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WorksheetsUSHI Review Test 1
Total questions: 71
Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Slaves were brought to the New World from _________.
a)
Africa
b)
New Netherland
c)
Canada
d)
New Zealand
2.
France, England, and Holland believed there was a northwest route that would lead to Asia. What was the name of this route?
a)
The Northwest Passage
b)
The Hudson Bay
c)
The Strait of Magellan
d)
The route to Asia
3.
What was the name for the journey of slaves from Africa to America?
a)
the Voyage of Sorrow.
b)
the Bering Crossing.
c)
the African-America run.
d)
the Middle Passage.
4.
One area of conflict between settlers and American Indians was the -
a)
Exchange of food
b)
Ownership of land
c)
Style of farming techniques
d)
Number of trading posts
5.
In 1492, Christopher Columbus landed in what part of the Western Hemisphere?
a)
South America
b)
Central America
c)
Florida Peninsula
d)
Caribbean islands
6.
What ocean was crossed on the Triangular trade routes?
a)
The Caribbean
b)
The Indian
c)
The Atlantic
d)
The Pacific
7.
Which group are the New England colonies?
a)
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
b)
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Georgia
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Georgia
c)
Pennsylvania
Deleware
New York
New Jersey
Deleware
New York
New Jersey
d)
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Wisconsin
Indiana
Ohio
Wisconsin
8.
Which group are the Middle colonies?
a)
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Massachuttes
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Massachuttes
b)
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Georgia
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Georgia
c)
Pennsylvania
Delaware
New York
New Jersey
Delaware
New York
New Jersey
d)
California
Arizona
New Mexico
Washington
Arizona
New Mexico
Washington
9.
Which group are the Southern colonies?
a)
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Massachuttes
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Massachuttes
b)
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Georgia
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Georgia
c)
Pennsylvania
Delaware
New York
New Jersey
Delaware
New York
New Jersey
d)
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Alabama
Georgia
Louisiana
Alabama
10.
Which colonies have large plantations?
a)
Middle
b)
Southern
c)
New England
d)
Northeast
11.
What are the "breadbasket colonies"?
a)
Southern
b)
Middle
c)
New England
d)
Eastern
12.
Roger Williams founded which colony?
a)
Massachusetts
b)
Connecticut
c)
Rhode Island
d)
New Hampshire
13.
What is George Calvert's nickname? and which colony did he found?
a)
Duke of York; New York
b)
Geo Calv; New Jersey
c)
Calvie; Maryland
d)
Lord Baltimore; Maryland
14.
John Smith founded which colony?
a)
Massachusetts
b)
Virginia
c)
North Carolina
d)
South Carolina
15.
James Edward Ogelthorpe founded which of these colonies?
a)
Georgia
b)
Virginia
c)
South Carolina
d)
North Carolina
16.
Maryland was a safe haven for what religious group?
a)
Puritans
b)
Separtists
c)
Catholics
17.
Name the first permanent English settlement.
a)
Jamestown, VA
b)
Roanoke
c)
Maryland
18.
What crop cultivated by John Rolfe helped save Jamestown (Virginia)?
a)
corn
b)
rice
c)
tobacco
19.
What agreement did the pilgrims sign on their way to North America?
a)
The Declaration of Independence
b)
The Constitution
c)
The Mayflower Compact
d)
The Girl Scouts' Oath
20.
Fishing and ship building were important here.
a)
A.The New England Colonies
b)
B.The Middle Colonies
c)
C.The Southern Colonies
d)
D.All 13 English Colonies
21.
Why did the Pilgrims come to a new land and form a settlement?
a)
They wanted to be ruled by a king in Great Britain
b)
They wanted freedom to practice their own religion
c)
They wanted to start plantations and earn money
d)
They wanted to learn from the Native Americans
22.
Which of the following was an effect of the Great Awakening?
a)
People converted to Catholicism
b)
People were more obedient to authority
c)
People began to question authority
d)
People became less religious
23.
Identify the period where people began to use science and logic to make sense of the world.
a)
The Industrial Revolution
b)
The Enlightenment
c)
The French and Indian War
d)
The Middle Ages
24.
According to John Locke, what can people do when the government is not protecting their rights?
a)
Obey the government
b)
nothing
c)
Make allies with other nations
d)
Change the government
25.
