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History of Arizona

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The first tribe to develop pottery
a)
Hohokam
b)
Mogollon
c)
T'hono O'dham
d)
Pueblo
2.

What are the "Four Corners?"

a)

Anasazi

b)

California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona

c)

Arizona, Colorado, Utah, and New Mexico

d)

Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, and Washington

3.
Created an intricate irrigation system
a)
Mogollon
b)
Cochise
c)
Anasazi
d)
Hohokam
4.
"The Ancient Ones"
a)
Cochise
b)
Mogollon
c)
Hohokam
d)
Anasazi 
5.
"Those who vanished"
a)
Hohokam
b)
Mogollon
c)
Pueblo
d)
Anasazi
6.
A type of housing that is built below ground
a)
pit-house
b)
cliff-house
c)
adobe
d)
outhouse
7.

A type of metal mined in Arizona, used by the Hohokam

a)

adobe

b)

copper

c)

iron

d)

pyrite

8.

The second and third time period of the Hohokam

a)

Sedentary and Classic

b)

Colonial and Sedentary

c)

Pioneer and Sedentary

d)

Pioneer and Classic

9.
Also known as a "resting" time period for the Hohokam
a)
Pioneer
b)
Mogollon 2
c)
Sedentary
d)
Basket Maker III 
10.

True or False:

Spain ruled the Aztecs for 300 years from 1321-1621.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

True or False:

Coronado came across the Zuni, Hopi, and Tiguex on his expedition.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

de Vaca wrote a journal called, "The Journey," about his expedition across the southwest.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The Mexican War of Independence was fought between 1510 and 1521.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

The Mexican general who fought the United States during the Mexican-American War.

a)

Santa Claus

b)

Coronado de Vaca

c)

Santa Anna

d)

San Bernadino

15.

United States general who fought during the Mexican-American War, who also became a president, was Johnathan Taylor.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Name of the treaty for the Mexican War of Independence.

a)

Treaty of Arizona

b)

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

c)

Treaty of Coronado

d)

Treaty of Cordoba

17.

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo provided the United States and Mexico...

a)

money for Mexico, a new border, and territory for the United States

b)

money for Mexico and the United States

c)

provided the territory of Alaska to the U.S.

d)

gave Texas back to Mexico

18.

"Grito de Dolores" means...

a)

The Hunger of Dolores

b)

The Exclamation of Dolores

c)

The Independence of Dolores

d)

The Cry of Dolores

19.

de Vaca, after his expedition, became a governor in Paraguay and...

a)

told Spain where the gold was located

b)

wrote about how awful Coronado was

c)

lived out his life in South America

d)

fought for Native American rights during Spanish exploration across the New World

20.

True or False: The Mexican-American War was between 1846-1848.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Gummy Worms

d)

What?

21.

Arizona was often called the "Wild West" of America because...

a)

There were often parties and people having fun

b)

Arizona's government didn't follow rules or laws

c)

Many outlaws and bandits with limited sheriffs to control area

d)

Arizona is not the "Wild West" it is Oregon that is crazy

22.

What was so important about the railroad coming to Arizona and the southwest?

a)

it helped bring the idea of cars to Arizona

b)

it created jobs

c)

it brought more people

d)

the railroad never fully made it to Arizona

e)

it created jobs for people and brought more people to southwest

23.

What started the Mexican-American War?

a)

soccer

b)

a border dispute with New Mexico

c)

a border dispute with Texas

d)

a border dispute with New Spain

24.

Which U.S. President didn't want Texas to become a state?

a)

Lincoln

b)

Van Buren

c)

Polk

d)

Washington

25.

Helped Spain take over the Aztecs.

a)

Coronado

b)

de Vaca

c)

Cortez

d)

Herman de Vaca y Caballo

26.

What caused the early Native American tribes to break apart?

a)

The Great Famine

b)

The Great Drought

c)

The Great Fire

d)

The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown

27.

What happened during Mogollon IV and V time periods?

a)

use of iron

b)

adobe houses

c)

pit houses first made

d)

Nintendo

28.

Another name for the Anasazi

a)

Pueblo

b)

Seminole

c)

Chippewa

d)

Blackhawk

29.

Famous Arizona town known for gun fights at the OK Corral?

a)

Casa Grande

b)

Arianna Grande

c)

Nogales

d)

Phoenix

e)

Tombstone

30.

When did Arizona become a state and what state number is Arizona?

a)

1915 and state 50

b)

1912 and state 46

c)

1912 and state 48

d)

2007 and state 54

31.

Which city/town was never a capital of Arizona?

a)

Fort Whipple

b)

Tucson

c)

Bisbee

d)

Prescott

32.

Arizona was part of the Confederacy because...

a)

Arizona was always part of the Union

b)

Confederate soldiers from Virginia took control of Arizona

c)

Confederate soldiers from California took control

d)

Confederate soldiers from Texas took control of parts of Arizona

33.

Geronimo...

a)

was leader of the Pueblo and fought against the Mogollon

b)

was leader of a Apache tribe and fought to get his land back from Mexico, the U.S., and other tribes

c)

was a Spanish explorer

d)

was a small town outside of Tombstone during the late 1800s