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US History 1 Full Year Quizizz

Total questions: 150

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many continents are on Earth?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

2.

How many oceans are on Earth?

a)

7

b)

6

c)

5

d)

4

3.

Which region is known to be flat with a lot of grassland?

a)

Basin and Range

b)

Great Plains

c)

Canadian Shield

d)

Appalachian Highlands

4.

Which area helped archaeologists learn more about the past? (hint: it is in Virginia)

a)

Cactus Hill

b)

Flower Rock

c)

Snowflake Plain

d)

Rocky Mountains

5.

Which one of these resources did the first people NOT depend on?

a)

natural

b)

human

c)

technology

d)

capital

6.

Which tribe lived in the Arctic?

a)

Iroquois

b)

Kwakiutl

c)

Inuit

d)

Lakota

7.

Which tribe lived in the Pacific Northwest?

a)

Inuit

b)

Kwakiutl

c)

Lakota

d)

Pueblo

8.

Which tribe lived in the Great Plains?

a)

Inuit

b)

Kwakiutl

c)

Lakota

d)

Pueblo

9.

Which tribe lived in the Southwest?

a)

Iroquois

b)

Lakota

c)

Inuit

d)

Pueblo

10.

Which tribe lived in the Eastern Woodlands?

a)

Lakota

b)

Iroquois

c)

Kwakiutl

d)

Pueblo

11.
Which type of house did Inuits use in the winter when it was EXTRA cold?
a)
Igloo
b)
Tepee
c)
Lean too
d)
Log house
12.

The Kwakiutl wore Moccasins. What were they made of?

a)

cotton

b)

animal hides

c)

paper

d)

ice

13.
What did the Lakota mostly eat?
a)
bananas
b)
buffalo
c)
seals
d)
fish
14.
Where did/do Pueblo Indians live?
a)
Nebraska
b)
Kentucky
c)
New Mexico
d)
Ohio
15.

What were Iroquois homes like?

a)

Aparments

b)

longhouses

c)

underground

d)

teepees

16.

The Spanish were motivated to explore and colonize by three factors

a)

Christmas, Easter, and Summer Vaca

b)

God, Gold, and Glory

c)

Rice, Ropes, and Rhinestones

d)

Friends, Furs, and Fish

17.

Economic Reasons - Gold and Natural Resources are...

a)

Motivating Forces to European Exploration

b)

Obstacles to European Exploration

c)

Accomplishments of European Exploration

18.

Poor maps and navigational tools are...

a)

Motivating Forces to European Exploration

b)

Obstacles to European Exploration

c)

Accomplishments of European Exploration

19.

Claimed territories are...

a)

Motivating Forces to European Exploration

b)

Obstacles to European Exploration

c)

Accomplishments of European Exploration

20.

Lack of adequate supplies are...

a)

Motivating Forces to European Exploration

b)

Obstacles to European Exploration

c)

Accomplishments of European Exploration

21.
Which is the correct order, according to time and size?
a)
Mali, Songhai, Ghana
b)
Songhai, Mali, Ghana
c)
Ghana, Songhai, Mali
d)
Ghana, Mali, Songhai
22.
The most important West African city, for trade and education, was
a)
Timbuktu
b)
Cairo
c)
Gao
d)
Rome
23.
Which two products were the most valuable trade items for the kingdoms of West Africa?
a)
gold and grain
b)
cotton and kola nuts
c)
gold and salt
d)
salt and cattle
24.

What was Coronado Searching for?

a)

The Northwest Passage

b)

The Silk Road

c)

The Southwest Desert

d)

The Seven Cities of Gold

25.

What is Cabot credited for finding on his first trip to the new world?

a)

Gold and Wealth

b)

Spices and Silks

c)

The Northwest Passage

d)

Rich fishing grounds

26.

