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WorksheetsMidterm Review
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 35mins
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Class
Date
1.
Columbus thought that you could reach Asia by sailing ____ across the Atlantic Ocean.
a)
east
b)
west
c)
north
d)
south
2.
Europe is a ______________ that includes countries like Spain, England, and France.
a)
country
b)
city
c)
continent
d)
state
3.
During the Age of Exploration, Europe looked for sea routes to the East in order to __________.
a)
find a faster trade route to Asia
b)
spread Christianity
c)
colonize new territories
d)
all of the above
4.
Which of the following is not a motive for exploration?
a)
God
b)
Glory
c)
Gold
d)
Gummies
5.
a)
Rocky Mountains
b)
Appalachian Mountains
c)
Atlas Mountains
d)
Andes Mountains
6.
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Arctic Ocean
d)
Indian Ocean
7.
a)
Great Lakes
b)
Hudson Bay
c)
Lake Winnipeg
d)
None of the Above
8.
a)
Missouri River
b)
Mississippi River
c)
Colorado River
d)
Ohio River
9.
a)
Indian Ocean
b)
Arctic Ocean
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
Pacific Ocean
10.
a)
Rio Grande River
b)
Colorado River
c)
Mississippi River
d)
Ohio River
11.
a)
Appalachian Mountains
b)
Rocky Mountains
c)
Sierra Madre Oriental Mountains
d)
Sierra Madre Occidental Mountains
12.
Name Continent B!
a)
South America
b)
Europe
c)
North America
d)
Africa
13.
Name Continent C!
a)
Antarctica
b)
Europe
c)
Asia
d)
Africa
14.
Name Continent D!
a)
Asia
b)
North America
c)
Europe
d)
Antarctica
15.
Continent E is ________.
a)
North America
b)
Africa
c)
South America
d)
Australia
16.
Continent E is ________.
a)
North America
b)
Africa
c)
South America
d)
Australia
17.
Continent G is ________.
a)
Asia
b)
Antarctica
c)
Australia
d)
Europe
18.
Name Ocean #1!
a)
Indian
b)
Pacific
c)
Atlantic
19.
Name Ocean #2!
a)
Arctic
b)
Atlantic
c)
Pacific
20.
Which continent is EAST of Europe?
a)
North America
b)
Africa
c)
Antarctica
d)
Asia
21.
Which continent is South of Europe?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Africa
d)
Asia
22.
In what continent are your 13 colonies in?
a)
South America
b)
Europe
c)
North America
d)
Africa
23.
What is the name of the country labeled A?
a)
Mexico
b)
Canada
c)
the United States
d)
Alaska
24.
What is the name of the country labeled B?
a)
Mexico
b)
Canada
c)
the United States
d)
Alaska
25.
What is the name of the country labeled C?
a)
Mexico
b)
Canada
c)
the United States
d)
Alaska
26.
Native Americans migrated across a a land bridge from _____________ to North America?
a)
Africa
b)
Antarctica
c)
Asia
d)
Iceland
27.
In what way were Native American tribes similar?
a)
They adapted to their environment.
b)
They lived in the Northeastern part of North America.
c)
They spoke the same language.
d)
They hunted and ate the same food.
28.
What was the first successful English colony?
a)
Roanoke
b)
Virginia (Jamestown)
c)
Georgia
d)
Maryland
29.
Why was colony of Roanoke called the lost colony?
a)
The people returned to England.
b)
The colonist were gone when the other colonists came back.
c)
They moved to Jamestown.
d)
The colonist kept losing supplies and couldn't find anything!
30.
Who said, "If you don't work, then you don't eat!"?
a)
Chief Powhatan
b)
Christopher Newport
c)
Lord De La Warr
d)
Captain John Smith
31.
The Virginia House of Burgesses:
a)
Provided an example of representative government.
b)
Established the first army in the New World.
c)
Regulated what the people were allowed to eat.
d)
Determined who could leave the colony.
32.
The first permanent English settlement in North America was
a)
Werowocomoco
b)
Yorktown
c)
Richmond
d)
Jamestown
33.
Letter F is which colony?
a)
Maryland
b)
Pennsylvania
c)
New York
d)
Massachusetts
34.
Letter A is which colony?
a)
Delaware
b)
New Jersey
c)
Rhode Island
d)
New Hampshire
35.
Letter B is which colony?
a)
New Jersey
b)
Rhode Island
c)
Massachusetts
d)
Connecticut
36.
Letter H is which colony?
a)
Delaware
b)
Rhode Island
c)
New Jersey
d)
Pennsylvania
37.
Which colonies have large plantations?
a)
Middle
b)
Southern
c)
New England
d)
Northeast
38.
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
39.
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
40.
Which are the Middle Colonies?
a)
Main, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island
b)
Georgia, South Carolina, and Virginia
c)
Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey
41.
Which region was known as the "Bread Basket"?
a)
Northeastern Colonies
b)
Mid-Atlantic Colonies
c)
Southern Colonies
42.
The South's geographic features include:
a)
hilly mountains and rocky soil
b)
forests and moderate climate
c)
rich soil and humid climate
43.
Where did Quakers settle?
a)
Plymouth Colony
b)
Pennsylvania
c)
Georgia
d)
Massachusetts Bay
44.
What is the meaning of taxation without representation?
a)
When people are taxed, but they have no say in the government
b)
When people are taxed twice on the same item
c)
When some people get taxed and others don't
d)
When people in the Colonies are taxed, but no one in England is
45.
What law that forced colonists to provide places to live for all the Redcoats in America?
a)
Townshend Acts
b)
Quartering Act
c)
Sugar Act
d)
Navigation Act
46.
What law made it very expensive for colonists to import molasses?
a)
Townshend Acts
b)
Quartering Acts
c)
Stamp Act
d)
Sugar Act
47.
What law stated that the colonists could only buy goods from England and the colonists could only sell goods to England?
a)
Townshend Acts
b)
Quartering Acts
c)
Stamp Act
d)
Navigation Act
48.
Who fought in the French and Indian War?
a)
French vs. Indians
b)
British vs. French
c)
British vs. French and Indians
d)
Indians vs. British
49.
Who won the French and Indian War?
a)
The French and the Natives
b)
The English colonists and the English soldiers
c)
the Native Americans
d)
no one.. it was a tie
50.
The French and Indian War was also called...
a)
Seven Year Itch
b)
Seven Years' War
c)
Seven Dwarfs' War
d)
Seven Lakes' War
51.
How would you describe the winter at Valley Forge?
a)
Cold and challenging
b)
Hot and tropical
c)
Great food
52.
Who was the commander of the Continental Army?
a)
Joseph Brant
b)
George Washington
c)
James Forteen
d)
John Paul Jones
53.
What slogan did the colonists begin to use in order to express their frustrations with the British government?
a)
"No Taxation!"
b)
"We Need Representation!"
c)
"No Taxation without Representation!"
d)
"We Want Freedom!"
54.
Which of the following was a purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
to unite the colonies against Britain
b)
to list the reasons that justified leaving Britain
c)
both of these
d)
neither of these
55.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
James Madison
c)
Thomas Edison
d)
Thomas Jefferson
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