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Name
Class
Date
1.
Which region is pictured? (remember Never Eat Soggy Waffles!)
a)
Plains
b)
North West
c)
South West
d)
Great Basin
2.
The Plains region were travelers who moved from place to place. What vocabulary term would they fall under?
a)
Nomads
b)
Wigwams
c)
Totem Poles
d)
Game
3.
The Plains region had flat and grassy land. Which animal do you think they hunted most based on their geography?
a)
Fish
b)
Buffalo
c)
Squirrles
d)
Mountain Lions
4.

Which region is colored in the picture?

a)

Eastern Woodlands

b)

Plains

c)

Great Basin

d)

North West

5.
Which word means a portable house made of buffalo skin, used for hunting trips?
a)
Tepee
b)
Longhouse
c)
Igloo
d)
Lodge
6.

What objects were used by the people of the Northwest Coast to represent a person's ancestors and show power and wealth? They were giant wooden structures outside a home.

a)

Totem poles

b)

Canoes

c)

Beaded clothing

d)

Horses

7.
Farming helped some Native Americans by doing what?
a)
Getting women to work
b)
Farms attracted animals to hunt
c)
Farms allowed Natives to have enough food while staying in one place.
d)
Farms made Native Americans explore.
8.

Pueblos in the Southwest were made out of ___________

a)

Carved Stone

b)

Adobe clay

c)

Wooden Planks

d)

Buffalo Hide

9.

items left behind by ancient people are called _____________.

a)

bones

b)

artifacts

c)

fossils

d)

scraps

10.
How do scientists believe that the first people arrived in North America?
a)
small boats from Asia 
b)
land bridge from Asia 
c)
tunnels from Asia 
d)
hot air balloons from Asia 
11.

Which N.A. group lived in longhouse and wigwams?

a)

Southeast

b)

Southwest

c)

Pacific Northwest

d)

Eastern Woodlands

12.

This N.A. group collected rainwater because it was so dry in their area

a)

Plains

b)

Northwest Coast

c)

Southwest

d)

Arctic

13.
How do scientist think people first came to America?
a)
They came over on a boat.
b)
Most of the people drove over in a car.
c)
They followed large animals across a land (ice) bridge.
14.
When people trade goods without using money.
a)
Migration
b)
Staple
c)
Barter
15.
All of the cultural groups have differences, but one thing is similar to them all.  What is it?
a)
They looked the same.
b)
They used environmental resources to survive.
c)
They spoke the same language.
d)
They all lived in longhouses.
16.

What did all Native American groups in North America have in common?

a)

They spoke the same language.

b)

They adapted to the environment where they lived.

c)

They had the same government structure.

d)

They lived in the same type of housing.

17.
What does this artifact tell archaeologists about the people who made it?
a)
they likely obtained food by harvesting crops for food
b)
they were probably hunters
c)
they likely built forts and settlements
d)
they probably formed confederations to settle disputes
18.

What do you call a person that moves from place to place?

a)

Couch Potato

b)

Nomadic

c)

Hyper

d)

Sedentary

19.

What is culture?

a)

A way of life

b)

The spread of ideas

c)

a short well known expression

d)

a custom prohibiting or restricting a practice

20.
What is geography?
a)
the study of Earth
b)
the study of fossils
c)
the study of people
d)
the study of history
21.
Which of the following is a cardinal direction?
a)
northwest
b)
east
c)
southeast
d)
lake
22.
Map scale shows what?
a)
directions
b)
cities
c)
distance
d)
time
23.
Which of the following states border Ohio?
a)
Cleveland
b)
Texas
c)
Lake Erie
d)
Indiana
24.
We live on which continent?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Europe
d)
Australia
25.
What does a compass rose show?
a)
Key
b)
Distance
c)
Directions
d)
States
26.
What is the capital of Ohio?
a)
Columbus
b)
Toledo
c)
Cincinnati
d)
Cleveland
27.
Which map would you use if you are not interested in humans, only the shape of the earth through rivers and mountains?
a)
political
b)
physical
c)
road
d)
historical
28.
Name the smallest continent
a)
Africa
b)
Asia
c)
Australia
d)
Europe
29.
Name the imaginary line which divides Northern and Southern hemispheres
a)
Cardinal Direction
b)
South
c)
North
d)
Equator
30.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
31.
a)
The map show the lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows the lines of latitude.
32.
a)
The map shows lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows lines of latitude.
33.
The Prime Meridian separates the Earth into what two hemispheres?
a)
Northern and Southern
b)
Western and Eastern
c)
Northern and Eastern
d)
Southern and Western
34.
Antarctica, Australia, and most of South America are in what hemisphere? 
a)
Northern 
b)
Southern 
c)
Western 
d)
Eastern
35.
Asia and Australia are in what hemisphere?
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Western
d)
Eastern
36.
This is a 
a)
Map Title
b)
Map Scale
c)
Compass Rose
d)
Map Key/Legend
37.
What is a continent?
a)
a country
b)
a great big chunk of land
c)
bodies of water
38.

