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CQA#1 Review Game

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Maya, Aztec, and Inca were the first "civilizations" to emerge in Central and South America. IDENTIFY which definition BEST fits the term civilization. (1-1)

a)

a system in which a ruler grants part of his lands to lords.

b)

the science of locating and plotting the course of ships.

c)

an advanced culture with science, cities, and industries.

d)

a method to water crops by channeling water from a river or stream.

2.

Native Americans had many traditions and rituals that reflected their belief that _________ existed in nature. (1-2)

a)

spirits

b)

monotheism

c)

democracy

d)

republic

3.

The series of trade routes that connected China to Persia is often referred to today as the first "world wide web." This describes ________________ (1-3)

a)

the Northwest Passage

b)

the Bering Strait

c)

the Strait of Magellan

d)

the Silk Road

4.

What impact did ancient Greece and Rome have on the founders of the American government? (1-4)

a)

The founders gained a better understanding of how a democracy and a republic form of government worked.

b)

The founders believed that all people should be able to participate in governnment

c)

The founders were able to create the Bill of Rights.

d)

The founders developed the idea of following a code of laws.

5.

The Renaissance, the Crusades, the rise of nations, and the expansion of trade set the stage for ______________. (1-4)

a)

the Silk Road

b)

the Middle Ages

c)

an Age of Exploration

d)

the Land Bridge Theory

6.

What was an early negative effect of the Columbian Exchange?(2-1)

a)

Corn was taken to the Eastern Hemisphere from the Western Hemisphere.

b)

the slave trade started.

c)

Peppers and avocados were introduced to the Western Hemisphere.

d)

Disease was brought from the Eastern to the Western Hemisphere.

7.

When the Pope refused to grant him a divorce, King Henry VIII established the ____________. (2-3)

a)

the Spanish Armada

b)

Roman Catholic Church

c)

Church of England

d)

Protestant Reformation

8.

The signing of the Mayflower Compact represented the second step toward self-government in the Americas. Which action represented the first? (3-1)

a)

labeling some people as Separatists.

b)

Bacon's Rebellion

c)

electing the House of Burgesses in Virginia.

d)

signing of the Declaration of Independence.

9.

What is another way to express the main idea of this quote from the Puritan leader John Winthrop? (3-2) "We shall be a city on a hill."

a)

Most people don't like our way of life.

b)

We must fight persecution.

c)

We must provide a good example to others.

d)

We will build our city on the highest land we can find.

10.

The Southern Colonies shared a lowland area called the ____________. Farmers there grew crops such as sugar, tobacco, and rice. These crops thrived in the regions hot and humid environment. (3-4)

a)

Backcountry

b)

Mason-Dixon Line

c)

Tidewater

d)

America's Breadbasket

11.

The Magna Carta was the first document to ___________. (4-1)

a)

place limits on an English ruler's power.

b)

place limits on the power of wealthy landowners.

c)

give greater power to an English ruler.

d)

establish a monarchy.

12.

One of the reasons the colonists disliked the Navigation Acts was that the laws _______________. (4-1)

a)

prevented colonial merchants from selling their goods.

b)

created manufacturing jobs in England.

c)

cut colonial merchants off from profitable foreign trade markets.

d)

led to a decline in the shipping industry.

13.

The creation of new churches and toleration of the religious differences in the colonies was an impact of the ____________. (4-4)

a)

Gentry

b)

Age of Exploration

c)

Enlightenment

d)

Great Awakening

14.

Which sentence DOES NOT explain how the Middle Colonies were formed? (3-3)

a)

The two main colonies started out as proprietary colonies.

b)

Since most of the colonies were below the Mason-Dixon Line, they relied on slave labor on their plantations.

c)

Economic benefit of trade around Hudson River Valley

d)

Many non-English settlers resided there creating diversity.

e)

A "holy experiment" for various religious groups to live.

15.

Analyze the statement (effects) and SELECT the correct cause.

The balance of power shifted in Europe and countries such as England and France found colonies in the Americas.

What event caused these effects? (2-3)

a)

Countries in Europe ignoring mercantilism.

b)

The defeat of the Aztec and the Incas

c)

The defeat of the Spanish Armada.

d)

Martin Luther criticizing the Catholic Church.

16.

Select THREE factors that led to Bacon's Rebellion.

a)

Wealthy Virginia tobacco planters bought up most of the good farmland near the coast.

b)

Nathaniel Bacon didn't believe in slavery.

c)

Without property, men could not vote.

d)

The settlers wanted to convert the Native Americans to Christianity.

e)

Virginia governor refused to take strong measures against Native Americans to remove them from land.

17.

John Peter Zenger, John Locke, and Baron de Montesquieu all had an influence (impact) on colonial thought (values).

Select the THREE concepts that were linked to these men.

a)

Navigation Acts

b)

Freedom of the Press

c)

Natural Rights

d)

Mercantilism

e)

Separation of Powers

18.

IDENTIFY three Native Americans that impacted English colonial society.

a)

Montezuma

b)

Metacom

c)

Squanto

d)

Powhatan

19.

Which one the following is NOT a slave code?

a)

Slaves cannot marry.

b)

Slaves cannot learn to read or write.

c)

Slaves could own property.

d)

Slaves could not leave the plantation without permission.

20.

Select two choices that would go with this picture.

a)

Slave Codes

b)

Middle Passage

c)

Indentured Servants

d)

Triangular Trade

21.

Which term would best describe this picture?

a)

Freedom of the Press

b)

Gentry

c)

Glorious Revolution

d)

Mercantilism

22.

The first colony to start some form of public schools was

a)

New York

b)

Massachusetts

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

Virginia

23.

Since public schools did not exist in the Southern colonies, which TWO statements best describe the potential for education in the region?

a)

moved to the North.

b)

the gentry paid for private tutors.

c)

most kids in the South did NOT receive an education.

d)

the Great Awakening

24.

What were the first TWO colleges in the colonies?

a)

William and Mary

b)

Georgetown

c)

Harvard

d)

College of Charles

25.

What do Phillis Wheatley, Ben Franklin, and Anne Bradstreet have in common?

a)

All three are religious

b)

All three are from Pennsylvania

c)

All three were college educated.

d)

All three are respected colonial writers.