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Chapter 2 Test

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is it?

(a)  

2.

A ceremony in which high ranking family had a feast and gave gifts to their guests was known as a (a)   .

3.

This is a ...

a)

tepee

b)

castle

c)

cottage

d)

detached house

4.
What is the name of this type of shelter?
a)
Long House
b)
Wattle & Daub
c)
Wigwam
5.
The name of this home in the Eastern Woodland Region is called:
a)
longhouse
b)
Pit-House
c)
Wigwam
d)
Plank House
6.

This was the most important animal to this region for the Native Americans of the Great Plains. They followed this big game as they hunted them for food

a)

Moose

b)

Wolf

c)

Bear

d)

Bison (buffalo)

7.

What are two main advantages of teepees?

a)

They had an easily recognized cone shape.

b)

They were easy to move from place to place.

c)

They were made from easy-to-find materials.

d)

They could easily be decorated by Plains women.

e)

They provided good protection from an enemy attack.

8.

Totem poles were a beautiful art form, but what important purpose did they have in the tribes?

a)

to tell a clan's history

b)

to tell a clan what to do

c)

to tell if they were going to war or not

9.

A person related to previous generations of people is a ..... of those people

a)

friend

b)

descendant

10.

objects made by and used by humans

a)

artifact

b)

fossil

11.

This image shows a...

a)

Flood

b)

Drought

c)

Both

12.
Is this a fossil or artifact?
a)
Fossil
b)
Artifact
13.
Is this a fossil or artifact?
a)
Fossil
b)
Artifact
14.

a leader of the Iqoquois was known as a

a)

president

b)

king

c)

hoyaneh

15.

A term for Mississippian-cultivated corn.

a)

potato

b)

maize

c)

squash

16.
What was the name of the Pilgrims' ship?
a)
Marchflower
b)
Hotflower
c)
Mayflower
d)
Juneflower
17.
Which of the following is the most important reason why Pilgrims came to America?
a)
 gold
b)
trade
c)
land
d)
religious freedom
18.
How was the agreement which bonded Pilgrims called?
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Napoleonic Code
d)
Geneva Conventions
19.

The French and English explorers were looking for which shortcut through the Americas?

a)

The Atlantic Thruway

b)

The Cape of Good Hope

c)

The Northwest Passage

d)

The Strait of Magellan

20.

A system in which slaves, manufactured goods, and raw materials were exchanged between the Americas, Britain, and Africa.

a)

The Navigation Acts

b)

Triangular Trade

c)

The Middle Passage

d)

Mercantilism

21.

9 out of 10 native americans died from (a)   spread by the europeans

22.

portable, cone-shaped home made by Native Americans who lived on the Plains

a)

tepee

b)

longhouse

c)

wigwam

d)

igloo

23.

domed house made from blocks of snow by American Indians who lived in the Arctic

a)

igloo

b)

wigwam

c)

potlatch

d)

tepee

24.
When did Mayflower come to America?
a)
1500
b)
1620
c)
1492
d)
1410
25.

A drought is ....

a)

Very high rainfall

b)

a period of above average precipitation in a certain region

c)

a period of below average precipitation in a certain region

d)

a desert

26.

Education rate, inflation rate, income inequality are all__________ in both U.S. and Canada

a)

opportunities

b)

challenges

c)

pull factors

27.

the money people make through work or investment is (a)  

28.

an export is a good that is

a)

shipped out of the country

b)

shipped into the country

29.

an import is a good that is

a)

shipped out of the country

b)

shipped into the country

30.

the leader of the Canadian government is called the

a)

president

b)

mayor

c)

prime minister

31.

Which region moved around to follow the herds of buffalo?

a)

Northwest

b)

Arctic

c)

Plains

d)

Southeast

32.

What was Christopher Columbus' purpose for exploration before discovering the New World?

a)

To find a faster and safer trading route to Asia

b)

To circumnavigate the world in the name of Italy

c)

To launch a surprise attack the enemies of Spain by sea

d)

To find the city of gold in southern Africa

33.

Many people have migrated into the US and Canada. This is called...

a)

immigration

b)

polarization

c)

nationalization

d)

sectorization

34.

Early urban areas in North America tended to develop

a)

along rivers.

b)

in the mountain valleys.

c)

in the foothills.

d)

on the Great Plains.

35.

Which of the following conclusions is best supported by the data?

a)

During the late-19th century, immigration to the US increased at a declining rate.

b)

During the late-19th century, most immigrants to the United States settled in cities.

c)

During the late-19th century, the immigrant population in the US more than doubled.

d)

During the late-19th century, immigration to the US dramatically declined.

36.

The government of this country is a parliamentary democracy...

a)

Canada

b)

Cuba

c)

United States

d)

Mexico

37.

Many of the European explorers wished to spread Christianity to native people.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

38.
What word means small community of people living in a new place?
a)
technology
b)
conquistador
c)
settlement
d)
circumnavigate
39.
True or false: The 13 colonies were colonized by England
a)
True
b)
False
40.

Fill in the blank:

The first permanent settlement in America was (a)   .