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SE People

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Cherokee were one of the largest groups of Native Americans in the SE.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Many Cherokee died on the "Trail of Tears" on the way to Oklahoma.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

English explorers build a colony in Virginia called . . .

a)

Jamestown

b)

St. Augustine

c)

Cahokia

d)

None of the above

4.

Most African Americans came to America as slaves.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The Civil War did not bring an end to slavery.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Keeping racial groups separate is called . . .

a)

exclusion

b)

slavery

c)

segregation

d)

none of the above

7.

African Americans were not allowed to . . .

a)

go to the same schools as whites

b)

eat in the same restaurants as whites

c)

stay in the same hotels as white

d)

all of the above

8.

In the late 1950' and early 1960's people began working to give all Americans equal rights.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Martin Luther King Jr. was a famous leader in the Civil Rights movement.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The Southeast has a rich musical history.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Bluegrass, blues, and jazz were all types of music that began in the SE.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Elvis Presley was famous for this type of music.

a)

jazz

b)

blues

c)

rock and roll

d)

soul

13.

Louis Armstrong was famous for playing the . . .

a)

trumpet

b)

saxophone

c)

drums

d)

guitar

14.

Aretha Franklin is known as the "Queen of . . .

a)

blues

b)

soul

c)

jazz

d)

rock and roll

15.

A form of a language spoken in a certain place is called a . . .

a)

dialect

b)

accent

c)

creole

d)

none of the above

16.

Gumbo is a popular food eaten in the SE.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Many French people settled in . . .

a)

Louisiana

b)

Florida

c)

Alababma

d)

Tennessee

18.

Many Spanish people settled in this state.

a)

Louisiana

b)

Texas

c)

Florida

d)

Georgia