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WorksheetsNorth America Exam
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
In recent years, what piece of biological evidence disproved the Clovis Theory of immigration of humans to the Western Hemisphere?
Nothing, the Clovis Theory is still believed today.
Shoes made of mammoth hides.
Faeces found in a cave in Oregon.
The tesseract.
Who was the peaceful leader of the Civil Rights Movement, making the famous "I Have a Dream" speech in Washington, D.C. in 1963?
Malcolm X
Martin Luther King Jr.
Cesar Chavez
King Henry VIII
Which famous explorer were the continents of North and South America named after?
Amerigo Vespuci
Christopher Columbus
Leif Erikson
George America
A Mastedon, the prey of the first people of the America's, is similar to today's ______________?
African Elephant
Siberian Tiger
Buffalo
Ewok
According to the Clovis Theory, people first came to the America's by _____________?
Sailing across the Atlantic Ocean
Crossing the land bridge over the Bering Straight
The Hogwarts Express
Swimming across the English Channel
The first Europeans to colonize North America were from ___________?
Scandanavia
England
Spain
Gondor
What caused the American Revolutionary War?
The South succeeding from the United States.
A desire to end slavery.
A disagreement over how the American Flag should look.
The colonists wanted freedom from the tyranny of England.
Which Civil Rights leader worked to improve working conditions in California?
John Carter
Cesar Chavez
John Rolfe
Malcolm X
Which President of the United States said that it did not matter what the Supreme Court ruled in regard to Native Land Protections, as he had no intention of upholding their verdict?
George Washington
Martin Van Buren
Andrew Jackson
Sauron
Where do most Native Americans in the United States live today?
In their ancestral homes which their people have occupied for thousands of years.
Disneyland.
On reservations that they were forced to relocate to in the mid 1800's.
Utah.
T/F
The Clovis Theory of how indigenous peoples came to be in the Western Hemisphere is still widely believed today.
True
False
T/F
Christopher Columbus landed in Florida in 1492.
True
False
T/F
Martin Luther King Jr. supported using any means necessary to achieve equality for all religions and races.
True
False
T/F
Cesar Chavez followed the beliefs of Ghandi, practicing peaceful protests and even participating in hunger strikes to raise awareness about labor laws.
True
False
T/F
Malcolm X led a group of civil rights activists known as the Blank Panthers during the civil rights movement.
True
False
T/F
Columbus, who set sail from Spain, was looking for a shorter route to China.
True
False
T/F
Columbus is known for his kind treatment of his crew and the Native Americans he encountered in the Bahamas.
True
False
T/F
European colonization of the Americas had a positive impact on Native American life.
True
False
T/F
Five Native American tribes attempted to acclimatize to European culture before they were forcibly removed from their lands.
True
False
T/F
The "Trail of Tears" was a pleasant walk in which the Native Americans chose to move across the country.
True
False
