Social Studies Review

According to the land bridge theory, from which continent did early people cross into North America?

• Africa

• Asia

• Europe

• South America

Which European nation sponsored Columbus's expedition across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492?

• England

• France

• Portugal

• Spain

Why was the Treaty of Paris important?

• It restored trade with Britain

• It divided the Northwest Territory

• It officially ended the Revolutionary War

• It stated slavery would not be allowed in the Northwest Territory

What caused the colonists to call themselves Patriots or Loyalists?

• the colonial region in which they lived

• whether they supported independence from Britain

• the country from which they or their ancestors came

• whether they paid British taxes

Which of the following was the main reason that Columbus sailed west from Europe?

• to find a more direct water route to Asia

• to set up colonies

• to spread the Catholic religion

• to discover new continents

Which of these countries supported the Americans during the Revolutionary War?

• France

• Germany

• Ireland

• Mexico

What was the main reason that enslaved African Americans fought in the Revolutionary War?

• They had signed treaties with the British

• They were promised their freedom in return

• They preferred being British citizens

• They were promised western lands in return

What was England's first permanent settlement in North America?

• Roanoke

• Plymouth

• New Amsterdam

• Jamestown

What was one major cause of the French and Indian War?

• France and Britain both claimed the same lands in North America

• American colonists wanted independence from Britain

• Native Americans did not like French people settling on western lands

• The British government passed new tax laws in the colonies

What did the British government do to help pay the costs of the French and Indian War?

• It printed colonial currency

• It forced the colonists to trade only with Britain

• It passed new tax laws for the colonies

• It sold western lands to settlers