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Mrs. G's UIL Social Studies 6th grade practice quiz

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 2hrs 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How were Native Americans affected by European exploration?

a)

were healthier due to European medicine

b)

were treated as equals to the Europeans

c)

were forced to practice Christianity

d)

were given food, supplies, and support

2.

What was the European goal during the Age of Exploration?

a)

to increase the expansion of the slave trade

b)

to create trade routes to acquire wealth and power

c)

to spread the Islamic religion

d)

to extend trade along the Silk Road

3.

Which is a negative effect of the Columbian Exchange?

a)

Diseases such as smallpox killed millions of Native Americans

b)

Technology and commerce were promoted through new trade routes

c)

Many crops grown in the Americas were introduced to Europe

d)

Europeans were cheated out of goods by the Native Americans

4.

Which region of North Carolina is best for farming and why?

a)

Mountain regions provides a warm climate for crop production

b)

Piedmont region provides red clay that allows for crop rotation

c)

Tidewater provides water that is kep to crop irrigation

d)

Coastal plains has rich, dark soil that is balanced and fertile

5.

What were the main cash crops grown on the plantations of the Southern Colonies?

a)

Tobacco and cotton

b)

wheat and grain

c)

corn and soybeans

d)

coffee and sugar

6.

Why did the colony of Carolina split into two separate colonies in 1729?

a)

NC had a more developed transportation system

b)

Political differences caused the government to separate into two

c)

The King wanted more colonies and asked them to separate

d)

North and South Carolina were fighting about slavery

7.

North Carolina is apart of which colonial region?

a)

New England

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

d)

West Indies

8.

How is an indentured servant different from a slave?

a)

Indentured servants worked for a specific amount of years for passage to the New World

b)

Indentured servants were shipped from Europe and worked on a plantation for life

c)

Slaves came from Europe and were given a piece of land after being granted freedom

d)

Slaves were under contract for a set period of time to work off a debt

9.

Why did the writers create the Mayflower Compact?

a)

They felt it would keep Native Americans from attacking them

b)

They felt it would bring organization which would help them succeed

c)

They felt it would help them live cooperatively with the Native Americans

d)

They felt it would allow the King of England to maintain authority

10.

Why did the Pilgrims come to the New World?

a)

to become wealthy off of trade goods

b)

to learn and benefit from the native culture

c)

to expand European empires

d)

to seek religious freedom and escape persecution

11.

The first permanent English settlement in America was ________________ in 1607?

a)

Plymouth

b)

Jamestown

c)

Maryland

d)

New York

12.

Which colonial region has large plantations, warm weather, fertile soil?

a)

Southern

b)

Middle

c)

New England

13.

The middle colonies was known as the ___________________ because of their small farm cash crop production?

a)

Bread basket

b)

slave trade market place

c)

Coldest of the colonies

14.

Lumber milling, shipbuilding, fur trading, and fishing are economic characteristics of...?

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

15.

Which of the following colonial religions would not practice slavery?

a)

Purtians

b)

Pilgrims

c)

Quakers

d)

Catholics

16.

What as the chief cash crop helped Jamestown colony survive?

a)

tobacco

b)

wheat

c)

corn

d)

indigo

17.
Workers, mostly children, who signed a contract agreeing to work for a master for room and board to learn a trade
a)
slaves
b)
masters
c)
apprentices
d)
indentured servants
18.
people who did not have enough money for their passage to the colonies and signed a contract agreeing to work for the people who paid for their voyage
a)
indentured servant
b)
producer
c)
master
d)
apprentice
19.
Colonial market economy?
a)
When buyers & sellers come together together in colonial America to buy & sell
b)
When people cam over on the Mayflower
c)
Wants and needs of consumers in Europe
d)
master trades workers who work in Virginia
20.
1. Which colony did John Smith help establish?
a)
Roanoke
b)
Jamestown
c)
Massachusetts Bay
d)
Boston
21.
William Penn founded which colony?
a)
Massachusetts
b)
Rhode Island
c)
Virginia
d)
Pennsylvania
22.
This man was a leader of Pilgrims who came to the New World on the Mayflower.
a)
John Wise
b)
John Smith
John Smith
c)
William Penn
d)
William Bradford
23.
Bradford helped design an agreement to establish a government for the good of everyone.  What is the name of the document?
a)
Thanksgiving Compact
b)
Constitution
c)
Mayflower Compact
d)
Declaration of Independence
24.
What colonial leader spoke out against unfair British taxes?
a)
William Bradford
b)
William Penn
c)
John Wise
d)
John Smith
25.
This colonial leader believed every person should be allowed to vote.
a)
John Wise
b)
William Penn
c)
Roger Williams
d)
William Bradford
26.
Penn was a leader for which religious group?
a)
Pilgrims
b)
Quakers
c)
Puritans
d)
Penns
27.

