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WorksheetsReview for the 7th Grade SS Final
Total questions: 143
Worksheet time: 2hrs 49mins
The Clovis and Costal People are the main two groups of people who arrived in North America.
True
False
Where did the costal people arrive in North America?
South America
Pacific coastline(British Columbia, California)
New York City
Florida
Evidence of Clovis people in North America included....
Bones\Arrowheads specific to the Clovis culture
Large Boats to travel down the coast
Footprints on Beringia
An object made by a human being of cultural or historical interest
Fossils
Artifact
Extinct
Glaciers
What was the Land Bridge Theory?
The idea that Clovis People built a bridge to walk across to America.
During the Ice Age, the Clovis People migrated from Asia to North America across a land bridge that connected the two continents.
When we were not in an Ice Age, Asia and North America were connected.
What is the Coastal Route Theory?
Clovis people took boats along the Pacific Ocean coast, to get from Asia to North America.
Christopher Columbus discovered America by traveling on three boats in 1492.
Clovis people migrated from Asia to North America by walking across a land bridge that connected the two, during an Ice Age.
The Clovis people made boats out of wooly mammoth hide and took them around the world.
Which culture lived in the Great Plains, hunted buffalo, lived in teepees, and were nomadic?
Southeastern (Caddo)
Plains (Comanche)
Pueblo (Jumano)
Gulf (Karankawa)
Native Americans
a member of any of the indigenous peoples of North, Central, and South America
colonists from Europe
all people who live in America
ancient Egyptians
Pueblos living in a dry desert climate made their houses of
animal skins
ice and snow
adobe (mud)
grass
In what region did the Haudenosaunee live?
southeast
great plains
northeastern woodlands
northwest coast
Building wooden houses and boats from the trees of nearby forests was part of the culture of people from
The Far North (Alaska)
The Pacific Northwest
The Southwest
West Africa
The Haudenosaunee lived in shelters called
Longhouses
Teepees
Wigwams
Igloos
An important accomplishment of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy was the
Establishment of a political union of member nations
Adoption of a two-house legislature
Selection of a woman as chief
Development of a trading partnership with the Kwakiutl Tribe
The name the European explorers gave to the land where the Native Americans lived is
Indies
Old World
Americas
New World
The most common reasons to explore the New World were
Food, Fun, and Fame
Gold, God, and Glory
Religon, Routes, Rulers
What country helped finance Christopher Columbus's voyages?
Portugal
Italy
Spain
England
What was the main cause of the French and Indian War?
The French and British claimed the same land.
The French and Indians claimed the same land.
The Indians and British claimed the same land.
The Indians wouldn't sell their land.
Which country lost the most territory in the French and Indian War?
France
Britian
America
Germany
What country imposed the Intolerable Acts on The American colonies?
France
Spain
Britain
Germany
The Intolerable Acts were passed as punishment for what incident?
Boston Massacre
The Declaration of Independence
Boston Tea Party
First Continental Congress
Why did the British decide to repeal the Stamp Act?
Colonist made fake stamps and the British could not tell the difference.
The colonists boycott British goods so the British didnt make much tax money
The British felt bad for the colonists so they repealed it
The French defeated the British in Europe and demanded Enland remove the tax
The Townshend Acts put even more taxes on what items?
Coffee,food, clothes
Tea, shoes, hats
Sugar, coffee, glass
Paint, tea, glass
What is a word for showing you oppose something?
(a)
What is another word for "to be against something"?
Advocate
Oppose
Support
Reinforce
The colonists boycotted items taxed by the king by (a) to buy those items.
When (a) fight to get rid of their (b) this is a revolution!
Taxation without representation
Paying the government money with no choice
Grievance
Complaint
Liberty
Freedom
Quartering
Giving a place to stay
People who fight to protect their country are called what?
Mercenaries
Patriots
Citizens
Governed
They were representatives from the 13 American colonies who met in Philadelphia in 1774 and sent protests to Britain and agreed to boycott British goods. Who was this?
The Continental Congress
The Congressional Delegate
The Colonial Representatives
The Washington Delegates
What started the American Revolution?
The Townshend Duties
The Boston Tea Party
The Intolerable Acts
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
Who wrote the Common Sense document January 1776?
John Locke
Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Paine
George Washington
Who had full control of the colonies?
The United States Government
Great Britain (England)
Parliament
King Arthur
Were the colonists angered by the Laws placed by the England Parliament?
