Question 1 of 10
The Civil War was fought primarily over:
ATrade disputes
BSlavery and states' rights
CReligious differences
DForeign invasion
Explanation
📌 Slavery and states' rights. Southern states seceded to preserve slavery. 1861-1865.
Question 2 of 10
The Dust Bowl occurred primarily in:
ACalifornia
Bthe Great Plains
Cthe Southeast
DNew England
Explanation
📌 Great Plains (Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas) in the 1930s. Drought + poor farming → massive dust storms → migration.
Question 3 of 10
The New Deal was:
AFDR's programs to combat the Great Depression
BLincoln's plan for Reconstruction
Ca peace treaty after WWI
Da trade agreement with Britain
Explanation
📌 FDR's programs (1933-1939) to combat the Great Depression. Created jobs, reformed banking, established Social Security.
Question 4 of 10
Federalism is:
Aall power to state governments
Bpower shared between national and state governments
Call power to the national government
Dno government power
Explanation
📌 Power shared between national and state governments. Both have certain powers; some are shared (concurrent).
Question 5 of 10
D-Day (June 6, 1944) was:
Athe Allied invasion of Normandy
Bthe end of WWI
Cthe bombing of Pearl Harbor
Dthe dropping of the atomic bomb
Explanation
📌 Allied invasion of Normandy, France. Largest amphibious invasion in history. Turning point of WWII in Europe.
Question 6 of 10
The first permanent English settlement in America was:
APlymouth
BSt. Augustine
CRoanoke
DJamestown
Explanation
📌 Jamestown, Virginia (1607). Founded by the Virginia Company for economic reasons (gold, trade).
Question 7 of 10
The main cause of the American Revolution was:
AReligious freedom
BLand disputes with France
CSlavery
DTaxation without representation
Explanation
📌 'No taxation without representation.' Colonists were taxed by Parliament without having elected representatives.
Question 8 of 10
The Industrial Revolution in America led to:
Areturn to farming
Bsmaller cities
Cdecreased immigration
Durbanization and factory growth
Explanation
📌 Shift from agriculture → manufacturing. Urbanization, factory system, new inventions, labor unions.
Question 9 of 10
Brown v. Board of Education (1954) ruled that:
Aprayer in school is required
Bschool segregation is unconstitutional
Cthe draft is legal
Dwomen can vote
Explanation
📌 'Separate but equal' is unconstitutional. School segregation violated the 14th Amendment. Overturned Plessy v. Ferguson.
Question 10 of 10
Manifest Destiny was the belief that: 
AAmerica should join the British Empire
BAmerica should remain on the East Coast
Cexpansion should stop at the Mississippi
Dthe US was destined to expand from coast to coast
Explanation
📌 Americans believed they were destined by God to expand across the continent from Atlantic to Pacific.