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Chapter 3

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did Europeans come to America?

a)

freedom to say what they pleased

b)

the right to return to England

c)

more troops to control the colonies

d)

the right to govern themselves

2.

In the phrase American Revolution.

What does the word revolution mean?

a)

the overthrow of a government

b)

a sudden or complete change

c)

the spinning of a wheel

d)

turning in a circle around a point

3.

What did immigrants live in when they came to America? (hint: small apartments)

a)

houses

b)

tenements

c)

castles

d)

tents

4.

Name 3 contributions the different cultures gave to America long ago.

a)

corn, stories, democracy

b)

clothes, shoes, cars

c)

paper, pencils, books

d)

houses, castles, apartments

5.

Who would write about an historical event in history?

a)

a geographer

b)

a historian

c)

a scientist

d)

an economist

6.

What is a colony?

a)

a way of life

b)

a settlement that is ruled by another country

c)

someone who comes from another place to live in a country

d)

a four to six story building with many small apartments

7.

What is an immigrant?

a)

someone who comes from another place to live in a country

b)

a form of government in which people vote for their leaders

c)

way of life

d)

people from many different backgrounds living in the same country

8.

What is democracy?

a)

a four to six story building with many small apartments

b)

a settlement that is ruled by another country

c)

someone who comes from another place to live in a country

d)

a form of government in which people vote for their leaders

9.

The first Europeans to settle Manhattan Island in New York were _________

a)

Dutch

b)

French

c)

English

d)

Spanish

10.

The name Manhattan come from Mana-hatta, which is

a)

Chinese for “crowded streets”

b)

Italian for “many furs”

c)

Russian for “half moon”

d)

Lenape for “hilly island”