US History Chapter 3 and 4 Test

Which of the following is an example of how the physical features of the United States posed challenges to its settlement?

• Large expanses of deserts made most of the nation's land uninhabitable

• Mountain ranges and deserts presented barriers to movement

• A harsh climate and poor soil discouraged the cultivation of land.

• A lack of major waterways prevented the development of major cities.

Which of the following best describes the land forms of the United States?

• a variety of rivers, plains, mountains, and plateaus

• mostly flat land with only one large mountain range

• an abundance of mountain ranges with little flat terrain

• mostly rolling hills to the east and flat land to the we

Which of the following would be considered a natural resource?

• Coal

• Cities

• People

• Factories

All of the following are true of United States' territorial expansion EXCEPT

• The United States doubled in size when it purchased land from France in 1803

• The United States' original 13 states had their birth in the American Revolution

• The United States annexed Texas after winning a war with Mexico in the mid-1800s

• The United States obtained Alaska and Hawaii after signing a treaty with Japan.

Which of these terms means an area with particular geographic, political, or cultural characteristics that set it apart from other areas?

• territory

• region

• land form

• civilization

Which of the following is the best definition of globalization?

• the spread of air pollution across national borders

• the formation of an alliance with neighboring nations

• the negotiation of a trade agreement between two nations

• the movement of people, ideas, and goods across national borders

The best definition of census is an official count of:

• a country’s population

• a small town’s inhabitants

• a country’s population and its number of livestock.

• a city’s visitors each year

Which of the following is an example of a territory the United States obtained through war rather than negotiation?

• Florida from Spain

• Alaska from Russia

• Texas and the American Southwest from Mexico

• the Oregon Territory from Great Britain

Which of the following best describes why the English Protestant Separatists sailed on the Mayflower to Virginia colony?

• The Separatists did not like the way the government was run in England.

• The Separatists wanted to establish new lives apart from their families in England

• The Separatists sought religious freedom and had broken away from the Church of England.

• The Separatists were a free-thinking group who wanted to explore new forms of art and self-expression.

In signing the Mayflower Compact, the passengers agreed to live in a “Civil Body Politic” and obey “just and equal Laws . . . for the general good of the Colony.” The Mayflower Compact is significant today because:

• it provided the first written framework for self-government in what is now the United States.

• it is a historical example of members of religious groups seeking to maintain peace and unity.

• it provided the first written framework for self-government ever written while at sea.

• it is the most well-known document from the 1600s that was written after input from multiple people.