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Review Quiz 1

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which Native American group depended on the buffalo to make homes, clothing, and tools

a)

Great Plains

b)

Eastern Woodland

c)

Southwest

d)

Great Basin

2.
What does the land bridge theory explain?
a)
How Native Americans learned to farm
b)
Why glaciers may have caused water levels to drop.
c)
How early people may have migrated from Asia to the Americas.
d)
Why animals such as mammoths may have become extinct.
3.
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.
4.
How did most American Indians meet their basic food needs?
a)
trading with other countries
b)
traveling to a nearby town
c)
buying goods from colonial settlers
d)
using resources in the environment
5.
In which type of home did the early Eastern Woodlands Indians most often live?
a)
igloo
b)
cabin
c)
teepee
d)
longhouse
6.

Which region created the League of Five Nations to cooperate and govern their people?

a)

Plains

b)

Eastern Woodlands

c)

Southwest

d)

Great Basin

7.

What was the main purpose of the Iroquois League of Five Nations?

a)

to trade goods

b)

lead religious ceremonies

c)

solve problems peacefully

d)

declare war

8.

The Native American groups adapted to their environment by

a)

worshiping many different gods

b)

using resources in their environment.

c)

preventing trade with all other Native groups.

d)

choosing where to live based on their skills.

9.

What is one way the people of the Eastern Woodlands adapted to their environment?

a)

They used timber to create Longhouses.

b)

They used ice and snow to build igloos.

c)

They created apartments of adobe.

d)

They lived in tepees from buffalo hides.

10.
How did most American Indians meet their basic food needs?
a)
traveling to a nearby town
b)
trading with other countries
c)
buying goods from colonial settlers
d)
using resources in the environment
11.
What was the first permanent English settlement in North America?
a)
Jamestown
b)
Charleston
c)
St. Augustine
d)
Plymouth Rock
12.

Which reason best completes this list?

a)

To spread democratic ideals

b)

To improve efficiency in manufacturing

c)

To gain potential military allies

d)

To expand and claim new territory

13.

Which sentence best completes this diagram?

a)

The Puritans allowed women to participate in government

b)

The puritans refused to obey the appointed governor.

c)

The Puritans outlawed slavery in Massachusetts.

d)

The Puritans developed a form of representative self-government.

14.

Which of the following was a major reason for the flow of the transatlantic slave trade shown on the map?

a)

The increased use of the plantation system

b)

The construction needs of the railroad

c)

Increased textile manufacturing in cities

d)

Increased western migration

15.
Economic pattern that imported and exported goods among the West Indies, England, Africa and the 13 original colonies.
a)
Sea Commerce
b)
Economic Caravels
c)
Triangular Trade
d)
Three-port Dollar Route
16.
The trading of ideas, culture, people, goods, and diseases between Europe and the New world came to be known as...
a)
Triangular Trade.
b)
the Middle Passage.
c)
the Columbian Exchange.
d)
Mercantilism.
17.

Based on the map, what is one product the eastern hemisphere sent to the western hemisphere?

a)

Pigs

b)

potato

c)

squash

d)

disease

18.
What is global exchange of people, plants, animals, technology, ideas, and diseases called?
a)
Magellan Exchange
b)
Exploration Exchange
c)
Trade Exchange
d)
Columbian Exchange
19.

New York was originally settled by which colonial group?

a)

The French

b)

The Dutch

c)

The Spanish

d)

The British

20.
Small farms, rocky soil, cold winters, short growing season describes
a)
New England colonies
b)
Middle colonies
c)
Southern colonies
d)
Western colonies
21.

