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Unit 1 Lessons 1-6 Review

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Imagine you're an ancient mariner, sailing across the vast oceans. What device would you use to measure the positions of the stars and planets to guide your way?

a)

A magical ship called a caravel

b)

A beautiful pattern called a compass rose

c)

A celestial creature known as Astroglia

d)

A clever tool known as an astrolabe

2.

Imagine you're on a thrilling adventure in the high seas, and suddenly there's a rebellion against the captain's authority! What's this act called?

a)

A sudden stupor?

b)

Is it a mutiny?

c)

Could it be a caravel?

d)

Or is it an astrolabe?

3.

Imagine you're on a daring adventure, and you come across a task that's hard to accomplish; it's difficult and dangerous. What word best describes this task?

a)

Astrolabe

b)

Arduous

c)

Stupor

d)

Motivation

4.

Imagine you're reading a captivating book and you're completely drawn into it. How would you describe this feeling?

a)

Feeling Motivated

b)

Feeling Thrilled

c)

Feeling Enthralled

d)

Feeling like an Astrolabe

5.

Can you guess what's behind a person’s actions? What could possibly be the foundation of the feeling or emotion that triggers one to act? It's a bit of a brain teaser, isn't it?

a)

motivation

b)

devastation

c)

shock

d)

chaos

6.

Imagine you're a detective in a mystery novel. You come across a character who is experiencing a strange numbness of the mind, similar to sleepiness or lack of feeling. What would you call this condition?

a)

Stupor

b)

Astrolabe

c)

Headache

d)

Stroke

7.

What's the name of the small ship built by the Portuguese or Spanish after the Middle Ages?

a)

caravel

b)

caramel

c)

caravan

d)

stupor

8.

What is the term for the science of plotting or directing the course of travel?

a)

Planning

b)

Plotting

c)

Navigation

d)

Google Maps

9.

Crossed Panama in 1513 and saw the Pacific Ocean

(a)  

10.

Explored Florida in 1512

(a)  

11.


Conquered the Aztecs of Mexico in 1521

(a)  

12.

Led an expedition that circumnavigated the globe from 1519–1522

(a)  

13.


Conquered the Incas in 1531

(a)  

14.

In 1494, a new agreement, the Treaty of Tordesillas, was made by Spain and Portugal and acknowledged by the Pope. This agreement established the

(a)  

15.

Match the following

a)

to add to or support

1.

bolster

b)

sailed around the entire world

2.


circumnavigated

c)

a division, border, or boundary

3.

demarcation

d)

hard to obtain or find

4.

elusive

e)

a person who handles money; someone who puts up the money for an enterprise or business

5.

financier

16.

Match the following

a)

Sailed to the New World in 1498. A German mapmaker labeled the new continents America in his honor

1.

Amerigo Vespucci

b)

Explored Florida in 1512

2.

Ponce de León

c)

Crossed Panama in 1513 and saw the Pacific Ocean

3.

Vasco Nuñez de Balboa

d)

Conquered the Aztecs of Mexico in 1521

4.

Hernando Cortes

e)

Led an expedition that circumnavigated the globe from 1519–1522

5.

Ferdinand Magellan

17.


Conquered the Incas in 1531

a)

Ferdinand Magellan

b)

Francisco Pizzaro

c)

Hernando Cortes

d)

Ponce de León

18.

What was the Northwest Passage?

a)

what is known today as the Strait of Gibraltar

b)


a connector to North America from South America

c)

what is known today as the Panama Canal

d)

passage to Asia (the Orient) north of the North American continent

19.

a narrow strip of land bordered on both sides by a body of water and connecting two larger areas of land

(a)  

20.

The Massachusetts colony got a boost from the arrival of (a)   in 1629.

21.

an infectious disease characterized by periodic and recurring chills and fever

(a)  

22.

Match the following

a)

a low-lying flatland with rich soil

1.

