PTA History and Social Studies 3

Question 1

Which war was fought between the Northern and Southern states of the United States from 1861 to 1865?

Accepted Answer

The Civil War

Answer

The American Civil War (1861–1865) was fought between the Union (North) and the Confederacy (South), primarily over the issues of slavery and states' rights.

Question 2

What is the term for the movement of formerly enslaved African Americans to northern cities during the early-to-mid 20th century?

Accepted Answer

The Great Migration

Answer

The Great Migration (1910–1970) saw approximately 6 million Black Americans move from the rural South to northern and western cities seeking better economic opportunities and escape from Jim Crow laws.

Question 3

Which Native American leader was known for his resistance to U.S. government expansion and led the Lakota Sioux at the Battle of Little Bighorn in 1876?

Accepted Answer

Sitting Bull

Answer

Sitting Bull, a Hunkpapa Lakota leader, was a central figure in Native American resistance, and his people's victory at the Battle of Little Bighorn was a major defeat for U.S. forces.

Question 4

The Louisiana Purchase of 1803, which doubled the size of the United States, was negotiated with which European nation?

Accepted Answer

France

Answer

President Thomas Jefferson negotiated the Louisiana Purchase from Napoleon's France for approximately $15 million, roughly doubling the size of the United States.

Question 5

During the New Deal era, President Franklin D. Roosevelt created programs primarily to address what national crisis?

Accepted Answer

The Great Depression

Answer

The New Deal was FDR's response to the Great Depression of the 1930s, creating programs to provide relief, recovery, and reform for millions of unemployed and struggling Americans.

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PTA History and Social Studies 3