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Karter SS EOTY Assessment

Total questions: 82

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which American Indian region does the star show on the map?

a)

Arctic

b)

Plains

c)

Southeast

d)

Southwest

2.

What is something you use in your everyday life that could have been influenced by American Indian culture?

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3.

The (a)   region has a chickee for a shelter.

4.

Which American Indian region does the star show on the map?

a)

Plains

b)

Northwest

c)

Arctic

d)

Northeast

5.

Which American Indian region does the star show on the map?

a)

Northwest

b)

Northeast

c)

Arctic

d)

Southeast

6.

The (a)   region were considered nomads because they followed the buffalo.

7.

Which American Indian region does the star show on the map?

a)

Plains

b)

Southeast

c)

Northwest

d)

Northeast

8.

Which American Indian region does the star show on the map?

a)

Northwest

b)

Southeast

c)

Southwest

d)

Plains

9.

Which American Indian region used mud, sticks, and clay to build their shelter?

a)

Southwest

b)

Southeast

c)

Plains

d)

Northwest

10.

Which American Indian region does the star show on the map?

a)

Southeast

b)

Arctic

c)

Plains

d)

Southwest

11.

This explorer took Chief Vitachuco and the Lady of Cofitachequi prisoner. He was also the conquistador who found a member of the Navaraez expedition named Juan Ortiz.

a)

Hernando de Soto

b)

John Cabot

c)

Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

d)

Henry Hudson

12.

This explorer was one of the first Europeans to lead an expedition to find a Northwest Passage, and he explored an area that today is Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

a)

Juan Ponce de Leon

b)

Henry Hudson

c)

Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

d)

John Cabot

13.

This explorer traveled through the Southwest, came across a Zuni village, and was the first known European to see the Grand Canyon.

a)

John Cabot

b)

Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

c)

Hernando de Soto

d)

Juan Ponce de Leon

14.

This explorer was searching for a Northwest Passage and explored the area that is today the state of New York.

a)

John Cabot

b)

Samuel de Champlain

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Henry Hudson

15.

Legend has it that this explorer may have searched for a Fountain of Youth; he explored the Florida Peninsula, as well as the Gulf Stream - the strong current of warm water that flows out of the Gulf of Mexico, around Florida, and up the coast of the southeast portion of the present-day U.S.

a)

Henry Hudson

b)

John Cabot

c)

Juan Ponce de Leon

d)

Christopher Columbus

16.

This explorer set sail in 1492, a year that changed the world.

a)

Samuel de Champlain

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

John Cabot

d)

Henry Hudson

17.

This French explorer mapped the area he called "New France" in present-day Canada and made alliances, or agreements, with native tribes to help defend both the natives and the European settlers.

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

c)

Samuel de Champlain

d)

Hernando de Soto

18.

The explorer sponsored by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain.

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

John Cabot

c)

Henry Hudson

d)

Hernando de Soto

19.

Which city is the oldest continuously inhabited city in North America settled by Europeans?

a)

Hispaniola

b)

Cuba

c)

St. Augustine

d)

Manhattan

20.

Which of the following words means "conqueror" and describes someone who traveled to North, Central, and South America to look for wealth, conquer the native peoples, and take over the land?

a)

friar

b)

explorer

c)

missionary

d)

conquistador

21.

Which explorer wrote about his friendly contact with native people as he traveled upstream by river in search of a Northwest Passage?

a)

John Cabot

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Henry Hudson

d)

Samuel de Champlain

22.

Which European explored the areas that today are Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and Alabama, and killed more than 2,000 Mississippians?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Juan Ponce de Leon

c)

Hernando de Soto

d)

Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

23.

Which explorer took a native chief, Vitachuco, prisoner?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Juan Ponce de Leon

c)

Hernando de Soto

d)

Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

24.

Which of the following words means "the process of taking control of an area and sending people to the newly controlled land to develop a settlement there"?

a)

converted

b)

colonization

c)

expedition

d)

achievement

25.

Which of the following words means "unfamiliar"?

a)

uncharted

b)

investigative

c)

demoralized

d)

disastrous

26.

Why is 1492 called "the year that changed the world"?

a)

the first Native Americans in North America

b)

Columbus set sail

c)

the first colonization

d)

Spanish set up missions

27.

Christopher Columbus and his crew members treated the Taino cruelly and enslaved them.

a)

true

b)

false

28.