Atlantic Coastal Plain

b)

marked by rolling hills and plateaus

2.

Piedmont Region

c)

 reach from Alabama to Newfoundland; the mountains average 3,000 feet high

3.

Appalachian Mountains

23.

Match the following

a)

a group of citizens who drill as a military unit and can be called out in times of crisis

1.

militia

b)

a place of safety and sanctuary

2.

haven

c)

people who disagree with the doctrines or policies of an established church

3.

dissenters

d)

withdrew from an alliance with

4.

seceded

24.

Maine remained part of (a)   until it seceded and became a state in 1820.

25.

The colony of (a)   was started by Thomas Hooker as a result of a disagreement with the church leaders of Massachusetts.

26.

The (a)   led to King Philip's War.

27.

The document which gave all male property owners the right to vote and limited the power of the government is the (a)   .

28.

The word "ambitious" means ____.

a)


a company owned by private investors where all shared part of the profit

b)

having an eagerness and strong desire to achieve or obtain

c)

a region ruled over by a viceroy

d)

a Spanish military fort

29.

The viceroyalty of (a)   was in North America.

30.

The ____ were French Protestants.

a)
Huguenots
b)

Jesuits

c)

Joliets

d)

Napoleons

31.

The word ____ was left as a clue by the lost Roanoke colony.

a)

CROATOAN

b)


ROANOKE

c)

SECOTAN

d)

CROAKER

32.

____ was the first English child born in America.

a)


Elizabeth Hudson

b)

Thomas Rolfe

c)

Pocahontas

d)

Virginia Dare

33.

A company owned by private investors was called a _____.

a)

viceroyalty

b)


headright

c)

joint-stock

d)


premiere

34.

The nation of (a)   was extremely interested in the fur trade in North America.

35.

The colonial efforts of (a)   in North America were stopped by Britain.

36.

The colony of (a)   was named for Queen Elizabeth l.

37.

Match the following

a)

uncertain or dangerous; facing hardship and hazard

1.

precarious

b)

persons skilled in an applied art, such as a carpenter, blacksmith, or baker

2.

artisans

c)

This rule gave heads of household free land in the Virginia Colony.

3.

headright

38.

The colony of Jamestown was founded in 16_7.

(a)  

39.

King James Vl of Scotland became King James l of England when ____ died.​ ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
Queen Elizabeth l
King Henry Vlll
Mary, Queen of Scots
Sir Walter Raleigh
40.

Pocahontas' husband, _____, was the first successful tobacco planter in Virginia.​ ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
John Rolfe
John Smith
Thomas Rolfe
Christopher Newport
41.

The ____ was the first popularly elected government in America.

a)

House of Burgesses

b)

Presidio

c)


Virginia Company

d)


Plymouth Plantation

42.

The colony of Jamestown was saved from certain disaster by the strong leadership of ____.

a)


Queen Elizabeth l

b)

the King

c)

Captain John Smith

d)

John Rolfe

43.

Pocahontas' Native American name was _____.

a)

Rebecca

b)

Matoaka

c)

Squanto

d)

Powhatan

44.

What two things were the Jamestown colonists required by their investors to do?​ ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
propagate Christian religion and make a profit
make peace with the Natives and become artisans
45.

Define the word "accommodate."

a)


taking what is mine

b)

to allow; to oblige someone in need

c)

the inborn sense of right and wrong

d)

a french fort

46.

The colony of ____ established the idea of religious liberty.

a)

Jamestown

b)

Plymouth

c)

Roanoke

d)

Mayflower

47.

The ____ was signed as an agreement between the Plymouth colonists (Pilgrims).

a)


Mayflower Decree

b)

Mayflower Compact

c)

Declaration of Right

d)


Plymouth Accord

48.

The U.S. holiday called ____ had its beginnings with the colonists at Plymouth.

a)

Thanksgiving

b)

Christmas

c)


Easter

d)

Valentine's Day