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CH 1-5 Review

Total questions: 86

Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following choices identifies the name of the first peoples of the Americas?

a)

Native Americans

b)

South Americans

c)

Europeans

d)

Australians

2.

The theory that the first Americans came to North America by land over a path that connected Northeastern Asia with modern day Alaska.

a)

Land Bridge Theory

b)

Coastal Route Theory

c)

Migration Theory

3.

The Theory that the first Americans migrated to America by water, traveling in boats close to the land.

a)

Land Bridge Theory

b)

Coastal Route Theory

c)

Migration Theory

4.

Which theory of migration is best supported by the evidence below:

"At this point in history, it is believed that sea levels declined causing the exposure of dry land."

a)

Land Bridge Theory

b)

Coastal Route Theory

5.

Which theory of migration is best supported by the evidence below:

"Those migrating primarily by canoe could have survived by fishing for food."

a)

Land Bridge Theory

b)

Coastal Route Theory

6.

Which theory of migration is best supported by the evidence below:

"Scientists have recently found DNA evidence linking native populations living in Northeast Asia and Northwest North America with Natives that populated North and South America."

a)

Land Bridge Theory

b)

Coastal Route Theory

7.

Which theory of migration is best supported by the evidence below:

"Researchers have not found evidence that Native Americans at this early time in history had the skills and tools needed to make boats."

a)

Land Bridge Theory

b)

Coastal Route Theory

8.

Which theory of migration is best supported by the evidence below:

"Researchers have found hunting tools off the coast of Chile, South America that may predate those found near land bridge settlements."

a)

Land Bridge Theory

b)

Coastal Route Theory

9.

Read the description below to determine if it is an example of an adaptation to or modification of the environment made by Native Americans:

"Native Americans learned to make hunting tools using the natural resources in the area."

a)

Adaptation

b)

Modification

c)

Neither

10.

Read the description below to determine if it is an example of an adaptation to or modification of the environment made by Native Americans:

"In warmer climates, Native Americans gathered wild plants and fruits for food."

a)

Adaptation

b)

Modification

c)

None of the Above

11.

Read the description below to determine if it is an example of an adaptation to or modification of the environment made by Native Americans:

"Natives in desert climates built irrigation ditches to bring water to dry fields."

a)

Adaptation

b)

Modification

c)

None of the Above

12.

Read the description below to determine if it is an example of an adaptation to or modification of the environment made by Native Americans:

"Native tribes in the woodlands set fires to clear heavy forest growth so berries could grow."

a)

Adaptation

b)

Modification

c)

None of the Above

13.

Read the description below to determine if it is an example of an adaptation to or modification of the environment made by Native Americans:

"In colder climates, Native Americans built homes of snow, ice, and animal skins to protect themselves from icy winds."

a)

Adaptation

b)

Modification

c)

None of the Above

14.

Read the description below to determine if it is an example of an adaptation to or modification of the environment made by Native Americans:

"Great Plains tribes set fires to grasslands to frighten buffalo into traps."

a)

Adaptation

b)

Modification

c)

None of the Above

15.

Select two statements that describe similarities shared by all Native American cultures.

a)

Native American dwellings were made of the environments in which they lived.

b)

Native Americans made more modifications than adaptations to their environment

c)

Native Americans begin did not interact with people outside of their tribes

d)

Native Americans felt a strong spiritual, or religious connection with their environments

16.

True or False: Portugal took the lead in finding a trade route to India.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

True or False: Information from explorers assisted mapmakers in creating more accurate land and sea maps.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

True or false: beginning on the A.D. 600s, the religion of Islam spread in the Middle East and Africa.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

True or False: The Renaissance was the attempt by Europeans to take back control of Christian holy sites in the Middle East.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

True or False: Pizarro was able to conquer the Inca after the Spanish executed the Inca's ruler.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Match the explorer to the country for which he sailed.

France

a)

Verrazano

b)

Cabot

c)

Cartier

d)

Columbus

e)

Cortes

22.

Match the explorer to the country for which he sailed.

Spain

a)

Verrazano

b)

Cabot

c)

Cartier

d)

Columbus

e)

Cortes

23.

Match the explorer to the country for which he sailed.

England

a)

Verrazano

b)

Cabot

c)

Cartier

d)

Columbus

e)

Cortes

24.

In 1492 Christopher Columbus sailed to America with the Nina, Pinta, and the

a)

Cortes

b)

Isabella

c)

Santa Maria

d)

Tordesillas

25.

Which conquistador landed on the east coast of present-day Mexico in 1519?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Francisco Pizarro

c)

Hernan Cortes

d)

Juan Ponce de Leon

26.

What did England, France, and the Netherlands hope to discover in their explorations?

a)

a northwest passage to Asia

b)

a route to South America

c)

a route to Asia

d)

a southwest passage to India

27.

