7th Grade History Final--Spring 2020 Distance Learning Question Preview (ID: 51478)


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Before the Civil War, which region's economy was almost entirely based on large-scale agriculture using slave labor?
a) North
b) South
c) East
d) West

Which of the following BEST describes why historians prefer to use primary sources when studying the past?
a) They are only sources that are truthful
b) They are first-hand eyewitness accounts of events
c) They represent the newest information by being written within the past year
d) They are based on rumors and gossip

Before the Civil War, how were slaves viewed by the law?
a) As property
b) As citizens
c) As immigrants
d) As children

Which of the following is a common example of a secondary source?
a) An autobiography written by a former president
b) Letters from soldiers serving in WWII to their families at home
c) Videos such as American the Story of Us
d) Journals kept by people living through the COVID-19 pandemic

Before the Civil War, which region had the largest population and the most big cities?
a) North
b) South
c) West
d) East

Which of the following was a Confederate state during the Civil War?
a) Ohio
b) New York
c) Minnesota
d) South Carolina

Which of the following best describes how Germany felt about the Treaty of Versailles that ended World War I?
a) They did not care about it
b) They thought it was fair
c) They were very angry about it
d) They loved all parts of it

Which of the following was a border state during the Civil War?
a) Pennsylvania
b) Indiana
c) Louisiana
d) Kentucky

Why was the Battle of Gettysburg a turning point in the Civil War?
a) It was a Union victory that convinced the South to never again invade the North
b) It was the first time minie balls were used in the Civil War
c) After this battle, Great Britain and France sided with the South
d) It was an important victory for the South

Which of the following abolished (ended) slavery in the United States?
a) 19th Amendment
b) 15th Amendment
c) 13th Amendment
d) 8th Amendment

Which of the following is a group of former Confederates that used threats and violence to control former slaves?
a) Sharecroppers
b) Ku Klux Klan
c) Radical Republicans
d) Freedmen's Bureau

These laws segregated public facilities across the South after Reconstruction ended.
a) Slave Codes
b) 14th Amendment
c) Jim Crow Laws
d) Civil Rights Act

How did the mass production of goods affect life in the United States?
a) Goods became more affordable
b) Working conditions improved
c) Fewer people had to work
d) Fewer goods were available to buy

Labor unions work to improve the lives of:
a) Workers
b) Entreprenuers
c) Politicians
d) Consumers

Which of the following greatly increased the number of settlers in the West after the Civil War?
a) Respect for Native American culture
b) Increased job opportunities in factories
c) Wars breaking out in Europe
d) The growth of railroads

Which of the following BEST explains what caused the Plains Indian people to finally move onto reservations?
a) Opportunities to learn how to read and write
b) The federal government promised them cash
c) Near extinction of the buffalo
d) The availability of farmland

Which of the following granted women the right to vote?
a) 21st Amendment
b) 19th Amendment
c) 15th Amendment
d) 13th Amendment

Which of the following caused the United States to enter WWII?
a) Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor
b) Germany's bombing of Great Britain
c) Soviet Union's invasion of Poland
d) Italy's invasion of Ethiopia

Which term refers to dishonest actions by people in power?
a) Prohibition
b) Corruption
c) Regulation
d) Corroboration

How did Hawaii become part of the United States?
a) Hawaii was purchased from Russia
b) The U.S. helped Hawaii gain its independence
c) The Hawaiian queen was overthrown by the U.S.
d) The U.S. gained Hawaii after the Spanish-American War

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