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Social Studies Ch. 8 Cumulative Test

Total questions: 85

Worksheet time: 21hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What natural resource did the Spanish settlers hope to find in Mexico?

a)

wheat

b)

gold and silver

c)

vegetables

2.

How did Spanish settlers solve the problem of New Mexico being unsuitable for farming and mining?

a)

built haciendas

b)

built presidios

c)

built El Camino Real

3.

Spanish wanted to convert Native Americans to Christianity; therefore they built missions which were protected by

a)

haciendas

b)

presidios

c)

El Camino Real

4.

How did the building of the El Camino Real help the Spanish?

a)

used to transport goods from Mexico City to Santa Fe

b)

used to mail goods from Mexico City to Santa Fe

5.

________________ were places where the French and Native Americans met to trade goods.

a)

flea markets

b)

trading post

c)

marts

6.

How did Native Americans help the French learn to adapt to the environment?

a)

learned to make canoes/snow shoes

b)

learned to cook

c)

learned Christianity

7.

When people meet from different cultures they exchange ideas and information, this is known as

a)

osmosis

b)

Cultural Diffusion

c)

Conflict

8.

A region of fertile land and thick forests along the Ohio River was known as

a)

backcountry

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

Ohio River Valley

9.

What caused the French and Indian War?

a)

The British and France claimed the same territory

b)

French attacked Indians

10.

In the thirteen colonies, the war was called the ______________ because British forces fought against the French and American Allies.

a)

French and Indian War

b)

King Phillip's War

c)

Revolutionary War

11.

The key battle that helped Great Britian win the French and Indian War was fought in _______________.

a)

Montreal

b)

Quebec

c)

Hudson Area

12.

What happened to the Native's land after the French and Indian war?

a)

the land belonged to Britain

b)

Land belonged to Spain

c)

Land belonged to France

13.

The official announcement that would not allow colonists to settle on land west of the Appalachian Mountains was known as

a)

Proclamation of 1763

b)

Proclamations of Peace

c)

Proclamation of Conflict

14.

Who is a young person who learns a skill from a more experienced person?

a)

artisan

b)

apprentice

c)

slave

15.

Blacksmiths, rope makers, and carpenters are known as _________________.

a)

apprentices

b)

artisans

c)

slaves

16.

What natural resource was exported from the Middle Colonies?

a)

flour

b)

fish

c)

rice

17.

What natural Resource in New England was a valuable export?

a)

wheat

b)

tobacco

c)

timber

18.

Which colonies economy was based on farming only?

a)

Middle Colonies

b)

New England

c)

Southern Colonies

19.

What goods were imported from England?

a)

tools, clothing manufactured goods

b)

rice, tobacco

c)

timber

20.

Which of the following best describes a triangular trade route?

a)

voyage with 3 stops that doesn't return home

b)

a voyage with one stop before coming home

c)

a voyage with 2 stops before returning home

21.

In 1647 the leaders of Massachusetts passed a law requiring towns to establish

a)

public schools

b)

colleges

c)

restaurants

22.

The __________ caused many colonists to become interested in religion once again and to help others?

a)

Middle Passage

b)

almanac

c)

Great Awakening

23.

What influenced where colonist settled?

a)

Natural resources

b)

physical resources

c)

money

24.

Which of the following did colonist look for when settling a land?

a)

rivers

b)

trees

c)

all of these

25.

What prevented colonists from settling further inland?

a)

waterfalls

b)

wild animals

c)

natives

26.

Rivers and oceans were used mostly for;

a)

whaling

b)

transportation

c)

leisure

27.

What were the main religious beliefs in New England?

a)

Quaker

b)

Pentecostal

c)

Puritan

28.

What were the main religions in the Middle Colonies?

a)

Methodist

b)

Pentecostal

c)

Presbyterian

29.

What were the main religions in the Southern Colonies?

a)

Anglican/Presbyterian

b)

Puritans

c)

Pilgrims

30.

What were the main land uses in the New England Colonies?

a)

fishing/whaling/shipbuilding

b)

iron making/wheat farming

c)

tobacco/rice

31.