What did French establish in the Americas?

a)

fishing and fur trade

b)

gold and silver mines

c)

new communities

d)

slave trade

28.

Which of these events was the first to take place?

a)

Magellan sails around the world

b)

the first Crusade is launched

c)

Marco Polo returns from China

d)

Columbus sails to the Americas

29.

Spanish law called for which three kinds of settlements in the Americas?

a)

neighborhoods

b)

pueblos

c)

missions

d)

presidios

30.

what is a sea passage between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans along the north coast of North America

a)

Northwest Passage

b)

armada

31.

a fleet of warships

a)

protestantism

b)

armada

c)

Reformation

32.

settler who pays rent or provides work to a landowner in exchange for the right to use the landowner's land

a)

tenant farmer

b)

pueblo

c)

conquistador

33.

one of a series of expeditions Europeans made to regain control of Christian holy sites in the Middle East

a)

Crusade

b)

Reformation

c)

Renaissance

d)

pilgrimage

34.

a religious community where farming was carried out and Native Americans were converted to Christianity

a)

pueblo

b)

presidio

c)

mission

d)

plantation

35.

a sixteenth-century religious movement rejecting or changing some Roman Catholic teachings and practices and establishing Protestant churches

a)

armada

b)

Protestantism

c)

Reformation

d)

immunity

36.

Which country ruled the thirteen colonies?

a)

Great Britain

b)

France

37.

How many regions were the colonies divided into?

a)

three

b)

five

38.

New England, Middle and _____ were the three regions that made up the thirteen colonies.

a)

Southern

b)

Western

39.

What is a crop people grow to sell?

a)

supply

b)

cash crop

40.

What region was known as the "bread basket" of the colonies?

a)

Southern Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

41.

Which region used shipbuilding and fishing as the main source for their economy?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

42.

Which region was part of the Transatlantic Slave Trade?

a)

New England

b)

Southern

43.

The Pilgrims arrived aboard the Mayflower.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

Plymouth Rock was settled by the Pilgrims when they arrived in 1620.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

This settlement was started in Virginia in 1607 with the hopes of finding gold and other riches____

a)

Plymouth

b)

Jamestown

46.

What is land ruled by another country?

a)

colony

b)

state

47.

What is holding people against their will and making them work without pay?

a)

indentured servant

b)

slavery

48.

What region depended on slavery to help keep their plantation agricultural economy?

a)

Southern

b)

Middle

49.

What region had a more diverse population with Catholics, Quakers, and Anglicans?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

50.

What did the Pilgrims sign in order to have an organized settlement?

a)

Mayflower Compact

b)

Constitution

51.

Which of these statements is true about life on colonial farms from the perspective of European colonists?

a)

The hardest part of life on a farm was clearing the land of trees.

b)

Most farms were noisy and smelly.

c)

Farms were usually very close to shops.

d)

Colonial famers used very advanced tools.

52.

What were the expectations of English colonists in America?

a)

They expected to be governed by the English king.

b)

They expected the same rights as English citizens.

c)

They expected to denounce their English citizenship.

d)

They expected to be able to choose the leader of Parliament.

53.

Which of these English traditions was adopted in the 13 colonies?

a)

monarchy

b)

Parliament

c)

political parties

d)

self-government

54.

What was an effect of the Magna Carta in England?

a)

It limited the power of the king.

b)

It established a democratic government.

c)

It allowed Parliament to impose taxes.

d)

It established a Bill of Rights for citizens.

55.

How did the establishment of Parliament strengthen the rights of English citizens?

a)

Citizens were able to choose the monarch.

b)

The king was denied power over citizens.

c)

Citizens determined whether laws would be passed.

d)

Laws were made by representatives of the citizens.

56.

What occurred as a result of the Glorious Revolution?

a)

Parliament abolished the monarchy.

b)

Parliament banned the trade of enslaved people.

c)

Parliament was formed with the cooperation of the king.

d)

Parliament retained lawmaking powers.

57.

Which right did the English Bill of Rights provide?

a)

to petition the king

b)

to determine national holidays

c)

to choose punishments for crimes

d)

to choose the kind of school children would attend

58.

Why was the English Bill of Rights important to the colonists?

a)

It defined crimes and punishments.

b)

It spelled out what was due to the colonists as English citizens.

c)

It gave the colonists the ability to choose members of Parliament.

d)

It ended the king's power to appoint colonial governors.

59.

The Middle Passage refers to

a)

the ocean crossing enslaved Africans endured.

b)

the route taken to reach New York.

c)

a step in climbing the social ladder.

d)

a system of trade between the colonies.

60.

Which of these is true about slavery in the colonies?

a)

Laws were written to abolish slavery.

b)

It expanded throughout the colonies.

c)

It was limited to the Southern colonies.

d)

Laws banned the sale of enslaved people.

