Unit 1 Review AH

Unit 1 Review

Multiple Choice

What was the main reason the French wanted to go to war with England that eventually led to the beginning of the French and Indian War?

• 1. Spain promised France an alliance if they went to war with England. 

• 1. The Spanish were encroaching on their territory. 

• 1. They wanted to link New France to their settlements in Louisiana and along the Mississippi.

• 1. None of the above

Multiple Choice

1. Juan Ponce de Leon found what future US State whose name translates to “flowery”? 

• Florida

• 1. Carolina

• Louisiana

• 1. Mississippi

Multiple Choice

1. All of these are ways in which Native Americans used their environment around them to survive EXCEPT for?

• 1. Fishing

• 1. Farming

• 1. Hunting

• Sports

Multiple Choice

What was the name of the trading post Samuel de Champlain set up in Canada?

• Boston

• 1. San Salvador

• 1. New York

• Quebec

Multiple Choice

Which man lead a corps of some 600 frontiersmen known for being extremely skilled at wilderness fighting?

• James Mattis

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Robert Rogers

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

Multiple Choice

What town was made famous as being one of the first settlements for England and for settling on a swamp?

• New York

• Jamestown

• Boston

• New Amsterdam

Multiple Choice

Which year did Columbus set out on his mission to find Asia?

• 1492

• 1776

• 1804

• None of the above

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the land bridge that connected Asia and North America between 10,000 and 20,000 years ago?

• Canada

• Bostonia

• Beringia

• America

Multiple Choice

Queen Anne’s War unleashed men known as what onto the waters of the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. They were also known as legal pirates.

• Sailors

• Privateers

• Midshipmen

• Maruaders

Multiple Choice

What is the main reason the English were able to win the French and Indian War?

• They had great quantities of food of all sorts for provisioning armies in the field.

• They had a superior Navy from Nigeria that constantly attacked French forts.

• King George II struck a deal with King Louis XV to end the fighting immediately.

• The English bribed the French with gold to stop fighting them.