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Total questions: 112
Worksheet time: 56mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The first Americans migrated over the _____ ______ to North America.
a)
Golden Gate Bridge
b)
Land Bridge
c)
Northwest Passage
2.
______________ were the first people to inhabit North America, and they moved from place to place in order to find food and water..
a)
Native Americans
b)
Nomads
c)
Vikings
d)
English
3.
A ________________ is a culture that has well-developed forms of government, religion, and learning.
a)
Civilizaition
b)
Tribe
c)
Colony
4.
The Indians of the Great Plains used the ___________ for food, clothing, tools, and weapons.
a)
Horses
b)
Cows
c)
Buffalo
d)
Elephants
5.
______________ lived in wood houses and carved wooden totem poles as part of their religion and in respect for ancestors.
a)
Eastern Woodlands
b)
Pacific Northwest
c)
Aztec
d)
Great Plains
6.
_____________ is the direct trade of goods or services.
a)
Barter
b)
Triangular Trade
c)
Colombian Exchange
d)
Northwest Passage
7.
______________ are stories handed down over time to explain the past.
a)
Legends
b)
Fairy Tales
c)
Old Stories
d)
Myths
8.
A conquered land of many people and places is called an __________.
a)
Empire
b)
Oregon Territory
c)
Kingdom
9.
Underground rooms in which the Anasazi stored their water for use in dry times were _____________.
a)
wells
b)
kivas
c)
mahpe
d)
ma'e
10.
The __________ were the first European people known to have visited the Americas.
a)
Spanish
b)
Vikings
c)
English
d)
French
11.
_______ was a Viking explorer, son of Eric the Red, who explored Vinland.
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Robert La Salle
c)
Ferdinand Magellan
d)
Leif Eriksson
12.
The four cardinal directions are ________, ________, ________, and ________.
a)
rose, tulip, daisy, lilly
b)
virgo, sagittarius, scorpio, leo
c)
north, south, east, west
d)
accio, alohomora, expelliarmus, stupefy
13.
Lines of ____________ run east to west on a globe or map.
a)
longitude
b)
lattitude
c)
equator
d)
parallel
14.
Lines of _________ run north to south on a globe or map.
a)
longitude
b)
lattitude
c)
equator
d)
perpendicular
15.
A _________________ makes maps.
a)
geologist
b)
cartographer
c)
choreographer
d)
archeologist
16.
A ________________ is an instrument used to find direction.
a)
barometer
b)
anemometer
c)
compass
d)
spinning wheel
17.
The line of longitude marked 0 degrees is the ___________________.
a)
equator
b)
prime meridian
c)
hemisphere
d)
longitudinal center
18.
____________________ was an English explorer who explored the vast lands and waterways of North America.
a)
Ferdinand Magellan
b)
Hernando de Soto
c)
Christopher Columbus
d)
Henry Hudson
19.
________________ was a French explorer, known as Sieur La Salle, who explored the entire Mississippi River valley and claimed it for France.
a)
Robert de La Salle
b)
Hernando de Soto
c)
Leif Eriksson
d)
Christopher Columbus
20.
______________ was a young Italian sailor who sailed for England and discovered present-day Newfoundland.
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Henry Hudson
c)
John Cabot
d)
Ferdinand Magellan
21.
A monarch is a ________ or __________.
a)
king or queen
b)
joker or queen
c)
knight or squire
22.
______________________ was a young Italian sailor who convinced Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain that he could find the riches of the East by sailing west. On October 12, 1492, he landed on an island in the Bahamas that he claimed was off the coast of Asia.
a)
Ferdinand Magellan
b)
John Cabot
c)
Christopher Columbus
d)
Robert La Salle
23.
_______________ was a Spanish explorer whose crew was the first to sail all around the world, even though he was killed in the Philippines
a)
Ferdinand Magellan
b)
Leif Eriksson
c)
John Cabot
d)
Henry Hudson
24.