What were the main land uses in the Southern Colonies?

a)

fishing/whaling/shipbuilding

b)

iron making/wheat farming

c)

tobacco/rice

32.

What were the main land uses in the Middle Colonies?

a)

fishing/whaling/shipbuilding

b)

iron making/wheat farming

c)

tobacco/rice

33.

Which Native Americans used Buffalo as their main resources?

a)

Northwest Coast

b)

Plains

c)

Eastern Woodlands

34.

Which natural resource did the southwest Indians use to build their homes?

a)

Adobe

b)

stones

c)

cedar trees

35.

What type of homes did Eastern Woodland Indians construct?

a)

Pueblos

b)

Long Houses

c)

Tepees

36.

What was the Northwest Coast Indians main food resource?

a)

deer/birds

b)

buffalo/crops

c)

whales/seals/fish

37.

What is the name of ancient items found that tell archaeologists about the culture of people who have long since passed away?

a)

artifacts

b)

functional art

c)

cool things

38.

What goods did Christopher Columbus want to trade for in the Indies?

a)

horses and cattle

b)

gold and spices

c)

chicken and tobacco

39.

How did Columbus convince King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella to let him take an expedition?

a)

said he could find a cheaper/quicker way to the Indies

b)

paid them to give him permission

40.

Europeans brought horses, cattle, and sheep to the:

a)

western hemisphere

b)

eastern hemisphere

c)

southern hemisphere

41.

People in the __________ enjoyed corn, potatoes, tomatoes, and cocoa from American.

a)

Western Hemisphere

b)

Eastern Hemisphere

c)

Southern Hemisphere

42.

What happened to Native Americans when the Europeans came?

a)

died from germs

b)

prospered from trading

c)

became civilized

43.

The country to the South of the United States is

a)

Canada

b)

Mexico

c)

Spain

44.

The river that stretches from Lake Superior to the Gulf of Mexico is:

a)

The Mississippi

b)

The Ohio

c)

The Missouri

45.

If I say the bus stop is on the corner near the gas station, I am giving you

a)

absolute location

b)

relative location

c)

directions

46.

If I give you the longitude and latitude of a place, I am giving you

a)

absolute location

b)

relative location

c)

directions

47.

What are parallel east and west lines?

a)

lines of longitude

b)

lines of latitude

c)

relative location

48.

What are Meridians North South lines?

a)

lines of longitude

b)

lines of latitude

c)

relative location

49.

What were Spanish soldiers who conquered the Aztecs known as?

a)

conquistadors

b)

ally

c)

colonists

50.

What are allies?

a)

enemies

b)

friends

c)

tribes

51.

What was the name of England's first colony?

a)

Roanoke

b)

Jamestown

c)

Peru

52.

Why did the English want colonies in North America?

a)

to raid Spanish

b)

to find gold and other resources

c)

to spread christianity

53.

How did the victory help make England one of the world's most powerful nations?

a)

English could sail seas freely

b)

King Phillip was the new ruler

c)

They could focus on colonizing America

54.

The Virginia Company of London asked for a charter to found which settlement in 1607?

a)

Jamestown

b)

Roanoke

c)

Williamsburg

55.

What was Virginia's first cash crop?

a)

tobacco

b)

sugar cane

c)

corn

56.

Exports are:

a)

goods being shipped to other countries for trade

b)

goods brought from a foreign country for trade or sale

57.

Imports are:

a)

goods being shipped to other countries for trade

b)

goods brought from a foreign country for trade or sale

58.

What are people who agreed to work for a certain amount of time in exchange for the cost of an ocean voyage to North America?

a)

slaves

b)

indentured servants

c)

apprentices

59.

Why did the pilgrims come to the New World?

a)

gold and riches

b)

religious freedom

c)

land

60.

Before landing the Pilgrims decided to write a plan of government for the colony The Plan called for "just and equal laws for the good of the colony" It was signed by all adult males. The law was known as the

a)

Pinta Compact

b)

Mayflower Compact

c)

Plymouth Compact

61.

