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4th-9 3W BIG BELL Thursday

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the Northwest passage?

a)

A sea route connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through the Arctic waters of Canada.

b)
A trade route connecting Europe and Asia through the Mediterranean Sea.
c)
A sea route connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through the Panama Canal.
d)

A land route connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through South America.

2.

Where was the Inca Empire?

3.

Who was Juan Ponce de Leon?

a)

He claimed Florida for Spain

b)

He claimed Florida for United States

c)

He claimed Florida for France

d)

He claimed Florida for England

4.

Who was Henry Hudson?

a)

Henry Hudson was an English sea explorer and was looking for a Northwest passage

b)

Henry Hudson was an French sea explorer and was looking for a Northwest passage

c)

Henry Hudson was an English sea explorer and was looking for a Southwest passage

d)

Henry Hudson was an Native American and was looking for a Northwest passage

5.

How were the Spanish able to defeat the large groups of Native Americans?

a)

Superior numbers, and diplomatic negotiations.

b)
Superior weaponry, military tactics, and the spread of diseases.
c)
Strategic alliances, cultural assimilation, and economic trade.
d)
Psychological warfare, biological warfare, and religious conversion.
6.

13 colonies by region

Categorize the following

Massachusetts

New Hampshire

Rhode Island

Connecticut

New York

New Jersey

Pennsylvania

Delaware

Maryland

Virginia

North Carolina

South Carolina

Georgia

New England
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
7.

Match the following

a)

Judicial Branch

1.

Can rule whether laws are constitutional

b)

Legislative Branch

2.

Passes laws

c)

Executive Branch

3.

Signs or vetoes laws

8.

What was the primary purpose of the Mayflower Compact?

a)

To establish a temporary government for the Plymouth Colony

b)

To establish a temporary government for the German Colony

c)

To establish a temporary government for the Russian Colony

d)

To establish a temporary government for the South American Colony

9.

What river is shown below?

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Rio Grande River

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

10.

What lakes are shown in blue?

a)

Large Lakes

b)

Big Lakes

c)

Great Lakes

d)

North America Lakes

11.

The continent we live on is _______.

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Europe

d)

Asia

12.

Which ocean is located on the western coast of the United States?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

13.

What ocean is located on the Eastern Coast of North America?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

14.

What is the name of the highlighted part of the map?

a)

Arctic Ocean

b)

Lake Michigan

c)

Gulf of Mexico

d)

Cuba

15.

What country is this?

a)

Canada

b)

Greenland

c)

Mexico

d)

United States

16.

What country is this?

a)

Canada

b)

Greenland

c)

Mexico

d)

United States

17.

What country is this?

a)

Canada

b)

Greenland

c)

Mexico

d)

United States

18.

In which hemisphere is the United States located?

a)
Eastern Hemisphere
b)
Southern Hemisphere
c)
Northern Hemisphere
d)

Southwestern Hemisphere

19.

Which of the following is located at Oo Latitude?

a)

The north pole

b)

The south pole

c)

The equator

d)

The prime meridian

20.

On the previous map, an arrow is pointing to New Zealand, which is made up of two islands.


Which of the following latitudes coincides with New Zealand?

a)

40 0N

b)

40 0S

c)

40 0E

d)

40 0W

21.

What is another names used for lines of longitude?

a)

Lines of latitude

b)

Meridians

c)

East and West Lines

22.

Which of the following describes longitude lines?

a)

They run parallel to each other

b)

They are straight lines

c)

They are semi-circles

23.

What is the imaginary line that divides the east and west hemispheres called?

a)

The prime meridian

b)

The equator

c)

The north and west line

24.

In which hemisphere is the United States located?

a)

The eastern hemisphere

b)

The western hemisphere

25.

At which of the following longitudes is Africa located?

a)

160 oW

b)

90 o E

c)

0o

d)

90 oW

26.

Where on the map did the Pueblo People live?

27.

How did the Pueblo People collect water in the desert?

a)

They created a water company

b)

They built special structures called "rain catchers"

c)

The bought their water at the store

d)

They didn't need water

28.

Where did the Navajo people live?

a)

Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee areas

b)

California, India, and Colorado areas

c)

Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah areas

d)

Alaska, Washington, and Oregon areas

29.

What were the Apache People known for?

a)

Skilled hunters and warriors

b)

Great tree climbers

c)

Skilled artisans and traders

d)

Knowledgeable healers and shamans

30.

The Navajo lived in homes called...

a)

Hogans

b)

Teepees

c)

Wickiups

d)

Cabins

31.

The Apache people lived in homes called...?

a)

Teepee

b)

Wickiup

c)

Longhouse

d)

Yurt

32.

The Tlingit people belong to the same language family as the Navajo and Apache. This means that...

a)

They share a common ancestor

b)

They have similar cultural practices

c)

They have similar religious beliefs

d)

They have similar political systems

33.

Which area of the is the Pacific Northwest

34.

