wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

US 8 Midterm Study Guide

Total questions: 79

Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

According to the Land Bridge Theory, Native Americans spread across North America after migrating from:

a)

Australia

b)

Europe

c)

Asia

d)

Ethiopia

2.

Why do historians think the Native Americans walked over the land bridge into North America?

a)

They were following other groups of natives.

b)

They wanted to move because of the weather.

c)

They wanted to meet different types of people.

d)

They were following their food.

3.
The Paleo Indians were 
a)
farmers
b)
hunter-gatherers
4.

Hunter –gatherers were nomadic and migrated. What does this mean? (EK1)

a)

To create written language

b)

To move from place to place and not settle in one place

c)

To worship many gods

d)

They raised animals for human use

5.
What kind of home did a Pueblo Indian live in? 
a)
teepee
b)
pueblos
c)
wickiup
d)
apartment
6.

Teepee

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

Early people settled in different __________________.

a)

kivas

b)

adaptations

c)

origin stories

d)

environments

8.

In some tribes members would meet in a ________________, and share stories or reenact them during spiritual ceremonies.

a)

origin story

b)

adapt

c)

kiva

d)

pictograph

9.

Which society was considered to be the "Mother Culture"?

a)

Zapotec

b)

Inca

c)

Maya

d)

Olmec

10.
The Aztecs were feared warriors and built a great empire by:
a)
being kind to everyone
b)
conquering many tribes
c)
giving gifts to others
11.

The Inca Indians are known for:

a)

architecture and art

b)

farming

c)

hunting and gathering

d)

their own form of politics

12.

a cone shaped shelter made from animal skin that can be easily moved

a)

archeology

b)

adobe

c)

landbridge

d)

teepee

13.

the way a group acts, communicates, and lives

a)

culture

b)

tribe

c)

shelter

d)

wigwam

14.

following the mothers or female side of ancestry

a)

matrilineal

b)

prehistoric

c)

pueblo

d)

archeology

15.

How did Native American tribes view land rights?

a)

The land you were on can be used however you please.

b)

Only use what you need, they respected the land and protected it for future generations.

c)

If you build it, they will come.

16.
1st to sail around the world
a)
Magellan
b)
Eriksson
c)
Columbus
d)
LaSalle
17.
Columbus was the first explorer to reach the _____ _______. 
a)
Florida keys 
b)
Disney World 
c)
New World 
d)
West Indies 
18.

To sail or travel all the way around is __________

a)

detour

b)

compass

c)

circus

d)

circumnavigate

19.

"In 1492, he sailed the ocean blue." He was the Italian explorer, financed by Spain, who ventured into the Americas.

a)

Henry Hudson

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Amerigo Vespucci

d)

Champlain

20.
Prince Henry's nickname was _____.
a)
Henry the Navigator
b)
Henry from Spain
c)
The Mighty Navigator
d)
Henry the Great Navigator
21.
One purpose of the School of Navigation was to research and develop _____ for sea travel.
a)
tools and technology
b)
clothes and food
c)
jobs and explorations
d)
games and medicines
22.

A written grant by a country's legislative or sovereign power is a:

a)

Pledge

b)

Artifact

c)

Charter

d)

Decree

23.

Encomiendas were most similar to:

a)

Slave plantations in the old American South

b)

Large factory farms in the American Midwest

c)

Collective farms in the old Soviet Union

d)

Rice paddies in Southeast Asia

24.
In the Southern Colonies, most plantation workers were:
a)
indentured servants
b)
farmers
c)
fisherman
25.

Conquistador is ________________.

a)

a name for any explorer that claimed territory

b)

a name for the Spanish explorers who claimed lands in the Americas for Spain

c)

a name for a person from Spain who held a position of power in a Spanish colony

26.

What is the definition of encomienda?

a)

Person from Spain who held a position of power in a Spanish colony

b)

Large estate farmed by many workers

c)

Land granted to Spanish settlers that included the right to demand labor or taxes from Native Americans

27.

What is the definition of plantation?

a)

Large estate farmed by many workers

b)

A town in the Spanish colonies

c)

Fort where soldiers lived in the Spanish colonies

28.
Who was Martin Luther?
a)
An African-American civil rights leader
b)
An NFL quarterback for the NY Jets
c)
A Germen priest who rebelled against the Catholic Church
d)
A dance club DJ who plays hip-hop music
29.

