Search Header Logo

FINAL EXAM UNIT 1 REVIEW

Authored by Jacob Burtch

History

8th Grade

Used 13+ times

FINAL EXAM UNIT 1 REVIEW
AI

AI Actions

Add similar questions

Adjust reading levels

Convert to real-world scenario

Translate activity

More...

    Content View

    Student View

48 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

How do scientists think people first arrived in North America?

After the Ice Age, glaciers melted and people came in small boats.
During the Ice Age, the sea froze and people crossed the ice.
After the Ice Age, glaciers melted and people crossed land.
During the Ice Age, the sea level dropped and people crossed land.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Why were the many searches for a Northwest Passage significant?

They caused France and Italy to claim land.
They raised European interest in North America.
They led French, Italian, and Dutch sailors to sail for other nations.
They resulted in better maps of South America.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What was the significance of finding a sea route to Asia?

It gave Europeans the opportunity to hold political positions in foreign lands.
It allowed Europeans to bypass merchants who monopolized trade.
It introduced Europeans to new investors who would support exploration.
It showed Europeans that interactions with Asians were nothing new.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What type of document gave English settlers permission to start a colony?

deed
title
lease
charter

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Why did colonists in need of cheap labor turn to slaves from West Africa?

West African slaves had already built up immunity to European diseases.
Sugar plantation owners and tobacco farmers needed slaves familiar with agriculture.
The pope had promoted the use of West African slaves in Catholic lands.
The Portuguese government had legalized the sale of slaves in its colonies.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

The term African Diaspora refers to the

harsh voyage taken by slaves across the Atlantic Ocean.
forced labor of West Africans in mines and on farms and plantations.
scattering of enslaved Africans all across the New World.
regulation of slave treatment and behavior by colonial lawmakers.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Why did the population of Jamestown plummet between 1609 and the spring of 1610?

The Algonquian Indians attacked and burned down much of the colony.
The London Company closed the settlement because it wasn’t making a profit.
A combination of famine, disease, and a harsh winter killed many in the colony.
Infertile soil caused many settlers to seek better farmland in the middle colonies.

Access all questions and much more by creating a free account

Create resources

Host any resource

Get auto-graded reports

Google

Continue with Google

Email

Continue with Email

Classlink

Continue with Classlink

Clever

Continue with Clever

or continue with

Microsoft

Microsoft

Apple

Apple

Others

Others

Already have an account?