What law stated colonists could NOT settle west of the Appalachian Mountains?
a)
Proclamation of 1763
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Navigation Acts
d)
Sugar Act
26.
Which law forced the colonies to only trade with England?
a)
Sugar Act
b)
Navigation Act
c)
Stamp Act
d)
Provincial Acts
27.
What economic system existed for the benefit of the mother country by increasing the nation's treasury at the expense of their colonies?
a)
Capitalism
b)
Communism
c)
Mercantilism
d)
Facism
28.
What term identifies the period when England allowed the 13 colonies to govern themselves without interference.
a)
Colonialism
b)
Salutary Neglect
c)
Mercantilism
d)
Proclamation
29.
What the primary way that the colonies reacted to the Navigation Acts?
a)
Boycotts
b)
They didn't avoid them
c)
They protested in front of Parliament
d)
They smuggled goods
30.
What British Law placed taxes on paper goods?
a)
Paper Act
b)
Sugar Act
c)
Stamp Act
d)
Currency Act
31.
A colonist who supported the King and did not want colonial independence was called a.....
a)
patriot
b)
indentured servant
c)
loyalist
d)
smuggler
32.
In 1754 both England (Britain) and Frace claimed the Ohio Valley. This region is located...
a)
between the colony of Georgia and what is now known as Florida
b)
along the Mississippi River to the Great Lakes
c)
along the Pennsylvania woods
d)
along the Ohio River from the Appalachians to the Mississippi River
33.
George Washington was a soldier. He won many battles. The battle he fought at this location was the only battle in which he ever surrendered. This battle was the start of the French and Indian War.
a)
Fort Necessity
b)
Valley Forge
c)
Battle of Bunker Hill
d)
Battle of Yorktown
34.
Native Americans fought for both sides but mainly for the French.
a)
True
b)
False
c)
alliance
35.
The British were surprised the French fought like the indians. What does this mean?
a)
the French fought with shields
b)
the French stood in rows in the open fields
c)
the French fought from behind trees and large rocks
36.
Who won the French and Indian War?
a)
France
b)
Spain
c)
England
d)
Russia
37.
After the war was over the British colonists wanted to settle on the lands between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River. This Native American Ottawa chief unted indian groups to attack settlments and forts.
a)
Pontiac
b)
Metacomet
c)
Powahatan
d)
Standing Bear
38.
What was a result of the French and Indian War?
a)
France controlled the US.
b)
Britain no longer owned land in America.
c)
Britain controlled Canada.
d)
Spain gained control of the US
39.
What were forced on the colonists to punish them for the Boston Tea Party?
a)
Intolerable Acts
b)
Stamp Act
c)
Townshend Acts
d)
Tea Act
40.
What is the term that means refusal to buy goods?
a)
militia
b)
intolerable
c)
boycott
d)
repeal
41.
Who dressed up as Mohawks and dumped the British tea in the harbor?
a)
Loyalists
b)
Sons of Liberty
c)
Parliament
d)
Express riders
42.
What event did the British fire into a crowd of colonists and kill 5 people?
a)
Boston Massacre
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
Treaty of Paris
d)
Townshend Acts
43.
What was the effect of the French and Indian War?
a)
a boycott
b)
Tea Act
c)
Intolerable Acts
d)
Taxing colonists to pay for the war
44.
Which major battle caused the British to lose hope and give up the effort to defeat the Americans?
a)
Battle of Saratoga
b)
Battle of Trenton
c)
Battle of Yorktown
d)
Battle of Long Island
45.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
a)
John Adams
b)
George Washington
c)
Thomas Paine
d)
Thomas Jefferson
46.
Where did the Continental Army stay for its winter encampment?
a)
Valley Forge
b)
Princeton
c)
Bunker Hill
d)
Trenton
47.
Who commanded the Continental Army?
a)
Henry Knox
b)
John Hancock
c)
Benedict Arnold
d)
George Washington
48.
Where did George Washington and his troops surprise an encampment of German Hessians?
a)
Trenton
b)
Savannah
c)
Princeton
d)
Boston
49.
The legislative body that met in Philadelphia and authorized the Declaration of Independence
a)
Committees of Correspondence
b)
Parliament
c)
Continental Congress
d)
Sons of Liberty
50.
