1st semester quiz

Which was a result of the introduction of the horse to North America by the Spanish?

• Pacific Northwest Indians drove the Spanish off their lands.

• Eastern Woodland Indians could plow their fields more quickly.

• Southwestern Indians no longer needed to farm.

• Plains Indians could hunt more efficiently.

Which describes a geographic reason for the differences in the way Native American groups lived?

• Tall mountains and wide rivers prevented any contact or trade between native American groups.

• As they came in contact with people in different parts of the continent, Native Americans copied what they saw.

• Native American groups chose where to live based on the climate and terrain they preferred.

• As people spread across North America, they adapted to the different kinds of terrain and climate they found.

Which explains why African slaves were brought to the Americas?

• to fill the large need for workers on sugar plantations

• to supply miners to the gold mines in Mexico

• to provide workers for textile factories in New England

• to rid the African continent of its unemployed population

Why were fifteenth-century Europeans so eager to find a sea route to East Asia?

• They wanted an easier, shorter path to the riches of East Asia.

• hey wanted to transport European emigrants to East Asia.

• They were eager to learn about Asian cultures and religions.

• They wanted to export African slaves to China and Japan.

Which had the biggest influence on the way people lived and worked in different regions of the British North American colonies?

• personality and character

• education and money

• geography and climate

• family background and skills

Which were major reasons that many people left England and came to the American colonies?

• a growing upper class and a shrinking population in America

• interest in getting rich quickly and escaping arrest

• desire for adventure and interest in exploration

• widespread poverty and a growing population in England

Which was a major cause of the French and Indian War?

• destruction of British warships on the Great Lakes

• disagreements between England and its colonies over taxation

• competition between France and England for land and power

• waves of French settlers pouring into the Mississippi Valley

What was the Stamp Act?

• a tax the British imposed on the colonies to help pay off their debt

• a British law against charging colonists for postal service

• a British restriction on colonists moving west

• a means of making colonial post offices profitable

Which country most directly helped the Americans win the Revolutionary War?

• Netherlands

• Scotland

• France

• Mexico

Which was an important part of the Northwest Ordinance?

• It required that townships set aside land for public schools.

• It banned non-Christian religions from all new states.

• It allowed the ownership of slaves in all new territories.

• It ceded the Ohio Valley to France and its Indian allies.