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Worksheets1st Nine Weeks EOC Review
Total questions: 118
Worksheet time: 4hrs 56mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
From their trading posts in Africa, the Portuguese traded for ______________________.
a)
Turquoise
b)
Tea
c)
Gold and slaves
d)
Salt
2.
This explorer discovered the long awaited eastern sea route to Asia
a)
Bartolome de Las Casas
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Vasco de Gama
d)
Leif Eriksson
3.
This agreement gave Spain the right to most North America and South America.
a)
Treaty of Columbus
b)
Treaty of Portugal
c)
Treaty of Spain
d)
Treaty of Tordesillas
4.
This explorer’s crew was the first to sail around the world.
a)
Bartolome Dias
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Juan Cabrillo
d)
Ferdinand Magellan
5.
Columbus sailed to the Americas under the flag of this country.
a)
Italy
b)
England
c)
Portugal
d)
Spain
6.
Centuries before Columbus set sail, these sailors landed in New Foundland.
a)
Portuguese
b)
English
c)
Spanish
d)
Vikings
7.
Hernan Cortes destroyed the powerful empire of the ____________________.
a)
Inca
b)
Aztec
c)
Maya
d)
Olmec
8.
Millions of Native Americans died in the 50 years after Christopher Columbus’ landing because of
a)
Killed with guns and swords
b)
Worked to death
c)
Starvation
d)
Disease
9.
Pizarro destroyed the powerful empire of the
a)
Inca
b)
Maya
c)
Aztec
d)
Olmec
10.
Ponce de Leon landed on the mainland in search of
a)
Food
b)
Slaves
c)
Fountain of Youth
d)
Disney World
11.
This sailor was known as Admiral of the Ocean Sea
a)
Vasco de Gama
b)
Dias
c)
Eriksson
d)
Columbus
12.
What was the most powerful Indian group of the Americas?
a)
Seminole
b)
Incas
c)
Aztecs
d)
Olmec
13.
Spanish forts were called
a)
Peninsulares
b)
pueblo
c)
Presidio
d)
creole
14.
This is the first explorer credited with circumnavigating the World.
a)
Magellan
b)
Dias
c)
Columbus
d)
La Salle
15.
This was created by a Pope to settle a land dispute between Spain and Portugal.
a)
Latitude lines
b)
line of demarcation
c)
longitude lines
d)
equator
16.
This Pope settled the dispute over land between Spain and Portugal twice
a)
John Paul II
b)
Bob I
c)
Paul VI
d)
Alexander VI
17.
Spanish explorers were known as
a)
Mestizos
b)
Gods
c)
Conquistadors
d)
Vikings.
18.
The top of the Spanish class system is the
a)
Creole
b)
peninsulares
c)
pueblos
d)
viceroys
19.
Explored the East Coast of Africa
a)
Cabral
b)
Dias
c)
Vasco de Gama
d)
Eriksson
20.
Europeans who had settlements on Iceland.
a)
Portuguese
b)
Spanish
c)
Indians
d)
Vikings
21.
Why were Europeans in search of Trade Routes to India to the East?
a)
Indian slaves
b)
Beach front property
c)
Spices and goods
d)
Gold
22.
Explorer of the West Coast of Africa.
a)
Dias
b)
Vasco de Gama
c)
Cabral
d)
Columbus
23.
This is the Gold Coast of Africa
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
24.
What is the only Portuguese territory in South America
a)
Columbia
b)
Chile
c)
Peru
d)
Brazil
25.
Henry the Navigator was prince of what European Country?
a)
Portugal
b)
Spain
c)
Britain
d)
France
26.
This was the leader of the Great Aztec Indian Nation.
a)
Atchualpa
b)
Montezuma
c)
Cortez
d)
Pizarro
27.
The Protestant Reformation was
a)
a new government
b)
a religious movement
c)
a study of scientific ideas
28.
Traders who established rights to the Canadian fur trade were
a)
Spanish
b)
Dutch
c)
French
d)
English
29.
German priest who started the protestant reformation
a)
John Calvin
b)
Jacques Cartier
c)
Louis Joliet
d)
Martin Luther
30.
New France was located
a)
Along the St. Lawrence River
b)
in Louisiana
c)
in the Caribbean
d)
New York
31.
What was the result of the defeat of the armada sent by Spain?
a)
The Reformation began
b)
Spain controlled the world’s sea trade
c)
France became the world’s largest Empire
d)
allowed England to colonize North America
32.
Why did the Vikings longships travel through rough seas better than earlier ships?
a)
They had sails
b)
They were larger
c)
They used more cars
d)
They were more stable
33.
