Unit 2 Illinois Connections Test

Which of the following statements best explains why the Native Americans settled along waterways?

• The land was beautiful.
• The rivers were used for fresh water, fishing, travel, and trading.
• The soil was good for mound building.
• It was too difficult to explore other lands.

Archaeologists believe that the Mississippians did NOT use their mounds as...

• burial sites
• temples
• trading posts
• homes for leaders

Which statement BEST describes LaSalle's exploration?

• He turned back when he encountered the Spanish.
• He led his troops against Chief Pontiac.
• He discovered the Northwest Passage.
• He traveled the Mississippi as far as the Gulf of Mexico.

What caused the French and Indian War?

• The French and British both claimed the lands in the Ohio Valley.
• The Native Americans hated the British.
• It was a result of the Seven Years War.
• The British and French wanted to stop the Spanish from trading.

Chief Pontiac united the tribes of the Great Lakes against the British because.....

• he was an ally of the French.
• the British had broken their promise to settle certain lands.
• he was an ally of the colonists.
• he wanted the Great Lakes tribes to control North America.

George Rodgers Clark led the troops against the...

• Illiniweks
• Ottawa
• British
• French 

Archaeologist study _________ made by people long ago.

• neutrals
• watersheds
• artifacts
• surplus

A ___________ is the land surrounding the a river and all its tributaries. 

• surplus
• portage
• neutral
• watershed

Explorers sometimes had to _________ their canoes and supplies between rivers,

• artifact
• portage
• surplus
• watershed

Some people refused to take sides and remained __________, during the war.

• artifact
• surplus
• neutral
• watershed