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Grade 2 Civil Rights
What African American baseball player broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball?
  1. Ernie Davis
  2. Jackie Robinson
  3. Hank Aaron
  4. Babe Ruth
Grade 2 Colonial Period
A colony is
  1. a small community
  2. a country in Europe.
  3. a place ruled by another country.
Grade 2 US History
Whom does Labor Day honor?
  1. American workers
  2. American veterans
  3. American voters
  4. American children
Grade 2 Colonial Period
The                     was the first tax that the British King George put on the American Colonists. It taxed printed items such as newspapers, contracts, school papers, and calendars.
  1. King George Act
  2. Stamp Act
  3. Paper Act
  4. Boston Massacre Act
Grade 2 Early National Era
Who wrote "The Star-Spangled Banner"?
  1. Francis Scott Key
  2. Betsy Ross
  3. Katherine Lee Bates
Grade 2 Colonial Period
What did colonists in the North use to sweeten their food?
  1. sugar
  2. corn syrup
  3. maple syrup
  4. splenda
Grade 2 US History
What did a cobbler do?
  1. Ground corn and wheat to make flour
  2. Made and fixed shoes
  3. Made and sold hats
  4. Repaired, altered, and made firearms
Grade 2 US History
What did a cooper do?
  1. Made barrels out of wood
  2. Made and sold hats
  3. Made and fixed shoes
  4. Mixed herbs to make medicine for the sick
Grade 2 US History
What did a silversmith do?
  1. Made and repaired clothing
  2. Made clothing and blankets from animal hides
  3. Made dishes, spoons,and cups from silver
  4. Made and sold hats
Grade 2 Civil Rights
What was the name of the movement that Martin Luther King Jr. was a part of?
  1. The Civil War Movement
  2. The Civil Equality Movement
  3. The Civil Rights Movement
Grade 2 Pre-Colonial Period
Eastern Woodland Indians lived in
  1. longhouses
  2. brick house
  3. tepees
  4. trailer
Grade 2 American Revolution
What did the colonists call the British soldiers?
Grade 2 Civil Rights
Martin gave his famous speech at
  1. The White House
  2. The Lincoln Memorial
  3. Philadelphia, PA
  4. Atlanta, GA
Grade 2 The Presidents
Where does the president live?
  1. White House
  2. the museum
  3. your house
Grade 2 Colonial Period
The colonists dumped all of the tea off the ships in Boston Harbor to protest King George's taxes. This event is called the Boston             Tea Party            .
Grade 2 Pre-Colonial Period
All Native American tribes are alike
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 2 US History
What did a wheelwright do?
  1. Made and sold hats
  2. Made horseshoes and farm equipment from iron and steel
  3. Made and fixed shoes
  4. Made and repaired wagons and wheels
Grade 2 Colonial Period
Tomochichi is remembered for his role in founding Georgia because he
  1. became the chief of the Yamacraw
  2. started a school
  3. helped Oglethorpe start the Georgia colony
Grade 2 The Presidents
Which President of the United States of America is the one known as "The Father of our Country".
  1. Thomas Jefferson
  2. George Washington
  3. Ronald Regan
  4. Abraham Lincoln
Grade 2 The Presidents
Who was the first president of the United States?
  1. Barrack Obama
  2. Abraham Lincoln
  3. George Washington
  4. George W. Bush
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