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American Culture: HISTORY (1)

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When did Columbus discovered North America?

a)

1249

b)

1294

c)

1429

d)

1492

2.

Who were the Indians?

a)

People from India

b)

Native Americans

c)

Spanish explorers

d)

English settlers

3.

The first permanent successful English settlement in North America was at Jamestown, Virginia.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Not given in the history

4.

How many British colonies formed the United States of America?

a)

10

b)

11

c)

13

d)

23

5.

Which country did the 13 settlements become the 13 colonies of?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

England

d)

Canada

e)

Mexico

6.

Which statement is correct?

a)

All of the native Americans were friendly to the colonists.

b)

The Indians were taught about the land by the settlers.

c)

The colonists killed many Indians and pushed them to the west.

7.

What is NOT a reason for the existence of the 13 colonies?

a)

They supplied raw materials to the mother country at low prices.

b)

They paid high taxes on American trade with other countries.

c)

They opened up markets to competing nations.

8.

Which Act created a monopoly so that tea could be sold cheaply, but only by one British tea company?

a)

Stampt Act

b)

Tea Act

c)

Intolerable Act

d)

Sugar Act

9.

.... took place at Boston Harbor in protest against the British for taxation without representation.

a)

the Boston Tea Party

b)

the Boston Massacre

c)

the First Continental Congress

d)

the first battle of theRevolutionary War

10.

What is NOT a cause of the American Revolution?

a)

The colonists’ lives were difficult because of strict laws.

b)

The colonists passed stricter laws to punish and have more control.

c)

The colonists were used to freedom and self-government.

11.

Which nation provided significant military support to the Americans during the Revolutionary War?

a)
Spain
b)
Italy
c)
Germany
d)
France
12.

What happened on July 4, 1776?

a)

The Declaration of Independence was adopted.

b)

The American Revolution started.

c)

The American Revolution ended.

d)

George Washington became the first President of the new country.

13.

Who was the commander in chief of the colonial armies in the American Revolution?

a)

Aaron Burr

b)

George Washington

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

James Madison

14.

When did the American Revolution end?

a)

1775

b)

1776

c)

1783

d)

1789

15.

What was the first battle of the Revolutionary War?

a)

Bunker Hill, Boston, Massachusetts

b)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

c)

Lexington & Concord, Massachusetts

16.

When did George Washington become the 1st President of the U.S.?

a)

1773

b)

1776

c)

1783

d)

1789

17.

After the Treaty of Paris (1783), what was the farthest Western border of the U.S.?

a)

the Rocky Mountain

b)

the Great Plain

c)

the Mississippi River

d)

the Missouri River

18.

Which territory did Present Jefferson buy in 1803?

a)

Florida Territory

b)

Oregon Territory

c)

Texas Territory

d)

Louisiana Territory

19.

Which country did Jefferson buy the Louisiana Territory from?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

Canada

d)

Russia

e)

Britain

20.

Before being annexed by the U.S., which country did Texas use to belong to?

a)

Canada

b)

Mexico

c)

Germany

d)

France

e)

England

21.

Which battle did the Texans win their independence from Mexico?

a)

the Battle of Sam Houston

b)

the Battle of Alamo

c)

the Battle of San Jacinto

d)

the Battle of Stephen Austin

22.

After a war in 1848, ......... ceded the territory from the Louisiana Purchase to the Pacific Ocean.

a)

France

b)

Britain

c)

Mexico

d)

Spain

23.

Thousands of Americans traveled in ...... to ...... territories to start new lives.

a)

covered wagons / western

b)

covered wagons / eastern

c)

cars / western

d)

cars / eastern

24.

In the Westward Movement, 6 ...... pulled each wagon across the land at about ...... miles per hour.

a)

horses / sixty

b)

oxen / two

c)

oxen / sixty

d)

horses / sixty-two

25.

No wagon traveled ...... because wagon trains were important for protection against the ...... .

a)

with others / Indians

b)

alone / Indians

c)

in circle / British

d)

in groups / native Americans