Whi 8A

Select the location on the map that was annexed in 1845 which started a major war between the United States and Mexico over disputed territory.

Match the following

• Lexington and Concord

• Washington's troops survived brutal winter

• Treaty of Paris

• first shots of the war

• Yorktown

• convinced the French to join the Americans

• Battle of Saratoga

• Britain recognizes the independence of The United States of America

• Valley Forge

• British army surrendered to Washington

Match the following person with the event they spearheaded...

• Montgomery Bus Boycott

• Little Rock Nine

• first African-American baseball player to cross the "color line" and join MLB

• Herman Sweatt

• Black law student who challenged UT LAW

• Freedom Riders

• civil rights activists who rode interstate buses into the segregated southern United States

• Rosa Parks

• Integration in Little Rock H.S.

• Jackie Robinson

How did Abraham Lincoln wanted to treat the South? (a)  

• harshly

• leniently

• severely

• rigorously

Who became president after Abraham Lincoln was assasinated? (a)  

• Andrew Jackson

• Andrew Johnson

• Ulysses S. Grant

• James K. Polk

What is the primary purpose of the United Nations?

• To promote international peace and security

• To regulate global trade

• To control world population

• To manage international sports events

Which of the following is a fundamental right in most democratic countries?

• Right to own a car

• Right to free speech

• Right to free internet

• Right to travel abroad

What is the main function of the legislative branch of government?

• To enforce laws

• To interpret laws

• To make laws

• To conduct foreign policy

Which historical event marked the beginning of the modern era?

• The fall of the Roman Empire

• The Industrial Revolution

• The French Revolution

• The Renaissance

What is the significance of the Magna Carta in history?

• It established the first democracy

• It limited the power of the king

• It ended the feudal system

• It started the Renaissance