The name of our country, “America”, came from the Italian explorer ___________________________.
a)
Amerigo Vespucci
b)
Aberto Romano
c)
Manuela Ricci
d)
Gaetano Bianchi
25.
__________________ were Spanish explorers who came to the New World to conquer and gain all the gold and riches in the area.
a)
Conquistadors
b)
Emperors
c)
Dictators
d)
Johtaja
26.
The _________________________ was the period of great exchange of products, people, language, culture, foods, and diseases, etc. that took place following the discovery of the New World.
a)
Triangular Trade
b)
Columbian Exchange
c)
Northwest Passage
27.
Early explorers looked for a water route called the ____________________ that would cut through North America to Asia.
a)
Northeast Passage
b)
Northern Passage
c)
Northwest Passage
28.
______________ was England’s first attempt at a permanent settlement and is known at the “Lost Colony”.
a)
Roanoke
b)
Jamestown
c)
Plymouth
29.
Captain John Smith was an English soldier of fortune who led the first successful English colony in North America, which was _________________.
a)
Santa Fe
b)
Jamestown
c)
Quebec
d)
Plymouth
30.
The ___________ sailed to America for religious freedom and landed at Plymouth Rock.
a)
Native Americans
b)
Indentured Servants
c)
Pilgrims
d)
Soldiers
31.
The first example of self-rule in the American colonies was the __________________.
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
Plymouth Rock
c)
Government
d)
Treaty of Versailles
32.
______________ was a colony in the New World that was granted to Lord Baltimore in order to provide religious freedom to Catholics.
a)
South Carolina
b)
New Hampshire
c)
Rhode Island
d)
Maryland
33.
________________, Florida was the first permanent European settlement in what is now the United States.
a)
St. Augustine
b)
Orlando
c)
MIami
d)
Jacksonville
34.
_______________ are people who come to live in a new country after leaving their home country.
a)
Colonists
b)
Immigrants
35.
The most important cash crop to the early English colonies was _____________.
a)
Cotton
b)
Indigo
c)
Corn
d)
Tobacco
36.
A _______________ is a large farm.
a)
Plantation
b)
Ferry
c)
Rural farm
d)
Barnyard
37.
_________________ was the term used to describe the horrible conditions the enslaved people endured while crossing the Atlantic to the New World.
a)
Middle Passage
b)
Slavers Bay
c)
Northwest Passage
d)
Westeros
38.
The country of _____________ ruled the original 13 colonies.
a)
France
b)
Spain
c)
Italians
d)
England
39.
Goods brought into a country from other countries are called ____________.
a)
Exports
b)
Imports
40.
Goods shipped to other countries to be sold are called _____________.
a)
Imports
b)
Exports
41.
____________ are money paid to the government to run the country.
a)
Euros
b)
Pounds
c)
Taxes
d)
Yin
42.
________________________ was a protest developed in the colonies because the people felt it was not fair to pay taxes to a government in which they had no voice.
a)
"We hate stamp act"
b)
"Do not tax the tea"
c)
"No taxation without representation"
d)
"No money without trade"
43.
The ________________was the colonists’ response to the tax on tea.
a)
Boston Tea Party
b)
Charleston Tea Party
c)
Harbor Tea Party
d)
Augustine Tea Party
44.
______________, a young black worker, was killed at the _________________ by soldiers who fired on a mob of protestors.
a)
Pinkus; Civil War
b)
Crispus Attucks; Boston Massacre
c)
Salem; Charleston Massacre
d)
Abraham Lincoln; Ford's Theatre
45.
A ______________ is a government in which the people take part.
a)
Democracy
b)
Monarch
c)
Legislature
d)
Executive
46.
A group of revolutionaries who wanted the colonists to be free from England was the ____________________.
a)
Common Sense
b)
Red Coats
c)
Sons of Liberty
d)
Rebels
47.
