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USI Mid-Year Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What continent is the United States a part of?

a)

North America

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

Africa

2.
What is geographic feature letter L?
a)
Rocky Mountains
b)
Appalachian Mountains
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Atlantic Ocean
3.
What is geographic feature letter K?
a)
Rocky Mountains
b)
Appalachian Mountains
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Atlantic Ocean
4.
What is this symbol?
a)
scale
b)
key
c)
compass rose
d)
map
5.

What direction is missing?

a)

north

b)

south

c)

east

d)

west

6.

A map showing cities, capitals, and states is which type of map?

a)

Political

b)

Physical

7.

A map showing bodies of water, lakes, and islands is what type of map?

a)

Political

b)

Physical

8.

Totems are a tradition of the _____ tribe.

a)

Pueblo

b)

Kwakiutl

c)

Lakota

d)

Inuit

e)

Haudenosaunee

9.

The Lakota tribe lived in ______.

a)

Igloos

b)

Plankhouses

c)

Longhouses

d)

Teepees

10.

Which Native American tribe lived in the Great Plains?

a)

Pueblo

b)

Inuit

c)

Lakota

d)

Haudenosaunee

11.

Which Native American tribe lived in the desert?

a)

Haudenosaunee

b)

Pueblo

c)

Kwakiutl

d)

Lakota

12.

The Pueblo tribe lived in _____.

a)

Igloos

b)

Teepees

c)

Pueblos

d)

Plankhouses

13.

Which tribe lived in plank houses?

a)

Lakota

b)

Kwakiutl

c)

Pueblo

d)

Inuit

14.

Which tribe lived in the Pacific Northwest?

a)

Pueblo

b)

Inuit

c)

Kwakiutl

d)

Lakota

15.

The _____ tribe is known for their tradition of Wampum.

a)

Pueblo

b)

Kwakiutl

c)

Lakota

d)

Inuit

e)

Haudenosaunee

16.

Archaeology is the study of artifacts.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Artifacts are objects that give us information about the past.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Which group believed land should be used and shared, but not owned?

a)

French

b)

Native Americans

c)

Spanish

d)

English

19.

Which of the following countries controlled trade in West Africa?

[Select 3]

a)

Ghana

b)

Mali

c)

Timbuktu

d)

Songhai

20.

Capital Resources

a)

goods used and produced to make other goods and services

b)

resources found in a natural environment not altered by humans

c)

humans serving a particular job or task

21.

Select all that apply:

Motivations for Exploration

a)

God

b)

Glory

c)

Gold

22.

Select all that apply:

Obstacles of Exploration

a)

poor maps and navigational tools

b)

disease and starvation

c)

fear of the unknown

d)

lack of adequate supplies

23.

Select all that apply:

Accomplishments of Exploration

a)

exchanged goods and ideas

b)

improved navigational tools and ships

c)

claimed territories

24.

Christopher Columbus and Francisco Coronado were explorers from _____.

a)

England

b)

Portugal

c)

Spain

d)

France

25.

John Cabot was an explorer from _______.

a)

England

b)

Portugal

c)

Spain

d)

France

26.

Vasco da Gama and Ferdinand Magellan were explorers from ________.

a)

England

b)

Portugal

c)

Spain

d)

France

27.

Which Spanish explorer landed in the Bahamas and explored the Carribbean thinking it was India?

a)

Francisco Pizzaro

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Hernan Cortes

d)

Francisco Coronado

28.

Vocab Check:

the exchange of food, ideas, diseases, and cultures

between the “New World” and the “Old World”

a)

mercantilism

b)

columbian exchange

c)

conquistador

d)

middle passage

29.

Vocab Check:

Spanish explorer that conquered and

enslaved large populations of Native Americans

a)

mercantilism

b)

columbian exchange

c)

conquistador

d)

middle passage

30.

Vocab Check:

sea journey undertaken by slave ships from West Africa to the West Indies

a)

mercantilism

b)

columbian exchange

c)

conquistador

d)

middle passage

31.
Each of these colonies were established for religious reasons EXCEPT-
a)
Jamestown
b)
Massachusetts Bay
c)
Plymouth
d)
Pennsylvania
32.
Each of these colonies were established for economic reasons EXCEPT-
a)
Jamestown
b)
Roanoke Island
c)
Georgia
d)
Pennsylvania
33.
The first permanent English settlement in North America (1607)
a)
Jamestown
b)
Roanoke Island
c)
Pennsylvania
d)
Georgia
34.
Known as the "Lost Colony," it was established as an economic venture (1587)
a)
Jamestown
b)
Roanoke Island
c)
Massachusetts Bay
d)
Plymouth
35.

Was an economic venture to make money

a)

Georgia

b)

Plymouth Colony and Massachusetts Bay Colony

c)

Roanoke Island and Jamestown

d)

Pennsylvania

36.

Two or more people depending on each other for goods and services is called—

a)

interdependence

b)

specialization

c)

resources

d)

economics

37.

This Mid-Atlantic Dutch colony was previously known as "New Amsterdam" before it was taken over by the English and renamed -

a)

New Jersey

b)

Delaware

c)

New York

d)

Pennsylvania

38.

What is one group the large landowners of the South relied on for labor?

a)

Woman

b)

Slaves

c)

Artisans

d)

Small Farmers

39.

Interdependence existed among the colonies because of—

a)

harbors

b)

occupations

c)

politics

d)

specialization

40.

The political and civic life of the New England colonies consisted of—

a)

county politicians

b)

market towns

c)

town meetings

d)

village conferences

41.

Which geographic feature did all colonial regions share?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Jagged Coastline

c)

Rich Soil

d)

Appalachian Mountains

42.

Could own land, could work to make and spend their own money, but could NOT vote-

a)

Women

b)

Freed African Americans

c)

Slaves

d)

Merchants

43.

How were most decisions made in the colonies?

a)

All of the women got together and made the decisions.

b)

Door-to-Door Polling

c)

Town Halls and General Assemblies

d)

They did not make any decisions because the King was in charge.

44.

Had few opportunities to education, and were expected to be homemakers and caretakers-

a)

Freed African Americans

b)

Slaves

c)

Women

d)

Merchants

45.

The French and Indian war is also known as the __________ because it lasted from 1754 to 1763.

a)

7 Years War

b)

20 Years War

c)

8 Years War

d)

15 Years War

46.

The Seven Years War was fought between the ________ and the ________ with Native Americans joined in on both sides.

a)

French and Spanish

b)

English and Spanish

c)

Americans and Canadians

d)

French and English

47.

What did colonists think about Great Britain's newly imposed taxes on the 13 colonies?

a)

Colonists knew that it had to be that way and were okay with it because the British were protecting them.

b)

Colonists were largely unbothered by the new taxes because they impacted them minimally.

c)

Colonists found it fair because British citizens were also paying the same amount in taxes for the same goods.

d)

Colonists were angry and upset because of their lack of representation, so they rioted and protested.

48.

This imposed taxes on glass, lead, paint, and other imported goods...

a)

Townshend Acts

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Intolerable Acts

d)

Tea Acts

49.

The Proclamation of 1763 ______ the western movement of settlers.

a)

restricted

b)

encouraged

c)

opened

d)

allowed

50.

Great Britain wanted strict ________ over the colonial governors.

a)

free will

b)

independence

c)

control

d)

oversight