Major cities and capital cities noted on map

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

39.

Shows physical features of the land

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

40.
How many continents are there in the world?
a)
4
b)
5
c)
6
d)
7
41.
How many oceans are there in the world?
a)
7
b)
6
c)
5
d)
4
42.
Which continent is located at #3?
a)
Australia
b)
Asia
c)
Europe
d)
South America
43.
Which continent is located at #5?
a)
South America
b)
Asia
c)
Australia
d)
Antarctica
44.
Which continent is located at #7?
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
Australia
d)
Antarctica
45.
Which continent is located at #4?
a)
South America
b)
North America
c)
Europe
d)
Africa
46.
Which continent is located at #1?
a)
North America
b)
Antarctica
c)
South America
d)
Asia
47.
Which continent is located at #6?
a)
Asia
b)
Europe
c)
Africa
d)
Antarctica
48.
Which continent is located at #2?
a)
Africa
b)
South America
c)
Australia
d)
Europe
49.
Identify the ocean at location #5
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Southern Ocean
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Arctic Ocean
50.
Identify the ocean at location #2
a)
Indian Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Southern Ocean
d)
Arctic Ocean
51.
Identify the ocean at location #1
a)
Southern Ocean
b)
Arctic Ocean
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
Indian Ocean
52.
Identify the ocean at location #4
a)
Indian Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Arctic Ocean
d)
Atlantic Ocean
53.
Europe is a ______________ that includes countries like Spain, England, and France. 
a)
country
b)
city
c)
continent
d)
state
54.
___________ was the first European to reach America in 1492, he had 3 ships on his voyage: the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria.
a)
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
John Cabot
d)
Amerigo Vespucci
55.
America was first known as the ______________ to Europeans. 
a)
United States
b)
New World
c)
Atlanta
d)
Canada
56.
To get from Europe to America by traveling west, explorers had to cross the ______________ Ocean. 
a)
Indian
b)
Atlantic
c)
Pacific
d)
Artic
57.

What was the name of the trade route that Columbus established from America to Europe? This was the trading of people, plants, animals, objects, and ideals from the new world to the old.

a)

the Silk Road

b)

the St. Lawrence Shuttle

c)

the Columbian Exchange

d)

the Polo Express

58.

How was Christianity a motivator during the Age of Exploration?

a)

Desert traders spread Islam along trade routes.

b)

Missionaries spread Christianity to the natives of the New World.

c)

Missionaries spread Buddhism into China.

d)

New ideas spread down the Silk Road.

59.

Select TWO ANSWERS: Which two were important tools for explorers during the 1500s??

a)

compass

b)

steam boat

c)

Google Maps

d)

astrolabe

60.

What was the MAIN reason that Europeans sent explorers to search the world?

a)

to learn about other cultures

b)

to gain money and power

c)

to kill native americans

d)

to find new inventions

61.

Why would an explorer carry multiple flags of their country around on their ship?

a)

To show pride in their country

b)

To claim newly discovered land for their country

c)

So they would know which ships not to attack

d)

Because its cool

62.
Why is Roanoke called the “lost colony”?
a)
John White could not find his way back to it
b)
Everyone went back to England.
c)
It lost a contest with Jamestown.
d)
All the settlers disappeared.
63.

Why was Virginia considered more democratic than England?

a)

Any man could join the House of Burgesses.

b)

Settlers had freedom of speech.

c)

All men and women could vote.

d)

It voted for and elected representatives who made its laws.

64.
Why was Jamestown settled? 
a)
religious freedom. 
b)
to find gold and riches. 
c)
to have a better life. 
d)
to separate from the Church of England. 
65.
People who settle in colonies are called ________ ?
a)
Colonists
b)
Guests
c)
Explorers
d)
Domains
66.
What was the major cash crop that allowed early English settlements to survive? 
a)
Charcoal
b)
Yeast
c)
Corn
d)
Tobacco
67.

