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Social Studies Ch. 3

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

an official member of a community

a)

explorer

b)

citizen

c)

colony

d)

human

2.

a strong building or area that can be defended against enemy attacks

a)

colony

b)

reservation

c)

expedition

d)

fort

3.

a trip made for a special reason

a)

expedition

b)

tradition

c)

custom

d)

exploration

4.

a special way of doing something that is passed down over time

a)

exploration

b)

tradition

c)

fort

d)

custom

5.

a person who travels looking for new lands and discoveries

a)

traveler

b)

citizen

c)

explorer

d)

colonist

6.

a place ruled by another country

a)

colony

b)

reservation

c)

fort

d)

expedition

7.

land that the United States government set aside for American Indians

a)

colony

b)

reservation

c)

fort

d)

expedition

8.

Who set up communities in Hispaniola?

a)

Sir Francis Drake

b)

Samuel de Champlain

c)

Christopher Columbus

9.

Who sailed around the world?

a)

Sir Francis Drake

b)

Samuel de Champlain

c)

Christopher Columbus

10.

Who founded Quebec City?

a)

Sir Francis Drake

b)

Samuel de Champlain

c)

Christopher Columbus

11.

Many explorers sailed to the Americas in search of ____.

a)

communities

b)

riches

c)

parties

12.

Which city did the French help settle?

a)

Quebec City

b)

San Antonio

c)

Chicago

13.

How did the Iroquois people adapt to their physical environment?

a)

fighting other people

b)

singing and dancing

c)

using rivers for fishing and traveling

14.

Britain and France fought a war for control of northern North America

a)

True

b)

False

15.

When Christopher Columbus arrived in America, there no people there.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Why did the Cherokee settle in the southeastern part of the United States?

a)

rich soils

b)

to find other people

c)

trees

d)

rivers

17.

Why was the river in Quebec City so important?

a)

swimming

b)

trading goods

c)

boating

d)

traveling