Question 1 of 10
TEKS 15A-16E Easy Word
The Progressive Era (1890s-1920s) focused on:
A expanding slavery
B isolationism
C military expansion
D social and political reforms
Explanation
📌 Reform: trust-busting, labor rights, women's suffrage, food safety (Upton Sinclair's The Jungle), political reform.
Question 2 of 10
TEKS 1A-6B Easy Word
The Alamo (1836) is associated with:
A the American Revolution
B Texas independence from Mexico
C the War of 1812
D the Civil War
Explanation
📌 Texas independence from Mexico. Defenders (Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie) held the Alamo. 'Remember the Alamo!'
Question 3 of 10
TEKS 1A-6B Easy Word
Bleeding Kansas (1856):
A violence over slavery in Kansas
B a natural disaster
C a Native American war
D a gold rush
Explanation
📌 Violence over slavery in Kansas territory. Pro-slavery vs free-state settlers. Preview of Civil War.
Question 4 of 10
TEKS 1A-6B Easy Word
Shays' Rebellion (1786-87) showed:
A slavery should end
B the government was too strong
C westward expansion was needed
D the Articles of Confederation were too weak
Explanation
📌 Weakness of Articles of Confederation. Farmers rebelled over debt/taxes. Led to Constitutional Convention.
Question 5 of 10
TEKS 1A-6B Easy Word
The Reconstruction era occurred:
A in the 1920s
B during the Revolutionary War
C after the Civil War (1865-1877)
D before the Civil War
Explanation
📌 1865-1877. After Civil War. Rebuilding the South, integrating freed slaves. 13th-15th Amendments passed.
Question 6 of 10
TEKS 1A-6B Easy Word
The Boston Tea Party (1773) was a protest against:
A high food prices
B the quartering of soldiers
C slavery
D British taxation without representation
Explanation
📌 British taxation (Tea Act) without colonial representation. Sons of Liberty dumped tea into Boston Harbor.
Question 7 of 10
TEKS 17A-19E Easy Word
The three branches of the US government are:
A Senate, House, Cabinet
B Legislative, Executive, Judicial
C Army, Navy, Air Force
D Federal, State, Local
Explanation
📌 Legislative (Congress), Executive (President), Judicial (Supreme Court). Separation of powers + checks and balances.
Question 8 of 10
TEKS 12A-14C Easy Word
The Gold Rush of 1849 occurred in:
A Texas
B California
C Alaska
D Colorado
Explanation
📌 California. Brought ~300,000 people (49ers). Led to California's rapid growth and statehood (1850).
Question 9 of 10
TEKS 1A-6B Medium Word
Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857) ruled that:
A all states must allow slavery
B the Missouri Compromise was valid
C enslaved people were not citizens
D slavery was illegal
Explanation
📌 Enslaved people were NOT citizens and had no right to sue. Increased tensions leading to Civil War.
Question 10 of 10
TEKS 1A-6B Easy Word
John Adams was the ___ President.
Explanation
📌 2nd President (1797-1801). Federalist. Before: VP under Washington.