This was the first successful colony despite their rough start (such as the starving time and issues with Native Americans)

a)

Jamestown

b)

Plymouth

c)

Roanoke

d)

Raleigh

68.
The Native American who helped arrange a peace treaty between the Pilgrims and the Wampanaog tribe.
a)
Squanto
b)
Massasoit
c)
Powhatan
d)
Pocahontas
69.
The representatives that made laws for Jamestown were the __________.
a)
Settlers
b)
House of Burgesses
c)
Governor's panel
d)
Forum
70.
The Pilgrims made their voyage over on the __________.
a)
Pinta
b)
Santa Maria
c)
Minnow
d)
Mayflower
71.
This colony was created by separatists that wanted freedom of religion.
a)
Roanoke
b)
Plymouth
c)
Jamestown
d)
New England
72.
What colony was Pocahontas associated with ?
a)
Roanoke
b)
Jamestown
c)
Plymouth
d)
Boston
73.
The 1st English settlement, which today is known as the "lost colony."
a)
Plymouth
b)
Jamestown
c)
Roanoke
74.
Town in present day Massachusetts that was started for religious reasons. 
a)
Roanoke
b)
Jamestown
c)
Plymouth
75.
A document that spelled out a form of government for the Pilgrims.
a)
Thanksgiving
b)
Plymouth
c)
Mayflower Compact
76.
When Captain John White returned to Roanoke, what did he and his men find?
a)
A ruined fort
b)
No sign of settlers
c)
A carving that read "CROATOAN"
d)
All of the above
77.
The people of Plymouth listened to _______ as he told how to plant corn, catch fish, and get syrup from maple trees.
a)
John White
b)
John Smith
c)
Squanto
78.

Separatists are better known as

a)

Puritans

b)

Anglicans

c)

Pilgrims

d)

Americans

79.
What is the name of the southern most colony?
a)
South Carolina
b)
North Carolina
c)
Georgia
d)
Maryland
80.
Why did the Pilgrims come to a new land and form a settlement?
a)
They wanted to be ruled by a king in Great Britain
b)
They wanted freedom to practice their own religion
c)
They wanted to start plantations and earn money
d)
They wanted to learn from the Native Americans
81.
Which colony was founded first in New England?
a)
Rhode Island
b)
Connecticut
c)
Massachusetts
d)
New Hampshire
82.
The thirteen colonies were ruled by what country?
a)
England
b)
Portland
c)
Ireland
d)
Cuba
83.
Why did the colonists come to America?
a)
They sought religious freedom.
b)
They were seeking gold and money.
c)
They wanted a better life.
d)
All of the above.
84.
A group of colonists led by William Penn who established Pennsylvania 
a)
Quakers
b)
Utopians
c)
Puritans
d)
English Prisoners
85.
Written by male passengers of the Plymouth Colony, this was the first documented government of the Puritans, who settled in New England
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
Plymouth Compact
c)
House of Burgesses
d)
The Constitution
86.
Someone who works for about 7 years in order to pay off his/her debt for passage to America
a)
Indentured Servants
b)
Slaves
c)
Political Refugees
d)
Serfs
87.
This was the first representative body of government in the New World
a)
Houses of Burgesses
b)
Jamestown Union
c)
Mayflower Compact
d)
Articles of Confederation
88.

The Mayflower Compacts was...

a)

a pledge of religious obedience to the Catholic Church

b)

an agreement to obey their own rules in the colony; self governance

c)

a peace treaty between the Native Americans and New England colonies

d)

a South Carolina agreement to only trade tobacco with other American colonists

89.

Why were white, male property owners more empowered than other colonists?

a)

They could vote.

b)

They could build better houses.

c)

They could sign legal documents.

d)

They could own slaves.

90.

The New England colonists depended on fishing and fur trading.

a)

True

b)

False

91.

Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Maryland are all found in the _______________ Colonies.

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

92.

A place settled by a group of people outside their home country is called a _______________.

a)

state

b)

colony

c)

religion

d)

church

93.

A plantation is ....

a)

a large farm

b)

a church

c)

a school

d)

a farm tool

94.

Someone who was brought to the colonies and forced to work was referred to as a ______________.

a)

settler

b)

plantation

c)

slave

d)

merchant

95.

