Movement + Migration Test 2024

Your name

Your teacher:

• Seawright
• Cosgrove
• Shipley

People migrate for many reasons. Positive attributes about a location (weather, jobs and good schools) are known as__________, while negative attributes (poor economy, flooding, crowded) are known as____________.

• Push factors, pull factors
• Immigration, Refugees
• Raw materials, manufactured goods
• Pull factors, push factors

“It occurred to me that no matter where I lived, geography could not save me.” ― Isabel Wilkerson, The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration What is this quote saying about the Great Migration?

• Life in the North was substantially better and was always better for families that moved there.
• African Americans that left the South still faced many difficulties with their new lives in the North.
• The location of a place really depended on the weather. Because the South was so hot and humid it made life easier because it significantly impacted individual happiness due to the high water content in the air.

What region of colonies would you be MOST likely to find this image:

• New England
• Middle
• Southern
• West

Which of the following is TRUE about European exploration and colonization of North and South America?

• Native Americans were able to defend their lands and force Europeans back to Europe
• Both sides were always friendly with each other, traded and continued to have great relationships until 1990
• Europeans were able to conquer the Americas because of their higher levels of technology and ability to spread disease
• Native Americans forced the Europeans to settle just in the Southern Colonies, but both sides were happy with that

Which of the following is true? (Use the picture below)

• Native Americans were always treated as equals after changing parts of their culture
• Native Americans were forced to change important parts of their culture in order to make them more similar to Americans
• Changing your culture will always have positive effects
• Native American lands were returned to them after they proved themselves to be "civilized"

In Triangle Trade raw materials/cash crops would come from _______ and then move to ___________to be produced.

• Point A, Point B
• Point A, Point C
• Point B, Point C
• Point C, Point B

Which of the following BEST describes the conditions on the Middle Passage?

• It depended on what social class you were. Rich slaves had better conditions, while poor slaves did not.
• Because slaves were such a valuable property, slave ship captains took great care to provide reasonable care for their captives
• The conditions for the enslaved were terrible- many died due to disease and overcrowding- and fixing these issues would have cost money.
• It wasn't bad because the voyage was only 2-3 days.

How did the Louisiana Purchase impact the United States?

• When we purchased the land slavery was ended
• It allowed us to stay away from conflict
• It gave us access to more resources and trade
• Because the country was smaller now, it was easier to govern