Why did the Spanish set up missions in Florida and in other parts of southern & western North America?

a)

to convert natives to Christianity

b)

to find gold

c)

to find the Northwest Passage

d)

it was a nice area

29.

Why did Juan Ponce de Leon leave the island of Hispaniola and explore nearby areas?

a)

he didn't like it there

b)

he wanted to find gold

c)

he wanted to go home

30.

Explorers, such as John Cabot and Henry Hudson looked for the Northwest Passage to find a shorter route to the East Indies.

a)

true

b)

false

31.

I grew enough food to feed my family and sell in town. I own less than two acres; maybe one day I can buy more land to grow more crops. I worry about my crops and Indians that may attack my family and me.

a)

Farmers

b)

Large Landowners

c)

Children

d)

Artisans

32.

Brought from Africa and forced to work on large plantations and farms. They were not allowed to earn money, receive an education or keep their family together.

a)

Indentured Servants

b)

Slaves

c)

Women

d)

Native Indians

33.

The original people in North America. Some groups were able to sign treaties with the colonist, while others fought fiercely to hold onto their lands. They were pushed further and further Westward to make room for the newly arriving colonist.

a)

Slaves

b)

Native Indians

c)

Children

d)

Large Landowners

34.

I did not have enough money to pay my way to the New World. I agreed to work for a set period a time for a farmer in Virginia. I worked for seven years to pay for my passage and my freedom.

a)

Women

b)

Slaves

c)

Indentured Servants

d)

Native Indians

35.

I worked all day while still taking care of my family. I fed the chickens, gathered the eggs, washed the clothes, watched after my children and made three hot meals a day. I was not allowed to vote or own property, even though I worked just as hard as the men did.

a)

Artisans

b)

Women

c)

Native Indians

d)

Children

36.

My skill allowed me to earn a living outside of farming. I settled in the New England colonies and lived very well. I was surrounded by many skilled craftsman, blacksmiths, butchers, and printers.

a)

Children

b)

Artisans

c)

Indentured Servants

d)

Slaves

37.

I owned hundreds of acres of land and eighty slaves. I lived in the Southern colonies. I would not be able to keep my plantation running if I did not own slaves.

a)

Large Landowners

b)

Farmers

c)

Children

d)

Indentured Servants

38.

I helped my father plant the crops, even though I am too small to hold the mule. I only went to school when we do not need to harvest our crops. I am the oldest of five. I watched my younger brothers and sister so they do not get hurt or get captured by Indians. I only knew life in Pennsylvania, because this is where I was born.

a)

Slaves

b)

Farmers

c)

Women

d)

Children

39.

used slave labor/indentured servants

a)

New England

b)

Mid Atlantic

c)

Southern

40.

wanted freedom of religion

a)

New England

b)

Mid Atlantic

c)

Southern

41.

home to the Quakers

a)

New England

b)

Mid Atlantic

c)

Southern

42.

home of the Puritans and Pilgrims

a)

New England

b)

Mid Atlantic

c)

Southern

43.

shipping and manufacturing

a)

New England

b)

Mid Atlantic

c)

Southern

44.

large farms called plantations

a)

New England

b)

Mid Atlantic

c)

Southern

45.

cash crops…tobacco and rice

a)

New England

b)

Mid Atlantic

c)

Southern

46.

rich soil, mild climate

a)

New England

b)

Mid Atlantic

c)

Southern

47.

breadbasket colony, grain producer

a)

New England

b)

Mid Atlantic

c)

Southern

48.

harsh climate, small farms

a)

New England

b)

Mid Atlantic

c)

Southern

49.

What is the name of river #4?

a)

Mississippi

b)

Hudson

c)

Ohio

50.

What is the name of river #1?

a)

Colorado

b)

Rio Grande

c)

Hudson

51.

What is the name of river #3?

a)

St. Lawrence

b)

Mississippi

c)

Rio Grande

52.

What is the name of river #5?

a)

Ohio

b)

Hudson

c)

Colorado

53.

Which river is not shown on the map?

a)

St. Lawrence

b)

Colorado

c)

Mississippi

54.

What is the name of river #2?

a)

Rio Grande

b)

Mississippi

c)

Ohio

55.

When the earth is divided into two equal halves, each half is called a hemisphere.

a)

True

b)

False

56.

