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Social Studies - 3rd Six Weeks Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did Sequoyah help the Cherokee community meet its needs?

a)

He served in the United States government.

b)

He helped establish the Iroquois Confederacy.

c)

He celebrated Thanksgiving with English colonists.

d)

He invented a writing system for the Cherokee language.

2.

Which of the following is an example of the Iroquois people adapting to their physical environment?

a)

Using rivers for fishing and traveling

b)

Establishing the Iroquois Confederacy

c)

Performing traditional songs and dances

d)

Sharing long houses with other families

3.

Where did Christopher Columbus help establish new communities?

a)

In present-day San Francisco

b)

On the island of Hispaniola

c)

Along the St. Lawrence River

d)

In the Great Lakes region

4.

Which explorer established the new community of Quebec City?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Samuel de Champlain

c)

Jean Nicolet

d)

Sir Francis Drake

5.

Where did explorer Juan de Oñate establish a new community?

a)

Florida

b)

California

c)

New México

d)

Virginia

6.

What did the Spanish settlers build to teach religion and Spanish culture to American Indians in the Southwest?

a)

Pueblos

b)

Presidios

c)

Forts

d)

Missions

7.

How did Don Pedro Menéndez de Avilés and his settlers provide security for their new community?

a)

They built a fort on an area of land protected from the ocean.

b)

They built a mission to train American Indians to be soldiers for them.

c)

They discovered the legendary Fountain of Youth and stayed young.

d)

They discovered Cibola and used its vast wealth to pay off attackers.

8.

What explorer turned St. Louis into a center for fur trading?

a)

Jacques Cartier

b)

Robert de La Salle

c)

Pierre Laclede

d)

Samuel de Champlain

9.

The Roanoke Colony lasted less than three ─

a)

days

b)

years

c)

decades

d)

centuries

10.

In what way did Benjamin Franklin contribute to creating the United States?

a)

He helped William Penn settle the new colony of Pennsylvania.

b)

He helped negotiate the sale of the Louisiana Purchase from France.

c)

He helped write the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution.

d)

He explored the Mississippi River and set up new communities along the way.

11.

What term applies to the men who wrote the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution?

a)

Pilgrims

b)

Quakers

c)

Founding Fathers

d)

Explorers

12.

What advantage did the location of Quebec City provide for the settlers who lived there?

a)

It was far enough North that no other European settlers ever tried to attack it.

b)

The nearby Huron were the only friendly American Indian group that Europeans met.

c)

Le Chateau Frontenac was already there so the settlers had a place to live.

d)

It was built on two rivers that settlers could use for transportation and trade.

13.

How did the Pilgrims meet their need for government when they formed a new community in Plymouth?

a)

They wrote the Mayflower Compact.

b)

They adopted England’s form of government.

c)

They let local American Indians govern them.

d)

They wrote the United States Constitution.

14.

Freedom of speech, religion, and the press are guaranteed in the –

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

Mayflower Compact

c)

Star-Spangled Banner

d)

Declaration of Independence

15.

Who was the first female Hispanic American astronaut?

a)

Ellen Ochoa

b)

Maria Mitchell

c)

Dana Vollmer

d)

Juliette Gordon Low

16.

How did Benjamin Franklin improve safety in the city of Philadelphia?

a)

He built a fort to protect the city from attack.

b)

He was an interpreter with local American Indian groups.

c)

He began Philadelphia’s first fire department.

d)

He befriended American Indians as a peaceful Quaker.

17.

How did Juan de Oñate contribute to creating new communities?

a)

He discovered the legendary city of Cibola.

b)

He colonized the Southwest while looking for Quivira.

c)

He built missions and presidios in California.

d)

He built Castillo de San Marcos in St. Augustine, Florida.

18.

What event helped cause the colonists to write the Declaration of Independence?

a)

The American Revolution had started between the colonists and Great Britain.

b)

Great Britain had rejected the idea of creating Washington, D.C. as the capital.

c)

Great Britain refused to recognize the United State Constitution as a valid document.

d)

The Mayflower Compact had just expired and a new government was needed.

19.

Which of the following describes the United States Constitution?

a)

It proclaimed “No taxation without representation?”

b)

It listed complaints against the British king.

c)

It was a treaty to end the American Revolution.

d)

It was written as a new plan of government.

20.

Which of the following would complete the row for Todd Beamer in this chart?

a)

Protested outside schools that refused to end segregation

b)

Rescued fellow soldiers after his ship was hit by a German torpedo

c)

Fought against terrorists who had taken control of United Flight 93

d)

Started a foundation to fund health programs around the world