WorksheetsCH 1-5 Review
Total questions: 86
Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins
Which of the following choices identifies the name of the first peoples of the Americas?
Native Americans
South Americans
Europeans
Australians
The theory that the first Americans came to North America by land over a path that connected Northeastern Asia with modern day Alaska.
Land Bridge Theory
Coastal Route Theory
Migration Theory
The Theory that the first Americans migrated to America by water, traveling in boats close to the land.
Land Bridge Theory
Coastal Route Theory
Migration Theory
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."
Land Bridge Theory
Coastal Route Theory
Which theory of migration is best supported by the evidence below:
"Those migrating primarily by canoe could have survived by fishing for food."
Land Bridge Theory
Coastal Route Theory
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."
Land Bridge Theory
Coastal Route Theory
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."
Land Bridge Theory
Coastal Route Theory
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."
Land Bridge Theory
Coastal Route Theory
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."
Adaptation
Modification
Neither
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."
Adaptation
Modification
None of the Above
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."
Adaptation
Modification
None of the Above
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."
Adaptation
Modification
None of the Above
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."
Adaptation
Modification
None of the Above
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."
Adaptation
Modification
None of the Above
Select two statements that describe similarities shared by all Native American cultures.
Native American dwellings were made of the environments in which they lived.
Native Americans made more modifications than adaptations to their environment
Native Americans begin did not interact with people outside of their tribes
Native Americans felt a strong spiritual, or religious connection with their environments
True or False: Portugal took the lead in finding a trade route to India.
True
False
True or False: Information from explorers assisted mapmakers in creating more accurate land and sea maps.
True
False
True or false: beginning on the A.D. 600s, the religion of Islam spread in the Middle East and Africa.
True
False
True or False: The Renaissance was the attempt by Europeans to take back control of Christian holy sites in the Middle East.
True
False
True or False: Pizarro was able to conquer the Inca after the Spanish executed the Inca's ruler.
True
False
Match the explorer to the country for which he sailed.
France
Verrazano
Cabot
Cartier
Columbus
Cortes
Match the explorer to the country for which he sailed.
Spain
Verrazano
Cabot
Cartier
Columbus
Cortes
Match the explorer to the country for which he sailed.
England
Verrazano
Cabot
Cartier
Columbus
Cortes
In 1492 Christopher Columbus sailed to America with the Nina, Pinta, and the
Cortes
Isabella
Santa Maria
Tordesillas
Which conquistador landed on the east coast of present-day Mexico in 1519?
Christopher Columbus
Francisco Pizarro
Hernan Cortes
Juan Ponce de Leon
What did England, France, and the Netherlands hope to discover in their explorations?
a northwest passage to Asia
a route to South America
a route to Asia
a southwest passage to India
What did French establish in the Americas?
fishing and fur trade
gold and silver mines
new communities
slave trade
Which of these events was the first to take place?
Magellan sails around the world
the first Crusade is launched
Marco Polo returns from China
Columbus sails to the Americas
Spanish law called for which three kinds of settlements in the Americas?
neighborhoods
pueblos
missions
presidios
what is a sea passage between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans along the north coast of North America
Northwest Passage
armada
a fleet of warships
protestantism
armada
Reformation
settler who pays rent or provides work to a landowner in exchange for the right to use the landowner's land
tenant farmer
pueblo
conquistador
one of a series of expeditions Europeans made to regain control of Christian holy sites in the Middle East
Crusade
Reformation
Renaissance
pilgrimage
a religious community where farming was carried out and Native Americans were converted to Christianity
pueblo
presidio
mission
plantation
a sixteenth-century religious movement rejecting or changing some Roman Catholic teachings and practices and establishing Protestant churches
armada
Protestantism
Reformation
immunity
Which country ruled the thirteen colonies?
Great Britain
France
How many regions were the colonies divided into?
three
five
New England, Middle and _____ were the three regions that made up the thirteen colonies.
Southern
Western
What is a crop people grow to sell?
supply
cash crop
What region was known as the "bread basket" of the colonies?
Southern Colonies
Middle Colonies
Which region used shipbuilding and fishing as the main source for their economy?
