WorksheetsChapter 3 Alabama History Review Game
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Hernando de Soto was the first white man to explore the Mississippi River.
True
False
In the War of 1812 between the U.S. and Great Britain, the Battle of New Orleans was won by the ____________.
Great Britain
France
United States
Spain
Which country that settled in the Mobile area gave names to Mardi Gras, azaleas, Bienville Square in Mobile, and many streets?
Great Britain
France
United States
Spain
The first known explorer of the land we call Alabama was Christopher Columbus.
True
False
________________ 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.
Hernando de Soto
Don Tristan de Luna
Alexander McGillivray
Christopher Columbus
Two members of the committee to write the Declaration of Independence were _____________________ and ___________________.
George Washington
Thomas Jeffereson
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
The war for freedom and independence from Great Britain was called _____________________.
The War of 1812
Battle of Fort Sumter
Spanish War
The American Revolution
In 1699, explorers from _______ built a fort and settled in the area of Mobile at Twenty-Seven Mile Bluff.
Great Britain
France
United States
Spain
________________ wanted to own land and become wealthy.
Europeans
Indians
Americans
Spanish explorers came to the land that would be called Alabama to find gold.
True
False
After the war that established the U.S.A, the land west of the Mississippi River was controlled by __________.
Great Britain
France
United States
Spain
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?
Women to marry
Supplies
Food
Horses
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 ____________________________.
The Declaration of Independence
Bill of Rights
The United States Constitution
________________, a conquistador, explored much of the Deep South looking for gold.
Don Tristan de Luna
Alexander McGillivray
Christopher Columbus
Hernando de Soto
The Europeans who came to America brought disease that killed Indians.
True
False
Colonists unhappy with taxes from Great Britain wanted to become independent so they signed _____________________.
The Declaration of Independence
Bill of Rights
United States Constitution
The first permanent colony by Europeans was led by ___________, a Spaniard living in Mexico.
Don Tristan de Luna
Alexander McGillivray
Hernando de Soto
Christopher Columbus
The Indians had an advantage over the Europeans because they had tamed horses.
True
False
The first ten amendments to the Constitution which spell out the rights of the United States' citizens are called _____________________.
10 Amendments
The Bill of Rights
Declaration of Independence
Alabama became part of the United States for the first time when __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
American troops accepted the surrender of the Spanish at the Alamo on April 13, 1813.
American troops accepted the surrender of the British at Fort Charlotte on April 13, 1813.
American troops accepted surrender of the Spanish at Fort Charlotte on April 13, 1813.
American troops accepted the surrender of the British at the Alamo on April 13, 1813.
