Question 1 of 10
The 13th Amendment:
Aestablished Prohibition
Bgave women the right to vote
Ccreated the income tax
Dabolished slavery
Explanation
📌 Abolished slavery (1865). 14th = citizenship/equal protection. 15th = voting rights regardless of race.
Question 2 of 10
The cotton gin was invented by:
AAlexander Graham Bell
BEli Whitney
CThomas Edison
DBenjamin Franklin
Explanation
📌 Eli Whitney (1793). Made cotton profitable → increased demand for slavery in the South.
Question 3 of 10
The Declaration of Independence was primarily written by:
AThomas Jefferson
BJohn Adams
CBenjamin Franklin
DGeorge Washington
Explanation
📌 Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
Adopted July 4, 1776 by the Continental Congress.
Adopted July 4, 1776 by the Continental Congress.
Question 4 of 10
The Great Plains are primarily used for:
Aagriculture
Bfishing
Cmining
Dsteel factories
Explanation
📌 Agriculture (wheat, corn, cattle ranching). Called 'America's breadbasket.'
Question 5 of 10
The first permanent English settlement in America was:
AJamestown
BSt. Augustine
CPlymouth
DRoanoke
Explanation
📌 Jamestown, Virginia (1607). Founded by the Virginia Company for economic reasons (gold, trade).
Question 6 of 10
The US economic system is best described as:
ASoviet-style communism
Bpure state socialism
Cmedieval feudalism
Dfree enterprise/capitalism
Explanation
📌 Free enterprise/capitalism with some government regulation. Private ownership + market competition.
Question 7 of 10
The Bill of Rights consists of the first ___ amendments.
A20
B13
C10
D5
Explanation
📌 First 10 amendments = Bill of Rights. Ratified 1791. Protects individual liberties.
Question 8 of 10
The Louisiana Purchase (1803) doubled the size of the US. It was purchased from:
AMexico
BBritain
CFrance
DSpain
Explanation
📌 Napoleon's France sold it for $15 million. Doubled US territory. Lewis & Clark explored it.
Question 9 of 10
Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in:
A1863
B1860
C1865
D1870
Explanation
📌 1863. Freed enslaved people in Confederate states. Did NOT free slaves in border states.
Question 10 of 10
The Battle of Gettysburg (1863) was important because:
Ait fully ended slavery across the entire South
Bit was the turning point of the Civil War
Cit was the war's first major battle
Dit was the last battle of the entire Civil War
Explanation
📌 Turning point of the Civil War. Union victory. Ended Lee's invasion of the North. Bloodiest battle.