New England
Middle
Which region was part of the Transatlantic Slave Trade?
New England
Southern
The Pilgrims arrived aboard the Mayflower.
True
False
Plymouth Rock was settled by the Pilgrims when they arrived in 1620.
True
False
This settlement was started in Virginia in 1607 with the hopes of finding gold and other riches____
Plymouth
Jamestown
What is land ruled by another country?
colony
state
What is holding people against their will and making them work without pay?
indentured servant
slavery
What region depended on slavery to help keep their plantation agricultural economy?
Southern
Middle
What region had a more diverse population with Catholics, Quakers, and Anglicans?
New England
Middle
What did the Pilgrims sign in order to have an organized settlement?
Mayflower Compact
Constitution
Which of these statements is true about life on colonial farms from the perspective of European colonists?
The hardest part of life on a farm was clearing the land of trees.
Most farms were noisy and smelly.
Farms were usually very close to shops.
Colonial famers used very advanced tools.
What were the expectations of English colonists in America?
They expected to be governed by the English king.
They expected the same rights as English citizens.
They expected to denounce their English citizenship.
They expected to be able to choose the leader of Parliament.
Which of these English traditions was adopted in the 13 colonies?
monarchy
Parliament
political parties
self-government
What was an effect of the Magna Carta in England?
It limited the power of the king.
It established a democratic government.
It allowed Parliament to impose taxes.
It established a Bill of Rights for citizens.
How did the establishment of Parliament strengthen the rights of English citizens?
Citizens were able to choose the monarch.
The king was denied power over citizens.
Citizens determined whether laws would be passed.
Laws were made by representatives of the citizens.
What occurred as a result of the Glorious Revolution?
Parliament abolished the monarchy.
Parliament banned the trade of enslaved people.
Parliament was formed with the cooperation of the king.
Parliament retained lawmaking powers.
Which right did the English Bill of Rights provide?
to petition the king
to determine national holidays
to choose punishments for crimes
to choose the kind of school children would attend
Why was the English Bill of Rights important to the colonists?
It defined crimes and punishments.
It spelled out what was due to the colonists as English citizens.
It gave the colonists the ability to choose members of Parliament.
It ended the king's power to appoint colonial governors.
The Middle Passage refers to
the ocean crossing enslaved Africans endured.
the route taken to reach New York.
a step in climbing the social ladder.
a system of trade between the colonies.
Which of these is true about slavery in the colonies?
Laws were written to abolish slavery.
It expanded throughout the colonies.
It was limited to the Southern colonies.
Laws banned the sale of enslaved people.
Which belief spurred the Great Awakening?
People have lost their faith.
Farm life is better than city life.
Women are not as educated as men.
Success comes from making money.
How did the Great Awakening in the 1730s prepare the colonists for the American Revolution?
It established an army.
It created anti-colonial sentiment.
It required colonists to pay heavy taxes.
It encouraged the ideas of liberty and equality.
What slowed the growth of public education in the Middle Colonies?
lack of materials
discipline problems
religious differences
little interest in education
What did colonial public schools use the New England Primer for
to teach reading and writing
to prepare students for paying taxes
to attract new teachers to schools
to convince adults to get and education
What was a main goal of education for European colonist students in the New England colonies?
to be able to read the Bible
to become political leaders
to be prepared to attend college
to become wealthy landowners
Which of these shows the chronological order of the founding of these concepts?
Parliament, English Bill of Rights, Magna Carta, Great Awakening
Magna Carta, Great Awakening, English Bill of Rights, Parliament
English Bill of Rights, Parliament, Magna Carta
Magna Carta, Parliament, English Bill of Rights, Great Awakening
What aspects of a colonial city do you see in this image?
high population of people
buildings that are close together
shops lining the streets
all of the answers are correct
Which of these colonies is most likely pictured in the illustration?
Georgia
Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Describe what life may have been like for one of the people shown in the illustration.
Life in a colonial city would be very busy and noisy.
There would be many merchants and shops in a colonial city.
Fire would be a constant danger.
all of the answers are true of life in a city
