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Midterm Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

According to the Land Bridge Theory, what caused people to first come to the Americas?

a)

They were looking for warmer weather.

b)

They followed large animals that they hunted.

c)

People wanted a new way of life.

d)

They wanted to reach the other side of the world.

2.

Hunter gatherer families got their food by

a)

going to the supermarket.

b)

ordering their food on Amazon Fresh.

c)

going to Whole Foods.

d)

hunting animals, gathering plants and fishing from rivers and lakes.

3.

How did farming help Native American families stay in one place?

a)

They liked living in the warm climate.

b)

Families didn't need to travel as much to hunt for food.

c)

Families learned to cook.

4.

Are glaciers a landform?

a)

Yes

b)

No

5.

How were Algonquians affected by the seasons?

a)

they rested during the warm seasons.

b)

They did exercise during the cold seasons.

c)

They had special activities for each season.

d)

They read.

6.

Did Iroquois women have special roles?

a)

Yes. They could be clan mothers. They chose the chiefs of the tribe.

b)

No.

7.

According to legend, what led to the end of the war among Iroquois nations?

a)

Some nations moved away.

b)

Some were killed.

c)

Hiawatha convinced the nations to come under his rule.

d)

The Peacemaker and Hiawatha convinced the nations to unite and form the Iroquois League.

8.

What did the Iroquois contribute to American sports?

a)

Basketball

b)

Lacrosse

c)

boxing

d)

wrestling

9.

What country was Christopher Columbus from?

a)

Portugal

b)

Spain

c)

Italy

d)

Brazil

10.

What country to Christopher Columbus sail for?

a)

Spain

b)

Italy

c)

France

d)

Portugal

11.

What is one positive outcome of the Columbian Exchange?

a)

Europeans appreciated Native American culture.

b)

Europeans to care of Native Americans.

c)

Native Americans enjoyed meeting new people.

d)

New foods and animals were introduced to the Americas and Europe.

12.

What is one negative outcome of the Columbian Exchange?

a)

Native Americans were forced to do hard labor.

b)

Native Americans threw parties with the settlers.

c)

Many Native Americans died of diseases carried by Europeans.

d)

Native American lands were stolen from them.

13.

What three cultures came together as a result of the Columbian Exchange?

a)

European

b)

French

c)

African

d)

Native American

14.

What river did Henry Hudson discover?

a)

The St. Lawrence River

b)

The East River

c)

The Mississippi River

d)

The Hudson River

15.

Why was Henry Hudson's journal so valuable?

a)

It described where many of New York's natural resources could be found.

b)

He described where he had hidden treasure.

c)

He gossiped about his enemies.

d)

He wrote mean jokes about his friends in his journal.

16.

What was New York's first name?

a)

Disney Land

b)

New Netherland

c)

Splash Mountain

d)

Great Wolf

17.

Which event took place first?

a)

Samuel de Champlain reaches Lake Champlain

b)

Jaques Cartier sails up the St. Lawrence River

c)

Giovanni da Verazzano sails into New York Bay

18.

New Amsterdam was the original name of which city?

a)

Buffalo

b)

Teaneck

c)

Yonkers

d)

New York City

19.

After controlling New Netherland for ____ years, the Dutch lost control of the colony to the English.

a)

9

b)

40

c)

24

d)

17

20.

France and Spain joined the colonies in the Revolutionary war after the battle of _______________________.

a)

Albany

b)

Palm Springs

c)

Saratoga

d)

Jamestown

21.

Which of the following was the first African American to publish a poem?

a)

Jupiter Hammon

b)

Khalil Gibran

c)

Audrey Lorde

d)

Langston Hughes

22.

Peter Minuit bought

a)

a school house.

b)

a farm.

c)

a mercedes.

d)

Manhattan island for $24 worth of tools.

23.

The Huguenots were Catholic.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

The Boston Tea party was

a)

a gathering where people drank lots of tea.

b)

a golf gathering.

c)

a protest against new British taxes where colonists dumped tea into the harbor.

d)

a gathering where guests identify objects that begin with "T".

25.

How did some enslaved Africans revolt against the plantation owners?

a)

They broke tools.

b)

They pretended to be sick.

c)

They ran away.

d)

They asked to be freed.