PHS USH Unit 1 Foundations Quiz Practice

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

• 1. 20%

• 1. 40%

• 1. 70%

• 1. 90%

1. What major indigenous city is now located in present-day Mexico City?

• 1. Cahokia

• 1. Tenochtitlan

• 1. Chaco Canyon

• 1. Isleta Pueblo

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

• 1. Ferdinand Magellan

• 1. Christopher Columbus

• 1. Marco Polo

• 1. Amerigo Vespucci

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

• 1. Great Britain

• 1. France

• 1. Spain

• 1. Italy

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

• 1. Jamestown

• 1. Plymouth

• 1. Roanoke

• 1. St. Augustine

1. What was the name of the first battle of the American Revolution?

• 1. Lexington and Concord

• 1. Boston and Raleigh

• 1. St. Augustine and Jamestown

• 1. New York and Plymouth

1. 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?

• 1. Boston Massacre

• 1. New York Massacre

• 1. Trail of Tears

• 1. Jamestown Massacre

1. Who was the first President of the United States?

• 1. James Madison

• 1. George Washington

• 1. Benjamin Franklin

• 1. Thomas Jefferson

1. While some advocated for the ratification of the Constitution, others were in support of which document as a framework for the U.S. government.

• 1. The Articles of Confederation

• 1. The Magna Carta

• 1. The Federalist Papers

• 1. The Declaration of Independence

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

• 1. The Black Hawks

• 1. The Federalists

• 1. The War Hawks

• 1. The Anti-Federalists