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AS1 (2020) 15

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 4hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Luanda Jones is a Brazilian Canadian. Brazil and Canada are in … .

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

the Americas

2.
The Americas were already settled … years ago.
a)
900000
b)
90000
c)
9000
3.
The Maya were very advanced in mathematics and astronomy.
So they could make very good … .
a)
calendars
b)
frisbees
c)
servants
4.
In most areas of the Americas, people lived by … & gathering, 
or by fishing.
a)
building
b)
hunting
c)
working
5.
Christopher Columbus met the … people when he sailed to America the first time.
a)
Indian
b)
Aztec
c)
Taíno
6.
People that belong to a place are called … , or native, to that place.
a)
servant
b)
indigenous
c)
colonial
7.
It was common for native Americans to celebrate peace deals by … .
a)
cooking fish
b)
hunting birds
c)
smoking tobacco
8.
In Québec, the French traded for … .
a)
gold and silver
b)
beaver fur
c)
fish
9.
Virginia and Plymouth were two colonies that later became part of … .
a)
Canada
b)
the USA
c)
Mexico
10.
A traditional holiday is connected to the story of Plymouth. The holiday is … .
a)
Christmas
b)
Easter
c)
Thanksgiving
11.
… is a famous story about the capture of the leader of Jamestown.
a)
Virginia
b)
The Starving Time
c)
Pocahontas
12.
At first, the English settlers in Virginia could not … .
a)
grow enough food
b)
get news from home
c)
build houses
13.
Servants exchanged their … for passage to the Americas.
a)
labour
b)
money
c)
wives
14.
Slaves were brought from many parts of Africa, so they had … .
a)
no common language
b)
the same culture
c)
different jobs
15.
Many slaves worked on sugar, tobacco, or cotton … .
a)
crafts
b)
plantations
c)
trading ships
16.

"Rosie" is an example of … .

a)

rock and roll

b)

classical music

c)

a slave work song

17.
Benjamin Franklin … .
a)
owned a newspaper
b)
was a native American
c)
did not go to school
18.
Many American Indians (native Americans) … as the colonies grew.
a)
grew richer
b)
lost their land
c)
came to the cities
19.
In 1750, … was the biggest town in the American colonies.
a)
Los Angeles
b)
Chicago
c)
Philadelphia
20.
The Boston Tea Party was … .
a)
a demonstration against Britain
b)
a trade festival
c)
held by King George III
21.
Thomas Paine wrote that the colonists should … Britain.
a)
trade with only
b)
part from
c)
tar and feather
22.
Why were the American soldiers called ‘minute men’?
a)
They were very small.
b)
They stayed in the army only temporarily.
c)
They could be ready very quickly.
23.

The Declaration of Independence was written by … .

a)

the British King

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

all the American people

24.

An unalienable right is a right that … .

a)

cannot be taken away

b)

was not for aliens

c)

has to be earned

25.

“The consent of the governed” means … .

a)

agreement of the people

b)

laws of the government

c)

respect for the king

26.

Thomas Jefferson wrote that “all … are created equal.”

a)

countries

b)

people

c)

men

27.

The USA expanded by fighting Mexico and … American nations.

a)

central

b)

native

c)

southern

28.

In the 1820s, the USA told European nations not to … in the Americas;...

a)

settle

b)

interfere

c)

trade

29.

The USA received a gift from France in 1886. It was the … .

a)

Eiffel Tower

b)

Statue of Liberty

c)

White House

30.

The USA joined both the First and Second World Wars, but it … .

a)

did not get involved

b)

joined late

c)

lost

31.

Donald Trump has been known for his doctrine called … .

a)

"America First"

b)

"New Green Deal"

c)

"War on Terror"

32.

A constitution is a set of … for a country.

a)

basic laws

b)

exercises

c)

important symbols

33.

Women’s suffrage means women’s … .

a)

equality

b)

right to vote

c)

childbirth

34.

Ohio was a protest song about … .

a)

soldiers shooting protesters

b)

freedom of religion

c)

the right to bear arms

d)

global warning

35.
The people who went to America to live were called … or … .
a)
colonists
b)
conquerors
c)
settlers
d)
merchants
36.
American colonists were angry because … , …, and … .
a)
British soldiers stayed in their homes
b)
they could only trade with Britain
c)
they had to pay high taxes
d)
they couldn't own slaves
37.
The 1st Amendment of the Bill of Rights protects the freedoms of … and … .
a)
business
b)
religion
c)
speech
d)
music
38.
Some famous American poets are …, …, …, and … .
a)
Robert Frost
b)
Langston Hughes
c)
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
d)
Walt Whitman
e)
William Wordsworth
39.
The USA has fought wars against …, …, and … .
a)
Britain
b)
France
c)
Japan
d)
Mexico
40.
Today in the US, there are two large groups of politicians, called parties —… and … .
a)
The Troublemakers
b)
The Colonists
c)
The Republicans
d)
The Democrats

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