True of False. Coronado found the riches he was searching for.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

What was Cabot searching for?

a)

The Seven Cities of Gold

b)

The Silk Road

c)

The Southwest Desert

d)

The Northwest Passage

28.
John Cabot sailed for which country?
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
England
d)
Portugal
29.
Robert La Salle was from which country?
a)
France
b)
Spain
c)
England
d)
Portugal
30.
La Salle explored which region?
a)
East Canada
b)
Mississippi River Valley
c)
Pacific Northwest
d)
Canadian Shield
31.

The Jamestown settlement was in _________________

a)

England

b)

Potomac

c)

Virginia

32.

Newport was an explorer from ____________________.

a)

England

b)

Spain

c)

France

33.

Why did the colonists leave their homes and families?

a)

Some people decided they were tired of the scenery.

b)

Some of them got really sick & it was their only option.

c)

Some folks packed up & left for economic reasons.

d)

Some cried wee, wee, wee all the way home.

34.

Why was Roanoke called the Lost Colony?

a)

The settlers got hopelessly lost on their way and never made it there.

b)

The settlers lost the documents sent by England to tell them the name of the colony.

c)

The settlers lost half of their crew on the journey over from England.

d)

The settlers vanished and were never seen or heard from again.

35.

Which of the following statements is true about Jamestown?

a)

First permanent English settlement in North America

b)

A religious venture started by the Virginia Company

c)

An economic venture started by the Virginia Company

d)

First permanent settlement in North America

36.

What were the two colonies founded in Massachusetts?

a)

Plymouth Bay Colony, Massachusetts Colony

b)

Pilgrim Colony, Puritan Colony

c)

Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts Bay Colony

37.

What group settled Pennsylvania for the freedom to practice their faith?

a)

Puritans

b)

Pilgrims

c)

Quakers

d)

Separatists

38.

Which of the following statements are true about the colony of Georgia?

a)

Settled by people from debtor's prisons

b)

Settled by people from religious prisons

c)

Hoped to find religious freedom and a better life

d)

Hoped to find economic freedom and a better life

39.
 Which of the following is true about Pocahontas?
a)
helped the people of Jamestown and married John Rolfe.
b)
married John Smith
c)
planned the first Thanksgiving.
d)
She was not a real person.
40.
What was the Mayflower Compact?
a)
an attempt to limit the rights of the King
b)
the first attempt at self government   
c)
a boat
d)
the first university in America
41.
Indentured servants worked for a set number of years to pay for their passage to America.
a)
True
b)
False
42.
What were two of the biggest industries in New England colonies?
a)
sports and games
b)
farming and clothing
c)
shipbuilding and fishing
d)
fishing and hunting
43.
This is an example of a cash crop:
a)
coal
b)
wheat
c)
tobacco
44.
The soil was very rocky in these colonies:
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
45.
Fishing and shipbuilding were the main economies in these colonies:
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
46.
Crops grew year round due to the warm and humid climate:
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
47.
This region had a mix of cultures, religions, and traditions; sometimes referred to as "the melting pot":
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
48.
There were slaves that worked plantations in this region:
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
49.
Atlantic Coastal Plains, rich fertile soil, and rolling hills:
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
50.
Which was NOT a cash crop grown on a plantation?
a)
rice
b)
silver
c)
indigo
d)
cotton
51.

Virginia Dare was the first

a)

English child born in North America

b)

female burgess

c)

wife of John Rolfe

d)

female colonist at Jamestown

52.

Why was slavery more widely used in the South?

a)

Warmer weather

b)

More cattle farms

c)

More Puritans in the South

d)

Slave labor needed for plantations

53.

Which Colonial region had thin rocky soil, therefore few farms?

a)

New England colonies

b)

Middle colonies

c)

Southern colonies

54.

Which colonial region had a diverse population and offered religious freedom?

a)

New England colonies

b)

Middle colonies

c)

Southern colonies

55.

