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WorksheetsAmer Studies Midterm Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Who were the first Americans and were also resourceful nomadic hunters from Siberia?
Pilgrims
Mayans
Paleo-Indians
Aztecs
The rebirth of interest originating in Italy that encouraged the arts and learning was called_____.
The Age of Enlightenment
The Renaissance
The Great Awakening
The Glorious Revolution
What was the class that most Europeans belonged to?
monarchs
aristocrats
landowners
peasants
What is the belief that God decided at the moment of creation, which humans would achieve salvation?
Country (Real Whig) Ideology
Predestination
New Lights
Glorious Revolution
Who first introduced tobacco to Jamestown and married Pocohantas?
John Smith
John Hawkin
John Rolfe
Francis Drake
Where was the Plymouth Colony located?
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
South Carolina
What is the government in which the authority is given to God?
Theocracy
Monarchy
Democracy
Republic
What were the military expeditions by Europeans to recover holy lands from the Muslims called?
Queen Anne's War
Civil War
The Revolutionary War
The Crusades
Who was the Italian explorer responsible for the discovery of America in 1492?
Jacques Cartier
Juan Ponce de Leon
Christopher Columbus
Thomas Jefferson
What was the agreement between Spain and Portugal about newly discovered land called?
Treaty of Tordesillas
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Tortillas
What is a different type of warfare where small groups of people not in the military use ambushes, raids etc. to fight a larger trained force called?
trench warfare
guerilla warfare
What was a Spanish conqueror of Mexico and Peru from the 1600’s called?
warrior
Matador
Conquistador
soldier
Who was the son of Massasoit, the leader of the Wampanoags?
Meta Knight
Powhatan
Metacom
Half Arrow
Where did Bacon's Rebellion take place?
Virginia
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Massachusetts
When was the "Lost Colony" founded on Roanoke Island?
1578
1587
1758
1785
In the 14the century, Europeans were most familiar with the _____ part of Africa.
Northern
Southern
Western
Eastern
Who envisioned their settlement as a "holy experiment"?
Christopher Columbus
William Penn
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Falling tobacco prices in the 18th century caused the colonists to
produce more tobacco
produce less tobacco
Which British general led an attack against Fort Duquesne?
Charles Cornwallis
William Howe
John Burgoyne
George Washington
After the French and Indian War, colonists paid ________taxes (compared to British residents).
lower
higher
Whose ship was named Liberty?
John Hancock
John Dickinson
John Adams
John Brown
Acres of land under the Land Ordinance of 1785 cost how much per acre?
$10
$5
$2
$1
Who was the Virginia Plan introduced by?
George Washington
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
William Penn