What was the significance of the printing press?

a)

the production of written work was slower, therefore written works were not available to everyone.

b)

there is no significance

c)

the production of written work was faster, however not everyone was able to read.

d)

the production of written work was faster, therefore written works were available to everyone.

30.
Who invented the printing press?
a)
Alexander Graham Bell
b)
Johann Gutenberg
c)
Thomas Farnsworth
d)
Guglielmo Marconi
31.
Slaves were captured from _____.
a)
England
b)
Europe
c)
Africa
d)
France
32.
Slaves were put on _______ and brought to Carolina.
a)
trains
b)
ships
c)
planes
d)
wagons
33.
Many slaves worked on large farms called ______.
a)
plantations
b)
villages
34.
The _____ is the voyage of slave ships across the Atlantic Ocean
a)
Triangular trade
b)
Middle Passage
c)
overseer
d)
master
35.

The trade that allowed movement of goods, people and materials among the continents.

a)

Continental trade

b)

Triangular Trade

c)

European Trade

d)

Slave Trade

36.
Which of these events was a diaspora?
a)
Africans captured and sold as slaves
b)
Irish farmers moving to the USA
c)
Mexican workers moving to the USA
37.
Plants, animals, ideas and diseases shared between the Old World and the New World following Columbus voyages.
a)
Old World Market
b)
New World Swap
c)
Columbus Trade 
d)
Columbian Exchange
38.
Which colonial region was settled by Puritans and Pilgrims seeking religious freedom?
a)
New England
b)
Southern
c)
Middle
d)
Backcountry
39.
The first permanent English settlement in North America was
a)
Werowocomoco
b)
Yorktown
c)
Richmond
d)
Jamestown
40.
Which region relied mostly on cash crops to make their money?
a)
New England
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
Southern Colonies
d)
Backcountry
41.
Which colonial region contained rocky soil and cold climate?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
d)
Backcountry
42.
Pennsylvania was home to the ___________.
a)
Puritans
b)
Protestants
c)
Catholics
d)
Quakers
43.
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
44.
Which region was nicknamed the Bread Basket Colonies because they mainly grew wheat?
a)
Northern
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
45.

The Headright System gave 40 acres of land for each person who paid their way to a new colony. colony

a)

True

b)

False

46.

Separatist group that left England in the early 1600’s on the Mayflower to escape persecution and landed in Plymouth, Mass.

a)

Quakers

b)

Pilgrims

c)

immigrants

d)

indentured servant

47.

Which of these is an example of a staple crop

a)

Tobacco

b)

Wheat

c)

Indigo

d)

Cotton

48.
Who won the French and Indian War?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Indians
d)
Spain
49.
The French and Indian War, unfair taxes in the colonies, along with many other events all led to what eventually?
a)
World War I
b)
American Revolution
c)
World War II
d)
Civil War
50.

Why was the French and Indian War fought?

a)

The French, Native Americans, and British did not like each other

b)

The French and British were both trying to claim the Ohio Country Land

c)

The French and the British wanted to have more power back in Europe

d)

The Native Americans wanted to fight both the British and the French

51.
This act taxed all paper goods such as newspaper, playing cards.
a)
Sugar Act
b)
Stamp Act
c)
Declaratory Act
d)
Intolerable Acts
52.
The man that started the Sons of Liberty was?
a)
Patrick Henry
b)
John Adams
c)
Sam Adams
d)
Benjamin Franklin
53.
The person that actually wrote the Declaration of Independence was?
a)
Sam Adams
b)
George Washington
c)
Patrick Henry
d)
Thomas Jefferson
54.
when you refuse to buy a product as a protest it is?
a)
Buy out
b)
Repulsion
c)
Boycott
d)
Bigot
55.

Who used the phrase "No Taxation without Representation"

a)

The American colonists

b)

The British Soldiers

c)

The French cavalry

d)

The Spanish colonists

56.

Patriots wanted to

a)

govern themselves

b)

be governed by Spain

c)

be governed by England

d)

be governed by France

57.

