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Chapter 3 Alabama History Review Game

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Hernando de Soto was the first white man to explore the Mississippi River.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

In the War of 1812 between the U.S. and Great Britain, the Battle of New Orleans was won by the ____________.

a)

Great Britain

b)

France

c)

United States

d)

Spain

3.

Which country that settled in the Mobile area gave names to Mardi Gras, azaleas, Bienville Square in Mobile, and many streets?

a)

Great Britain

b)

France

c)

United States

d)

Spain

4.

The first known explorer of the land we call Alabama was Christopher Columbus.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

________________ was the first child of Lachlan McGillivray and Sehoy Marchand, was educated in South Carolina, became the chief of the Creek Nation and fought for America in the Revolutionary War.

a)

Hernando de Soto

b)

Don Tristan de Luna

c)

Alexander McGillivray

d)

Christopher Columbus

6.

Two members of the committee to write the Declaration of Independence were _____________________ and ___________________.

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jeffereson

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

John Adams

7.

The war for freedom and independence from Great Britain was called _____________________.

a)

The War of 1812

b)

Battle of Fort Sumter

c)

Spanish War

d)

The American Revolution

8.

In 1699, explorers from _______ built a fort and settled in the area of Mobile at Twenty-Seven Mile Bluff.

a)

Great Britain

b)

France

c)

United States

d)

Spain

9.

________________ wanted to own land and become wealthy.

a)

Europeans

b)

Indians

c)

Americans

10.

Spanish explorers came to the land that would be called Alabama to find gold.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

After the war that established the U.S.A, the land west of the Mississippi River was controlled by __________.

a)

Great Britain

b)

France

c)

United States

d)

Spain

12.

What did the French King Louis XIV, send over to try to keep the men here in the Mobile area to start a colony for France?

a)

Women to marry

b)

Supplies

c)

Food

d)

Horses

13.

After a few years of independence, a stronger government was needed. Delegates met in Philadelphia, PA, and agreed to write a basic set of laws called ____________________________.

a)

The Declaration of Independence

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

The United States Constitution

14.

________________, a conquistador, explored much of the Deep South looking for gold.

a)

Don Tristan de Luna

b)

Alexander McGillivray

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Hernando de Soto

15.

The Europeans who came to America brought disease that killed Indians.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Colonists unhappy with taxes from Great Britain wanted to become independent so they signed _____________________.

a)

The Declaration of Independence

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

United States Constitution

17.

The first permanent colony by Europeans was led by ___________, a Spaniard living in Mexico.

a)

Don Tristan de Luna

b)

Alexander McGillivray

c)

Hernando de Soto

d)

Christopher Columbus

18.

The Indians had an advantage over the Europeans because they had tamed horses.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

The first ten amendments to the Constitution which spell out the rights of the United States' citizens are called _____________________.

a)

10 Amendments

b)

The Bill of Rights

c)

Declaration of Independence

20.

Alabama became part of the United States for the first time when __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

a)

American troops accepted the surrender of the Spanish at the Alamo on April 13, 1813.

b)

American troops accepted the surrender of the British at Fort Charlotte on April 13, 1813.

c)

American troops accepted surrender of the Spanish at Fort Charlotte on April 13, 1813.

d)

American troops accepted the surrender of the British at the Alamo on April 13, 1813.