Transcript SOL Practice Test 1
SOL Practice Test #1
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Immediate Response Test
SOL Practice Test #1
Immediate Response Test
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Immediate Response Test 1. The Virginia Company of London established Jamestown A. for political reasons.
B. to escape religious persecution.
C. as an economic venture.
D. for social reasons.
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Immediate Response Test 2. English settlers were most likely given which of the following by American Indians? A. religions B. weapons C. land D. crops www.vasetthestandard.com
Immediate Response Test 3. According to the image, the Spanish explored North America in order to promote – A. music.
B. religion.
C. farms.
D. slavery.
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Immediate Response Test 4. Which item below best replaces the question mark on the map?
Trade between the colonies and England
A. crops B. tea C. wood products D. tobacco
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Immediate Response Test 5. Which of the following men explored for Spain?
A. Samuel De Champlain B. Francisco Coronado C. Robert La Salle D. John Cabot www.vasetthestandard.com
Immediate Response Test 6. According to the map, plantations were located in which area?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 www.vasetthestandard.com
Immediate Response Test 7. The event in the image happened after which of the following?
A. Battle of Saratoga B. First Continental Congress C. Stamp Act D. Declaration of Independence American Colonies; 1773 www.vasetthestandard.com
Immediate Response Test 8. What did the United States gain after the War of 1812?
A. respect from other countries B. land claims from France C. full use of the Mississippi River D. cash crops from Europe www.vasetthestandard.com
Immediate Response Test 9. An important result of the 1783 Treaty of Paris was A. America was forced to give Britain land. B. France declared war on America. C. Spain began trading with America.
D. Britain accepted American independence.
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Immediate Response Test 10. The Monroe Doctrine was created as a warning to A. colonists still loyal to Britain.
B. plantation owners who traded slaves.
C. American Indians.
D. countries in Europe.
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Immediate Response Test 11. By the middle 1700s, American colonists were unhappy with English rule because – A. England refused to protect colonists from the French.
B. Colonists thought the British King was weak.
C. England refused to buy colonial-made goods.
D. colonists had no representation in Parliament.
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Immediate Response Test 12. The Stamp Act was passed by England to – A. raise money to pay for the French and Indian War.
B. take complete control of colonial trade.
C. put governors in total control of the colonies.
D. give colonists the right to vote for the next King.
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Immediate Response Test 13. Why was Phillis Wheatley important during the American Revolution?
A. She helped slaves escape to freedom. B. She wrote poems supporting independence.
C. She taught soldiers in the Union Army. D. She helped form the American Red Cross.
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Immediate Response Test 14. Thomas Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore which territory on the map?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 www.vasetthestandard.com
Immediate Response Test 15. An abolitionist most likely carried which sign?
1. Let women vote NOW!
2. NO taxation without Representation!
3. Slavery is cruel and INHUMANE!
4. Manifest Destiny is BEST!
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 www.vasetthestandard.com
Immediate Response Test 16. Bows, canoes, and spears made by American Indians are all examples of A. human resources.
B. capital resources.
C. constructed resources.
D. natural resources .
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Immediate Response Test 17. Which of the following is
TRUE
the Civil War?
of the North and South before A. South had larger cities than the North.
B. The North imported more goods than the South.
C. Southern industry grew faster than Northern industries.
D. The North has smaller farms and bigger factories.
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Immediate Response Test 18. What country correctly replaces the question mark?
A. England B. France C. Spain D. Portugal www.vasetthestandard.com
Immediate Response Test 19. Which of the following events occurred first?
A. Lincoln was elected President. B. Fort Sumter was attacked.
C. The Emancipation Proclamation was issued.
D. The Confederacy was formed. www.vasetthestandard.com
Immediate Response Test 20. The Kansas-Nebraska Act stated that the issue of slavery would be settled by – A. a constitutional amendment.
B. Abraham Lincoln.
C. the Supreme Court.
D. popular sovereignty.
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Immediate Response Test 21. Isabel Sojourner Truth was active leader in which movement?
