CKLA Unit 8

Select three. Which of the following statements describes life on a manor?

• Serfs generally worked on the land from sunrise to sundown.

• Many smaller houses made of wood and wood surrounded a castle or larger house.

• On market day, one could hear cries of people selling fruits, vegetables, eggs, and pies.

• Using a simple tool called a scythe, serfs harvested crops such as wheat, oats, rye, and barley.

Cathedrals, pilgrimages, and illuminated manuscripts are all examples of _____________.

• tithes

• the influence and power of nobles in Middle Ages

• the influence and power of the church in the Middle Ages

• the influence and power of craftsmen in the Middle Ages

As a result of the French and Indian War, the British...

• invited members of the colonies to serve as representatives in Parliment

• imposed new taxes, including several that would have to be paid by the colonists

• asked members of the House of Burgesses to raise money for Britain's debts

• sailed back to England and left the colonists alone to govern themselves

Discontent and a desire for independence grew in the colonies as a result of which of the following? (CIRCLE ALL THAT APPLY)

• Great Britain's increased taxation on the colonists

• British show of military force in Boston

• Native American's continued aggression

• Great Britain's removal of colonial rights

How did Abraham Lincoln wanted to treat the South? (a)  

• harshly

• leniently

• severely

• rigorously

Match the following

• Treaty of Paris

• convinced the French to join the Americans

• Yorktown

• first shots of the war

• Lexington and Concord

• Washington's troops survived brutal winter

• Valley Forge

• British army surrendered to Washington

• Battle of Saratoga

• Britain recognizes the independence of The United States of America

Who became president after Abraham Lincoln was assasinated? (a)  

• Andrew Jackson

• Andrew Johnson

• Ulysses S. Grant

• James K. Polk

Select the location on the map that was annexed in 1845 which started a major war between the United States and Mexico over disputed territory.

What was the primary purpose of manors in medieval society?

• A) Centers of trade and commerce

• B) Military training grounds

• C) Self-sufficient agricultural estates

• D) Religious pilgrimage sites

Which of the following best describes the role of serfs on a manor?

• A) They were free to leave and work elsewhere

• B) They were bound to the land and worked for the lord

• C) They were responsible for defending the manor

• D) They were the ruling class of the manor