Communities Build a Nation

Which of the following would be added to the Early Spanish Communities column?

• Quivira
• St. Lawrence region
• Mission San Antonio de Valero

How did the Founding Fathers help the country expand? 

• They purchased land from Great Britain so that they could build the 13 colonies.
• They helped write the Declaration of Independence and the United States   Constitution.
• They designed and built Washington, D.C. as the new national capital.

What did settlers in the Georgia colony do to enable communication with local Creek American Indians? 

• They created a new language that they both could speak
• They forced the Creek American Indians to speak English.
• They used Mary Musgrove as an interpreter for both groups.

Which two events on the timeline occurred about four decades apart? ( A decades is 10 years)

• Christopher Columbus sailed to the Americas and Henry Hudson   discovered the Hudson River.
• Jacques Cartier sailed the St. Lawrence River and Henry Hudson   discovered the Hudson River.
• Christopher Columbus sailed to the Americas and Jacques Cartier sailed   the St. Lawrence River.

Who surveyed the land on which Washington, D.C. was built? 

• Benjamin Banneker
• George Washington
• Pierre L’Enfant

How did Benjamin Franklin improve safety in the city of Philadelphia? 

• He began Philadelphia’s first fire department
• He befriended American Indians as a peaceful Quaker.
• He built a fort to protect the city from attack.

How did Juan de Oñate contribute to creating new communities? 

• He discovered the legendary city of Cibola.
• He colonized the Southwest while looking for Quivira.
• He built missions and presidios in California.

What event helped cause the colonists to write the Declaration of Independence? 

• The American Revolution had started between the colonists and   Great Britain.
• Great Britain had rejected the idea of creating Washington, D.C.   as the capital.
• The Mayflower Compact had just expired and a new government   was needed.

Which of the following describes the United States Constitution? 

• It was written as a new plan of government.
• It was a treaty to end the American Revolution
• It listed complaints against the British king.

What effect did Christopher Columbus’s voyage across the Atlantic Ocean have on existing communities? 

• He was able to trade for spices and herbs when he finally reached China
• He and his men spread diseases to the Taino people living on Hispaniola.
• He set up missions to teach religion to the American Indians.