In the 1600s, why didn’t the King of England always know what was happening in the American colonies?

a)

The king was not very interested in the American colonies.

b)

The colonies governed themselves, so he did not need to know.

c)

The colonies were far away, and it took a long time for news to reach him.

d)

The king did not appoint the colonial governors, so no one reported to him.

56.
When and where did the French and Indian War begin?
a)
The war started in 1776 in New England.
b)
The war started in 1754 in New England.
c)
The war started in 1754 in the Ohio River Valley.
d)
The war started in 1776 in the Ohio River Valley.
57.
The French and Indian War was was fought between the
a)
French and the Indians
b)
Indians and the Spanish
c)
French and British against the Indians
d)
The French and Indians against the British and the colonists.
58.
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.
59.
Who was the young military leader from Virginia who fought in the French and Indian war?
a)
William Pitt
b)
Edward Braddock
c)
King George II
d)
George Washington 
60.
The Treaty of Paris 1763 marked the end of the French and Indian War.
a)
True
b)
False
61.
What did the Proclamation of 1763 say?
a)
France owned the land west of the Appalachian Mountains
b)
Natives owned the land west of the Appalachian Mountains
c)
Colonists could move west of the Appalachian Mountains
d)
Colonists could not move west of the Appalachian Mountains
62.
Why were many colonists angry about the Proclamation of 1763?
a)
They were unhappy because they could not settle on new lands.
b)
They wanted to travel all the way west to California.
c)
They wanted to share the land with the Native Americans.
d)
They wanted their money back for the land.
63.

What land did Great Britain own after the French and Indian War?

a)

Land east of the Mississippi River

b)

Land south of the Rio Grande River

c)

All of Canada

d)

the Hawaiian Islands

64.

The French and Indian War was very _______________ for the British.

a)

cheap

b)

expensive

c)

long

65.

Who did the King feel should pay for the war?

a)

British

b)

colonists

c)

Spain

66.

What famous phrase did the colonists come up with?

a)

Ain't nobody got time for that

b)

No Taxation without Representation

c)

Free the people

d)

British people SMELL

67.

The Colonists were happy about paying taxes.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

68.

Before the Revolutionary War, colonists organized boycotts against Great Britain. What group used violence and threats to enforce these boycotts?

a)

Imperial Policy

b)

Sons of Liberty

c)

Massachusetts Militia

d)

Second Continental Congress

69.

This image is most likely depicting

a)

the Boston Tea Party

b)

a ride to Valley Forge

c)

George Washington crossing the Delaware.

d)

Paul Revere's midnight ride.

70.

This person was a great inventor, scientist, and writer. He also helped to convince France to support America during the revolution. Who was he?

a)

George Washington

b)

John Adams

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Benjamin Franklin

71.

Who was king of England during the American Revolution?

a)

King Henry VIII

b)

George Washington

c)

King George III

d)

King Edward III

72.

Who wrote most of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Patrick Henry

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

John Adams

73.

During the Boston Tea Party,

a)

colonists raided British ships and threw crates overboard.

b)

Native Americans threw tea at British troops.

c)

Americans celebrated their victory at Trenton.

d)

the cost of tea was very expensive.

74.

The Declaration of Independence states that all people have a natural right to

a)

free speech.

b)

a trial by jury.

c)

the pursuit of happiness.

d)

worship as they choose.

75.

Most African Americans who lived in the British colonies were

a)

indentured servants.

b)

Puritans.

c)

Quakers.

d)

slaves.

76.

Which battle convinced the French to become America's ally during the revolution?

a)

Lexington and Concord

b)

Yorktown

c)

Saratoga

d)

Bunker Hill

77.

The last major battle of the American Revolution was _

a)

Saratoga.

b)

Yorktown.

c)

Trenton.

d)

Princeton.

78.

The Sugar Act was a tax on sugar and _______

a)

molasses

b)

tea

c)

clothes

79.

The Sugar Act was a tax on sugar and _______

a)

molasses

b)

tea

c)

clothes

80.

