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Grade 2 Colonial Period
Who helped the pilgrims in America?
  1. Indians
  2. Soldiers
  3. The king
Grade 2 Early National Era
What city was Fort McHenry built to defend?
  1. Pheonix, Arizona
  2. Baltimore, Maryland
  3. Brooklyn, New York
  4. Alton, South Carolina
Grade 2 Civil Rights
What did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. work as?
  1. Policeman
  2. Fireman
  3. Astronaut
  4. Minister
Grade 2 Civil Rights
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. won the                   for using non-violent marches to change laws.
  1. Medal
  2. A gift certificate
  3. $ 5,000
  4. Nobel Peace Prize
Grade 2 Colonial Period
Honest and trustworthy were words used to describe
  1. Tomochichi
  2. Mary Musgrove
  3. James Oglethorpe
Grade 2 Colonial Period
Which group of people came over from England and prepared the first Thanksgiving?
  1. Texans
  2. Pilgrims
  3. Cowboys
  4. Indians
Grade 2 The Presidents
Where did George Washington live before and after he was president?
  1. Dallas
  2. Washington, D. C.
  3. New York City
  4. Mount Vernon
Grade 2 The Frontier
Many people were surprised to see Lewis & Clark when they returned home because they had been gone so long that people thought they had died.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 2 The Frontier
All of the Native American tribes Lewis & Clark met were very helpful to them.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 2 American Revolution
Paul Revere was born in 1934.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 2 Pre-Colonial Period
The most important food for the Southwest Indians were:
  1. pizza, french fries, cheeseburgers
  2. tacos, french fries, ice cream
  3. turkey,ham,steak
  4. corn, beans, squash
Grade 2 Civil War
Harriet Tubman                                                         .
  1. helped slaves get to freedom,via the underground railroad
  2. went to school and college
  3. played with white children
Grade 2 Civil Rights
Where was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. born?
  1. Jackson, Mississippi.
  2. El Paso, Texas.
  3. Atlanta, Georgia.
  4. New Orleans, Louisiana.
Grade 2 Democratic Foundations
Who wrote his name very large, fancy and centered on the Declaration of Independence because he wanted to be sure King George saw it.
  1. Benedict Arnold
  2. John Hancock
  3. George Washington
  4. Daniel Boone
Grade 2 Civil War
President Lincoln was the president that                       .
  1. talked a lot.
  2. freed the slaves.
  3. wrote the bus for free.
Grade 2 Civil Rights
How old was Sojourner Truth when she got sold, and for how much?
  1. Age 3 for $200
  2. Age 10 for $400
  3. Age 5 for $300
  4. Age 9 for $100
Grade 2 The Frontier
Eventually the                                                    was built and pioneers no longer had to travel by covered wagon.
  1. Steamboat Springs
  2. Prairie Schooner
  3. Transcontinental Railroad
  4. Transatlantic Byway
Grade 2 Civil Rights
Martin Luther King Jr. believed in using                 to make a difference.
  1. Nonviolence
  2. Violence
Grade 2 Pre-Colonial Period
Salmon, whale, and trout were very important foods for the
  1. Woodland Indians
  2. Southwest Indians
  3. Northwest Indians
  4. Plains Indians
Grade 2 Civil War
Abraham Lincoln was president during the Civil War.
  1. True
  2. False
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