Conquered Mexico and defeated Aztec
a)
Francisco Pizarro
b)
Sir Francis Drake
c)
Hernan Cortez
d)
Henry the Navigator
34.
first to circumnavigate globe
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Vasco da Gama
c)
Jacques Cartier
d)
Ferdinand Magellen
35.
Conquered Incan Empire and established Lima Peru
a)
Prince Henry
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
SIr Francis Drake
d)
Francisco Pizarro
36.
First to sail directly from Europe to India
a)
Bartolomeu Dias
b)
Vasco Da Gama
c)
Hernan Cortez
d)
Christopher Columbus
37.
First to sail around the southern tip of Africa
a)
Francisco Pizarro
b)
Prince Henry the Naviagtor
c)
Sir Francis Drake
d)
Bartolomeu Dias
38.
A patron of explorers;established navigation school
a)
Hernan Cortez
b)
Prince Henry
c)
Bartolomeu Dias
d)
Vasco da Gama
39.
tool used to determine direction (N,S,E,W)
a)
Compass
b)
Astrolabe
c)
caravel
d)
telescope
40.
used to determine latitude using the position of stars
a)
compass
b)
caravel
c)
Astrolabe
d)
telescope
41.
Sleek ships that could carry large loads long distances
a)
telescope
b)
Compass
c)
Astrolabe
d)
Caravel
42.
Time period during which Europeans explored the world starting in 1400's
a)
Renaissance
b)
Reformation
c)
Middle Ages
d)
Age of Exploration
43.
The voyage of Magellan was the first to do what?
a)
travel around the horn of Africa
b)
circumnavigate the globe
c)
bring enslaved Africans to Europe
d)
reach the Americas
44.
Which country sailed south down the west coast of Africa to India.
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
Portugal
d)
England
45.
What is an astrolabe?
a)
A new design for ships which allowed them to sail in shallow water.
b)
A device that used the sun and stars to determine latitude.
c)
A device that used magnetic north to determine direction.
d)
A flat, movable piece at the back of the ship used to help the boat steer.
46.
The explorer's route seen here.
a)
Ferdinand Magellon
b)
Vasco da Gama
c)
Samuel de Champlain
d)
Bartholomew Dias
47.
The explorer's route seen here.
a)
Ferdinand Magellan
b)
Vasco da Gama
c)
Samuel de Champlain
d)
John Cabot
48.
The explorer's route seen here.
a)
Samuel de Champlain
b)
Robert LaSalle
c)
Jacques Cartier
d)
Christopher Columbus
49.
Which technological development enabled European navigators to determine their location during the Age of Exploration?
a)
lateen sail
b)
astrolabe
c)
cross bow
d)
caravel
50.
What is one reason Spain sponsored the first voyage of Columbus to the west?
a)
find a more direct trade route to Asia
b)
make contact with new people
c)
obtain military technology
d)
trade in established ports in Americas
51.
Why is Columbus' initial journey considered a turning point in history?
a)
Spain establish a link between Europe and the Americas
b)
Spain set up an all water route to Asia.
c)
Spain was victorious in the Reconquista
d)
Spain established colonies in India.
52.
What was the effect of the Colombian Exchange on European society?
a)
Forced migration to the Americas declined.
b)
Native populations in Africa increased.
c)
New good and ideas swapped between continents.
d)
Christianity was divided into Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox.
53.
What type of farming was practiced in New England?
a)
subsistence
b)
backwater
c)
cash crop
d)
tidewater
54.
What was the most profitable cash crop in South Carolina and Georgia?
a)
corn
b)
tobacco
c)
rice
d)
lumber
55.
How did England view its North American colonies?
a)
They were seen as an economic drain.
b)
They were seen as a place to put criminals.
c)
They were seen as an economic resource.
d)
They were seen as a land of savages.
56.
What proposal sought to unite the American colonies against the French?
a)
Albany Plan of Union
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
United States Constitution
d)
Confederacy of England
57.
Which leader recognized that the British settlers threatened the Native American way of life?
a)
Buick
b)
Ottawa
c)
Pontiac
d)
Detroit
58.
Who provided labor for the Southern rice fields?
a)
enslaved Africans
b)
tenants
c)
children
d)
paid workers
59.
Which British Commander was sent to conquer the French in the Ohio Valley?
a)
Jonathan Edwards
b)
Edward Braddock
c)
George Washington
d)
George Whitefield
60.
The Treaty of Paris marked the end of power in North America for whom?
a)
Canada
b)
Spain
c)
France
d)
Britain
61.
