7th Grade Year End Review

A society that shares language, territory, customs and an economy is called a

• city-state

• civilization

• pueblo

• settlements

What was the main purpose of the Iroquois League?

• to stop the fighting between the tribes

• to explore the ocean off the eastern coast of North America

• to seize the land of the Algonquins

• to wage war against the British colonists

A moment in history that marks a decisive change is known as

• established era

• the American system

• a turning point

• petition

What effect did the Columbian Exchange have on Native Americans?

• the Europeans did not introduce any new plants or animals

• the Natives readily gave up their territory to Europeans

• the diseases brought by Europeans caused massive amounts of deaths

• many Native Americans wanted to leave and settle in Europe

French colonists who lived and worked in Native American lands were known as

• Protestants

• Pilgrims

• mountain men

• coureurs de bois

French and Dutch colonists became rivals over which of the following?

• the fur trade in North America

• the islands in the Caribbean Sea

• the settlements along the Saint Lawrence River

• the area around the town of New Orleans

The first attempt by the English to establish a North American colony was located at

• Plymouth

• Jamestown

• Massachusetts Bay

• Roanoke Island

A major problem for the colonists at Jamestown was

• no waterways to use for fishing

• there were no Natives to help them

• the colony was built in a swamp

• the French had already established a colony nearby

People who pledged to work for a master for a period of time until they paid off the cost of their voyage were called

• slaves

• separatists

• reformers

• indentured servants

What was the main reason that Thomas Hooker and Roger Williams left Massachusetts Colony to begin other colonies?

• the population was running out of room

• the Puritans offered them money to leave and take people with them

• they believed that God told them to leave

• they disagreed with the power of the Puritan church