A. Revolutionary B. Westward Expansion C. Independence D. Suffrage www.vasetthestandard.com
Immediate Response Test 22. Who said this statement on his way to Appomattox Court House?
A. Frederick Douglass B. Robert E. Lee C. Jefferson Davis D. Abraham Lincoln
“There is nothing left for me to do but to go and see General Grant, and I would rather die a thousand deaths.”
--April 9, 1865
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Immediate Response Test 23. What territory represents the shaded area on the map?
A. Texas B. California C. Oregon D. Louisiana www.vasetthestandard.com
Immediate Response Test 24. If a ship sailed off the east coast of South America and followed the equator west, it would touch land in – A. Asia.
B. Europe.
C. Africa.
D. Australia.
Equator www.vasetthestandard.com
Immediate Response Test 25. Lines measuring an east-to-west distance from the Prime Meridian are called – A. meridians.
B. latitudes.
C. longitudes.
D. degrees.
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Immediate Response Test 26. What region of the United States has grasslands that increase in elevation westward?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
1 4 2 3
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Immediate Response Test 27. How were most American Indians able to meet their basic food needs?
A. They stole from neighboring Indians.
B. They bought goods from colonial settlers.
C. They used resources in the environment.
D. They found food left behind by other tribes.
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Immediate Response Test 28. Which river was known as the gateway to the West in the 1800s?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
4 1 2 3
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Immediate Response Test 29. The region where Pueblo Indians inhabited contains A. flat grasslands.
B. dense forests.
C. hot deserts.
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Immediate Response Test 30. In the Battle of Vicksburg, the Union and the Confederacy fought for control of the – A. Mississippi River.
B. James River.
C. Ohio River.
D. Missouri River.
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Immediate Response Test 31. Which state did
NOT
secede from the Union?
A. North Carolina B. Maryland C. Mississippi D. Tennessee www.vasetthestandard.com
Immediate Response Test 32. Which country became an important trading partner with West African empires in the late 1400s?
A. Portugal B. Spain C. France D. England www.vasetthestandard.com
Immediate Response Test 33. Who is best known for her role as an advocate for women’s suffrage?
A. Clara Barton B. Rosa Parks C. Phillis Wheatley D. Susan B. Anthony www.vasetthestandard.com
Immediate Response Test 34. Under the Articles of Confederation, the United States government had many weaknesses including A. Congress had no power to tax.
B. states with bigger populations had more votes.
C. the President was given unlimited power.
D. all states were forced to use common currency.
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Immediate Response Test 35. The Erie Canal was important because it – A. gave Americans more drinking water.
B. quickly took travelers to the Ohio River.
C. made it easier to cross the Appalachian Highlands.
D. helped provide faster transportation westward.
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Immediate Response Test 36. European philosophers influenced American independence by believing all people should have A. natural rights.
B. strong leaders.
C. a powerful army.
D. citizens who can read.
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Immediate Response Test 37. Artifacts from one of the oldest settlements in North America are located in A. Fort Sumter.
B. Vicksburg.
C. Cactus Hill.
D. Saratoga.
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Immediate Response Test 38. The
Virginia Declaration of Rights
contents of what document?
most influenced the A. The
Liberator
B. Bill of Rights C. Monroe Doctrine D. Emancipation Proclamation www.vasetthestandard.com
Immediate Response Test 39. Who developed a mode of transportation that connected different regions of the United States?
A. Eli Whitney B. Jo Anderson C. Robert Fulton D. Cyrus McCormick www.vasetthestandard.com
Immediate Response Test 40. Which of the following best replaces the question mark?
A. Settlers began moving west.
B. Slave labor increased.
C. Transportation became faster.
D. Taxes in America decreased.
CAUSE
H The reaper is invented
EFFECT
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Question 1
Click anywhere for next question 1. The Virginia Company of London established Jamestown A. for political reasons.
