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Explorers to 1775

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
I started a school for navigators and people who wanted to go out exploring.
a)
Columbus
b)
Prince Henry
c)
Polo
d)
Magellan
2.
What ocean was used to travel to the "New World?"
a)
Southern 
b)
Atlantic
c)
Pacific
d)
Indian
3.

Who was the first person to sail around the world?

a)

Columbus

b)

de Soto

c)

Vespucci

d)

Magellan

4.

North and South America were named after ___________.

a)

Hudson

b)

Magellan

c)

Vespucci

d)

LaSalle

5.

I believed I could reach Asia by traveling west across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492. I asked the king and queen of Spain to pay for my journey.

a)

Cabot

b)

de Leon

c)

Columbus

d)

Cortes

6.
What was the name of the woman who helped the English Settlers?
a)
Maria
b)
Pocahontas
c)
Nina
d)
Hope
7.

Which settlement was started by the Pilgrims?

a)

Jamestown

b)

Roanoke

c)

Plymouth

d)

Georgia

8.

What European country controlled the 13 colonies ?

a)

Spain

b)

America

c)

England

d)

Portugal

e)

French

9.
Which of the following did Europeans bring to the New World as part of the Columbian Exchange? 
a)
Horses
b)
Cattle
c)
Pigs
d)
All of the above
10.
transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between Europe and the Americas.
a)
Columbian Exchange
b)
staple crop
c)
conquistador
d)
Northwest Passage
11.

What was the name and year the first permanent British settlement was founded in the New World?

a)

Jamestown 1492

b)

Plymouth 1607

c)

Jamestown 1607

d)

Boston 1673

12.
A settlement that is far away from the country that rules it is a _______?
a)
colony
b)
island
c)
peninsula
d)
country
13.

What was a reason people came to the New World

a)

Religious Freedom

b)

Land

c)

More freedoms and a better life

d)

All of the above

14.
Who fought in the French and Indian War?
a)
French vs. Indians
b)
British vs. French
c)
British vs. French and Indians
d)
Indians vs. British
15.
What is a group of civilians trained to fight in emergencies called?
a)
Navy
b)
Volunteers
c)
Militia
d)
Brigade
16.
As a result of the cost of the war, what did King George III do to the colonists?
a)
Killed them
b)
Removed them from the land in the colonies just like the Indians.
c)
Imposed taxes to pay for the war
d)
Paid for the war out of his own pocket
17.
What was the main cause of the French and Indian War?
a)
The French and British claimed the same land.
b)
The French and Indians claimed the same land.
c)
The Indians and British claimed the same land.
d)
The Indians wouldn't sell their land.
18.

How did the French and Indian War cause the American Revolution?

a)

The loss of rights and freedoms with the king becoming more controlling.

b)

No taxation without representation

c)

The French and Indian War caused Great Britain to go into debt and raise taxes

d)

All of the above

19.
Why did fighting break out at Lexington and Concord in April 1775?
a)
Minutemen attacked a British fort.
b)
Colonists refused to let British troops stay in their homes.
c)
British troops tried to seize colonists' arms and ammunition.
d)
British troops tried to break up a meeting in the Old North Church.
20.

Who became king of England toward the end of the French and Indian War in 1760?

a)

George III

b)

Richard

c)

William

d)

John

21.

In which conflict were five colonists killed by British soldiers?

a)

Paul Revere's Ride

b)

Intolerable Acts

c)

Boston Massacre

d)

French and Indian War

22.

Some people wanted to support the king and stay under his leadership. What were those people called?

a)

Patriots

b)

Traitors

c)

Loyalist

d)

Storm Troopers

23.
This type of colonist was ready for rebellion and the fight for independence.
a)
Loyalist
b)
Patriot
c)
Neutral
d)
British 
24.

_______ is the angry protest where members of the Sons of Liberty threw tea overboard

a)

Tea Act

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Boston Massacre

d)

Lexington and Concord

25.

Which of the following were part of the Intolerable Acts?

a)

British soldiers were forced into colonists’ homes

b)

Boston Harbor was closed for all trade

c)

Colonists could not speak freely at meetings

d)

All of the above

26.

Who warned the colonists "the British are coming"?

a)

Paul Revere

b)

John Jay

c)

George Washington

d)

Benjamin Franklin

27.
Why did the soldiers march to Concord?
a)
They  marched to Concord to burn houses
b)
They didn't march to Concord
c)
They marched to Concord to destroy weapons
28.

The "Shot heard round the world" is about...?

a)

The assassination of Franz Ferdinand

b)

The last battle of the revolutionary war

c)

The first battle of the revolutionary war

d)

The attack on the World Trade Center on 9/11

29.

Who fired the "Shot heard round the world?

a)

British Regular Soldier

b)

American Minute Man

c)

Both sides at the same time

d)

No one knows

30.

The British Army was more disciplined, trained and experienced than the American militia's

a)

True

b)

False

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