WorksheetsA New World Chapter One
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 41mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Pueblo Revolt is best summarized by which of the following?
a)
Native Americans rebelled against Spanish colonization
b)
Iroquois revolted against French colonization
c)
Powhatans revolted against English colonization
d)
Hopi resisted Spanish attempts of conversion
2.
The Pueblos were angry with the missionaries because
a)
the Catholics had tried to remove their traditional way of life
b)
the Franciscans tried to meld Pueblo and Protestant faiths
c)
the priests would not allow Pueblos to marry in the church
d)
Spanish cattle destroyed the corn fields
3.
Following the Pueblo Revolt and the return of the Spanish
a)
the Spanish allowed the Natives to keep much of their culture
b)
the Pueblo way of life was wiped out by the conquistadors
c)
the Pueblo were forced to move to Oklahoma
d)
the Pueblo were wiped out in a genocide
4.
How do scientists think people migrated from Asia to the Americas during the Ice Age?
a)
sailed across a narrow strait
b)
traveled south from Canada
c)
Traveled across a land bridge
d)
sailed to Mexico and drifted north
5.
What is the most important to the survival of the American Indians?
a)
home ownership
b)
trading with other tribes for needs
c)
ability to use natural resorces
d)
warm and mild climate
6.
Which of these describes how American Indians viewed their environment?
a)
believing they were part of a community of living things
b)
believed they owned the land
c)
believed land should not be changed
d)
believed they were rulers of the region they live in
7.
Which of these best explains why different cultural regions formed in North America?
a)
believing they were part of a community of living things
b)
groups choose where to live based on special skills
c)
groups needed to separate themselves from others
d)
groups adapted to the environment where they settled
8.
American Indian settlement in the southwest United States, lived in multi-story adobe houses
a)
Chinampas
b)
Adobe
c)
Pueblo
d)
quipu
9.
What is a tree trunk that is carved with sacred images?
a)
canoe
b)
walking stick
c)
totem pole
d)
kachina doll
10.
What is a cone shaped tent made of animal hides?
a)
teepee
b)
longhouse
c)
wampum
d)
wigwam
11.
move from one place to another
a)
farm
b)
migrate
c)
hunt
d)
leave town
12.
What's another question that historians might want to know about a society's past?
a)
Where were the best places to eat?
b)
What happened?
c)
What holidays did they celebrate?
d)
What clothes were worn?
13.
What was the main reason people in this region traded?
a)
They wanted to own as many good as they could.
b)
They wanted to use rivers and lakes as trade routes.
c)
They wanted to get goods that could not be found or made from the resources they had.
d)
They had few resources of their own.
14.
How was land viewed by most Eastern Woodlands American Indians?
a)
Land was something to be owned and care for by only chiefs and other leaders.
b)
Land was only important because it could be used for hunting.
c)
Land should be divided up among families and fenced off.
d)
Land was something you could use but not really own.
15.
What made all American Indians similar?
a)
They all spoke the same language.
b)
They all lived in the mountains.
c)
They all lived in the same kind of dwellings.
d)
They all used the environment to obtain food, clothing, and shelter.
16.
What did all American Indian homes have in common?
a)
They were all made of wood.
b)
They were all two stories.
c)
They were all made of the natural resources that were available in each region.
d)
They were all easily transported.
17.
Scientists do not agree as to how and when people entered the Western Hemisphere.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
An article written by a historian to explain an event would be a primary source?
a)
True
b)
False
19.
A photograph taken at the time of an event would be a primary source?
a)
True
b)
False
20.
Which American Indian group lived in homes bordering cliffs and mountains?
a)
Iroquois
b)
Pueblo
c)
Lakota
d)
Kwakiutl
21.
What two factors affected the way American Indian groups met there basic needs?
a)
money and climate
b)
location and climate
c)
money and location
d)
likes and dislikes
22.
Cultural Regions developed by people adapting to their
a)
environment
b)
people
23.
