13 Colonies Exam

The first people in the Americas were known as

• Pueblo

• Hopewell

• Anasazi

• Paleo-Indians

• Cherokee

Hernan Cortes and Francisco Pizzaro were

• Merchants

• Politicians

• Conquistadors

• Russians

• Portugese

Which one of these things was most important to Christopher Columbus?

• Meeting new civilizations

• Exploring new territories

• Converting native people to Judaism

• Finding a shorter route to Africa

• Finding gold and wealth

The first successful permanent British colony in North America was located at

• Plymouth, Massachusetts

• Roanoke Island, North Carolina

• Jamestown, Virginia

• New London Connecticut

• Gary, Indiana

This person introduced tobacco to the Jamestown colony making it profitable.

• Pocahontas

• John Rolfe

• John Smith

• Roger Marlboro

• William Bradford

The Thanksgiving holiday tradition owes much to which Indian tribe?

• Powatan

• Seminole

• Sioux

• Wampanoag

• Cheyenne

As Prime Minister of England, this man hired colonists to fight for the British army during the French and Indian War

• William Pitt

• George Grenville

• King George III

• Charles Townshend

What is the name of the brutal ocean journey that was endured by slaves?

• Slave Passage

• Atlantic Trade Route

• Columbian Exchange

• Ocean Crossing

• Middle Passage

Which treaty ended the French and Indian War?

• Paris

• Ghent

• London

• Versailles

• London

What was the major problem after the British victory in the French and Indian War?

• they lost thousands of British soldiers

• The British navy was utterly destroyed and had to be rebuilt

• They were forced to give up land claims to their Spanish allies

• As part of a trade, they lost control of the city of New Orleans

• The war had collectively emptied the British treasury forcing them to find new sources of income.