Which battle ended the British occupation of New England and convinced France to join the Americans?
a)
Vincennes
b)
Saratoga
c)
Yorktwon
d)
Serapis
51.
How were the Americans able to defeat the British?
a)
Better trained soldiers
b)
Assistance of the French
c)
A superior navy
d)
Assistance of the Hessians
52.
Which skirmishes opened the American Revolution
a)
Battle of Yorktown
b)
Trenton and Princeton
c)
Battles of the Great Lakes
d)
Lexington and Concord
53.
Who led the first victorious assault on a British ship during the American Revolution?
a)
Henry Knox
b)
George Washington
c)
John Paul Jones
d)
The Swamp Fox
54.
Common Sense was written by
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Washington
c)
John Locke
d)
Thomas Paine
55.
Which document is a primary source concerning the American Revolution?
a)
a videotape showing a reenactment of a battle
b)
a journal of the events written by a Continental soldier
c)
a social studies textbook
d)
a published article written by a history teacher
56.
Which statement represents one of the main ideas in the Declaration of Independence?
a)
The United States needs a strong central government.
b)
The power of the president must be limited by the legislative and judicial branches.
c)
People have a right to rebel against an unjust government.
d)
Americans cannot afford to pay high British taxes.
57.
I started a school for navigators and people who wanted to go out exploring.
a)
Columbus
b)
Prince Henry
c)
Polo
d)
Magellan
58.
I believed I could read Asia by traveling west across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492. I asked the king and queen of Spain to pay for my journey.
a)
Cabot
b)
de Leon
c)
Columbus
d)
Cortes
59.
What was the purpose of Columbus' expeditions?
a)
To find a shorter route to Asia by sailing west
b)
To claim land in Canada
c)
To explore the Hudson Bay
d)
None of the above
60.
Which conquistador conquered the Aztecs?
a)
Ponce de Leon
b)
Hernando de Soto
c)
Hernan Cortes
d)
Francisco Coronado
61.
What Portuguese explorer made it all the way to India and established a trade route for Portugal?
a)
Prince Henry
b)
Vasco Da Gama
c)
Bartholomeu Dias
d)
Christopher Columbus
62.
The FIRST two European nations to explore and conquer portions of Africa and the Americas were
a)
Britain and France
b)
Britain and Spain
c)
The Netherlands and France
d)
Portugal and Spain
63.
Which statement is true about the "Age of Discovery"?
a)
The Age of Discovery only lasted a few years.
b)
The Age of Discovery was a time when most people became very wealthy.
c)
The Age of Discovery was a time of exploration and discovery of new ideas and information.
d)
The Age of Discovery was not an important time in world history.
64.
Why did Europeans want spices from Asia?
a)
Spices help preserve food and mask flavors of spoiled food.
b)
Spices were not grown in Europe, so they had to be traded with Asian markets.
c)
Spices were used in making medicine, perfumes, and incenses.
d)
all of the above
65.
To go all the way around the Earth by ship or plane is to...
a)
circumnavigate
b)
equate
c)
latitudinate
d)
circulate
66.
European explorers were sent to the New World for ______.
a)
gold, spices, and ships
b)
gold, land, and to convert native people to Christianity
c)
silver, pearls, and slaves
d)
slaves, navigators, and cartographers
67.
Which European explorer was looking for the Fountain of Youth and landed in modern day Florida?
a)
Ponce de Leon
b)
John Cabot
c)
Jacques Cartier
d)
Vasco da Gama
68.
Jacques Cartier claimed the region that is now _________ for France.
a)
the United States
b)
Mexico
c)
Cuba
d)
Canada
69.
The exchange of foods, goods, and ideas between the Old World and the New World in the 1500s is called the _________.
a)
Elizabethan Exchange
b)
Currency Exchange
c)
The Age of Discovery
d)
Columbian Exchange
70.
A disease brought by Europeans to the New World in the 1500s was ________.
a)
cancer
b)
influenza
c)
smallpox
d)
small plague
71.
What was the name for the journey of slaves from Africa to America?
a)
the Voyage of Sorrow.
b)
the Bering Crossing.
c)
the African-America run.
d)
the Middle Passage.
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