The line that separates the northern and southern hemispheres is the

a)

equator

b)

prime meridian

c)

north-south line

57.

The line that separates the western and eastern hemispheres is the

a)

equator

b)

prime meridian

c)

east-west line

58.

Lines of latitude are parallel.

a)

True

b)

False

59.

Parallel lines that measure the distance north or south of the equator are called lines of

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

60.

Imaginary half-circles that measure the distance east or west of the prime meridian are called lines of

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

61.

Together, lines of latitude and longitude form a grid on Earth's surface.

a)

True

b)

False

62.

The points where a line of latitude and a line of longitude meet are called

a)

equator

b)

grid

c)

coordinates

d)

western

63.

The correct way to write a coordinate is to give the longitude (distance east or west from prime meridian), then write the latitude (distance north or south from equator) of the location.

a)

True

b)

False

64.

Using lines of latitude and longitude makes locating places on a globe or map more difficult.

a)

True

b)

False

65.

What is separation of powers?

a)

The three branches have different powers so no

branch has more control.

b)

The three students have different powers so no

student has more control.

c)

The three teachers have different powers so no

teachers has more control.

d)

The three superheroes have different powers so no

superheroes has more control.

66.

One branch has more power.

a)

True

b)

False

67.

The 3 Branches of FEDERAL/NATIONAL government

a)

Executive, Legislative, and Juice

b)

Executive, Lettuce, and Judicial

c)

Eggs, Legislative, and Judicial

d)

Executive, Legislative, and Judicial

68.

The 3 Branches of STATE (Georgia) government

a)

Executive, Legislative, and Juice

b)

Executive, Lettuce, and Judicial

c)

Eggs, Legislative, and Judicial

d)

Executive, Legislative, and Judicial

69.

What does the Executive Branch do?

a)

Enforces laws (Makes sure people follow the law)

b)

Makes and passes laws

c)

Makes sure laws are fair & constitutional

70.

What does the Legislative Branch do?

a)

Enforces laws (Makes sure people follow the law)

b)

Makes and passes laws

c)

Makes sure laws are fair & constitutional

71.

What does the Judicial Branch do?

(Hint: Think of Judges and Courts)

a)

Enforces laws (Makes sure people follow the law)

b)

Makes and passes laws

c)

Makes sure laws are fair & constitutional (constitution = law)

72.

WHO leads the FEDERAL (National: The United States) branches of government: Executive

a)

President (Commander and Chief)

b)

Congress

c)

Supreme Court

73.

WHO leads the FEDERAL (National: The United States) branches of government: Legislative

a)

President (Commander and Chief)

b)

Congress

c)

Supreme Court

74.

WHO leads the FEDERAL (National: The United States) branches of government: Judicial

a)

President (Commander and Chief)

b)

Congress

c)

Supreme Court

75.

WHO leads the STATE (GEORGIA) branches of government: Judicial

a)

President (Commander and Chief)

b)

Congress

c)

Supreme Court of Georgia

76.

WHO leads the STATE (GEORGIA) branches of government: Executive

a)

Governor

b)

Congress

c)

Supreme Court of Georgia

77.

WHO leads the STATE (GEORGIA) branches of government: Legislative

a)

Governor

b)

Georgia's General Assembly

c)

Supreme Court of Georgia

78.

What is Common Good?

a)

Doing what is best for everyone in the community, not just for ourselves. (Helping others)

b)

Doing something only for myself.

c)

Doing something that helps only my family.

79.

What is Civic Duty?

a)

Being responsible and doing what is right for yourself and your community (the people in your neighborhood, school, or town).

b)

It's a game people play.

c)

Sleeping all day.

80.

What does it mean to respect the right of others?

a)

Citizens must think about their actions and how it affects others.

b)

Be aware (to know) that even if you have a "right" to do something, it does not mean that you should do it if it could harm others.

c)

Think about the common good of the community (the people around you).

d)

People need to work together to reach their goals.

81.

A society (the people) has to have reasonable laws/rules in order to prevent chaos (disorder).

a)

True

b)

False

82.

What ways can citizens (the people who live in that country) can engage (take part in) in public (civic) life?

a)

Stay informed (read and watch the news)

b)

Vote (when you are 18)

c)

Volunteering (helping others)

d)

Talking to public officials (you can email, write letters, or call people who work for the government)