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US I_ PopQuiz (unit 1)

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 1hrs 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What happened when the ice sheets melted?

a)

sea levels rose

b)

major earthquakes

c)

sea levels dropped

d)

tsunamis

2.

What is the name of someone who just grows food for themselves and their family?

a)

commercial farmer

b)

subsistence farmer

c)

plantation farmer

d)

cash-crop farmer

3.

What animal did the nomadic pastoralists that lived in Central Asia, Mongolia, and Russia domesticate?

a)

elephant

b)

horse

c)

cat

d)

porcupine

4.

Which Native American region is shown?

a)

Desert Southwest

b)

Pacific Northwest

c)

Plains

d)

Eastern Woodlands

e)

Arctic

5.

Which Native American region is shown?

a)

Desert Southwest

b)

Pacific Northwest

c)

Plains

d)

Eastern Woodlands

e)

Arctic

6.

In which REGION did Native Americans build this type of dwelling?

a)

Desert Southwest

b)

Pacific Northwest

c)

Plains

d)

Eastern Woodlands

e)

Arctic

7.

In which REGION did Native Americans build this type of dwelling?

a)

Desert Southwest

b)

Pacific Northwest

c)

Plains

d)

Eastern Woodlands

e)

Arctic

8.
Why were the first americans nomadic?
a)
They were running from the Europeans
b)
To follow food such as the buffalo
c)
Because there was frquent fighting between tribes that resulted in land settlements 
d)
Their religion required them to move frequently 
9.
What is the name of the land bridge?
a)
Ibn Battuta's Pass
b)
Bering Strait
c)
Polo Strait
d)
Cortez's Pass
10.
What two valuable ingredients often led to power for the Ancient African civilizations?
a)
gold and silver
b)
salt and pepper
c)
Salt and gold
d)
ivory and silk
11.
Which of the following was NOT a religion in Ancient Africa?
a)
Christianity
b)
Islam
c)
Tribal Religions
d)
Buddhism
12.
This famous Mali leader was known as the richest man in the ancient world. He was...
a)
Queen Nzinga
b)
Askia
c)
Mansa Musa
d)
Ibn Battuta
13.
Where was the Songhai's center of Islamic faith located?
a)
Timbuktu
b)
Fez
14.
What was the capital of the Songhai Empire?
a)
Gao
b)
Saleh
15.
Why was salt so important?
a)
It was expensive
b)
It helped keep food fresh
c)
It tasted good
d)
All of the answers are correct
16.
The majority of Africa is made up of _________ type of climate.
a)
Savanna
b)
Mediterranean
17.

What are the two types of lifestyles (or tribes) of the Native Americans?

a)

Fighters and runners

b)

Nomadic and sedentary

c)

Permanent settlers and farmers/sedentary

d)

Hunter-gatherers and nomadic

18.

What were the Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth in 1620?

a)

Catholics

b)

Anglicans

c)

Separatists

d)

Puritans

19.

What was the “Middle Passage?

a)

The second leg of a triangular trade route on which slaves were transported across the Atlantic Ocean

b)

The selling of enslaved people in the slave markets of America

c)

The process of branding enslaved Africans

d)

The forced march of enslaved Africans to a European fort

20.

What did Christopher Columbus actually find?

a)

United States of America

b)

Canada

c)

Spain

d)

An island chain now called the Bahamas

21.

What was the name of the first successful English colony settlement, founded in 1607?

a)

Roanoke Island

b)

Plymouth

c)

Washington D.C.

d)

Jamestown

22.

What group of colonies had strict religious views?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

d)

Western

23.

What group of colonies had a plantation system and relied on slaves to grow crops?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

d)

Western

24.

What did the colonies give the English in return for manufactured goods such as clothing?

a)

Raw materials/natural resources

b)

Manufactured goods

c)

Tools

d)

Furniture

25.

What describes the spread of the idea that knowledge, reason, & science could improve society?

a)

Reformation

b)

Puritans

c)

Enlightenment

d)

Separatists

26.

Who was NOT involved in the French and Indian War?

a)

British

b)

French

c)

Native Americans

d)

Vikings

27.

“The American Colonies exist solely for the benefit of England.  I believe 

 all raw materials from the colonies should be sold to England and 

               England alone.” – King George

a)

salutary neglect

b)

capitalism

c)

mercantilism

d)

communism

28.

 In colonial America, geography most directly influenced

a)

religious practices

b)

voter eligibility

c)

economic activities

d)

family structure

29.

By the late 1500’s the French had already established contact with indigenous people in modern day Canada. Why was establishing a permanent settlement in Quebec important?

a)

The French wanted a permanent place to conduct their profitable fur trade with the Indians.

b)

There was a plan to remove the Indians as soon as possible and Quebec provided a base camp to start that removal. 

c)

Quebec was quickly becoming the most significant part of the triangle trade because of the Indian labor. 

d)

The Indians would only trade with the French if they established a permanent settlement.

30.

How did the 1763 Treaty of Paris - which ended the French and Indian (Seven Year’s) War – help start the American Revolution?

a)

The treaty led to an increase in British military presence in the colonies, including having colonists quarter soldiers in peacetime.

b)

Since the treaty reduced the French threat, the British wanted to reduce their military presence, but still get the colonies to pay for the war.

c)

Once the treaty was signed, the colonies had more in common with France than with Great Britain.

d)

The treaty gave Great Britain access to more land and they began to completely ignore the original colonies.

31.

“The only representatives of the people of these colonies are persons

 chosen therein by themselves; and that no taxes ever have been, or can 

 be constitutionally imposed on them but by their respective 

 legislatures.” – Statement by the Stamp Act Congress

What valid conclusion can be drawn from this quotation?

a)

The colonial legislatures should be appointed by the English king with the consent of Parliament

b)

Only the colonists’ elected representatives should have the power to impose new taxes

c)

The English King should have the right to tax the colonies

d)

The colonists should be opposed to all taxation

32.

The system that maintains the separation of powers among the branches of

the federal government is called

a)

reserved powers

b)

delegated powers

c)

checks and balances

d)

a bicameral legislature