Milestones SS Places Review PPT

1. The Grand Canyon is located in ________________________.A) ColoradoB) New MexicoC) CaliforniaD) Arizona

2. 2. At the end of the Civil War, Lee surrendered to Grant at ___________________.A) GettysburgB) Harper’s FerryC) Appomattox CourthouseD) Sharpsburg

3. 3. The steel industry is centered in _________________________.A) Montgomery, ALB) Pittsburgh, PAC) Gettysburg, PAD) Kitty Hawk, NC

4. 4. Before the Civil War, John Brown stole guns and ammunition at _______________.A) GettysburgB) the March to the SeaC) Harper’s FerryD) Appomattox Courthouse

5. 5. The first shots of the Civil War were fired at _______________________.A) GettysburgB) Fort SumterC) SavannahD) Appomattox Courthouse

6. 6. Theodore Roosevelt oversaw the building of the ___________________ as a passageway for ships to move between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.A) Grand CanyonB) New York BridgeC) Panama CanalD) Roosevelt Canal

7. 7. The ____________________ is a desert located in California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Nevada.A) Mojave DesertB) Colorado DesertC) Southwestern DesertD) Chisholm Desert

8. 8. The battle at __________________ was a turning point in the Civil War.A) Appomattox CourthouseB) Harper’s FerryC) Fort SumterD) Gettysburg

9. The ____________________ is a very salty lake in southern California.A) Colorado RiverB) Great LakeC) Salton SeaD) Great Salt Lake

10. 10. The ________________________ is a the largest lake and it is in Utah.A) Salton SeaB) Great Salt LakeC) Great Utah LakeD) Great Lake

11. 11. The Wright Brothers tested their airplane along the beaches in _______________.A) Montgomery, AlabamaB) Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaC) Gettysburg, PennsylvaniaD) Kitty hawk, North Carolina

12. 12. Immigrants came to the United States and passed through _________________.A) Ellis Island and Angel IslandB) Chisholm TrailC) VirginiaD) Kitty hawk, North Carolina

13. The Spanish American War was fought in ________________.A) SpainB) CubaC) the United StatesD) Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

14. 14. An island close to Japan that was captured by the US during WWII is called _________________________.A) HawaiiB) CubaC) Iwo JimaD) Bahamas

15. The United States bombed _______ to end WWII.A) Germany and EnglandB) Italy and FranceC) England and France • D) Hiroshima and Nagasaki

16. 16. Allied troops landed in _________________, France on D-day.A) ParisB) NormandyC) BerlinD) London

17. 17. Sherman’s March to the Sea started in ____________________.A) AtlantaB) South CarolinaC) GettysburgD) Appomattox Courthouse

18. 18. The home of the Civil Rights movement is said to be ___________________.A) Atlanta, GeorgiaB) Fort SumterC) Montgomery, AlabamaD) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

19. 19. Cattle were moved to the railheads along the _____________________.A) March to the SeaB) Colorado RiverC) Chisholm TrailD) Lewis and Clark Trail

20. 20. The cattle trails led to _________________________.A) CaliforniaB) the westC) goldD) railheads

21. 21. The Harlem Renaissance was started in _________________________.A) New York CityB) GeorgiaC) CaliforniaD) Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

22. 22. In Arizona, the _____________________ was formed by the Colorado River.A) Great Salt LakeB) Salton SeaC) Chisholm TrailD) Grand Canyon

23. 23. The Japanese bombed _____________ to bring the US into WWII.A) New York CityB) Pearl HarborC) Fort SumterD) Ellis Island

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