U.S. History Quarter 1 Test Practice Part 1

Why do we know so little about early Native American cultures?

• European diseases killed off many Native American cultures, and many tribes did not have written language, so historical evidence is limited.

• Little funding has been raised to financially support archaeological digs of ancient Native American sites.

• The nomadic tribes burned all documents and selected artifacts before they moved to new locations, so no information was available.

• Archaeologists did not recognize the benefits of learning about native cultures until the late 1990s after most information was lost.

What effect did the geography and climate of America have on the culture of Native American Groups?

• It determined whether or not they could record a written history of their people

• It caused all native tribes to be the same

• It impacted material and intellectual culture: what they used for shelter, clothes, and religion.

• It was responsible for their disappearance long before European explorers arrived

What primarily motivated European nations to finance voyages of exploration in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries?

• a desire for riches, knowledge, and power

• a desire to spread democracy

• the need for additional land

• the need to educate Native Americans

Choose all the options that correctly describe the positive and negative impacts of the Columbian Exchange on the “New World” (The Americas) and “Old World” (Europe):

• Exchange of food/ crops and animals

• Resulted in the discovery of new plants that were used to cure the Plague in Europe

• Native people were enslaved and died in large numbers when exposed to illnesses from Europe

• Growing Economy for the Old World; New World used as an abundant source of raw materials and labor

• Growing Economy for the New World; Native American tribes took advantage of European explorers who did not know the resources and their value in the New World.

What was the reason for Nomadic Native Tribes coming to the Americas?

• To make a profit from new resources

• Access to food

• Religious Freedom

Thousands of English Puritans arrived in Massachusetts Bay during the Great Migration. Why were they coming to the colony?

• They came to get rich from the gold found in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

• They came to find jobs in the factories in the north.

• They fled from religious persecution in England.

• They left because of a shortage of food in England.

What best describes the relationship between geography and economics in the British colonies?

• All of the colonies benefited from having good soil and a long growing season.

• The diverse geography of the colonies encouraged different economic pursuits.

• The geography of the colonies had little influence on the economies that developed.

• Most of the colonies developed similar economies because they all had similar geography.

Why did slavery replace indentured servitude in the colonies as time went on?

• Indentured servants left plantations at the end of their servitude

• Plantation owners were able to convert slaves to Christianity

• Indentured servant often rebelled violently

• Slaves were more intelligent and could be easily trained to undertake plantation jobs.

Which statement accurately describes the impact of the French and Indian War on the British and the colonies?

• The British were able to kill most Native Americans which left the frontier open for the colonists to settle.

• The British were able to convert Native tribes into English citizens.

• The British and North American colonies improved relations with each other after working together in the war to defeat the French.

• The British gained land, but lost a lot of money, leading them to tax the colonies.

What did radical colonists and radical writings such as Common Sense urge the colonists to do?

• pay taxes to help Britain eliminate debt from the French and Indian War

• move out into the frontier and live among the Natives.

• declare independence and establish a republic

• insist upon having representation in the British Parliament