The ___________________ was the document written mainly by Thomas Jefferson in 1776, officially declaring America’s independence from Britain.
a)
Liberty
b)
Common Sense
c)
Consitution
d)
Declaration of Independence
48.
Along with _____________, ______________ made a famous ride in the night to warn the people of Massachusetts that the British were coming.
a)
Paul Revere; William Dawes
b)
Paul Revere; Winston Salem
c)
Paul Revere; Don Ware
d)
Paul Revere; Benjamin Franklin
49.
The war in which America fought against the Britain in the 1700’s to gain independence is called the ___________________.
a)
Civil War
b)
Cold War
c)
World War I
d)
Revolutionary War
50.
The fighting that marked the beginning of the Revolutionary War took place in the Massachusetts cities of ___________ and _____________.
a)
Lexington & Concord
b)
Bunker & Lexington
c)
Boston & Lowell
d)
Framingham & Newton
51.
American colonists who were against the British were called ____________.
a)
Sons
b)
Rebels
c)
Patriots
d)
Free Riders
52.
____________________ was the leader of the American army during the Revolutionary War.
a)
John Kennedy
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
General Lee
d)
George Washington
53.
_______________ wrote “Common Sense” and urged Americans to break away from Britain.
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
Thomas Paine
d)
Alexander Hamilton
54.
Washington’s army spent a terrible winter in __________________, Pennsylvania where many men died or deserted.
a)
Bunker Hill
b)
Ticonderaga
c)
Valley Forge
d)
Fort Sumter
55.
________________ helped as a nurse and knitted socks and scarves for the soldiers at Valley Forge.
a)
Molly Pitcher
b)
Martha Washington
c)
Abigail Adams
d)
Mary Crosswood
56.
_____________, Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley, carried water to the soldiers during the Battle of Monmouth, and she picked up the ramrod to help fired the cannons after her husband was killed in the fighting.
a)
Molly Pitcher
b)
Abigail Adams
c)
Martha Washington
d)
Mary Crosswood
57.
_____________ wrote her husband, John Adams, to remind him that the framers of the Declaration of Independence should “remember the ladies” when they were creating their new country.
a)
Abigail Adams
b)
Martha Washington
c)
Molly Pitcher
d)
Mary Crosswood
58.
___________ were American colonists who wanted to stay as a British colony and remain loyal to the English king.
a)
Loyalists
b)
Patriots
c)
Fighters
d)
Friends
59.
_________________was a Philadelphia printer who was also a diplomat for the American colonies to France. He helped convince many who were undecided about the cause of independence at the Continental Congress to vote for freedom from England.
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Alexander Hamilton
c)
Paul Revere
d)
Benjamin Franklin
60.
__________________ was one of the early leaders in the movement for independence. He helped Jefferson write the Declaration of Independence and later became the second President of the United States.
a)
Alexander Hamilton
b)
James Madison
c)
John Adams
d)
Abraham Lincoln
61.
________________ was a Virginia representative who wanted independence so much that he said “Give me liberty or give me death.”
a)
Patrick Henry
b)
John Hancock
c)
Joseph Warren
d)
Benedict Arnold
62.
The _______________ was a young French nobleman who came to America to help colonies win their independence. He was an aide to General George Washington.
a)
Marquis de Lafayette
b)
Robert La Salle
c)
Marco Polo
d)
Hernando de Soto
63.
Countries that are friends in war are called _____________.
a)
enemies
b)
best friends forever
c)
allies
d)
axis
64.
The American victory at the ______________, was a turning point in the war because it led France to join America’s side in the Revolutionary War.
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Battle of Yorktown
c)
Battle of Saratoga
d)
Bunker Hill
65.
The _______________ took place in the upper part of South Carolina near a place where cattle were kept. It turned out to be an important victory for the Patriots.
a)
Battle of Saratoga
b)
Battle of Charleston
c)
Battle of Yorktown
d)
Battle of Cowpens
66.
