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Unit 1 Social Studies Test

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which region is purple?

a)

Northeast

b)

West

c)

Midwest

d)

Southeast

2.

Which region is light red?

a)

Northeast

b)

West

c)

Midwest

d)

Southeast

3.

Which region is green?

a)

Northeast

b)

West

c)

Midwest

d)

Southeast

4.

Which region is yellow?

a)

Northeast

b)

West

c)

Midwest

d)

Southwest

5.

Which region is blue?

a)

Northeast

b)

West

c)

Midwest

d)

Southwest

6.

Which region is Texas in?

a)

Northeast

b)

West

c)

Midwest

d)

Southwest

7.

What physical feature is under the purple rectangle?

a)

The Great Plains

b)

The Appalachian Mountains

c)

The Rocky Mountains

8.

What physical feature is under the yellow rectangle?

a)

The Great Plains

b)

The Appalachian Mountains

c)

The Rocky Mountains

9.

What physical feature is under the blue rectangle?

a)

The Great Plains

b)

The Appalachian Mountains

c)

The Rocky Mountains

10.

Which of these is one of the 5 largest cities in the United States?

a)

New York City

b)

Dallas

c)

San Diego

d)

San Jose

11.

What river is this?

a)

Rio Grande

b)

Mississippi

c)

Jordan

12.

What region of The United States is Texas in?

a)

Southwest

b)

West

c)

Midwest

d)

Northeast

13.

What year did Columbus "discover" the Americas?

a)

2020

b)

1999

c)

1492

d)

1200

14.

What was the INITIAL reason that European explorers sailed to the Americas?

a)

to find new sea routes to Asia

b)

to form military alliances

c)

to spread Christianity to Africa

d)

to find new sources of cheap labor

15.

What were the 3 reasons England, Spain, and France came to the “United States” to explore?

a)

God (religion)

b)

Gold (money)

c)

Glory (power)

d)

All of these

16.

the act of continually treating others in a cruel way because of race, religion, politics, or some other difference

a)

Political

b)

Colonization

c)

Persecution

d)

Economic

17.

having to do with the money system

a)

Political

b)

Colonization

c)

Persecution

d)

Economic

18.

to take over a  land and begin to rule

a)

Political

b)

Colonization

c)

Persecution

d)

Economic

19.

to make a home

a)

Political

b)

settle

c)

Persecution

d)

Economic

20.

The catholic religion

a)

economic

b)

political

c)

Catholicism

d)

settle

21.

Churches, places of worship

a)

missons

b)

settle

c)

economic

d)

Colonization

22.

Having to do with government or power

a)

economic

b)

political

c)

settle

d)

Catholicism

23.

North America was __________________ found during voyages to find a quicker trade route to Asia.

a)

purposefully

b)

accidentally

c)

slowly

24.

__________________, __________________, and __________________ came and colonized what is now known as the United States.

a)

England, Russia, and France

b)

England, Mexico, and France

c)

England, Spain, and Canada

d)

England, Spain, and France