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