The ____________________, the last major battle of the Revolutionary War, proved that the Patriots had won the war.
a)
Battle of Yorktown
b)
Battle of King's Mountain
c)
Battle of Saratoga
d)
Battle of Cowpens
67.
A _______________ is a form of government that allows people to elect their representatives.
a)
Republic
b)
Democracy
c)
Executive
d)
Legislature
68.
The agreement between the Americans and the British that ended the Revolutionary War was called the _______________.
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Treaty of Utrecht
d)
Treaty of Cowpens
69.
In a _______________ of government, the powers and authority are shared by the state and national governments.
a)
National system
b)
Federal system
70.
________________ were those Americans who wanted a weak central government and more fights for the individual states.
a)
Federalists
b)
Anti-Federalists
c)
Sons of Liberty
d)
Anti-govermentalists
71.
The three branches of government are the _____________, ____________, and _____________.
a)
local, state, federal
b)
judicial, locomotive, executive
c)
executive, legislative, judicial
72.
The first plan of government for the new country after the Revolutionary War was called the ________________________.
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Consitution
d)
Declaration of Independence
73.
_____________________ was the plan that decided how each state would be represented in Congress.
a)
Great Decision
b)
Great Treaty
c)
Great Compromise
74.
The_______________________ to the Constitution protects freedom of speech, religion, and press.
a)
Third Amendment
b)
Fifth Amendment
c)
First Amendment
d)
Second Amendment
75.
_______________________ was the first president of the United States.
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
John Adams
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
George Washington
76.
The first ten amendments to the Constitution are called the _____________. They helped protect the rights of the individual and limit the powers of government.
a)
Bill of Rights
b)
10 amendments
c)
Power amendments
d)
Bills of Government
77.
_______________ is the capital of the United States.
a)
Columbia, S.C
b)
Washington, D.C
c)
Seattle, W.A.
d)
New Orleans, L.A.
78.
The _____________ was created to please the South, which wanted slaves counted for purposes of representation but not for taxation.
a)
Three-Fifths Compromise
b)
Great Compromise
c)
Two-Sixths Compromise
d)
Three-Fourths Compromise
79.
_______________ helped settle the West by making the Wilderness Road, a path through the Appalachian Mountains into Kentucky.
a)
Lewis and Clark
b)
Zebulon Pike
c)
Daniel Boone
80.
Meriwether ___________ and William ________ explored the Louisiana Purchase and mapped passages through the Rocky Mountains.
a)
Clark;Lewis
b)
Lewis;Clark
c)
Smith;Turner
d)
Snow;Lannister
81.
_______________ served as a guide and interpreter for the Lewis and Clark expedition.
a)
Sacagawea
b)
Pocahontas
c)
Shonni
d)
Schad
82.
________________ made a deal with France called the Louisiana Purchase that doubled the size of the United States.
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
John Jay
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
George Washington
83.
The United States fought the ____________________ to stop Britain’s interference with trade and shipping.
a)
War of 1811
b)
War of 1831
c)
War of 1812
d)
War of 1826
84.
The ____________________ was a plan of action signed in 1823 that declared the United States was willing to go to war to stop any European country from expanding their empires in America.
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Constitution
c)
Monroe Doctrine
d)
Reagan Doctrine
85.
The __________________ was a time during the 1700’s and early 1800’s when new inventions changed the way people lived and worked.
a)
Industrial Revolution
b)
Brazilian Revolution
c)
Invention Convention
86.
The _______________was the name of the long journey that the Cherokee Indians took to Oklahoma after being forced off their land.
a)
Trail of Sadness
b)
Native American Journey
c)
Winner's Walk
d)
Trail of Tears
87.
___________________ is the belief that the United States was meant to stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
a)
Manifest Destiny
b)
Perfectionism
c)
Christianity
d)
Western Expansion
88.
