Social Studies Quizs review

Question 1

He was the sixteenth President of the United States, abolished slavery, and was assasinated.

Accepted Answer

Abraham Lincoln

Question 2

Language, holidays, art, music, and food are all part of one's __.

Accepted Answer

culture

Question 3

American colonists staged the Boston Tea Partyto protest __.

Accepted Answer

British taxes

Question 4

In 1848, the __ was a sudden movement of people to California is search of gold.

Accepted Answer

Gold Rush

Question 5

A __ is a war fought within one country.

Accepted Answer

civil war

Question 6

The _ was written by Jefferson and explained why the colonies wanted independence from Britain.

Accepted Answer

Declaration of Independence

Question 7

The practice of keeping blacks and whites separate is called __.

Accepted Answer

segregation

Question 8

The __ in the U.S. was fought between the North (Union) and the South (Confederate).

Accepted Answer

Civil War

Question 9

He was the founder of New Orleans and is known as the "Father of Louisiana".

Accepted Answer

Bienville

Question 10

__ was a French explorer who named Louisiana after King Louis XIV of France.

Accepted Answer

LaSalle

Question 11

He was the third President of the United States, and responsible for the Louisiana Purchase

Accepted Answer

Thomas Jefferson

Question 12

The _ was a group of people who helped slaves escape to freedom; led by Harriet Tubman

Accepted Answer

Underground Railroad

Question 13

__ such as telephones and computers change the way people live and their view of the world.

Accepted Answer

Inventions

Question 14

Louisiana is divided into __. Other states are divided into counties.

Accepted Answer

64 parishes

Question 15

The special way a group of people does something is called a __.

Accepted Answer

custom

Question 16

The __ sailed to America seeking religious freedom.

Accepted Answer

pilgrims

Question 17

__ were sent by Thomas Jefferson to explore the Louisiana Territory.

Accepted Answer

Lewis and Clark

Question 18

In 1803, the U.S. purchased the __ from France.

Accepted Answer

Louisiana Purchase

Question 19

The __ was a war fought by the American colonies to end British rule.

Accepted Answer

American Revolution

Question 20

This person was the general of the Colonial Army, a founding father, and our first President.

Accepted Answer

George Washington

Question 21

The __, also known as the Cajuns, migrated from Nova Scotia to Louisiana.

Accepted Answer

Acadians

Question 22

A __ is a large farm where cash crops were grown through the labor of workers, usually slaves.

Accepted Answer

plantation

Question 23

Prior to the Civil War, most Northern states had __, or ended, slavery.

Accepted Answer

abolished

Question 24

He was the Civil Rights leader who gave the "I Have a Dream" speech.

Accepted Answer

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Social Studies Quizs review

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Social Studies Quizs review

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