Social Studies 4th Nine Weeks Review

How were New York and Quebec, Canada similar when the Europeans explored ?

• Native Americans already lived in both places

• Both places were full of beautiful flowers.

• Explorers found golden cities in both places

• The Iroquois farmed in both places

How did the early Iroquois women use the land where they lived?

• Cut down trees

• Mined for minerals

• Grew crops, such as corn

• They planted flowers

Why did the Iroquois cut wood for their houses in the spring?

• To have plenty of hardwood

• The wood would be green and able to bend

• The wood would have fallen and would be easy to pick up

• The wood would be easy to cut and shape

What rights did the Iroquois form of government protect?

• Rights of farming and rights of people to own land

• Rights of groups and owning land

• Rights of groups of people and religious ceremonies

• Rights to own animals and have religious beliefs

What four countries sent explorers to the Americas?

• Portugal, Spain, France, and England

• Spain, China, France, and England

• Portugal, Spain, England, and India

• Canada, Spain, China, and England

What is one accomplishment shared by Columbus, DeSoto, and Ponce De Leon?

• They all explored North America for Spain

• They all sailed from Portugal to South America

• They all landed in present-day Canada

• They all competed against French explorers

What does La Florida mean in English?

• Land of followers

• Land of fields

• Land of water

• Land of flowers

Why did Ponce de Leon come back to Florida in 1521?

• To find gold

• To build a city

• To find the fountain of youth

• To claim the land for Canada

What country sent a fleet of ships to run the Spanish out of Florida?

• Portugal

• Spain

• France

• England

Why did Jacques Cartier leave Canada to go back to France?

• Menendez and his men drove Cartier away

• Rapids and falls blocked his westward path to China

• Champlain told him to return to France

• He was defeated at Quebec City by the English