Yes, the colonists were angered
No, the colonists were not angered
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
John Adams
The natural rights included in the Declaration of Independence are...
life.
liberty.
the pursuit of happiness.
all of these
The Olive Branch Petition, by John Dickinson, was written to
start a war with England
ask for more time to pay debt to England
attempt peace with England
attempt peace with Native Americans and the French
What's the reason the Continental Congress drafted the Declaration of Independence?
To ensure peace and cooperation
The colonist's reasons for breaking away from Britain
To end the war for independence
None of these
Select all the strengths of the British Army.
Strong central government
Well-equipped/ trained soldiers
Native American allies
Professional Army/ Large Army
Select all the strengths of the Continental Army.
Fighting on own land
Generals knew British tactics
Fighting for a just cause
Generals knew British tactics
What did the French do after the Battle of Saratoga?
Supported the colonists with soldiers, supplies, and their navy
Did nothing to help the Americans
Supported the British with soldiers, supplies, and their navy
Went to war with Spain
How does the image represent George Washington?
An incompetent leader
A leader who did very little to help in the war
A positive point of view regarding his leadership
Do not show anything about Washington
"Article I of The Treaty of Paris, 1783 states: His Majesty [THE KING] acknowledges the said United States to be free and independent states"
In article I, who has to acknowledge the colonies are free and independent?
King George III
Ben Franklin
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Why was Lexington and Concord significant?
George Washington was wounded
It was the First battle of the war
It was the last battle of the war
It was the turning point of the war
What was the turning point of the Revolutionary War for the Americans?
Battle of Lexington
Battle of Long Island
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Yorktown
Which country allied with the Americans during the Revolutionary War?
Britain
Canada
Spain
France
What are the Articles of Confederation
Laws that explain our rights as citizens of the United States of America
Law that explained how territory could turn into a state
First form of national government and constitution.
A confederation is....
A tax on goods/products
A set of rules/laws that outlines the structure of government; a social contract
A political party who opposed the ratification of the NEW Constitution
A system of government where the central government is very WEAK and STATES hold MOST power.
Debt means....
Money that is owed
A tax on goods/products
To approve
A political party who supported the ratification of the NEW Constitution
Federalist is a
A political party who opposed the ratification of the NEW Constitution
The United States 1st social contract among the 13 colonies.
A system of government where the central government is very WEAK and STATES hold MOST power.
A political party who supported the ratification of the NEW Constitution
Anti-Federalist is a
A political party who opposed the ratification of the NEW Constitution
A system of government where the central government is very WEAK and STATES hold MOST power.
To approve
A political party who supported the ratification of the NEW Constitution
Ratify means
A tax on goods/products
To approve
Money that is owed
A legislature, or lawmaking group
Tariff is a
A set of rules/laws that outlines the structure of government; a social contract
To approve
A tax on goods/products
Money that is owed
After Shay's Rebellion, the Congress met to try to fix the Articles of Confederation. What document did they create instead that fixed the weaknesses in the Articles?
The United States Constitution
The Mayflower Compact
The English Bill of Rights
They didn't change the Articles
Constitution is a
A system of government where the central government is very WEAK and STATES hold MOST power.
are groups of people that are organized based on their political beliefs and goals.
A set of rules/laws that outlines the structure of government; a social contract
A system of government where citizens elect members such as the president, members of congress, and senators to run the government.
What were the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
Lack of Money
Lack of Power
Lack of Central Power
Rules to rigid
Lack of Authority
What does debt have to do with Shays’s Rebellion?
The farmers’ land was threatened with foreclosure because they were promised that they did not have to pay taxes and other debts on their land.
the situation made it clear that the national government did not have the ability to maintain order in this new nation;
This meeting, called the Constitutional Convention, would eventually throw out the Articles of Confederation and draft the Constitution.
What doubled the size of the United states?
The 13 Colonies
Louisiana Purchase
Florida
(Check all that apply) Why did the United States want more land?
People needed more land to plant crops
People wanted to move to the City
People needed more land to raise livestock
People wanted to expand west
How much did the Louisiana Purchase cost?
15 Million
2 Million
300,000
Who were two famous explorers who explored the new western land?
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams
Lewis and Clark
Napoleon and Thomas Jefferson
The Louisiana Territory was purchased under the presidential administration of Thomas Jefferson.
True
False
Which word means the growth of an economy based on factories and production?
urbanization
industrialization
immunization
articulation
How did the Industrial Revolution change the way we create goods?
we made fewer products
we made better quality products
we made products from home
mass production & cheaper goods
What system became bigger as a result of the Industrial Revolution?