Which colonists were farmers and plantation owners who grew cotton and tobacco?

a)

Southern Colonies

b)

New England Colonies

c)

Middle Colonies

d)

Western Colonies

22.
This group of religious settlers wanted to “separate” from the Church of England. They landed in Plymouth and are credited with celebrating the first American Thanksgiving
a)
Pilgrims 
b)
Native Americans 
c)
Separatists 
d)
Puritans 
23.
Pilgrims signed this document while they sailed to the New World. It was an early form of representative government.
a)
English Bill of Rights 
b)
Mayflower Compact 
c)
House of Burgesses
d)
Magna Carta 
24.
Why was Jamestown founded?
a)
For religious freedom
b)
The intention of planting crops.
c)
They hoped to find gold.
d)
To trade goods with Native Americans. 
25.
Why was Plymouth founded?
a)
To escape religious persecution. 
b)
To take land from Native Americans.
c)
To look for gold.
d)
To plant crops. 
26.
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. 
27.
Which Colonial Region was mostly founded for religious freedom?
a)
The Middle Colony
b)
The Southern Colonies
c)
The New England Colonies
d)
The French Canadian Colonies
28.

The New England colonies fished and whaled. The middle colonies grew wheat. The Southern colonies had large plantations of sugar and tobacco. Why were there such differences?

a)

New England colonies had more education.

b)

Middle colonies had self-government.

c)

Southern colonies had British ancestry.

d)

The colonial geography and climate were different.

29.
The House of Burgesses is
a)
the first representative assembly in America
b)
a joint-stock company
c)
a written constitution
d)
the group that controlled Plymouth
30.

The Mayflower Compact was

a)

an agreement to create a fair government.

b)

the first joint-stock company in the colonies.

c)

a secret agreement to overthrow the King.

d)

a plan to go to war with the Native people.

31.
What was this poster's meaning?
a)
The Colonies needed to be united
b)
Serpents can grow back together
c)
Colonies need to be independent
d)
Ben Franklin didn't know why he made this
32.
This type of American Colonist was in support of the British parliament.
a)
Patriot
b)
Loyalist
c)
Yes man
d)
Neutral
33.
This type of colonist was ready for rebellion and the fight for independence.
a)
Loyalist
b)
Patriot
c)
Neutral
d)
British 
34.
What event is depicted in this image?
a)
Boston Massacre
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
Battle of Bunker Hill
d)
Lexington and Concord
35.

The American experience at Valley Forge during the American Revolution can be best described as

a)

The final major battle of the Revolution

b)

Prevented the British from splitting New England from the other colonies

c)

A winter encampment where soldiers suffered from cold, hunger, and disease

d)

A struggle to hold off the British until they ran out of ammunition

36.

The Declaration of Independence listed the

a)

goods boycotted by the Sons of Liberty

b)

expansion and growth of the 13 Colonies

c)

wrongs committed by the King of England

d)

laws and duties for the President

37.

Which was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

a)

Congress collected too many taxes

b)

Weak central government

c)

A strong national bank

d)

Alliance to the King of France

38.

The diagram shown depicts what economic relationship

between the American colonies and Britain in 1760?

a)

tax-free trade

b)

mercantilism

c)

balance of trade power

d)

federalism

39.

Why did colonists riot, boycott, and smuggle goods?

a)

To support British manufacturing

b)

They opposed British taxes.

c)

The British established a Parliament in the U.S.

d)

To emphasize the rules in the Magna Carta.

40.

What does “no taxation without representation" mean?

a)

All men and women should be allowed to vote

b)

People should have a voice in the laws

c)

Countries should not be allowed to tax imports

d)

Only Parliament can pass laws for colonies

41.

Shay's rebellion was ended by Washington's use of militia force. This showed the weaknesses of

a)

The Treaty of 1783

b)

The Mayflower Compact

c)

The Declaration of Independence

d)

The Articles of Confederation

42.

The Americans received assistance from the French during the American Revolution after this battle:

a)

Lexington and Concord

b)

Trenton

c)

Saratoga

d)

Yorktown

43.

The Great Compromise created two houses for this branch of government.

a)

The Executive Branch

b)

The Legislative Branch

c)

The Judicial Branch

d)

The Electoral College

44.

-The President vetoes a law passed by Congress

-The Supreme Court declares a law unconstitutional

-The Congress impeaches the President


The ability of one branch of government to limit the power of the other branches of government is known as what?

a)

Judicial Review

b)

Checks and balances

c)

Amendment Process

d)

The Cabinet System

45.

Dividing up the functions or role of government is known as what?

a)

Judicial Review

b)

Separation of Powers

c)

Amendment Process

d)

Federalism