Review 7th Grade Social Studies

According to the theory on which this map below is based, from which continent did hunters migrate to North America?

• Europe

• South America

• Africa

• Asia

One widely accepted theory suggests that the ancestors of Native American Indians migrated to the Americas by crossing the

• Pacific Ocean

• Bering Land Bridge

• Bering Sea

• Atlantic Ocean

Many anthropologists believe that the Paleo-Indians crossed into America in order to...

• search for the Northwest Passage.

• escape religious persecution.

• hunt migrating animals for food.

• capture natives people of this region.

What was the major cause of death among Native American Indians after contact with European explorers?

• Spain’s empire in the New World declined.

• Diseases were spread to native populations.

• The African slave trade ended.

• Native American Indian populations continued to increase.

What do you call the widespread transfer of plants, animals, people, and diseases starting in the late 1400s?

• World War II

• The Abolitionist Movement

• Columbian Exchange

• Migration

What colonial region grew cash crops such as tobacco and indigo?

• New England

• Middle

• Southern

• Missouri Territory

Which colonial region grew staple crops such as wheat and rye?

• New England

• Middle

• Southern

• Missouri Territory

Which of the following best explains the differences in economic activities between the colonies?

• Differences in climate and environment among the colonies.

• Differences among the colonies' political structure and government.

• Differences between which European countries controlled each colony.

• Differences among the language and religion of each colony.

Which country did the 13 colonies declare their independence from on July 4, 1776?

• Germany

• England

• France

• Portugal

Based on Paul Revere's engraving of the Boston Massacre in 1770, who was to NOT blame for this event? 

• The American Colonists.

• The British Redcoats.

• The King of England.

• The French Navy.