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Adel Social Chapter # 3 America's first people

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Native Americans were the first people to settle in North America .

a)

true

b)

false

2.

Native Americans !!

a)

they were one group of people with similar cultures and customs .

b)

they were different groups and they each had different cultures and customs

c)

they depended on the natural resources in their regions.

d)

All native Americans depended on farming only .

3.

A special way to do something !

a)

custom

b)

law

c)

culture

4.

Native Americans who lived in the Pacific Northwest ,........................................

a)

depended on farming to survive .

b)

caught fish from the Pacific Ocean .

c)

worked in hunting gathering .

d)

worked in trading and looking for gold .

5.

Native Americans who lived in plains worked in farming .

a)

true

b)

false

6.

Iroquois people lived in ............

a)

Southeast

b)

Northeast

7.

The Iroquois chose to settle in Northeast because of the forests where there were lots of animals and plants .

a)

true

b)

false

8.

How did Iroquois used their natural resources to live ..??

a)

they made housed from trees

b)

they used rivers for fishing and travelling .

c)

they hunted animals from the forests .

d)

All of the above .

9.

Iroquois lived in longhouses where more than more family could live .

a)

true

b)

false

10.

A former agreement or treaty between groups to work together .

a)

custom

b)

culture

c)

confederacy

d)

resource

11.

Confederacy ( five nations ) had rules to protect rights of its five groups .

a)

true

b)

false

12.

Longhouses had fire in the middle that kept all families warm .

a)

true

b)

false

13.

Co-operated !

a)

worked together

b)

worked individually

c)

separated

d)

worked alone

14.

According to Confederacy

a)

Each group worked alone .

b)

all groups worked together .

c)

All groups were ruled by one group .

d)

each group ruled it self

15.

The Great Law Of Peace said that no one was allowed to hurt any one if groups disagreed.

a)

true

b)

false

16.

Native Americans also worked with strange settlers from England

a)

true

b)

false

17.

Native American groups worked only with one another .

a)

true

b)

false

18.

Native Americans taught English settlers how to fish in shallow water an plant some crops .

a)

true

b)

false

19.

Native groups did not live in peace all the time .

a)

true

b)

false

20.

Iroquois traveled west to other native Americans lands to .........................

a)

look for beavers to exchange its fur with English weapons .

b)

look for water and plants for their animals

c)

look for shelters from cold and snow in winters .

21.

Some of Native Americans still live in USA .

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

22.

Lands that United States government set aside for Native Americans many years ago .

a)

confederacy

b)

reservations

c)

longhouses

d)

plains

23.

A system of ruling people .

a)

custom

b)

group

c)

government

d)

reservation

24.

A special Way that a group of people does something that is passed down over time .

a)

custom

b)

tradition

c)

culture

d)

government

25.

*

A native American house that is longer than it is wide !

a)

longhouse

b)

reservations

26.

A person who travels looking for new lands and discoveries

a)

reservation

b)

settler

c)

explorer

d)

trader

27.

the course you take to get somewhere .

a)

route

b)

explorer

c)

custom

d)

reservation

28.

Timelines are read from left to right

a)

true

b)

false

29.

A story from the past whose facts can not be checked !

a)

legend

b)

fort

c)

colony

d)

citizen

30.

A strong building or area that can be defended against enemy attacks !

a)

legend

b)

colony

c)

fort

d)

custom

31.

colony !!

a)

A member of a community

b)

A special way of doing something

c)

A story from the past

d)

A place ruled by another country

32.

To settle lands for another country !

a)

colony

b)

colonize

c)

citizen

d)

fort

33.

An official member of a community

a)

colony

b)

citizen

c)

fort

d)

custom

34.

The Spanish colonized ..................

a)

Canada

b)

Florida

c)

Mexico

35.

The Spanish started to settle in California , after they colonizes Florida .

a)

true

b)

false

36.

Ponce de Leon Was the first European to Explore Florida !

a)

true

b)

false

37.

Ponce de Leon looked for the fountain of youth

a)

true

b)

false

38.

Great Britain made the colonists pay taxes !

a)

true

b)

false

39.

Money paid to the government !

a)

fort

b)

tax

c)

colony

d)

legend

40.

A written plan of the government that xplains the bliefs and laws of a country !

a)

taxes

b)

legend

c)

constitution

d)

rule

41.

Declaration of Independence !

a)

Says that people have rights that the government must protect

b)

Includes the complaints the colonists had against the British King

c)

Says that all colonies are free and not part of Great Britain

d)

All of the above

42.

Led the American Revolution !

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

George Washington

43.

........................was elected as the first president of America

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

George Washington

44.

The French explored in A very unique way by river!

a)

true

b)

false

45.

England and Spanish were only exploring along the coast .

a)

true

b)

false

46.

The French explored in a very unique way , they ...........................

a)

explored by sailing in river not ocean !

b)

they were sailing along the cast .

c)

they were traveling by land

47.

The English and the French fought over ...............city !

a)

Florida

b)

Canada

c)

Quebec

48.

The French and the English were fighting over Quebec city , because .............................................

a)

it was built on the coast of Pacific ocean

b)

it was rich in gold and other materials

c)

it has a water short cut to Asia

d)

it was built on two rivers which made it a good place for traveling and trading

49.

Some Native Americans fought with the French against the English in the French and Indian war .

a)

true

b)

false

50.

Although some Native Americans fought with the French , the English won the war .

a)

true

b)

false

51.

After the war with the English , the French lost their power in North America .

a)

true

b)

false

52.

A trip made for a special reason !

a)

fort

b)

legend

c)

expedition

53.

An area of land owned by a country either within or outside its borders !

a)

expedition

b)

territory

c)

colony

d)

colonize

54.

Territory !!!

a)

A place ruled by another country

b)

To settle lands for another country

c)

An area of land owned by a country either , within or outside its borders .

55.

The British were asking too much taxes and the colonists got angry .

a)

true

b)

false

56.

The war broke out between the colonists and the British ,because .......................!!

a)

The British were asking too much tax money .

b)

the colonists refused trading with the British

c)

The Native Americans refused to leave their lands and move to another places .

57.

The colonists won the war against the British !

a)

true

b)

false

58.

......................is the capital of USA today !

a)

Florida

b)

Washington D.C

c)

New York

59.

Drought !

a)

money that owed to another person

b)

change something

c)

not enough water at the time

d)

someone who can speak different languages

60.

Money that owed by another person !

a)

debt

b)

drought

c)

interpreter

d)

custom

61.

A person who can speak two languages and helps two groups of people understand each other .

a)

debt

b)

interpreter

c)

trader

d)

territory

62.

The Roanoke colony disappeared without a trace and only left the word CROATOAN on a tree .

a)

true

b)

false

63.

Jamestown colony died from hunger and disease!

a)

true

b)

false

64.

the English settled 13 colonies !

a)

true

b)

false