More Seventh Grade U.S. History

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1. What was the main objective of the Ku Klux Klan when they began their reign of terror in the late 1800s? To prevent African Americans from overthrowing them. To keep African Americans from fleeing to a safer part of the world. To keep African Americans from voting. To bring in new ideas for politics about African Americans.

2. What play was Abraham Lincoln watching when he was assassinated? A Mid-Summer Night's Dream The Trial and Life of Edwin Stanton Our American Cousin The King's Conspiracy

3. What were the soldiers of Pickett's Charge attacking? Confederate troops on the move The Union Line The city of Vicksburg, Mississippi Roanoke County

4. In what U.S. state was Edward Teach (Blackbeard) defeated by Robert Maynard? North Carolina Louisiana Virginia Pennsylvania

5. In what year did Elizabeth Cady meet the abolitionist Henry Stanton? 1842 1829 1863 1839

6. Which were the major Axis powers of World War Two? The Soviet Union, France, and China Germany, Italy, and Japan Britain, Vietnam, and Spain Mexico, Austria, and Venezuela

7. Who clashed in a conflict known as the Cold War? Korea and Vietnam U.S. and the Soviet Union Chile and Grenada Poland and El Salvador

8. On what day did the siege of the Alamo begin? January 3, 1900 March 6, 1891 February 23, 1836 October 18, 1712

9. What type of surgery did future president James K. Polk have at the age of 17? removal of a bullet from his lower back repair of the aorta removal of gallstones amputation of left foot

10. What happened on October 29, 1929? The nineteenth ammedment was signed The New York stockmarket crashed Herbert Hoover became president Social Security System began