What tradition do we celebrate in the United States that began with the Pilgrims as a way to give thanks to god for the bountiful harvest?

a)

Halloween

b)

Thanksgiving

c)

Memorial Day

62.

How is the sales tax you pay on a stamp, different from the stamp tax?

a)

both try to raise money

b)

citizens elect people who impose sales tax

c)

no difference

63.

Britian's ________________ supported the idea of taxing the colonists because he felt they should help pay the debt from the French and Indian War.

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Paine

c)

King George III

64.

Britain's law-making assembly was known as _____________.

a)

Parliament

b)

Legislative branch

c)

Executive branch

65.

What was the law that placed a tax on printed materials in the colonies such as legal documents, newspapers, and playing cards?

a)

sugar act

b)

stamp act

c)

intolerable acts

66.

What was the law that placed a tax on Molasses?

a)

Sugar Act

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Intolerable Acts

67.

The East Indian Company provided goods for the colonies; it also charged an extra tax on ____________.

a)

Tea

b)

Sugar

c)

Newspapers

68.

The Stamp Act was an example of taxation without _______________.

a)

need

b)

representation

c)

fun

69.

What was the name of the man that gave fiery speeches, protesting the Stamp Act, and encouraging colonists to protest the Stamp Act?

a)

Patrick Henry

b)

Thomas Paine

c)

George Washington

70.

If you were a member of the Sons of Liberty, what activity would you most likely engage in?

a)

spinning you own wool/making berry tea

b)

burning stamps/threatening tax collectors

c)

enforcing the new tax acts

71.

If you were a member of the Daughters of Liberty, what activity would you most likely engage in?

a)

Spinning your own wool/making berry tea

b)

Burning stamps/threatening tax collectors

c)

enforcing the new tax acts

72.

If you are paying a tariff on paper, lead, glass, wool, tea, and other imported goods you are obeying the

a)

Intolerable Acts

b)

Thownshend Acts

c)

Proclamation of 1763.

73.

When the colonist refused to buy tea, what were they doing?

a)

butout

b)

bartering

c)

boycotting

74.

What was happening to the British economy because of the boycotting?

a)

business was declining

b)

business was increasing

c)

business was steady

75.

On March 5, 1770 a group of British soldiers fired into a crowd, killing Crispus Attucks. What was this event known as?

a)

Boston Tea Party

b)

Boston Massacre

c)

Boston Protest

76.

Its goals were to help the struggling East India Company and to get the colonists to pay taxes to Britain. This act was known as...

a)

East India Act

b)

Tea Act

c)

Sugar Act

77.

Colonists declared that British Ships would not be able to unload British goods at any of the ports. To demonstrate that they meant what they said, what event took place on three British ships?

a)

Boston Tea Party

b)

Boston Massacre

c)

Mutiny

78.

After the event mentioned above took place, Britian punished the colonists by reusing to allow ships to leave the harbor until all of the destroyed goods were paid for, the port of Boston was closed, quartering British soldiers was required, and Thomas Gauge became the Governor of Massachusetts. These acts were known as the

a)

Inevitable Acts

b)

Irreconcilable Acts

c)

Intolerable Acts

79.

Paul Revere was an example of a

a)

Pacifist

b)

Patriot

c)

Loyalist

80.

What did the Continental Congress hope to achieve by stopping all trade with Britain?

a)

repeal the Intolerable Acts

b)

repeal the stamp act

c)

repeal sugar act

81.

Patriot leaders began to organize

a)

militias

b)

peace organizations

c)

petitions

82.

What was one reason the British went to Concord?

a)

seize patriots militia weapons

b)

make peace

c)

petitions

83.

The first sot at _______ become known as the shot heard round the world, it was also the first British victory.

a)

Concord

b)

Versailles

c)

Lexington

84.

What was the name of the war in which Americans fought for independence?

a)

American Revolution

b)

American Integrity

c)

Civil War

85.

What was the name of the costly battle that wounded nearly 1,000 British Soldiers.

a)

Battle of Welsh

b)

Battle of Breed Hill

c)

Battle of Bunker Hill