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WorksheetsSocial Studies Test 9/27
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
When Christopher Columbus discovered North America, where did he insist they were?
Africa
The Indies
Japan
Australia
Who was the first to realize that Columbus discovered new land?
Amerigo Vespucci
Christopher Columbus
Samuel de Champlain
John White
What is the first permanent French settlement in the New World?
New Orleans (Louisiana)
Roanoke (Roanoke Island)
New France (Quebec City)
Jamestown (Virginia Colony)
Who was the first European to step foot on the mainland of North America?
John Cabot
John White
John Smith
Amerigo Vespucci
Who lead an expedition to Roanoke Island in 1587, only to find it deserted in 1591?
Sir Walter Raleigh
John Cabot
John Smith
John White
Who took charge of Jamestown from 1608-1609 and saved it from self-destruction?
John Rolfe
John Cabot
John White
John Smith
Who married Pocahontas and introduced tobacco to Jamestown?
John Rolfe
John Cabot
John White
John Smith
Who is known as the "Father of New France" and established Quebec City in 1608?
John Cabot
Samuel de Champlain
John White
Johann Gutenberg
Who made the rule, "any who would not work should not eat"?
John Rolfe
John Cabot
John White
John Smith
What group completely wanted to withdraw of the Church of England?
Separatists
Puritans
Wampanoag
Huguenots
What group were the Pilgrims?
Separatists
Puritans
Wampanoag
Huguenots
Who acted as a guide taught the Pilgrims how to hunt, fish, and plant crops?
Samoset
Squanto
Massasoit
Pocahontas
Who was the leader of the Wampanoag tribe, who lived nearby to the Pilgrims?
Squanto
Samoset
Massasoit
Pocahontas
What name was given to the non-Separatists aboard the Mayflower?
Puritans
Strangers
Settlers
Civilians
Which best describes what the Strangers believed in?
Neither political or religious freedom
Both political and religious freedom
Only political freedom
Only religious freedom
What island did Columbus first land on in the New World?
Roanoke
San Salvador
Puerto Rico
Cuba
What does San Salvador mean?
Long Journey
Holy Savior
Safe Haven
West Indies
Who introduced the movable type printing press in 1440 and printed the Bible?
Marco Polo
Johann Gutenburg
Pedro Menendez
William Bradford
What was the first permanent English settlement in modern day US?
St. Augustine
Quebec City
New Orleans
Santa Fe
Who founded St. Augustine in 1565?
Pedro Menendez
Johann Gutenburg
John Smith
Amerigo Vespucci
What city was established in 1718 and is best known city in US for French heritage?
Quebec City, Quebec
New Orleans, Louisiana
Raleigh, North Carolina
Saint Augustine, Florida
The Magna Carta (Great Charter) was signed in 1215 by King John for what reason?
To prepare England for limited government
To form civil government in the Pilgrims' society
To allow the London Company and Plymouth Company to colonize Virginia
To start religious freedom in the New World
The Magna Carta (Great Charter) set up what ability in government?
To let people have a say government
To let the leader's family keep ruling the government after their death
To only allow the rich to be in government
To make sure no one could rule over the common people
When Roanoke was found abandoned, what word was seen carved in a tree?
Siege
Croatoan
Disease
Wampanoag
What was Jamestown's biggest problem that led to the food supply being quickly depleted?
The contaminated river water made it harder to grow crops
Many people to lazy to contribute in common-store system
The weather would not let crops grow
Hostile Indians were stealing from the common storehouse
Which was not a problem for Jamestown?
The river water was contaminated
The colony was troubled by nearby Indians
Most settlers were either too lazy for proud to do common labor
Bad climate and sandy soil hindered growth of crops
What disease was Jamestown infested with?
Malaria
Yellow Fever
Small Pox
Spanish Flu
About how long did an indentured servant have to work without pay?
1 year
4 years
7 years
10 years
Who wrote, "History of Plymouth Plantation", the book from which we know so much about the Pilgrims?
John Carver
William Bradford
John Alden
William Brewster
The defeat of the Spanish Armada allowed what important event to happen?
Protestant England could lay groundwork for political and religious freedom in North America
France took over Spain and became one of the most powerful empires in the world.
France controlled the New World and forced everyone to convert to Catholicism
England ruled North America and destroyed all French and Spanish colonies
What crop led Jamestown to prosperity?
Beans
Maize
Squash
Tobacco
What were Huguenots also known as?
English Protestants
French Protestants
Separatists
Puritans
Which is NOT true about New France?
New France lacked religious freedom
New France had political freedom and were self-governed
Most New France colonists were hunters or traders that never established permanent homes
Huguenots were not allowed to settle in New France
What was the Mayflower Compact?
The book written by Plymouth's second governor that tells us almost everything we know about the Pilgrims
The ship that the Pilgrims sailed on to arrive at the New World
A charter signed by Separatists and Strangers that set an important precedent for representative government
A church that all Pilgrims were forced to attend to support the Church of England
Which freedom(s) did the Pilgrims establish in the New World?
Neither political or religious freedom
Both political and religious freedom
Only political freedom
Only religious freedom
What was the purpose of the first Thanksgiving?
The celebration of giving thanks to God and his many blessings
To show thanks to Squanto so he would continue to help the Pilgrims
To commemorate the Pilgrims' long journey and their toughness that allowed them to survive
To show their appreciation towards England's leader, King James I
What is another name for the free enterprise system?
Common-store system
Socialism
Capitalism
Communism
Which best describes the free-enterprise system?
Required individuals to have the same political and religious views as the leader
Allowed each person to have religious freedom
Required each person to place the fruit of his labor in a common storehouse so each person could take however much they needed
Allowed individuals to own businesses and make a living on their own
Which best describes the common-store system?
Required individuals to have the same political and religious views as the leader
Allowed each person to have religious freedom
Required each person to place the fruit of his labor in a common storehouse so each person could take however much they needed
Allowed individuals to own businesses and make a living on their own
The winter of 1609-1610 in Jamestown, after Captain John Smith's injury that required him to return to England, is known as what?
Deadly Winter
Prosperity Time
Starving Time
Winter of Devastation
