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4th gr History Ch 1-2

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When you pledge allegiance to the flag, you are promising to be faithful and loyal to your country.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Which is NOT a continent?

a)

Africa

b)

Pacific

c)

Europe

d)

Asia

3.

The study of the surface of the earth is called

a)

history

b)

science

c)

geography

d)

catography

4.

Who gave Christopher Columbus money to sail across the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

Italy

b)

Great Britain

c)

Spain

d)

America

5.

Which is NOT an ocean?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Indian

d)

Artic

e)

Gulf of Mexico

6.

What was Columbus looking for when he found America?

a)

sea route to China

b)

Gold and spices

c)

Fame and fortune

d)

the Seven Cities of Cibola

7.

What happened on October 12, 1492?

a)

Marco Polo came home from China

b)

Columbus discovered America

c)

America became a country

d)

Mrs. Merrill was born

8.

Where did Columbus land?

a)

Jamaica

b)

Florida

c)

Massachusetts

d)

San Salvador

9.

What did Columbus call the people he met?

a)

Indians

b)

Natives

c)

Friends

d)

Savages

10.

Where di the Vikings live?

a)

Asia

b)

Greenland

c)

Scandinavia

d)

Canada

11.

What did the Vikings call America?

a)

Vikingland

b)

Vinland

c)

New Scandinavia

d)

Canada

12.

What country was John Cabot from?

a)

England

b)

Spain

c)

Portugal

d)

France

13.

Who was the Portuguese sailor that sailed around the tip of Africa?

a)

Magellan

b)

Vasco Da Gama

c)

Ponce De Leon

d)

Christopher Columbus

14.

Who was the first European to reach the Pacific Ocean?

a)

Vasco Da Gama

b)

Balboa

c)

Ponce De Leon

d)

John Cabot

15.

What great Indian tribe lived in Mexico?

a)

Aztecs

b)

Indians

c)

Pueblo

d)

Cherokee

16.

Who was the leader of the Aztecs?

a)

Montezuma

b)

Balboa

c)

Cortez

d)

Hernandez

17.

Who was the Spanish soldier that conquered the Aztecs?

a)

Montezuma

b)

Balboa

c)

Cortez

d)

Ponce De Leon

18.

What country was Cartier from?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Sweden

19.

What was Cartier looking for?

a)

Gold

b)

Seven Cities of Cibola

c)

route through North America

d)

his lost dog

20.

Who searched for the Seven Cities of Cibola?

a)

Coronado

b)

Cortez

c)

Cartier

d)

Cabot

21.

Which Spanish explorer discovered the Grand Canyon?

a)

Coronado

b)

Cortez

c)

Cartier

d)

Cabot

22.

Who discovered the Mississippi River while looking for gold?

a)

Coronado

b)

Cartier

c)

de Soto

d)

Cabot

23.

English pirates were called

a)

Sea Horses

b)

Sea Dogs

c)

Sea Burglars

d)

Sea Cats

24.

Who was the famous English pirate?

a)

John Cabot

b)

Francis Drake

c)

Champlain

d)

Cortez

25.

Who helped found the first French settlement in America?

a)

Saint Augustine

b)

Champlain

c)

Francis Drake

d)

Cattier

26.

What was the name of the first French settlement in America?

a)

Quebec

b)

New England

c)

Saint Augustine

d)

Champlain

27.

What was the first successful European settlement in America?

a)

Quebec

b)

Saint Augustine

c)

Plymouth

d)

Roanoke

28.

What is the largest continent?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

North America

d)

Australia

29.

Which is the smallest ocean?

a)

Artic

b)

Indian

c)

Atlantic

d)

Pacific

30.

What is the most heavily traveled ocean?

a)

Pacific

b)

Indian

c)

Atlantic

d)

Artic