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Grade 2 Civil Rights
What was the court case that ended the separation of African Americans and whites in schools?
  1. Chambers v Florida
  2. Blacks v Whites
  3. Brown v Board of Education
Grade 2 The Presidents
What day in the month of February is President's Day celebrated?
  1. The first Monday of February.
  2. The third Monday of January.
  3. The fifth Monday of August.
  4. The third Monday of February.
Grade 2 Pre-Colonial Period
Which Native American group had totem poles to tell the history of a person's life?
  1. Northwest
  2. Woodland
  3. Southwest
  4. Plains Indians
Grade 2 Civil Rights
What did Thurgood Marshall do?
  1. He was a slave
  2. He was a lawyer and a judge
  3. He was a student
  4. He wanted better working conditions on farms
Grade 2 Modern Era
President Nixon quit before he was impeached.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 2 Industrialization
The                , is a device that was once used to send coded electic messages along wires.
  1. Telephone
  2. Map
  3. Glider
  4. Telegraph
Grade 2 American Revolution
Mark 2 things that are true about Paul Revere.
  1. He was not very brave.
  2. He liked the British.
  3. He was a silversmith and artist.
  4. He was a traitor.
  5. He warned the people that the British were coming.
Grade 2 Civil Rights
A march is one kind of               
  1. pastor
  2. boycott
  3. law
  4. protest
Grade 2 American Revolution
The Declaration of Independence told everyone in America that they were not colonists anymore- they were Americans and they would fight for their freedom from Britain and King George.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 2 Pre-Colonial Period
Which animal was most important to Plains Indians?
  1. cow
  2. dog
  3. deer
  4. buffalo
Grade 2 Democratic Foundations
The colonists wanted                from Great Britain.
  1. taxes
  2. independence
  3. a constitution
  4. a king
Grade 2 US History
A symbol is:
  1. a piece of paper
  2. something that stands for or represents something
  3. a statue
  4. a sign
Grade 2 Industrialization
Henry Ford invented the first moving                , which allowed him to make cars that were inexpensive.
  1. Train
  2. Assembly Line
  3. Light Bulb
  4. Telegraph
Grade 2 Colonial Period
The stripes on the United States flag stands for the first 13 colonies.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 2 Civil Rights
What did Cesar Chavez form?
  1. National Association for African Americans
  2. National Ranching Associtation
  3. National Farm Workers Association
Grade 2 Civil Rights
What is the name of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famous speech?
  1. "I want ice cream"
  2. "I have a dream"
  3. "I want things to change"
  4. "I have to go to sleep"
Grade 2 American Revolution
James                 helped write the United States Constitution.
  1. Washington
  2. Madison
  3. Smith
Grade 2 Civil Rights
Segregation means to                                                           
  1. treat others the way you want to be treated.
  2. shout at people
  3. separate people based on religion, race, or another reason.
  4. felt sadness after a death
Grade 2 Civil Rights
In 1954 Martin Luther King became a great football player.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 2 The Frontier
What is a person called who goes first and clears the way for others?
  1. Farmer
  2. Pioneer
  3. Wagon Master
  4. Buffalo
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