What were totem poles primarily used for by Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest?

a)

As watchtowers to spot approaching danger

b)

As homes for tribal leaders

c)

A way of chronicling their clan and family history

35.

What did people typically do at a potlatch among Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest?

a)

Guests of the family receive gifts, enjoy feasting, and music

b)

Plant crops and build homes

c)

Study the stars and planets

d)

They had staring contests and the winner was allowed to pet the cat

36.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

Spain

France

England

Inca

Aztecs

Taíno

Columbus

Cortés

Pizarro

Central America

South America

Mexico

Countries that explored the New world
Native People of the New World
Explorers
Lands of the New World's Native People
37.

In which hemisphere is the United States located?

a)

Northern Hemisphere

b)

Southern Hemisphere

38.

Which of the following is located at Oo Latitude?

a)

The north pole

b)

The south pole

c)

The equator

d)

The prime meridian

39.

What is the imaginary line that divides the east and west hemispheres called?

a)

The prime meridian

b)

The equator

c)

The north and west line

40.

Where on the map did the Pueblo People live?

41.

What were the Apache People known for?

a)

Skilled hunters and warriors

b)

Great tree climbers

c)

Skilled artisans and traders

d)

Knowledgeable healers and shamans

42.

The Navajo lived in homes called...

a)

Hogans

b)

Teepees

c)

Yurts

d)

Cabins

43.

The Apache people lived in homes called...?

a)

Teepee

b)

Wickiup

c)

Longhouse

d)

Yurt

44.

Which area of the is the Pacific Northwest

45.

The tribes, like the Inuit, Yupik, and Aleut, adapted to the extreme cold by making their clothes from...

a)

Animal hides

b)

Plant fibers

c)

Cotton

d)

Fish scales

46.

Match the following

a)

Executive Branch

1.

Enforces Laws

b)

Legislative Branch

2.

Can override veto

c)

Judicial Branch

3.

Interpret laws

47.

Match the following

a)

Judicial Branch

1.

Can rule whether laws are constitutional

b)

Legislative Branch

2.

Passes laws

c)

Executive Branch

3.

Signs or vetoes laws

48.

Who did english govern their earlier colonies in the New World?

a)

Elected monarchs and tribal leaders to give power to the tribes

b)

By people who were elected to represent each settlement in the colony

c)

The King governing colonies and military rule

d)

Religious leaders and the churches made all of the choices

49.

Where is the Mississippi river?

50.

Who was Squanto?

a)

A Native American explorer who discovered America

b)

An Native American who founded Jamestown

c)

A Native American fur trader who explored the Great Lakes region

d)

A Native American sailor who sailed around the world

e)
A Native American who helped the Pilgrims in Plymouth Colony
51.

13 colonies by region

Categorize the following

Massachusetts

New Hampshire

Rhode Island

Connecticut

New York

New Jersey

Pennsylvania

Delaware

Maryland

Virginia

North Carolina

South Carolina

Georgia

New England
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
52.

What was the first cause of the conflict between the French and the British colonies?

a)

Disagreements over fishing rights and trade

b)

The British wanted to keep the forest and the French wanted to remove the forest

c)

The French wanted to keep the forest and the British wanted to remove the forest

d)
Competition for control of the Caribbean islands
53.

What was stated in the Proclamation of 1763?

a)

Colonists were BANNED from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.

b)

The Proclamation ended the French and Indian War.

c)

Colonists were ENCOURAGED to begin settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.

d)

The Proclamation proclaimed independence for the American colonists.

54.

Drag the answer to the area on the map that each country controlled.

55.

The US originally comes from colonies made by which European country?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

England

d)

Portugal

56.
Which group are the New England colonies?
a)
Connecticut 
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
b)
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Georgia
c)
Pennsylvania
Deleware 
New York
New Jersey
d)
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Wisconsin
57.

How many colonies did the United States start with?

(a)  

58.

The Virginia Joint stock company founded which settlement?

a)

Virginia

b)

Jamestown

c)

Massachusetts Bay Colony

d)

Plymouth

59.

The land the became known as the colony of New York was first owned by what country?

(a)  

60.

Match the following

a)

Cash crops...

1.

Tobacco, sugar cane, indigo

b)

Who settled in Eastern Canada?

2.

French

c)

This country was one of the first to have trade routes on the seas

3.

Portugal

d)

The Spanish Empire in the Americas...

4.

Included parts of North America, much of South America, and the Caribbean Islands

e)

Who settled in what is now Virginia?

5.

England

61.

Find the product for 0.15 x 6

a)

9

b)

90

c)

0.09

d)

0.90

62.

3.25 x 0.1

a)

0.325

b)

325

c)

3.25

d)

32.5

63.

2.2 x 1.2

a)

26.4

b)

2.54

c)

25.4

d)

2.64

64.

7×0.97\times0.9  

a)

63

b)

6.3

c)

0.63

d)

0.063

65.

0.3 × 0.060.3\ \times\ 0.06  

a)

18

b)

1.8

c)

0.18

d)

0.018