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Boot Camp Challenge 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This explorer took the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria to the islands of the Caribbean. He mistakenly thought he’d found Asia.

a)

Hernan Cortes

b)

Francisco Pizarro

c)

Marco Polo

d)

Christopher Columbus.

2.

People began leaving the Puritans and started other colonies in New England because…

a)

They were opposed to religious freedom

b)

They had similar ideas about how governments should be run

c)

They disagreed with Puritans about the role of religion and government

d)

They did not want a written constitution

3.

Which group of colonies had really warm weather and relied on large plantations to grow tobacco, rice, and cotton?

a)

The New England Colonies

b)

New France

c)

The Southern Colonies

d)

The Middle Colonies

4.

WHEN GOVERNMENTS AND RELIGIOUS GROUPS HAVE NO DIRECT CONTROL OVER EACH OTHER

a)

SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE

b)

PLANTATION

c)

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

d)

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

5.

GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT MAKE LAWS

a)

PLANTATION

b)

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

c)

COLONY

d)

WITCH HUNT

6.

The Proclamation of 1763

a)

Was the rule given by King George III to stop colonists from moving west of the Appalachian mountains

b)

Was the agreement that ended the French & Indian War

c)

Was the war Pontiac waged against British colonists

d)

Was a tax on imported goods

7.

During the Revolutionary War, the Empire of France decided to help the Americans after this battle in New York…

a)

Bunker Hill

b)

Valley Forge

c)

Yorktown

d)

Saratoga

8.

The first battle of the Revolutionary War was

a)

Saratoga

b)

Trenton & Princeton

c)

Lexington & Concord

d)

The Boston Massacre

9.

What inspired Francis Scott Key to write the “Star Spangled Banner”?

a)

The American victory at New Orleans

b)

The American victory at Lake Erie

c)

The American victory at Lake Meade

d)

The American victory at Fort McHenry

10.

Which of the following led to the War of 1812?

a)

Press gangs and pressure from Warhawks

b)

The Roanoke Massacre

c)

The Battle of Horseshoe Bend

d)

Attacks from Canada

11.

THE SUPREME LAW OF THE LAND THAT OUTLINES THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT IS CALLED…

a)

THE CONSTITUTION

b)

THE ARTICLES OF CONSTITUTION

c)

THE MAYFLOWER COMPACT

d)

THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION

12.

Why was the Mayflower Compact signed?

a)

To make sure the pie tasted good during Thanksgiving

b)

To form an army and fight the Canadians

c)

To keep other settlers from arriving

d)

To have Plymouth settlers agree to help and support the colony

13.

How did the Anasazi make their homes?

a)

They used stones and constructed their homes on cliff sides

b)

They lived on planet Zelnoid with Meegar the Friendly Giant

c)

They lived in an underwater dome

d)

They built underground baskets and lived in caves

14.

The Triangular Trade connected…

a)

Antarctica, Alaska, and Hawaii

b)

Europe, Asia, and the Americas

c)

Europe, Africa, and the Americas

d)

Australia, India, and Africa

15.

Famous conductor of the Underground Railroad. Her nickname was Moses.

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Sojourner Truth

c)

Stella Gooding

d)

Frederick Douglass