason
James Madison
James Monroe
Thomas Jefferson
19
Which president was instrumental to the passage of key civil rights legislation in the 1960's?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Harry S. Truman
20
Which group helped Andrew Jackson become President of the United States the first time they could vote?
people allowed to vote without owning property
newly freed slaves
people allowed to vote without paying a poll tax
naturalized immigrants from Europe
21
Who proposed the Open Door Policy?
John Hay
William Seward
Thomas Jefferson
Theodore Roosevelt
22
Which conflict best represents an application of the containment policy?
Vietnam War
Spanish-American War
World War I
World War II
23
Which of these led to the annexation of Hawaii in 1898?
military conflicts in other hemispheres
popular sovereignty for United States citizens
yellow journalism by American newspapers
strategic need for refueling stations
24
Which date on this timeline represents the beginning of a permanent British presence in North America?
1587
1607
1620
1565
25
Which constitutional amendment guaranteed women's right to suffrage?
19th
21st
18th
20th
26
During WWII, which action was an example of this code of behavior?
Japanese emperor accepting the terms of unconditional surrender
Japanese captors treating American POWs humanely
Japanese civilians welcoming Allied troops
Japanese troops committing suicide rather than surrendering
27
Veterans from which war often faced public hostility when they returned home from duty?
Vietnam War
World War I
Korean War
World War II
28
The Battle of Gettysburg was significant to the Civil War because it:
led directly to the surrender of Robert E. Lee
was the turning point of the war
was the opening conflict of the war
caused states to secede from the Union
29
Cornelius Vanderbilt made his primary fortune in:
railroads
oil
steel
finance
30
Which of the following was a cause of American entry into World War I?
the nationalization of the Suez Canal
the bombing of Pearl Harbor by Japan
unrestricted submarine warfare practiced by Germany
the destruction of the Maine
31
Which event of World War II is illustrated on this map?
The Battle of Britain
The Battle of Midway
The Invasion of Japan
D-Day
32
Which action kept the United States from joining the League of Nations?
veto by the president
massive public protests
opposition in the Senate
revision of treaties
33
Which colony was established as a business venture?
Virginia
Connecticut
Georgia
Massachusetts
34
This excerpt describes the purpose of the:
Strategic Defense Initiative
Interstate Commerce Commission
United Nations Participation Act
Patriot Act
35
During WWII, members of Nisei regiments were primarily -
Mexican Americans
Japanese Americans
German Americans
African Americans
36
The Supreme Court case,
Korematsu v. United States
declared:
the Chinese Exclusion Act was unconstitutional
the internment of Japanese Americans was constitutional
the internment of Japanese Americans was unconstitutional
the Chinese Exclusion Act was constitutional
37
During World War II, these measures served to:
establish international relief funds
rebuild a war damaged economy
protect personal savings
maintain supplies for the war effort
38
After the start of World War II, the Lend-Lease Act allowed the U.S. to:
acquire new weapons
reinstate the military draft
assist the Allied powers
occupy Axis territory
39
Who were the associates of the King of England who received land grants in Eastern Virginia?
indentured servants
cavaliers
artisans
the Calverts
40
Which regions are the source of most recent immigration to the U.S.?
Western Europe and Africa
Latin America and Africa
Asia and Southern Europe
Asia and Latin America
41
This picture was taken during:
The Civil Rights Movement
The Great Depression
World War II
The Roaring Twenties
42
The popularity of jazz music is most associated with what decade in American history?
1950's
1900's
1920's
1970's
43
Who served on the NAACP legal defense team in Virginia during the Civil Rights Movement?
Oliver Hill
Homer Plessy
Clarence Thomas
Thurgood Marshall
44
Who was the publisher of
The Liberator?
William Lloyd Garrison
Frederick Douglass
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Sojourner Truth
45
Which factor best completes this diagram?
high birthrates
resource rationing
mass immigration
labor shortages
46
Who was the President of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War?
Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Jackson
47
Which early United States political party believed in these positions?
Federalists
Democratic-Republicans
Know-Nothings
Whigs
48
One push factor for many United States immigrants is that their native country has a:
diverse religious history
lack of family connections
quality education system
lack of employment opportunities
49
What is the correct order of these events?
3, 2, 1, 4
2, 4, 3, 1
1, 3, 4, 2
4, 1, 2, 3
50
In the Gettysburg Address, Abraham Lincoln rejected the idea that the country was -
a federation of sovereign states
committed to unity at any cost
founded on democratic ideals
a society based on equality
51
The Battle of Midway was significant because Japan was:
destroyed by atomic weapons
invaded by Allied troops
forced to surrender its entire Pacific fleet
denied the ability to invade Hawaii
52
Which effect of the Civil War on the South is illustrated by the photograph?
political corruption
agricultural destruction
industrial pollution
economic devastation
53
John Locke's political theory was based on the idea that individuals:
obey their king
free their slaves
possess natural rights
need spiritual salvation
54
Which president passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act?
Brack Obama
Bill Clinton
George H.W. Bush
George W. Bush
55
Who served as the president of the Constitutional Convention?
George Washington
James Madison
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
56
Which factor best completes this diagram?
high interest rates
laissez-faire policies
strict price controls
low consumer demand
57
Which event best completes this sequence?
Independence gained from Mexico
Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad
Confederate attack on Fort Sumter
Purchase of the Louisiana Territory
58
The Great Migration of the early 20th century refers to the movement of:
African Americans from the South to northern cities
African Americans from the Midwest to southern cities
European immigrants to western cities
European immigrants to northeastern cities
59
Which founding father was most instrumental to securing an alliance with France?
Patrick Henry
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
60
The collapse of communism in the late 1980s led to the unification of:
Vietnam
Korea
Germany
Yugoslavia