61.

Which belief spurred the Great Awakening?

a)

People have lost their faith.

b)

Farm life is better than city life.

c)

Women are not as educated as men.

d)

Success comes from making money.

62.

How did the Great Awakening in the 1730s prepare the colonists for the American Revolution?

a)

It established an army.

b)

It created anti-colonial sentiment.

c)

It required colonists to pay heavy taxes.

d)

It encouraged the ideas of liberty and equality.

63.

What slowed the growth of public education in the Middle Colonies?

a)

lack of materials

b)

discipline problems

c)

religious differences

d)

little interest in education

64.

What did colonial public schools use the New England Primer for

a)

to teach reading and writing

b)

to prepare students for paying taxes

c)

to attract new teachers to schools

d)

to convince adults to get and education

65.

What was a main goal of education for European colonist students in the New England colonies?

a)

to be able to read the Bible

b)

to become political leaders

c)

to be prepared to attend college

d)

to become wealthy landowners

66.

Which of these shows the chronological order of the founding of these concepts?

a)

Parliament, English Bill of Rights, Magna Carta, Great Awakening

b)

Magna Carta, Great Awakening, English Bill of Rights, Parliament

c)

English Bill of Rights, Parliament, Magna Carta

d)

Magna Carta, Parliament, English Bill of Rights, Great Awakening

67.

What aspects of a colonial city do you see in this image?

a)

high population of people

b)

buildings that are close together

c)

shops lining the streets

d)

all of the answers are correct

68.

Which of these colonies is most likely pictured in the illustration?

a)

Georgia

b)

Virginia

c)

Maryland

d)

Pennsylvania

69.

Describe what life may have been like for one of the people shown in the illustration.

a)

Life in a colonial city would be very busy and noisy.

b)

There would be many merchants and shops in a colonial city.

c)

Fire would be a constant danger.

d)

all of the answers are true of life in a city

70.
The Proclamation of 1763 helped Britain control westward expansion. 
a)
True
b)
False
71.
The Stamp Act outraged colonists because they believed only Parliament could tax them. 
a)
True
b)
False
72.
One of the Coercive Acts forced the colonies to allow British soldiers to live among the colonists. 
a)
True 
b)
False
73.
Some colonists were Loyalists who sided with Britain; the other colonists were Patriots who supported the right to independence. 
a)
True 
b)
False
74.
The Second Continental Congress chose Thomas Jefferson to command the Continental Army. 
a)
True 
b)
False
75.
He was a victim of the Boston Massacre. 
a)
Thomas Paine
b)
Samuel Adams 
c)
Crispus Attucks
d)
John Hancock
76.
He wrote a pamphlet calling for a break with British rule. 
a)
Thomas Paine
b)
Ethan Allen 
c)
Crispus Attucks 
d)
John Adams
77.
He was the president of Second Continental Congress. 
a)
Thomas Paine 
b)
Crispus Attucks
c)
John Hancock
d)
Ethan Allen 
78.
He was the leader of the Green Mountain Boys. 
a)
Ethan Allen 
b)
Thomas Paine
c)
Samuel Adams
d)
John Hancock
79.
He organized the Sons of Liberty. 
a)
Ethan Allen 
b)
Samuel Adams 
c)
John Adams 
d)
Crispus Attucks
80.
What did some colonists do to avoid taxes? 
a)
The argued for more taxes. 
b)
They moved to the Atlantic Coast. 
c)
They resorted to smuggling. 
d)
They went to court. 
81.
Why were colonists angry after the Tea Act? 
a)
They wanted Parliament to remove some of the taxes on tea. 
b)
They wanted the ships to deliver tea to Boston Harbor. 
c)
They wanted to make their own decisions about what tea to buy. 
d)
They wanted to purchase East India Company tea. 
82.
What was the political body that represented Americans and challenged British control? 
a)
Coercive Acts
b)
Continental Congress
c)
Sons of Liberty 
d)
Suffolk Resolves
83.
How did Parliament react to the news of the Boston Tea Party? 
a)
Parliament decided to boycott tea. 
b)
Parliament passed the Coercive Acts. 
c)
Parliament sent food and clothing to Boston. 
d)
Parliament tried to hold meetings in Boston. 
84.
What was Thomas Paine's opinion about the colonies and Great Britain? 
a)
The colonies should break from British rule. 
b)
The colonies should continue to be taxed by Britain. 
c)
The colonies should remain under British rule. 
d)
The colonists should stop fighting the British. 
85.
Where did many colonists believe the fighting with the British would first break out? 
a)
Great Britain
b)
New England
c)
Philadelphia
d)
Virginia
86.
Thomas Jefferson drew on the ideas of which English philosopher when writing the Declaration of Independence? 
a)
George Mason
b)
George Stout
c)
John Adams
d)
John Locke