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WorksheetsChapter 3 Test -Communities Build a NationLessons 1-3
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 16mins
Who were the first people to settle in North America?
American Indians
Sequoyah
Samuel De Champlain
Henry Hudson
Which two ways did American Indians use natural resources to live?
They were mining for coal and gems.
They used the rich soil to farm.
They cought fish in rivers.
The Cherokee of the Southwest were
farmers
hunters
doctors
What type of homes did Iroquois build?
tepee
huts
igloos
longhouses
The main purpose of the Iroquois Confederacy
to battle at war
to see who was stronger and smarter
to make all decisions peacefully and not hurt eachother if they disagreed
American Indians taught the first settlers how to plant and fish.
True
False
The Iroquois had better weapons than the groups they were fighting against, but they did not win the Beaver Wars.
True
False
Some American Indians in the United States live on reservations.
True
False
American Indians that live on reservations have to obey the laws created by the government.
True
False
Explorers from Europe wanted to be the first to find a water route to Asia.
True
False
In 1490's, who was the first country to send explorers west across the Atlantic Ocean.
England
Spain
France
USA
English explorers wanted to
own land in Americas
find gold
wanted to find gems
wanted to find spices
Which explorers traded with American Indians in what is now Canada?
England
France
Spain
Portugal
Who did Spain hire to sail and explore China to search for spices?
Taino
Christopher Columbus
Jacques Cartier
Sequoyah
Christopher Columbus set up a settlement on an island called Hispaniola.
True
False
Name the three ships Columbus sailed on.
Nina
Pinta
Florida
Santa Maria
Where did Jacques Cartier sail?
the Hudson River
St. Augustine River
St. Lawrence River
Mississippi River
Who found Quebec City in 1608?
Christopher Columbus
Henry Hudson
Samuel de Champlain
Amerigo Vespucci
In 1634, Jean Nicolet explored Lake Michigan.
True
False
in 1497, John Cabot did not arrive on the coast of North America.
True
False
In 1580, Sir Francis Drake became the second English explorer to sail around the world.
True
False
Who sailed for England, and tried to find the Northwest Passage but found a huge river in New York State?
Christopher Columbus
Henry Hudson
John Cabot
Samuel de Champlain
Who wanted to find the Fountain of Youth, but in 1513 landed near present-day St. Augustine, Florida?
Christopher Columbus
John Cabot
Juan Ponce de Leon
Amerigo Vespucci
The first European to explore the area of Florida that is near St. Augustine was
Christopher Columbus
Ponce De Leon
Henry Hudson
Reorder the following. List the sequence of events that led to the Spaniards settling St. Augustine.
Spaniards settled in St. Augustine.
Menendez defeated the French at Fort Caroline.
Spaniards won control of the Florida coast.
A hurricane wrecked a French fleet.
Spanish explorer Francisco Vazques de Coronado explorations were in search of gold.
True
False
Juan de Onate colonized New Mexico for Spain.
True
False
The first missions in California were built in the 1500's.
True
False
The last mission was built in 1760's.
True
False
