BOY US History 8th grade texas

What bodies of water are in the black box on this map?

• Great Lakes

• The Gulf of Mexico

• The Hudson Bay

• The Mississippi and Missouri

What country directly borders the US to the south?

• Mexico

• Canada

• New York

• Cuba

Which ocean is marked by the star?

• Indian
• Pacific
• Atlantic
• Southern

What region is this

• Rocky Mountains
• Appalachian Highlands
• Basin and Range
• Interior Lowlands

What river is located where the 1 is?

• Ohio River
• Hudson River
• Rio Grande
• Mississippi River

The Pacific Ocean is located along which United States coast?

• North

• South

• East

• West

What were the three reasons for European exploration?

• Game, God, Glory

• Glory, Fame, and God

• God, Glory, and Gold

• Gifts, Greatness, Glory

Who were the three main powerful countries that were involved in the Age of Exploration?

• Spain, Germany, and France
• England, Spain, & France
• Italy, Spain, and Portugal
• Portugal, Ireland, & France

The Puritans landed at Plymouth Rock in the year...

• 1607

• 1620

• 1776

• 1600

Why did the Pilgrims come to the Americas and settle in Plymouth? 

• They were trying to set up a base protect England from Spain. 
• They meant to sail to Africa, but turned west when they caught site of the Spanish Amanda. 
• They wanted to go to a place where they could invent "fidget spinners."
• They wanted a place where they could worship freely.