Jamestown was founded by who?

a)

William Bradford

b)

John Smith

c)

Powhatan

d)

John Wise

28.

1. This document signed in 1215, first limited the powers of the king or queen of England and established certain rights?

a)

The English Bill of Rights

b)

The Magna Carta

c)

The Constitution

d)

The Declaration of Independence

29.

1. What was Virginia’s first elected assembly called?

a)

The Parliament

b)

Congress

c)

House of Burgesses

d)

Charter

30.
Elected, governing body of Great Britain
a)
Parliament
b)
Congress
c)
Houes of Lords
d)
Senate
31.
The three types of Colonies
a)
International, Royal and Limited
b)
Leased and Restricted
c)
Charter, Royal and Proprietary
d)
Limited Liability, Royal and Danish
32.
A town meeting was where people of New England ___________________________________.
a)
listened to sermons all day
b)
voted on laws and elected leaders
c)
raised their livestock
d)
taught their children how to read the Bible
33.
I know not what course others may take but as for me; give me liberty or give me death!”
- 1775
Which famous American made this statement in his speeches against King George III and the British?
a)
Patrick Henry
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Samuel Adams
34.
He was the leader of Great Britain  who charged colonists' taxes in order to pay for the French and Indian War.
a)
King George III
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
Patrick Henry
35.
 Thomas Jefferson
· Patrick Henry
· John Adams
· Benjamin Franklin 
What do all of these leaders have in common?
a)
They were generals during the American Revolution.
b)
They all signed the Declaration of Independence.
c)
They helped to write the U.S. Constitution.
d)
They all supported the cause of the American Revolution.
36.
Which of these BEST describes Thomas Jefferson's role in the American Revolution?
a)
He was one of Washington's best generals.
b)
He defeated Cornwallis to end the war.
c)
He was the author of the U.S. Constitution.
d)
He was the main author/writer of the Declaration of Independence.
37.
These men were the Founding Fathers of the United States AND were a part of the team that helped Thomas Jefferson to write the Declaration of Independence.
a)
George Washington and Patrick Henry
b)
Thomas Jefferson and Paul Revere
c)
John Adams and Ben Franklin
d)
George Washington and Samuel Adams
38.
How did Paul Revere play a major role during the American Revolution?
a)
He rode through Lexington, Massachusetts to warn the militia and minutemen that the British were coming by sea
b)
He dumped tea into the Boston Harbor during the Boston Tea Party
c)
He drew pictures of the situation that was taking place during war
39.
Who was chosen to be the  commander of the American Army during the American Revolution because people trusted and believed in him?
a)
George Washington
b)
Paul Revere
c)
Samuel Prescott
d)
William Dawes
40.
Why were the slaves in the North more willing to join the British army than the American army?
a)
The British army promised to pay  slaves for their service during the American Revolution
b)
The British army promised to give slaves their freedom once the American Revolution was over.
c)
The British army promised to pay  slaves and give them their freedom if they signed up to be soldiers
d)
None of the above
41.

What president signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law?

a)

Dwight Eisenhower

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Lyndon Johnson

d)

Richard Nicon

42.

First woman to represent Texas in Senate-Longest Speaker of the House-First African American woman in U.S. House of Representatives.

a)

Kay Bailey Hutchison, Sam Rayburn, Baraba Jordan

b)

Ann Richards, John Nance Gardner, Barbara Jordan

c)

Barbara Jordan, Sam Rayburn, Kay Bailey Hutchinson

d)

kay Bailey Hutchison, LBJ, Barbara Jordan

43.

What are the names of the three branches of our government?

a)

executive, legislative, judicial

b)

local, state, federal

c)

county, state, country

44.