Which man changed Britain’s fortune in the war for the BETTER?
a)
Edward Braddock
b)
William Pitt
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
George Washington
62.
The leg of the triangular trade route in which enslaved Africans were shipped to the West Indies was known as what?
a)
Tidewater
b)
Middle Passage
c)
First Leg
d)
Slave Code
63.
What type of colony is controlled by the King and Parliament?
a)
charter
b)
democratic
c)
royal
d)
proprietary
64.
What kind of colony gave a person the most personal freedoms?
a)
charter
b)
democratic
c)
royal
d)
proprietary
65.
What type of colony is controlled by one person or a small group of people?
a)
charter
b)
democratic
c)
royal
d)
proprietary
66.
What was the first college in established in America?
a)
The College of William & Mary
b)
Plymouth University
c)
Boston College
d)
Harvard University
67.
What do you call trade that is done illegally with another nation?
a)
export
b)
apprentice
c)
import
d)
smuggling
68.
What was the name of the fort that Washington built when escaping the French?
a)
Fort Pitt
b)
Fort Albany
c)
Fort Necessity
d)
Fort Duquesne
69.
What was the name of the most powerful Native American group in the 1600 &1700s?
a)
Mohawk
b)
Iroquois
c)
Seminole
d)
Cayuga
70.
Who was the British Commander who captured Quebec?
a)
Montecalm
b)
James Wolfe
c)
George Washington
d)
William Pitt
71.
Which of the following is the best example of a primary source?
a)
Slave ship captain’s diary
b)
Magazine article
c)
Newspaper Editorial
d)
Discovering Our Past Textbook
72.
In what region were plantations found?
a)
Okeechobee swamps
b)
Backcountry
c)
Tidewater
d)
Appalachian mountains
73.
The Jamestown settlers saved their colony by planting what crop?
a)
Maize
b)
Wheat
c)
Tobacco
d)
Cotton
74.
Protestants who wanted to leave and found their own churches were called
a)
Protestant reformers
b)
Puritans
c)
Anglicans
d)
Separatists
75.
Protestants who wanted to leave and found their own churches were called
a)
Protestant reformers
b)
Puritans
c)
Anglicans
d)
Separatists
76.
Puritans formed the New England Company and received a royal charter to establish the
a)
Plymouth Colony
b)
Rhode Island Colony
c)
Mayflower Colony
d)
Massachusetts Bay Colony
77.
Which colony was created so debtors and poor people could start over?
a)
Delaware
b)
Maryland
c)
Carolina
d)
Georgia
78.
What law protected Catholics from any attempt to make Maryland a Protestant colony?
a)
Catholic Reformation
b)
Law of Religious Freedom
c)
Act of Toleration
d)
The Maryland Law
79.
What was the biggest killer of Indians from 1600 to 1675?
a)
Guns
b)
Heart attack
c)
Gold fever
d)
Disease
80.
Which Jamestown resident made the rule, “No work, No eat”
a)
John Smith
b)
John Brown
c)
John Bradford
d)
John Rolf
81.
What was the first attempt at English Colonization in the New World?
a)
Roanoke
b)
Massachusetts Bay
c)
Plymouth
d)
Jamestown
82.
Which colony was given as payment for a debt by the King?
a)
Ohio
b)
Jamestown
c)
Pennsylvania
d)
New York
83.
Which colony was started by Quakers?
a)
New York
b)
Plymouth
c)
Pennsylvania
d)
Rhode Island
84.
In which colony was the first representative government in the New World?
a)
Roanoke
b)
Maryland
c)
Plymouth
d)
Jamestown
85.
Why did the colonials want to capture Fort Ticonderoga?
a)
Take British cannons at the fort
b)
Get a strategic advantage on the French
c)
Wanted to give it back to the natives
d)
Use the forts location to attack New York
86.
How did the King and Parliament view the American colonies?
a)
place for vacations
b)
source of funds
c)
source of irritation
d)
drain on their economy
87.
What act taxed almost all printed material in the colonies?
a)
Sugar Act
b)
Hat Act
c)
Iron Act
d)
Stamp Act
88.
Who led the Green Mountain Boys?
a)
Ethan Allen
b)
Paul Revere
c)
Ben Franklin
d)
Sam Adams
89.
Whose letters to her husband suggested increased rights for women?
a)
Betsy Ross
b)
Martha Washington
c)
Susan B. Anthony
d)
Abigail Adams
90.
George Grenville’s first action in the colonies was to take action against __________.
a)
Smugglers
b)
Trade laws
c)
Rebels
d)
Shipbuilders
91.