After the British won the French and Indian War, King George would not allow the colonists to move west of the Appalachian Mountains. This was called the:

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Proclamation of 1763

c)

Intolerable Acts

d)

Declaration of Independence

96.

The Stamp Act put a tax on all of the following EXCEPT:

a)

tea

b)

newspapers

c)

legal documents

d)

magazines

97.

The colonists felt it was wrong to be taxed without a say, and this common phrase was used:

a)

No Representation without Taxation

b)

Intolerable Acts

c)

No Taxation without Representation

d)

Proclamation of 1763

98.

This event was when the colonists dumped 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor:

a)

Boston Massacre

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Stamp Act

d)

Declaration of Independence

99.

To refuse to buy goods from England was called a:

a)

boycott

b)

No Taxation without Representation

c)

barter

100.
What did Britain do as a result of the French and Indian War?
a)
The stopped the fur trade in North America.
b)
The signed the treaty of London.
c)
They gave four colonies away to the French.
d)
They decided to tax the colonists to help pay for the war.
101.
_____________________ was the name of Britain's law making assembly.
a)
House of Burgess
b)
Meeting House
c)
Parliament
d)
Congress
102.
What were the taxes on all printed materials in the colonies called?
a)
Tea Act
b)
Stamp Act
c)
Intolerable Acts
d)
Townshend Acts
103.
What angered colonists the most about the Stamp Act?
a)
They were not allowed to live past the Appalachian Mountains.
b)
It was an example of taxation without representation.
c)
The Loyalists did not have to buy stamps.
d)
There were no post offices in the colonies.
104.
At what event did the British soldiers fire into a crowd of colonists killing 5 people?
a)
Boston Tea Party
b)
Boston Massacre
c)
Treaty of Paris
d)
Intolerable Acts
105.
To cancel means to _______________. Britain decided to do this after the protests against the Stamp Act.
a)
boycott
b)
repeal
c)
militia
d)
tributary
106.
What did the Quartering Act require the colonists to do?
a)
pay more money for sugar
b)
dump tea into the Boston Harbor
c)
provide housing for British soldiers
d)
pay a tax on all printed material
107.
Who fought in the French and Indian War?
a)
French vs. Indians
b)
French and Indians vs. British
c)
British and Indians vs. French
d)
British vs. Indians
108.
What problem did winning the French and Indian War cause for the British?
a)
They lost their land in America.
b)
They gained more land in America.
c)
They owed a lot of money.
d)
They lost all of their trade partners.
109.
Colonists had no representation in Parliament, so the people cried, "______________!"
a)
"Help Us!"
b)
"Kill the King"
c)
"Go Dawgs!"
d)
"No taxation without representation!"
110.
Who won the French and Indian War?
a)
The Indians
b)
The British
c)
The Colonists
d)
The French
111.
Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Paul Revere
112.
By signing the Declaration of Independence, what illegal act were these men committing?
a)
Murder
b)
Treason
c)
Nothing was illegal
d)
Burglery
113.
According to the Declaration of Independence, what truths were "self-evident"?
a)
All men are created equal
b)
Rights are bestowed by good kings
c)
Government exists to protect us from ourselves
d)
Only a democracy can protect our rights
114.
The Declaration of Independence states the purpose of government is 
a)
to tax and control finances
b)
to provide rules for the people
c)
to regulate trade 
d)
to serve the people
115.

What did the Declaration of Independence say the people had the right to do to a government who was not protecting the people's rights?

a)

Write a letter

b)

Suggest how it could be better

c)

Wait until they started to respect the people's rights

d)

To get rid or abolish it

116.
What was the date that the Declaration of Independence was signed?
a)
July 4, 1776
b)
July 2, 1776
c)
July 4, 1787
d)
July 2, 1775
117.

Which action is an example of a boycott?

a)

refusing to buy products

b)

taking turns while playing a game

c)

accepting the cultural differences of people

d)

displaying the flag on a holiday

118.

In 1776, which document did the colonists write to tell England that they wanted to be free from British rule?

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

United States Constitution

119.

What name was given to a colonist that supported the rule of King George?

a)

Militia

b)

Loyalist

c)

Patriot

d)

Boycott

120.

Colonial soldiers ready for battle in a minutes notice.

a)

militia

b)

minutemen

c)

red coats

d)

Hessians

121.

This writing was written by Thomas Paine during the American Revolution and convinced people to support breaking away from Britain.

a)

Rights of man

b)

The American Crisis

c)

Common Sense

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