US History/Geography Quiz

If you live in a forest, you are likely to build a...

• stone house

• wooden house

• tent

• brick house

Which kind of native americans were nomads?

• Woodlands Tribes

• Plains Tribes

• Northwest Tribes

• Desert Tribes

The New England colonies didn't have good farming. This is most likely because...

• the soil wasn't good enough

• there were too many trees

• the farmers made alcohol

• the southern colonies farmed, so there was no need to

What level of economic activity is alcohol production?

• Primary

• Secondary

• Tertiary

What was one of the economic activities that the Middle Colonies did?

• manufacturing

• tobacco

• lumber

• banking

If you live in North American colony, and your first language is French, what country controls your colony?

• United Kingdom

• Spain

• France

• Portugal

What did Columbus not expect to find on his journey?

• A new continent

• a route to India

What obstacle did the first colonies have to overcome?

• Food shortages and cold winters

• Attacks from the natives

• Civil wars and mutiny

The colonies near the coast focused on ____________ economic activities.

• primary

• secondary

• tertiary

The new United States of America claimed all of the land until the...

• Mississippi River

• Interior Lowlands

• Appalachian Mountains

• Great Lakes