Native American Indians had no natural immunity to European diseases such as measles, mumps, chickenpox, and typhus. Based on the above statement, which of the following is NOT true?
a)
European diseases conquered native populations.
b)
Native American Indians had stronger immune systems than Europeans.
c)
Native American Indians died by the thousands from European diseases.
d)
Many European diseases were unknown among Native American Indians.
24.
The missionary Bartholomé de las Casas was critical of Spain’s practice of using Native American Indians as slaves in Spanish colonies, but he thought Africans could be a longterm solution to the colonial labor shortage. Based on Las Casas’s views, which of the following is true?
a)
The Native American Indian population grew.
b)
More Europeans joined the African slave trade.
c)
Africans were offered jobs in Spanish colonies.
d)
The African slave trade lasted only a few years.
25.
The transfer of plants, animals, and bacteria between the Old World and the New began with Columbus’s voyage and still continues today. This transfer is called
a)
the Columbian Exchange.
b)
the European Common Market.
c)
the Balance of Trade.
d)
mercantilism.
26.
Which European dissented from the views of most Europeans towards Native Americans and became an advocate for better treatment of Indians?
a)
Hernando de Soto
b)
Juan Ponce De Leon
c)
Bartolome de la Casas
d)
Henry Hudson
27.
Which of the following factors best explains why Native American efforts to unite were rare?
a)
most tribes were isolated from each other
b)
Europeans discouraged tribes from uniting
c)
People had different foods and cultures
d)
tribes had traditions of independence
28.
What was the joint stock company that ran the colonies in New Amsterdam and Fort Orange?
a)
Viriginia Company
b)
Dutch West India Company
c)
British East India Company
d)
Plymouth Company
29.
Who is the famous economist, defender of free-markets, author of The Wealth of Nations? His writings are considered a foundation for the economic system of capitalism.
a)
Adam Smith
b)
Karl Marx
c)
Friedrich Engels
d)
Weyland Yutani
30.
According to the idea of Christian Liberty freedom was less a political or social status than a
a)
Moral or spiritual condition
b)
State of mind
c)
Economic condition
d)
Civil cast
31.
Spanish forts and missions throughout the southwest and modern day Florida were established
a)
As a means of intimidation to other European nations who wished to colonize the New World
b)
To convert local Indians to Christianity
c)
As trading centers
d)
To produce goods that could be sold to local Indigenous tribes
32.
Even after the discovery of North America, European kings and queens still wanted to find a faster way to Asia. What were they hoping to find?
a)
Silk Road
b)
Columbian Exchange
c)
Southwest Route
d)
Northwest Passage
33.
The Dutch would begin to settle along the coastline of what ocean?
a)
Pacific
b)
Indian
c)
Gulf of Mexico
d)
Atlantic
34.
The Dutch would settle along the Hudson River and begin a new settlement called...
a)
New Amsterdam
b)
New England
c)
New Virginia
d)
None of the above
35.
The French would settle construct trading posts along what river in North America?
a)
Hudson River
b)
The Ohio River
c)
The Missouri River
d)
The Mississippi River
36.
Champlain, Jolliet, Marquette, and Lasalle are mainly explored for what nation?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Netherlands
d)
Portugal
37.
A negative consequence that came from the Columbian Exchange was...
a)
disease
b)
food
c)
weapons
d)
cultural ideas
38.
One reason explorers wanted to come to America was for....
a)
wealth, land, and religious freedom
b)
native american ideas, land, and freedom
c)
power, land, and ship building
d)
none of the above
39.
A conquistador was someone who....
a)
explored land in Europe
b)
conquered land in South America
c)
believed in equality with the Native Americasn
d)
Came from New Netherlands
40.
How did Columbus finally persuade the King and Queen of Spain to support his expedition?
a)
promised great riches
b)
promised the spread of the Catholic religion
c)
promised new lands
d)
all of the above
41.
Christopher Columbus sailed west in search for?
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
Australia
d)
Antartica
42.
What was Columbus' main goal in reaching Asia?
a)
To find riches
b)
To find new animals
c)
To make friends with the Native Americans
d)
To grow new crops
43.
Which country does Columbus represent on his voyage?
a)
Italy
b)
Spain
c)
Portugal
d)
England
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