Question 1 of 10
The map shows territorial expansion of the US. Which acquisition is labeled X? 
ALouisiana Purchase
BAlaska Purchase
CMexican Cession
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 first permanent English settlement in America was:
ASt. Augustine
BRoanoke
CPlymouth
DJamestown
Explanation
📌 Jamestown, Virginia (1607). Founded by the Virginia Company for economic reasons (gold, trade).
Question 3 of 10
The Iran-Contra affair (1980s) involved:
Athe invasion of Iran
Bbuilding the Panama Canal
Ca trade agreement with Iran
Dillegally selling arms to Iran to fund rebels in Nicaragua
Explanation
📌 Reagan administration secretly sold weapons to Iran and used profits to fund Contra rebels in Nicaragua. Violated Congressional ban.
Question 4 of 10
The Louisiana Purchase (1803) doubled the size of the US. It was purchased from: 
ABritain
BFrance
CMexico
DSpain
Explanation
📌 Napoleon's France sold it for $15 million. Doubled US territory. Lewis & Clark explored it.
Question 5 of 10
The Dust Bowl occurred primarily in:
ANew England
BCalifornia
Cthe Southeast
Dthe Great Plains
Explanation
📌 Great Plains (Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas) in the 1930s. Drought + poor farming → massive dust storms → migration.
Question 6 of 10
The Civil War was fought primarily over:
ASlavery and states' rights
BReligious differences
CTrade disputes
DForeign invasion
Explanation
📌 Slavery and states' rights. Southern states seceded to preserve slavery. 1861-1865.
Question 7 of 10
The Great Depression began with the stock market crash of:
A1929
B1941
C1919
D1939
Explanation
📌 October 29, 1929 ('Black Tuesday'). Lasted through the 1930s. FDR's New Deal attempted recovery.
Question 8 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 9 of 10
Brown v. Board of Education (1954) ruled that:
Awomen can vote
Bprayer in school is required
Cschool segregation is unconstitutional
Dthe draft is legal
Explanation
📌 'Separate but equal' is unconstitutional. School segregation violated the 14th Amendment. Overturned Plessy v. Ferguson.
Question 10 of 10
Manifest Destiny was the belief that: 
AAmerica should join the British Empire
Bthe US was destined to expand from coast to coast
Cexpansion should stop at the Mississippi
DAmerica should remain on the East Coast
Explanation
📌 Americans believed they were destined by God to expand across the continent from Atlantic to Pacific.