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WorksheetsOhio History Test
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This framework for our government is called the "Supreme Law of the Land".
a)
The American Revolution
b)
The Northwest Ordinance
c)
United States Constitution
d)
Declaration of Independence
2.
These first Ohioans lived here 15,000 years ago before history was recorded.
a)
Prehistoric Indians
b)
Historic Indians
3.
This was a large piece of land that eventually became Ohio and 5 other states.
a)
Fort Laurens
b)
The Northwest Territory
c)
The Northwest Ordinance
d)
Midwest
4.
During the American Revolution, many Americans died at this Ohio site.
a)
Fort Laurens
b)
The Northwest Territory
c)
Fort Ohio
d)
Philadelphia
5.
This law explained how a state could be formed in the Northwest Territory.
a)
Treaty of Paris
b)
The Stamp Act of 1765
c)
The Proclamation of 1763
d)
The Northwest Ordinance
6.
This was written to tell England that we wanted to be our own country.
a)
The American Revolution
b)
French and Indian War
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
U.S. Constitution
7.
Native Americans fighting over hunting grounds is an example of _____________.
a)
cooperation
b)
conflict
8.
The fight over land in the Ohio region led to this war.
a)
The American Revolution
b)
French and Indian War
c)
World War II
d)
Civil War
9.
These were the Iroquois and Algonquian tribes that lived in Ohio in the 1700s.
a)
Historic Native Americans
b)
Prehistoric Native Americans
10.
This law, that taxed the colonists, help lead to the American Revolution.
a)
The Proclamation of 1763
b)
The Stamp Act of 1765
c)
The Northwest Ordinance
d)
The Bill of Rights
11.
Native Americans trading with Europeans is an example of _____________.
a)
conflict
b)
cooperation
12.
This is the war in which the 13 colonies tried to become free from England.
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
French and Indian War
c)
The American Revolution
d)
Seven Years War
13.
Which of the following is NOT a part of the Northwest Ordinance.
a)
Explained how a part of the NWTerritory could become a state
b)
Respectful to Native Americans
c)
Did not allow weapons in the NW Territory
d)
Banned slavery in the NW Territory
14.
What was the Northwest Ordinance?
a)
A law that said how Ohio could become a state.
b)
A law that helped keep peace between the settlers and Native Americans.
c)
A law that gave rights to the settlers and explained how new states could be formed.
d)
A law that told the settlers where they could and could not live.
15.
According to the Northwest Ordinance, which of the following is NOT a step toward becoming a state?
a)
Territory leaders appointed by the government.
b)
When population is large enough, elect own leader.
c)
Population reaches 60,000
d)
Population reaches 45,000
16.
A treaty is a _____________.
a)
piece of land
b)
peace agreement
c)
type of law
d)
agreement to go to war
17.
Which of the following is NOT a reason that the colonists wanted independence from Great Britain?
a)
They did not have representation in the British government.
b)
The colonists wanted the freedom to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.
c)
The colonists wanted to make their own laws and taxes.
d)
The colonists did not like drinking British tea.
18.
Who won the French and Indian War?
a)
The French
b)
The Indians
c)
The British
d)
The Native Americans
19.
These are the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
The Proclamation of 1763
d)
Articles of Confederation
20.
The King told the colonists they could not settle west when he passed this law.
a)
The Proclamation of 1763
b)
The Stamp Act of 1765
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Bill of Rights
21.
As a result of this law, people were punished if they were caught helping slaves escape.
a)
Treaty of Greenville
b)
Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
c)
The Stamp Act
d)
Emancipation Proclamation
22.
This leader led the Americans to victory in the Battle of Lake Erie.
a)
Oliver Hazard Perry
b)
Tecumseh
c)
General Harrison
d)
Anthony Wayne
23.
After winning this battle, Americans found British weapons which proved they were helping the Native Americans.
a)
War of 1812
b)
American Revolutionary War
c)
The Battle of Tippecanoe
d)
The Battle of Lake Erie
24.
This leader went into British Canada to defeat the British in the Battle of Thames. Tecumseh was killed in this battle.
a)
General Harrison
b)
Anthony Wayne
c)
Commodore Perry
d)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
25.
Native Americans were forced to live in a small area of Northwest Ohio when their tribe's chief signed this document.
a)
The Proclamation of 1763
b)
Treaty of Greenville
c)
Treaty of Paris
d)
Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
26.
This is an invention, or an improvement to an invention.
a)
good idea
b)
The Wright Brothers
c)
Thomas Edison
d)
technological innovation
27.
This leader quickly defeated Blue Jacket and the Native Americans at the Battle of Fallen Timbers.
a)
Tecumseh
b)
Thomas Edison
c)
Anthony Wayne
d)
Oliver Hazard Perry
28.
This war divided the North and the South on the issue of slavery.
a)
Revolutionary War
b)
Civil War
c)
French and Indian War
d)
American Revolutionary War
29.
To help protect the Northwest Territory, General Harrison ordered this to be built during the War of 1812.
a)
Fallen Timbers
b)
Technological innovation
c)
Underground Railroad
d)
Fort Meigs
30.
This author wrote about the horrible life slaves experienced in the book, Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
a)
Anthony Wayne
b)
Thomas Edison
c)
Rosa Parks
d)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
31.
This leader tried to unite Native American tribes and create an Indian Confederacy.
a)
Tecumseh
b)
Blue Jacket
c)
Little Turtle
d)
"Mad" Anthony Wayne
32.
The British were stopped from bringing supplies and weapons to the Native Americans after losing this battle.
a)
The Battle of Lake Erie
b)
The Battle of Fallen Timbers
c)
The Battle of Tippecanoe
d)
The Battle of Thames
33.
This group of people worked hard to put an end to slavery.
a)
Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
b)
Emancipation Proclamation
c)
The Technological Inventors
d)
The Ohio Anti-Slavery Society
34.
This inventor from Ohio improved the light bulb and invented the phonograph.
a)
James Kettering
b)
Garrett Morgan
c)
Thomas Edison
d)
James Ritty
35.
This system of secret routes helped slaves escape to freedom.
a)
The Underground Railroad
b)
The Ohio Anti-Slavery Society
c)
Secret Society of Slaves
d)
The Hidden Highway
36.
After the Americans found out the British were helping the Native Americans by giving them weapons and supplies, this war began.
a)
American Revolutionary War
b)
War of 1812
c)
Civil War
d)
French and Indian War
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