Grade 11 - Virginia and United States History SOL Practice Test — Set 2 of 3
Set 2 of 3 — 50 more free Grade 11 - Virginia and United States History SOL practice questions from official VDOE released tests.
1. The different types of economies found in the original colonies were primarily a reflection of the —
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Answer: G — geography of the areas
2. John Locke’s ideas contributed to the Declaration of Independence because he influenced the belief in —
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Answer: B — self-government and natural rights
3. Major economic developments of the 1920s include: 1. Stock Market Crash 2. Excessive stock speculation 3. Increased availability of credit 4. Failure of the banking system What is the correct order?
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Answer: H — 3, 2, 1, 4
4. Which part of the national government controls the supply of money in the economy?
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Answer: D — Federal Reserve
5. Which New Deal program attempted to protect Americans from bank instability during the Great Depression?
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Answer: H — Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
6. What failed to carry out the ideals expressed in the Declaration of Independence?
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Answer: B — Dred Scott decision
7. How did the Great Awakening most influence the American Revolutionary movement?
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Answer: H — It challenged the established government order.
8. Which principle is shared by both the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution of the United States?
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Answer: B — Limited government
9. “It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is.” Which Supreme Court decision includes this quotation?
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Answer: F — Marbury v. Madison
10. Which factor was significant to the Cavaliers in the early colonization of eastern Virginia?
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Answer: B — Free land
11. During the American Revolution, this political cartoon by Benjamin Franklin depicted separate colonies as parts of a snake with the message “Join, or Die.” The purpose of the cartoon was to —
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Answer: C — encourage colonists to resolve their differences
12. One major element of George Washington’s military strategy during the American Revolution was avoiding —
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Answer: A — direct confrontations
13. The following powers are listed: The President can veto an act passed by Congress. Congress can override a veto by the President. Courts can declare a law unconstitutional. These powers are a result of —
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Answer: B — a system of constitutional checks and balances
14. Which amendment to the Constitution of the United States was directly influenced by the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom?
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Answer: A — 1st
15. The following positions are listed: Opposed the Bank of the United States Opposed the Jay Treaty with Great Britain Favored an economy based on agriculture Which early United States political party believed in these positions?
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Answer: D — Democratic-Republicans
16. One of the fundamental beliefs of Jacksonian Democracy was that —
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Answer: B — ordinary citizens should participate in politics
17. “So you’re the little woman who wrote the book that made this great war!” — President Abraham Lincoln, 1862 President Lincoln was speaking to —
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Answer: D — Harriet Beecher Stowe
18. Jefferson Davis played which role in the nation’s history?
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Answer: D — President of the Confederate States of America
19. Before the Civil War, slavery was prohibited in certain areas by the —
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Answer: D — Missouri Compromise
20. A diagram lists these post–Civil War accomplishments of one leader: Urged Southerners to reconcile and rejoin the United States Served as president of Washington College Which leader is described?
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Answer: C — Robert E. Lee
21. The Battle of Fort Sumter was a significant event in Civil War history because it was the first —
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Answer: D — military confrontation of the Civil War
22. A timeline is divided into four numbered sections: 1. Civil War 2. Early Reconstruction following the Civil War 3. Radical Reconstruction, including congressional civil rights laws 4. End of Reconstruction The assassination of President Abraham Lincoln occurred during which section?
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Answer: B — 2
23. Which civil rights leader believed African Americans could earn equality by learning vocational skills?
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Answer: C — Booker T. Washington
24. The newspaper headline “SUBMARINE SINKS LUSITANIA! WILSON SAYS SITUATION GRAVE!” affected the United States by eventually leading to —
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Answer: C — entry into World War I
25. Which type of music was popularized by radio in the 1920s?
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Answer: A — Jazz
26. A 1912 photograph titled Doffer and Spinner Boys in Seaconnet Mill shows young children working long hours in dangerous factory conditions. This photograph demonstrates conditions exposed by a —
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Answer: B — muckraker
27. What was one result of the Federal Reserve’s failure to prevent the collapse of the banking system prior to the Great Depression?
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Answer: A — The money supply contracted.
28. Which action kept the United States from joining the League of Nations?
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Answer: C — Opposition in the Senate
29. After the start of World War II, the Lend-Lease Act allowed the United States to —
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Answer: B — assist the Allied powers
30. A diagram shows: Onset of World War II → Labor shortages → Changing roles for many women in America Which factor best completes this sequence?
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Answer: B — Labor shortages
31. The following measures were used during World War II: War bond drives Rationing Wage and price controls These measures served to —
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Answer: A — maintain supplies for the war effort
32. A historical emblem associated with the women’s suffrage movement symbolizes the struggles of women to —
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Answer: D — earn the right to vote
33. Which aspect of American life was most challenged by the passage of the 19th Amendment?
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Answer: B — Role of women
34. The table shows increases in registered minority voters after 1960: Georgia: 29.3% (1960) → 57.2% (1970) Arkansas: 38.0% (1960) → 82.3% (1970) Which president signed the 1965 legislation that made these changes possible?
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Answer: D — Lyndon B. Johnson
35. Which conflict best represents an application of the containment policy?
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Answer: D — Vietnam War
36. A political map of the Eastern Hemisphere during the 1980s highlights a large communist nation in Eastern Europe and northern Asia. Which country did President Ronald Reagan describe as an “evil empire”?
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Answer: B — Soviet Union
37. Immigration push factors are conditions that cause people to leave their home country. One push factor for many immigrants to the United States is a —
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Answer: D — lack of employment opportunities
38. “To deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and around the world, to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools, and for other purposes.” This excerpt describes the purpose of the —
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Answer: A — Patriot Act
39. The collapse of communism in the late 1980s led to the reunification of —
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Answer: A — Germany
40. A July 11, 1995 headline reads: “President Announces Normalization of Relations with Vietnam.” Which president made this announcement?
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Answer: D — William Clinton
41. In recent years, advances in technology have changed employers’ expectations so that most United States employers now —
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Answer: B — expect their employees to have computer skills
42. How has the Internet affected the lives of rural Americans?
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Answer: C — By providing better access to information
43. Which regions are the source of most recent immigration to the United States?
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Answer: B — Asia and Latin America
44. A firsthand account from 1853 describes crossing Indian Territory near present-day Baxter Springs while guarding cattle to prevent stampedes. This description concerns the —
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Answer: A — transportation of cattle to markets in the Midwest
45. The Open Door Policy was important to United States merchants because its goal was to —
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Answer: A — ensure freedom of trade with China
46. During the 19th century, Chinese immigrants played a major role in the —
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Answer: A — building of the Transcontinental Railroad
47. Wreckage along the beaches of Normandy, France, shown after June 1944, resulted from a large-scale Allied invasion intended to —
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Answer: B — liberate Europe
48. The Battle of Stalingrad was significant because Germany was —
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Answer: B — denied access to valuable oil resources
49. The Soviet Union built the Berlin Wall in 1961 in order to —
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Answer: C — prevent escape of Eastern Europeans to the West
50. The following leaders are listed: 1. Patrick Henry 2. George Mason 3. James Madison 4. George Washington Which leaders opposed ratification of the Constitution of 1787?
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Answer: C — 1 and 3
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