Who is the head of the executive branch of the national government?

a)

Phil Murphy

b)

Harry Shortway

c)

Donald Trump

d)

Thomas Jefferson

45.

What is the job of the Judicial branch of our government?

a)

carry out the laws

b)

write the laws

c)

make sure laws are fair

d)

follow the laws

46.

Where does the head of the executive branch of the national government work?

a)

Supreme Court Building

b)

Lincoln Memorial

c)

Capitol Building

d)

White House

47.

Which of these are American symbols?

a)

The Liberty Bell

b)

The American Flag

c)

The Statue of Liberty

d)

All of the above

48.

What is the job of the Supreme Court?

a)

To elect the President

b)

To make new laws

c)

To decide if laws agree with our Constitution

d)

To pay taxes

49.

What is the the job of Congress?

a)

To write the Constitution

b)

To write new laws and decide how to spend tax money

c)

To elect new officials

50.
Who won the battle of the Alamo?
a)
Mexico
b)
Texas
c)
France
51.
Who let Mexico's troops at the Alamo?
a)
Stephen F. Austin
b)
William B. Travis
c)
Santa Anna
52.
What were they fighting about at the Alamo?
a)
The people wanted to be able to vote.
b)
They all wanted more crops.
c)
Texas wanted independence from Mexico.
53.
What was the name of the battle when Texas won their independence?
a)
The Battle of the Alamo
b)
Battle of San Jacinto
c)
Battle of Gettysburg
54.
Which of the following is NOT a region in Texas?
a)
Coastal Plains
b)
Tropics
c)
Mountains and Basins
55.
Who led the Texan army at the Alamo?
a)
William Travis and James Bowie
b)
Davy Crockett and Sam Houston
c)
Santa Anna and Stephen Austin
56.
I was among the first Spaniards to set foot in Texas. Who am I?
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Hernan Cortez
c)
Cabeza de Vaca
d)
LaSalle
57.
Which of the following Spaniards led a fruitless search in Texas and beyond for gold?
a)
Narvaez
b)
LaSalle
c)
Karankawa
d)
Coronado
58.
Which were the first European countries to claim Texas?
a)
Spain and England
b)
Spain and France
c)
France and Italy
d)
Spain and Mexico
59.
What was the purpose of the mission system?
a)
To kill native americans
b)
to expand french culture
c)
to convert native Americans to Catholics 
d)
to defeat the Aztecs
60.
The Spanish and other Europeans viewed North America as
a)
land to claim as their own
b)
useless mass of land
c)
private property belonging to the natives
d)
land to be left alone
61.
What culture evidence do we have that shows the impact of Spanish colonization?
a)
language 
b)
Roman Catholic religions
c)
architecture 
d)
all of above
62.

This person was appointed by the King of England to oversee the colony and to represent the wishes of the King and Parliament.

a)

Assembly

b)

Parliament

c)

Governor

d)

Colonial Sheriff

63.

What is the name for physical money such as coins or paper money?

a)

Credit

b)

Currency

c)

Bartering

d)

Hogshead

64.

Each of the following characteristics are true of the New England Colonies EXCEPT:

a)

had rocky soil and a colder climate, which made farming difficult.

b)

Lots of trees for lumber

c)

shipbuilding and fishing industries

d)

Growing and selling tobacco

65.

Trades such as printing, shoe-making, carpentry, and other crafts were common ways of making money in the _____________ colonies.

a)

New England

b)

British

c)

Middle

d)

Southern

66.

True or False: Native Americans and Colonists traded with each other, which helped their relationships with each other (at times).

a)

True

b)

False

67.

One major part of any economy is labor, or work provided to produce goods and services. After 1619 and into the mid- and late-1600s, the major source of labor in the Southern and Middle Colonies was provided by...

a)

African Slaves

b)

child labor

c)

Paid Farm Workers

d)

Skilled Trade Workers

68.

This colonial region was most successful for growing cash crops such as tobacco, rice, and indigo.

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

69.

Both of these colonial regions were successful with agriculture (growing and harvesting crops and raising livestock) because of the moderate climate and good farmland.

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

d)

Northwestern Colonies

70.

In this type of trade, goods or services are exchanged without the use of money or currency.

a)

Living on Credit

b)

Economics

c)

Paying your debt

d)

Bartering

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