B. to escape religious persecution.
C. as an economic venture.
D. for social reasons.
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Question 2
Click anywhere for next question 2. English settlers were most likely given which of the following by American Indians? A. religions B. weapons C. land D. crops www.vasetthestandard.com
Question 3
Click anywhere for next question 3. According to the image, the Spanish explored North America in order to promote – A. music.
B. religion.
C. farms.
D. slavery.
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Question 4
Click anywhere for next question 4. Which item below best replaces the question mark on the map?
Trade between the colonies and England
A. crops B. tea C. wood products D. tobacco
?
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Question 5
Click anywhere for next question 5. Which of the following men explored for Spain?
A. Samuel De Champlain B. Francisco Coronado C. Robert La Salle D. John Cabot www.vasetthestandard.com
Question 6
Click anywhere for next question 6. According to the map, plantations were located in which area?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 www.vasetthestandard.com
Question 7
Click anywhere for next question 7. The event in the image happened after which of the following?
A. Battle of Saratoga B. First Continental Congress C. Stamp Act D. Declaration of Independence American Colonies; 1773 www.vasetthestandard.com
Question 8
Click anywhere for next question 8. What did the United States gain after the War of 1812?
A. respect from other countries B. land claims from France C. full use of the Mississippi River D. cash crops from Europe www.vasetthestandard.com
Question 9
Click anywhere for next question 9. An important result of the 1783 Treaty of Paris was A. America was forced to give Britain land. B. France declared war on America. C. Spain began trading with America.
D. Britain accepted American independence.
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Question 10
Click anywhere for next question 10. The Monroe Doctrine was created as a warning to A. colonists still loyal to Britain.
B. plantation owners who traded slaves.
C. American Indians.
D. countries in Europe.
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Question 11
Click anywhere for next question 11. By the middle 1700s, American colonists were unhappy with English rule because – A. England refused to protect colonists from the French.
B. Colonists thought the British King was weak.
C. England refused to buy colonial-made goods.
D. colonists had no representation in Parliament.
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Question 12
Click anywhere for next question 12. The Stamp Act was passed by England to – A. raise money to pay for the French and Indian War.
B. take complete control of colonial trade.
C. put governors in total control of the colonies.
D. give colonists the right to vote for the next King.
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Question 13
Click anywhere for next question 13. Why was Phillis Wheatley important during the American Revolution?
A. She helped slaves escape to freedom. B. She wrote poems supporting independence.
C. She taught soldiers in the Union Army. D. She helped form the American Red Cross.
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Question 14
Click anywhere for next question 14. Thomas Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore which territory on the map?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 www.vasetthestandard.com
Question 15
Click anywhere for next question 15. An abolitionist most likely carried which sign?
1. Let women vote NOW!
2. NO taxation without Representation!
3. Slavery is cruel and INHUMANE!
4. Manifest Destiny is BEST!
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 www.vasetthestandard.com
Question 16
Click anywhere for next question 16. Bows, canoes, and spears made by American Indians are all examples of A. human resources.
B. capital resources.
C. constructed resources.
D. natural resources .
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Question 17
Click anywhere for next question 17. Which of the following is
TRUE
the Civil War?
of the North and South before A. South had larger cities than the North.
B. The North imported more goods than the South.
C. Southern industry grew faster than Northern industries.
D. The North has smaller farms and bigger factories.
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Question 18
Click anywhere for next question 18. What country correctly replaces the question mark?
A. England B. France C. Spain D. Portugal www.vasetthestandard.com
Question 19
Click anywhere for next question 19. Which of the following events occurred first?
A. Lincoln was elected President. B. Fort Sumter was attacked.
C. The Emancipation Proclamation was issued.
D. The Confederacy was formed. www.vasetthestandard.com
Question 20
Click anywhere for next question 20. The Kansas-Nebraska Act stated that the issue of slavery would be settled by – A. a constitutional amendment.
B. Abraham Lincoln.
C. the Supreme Court.
D. popular sovereignty.
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Question 21
Click anywhere for next question 21. Isabel Sojourner Truth was active leader in which movement?
