Question 1 of 10
The map shows territorial expansion of the US. Which acquisition is labeled X? 
AMexican Cession
BAlaska Purchase
CLouisiana Purchase
DGadsden Purchase
Explanation
📌 Area X (1848, Southwest including California) = Mexican Cession.
Acquired after the Mexican-American War through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
Included: California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, parts of NM, CO, WY.
Acquired after the Mexican-American War through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
Included: California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, parts of NM, CO, WY.
Question 2 of 10
The Berlin Wall fell in:
A1975
B1989
C2001
D1991
Explanation
📌 November 9, 1989. Symbolized the end of the Cold War. Germany reunified 1990.
Question 3 of 10
The main cause of the American Revolution was:
AReligious freedom
BLand disputes with France
CTaxation without representation
DSlavery
Explanation
📌 'No taxation without representation.' Colonists were taxed by Parliament without having elected representatives.
Question 4 of 10
The Industrial Revolution in America led to:
Aurbanization and factory growth
Breturn to farming
Csmaller cities
Ddecreased immigration
Explanation
📌 Shift from agriculture → manufacturing. Urbanization, factory system, new inventions, labor unions.
Question 5 of 10
The first permanent English settlement in America was:
AJamestown
BPlymouth
CSt. Augustine
DRoanoke
Explanation
📌 Jamestown, Virginia (1607). Founded by the Virginia Company for economic reasons (gold, trade).
Question 6 of 10
The Iran-Contra affair (1980s) involved:
Aillegally selling arms to Iran to fund rebels in Nicaragua
Bbuilding the Panama Canal
Cthe invasion of Iran
Da trade agreement with Iran
Explanation
📌 Reagan administration secretly sold weapons to Iran and used profits to fund Contra rebels in Nicaragua. Violated Congressional ban.
Question 7 of 10
Manifest Destiny was the belief that: 
Aexpansion should stop at the Mississippi
Bthe US was destined to expand from coast to coast
CAmerica should join the British Empire
DAmerica should remain on the East Coast
Explanation
📌 Americans believed they were destined by God to expand across the continent from Atlantic to Pacific.
Question 8 of 10
Brown v. Board of Education (1954) ruled that:
Aprayer in school is required
Bschool segregation is unconstitutional
Cwomen can vote
Dthe draft is legal
Explanation
📌 'Separate but equal' is unconstitutional. School segregation violated the 14th Amendment. Overturned Plessy v. Ferguson.
Question 9 of 10
The Compromise of 1877 ended Reconstruction by:
Aremoving federal troops from the South
Bstarting the Civil War
Cabolishing slavery
Dpassing the 15th Amendment
Explanation
📌 Hayes (R) became President in exchange for removing federal troops from the South. Ended Reconstruction. Led to Jim Crow laws.
Question 10 of 10
Federalism is:
Aall power to state governments
Bpower shared between national and state governments
Cno government power
Dall power to the national government
Explanation
📌 Power shared between national and state governments. Both have certain powers; some are shared (concurrent).