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Abeka U.S. History 8
Ch. 1-23 Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which amendment prohibited the sale and consumption of alcohol? | 18th amendment |
| Which amendment repealed prohibition? | 21st amendment |
| Which President was known as the Great Humanitarian? | Herbert Hoover |
| What is the oldest permanent settlement in the United States? | St. Augustine, FL |
| Who invented the telegraph? | Samuel Morse |
| What English-speaking Indian lived in Plymouth, acted as a guide and interpreter, and taught the Pilgrims how to hunt and fish? | Squanto |
| What political party was formed out of dislike for President Jackson and his powerful Presidency? | Whig |
| What was a hornbook? | board with printed Scripture and the alphabet |
| What was the code name for America's atomic bomb project? | Manhattan Project |
| Where did the Japanese make their final stand and lose nearly all their remaining ships in World War II? | Battle of Leyte Gulf |
| The murder of over six million Jews | the Holocaust |
| What was the first city to be bombed with an atomic weapon? | Hiroshima |
| Who was it who said, "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country"? | Nathan Hale |
| What was the first permanent English settlement in North America? | Jamestown |
| What is the name given to the President's advisers? | Cabinet |
| Which patriot declared "Give me liberty, or give me death"? | Patrick Henry |
| What is the purpose of the checks and balances system? | balance the powers of the three branches of government |
| Who served as president of the Confederacy during the Civil War? | Jefferson Davis |
| Why was the Ole' Deluder Satan Act passed in Massachusetts? | to make sure children learned how to read and write |
| What former shoe salesman brought a great revival to the city of Chicago? | D.L. Moody |
| Which entrepreneur made his fortune in the oil industry? | J.D. Rockefeller |
| What hymnist wrote "Blessed Assurance" and many other hymns in the late 1800's? | Fanny Crosby |
| What colony did John Winthrop describe as "a city upon a hill"? | Massachusetts Bay |
| Where was the first shot of the Civil War fired? | Fort Sumter |
| What agreement eliminated tariffs and other trade restrictions between the United States, Canada and Mexico? | NAFTA |
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the Persian Gulf War | Colin Powell |
| led troops into combat in Operation Desert Storm | Norman Schwartzkopf |
| Communist leader of Soviet Union who signed the INF treaty with President Reagan in 1987 | Mikhail Gorbachev |
| dictator of Iraq who invaded Kuwait, sparking the Persian Gulf War | Saddam Hussein |
| first woman Justice appointed to the Supreme Court | Sandra Day O'Connor |
| conservative Prime Minister of Great Britain during the Reagan Administration | Margaret Thatcher |
| vice president under Ronald Reagan | George Bush |
| known as the Great Communicator | Ronald Reagan |
| "Father of the Constitution" | James Madison |
| invented the reaping machine | Cyrus McCormick |
| best-known missionary to the Indians | David Brainerd |
| discovered the Mississippi River | Hernando de Soto |
| wrote History of Plymouth Plantation | William Bradford |
| searched for the fabled fountain of youth | Ponce de Leon |
| invented the steel plow | John Deere |
| led the Rough Riders in the battle of San Juan Hill | Theodore Roosevelt |
| The Indian guide who accompanied the Lewis and Clark expedition | Sacajawea |
| Posted the Ninety-five Theses, sparking the Protestant Reformation | Martin Luther |
| The name for evangelists who rode on horseback and conducted church services on the frontier | circuit riders |
| The Nazi dictator of Germany during WWII | Adolph Hitler |
| The famous poem by Francis Scott Key that became our national anthem | Defence of Fort McHenry |
| This doubled the size of the United States | Louisiana Purchase |
| The name of the natural pass in the Appalachian Mountains that allowed settlers to travel west | Cumberland Gap |
| The name of the theory promoted by Charles Darwin | evolution |
| Armistice Day is now celebrated as this holiday | Veteran's Day |
| This refers to the many different cultures that have come together in America | melting pot |
| The Father of Progressive Education | John Dewey |
| Gave Congress the power to tax incomes | 16th Amendment |
| The cavalry commander killed at the battle of Little Bighorn | Colonel George Custer |
| This state is known as the "Lone Star Republic" | Texas |
| What did President Roosevelt call his massive government welfare program? | New Deal |
| In what war did the United States lead the UN forces to liberate Kuwait in 1991? | Gulf War |
| What was Charles Lindbergh's plane called? | The Spirit of St. Louis |
| Founded the settlement of Providence, Rhode Island | Roger Williams |
| The Soviet Union collapsed during the administration of this President | Ronald Reagan |
| The name of the German soldiers that King George hired to fight the colonists | Hessians |
| He was the first Roman Catholic President | John F. Kennedy |
| This scandal led to Richard Nixon resigning from office | Watergate |
| William Penn founded both Pennsylvania and this city | Philadelphia |
| One who risks personal loss to develop and market a new product | entrepreneur |
| President Reagan's conservative economic views | Reaganomics |
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