7th grade Social Studies practice sheet
Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________
Question 1
Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction was called the Ten Percent Plan because…
- A state could rejoin when 10% of its 1860 voters swore loyalty to the Union
- 10% of slaves were freed
- 10 states joined
- Taxes were set at 10%
A state could rejoin when 10% of its 1860 voters swore loyalty to the Union
Hint: A lenient plan.
Question 2
Andrew Carnegie built a fortune in…
- steel
- cotton
- gold mining
- movies
steel
Hint: Steel built railroads and cities.
Question 3
The Declaration of Sentiments (1848) demanded…
- Lower tariffs
- Equal rights for women, including the vote
- Independence from Britain
- More slavery
Equal rights for women, including the vote
Hint: It echoed the Declaration of Independence.
Question 4
People gather peacefully at the capitol to protest a law. Which right are they using?
- Freedom from search
- Freedom of assembly
- Right against self-incrimination
- Right to a speedy trial
Freedom of assembly
Hint: Gathering together.
Question 5
In trench warfare,…
- soldiers fought only at sea
- soldiers fought from long ditches, and neither side could easily advance
- armies marched in open fields
- battles lasted an hour
soldiers fought from long ditches, and neither side could easily advance
Hint: The Western Front barely moved for years.
Question 6
The Tennessee Valley Authority built dams to…
- block shipping
- make lakes for tourists only
- dig for gold
- bring electricity and flood control to a poor region
bring electricity and flood control to a poor region
Hint: A federal power project.
Question 7
In Korematsu v. United States (1944), the Supreme Court…
- ended the war
- freed all prisoners of war
- upheld the forced removal of Japanese Americans
- banned the draft
upheld the forced removal of Japanese Americans
Hint: The decision is widely condemned today.
Question 8
The Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 ended when…
- nuclear war broke out
- the US invaded Cuba
- Cuba joined NATO
- the Soviet Union removed its nuclear missiles from Cuba
the Soviet Union removed its nuclear missiles from Cuba
Hint: Thirteen tense days in October.
Question 9
The marches from Selma to Montgomery in 1965 were for…
- voting rights
- a new canal
- lower taxes
- the space program
voting rights
Hint: Marchers were attacked on a bridge.
Question 10
How did enslaved people help bring about their own freedom during the war?
- They had no role
- Many escaped to Union lines and joined the army
- They fought for the Confederacy in large numbers
- They stayed silent
Many escaped to Union lines and joined the army
Hint: Freedom seekers changed the war.
Answer key
- 1. A state could rejoin when 10% of its 1860 voters swore loyalty to the Union (Reconstruction)
- 2. steel (Industrial America)
- 3. Equal rights for women, including the vote (Factories & Reformers)
- 4. Freedom of assembly (Rights & Amendments)
- 5. soldiers fought from long ditches, and neither side could easily advance (World War I)
- 6. bring electricity and flood control to a poor region (Depression & New Deal)
- 7. upheld the forced removal of Japanese Americans (World War II)
- 8. the Soviet Union removed its nuclear missiles from Cuba (The Cold War)
- 9. voting rights (Civil Rights)
- 10. Many escaped to Union lines and joined the army (The Civil War)
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