Our first plan of government was called

a)

Articles of Constitution

b)

Amendments of Confederation

c)

Articles of Confederation

d)

The Constitution

81.

All of these were considered Founding Fathers EXCEPT

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

George Washington

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

James Madison

82.

All of these things were wrong with the "Articles of Confederation" EXCEPT

a)

they had no way to raise money to run the government

b)

there were no courts to settle disputes

c)

each state acted separately instead of as one nation

d)

The "Articles of Confederation" brought us together during The Revolutionary War

83.

Who was "President" of the Second Constitutional Convention?

a)

Thomas Paine

b)

George Washington

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

James Madison

84.

The document that describes our highest laws of our country and the way our government is organized is called

a)

The Articles of Confederation

b)

The Bill of Rights

c)

The Amendments

d)

The Constitution

85.

The GREAT COMPROMISE divided Congress into two houses called the

a)

Senate and House of Representatives

b)

President and Courts

c)

Happy and Sad

d)

Greedy and Generous

86.

In the Senate each state has...

a)

One Representative

b)

Two Representatives

c)

A Lot of Represenatives

d)

Depends on their Population

87.

In the House of Representatives, each state has

a)

One Representative

b)

Two Representatives

c)

Depends on their Population

d)

What's a representative?

88.

The word "ratify" means to

a)

to stop

b)

to abolish

c)

to approve

d)

to veto

89.

Abolish means

a)

to approve

b)

to end

c)

to pass

d)

none of the above

90.

The first ten amendments to The Constitution are known as the

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

Ten Rules

c)

Ten Principles

d)

Preamble

91.

Federalists supported the Constitution and a strong national government.

a)

True

b)

False

92.

Anti-Federalists supported a strong national government.

a)

True

b)

False

93.

What did Shays' Rebellion make clear?

a)

That farmers were better soldiers than everyone else

b)

That the government under the Article of Confederation was inadequate

c)

That the British could be beaten with an uprising

d)

That the Constitution should be eliminated

94.

What did Anti-Federalists want added to the Constitution?

a)

a strong presidential position

b)

Guarantee of no federal military

c)

more power for the Federal Government

d)

Bill of Rights

95.

What was the only mention of slavery in the original Constitution?

a)

There was no mention of slaves in the Constition

b)

That slaves would become citizens

c)

That slaves would be counted as 3/5 of the population

d)

It was outlawed by the Bill of Rights

96.

The Founding Fathers separated the federal government's powers by creating what 3 branches?

a)

New England, Middle, Southern

b)

Federal, State, Local

c)

Legislative, Executive, Judicial

d)

Patriotic, Loyalist, Moderate

97.

In 1803, President Jefferson bought a huge piece of land west of the Mississippi River from France. How much did the United States pay for it?

a)

One hundred dollars

b)

15 thousand dollars

c)

15 million dollars

d)

No money was exchanged instead they traded gold for the land

98.

The Homestead Act was when the United States gave away ___________ to settlers.

a)

lumber to build houses

b)

plots of land

c)

seeds to grow crops

d)

wagons to travel out west

99.

Why did the United States need more land?

a)

To test new farming methods out west

b)

To gain control over the land to the west

c)

To force the French to leave North America

d)

To make room for their growing population

100.

How did the invention of the steam locomotive change life for Americans living all around the nation?

a)

It transported people and good across the nation much quicker than ever before.

b)

It paved the ways for the development of the first cars.

c)

It created jobs as workers were needed to lay tracks across the United States

d)

All of the above

101.

What was the main goal of the Lewis and Clark Expedition?

a)

To meet and trade with the Native Americans

b)

To explore and map out the land west of the Mississippi River

c)

To pan for gold in the rivers

d)

To map out a trail through the Appalachian Mountains

102.

Lewis and Clark were the first to reach the ____________________ by land?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Hudson River

d)

Pacific Ocean

103.

The most popular route people traveled along to move west was?

a)

The Trail of Tears

b)

The Oregon Trail

c)

The Mississippi Expedition

d)

The Rocky Mountain Trail

104.

