WorksheetsUnit 1
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Which item would be considered a primary source of historical information?
textbook
drawing by a modern artist
newspaper photograph of the Korean War
recent book on Abraham Lincoln
Which colonial region was known as the bread basket
Southern Colonies
Middle Colonies
New England Colonies
All of the above
Which of the following were major cash crops grown in the southern colonies.
Tobacco
Indigo
Rice
All of the above
Which of the following documents is an example of a primary source?
textbook
WWI soldier's diary
dictionary
biography of John Adams
Anthropologists believe the earliest inhabitants of the Americas
came from New Zealand
Migrated from Asia over a land bridge.
Sailed across the Atlantic from Africa
none of the above
Inca terrace farming and Aztec floating gardens are examples of
adapting to a region's physical enviornment
slash and burn farming
art forms
hunting and gathering
According to anthropologists, how did the ice age climate promote the inhabitation of America?
Americas had a warmer climate
water travel was safer as a result of stable sea levels
the glaciers locked up vast amounts of water, exposing a land bridge between Asia and North America
the glaciers formed rivers and lakes, separating land masses
What was the environment like where the Iroquois settled?
woodlands
plains
thundra
rainforest
The longhouse was important to Iroquois society because
it was the chiefs house
it was a school
it had a religious function
it served as a house of multiple Iroquois families
The government of the Iroquois was known as the
Hiawatha
Iroquois Confederacy
Oneida Tribunal
Sagamore
The Iroquois settled in which Native American cultural region
Eastern Woodlans
Great Plains
Southwest
Southeast
What motivated Spanish explorers
The search for a Northwest Passage
God, Gold and Glory
white man's burden
none of the above
One thing Native Americans all had in common was they...
hunted Bison
adapted to their environment in order to survive
hunted seals for food
were nomadic
Which situation provides the best evidence that the Iroquois adapted to their physical environment?
living in wooden longhouses
speaking different languages
developing alliances
women were involved in governing
One way the Sioux adapted to their environment was
growing cash crops
eating raw animal organs
relying on Buffalo as their main food source
relying on fish as a source of protein
These developments influenced the start of the
• Invention of the compass and astrolabe
• European dependence on spices from Asia
• Competition for trade routes to Asia
Age of Exploration
Crusades
American Revolution
Renaissance
What resource was scare in the Southwestern region for Native Americans?
animals
water
land
none of the above
The global transfer of foods, plants, and animals during the colonization of the Americas is known as the
Scientific Revoultion
Imperialism
Middle Passage
Columbian Exchange
During the 1500s, technological advances in navigation and mapmaking contributed directly to the start of the
rise of the Roman Empire
Fall of the Mongol Empire
medieval guilds
Age of Exploration
Which statement about the Columbian exchange is a fact rather than an opinion?
The Columbian exchange had a positive effect on the Americas
The Columbian exchange benefited Europe more than it benefited the Americas
The Colubmian exchange brought new foods and products to Europe and the Americas
The Columbian exchange created a modern Europe.
Which of these events during the Age of Exploration led to the other three?
Europeans brought their customs, language and religious practices to the Americas
Europeans diseases killed millions of Native Americans
Improvements in technology, such as shipbuilding made longer voyages possible
European explorers founded cities in North America
What was a Caravel?
new type of ship
new type of compass
new type of musket
new type of map
What was the biggest killer of Native Americans during the Age of Exploration
enslavement
warfare
diseases
Why were the indigenous peoples of the Americas greatly susceptible to the European diseases?
they lacked medical knowledge like Europeans
they lacked immunity to European diseases
they lived in close quarters which helped spread sickness
their diets lacked needed nutrients
Mercantilism is the economic policy in which
colonies should benefit the mother country
town government should determine the type of goods produced
governments should not be involved in the economy
business and industry should be owned by the government
Which of the following is true about slavery
most slaves died before reaching the Americas
few slaves resisted
conditions on slave ships were horrific
most slaves worked in the Middle Colonies
The Middle Passage was
A place in West Africa where slaves were traded
the forced journey across the Atlantic slaves took form Africa to North America
a group of missionaries who tried to help slaves escape
a section on board slave ships
Henry Hudson's voyages granted the land around the Hudson river to this nation
Spain
France
England
The Netherlands
Christopher Columbus claimed land for
Spain
France
England
The Netherlands
Samuel de Champlin claimed land for
Spain
France
England
The Netherlands
Which of the following was a resource New England had to offer European settlers?
forests
natural harbours
an abundance of fish offshore
all of the above
This group of people were also called Seperatists
Puritans
Pilgrims
Anglicans
Quakers
Woodworking, shipbuilding and whaling were popular industries in which region?
Southern Colonies
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
none of the above
Tobacco helped this colony survive
Roanoke
Plymouth
Massachusetts Bay
Jamestown
How was indentured servitude different than slavery
slaves job's were easier
indentured servants only had to serve for the length of their contract
only women worked as indentured servants
only indentured servants worked on plantations
How were the Mayflower Compact and the Virginia House of Burgesses similar?
they were both steps in self government
involved freedom of speech
involved freedom of religion
granted voting rights to everyone over the age of 18
William Penn founded the colony of Pennsylvania as a safe haven for
Puritans
Catholics
Quakers
Anglicans
Samuel de Champlain founded this city as the first permanent French settlement in North America
Quebec
New Amsterdam
Boston
Toronto
Social influences of the French can still be seen in
New England
New Orleans and Quebec
Philadelphia
Charleston
What resource motivated the French to colonize North America?
tobacco
rice
animal fur
whale oil
Puritans were known for being
strict and religious
fun and easygoing
militaristic
materialistic
What is a tragic example of Puritan's intolerance?
French and Indian War
Boston Tea Party
Salem Witch Trials
Boston Massacre
Which religion was most commonly found in New England
Puritanism
Catholicism
Anglicanism
Quakerism
Maryland was founded as a safe haven for
Jews
Catholics
Quakers
Puritans
Puritans encouraged schooling for
training future businessmen
teaching students how to love learning
making children literate so they could read the bible
none of the above
Plantations developed in this part of the 13 Colonies
New England
Middle
Southern
All of the above
• Jamestown, founded in 1607
• Plymouth colony, founded in 1620
• New Amsterdam, founded in 1625
These early colonial settlements were similar in that each was located
new the mountains
on the coast
inland
on islands
Which feature must a democracy have
people playing a role in government
laws
a president
a supreme court
Which continent was not connected by the Triangle Trade
Europe
North America
Africa
Asia
Mercantilism encourage European nations to
give up their gold supplies
abolish slavery
acquire colonies as a source of raw materials
become isolationist