A. Revolutionary B. Westward Expansion C. Independence D. Suffrage www.vasetthestandard.com
Question 22
Click anywhere for next question 22. Who said this statement on his way to Appomattox Court House?
A. Frederick Douglass B. Robert E. Lee C. Jefferson Davis D. Abraham Lincoln
“There is nothing left for me to do but to go and see General Grant, and I would rather die a thousand deaths.”
--April 9, 1865
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Question 23
Click anywhere for next question 23. What territory represents the shaded area on the map?
A. Texas B. California C. Oregon D. Louisiana www.vasetthestandard.com
Question 24
Click anywhere for next question 24. If a ship sailed off the east coast of South America and followed the equator west, it would touch land in – A. Asia.
B. Europe.
C. Africa.
D. Australia.
Equator www.vasetthestandard.com
Question 25
Click anywhere for next question 25. Lines measuring an east-to-west distance from the Prime Meridian are called – A. meridians.
B. latitudes.
C. longitudes.
D. degrees.
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Question 26
Click anywhere for next question 26. What region of the United States has grasslands that increase in elevation westward?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
1 4 2 3
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Question 27
Click anywhere for next question 27. How were most American Indians able to meet their basic food needs?
A. They stole from neighboring Indians.
B. They bought goods from colonial settlers.
C. They used resources in the environment.
D. They found food left behind by other tribes.
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Question 28
Click anywhere for next question 28. Which river was known as the gateway to the West in the 1800s?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
4 1 2 3
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Question 29
Click anywhere for next question 29. The region where Pueblo Indians inhabited contains A. flat grasslands.
B. dense forests.
C. hot deserts.
D. rainy mountains. www.vasetthestandard.com
Question 30
Click anywhere for next question 30. In the Battle of Vicksburg, the Union and the Confederacy fought for control of the – A. Mississippi River.
B. James River.
C. Ohio River.
D. Missouri River.
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Question 31
Click anywhere for next question 31. Which state did
NOT
secede from the Union?
A. North Carolina B. Maryland C. Mississippi D. Tennessee www.vasetthestandard.com
Question 32
Click anywhere for next question 32. Which country became an important trading partner with West African empires in the late 1400s?
A. Portugal B. Spain C. France D. England www.vasetthestandard.com
Question 33
Click anywhere for next question 33. Who is best known for her role as an advocate for women’s suffrage?
A. Clara Barton B. Rosa Parks C. Phillis Wheatley D. Susan B. Anthony www.vasetthestandard.com
Question 34
Click anywhere for next question 34. Under the Articles of Confederation, the United States government had many weaknesses including A. Congress had no power to tax.
B. states with bigger populations had more votes.
C. the President was given unlimited power.
D. all states were forced to use common currency.
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Question 35
Click anywhere for next question 35. The Erie Canal was important because it – A. gave Americans more drinking water.
B. quickly took travelers to the Ohio River.
C. made it easier to cross the Appalachian Highlands.
D. helped provide faster transportation westward.
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Question 36
Click anywhere for next question 36. European philosophers influenced American independence by believing all people should have A. natural rights.
B. strong leaders.
C. a powerful army.
D. citizens who can read.
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Question 37
Click anywhere for next question 37. Artifacts from one of the oldest settlements in North America are located in A. Fort Sumter.
B. Vicksburg.
C. Cactus Hill.
D. Saratoga.
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Question 38
Click anywhere for next question 38. The
Virginia Declaration of Rights
contents of what document?
most influenced the A. The
Liberator
B. Bill of Rights C. Monroe Doctrine D. Emancipation Proclamation www.vasetthestandard.com
Question 39
Click anywhere for next question 39. Who developed a mode of transportation that connected different regions of the United States?
A. Eli Whitney B. Jo Anderson C. Robert Fulton D. Cyrus McCormick www.vasetthestandard.com
Question 40
Click anywhere to end test 40. Which of the following best replaces the question mark?
A. Settlers began moving west.
B. Slave labor increased.
C. Transportation became faster.
D. Taxes in America decreased.
CAUSE
H The reaper is invented
EFFECT
?
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