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American History Drill Questions 1-28/Lessons 1-10 Review

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The original inhabitants of America

a)

Jerusalem

b)

Europeans

c)

Native Americans

d)

Russians

2.

The Viking credited as the first European to visit North America in 1000 AD

a)

Erik the Red

b)

Leif Erikson

c)

Henry VIII

d)

Christopher Columbus

3.

What did Leif Erikson name the land he discovered?

a)

Vinland

b)

America

c)

New Amsterdam

d)

New England

4.

Who was the King of Portugal that suggested it was possible to sail around Africa

a)

King HenryVIII

b)

King Phillip

c)

King Ferdinand

d)

Prince Henry the Navigator

5.

Who financed Columbus' first voyage?

a)

King Ferdinand

b)

Queen Isabella

c)

Queen Elizabeth

d)

King Gerald

6.

Who was the European credited with the discover of America?

a)

Amerigo Vespucci

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Leif Erikson

d)

John Smith

7.

Who was the English sailor who discovered Cape Cod?

a)

John Youth

b)

John Smith

c)

John White

d)

John Cabbot

8.

Who was the first European to reach India by sea?

a)

Vasco da Gama

b)

Amerigo Vespucci

c)

Sir Francis Drake

d)

Sir Walter Raleigh

9.

Who was the explorer after whom our country was named after?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Amerigo Vespucci

c)

Jacques Cartier

d)

Sir Francis Drake

10.

Who was the leader of the first expedition to circle the globe?

a)

Ferdinand Magellan

b)

Sir Francis Drake

c)

Jacques Cartier

d)

Sir Walter Raleigh

11.

Who was the French sailor who discovered the St. Lawrence River?

a)

John Cabot

b)

Vasco da Gama

c)

John Smith

d)

Jacques Cartier

12.

What is the oldest city in the mainland of the United States?

a)

St. Augustine, Florida

b)

Jamestown, Virginia

c)

The Roanoke Colony

d)

Vinland

13.

Who was the first English sailor to circle the globe?

a)

Vasco da Gama

b)

John Smith

c)

Sir Francis Drake

d)

John Cabot

14.

What was the first colony in America, which disappeared?

a)

Roanoke

b)

Jamestown

c)

Boston

d)

Manhattan

15.

Who established the Roanoke colony?

a)

John Smith

b)

Sir Francis Drake

c)

William Penn

d)

Sir Walter Raleigh

16.

What was the first lasting English Colony?

a)

Jamestown, Virginia

b)

St. Augustine, Florida

c)

Roanoke Island

d)

Boston, Massachusetts

17.

Who was the head of Jamestown?

a)

John Smith

b)

Sir Walter Raleigh

c)

Blackstone

d)

Oliver Cromwell

18.

What was the first form of representative government in America?

a)

Puritans

b)

Seperatists

c)

House of Burgesses

d)

Mayflower Compact

19.

Who were the Englishmen who desired a plainer and purer religion?

a)

Separatists

b)

Puratins

c)

Pilgrams

d)

Indians

20.

What were the Puritans who left the Anglican church called?

a)

Puritans

b)

Pilgrams

c)

Separatists

d)

Mayflower Compact

21.

What were the Separatists who sailed to the new land called?

a)

Pilgrams

b)

Colonists

c)

Puratins

d)

Separatists

22.

Who were the Native Americans that aided the Pilgrims?

a)

Pocahontas

b)

Samoset

c)

Squanto

d)

Sacagawea

23.

What was the law that forbade the colonists from building boats and required all goods to be carried by English ships?

a)

Navigation Act

b)

The Treaty of Paris

c)

House of Burgesses

d)

Mayflower Compact

24.

Who was the protector of England who established the Navigation Act?

a)

Oliver Cromwell

b)

James Wolfe

c)

William Penn

d)

Nathan Bacon

25.

What was the land that was purchased Dutch man Minuit for about $24 worth of trinkets named?

a)

Manhattan Island

b)

New York

c)

New Amsterdam

d)

Boston

26.

What was the land named that was granted to William Penn?

a)

Pennsylvania

b)

Indiana

c)

Ohio

d)

Michigan

27.

What is the borderline called separating Pennsylvania and Maryland?

(a)  

28.

What was the short civil war in Virginia during which Jamestown was seized?

a)

French and Indian War

b)

Bacon's Rebellion

c)

Seven Year's War

29.

What was the war that occurred in America against France and England called?

a)

Bacon's Rebellion

b)

Seven Year's War

c)

French and Indian War

30.

What was the war between France and England that occurred in Europe called?

a)

Bacon's Rebellion

b)

Seven Year's War

c)

French and Indian War

31.

Who was the general who captured Quebec?

a)

James Wolfe

b)

John Cabot

c)

John Smith

d)

Jacques Cartier

32.

What was the document that signified the end of the French and Indian War?

a)

Mayflower Compact

b)

Navigation Act

c)

The Treaty of Paris

d)

Seven Year's War