USA & Canada Summative Test 2.1-2.7

Which of the following best describes the transportation of newly enslaved Africans to the English colonies?

• Enslaved African families were allowed to remain together.

• Enslaved Africans were allowed to leave the hold and go up on deck freely.

• Enslaved Africans were forced aboard ships and chained together to prevent mutinies.

• Enslaved Africans could choose to make the journey or return to their homelands.

What archaeological evidence taught scholars about the culture of the Mississippians?

• housing complexes built into the side of cliffs

• kayaks designed to hunt animals over long distances

• large earthen mounds built for religious purposes

• totem poles decorated with animal symbols

How does Canada’s climate affect where its people live?

• Most Canadians live in the southern part of the country, where temperatures are milder.

• Most Canadians live near the United States border, where rainfall allows farming.

• Canadians prefer regions with colder climates, where winter sports such as hockey can be played outdoors.

• Most Canadians live along the coasts, where abundant rainfall allows farming.

Study the map. According to the map, how did people first arrive in North America?

• They sailed across the Pacific Ocean.

• They sailed across the Arctic Ocean.

• They migrated by land and sea from South America to North America.

• They walked or paddled along the shoreline from Asia to North America.

Which of the following terms correctly describe Canada’s government? Choose the TWO correct answers.

• a presidential democracy

• an absolute monarchy

• a constitutional monarchy

• a parliamentary democracy

The Ancestral Puebloans were a group of peoples who had to learn to adapt to

• a cold, dry climate.

• a warm, rainy climate.

• a cold, wet climate.

• a warm, dry climate.

In the United States, which ethnic or racial group has most frequently had conflicts with natural gas and oil companies over land use?

• African Americans

• Asian Americans

• American Indians

• Hispanic Americans

Which of the following was a cause of the Civil War in the United States?

• The South wanted new states to allow slavery and the North did not.

• The North wanted new states to allow slavery and the South did not.

• The North wanted to end the slave trade with Africa.

• The South wanted to maintain the slave trade with Africa.

Which factor best explains Canada’s economic success?

• heavy Internet use among its people

• the high level of education of its people

• its vast forest resources

• its vast mineral resources

What natural resource most attracted European traders to the lands that later became Canada?

• timber

• animal furs

• minerals

• fish and whales