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MSL Reviews. Write the Question and Answer in your Journal. Question. According to many anthropologists, a land bridge during the Ice Age allowed migration between which two continents? A) South America and North America B) North America and Europe C) Asia and North America

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  1. MSL Reviews Write the Question and Answer in your Journal

  2. Question • According to many anthropologists, a land bridge during the Ice Age allowed migration between which two continents? • A) South America and North America • B) North America and Europe • C) Asia and North America • D) Europe and Asia

  3. Question • “Transportation Costs Rise as gasoline prices reach Record High” • “Unemployment Rate drops 1.5% in Upstate New York” • “Threat of Recession Leads to Budget Cuts” Which Social Scientist would most likely study the information in these headlines? • Psychologist b) Archaeologist c) economist d ) Geographer

  4. Question • Which of these examples is a secondary source of information about industrialization? • A) diary of a factory worker • B) Photograph of a child working in a factory • C) Letter written by an immigrant textile worker • D) Textbook chapter about Andrew Carnegie

  5. Question • What was one impact of European exploration on Native American Indians? • A) European farming techniques were quickly adopted • B) Many Native American Indians were resettled throughout Europe • C) Conflicts between Native American Indian Tribes ended. • D) Diseases brought by Europeans caused large numbers of deaths.

  6. Question • Which cash crop is credited with helping the Jamestown colony to survive? • A) Tobacco • B) Cotton • C) Rice • D) Sugar Cane

  7. Question • Which phrase most accurately defines the term culture? • A) the artifacts left behind by ancient peoples • B) The interaction of plants and animals within a natural environment. • C) A way of life shared by members of a society. • D) A firsthand account of an event.

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  9. Question • “…Give me liberty or give me death!” • “ A government of our own is our natural right…” • “We must indeed all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately.” • During the period of the American Revolution, these statements were made by members of which group? • A) Redcoats B) Patriots C) Tories D) Native Americans

  10. Question • Many colonists were angered by the Proclamation of 1763 because it • A) took too much land from Canada • B) Gave Florida to the French • C) Limited their freedom to move west • D) Encouraged raids by Native American Indians

  11. Question • Which document guarantees freedom of speech, the right to bear arms, and protection from unreasonable search and seizure? • A) Bill of Rights • B) Albany Plan of Union • C) Declaration of Sentiments • D) Federalist Papers

  12. Question Which feature of the Constitution prevents one branch of the national government from becoming too powerful? a) federal supremacy b) checks and balances c) electoral college d) elastic clause

  13. Question • The purpose of the Lewis and Clark expedition was to explore land gained through the • A) Louisiana Purchase • B) Gasden Purchase • C) Purchase of Florida • D) Purchase of Alaska

  14. Question • One result of the War of 1812 was that the United States • A) defeated Spain • B) Took Control of Cuba • C) gained land from Canada • D) Maintained its independence from Great Britain

  15. Question • Laws which established literacy tests, poll taxes, and the grandfather clauses were passed by the southern states in order to • A) Raise money to build the south after the war • B) improve the education of US citizens • C) limit rights of formerly enslaved people • D) support the radical republicans

  16. Question • Jacob Riis and Upton Sinclair were considered muckrakers because they • A) established a new political party • B) exposed political corruption • C) organized labor unions • D) Drew Political cartoons

  17. Question • In the late 1800s, the United States became an imperialist nation when it • A) acquired overseas colonies • B) Declared neutrality • C) Formed military alliances • D) reduced trade with other nations

  18. Question • Which situation provides the best evidence that the Iroquois adapted to their physical environment? • A) Living in longhouses made of wood and bark • B) Speaking a language different from that of neighbors • C) Developing an alliance with the Algonquins • D) Including women in the governing process

  19. Question • The buffalo was the primary source of food, shelter, clothing, and tools for Native Americans of the • A) Southeast • B) Pacific Coast • C) Eastern woodlands • D) Great Plains

  20. Question • Which development led to the other three? • A) New diseases are introduced • B) The African Slave trade expanded • C) Europeans explore the Americas. • D) Native Americans lose their land

  21. Question • In the thirteen British colonies, voting rights were limited to • A) colonists born in America • B) Men who owned property • C) Women who could read and write • D) People who had come from England

  22. Question • The British system of mercantilism was designed to • A) Close Boston Harbor to trade • B) Encourage trade outside the British Empire • C) Favor the economic interests of Great Britain • D) Prevent local elections in the thirteen colonies

  23. Question • At the Constitutional Convention (1787), the Great Compromise resolved the issue of congressional representation by • A) limiting the terms of elected lawmakers • B) Providing for direct election of senators • C) Creating a two house legislature • D) Including the electoral College

  24. Question • During the 1840s, Americans used the idea of Manifest Destiny to justify the • A) expansion of women’s rights • B) Acquiring new technologies • Beginning of free public education • D) Repeal of the Missouri Compromise

  25. Question • Which document is considered a primary source of the Civil War? • A) A biography of the life of a war general • B) A letter from the wife of a soldier during the war • C) An encyclopedia article about women in the war. • D) A documentary on medical treatments used during the war.

  26. Question • The thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth amendments were added to the Constitution during the Reconstruction period to • A) Bring an end to Civil War • B) Limit the powers of the president • C) Improve the operation of the electoral college • D) Grant legal rights to African Americans

  27. Question • One advantage that the corporations of the late 1800s had over individually-owned businesses is that corporations • A) Needed fewer employees • B) Hired only skilled workers • C) Received the support of labor unions • D) Had stockholders who invested money

  28. Question • Antitrust laws such as the Sherman Antitrust Act were passed by Congress in an effort to • A) Regulate the power of big business • B) Limit low priced imported goods • C) Encourage more immigration • D) Provide for safer consumer products

  29. Question • Mass production is a term that can best be defined as the • A) Number of hours employees are required to work • B) Manufacture of large quantities of a product quickly and cheaply • C) Profit made by a large business or corporation • D) Formation of a business monopoly

  30. Question • In the early 1930s, many communities of homeless were referred to as “Hoovervilles” because President Herbert Hoover • A) Grew up in a poverty-stricken area • B) Guaranteed jobs to the unemployed • C) provided food and clothing for the poor • D)opposed direct federal aid for the unemployed

  31. Question • During the Great Depression, one main objective of FDR’s fireside chat was to • A) Reassure people about the future of the economy • B) Convince listeners to buy war bonds • C) encourage bankers to donate their money • D) Help farmers pay their loans

  32. Question • Which event brought the United States into World War II? • A) Election of Hitler as Chancellor of Germany • B) Invasion of Poland by Germany • C) Attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan • D) Conquest Ethiopia by Italy

  33. Question • Which event of World War II is known as the Holocaust? • A) Invasion of Normandy • B) Batan Death March • C) Dropping of the Atomic Bomb • D) The Systematic killing of Jews and other minority groups in Europe.

  34. Question • Which phrase most accurately defines the term culture? • A) the artifacts left behind by ancient peoples • B) The interaction of plants and animals within a natural environment. • C) a way of life shared by members of a society. • D) A firsthand account of an event.

  35. Question • What was the major reason the original settlers of Plymouth Colony, Maryland and Pennsylvania came to America? • A) to secure freedom from religious persecution. • B) to search for gold and silver. • C) to convert Native American Indians to Christianity. • D) To bring species to the New World.

  36. Question • In the American colonies, boycotts were an effective way of protesting British policies mainly because the boycotts • A) ended trade within the colonies. • B) forced Britain to remove most troops. • C_ kept out products from other European nations. • D) Caused economic hardships for British merchants.

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