What happened during the Gold Rush?

a)

People from all over the world moved to California

b)

Prospectors stayed in mining camps to explore an area and hunt for gold

c)

Thousands of people panned for gold hoping to become rich

d)

All of the above

105.

The United States government forced many Native American tribes to relocate to different areas called Indian Reservations so that…

a)

white settlers could move on that land

b)

they to turn the land into National Parks

c)

they could build cabins as rest stops in the mountains

d)

they could sell the land to Mexico

106.

During the Westward Expansion the United States more than doubled in size.

a)

True

b)

False

107.

The Louisiana Purchase was when the United States bought a huge piece of land from France in 1803

a)

True

b)

False

108.
Which territory was added as a result of the Mexican War?
a)
California
b)
Florida
c)
Oregon
d)
Louisiana
109.
Which territory was bought from France during Thomas Jefferson's presidency?
a)
California
b)
Florida
c)
Oregon
d)
Louisiana
110.
Which territory was contested by Britain and the US? The US got the land south of the 49th parallel.
a)
California
b)
Florida
c)
Oregon
d)
Louisiana
111.
Which was NOT an economic opportunity that existed in the west?
a)
Gold
b)
Logging
c)
Silk production
d)
Farming
112.
Which types of waterways provided faster transportation to the west in the 1800's?
a)
Canals and rivers
b)
Oceans and seas
c)
Lakes and ponds
d)
Streams and creeks
113.
What was the term for the idea that expansion was the right of the US?
a)
Manifest Destiny
b)
Righteous Growth
c)
Sovereign Development
d)
Due Process
114.
What was discovered on Cherokee land that led to their removal to Oklahoma?
a)
Gold
b)
Coal
c)
Oil
d)
Diamonds
115.
What legislation authorized the federal government to force eastern Indian tribes to move west?
a)
The Native Relocation Act
b)
The Indigenous Relocation Act
c)
The American Changes Act
d)
The Indian Removal Act
116.
What was the name for the relocation of the Cherokee from Georgia to Oklahoma?
a)
The Trail of Tragedy
b)
The Trail of Triumph
c)
The Trail of Tears
d)
The Trail of Trama
117.

Whose invention caused an increase in the demand for cotton and slave labor?

a)

Robert Fulton

b)

Jo Anderson

c)

Cyrus McCormick

d)

Eli Whitney

118.
What two men worked to develop and market the reaper?
a)
Fulton and Whitney
b)
Howard and Grossman
c)
Anderson and McCormick
d)
Laurel and Hardy
119.
What did Robert Fulton invent?  It provided faster river both with and against the river current?
a)
The steam locomotive
b)
The automobile
c)
The steamboat
d)
The river flatboat
120.

Suffrage means......

a)

the right to vote

b)

the right for women to vote

c)

the women who fought for women’s rights

d)

the fight for women’s rights

121.

The first Women’s Rights Convention was held in:

a)

Niagara Falls, NY

b)

Seneca Falls, NY

c)

Sonoma Falls, NY

d)

Seleca Falls, NY

122.

Who was an abolitionist writer and editor of the "North Star" newspaper?

a)

James Polk

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

Frederick Douglas

d)

Joshua Barnett

123.

What is an Abolitionist?

a)

A person who wants to abolish slavery forever

b)

A immigrant to the USA from Poland

c)

A person of high breeding and class

d)

A person born into a political family

124.

Why was William Lloyd Garrison important to the Abolition movement?

a)

He was outspoken and wealthy

b)

He was White and owned the newspaper "The Liberator."

c)

He was from the North and spoke against the South.

d)

He had freed all of his slaves and hated slavery.

125.

Which women's rights advocate was placed on the United States $1 coin?

a)

Elizabeth Blackwell

b)

Jane Austin

c)

Jane Goodall

d)

Susan B. Anthony

126.