The document passed in Congress, despite the objections of Davy Crocker, that meant the Native Americans would lose their homes in the East and be forced to live on reservations in the West was the _______________.
a)
Indian Removal Act
b)
Trail of Tears
c)
Native American Removal Act
89.
The southern trail to reach the West was the ________________.
a)
Southwest Trail
b)
Oregon Trail
c)
Santa Fe Trail
90.
The northern trail to reach the West was the _________________.
a)
Western Trail
b)
Dakota Trail
c)
Oregon Trail
91.
The act that opened up the West for settlement was the ________________.
a)
Northwest Ordinance
b)
Northwest Passage
c)
Westward Expansion
92.
The _________________ kept the balance between slave states and free states when Missouri wanted to join the Union as a slave state.
a)
Mississippi Compromise
b)
Monroe Compromise
c)
Missouri Compromise
d)
Carolina Compromise
93.
More than 80.000 people headed to California in 1849 looking for ___________.
a)
silver
b)
bronze
c)
jewelry
d)
gold
94.
The ______________ allowed California to come in as a free state and New Mexico and Utah could decide which they preferred.
a)
Compromise of 1850
b)
Compromise of 1876
c)
Compromise of 1823
d)
Compromise of 1878
95.
People who wanted to end, or abolish, slavery were called _________________.
a)
abolitionists
b)
northerns
c)
southerners
96.
_________________ wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin, a book about the cruelty of slavery.
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Sojourner Truth
c)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
97.
__________________ was a runaway slave from New York who became a leading abolitionist and a speaker against the evils of slavery. She made the famous speech, “Ain’t I a Woman?”
a)
Sojourner Truth
b)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
c)
Harriet Tubman
98.
_______________ was an abolitionist who published a newspaper called The Liberator.
a)
William Lloyd Garrison
b)
Federick Douglas
c)
Abraham Lincoln
99.
________________was a runaway slave who spoke about his life at abolitionist meetings.
a)
Frederick Douglas
b)
William Lloyd Garrison
c)
Harriet Tubman
100.
In the 1840’s, women began to fight for _________, or the right to vote.
a)
rights
b)
freedom
c)
suffrage
101.
__________ _________ and __________ were the two biggest disagreement between northern and southern states in the mid-1800’s.
a)
property and boarders
b)
state's rights and slavery
c)
presidents and slavery
102.
The system of escape routes used by runaway slaves to find freedom was called the _____________________.
a)
Underground Railroad
b)
Freedom Road
c)
Escaped tunnel
103.
______________ was a famous conductor of the Underground Railroad.
a)
Frederick Douglas
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
Jackie Robinson
104.
________________________ was the first state to secede from the Union when Abraham Lincoln was elected president.
a)
South Carolina
b)
Kentucky
c)
Florida
105.
The seven states that seceded from the Union were called the _______________.
a)
North
b)
Confederacy
c)
Rebellion
106.
The order freeing the slaves was called the _________________.
a)
Three-Fifths Compromise
b)
Emancipation Proclamation
107.
The ________________ was a speech President Lincoln gave in 1863 honoring soldiers who had died and asking American to save the “government of the people, by the people, for the people”.
a)
Gettysburg Address
b)
I have a dream
c)
Ballot or Bullet
108.
President Abraham Lincoln was shot and killed at Ford’s Theatre by __________________ in 1965.
a)
John Wilkes Booth
b)
Lee Harvey Oswald
c)
John Hickley
d)
James Brady
109.
________________________ is when a landowner gives a worker a cabin, tools, and seeds and lets him work the land for part of the profit.
a)
Cotton gin
b)
Crop pulling
c)
Sharecropping
110.
Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at ______________, Virginia in 1865.
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Appomattox Courthouse
c)
Camp Dorchester
111.
______________ was in command of the Confederate troops during the Civil War
a)
Robert E Lee
b)
Ulysses Grant
112.
______________ was in command of the Union troops during the Civil War.
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
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