Midterm Review Grade 7

Why did Native Americans develop different housing and different cultures?

• They came from different parts of the world.

• They followed written traditions.

• They wanted to be distinct from other groups.

• They adapted to their environment differently.

What was the Columbian Exchange?

• It was benefits of exploration of Asia by Europeans.

• It was the effect of the Middle Passage on America.

• It was the introduction of Southern products in North America.

• It was interaction of cultures between the Western & Eastern hemispheres.

How did the Columbian Exchange negatively affect Native Americans?

• Natives had to relocate to other land areas.

• Natives were sent to work in Europe in large numbers.

• Natives died from diseases brought over by Europeans.

• Natives died of starvation because Europeans took their food source.

Which group experienced the horrors of the Middle Passage?

• Pilgrims on the Mayflower.

• Native American Indians traveling with French fur traders.

• Passengers on the Underground Railroad

• Enslaved Africans during their boat trips to the Americans.

Why were colonists angered after the French & Indian War with the Proclamation Act of 1763?

• It took too much land from Canada.

• It gave Florida to the French.

• It limited their freedom to settle west.

• It protected them from Native American attacks.

What did the Benjamin Franklin cut up colonial regions snake "Join or Die" slogan provide?

• It showed that colonies would be stronger united.

• It showed that any colony not united would be attacked.

• It showed that colonies would be better independent.

• It showed that if the colonies are not united, they are not loyal.

Where was the British strategy to win the American Revolution foiled(destroyed)?

• When G. Washington planned to evacuate New York City.

• When there were colonial attempts to capture Montreal, Canada

• In New York, where the British tried to divide the colonies.

• When the British army was more successful than the Colonial Army.

How was the Battle of Saratoga, New York a turning point in the American Revolution?

• The British were successful in splitting the colonies in half.

• The Americans gained support from the French.

• Spain formed an alliance with the British.

• The French began to support the British.

How did the U.S. grow in size westward after 1783?

• The French & Indian War 1763

• The Battle of Saratoga 1771

• The Albany Plan of Union 1754.

• The Treaty of Paris 1783.

What was the overall point of view regarding the Articles of Confederation?

• The A.O.C. increased trade related to shipwrecks.

• The A.O.C. created a powerful central government that took away people's rights.

• The A.O.C. failed to create a central government strong enough to respond to the nation's problems.

• The A.O.C. was able to unify the new nation.