Quiz #3

1. American involvement in World War I brought about which of the following social and economic changes in the United States?
a. Extensive black migration to the North.
b. Decline of trade unions.
c. A loosening of controls on freedom of speech.
d. A strengthening of anti-trust laws.

2. Which of the following was most crucial in bringing about U. S. participation in World War I?:
a. British propaganda.
b. German use of submarines against merchant and passenger ships.
c. Revelation of a German proposal to Mexico for a joint war against the United States.
d. German violation of Belgian neutrality.

3. The first American Government was a
a. Republic
b. Democracy
c. Confederation
d. Anarchy

4. Who was the first president to occupy the white house?
a. George Washington
b. John Q. Adams
c. Thomas Jefferson
d. John Adams

5. The main law of the confederation was called ...
a. The Bill of Rights
b. The Articles of Confederation
c. The Constitution
d. The Declaration of Independence

6. The confederation existed from ___ to 1789
a. 1781
b. 1776
c. 1777
d. 1779

7. The Articles of Confederation were replaced by
a. The Emancipation Proclamation
b. The US Constitution
c. The Bill of Rights
d. None of the above

8. Which of the cities below was the first capital of the U.S.?
a. Philadelphia, PA
b. Washington, DC
c. New York City, NY
d. Boston, MA

9. Which of the following jobs is the president responsible for?
a. to write laws for congress to vote on
b. to be Commander in Chief of the armed force
c. to declare laws unconstitutional
d. to provide income and support for other nations

10. Why did the Pilgrims come to America?
a. To celebrate Thanksgiving
b. To gain religious freedom
c. To enslave the Indians

d. To become US Citizens.

**Bonus:
What are the three branches of our government?

ANSWERS:
1. extensive black migration to the North, 2. b. German use of submarines against merchant and passenger ships, 3. c. Confederation, 4. d. John Adams, 5. b. The Articles of Confederation, 6. a. 1781, 7. b. The US Constitution, 8. New York City, NY, 9. b. to be Commander in Chief of the armed force, 10. b. To gain religious freedom

BONUS:
Executive, Legislative, and Judicial