PHS Unit 1 Content Quiz Review

Roughly what percentage of the Native American population in North America died due to disease during colonization?

• 20%

• 40%

• 70%

• 90%

What major Indigenous city is now located in present-day Mexico City?

• Cahokia

• Tenochtitlan

• Chaco Canyon

• Isleta Pueblo

What is the name of the Italian explorer that opened up European colonization to the Americas?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Christopher Columbus

• Marco Polo

• Amerigo Vespucci

Which European nation was NOT involved in the colonization of the Americas?

• The British

• The French

• The Spanish

• The Italians

What was the name of the British colony in North America that mysteriously disappeared?

• Jamestown

• Plymouth

• Roanoke

• St. Augustine

What was the location of the first battle of the American Revolution?

• Lexington and Concord

• Boston and Raleigh

• St. Augustine and Jamestown

• New York and Plymouth

What was the name of the event where colonists threw rocks, stones, and snowballs at British soldiers which led to the deaths of five men?

• Boston Massacre

• New York Massacre

• Plymouth Massacre

• Jamestown Massacre

Who was the first President of the United States?

• James Madison

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

While some advocated for the ratification of the Constitution, others were in support of which document?

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Magna Carta

• The Federalist Papers

• The Declaration of Independence

What was the name of the group of congressmen who were in favor of going to war with the British in 1812?

• The Black Hawks

• The Federalists

• The War Hawks

• The Anti-Federalists