What did a British customs officer have to present in order to search a colonist’s house?
a)
A search warrant
b)
An arrest warrant
c)
A letter from the king
d)
A writ of assistance
92.
For what purpose did the colonial leaders use the Boston Massacre killings?
a)
A call to war
b)
A reason to tax Great Britain
c)
Propaganda
d)
A reason to trust the British
93.
“The shot heard round the world” refers to the actions of the minutemen at which place?
a)
Bunker Hill
b)
Boston
c)
Lexington and Concord
d)
Breed’s Hill
94.
Which colonists wanted to fight the British for American independence?
a)
Loyalists
b)
Nationalists
c)
Separatists
d)
Patriots
95.
Which African seaman was killed in the Boston Massacre?
a)
George Washington
b)
James Otis
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
Crispus Attucks
96.
What Colonial Commander at Bunker Hill said, “Don’t fire ‘till you see the whites of their eyes”?
a)
William Prescott
b)
George Washington
c)
William Dawes
d)
Benedict Arnold
97.
Who decides the punishment in a Smuggling Court?
a)
Governor
b)
Red Coats
c)
Judge
d)
Jury
98.
What Act created the money for the new Smuggling Courts?
a)
Sugar Act
b)
Navigation Act
c)
Intolerable Act
d)
Stamp Act
99.
Who was really at fault in the Boston Massacre?
a)
Loyalists
b)
Nationalists
c)
Separatists
d)
Patriots
100.
Who was the leader of the Sons of Liberty?
a)
John Adams
b)
Thomas Paine
c)
Patrick Henry
d)
Sam Adams
101.
What is it called when someone twists the facts to shape one’s opinion?
a)
Coercive
b)
Militia
c)
Intolerable
d)
Propaganda
102.
What is it called when a group organizes a protest by not buying a product?
a)
Propaganda
b)
Militia
c)
Intolerable
d)
Boycott
103.
Which act put a tax on all basic imported items?
a)
Townshend Act
b)
Tea Act
c)
Stamp Act
d)
Declaratory Act
104.
Who spoke the famous phrase, “no taxation without representation?”
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
James Otis
d)
Thomas Paine
105.
Who wrote propaganda plays accusing the British leaders of being greedy and the enemy of colonists?
a)
Abigail Adams
b)
Paul Revere
c)
Patricia Henry
d)
Mercy Otis Warren
106.
What act replaced the repealed Stamp act?
a)
Townshend Act
b)
Intolerable Acts
c)
Tea Act of 1773
d)
Sugar Act
107.
Who was given command of the Armed Forces by Congress?
a)
John Hancock
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
George Washington
d)
Ben Franklin
108.
This letter was the final attempt at peace sent by the Colonists?
a)
Common Sense
b)
Olive Branch Petition
c)
Continental Congress
d)
Declaration of Independence
109.
Who made the Boston Massacre Engraving?
a)
Samuel Adams
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Paul Revere
d)
John Adams
110.
What colonial city was home to both the Continental Congresses?
a)
New York
b)
Philadelphia
c)
Boston
d)
Jamestown
111.
Which is an example of salutary neglect?
a)
Enforcing law consistently
b)
Taxation without representation
c)
Being totally without law
d)
Not enforcing the laws consistently
112.
Who was named President of the Second Continental Congress?
a)
Ben Franklin
b)
John Adams
c)
John Hancock
d)
George Washington
113.
The first English colonies in North America were set up in the hope of achieving
a)
Financial gain for investors
b)
Political freedom for settlers
c)
Religious freedom for settlers
d)
Military supremacy for England
114.
The Puritans' view and attitudes led them to promote the idea of
a)
Social equality
b)
Religious Tolerance
c)
Hard work for common goals
d)
Separation of Church and state
115.
A cash crop is one that is raised primarily for
a)
Sale
b)
Food
c)
A farmer's own use
d)
A colony's home country
116.
The Great Awakening caused some colonists to
a)
Seek spirituality using reason
b)
Shift their loyalty from England to America
c)
Pay more attention to the scientific method
d)
Abandon their Puritan and Anglican Congregations
117.
With the Proclamation of 1763, the British Government attempted to
a)
Stop settlement west of Appalachains
b)
Encourage settlement west of Appalachains
c)
Force France off the North American continent
d)
Claim Canada and North America east of the Mississippi River
118.
At which event were the first shots fired between redcoats and minutemen?
a)
Boston Massacre
b)
Lexington and Concord
c)
Battle of Monmouth
d)
Battle of Bunker Hill
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