Southerners were upset when Lincoln was elected president because:

a)

they believed he might one day end slavery.

b)

they wanted a president who would end slavery.

c)

he wanted northern states to secede from the Union.

d)

he had a plan to raise taxes.

127.
Which number on the map labels the state that first seceded from the Union?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
128.

Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation said _____.

a)

the U.S. was free from Great Britain

b)

the Civil War would end

c)

the slaves in the Confederacy would be freed if the North won the war

d)

Reconstruction would start

129.

Why was the Battle of Gettysburg important to the Civil War?

a)

It led to the Emancipation Proclamation

b)

It brought an end to the Civil War

c)

It resulted in the passing of the 15th Amendment

d)

It was a turning point because the North started winning more and more battles

130.

More factories, more railroads, more soldiers, and a better navy were all ______________.

a)

Confederate advantages

b)

Union advantages

c)

reasons for a Confederate victory

d)

causes of the Battle of Gettysburg

131.
The Civil War began when Confederate forces launched an attack at which location?
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Fort Williams
c)
Fort Pillow
d)
Fort Apache
132.
What was Lincoln's main goal throughout the Civil War?
a)
to abolish slavery
b)
to end British control of the Western territories
c)
to make a profit selling war supplies
d)
to preserve the Union
133.
The Union General that forced General Lee to surrender at Appomattox.
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
134.
War between people of the same country
a)
secede
b)
state's rights
c)
civil war
d)
slavery
135.
To break away from a group
a)
state's rights
b)
slavery
c)
Gettysburg
d)
secede
136.
Southern General from Virginia who led the South's largest army and lost a major battle at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
137.
President of the U.S. during the Civil War who issued the Emancipation Proclamation which freed slaves in the states that seceded.
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Abraham Lincoln
138.
The 1st and only President of the Confederacy during the Civil War.
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Jefferson Davis
139.
General Sherman led his troops through Georgia toward Savannah and destroyed  things that Southerners needed for war.
a)
Sherman's March to the Sea
b)
Fort Sumter
c)
Gettysburg
d)
John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry
140.
The Union wanted to control the Mississippi River so that
a)
it could control the movement of trade and goods
b)
it was a natural division to “split the South”
c)
it was an easier invasion route to the South than by land
d)
all of the above
141.
Even though these were states where slavery was legal, they did not secede and join the Confederate states.
a)
Western States
b)
State of Confusion
c)
Border States
d)
Southern States
142.
Who was Harriet Tubman?
a)
A former slave owner who continued to fight for slavery.
b)
An escaped slave who helped other slaves to freedom.
143.
Why did West Virginia become a state?
a)
To help Virginia lower its population
b)
Disagreements between eastern counties that needed slavery and western ones who wanted it abolished
c)
Development in the industrial economy and the western territories wanting to expand
d)
Arguments between northern and southern VA counties over slavery
144.
Who was a skilled Confederate General?
a)
Davis
b)
Douglass
c)
Grant
d)
Jackson
145.
Who recruited African American troops for the Union Army?
a)
Davis
b)
Douglass
c)
Lee
d)
Lincoln
146.

Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to the Union Army and end the Civil War?

a)

Bull Run

b)

Appomattox

c)

Gettysburg

d)

Antietam

147.

What battle was the deadliest battle of the Civil War, as well as in American History?

a)

Antietam

b)

Bull Run

c)

Gettysburg

d)

Appomattox

148.

What was considered the Capital of the Confederate States of America?

a)

Richmond, VA

b)

New York City, NY

c)

Washington DC

d)

St. Louis, MO

149.

This woman, a nurse, encouraged other women to join and help during the Civil War. She was the founder of the American Red Cross.

a)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

b)

Clara Barton

c)

Harriet Tubman

d)

Clarice Greenburg

150.

Which battle had no winner, it was inconclusive?

a)

Gettysburg

b)

Bull Run

c)

Appomattox

d)

Antietam