Cottages
Sea Sailing
Factories
Voting Polls
What was the purpose of labor unions?
To lower prices of products
To improve working conditions
To improve their image
To decrease prices in the business they worked in
Which President was responsible for telling European nations that they could no longer enter the Western Hemisphere to colonize?
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
John Adams
James Monroe
Andrew appealed to the common people.
True
False
What was the Spoil System?
JFK hired his brother as the United States attorney
Andrew Jackson rewarded his supporters with government jobs
Thomas Jefferson purchases the Louisiana Purchase
What was the Trail of Tears?
A law that forced the Native Americans to live in Florida
A trail of people crying
A law that forced all Native Americans to move west of the Appalachian Mountains.
Why did Jackson dislike the National Bank?
Jackson disliked the National Bank because he thought it only favored the wealthy.
Jackson disliked the National Bank because it was too high in taxes
Jackson disliked the National Bank because he thought it favored the poor
Which one is true about Andrew Jackson?
He was a sickly, weak man.
He was a stubborn man with a temper.
He never married.
He was not in the military.
What Act allowed the United States to forcibly remove thousands of Native Americans west of the Mississippi River?
The Native American Relocation Act
The Indian Removal Act
The Jackson Way
The Mississippi Freedom Act
A belief in manifest destiny was the
rise of big farming business
growth of the labor movement
expansion and settlement to the West
slavery abolitionist movement
The primary goal of manifest destiny was to
secession of southern states from the nation
removal of European influence from South America
end slavery in the new territories
expansion westward to the Pacific Ocean
The California Gold Rush, the Homestead Act (giving people land), and the completion of the Transcontinental all
encouraged westward settlement.
promised everyone, even Natives a home in the west.
recognized Native American Indian land rights.
promoted the conservation of natural resources.
The main motivation and reason for the Louisiana Purchase from France in 1803 was the desire to
own all the Great Lakes
control the port of New Orleans at the mouth of the Mississippi River
secure the Erie Canal in the Great Lakes for steamboats
annex California
How did the Mexican-American war begin?
California's rebellion
a border dispute in Texas
the Battle of Buena Vista
a US invasion of Mexico City
What treaty ended the Mexican-American War and took away half of Mexico's land?
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Nantes
Olive Branch Petition
How did the U.S. acquire Oregon?
treaty with the British in 1846
war with England in 182
purchased from the British in 1783
war with Mexico in 1848
The Missour compromise allowed which state to enter the union as a free state?
Maine
Missouri
California
Kansas
The Compromise of 1850 admitted ___________________
as a free state.
Maine
Missouri
California
Kansas
The Compromise of 1850 also adopted the ________________ Act which appeased the South.
Runaway Slave
Fugitive Slave
Emmigrant Society
Missouri-California
The Kansas-Nebraska Act also ____________________ The Missouri Compromise.
supported
added to
introduced
repealed
Those people that were against slavery ____________ the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
supported
opposed
Frederick Douglass was an________________________
abolitionist
proslaver
____________ was the greatest economic boom in US history.
Ammunition
Cotton
Soy beans
Fruit tress
_____ was a mostly urban (city) society.
North
South
New Territories
The United States
_____ was a mostly agricultural (farming) society.
North
South
New Territories
The United States
What law made it illegal for people in any state to support escaped slaves?
The Southern Mercenary Act
The Runaway Act
The Outlaw Act
The Fugitive Slave Act
_____ was a conductor on the Underground Railroad.
Harriet Tubman
Frederick Douglass
Uncle Tom
Abraham Lincoln
Loyalty to one’s own region of the country, rather than to the nation as a whole.
Abolition
Sectionalism
Secession
Written by Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1853, promoting abolition.
Fugitive Slave Act
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Wilmot Proviso
Formal withdrawal of states or regions from a nation
Abolition
Sectionalism
Secession
This power let the people decide by state, on whether slavery should be allowed in territories through voting.
Fugitive Slave Act
Sectionalism
Popular Sovereignty
Missouri Compromise
Which of the following was a major result of the Civil War?
The Democrats became the dominant political party.
The bonds linking the states were loosened.
The federal government became weaker.
Slavery was ended everywhere in the United States.
Who won the Civil War?
The Union
The Confederacy
Mexico
Europe
Schools in the south to educate freedmen were set up by the ______________
Union Army
Special Field Order 15
Freedmen's Bureau
The period of rebuilding of The South after The Civil War was known as
The Renaissance
Reconstruction
The Guilded Age
The Industrial Revolution
