AMS 6th Grade EOY Review

In a democratic society citizens can influence government by

• going to church

• participating in the political process

• opening a business

• getting married

In the 1500s the Aztec Empire in Central America was conquered by Spanish soldiers led by

• Vasco de Gama

• Montezuma

• Hernan Cortes

• Christopher Columbus

Rivers, climate, and natural resources are all examples of

• culture

• civic duties

• civilizations

• geographic factors

Which motive best explains why Europeans explored the Americas?

• To promote free enterprise

• To extend democracy

• To expand empires

• To found utopian communities

Which factors encouraged the development of an agricultural economy in the southern colonies?

• Mild summers, thin soil, and the region's proximity to the ocean

• A cold climate, rocky soil, and abundant rainfall

• A mild climate, rich soil, and a long growing season

• Warm summers, cold winters, and little rainfall

Trade patterns, known as the triangular trade, most directly encouraged the

• development of the lumber industry

• increase in the factory system

• rise of protective tariffs

• growth of the plantation system

Which American colonies were a primary exporter of lumber, whale oil, iron, and furs to Great Britain?

• Southern Colonies

• New England Colonies

• West Indian Colonies

• Middle Colonies

Which of the following statements accurately compares the role of citizens in the United States with the role of citizens from nonrepresentative governments?

• Citizens in the United States have fewer freedoms than citizens from nonrepresentative governments

• Citizens in the United States pay more taxes than citizens from nonrepresentative governments

• Citizens in the United States and citizens from nonrepresentative governments always have the right to vote

• Citizens in the United States have more opportunities to participate in governments than citizens from nonrepresentative governments

Mestizos are people of mixed Native American and Spanish ancestry. Where do mestizos make up a large part of the population?

• Bermuda and Puerto Rico

• Canada and Spain

• Mexico and Central America

• United States and France

What do buildings reveal about Spain's purposes for establishing colonies in the Americas?

• They planned to conquer the American Indians

• Then wanted to copy American Indian architecture

• They hoped to convert American Indians to Christianity

• They expected to trade extensively with American Indians