Social Studies STAAR

What was the voyage across the ocean for originally?

• To find new land

• To find gold

• To trade for spices and silk

• To meet new people

This person actually sailed to America before Columbus according to artifacts found.

• King Ferdinand

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Leif Erikson

• Ferdinand Magellan

What were the natives of the new land called?

• Indians

• Americans

• Cherokee

• Natives

Why did the Spanish come to the New World?

• Spices

• silk

• gold

• slaves

Name 2 other countries that colonized the New Land other than Spain.

• Germany and Ireland

• England and Poland

• France and Mexico

• France and England

The 13 colonies declared their independence from who?

• France

• Great Britain

• Spain

• Africa

What was a Plantation?

• a field where people worked

• homes where people lived

• land and property owned by white people that owned slaves

• slaves

What was the main purpose of the Lewis and Clark expedition?

• To find a water route to the Pacific Ocean

• To establish trade with Native American tribes

• To map the newly acquired western territories

• To discover gold in the West

Which document announced the American colonies' independence from Britain?

• The Constitution

• The Bill of Rights

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Articles of Confederation

Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Adams