1.1 Spiral Quiz

Match the following

• Westward Expansion

• Written rules about how the U.S. government is set up

• Early Republic Era

• Included the first five presidents

• Colonization

• Settlers built homes

• Constitution

• U.S. gained more land and grew in size

Match the following

• Reconstruction

• Process of rebuilding after war

• Reform Era

• Improved and changed society

• Sectionalism

• Americans fought and formed their own country

• American Revolution

• Disagreements over slavery

What term describes the time period when factories were built and the U.S. grew rich?

• Constitution

• Colonization

• Industrial Revolution

• Westward Expansion

Which Era completes this list?

a

Jackson

Washington

Foreign Wars

Mexican War

Which reason best completes this list?

• To spread democratic ideals

• To improve efficiency in manufacturing

• To locate potential military allies

• To claim new territory

Label the Continents

b

c

d

a

Africa

North America

Europe

Asia

Which descriptions explain why Europeans explored? Select THREE correct answers.

Which motive best completes this diagram?

• To promote free enterprise

• To extend democracy

• To expand empires

• To found utopian communities

Categorize the reasons for exploration into the PEGS they belong with.

Groups:

(a) Political

,

(b) Economic

,

(c) Geographic

,

(d) Social

• Expand Empires

• To sail west to get to Asia

• Find cheaper ways to get Asian goods

• To spread Christianity

During what era in US history, people built their homes in the “New World”?

• Exploration era

• Colonization era

• American Revolution era

• Constitution era