History Worksheet

An example of a primary source is

• a text book.

• an autobiography.

• a biography.

• a student re-telling a story they heard from a sibling.

The ________ were a group of Native Americans that lived in modern day Alaska?

• Sioux

• Apache

• Cherokee

• Tlingit

Which tribe was known for their outstanding horsemanship skills, like riding at a full gallop and shooting an arrow?

• Iroquois

• Hopi

• Commanche

• Navajo

A small, fast, Spanish/Portuguese sailing ship from the 15th-17th centuries (during the Age of Exploration) was called a ________.

• carrack

• galleon

• caravel

• frigate

A strip of land that connects two larger lands is called a ________.

• isthmus

• peninsula

• cape

• island

Who explored the Americas before Christopher Columbus?

• Marco Polo

• John Cabot

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Vikings

The 'founder' of the Age of Exploration because he was the first 'explorer' in 1271 when he went to China?

• Christopher Columbus

• Marco Polo

• Vasco da Gama

• Ferdinand Magellan

The first permanent English settlement in North America, founded in 1607 in Virginia.

• New Amsterdam

• Roanoke

• Plymouth

• Jamestown

The first settlement in North America in 1565, over 100 people lived in this colony and then vanished, to this day no one is 100% certain what happened to them.

• Jamestown

• Roanoke

• Plymouth

• Sante Fe

During the 'French and Indian War' who were the French REALLY fighting?

• The French were primarily fighting against the British and their American colonial allies.

• The French were fighting against the Spanish and their imperial ambitions.

• The French were engaged in conflicts with various Native American tribes without European allies.

• The French were primarily contending with internal revolts and civil wars.