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WorksheetsAmerican History Midterm Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why would the development of cities be an important factor?
a)
Architecture
b)
Food
c)
Survival of the Fittest
d)
Hunting Grounds
2.
What were the 3 major civilizations that developed in the Americas?
a)
The Africans, Chinese, and Europeans
b)
The Musims, Christians, and Jews
c)
The Mayans, Aztecs, and Incas
d)
The Spanish, British, and Mexicans
3.
In the Far West winters were cold in the _______________, but further south conditions changed to desert like atmosphere.
a)
forest and grasslands
b)
lakes and grasslands
c)
forest and lakes
d)
plains and grasslands
4.
Who influenced the English?
a)
King Henry VIII
b)
King Henry IX
c)
King Henry XIV
d)
King Henry IV
5.
What was the Spanish Armada?
a)
A group of ships with no weapons.
b)
A group of ships with weapons.
c)
A group of ships with lots of money, which sank.
d)
A group of ships with lots of money, which brought riches to Spain.
6.
What is Mercantilism?
a)
The process of making laws
b)
The process of creating jobs
c)
The process of making laws and creating jobs
d)
None of the Above
7.
Question (FREE BEE)
a)
Option 1 (Not Me)
b)
Option 2 (Not Me)
c)
Option 3 (ME)
d)
Option 4 (Not Me)
8.
Who discovered America?
a)
Christopher Colombus
b)
Leif Eriksson
c)
George Washington
d)
Prince Henry the Navigator
9.
What is a mission?
a)
soldier-adventures
b)
religous settlements
c)
a narrow passage that connects two large bodies of water
d)
route from the Atlantic to the Pacific that passed through or around North America
10.
Who is Vasco Nunez de Balboa?
a)
a Spanish colonist who explored the Caribbean coast of what is now Panama
b)
An Italian explorer who decided that a more northern route to Asia would be shorter and easier
c)
a conquistador who sailed from Cuba to Mexico with more than 500 soldiers
d)
Someone who made the first of 11 voyages to explore and map the lands along the St. Lawrence River
11.
Who is Hernando Cortes?
a)
An Italian explorer who decided that a more northern route to Asia would be shorter and easier
b)
An English explorer who made four voyages in search of a northwest passage
c)
a conquistador who sailed from Cuba to Mexico with more than 500 soldiers
d)
an Italian explorer who went to Portugal to explore the West side of the world
12.
Who was Metacom?
a)
The principle of Riviera Prep
b)
The administrator of the British colonies
c)
The chief of the Wampanoag
d)
The chief of the Incas
13.
What is the term "Coureur de Bois" mean?
a)
The French term for "runners of the people" were independent traders who lived among the Indians
b)
The French term for "runners of the woods," were independent traders who lived among the Indians
c)
The French term for "runners of the forest" were independent traders who lived among the Indians
d)
The French term for "runners of the boy" were independent traders who lived among the Indians
14.
What is Ms. Sanchez's favorite college team?
a)
University of Miami
b)
Florida State University
c)
University of Georgia
d)
Dolphins
15.
What is the difference between a proprietary colony and a royal colony?
a)
A proprietary colony is a colony created by a grant of land from a monarch to an individual or family and a royal colony is a colony controlled directly by the English king
b)
A proprietary colony is a colony controlled directly by the English king and a royal colony is a colony created by a grant of land from a monarch to an individual or family
16.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
a)
A scripture from God
b)
A brilliant piece of writing by Thomas Paine
c)
A document to declare our independence from the British
d)
An ancient piece of art that was hidden for a very long time never to be found. it was hidden under the grounds of America, where it showed what happened in the future and what happened in the past.
17.
Who wrote Common Sense?
a)
John Paine
b)
Thomas Paine
c)
Michael Paine
d)
None of the Above
18.
How many years has the declaration of independence been proteced for? (Present time)
a)
Around 200 years
b)
Around 300 years
c)
Around 100 years
d)
Around 10 years
19.
Where was common sensed published?
a)
Britian
b)
Philadelphia
c)
Florida
d)
Georgia
20.
What did John Cabot and Henry Hudson have in common?
a)
Both were financed by Spain
b)
Both carried immense wealth back to Portugal
c)
Both vanished in the Americas, never to be found
d)
Both commanded Mexican expeditions
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