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The US History questions below are in the following grade levels: Kindergarten
Grades: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 College Graduate Continuing Education
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Grade 8 :: Great Depression by MellicaTelemacque
The New Deal program that provided old-age insurance was the
  1. Tennessee Valley Authority
  2. Securities Exchange Act
  3. Social Security Act
  4. Civilian Conservation Corps.
Grade 5 :: Great Depression by KolesarD
What was the New Deal?
  1. It allowed the purchase of New Mexico.
  2. It was a series of programs that gave more power to the courts.
  3. A series of social, economic, and governmental reforms
Grade 11 :: Civil War by jcole4745
The movement to end slavery
  1. abolition
  2. emancipation
  3. master
  4. apprentice
Grade 5 :: Great Depression by KolesarD
A major result of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal was
  1. a decline in the Federal deficit
  2. an increase of the power of the Federal Government
  3. a change in the voting rights of women
  4. returning of the gold standard for the United States currency
Grade 7 :: Democratic Foundations by billycamps
The framers of the United States Constitution designed a system of checks and balances to
  1. share power between the states.
  2. make it difficult to amend the Constitution.
  3. make the Constitution the supreme law of the land.
  4. keep any one branch of government from becoming too powerful.
Grade 6 :: The Frontier by billycamps
The Secretary of State who was ridiculed for purchasing Alaska was
  1. Jefferson Davis
  2. Andrew Johnson
  3. James Gadsden
  4. William Seward
Grade 6 :: The Frontier by billycamps
The Oregon Treaty was signed by the United States and                
  1. Great Britain
  2. Spain
  3. Germany
  4. Italy
Grade 11 :: Great Depression by adotkins
The Agricultural Adjustment Act was created to
  1. increase spending on defense and trade.
  2. help farmers pay for their seeds and feed for the animals.
  3. pay farmers to dispose of excess crops and livestock.
  4. regulate the stock market and make trade investments safer.
Grade 5 :: Civil War by reggie55
Who became the president of the Confederate States of America?
  1. Abraham Lincoln
  2. Stephen Douglas
  3. Jefferson Davis
  4. John Brown
Grade 7 :: Colonial Period by Teacher_T
Which state was not one of the original 13 colonies?
  1. Virginia
  2. Lousiana
  3. Rhode Island
  4. Pennsylvania
Grade 6 :: The Frontier by billycamps
The reason for the Gadsden Purchase was to
  1. improve farm production in the southwest.
  2. build a railroad to the Pacific.
  3. end conflict with Native American tribes in the area.
  4. pay Mexico for suffering caused during the Mexican-American War.
Grade 6 :: The Frontier by billycamps
What treaty signed in 1848 granted the United States Mexico's land, called the Mexican Cession?
  1. Treaty of Ghent
  2. Treaty of Cahuenga
  3. Adams-Onis Treaty
  4. Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
Grade 6 :: The Frontier by billycamps
What war took place after American annexation of Texas?
  1. Spanish-American War
  2. Mexican-American War
  3. The War of 1812
  4. The French and Indian War
Grade 6 :: The Frontier by billycamps
From what country did the United States purchase the Louisiana Territory?
  1. Great Britain
  2. Canada
  3. Spain
  4. France
Grade 6 :: The Frontier by billycamps
How did the Louisiana Purchase change the size of the United States?
  1. It doubled in size.
  2. It tripled in size.
  3. It's size remained the same.
  4. It decreased in size.
Grade 6 :: The Frontier by billycamps
Which country ruled Florida prior to the Florida Treaty in 1819?
  1. Great Britain
  2. Canada
  3. Spain
  4. France
Grade 6 :: The Frontier by billycamps
The Treaty of Paris (1783) ended which war?
  1. French and Indian War
  2. The Barbary Wars
  3. The Revolutionary War
  4. The Civil War
Grade 10 :: Civil Rights Movement by agottsch
What is separation of races called?
  1. separation
  2. isolation
  3. segregation
  4. intimidation
Grade 5 :: The Presidents by webbie212
President                 was the first president assassinated.
  1. Lincoln
  2. Washington
  3. Jefferson
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