Loyalists remained loyal to

a)

The Americans

b)

The King of England

c)

The King of France

d)

The King of Spain

58.
What act taxed the tea that was brought into the colonies?
a)
The Quartering Act
b)
The Tea Act
c)
The Sugar Act
d)
The Stamp Act
59.
The 13 colonies were fighting for freedom from England. What is another word for freedom? 
a)
taxes
b)
tariff
c)
liberty
d)
patriot
60.
Why were the colonists angry about "taxation without representation?"
a)
The colonists wanted to pay taxes on stamps and tea
b)
The colonists had no representation in Parliament
c)
The colonists fought to write the Declaration of Independence
d)
The colonists were loyal to the British and wanted to keep them happy
61.
The group that organized the Boston Tea Party protest was called the ...
a)
Sons of the Constitution
b)
Minutemen
c)
Sons of Liberty
62.
The _____________ Acts were passed to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party protest.
a)
Terrible
b)
Intolerable
c)
Hateful
63.
One punishment under the Intolerable Acts was...
a)
the British closed down Charleston harbor.
b)
The British forced the colonists to quarter soldiers in their homes.
c)
The colonists could only trade with Spain.
64.
What event does this drawing show?
a)
Tarring and feathering
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
Boston Massacre
d)
American Revolution
65.
What was thrown at soldiers to start the Boston Massacre?
a)
Manure
b)
Snowballs
c)
Paper
d)
Hay
66.

The primary purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to...

a)

create a new framework of government.

b)

list colonial complaints against King George III.

c)

declare colonial independence from Great Britain.

d)

celebrate the Fourth of July.

67.

The Battle of Lexington/Concord was the...

a)

turning point of the Revolutionary War.

b)

first battle of the Revolutionary War

c)

first battle of the Civil War

d)

last battle of the Revolutionary War

68.

What was the significance of the Battle of Yorktown?

a)

It was the last major battle of the Revolutionary War.

b)

It was the turning point of the Revolutionary War.

c)

It was the first battle of the Revolutionary War.

d)

George Washington killed many lobsterbacks.

69.
The American Revolution was a conflict between the colonists and _____________.
a)
the French
b)
the Spainish
c)
the British 
70.

Who warned the colonists "the British are coming"?

a)

Paul Revere

b)

John Jay

c)

George Washington

d)

Benjamin Franklin

71.
What is another name for the shot heard around the world?
a)
The Battle of Bunker Hill
b)
Pew Pew Battle 
c)
The Battle of Valley Forge
d)
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
72.

This writing, written by Thomas Paine, was published during the American Revolution and paved the way for the Declaration of Independence.

a)

Rights of man

b)

The American Crisis

c)

Common Sense

73.

·Common Sense was a pamphlet Thomas Paine published to distribute in the colonies to...

a)

explain to Britain why they should end the quartering act

b)

influence more people to join the independence movement.

c)

to join the Loyalist party

d)

abide by the Intolerable acts

74.

One strength of the American Army was their leader. He was _____.

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Samuel Adams

d)

George Washington

75.

One strength that American soldiers had leading into the Revolutionary War was that they were fighting for ____.

a)

money and paychecks

b)

the King of England

c)

freedom, homes, and families

d)

right to travel to England on holidays

76.

Poorly trained soldiers,

a lack of weapons and ammunition,

and food and clothing shortages,

are all examples of...

a)

American strengths

b)

American weaknesses

c)

British strengths

d)

British weaknesses

77.

A professional army of 50,000 well trained troops,

30,000 Hessian mercenaries,

and a steady supply of food, uniforms, weapons, and ammunition

are all examples of...

a)

American strengths

b)

American weaknesses

c)

British strengths

d)

British weaknesses

78.

Long distances made it hard to plan and to send troops and supplies,

lack of support from the British people,

and poor leadership

are all examples of...

a)

American strengths

b)

American weaknesses

c)

British strengths

d)

British weaknesses

79.

Patriotism of colonists willing to give their lives to defend their liberty and their homes,

help from France,

and a commander who inspired courage and confidence

are all examples of...

a)

American strengths

b)

American weaknesses

c)

British strengths

d)

British weaknesses