Social Studies - 3rd Six Weeks Review

How did Sequoyah help the Cherokee community meet its needs?

• He served in the United States government.

• He helped establish the Iroquois Confederacy.

• He celebrated Thanksgiving with English colonists.

• He invented a writing system for the Cherokee language.

Which of the following is an example of the Iroquois people adapting to their physical environment?

• Using rivers for fishing and traveling

• Establishing the Iroquois Confederacy

• Performing traditional songs and dances

• Sharing long houses with other families

Where did Christopher Columbus help establish new communities?

• In present-day San Francisco

• On the island of Hispaniola

• Along the St. Lawrence River

• In the Great Lakes region

Which explorer established the new community of Quebec City?

• Christopher Columbus

• Samuel de Champlain

• Jean Nicolet

• Sir Francis Drake

Where did explorer Juan de Oñate establish a new community?

• Florida

• California

• New México

• Virginia

What did the Spanish settlers build to teach religion and Spanish culture to American Indians in the Southwest?

• Pueblos

• Presidios

• Forts

• Missions

How did Don Pedro Menéndez de Avilés and his settlers provide security for their new community?

• They built a fort on an area of land protected from the ocean.

• They built a mission to train American Indians to be soldiers for them.

• They discovered the legendary Fountain of Youth and stayed young.

• They discovered Cibola and used its vast wealth to pay off attackers.

What explorer turned St. Louis into a center for fur trading?

• Jacques Cartier

• Robert de La Salle

• Pierre Laclede

• Samuel de Champlain

The Roanoke Colony lasted less than three ─

• days

• years

• decades

• centuries

In what way did Benjamin Franklin contribute to creating the United States?

• He helped William Penn settle the new colony of Pennsylvania.

• He helped negotiate the sale of the Louisiana Purchase from France.

• He helped write the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution.

• He explored the Mississippi River and set up new communities along the way.