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Chapter 3 Test -Communities Build a NationLessons 1-3

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who were the first people to settle in North America?

a)

American Indians

b)

Sequoyah

c)

Samuel De Champlain

d)

Henry Hudson

2.

Which two ways did American Indians use natural resources to live?

a)

They were mining for coal and gems.

b)

They used the rich soil to farm.

c)

They cought fish in rivers.

3.

The Cherokee of the Southwest were

a)

farmers

b)

hunters

c)

doctors

4.

What type of homes did Iroquois build?

a)

tepee

b)

huts

c)

igloos

d)

longhouses

5.

The main purpose of the Iroquois Confederacy

a)

to battle at war

b)

to see who was stronger and smarter

c)

to make all decisions peacefully and not hurt eachother if they disagreed

6.

American Indians taught the first settlers how to plant and fish.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

The Iroquois had better weapons than the groups they were fighting against, but they did not win the Beaver Wars.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Some American Indians in the United States live on reservations.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

American Indians that live on reservations have to obey the laws created by the government.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Explorers from Europe wanted to be the first to find a water route to Asia.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

In 1490's, who was the first country to send explorers west across the Atlantic Ocean.

a)

England

b)

Spain

c)

France

d)

USA

12.

English explorers wanted to

a)

own land in Americas

b)

find gold

c)

wanted to find gems

d)

wanted to find spices

13.

Which explorers traded with American Indians in what is now Canada?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Portugal

14.

Who did Spain hire to sail and explore China to search for spices?

a)

Taino

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Jacques Cartier

d)

Sequoyah

15.

Christopher Columbus set up a settlement on an island called Hispaniola.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Name the three ships Columbus sailed on.

a)

Nina

b)

Pinta

c)

Florida

d)

Santa Maria

17.

Where did Jacques Cartier sail?

a)

the Hudson River

b)

St. Augustine River

c)

St. Lawrence River

d)

Mississippi River

18.

Who found Quebec City in 1608?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Henry Hudson

c)

Samuel de Champlain

d)

Amerigo Vespucci

19.

In 1634, Jean Nicolet explored Lake Michigan.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

in 1497, John Cabot did not arrive on the coast of North America.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

In 1580, Sir Francis Drake became the second English explorer to sail around the world.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Who sailed for England, and tried to find the Northwest Passage but found a huge river in New York State?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Henry Hudson

c)

John Cabot

d)

Samuel de Champlain

23.

Who wanted to find the Fountain of Youth, but in 1513 landed near present-day St. Augustine, Florida?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

John Cabot

c)

Juan Ponce de Leon

d)

Amerigo Vespucci

24.

The first European to explore the area of Florida that is near St. Augustine was

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Ponce De Leon

c)

Henry Hudson

25.

Reorder the following. List the sequence of events that led to the Spaniards settling St. Augustine.

a)

Spaniards settled in St. Augustine.

b)

Menendez defeated the French at Fort Caroline.

c)

Spaniards won control of the Florida coast.

d)

A hurricane wrecked a French fleet.

1)
2)
3)
4)
26.

Spanish explorer Francisco Vazques de Coronado explorations were in search of gold.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Juan de Onate colonized New Mexico for Spain.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

The first missions in California were built in the 1500's.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

The last mission was built in 1760's.

a)

True

b)

False