Worksheets7th Grade Social Studies Post test, May, 2024
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which of these was a major motivation for European exploration?
a)
profit
b)
leisure
c)
freedom
d)
education
2.
How did Marco Polo encourage European exploration?
a)
He became wealthy after conquering the Incas.
b)
He wrote a book about his travels in Asia.
c)
He told stories about his trip around the tip of Africa.
d)
He brought treasures back from his journey to the Americas.
3.
(a) means a people's way of life, including beliefs, customs, food, dwellings and clothing
4.
Which of these was a goal of the first European explorers?
a)
to establish trading posts
b)
to find a water route to Asia
c)
to exchange ideas with native peoples
d)
to explore North and SOuth America
5.
Why did the London Company send colonists to Virginia?
a)
to create maps of the area
b)
to establish a trading post
c)
to start a moneymaking colony
d)
to make peace with American Indians
6.
The (a) were Spanish soldiers who explored, claimed lands, and conquered people of Americas.
7.
Which of these describes the relationship between the French and the American Indians?
a)
They were enemies.
b)
They were business partners.
c)
The French converted the American Indians.
d)
The French forcefully enslaved the American Indians.
8.
What was an effect of Christopher Columbus's voyages to the Americas?
a)
a reduction in the European population
b)
a delay in future Spanish explorations
c)
a war between the Spanish and the French
d)
a transfer of food between Europe and the Americas
9.
How did the Columbian Exchange affect many Americans Indian groups?
a)
They grew in number.
b)
They died from diseases.
c)
They became prosperous.
d)
They were forced to move.
10.
French colonists who lived and worked in the woods as fur trappers were called (a) .
11.
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)
Enslaved African living in the north were freed and returned to Africa.
12.
Which statement is true about slavery in North America?
a)
Enslaved American Indians were treated with dignity.
b)
European explorers rejected slavery in the Americas.
c)
Slavery had not existed befoe the European discovery of America.
d)
Enslaved Africans took the place of American Indian workers.
13.
Which of these describes how most American Indians viewed their environment?
a)
They believed that the land should remain unchanged.
b)
They believed they owned the land on which they lived.
c)
They believed they were part of a community of living things.
d)
They believed they were te rulers ot the region in which they lived.
14.
Which of these was the most important in determining the way of life of an American Indian group?
a)
food source
b)
language skills
c)
land ownership
d)
religious celebrations
15.
Jamestown, New Amsterdam, Saint Augustine, Florida, and Mexico City were some of the first (a) started in the New World.
16.
Which of these was an important resource of the Northwest Coast people?
a)
Great Lakes
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Gulf of Mexico
d)
Mississippi River
17.
(a) traveled with the explorers and settlers to spread their religious beliefs and convert many Native Americans to Christianity.
18.
Which of these was a goal of the first European explorers?
a)
to establish trading posts
b)
to find a water route to Asia
c)
to exchange ideas with native peoples
d)
to explore North and South America
19.
Which of these describes the Separatists?
a)
They were English soldiers.
b)
They shared religious beliefs.
c)
They were wealthy English investors.
d)
They shared a common occupation.
20.
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)
Enslaved Africans living in the North were freed and returned to Africa.
21.
The Native Americans and then the Africans were (a) to the Spanish who had gold mines and sugar plantations.
22.
Why did people in the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies adapt different ways of life?
a)
People with specific skills settled in each area.
b)
The regions had different geographies and resources.
c)
The people all had different reasons for settling in North America.
d)
The leaders of the colonies decided how the people would earn a living.
23.
Which of these describes one way American Indians adapted the environment to meet their needs?
a)
Arctic people raised livestock
b)
Southwest people made many things with corn.
c)
Great Plains people made clothing from animal hides.
d)
Eastern Woodlands people burned trees to plant corn.
24.
The (a) exchanged plants, domesticated animals, ideas, and diseases between the Native Americans and Europeans.
25.
What is the main reason that different cultures of Native Americans had various types of homes?
a)
Homes were designed to protect familes from wild animals.
b)
The number of people was different from tribe to tribe.
c)
Native Americans built their homes to look like homes of European settlers.
d)
Homes were built from natural resources which were found nearby.
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