Ninth grade U.S. History: Part 2

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1. In 1540 this explorer set out to explore what is now the southwest part of the United States. His mission was to look for the 'Seven Cities of Gold'. Andre Salvador Francisco Coronado Juan Mercedes Carlos Lemus

2. He was the first white man to see the Mississippi River. Hernando de Soto Juan Montano Francisco El Cid Luis Forline

3. What happened on Ellis Island? On this island the British were defeated by a force led by George Washington It was the site of an airplane crash in 1960 where over two hundred people were killed It was an island near New York where immigrants were processed for entry into the US Abraham Ellis built a mansion there to escape the heat of the city

4. When the Pilgrims landed in America they decided to make a set of laws. What were these laws called? The Massachusets Agreement The Constitution The Mayflower Compact The Bill of Rights

5. What was the first successful English settlement in America? Charleston Princess Anne Jamestown Plymouth

6. What was one reason that the Japanese were successful in their attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941? It was Sunday morning and they knew that many of the Americans would be asleep A Japanese spy had paid a bribe to the governor of Hawaii A Japanese spy plane had been circling over Pearl Harbor for weeks The Japanese had implanted a secret device in the harbor to guide their planes

7. During World War I one of these countries was a member of the Central Powers. Which? Russia France Austria-Hungary Switzerland

8. Charles Lindbergh was the first person to fly an airplane solo across the Atlantic Ocean alone. How long did it take him to do this? A little short of twelve hours Almost six hours Four days About thirty three hours

9. In 1986 the rocket carrying The Challenger space shuttle exploded just after takeoff. Seven astronauts were killed. One of them was a school teacher. Who was she? Judith Anderson Christa McAuliffe Sandra Collins Grace Fostoria

10. During the United States Civil War which one of these states was a Union state? Pennsylvania Virginia Arkansas Texas