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EMPA Review US I

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Came to Central and North America in search of gold

a)

Spanish conquistadors

b)

British colonists

c)

French explorers

d)

Native American tribes

2.

Who led the forces to conquer Tenochtitlan?

a)

Moctezuma II

b)

Francisco Pizarro

c)

Atahualpa

d)

Hernán Cortés

3.

Tenochtitlan was the capital ____________ in the 1500s

a)

Olmec

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

d)

Maya

4.

The planned colony for ______________ in Mexico was called Mexico City

a)

the Spanish

b)

the Portuguese

c)

the British

d)

the French

5.

What was the name of the capital of the planned colony for the Spaniards in Mexico?

a)

Tijuana

b)

Cancún

c)

Mexico City

d)

Guadalajara

6.

Mix of Spanish-Native American ancestry

a)

Mestizo

b)

Indigenous

c)

Creole

d)

Hispanic

7.

Ponce De León discovered this land in 1513

a)

Florida

b)

New York

c)

Texas

d)

California

8.

The Spanish explorer who discovered Florida

a)

Hernán Cortés

b)

Juan Ponce de León

c)

Francisco Pizarro

d)

Vasco Núñez de Balboa

9.

In 1565, the Spanish outpost in Florida, which is today the oldest city in the U.S.

a)

Orlando

b)

Miami

c)

St. Augustine

d)

Tampa

10.

Religious leader of the Pueblo who led the rebellion against the Spaniards

a)

Cochise

b)

Geronimo

c)

Sitting Bull

d)

Popé

11.

Pope led a rebellion and expelled the Spaniards from _____________ for 12 years

a)

California

b)

New Mexico

c)

Texas

d)

Arizona

12.

John Rolfe introduced this product in Jamestown and helped make this colony profitable

a)

Tobacco

b)

Indigo

c)

Rice

d)

Cotton

13.

These people agreed to work (servitude) in exchange for passage to North America

a)

Free colonists

b)

Convicts

c)

Workers

d)

Indentured servants

14.

As more settlers arrived in Jamestown, relations with this group worsened

a)

French settlers

b)

Native Americans

c)

Spanish explorers

d)

Dutch traders

15.

The Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay colonies were founded for ____________ freedom

a)

political

b)

social

c)

religious

d)

economic

16.

Was religious freedom the basis for the founding of these two colonies?

a)

Virginia and New York

b)

Pennsylvania and Maryland

c)

Massachusetts and Plymouth

d)

Georgia and South Carolina

17.

The main conflict between Native Americans and settlers was over ___________

a)

religious beliefs

b)

land ownership

c)

trade agreements

d)

cultural practices

18.

Name of the war with the Puritan settlements throughout New England

a)

American Civil War

b)

King Philip's War

c)

War of 1812

d)

French and Indian War

19.

What is the name of the Native American chief who led them in King Philip's War?

a)

Tecumseh

b)

Sitting Bull

c)

Crazy Horse

d)

Metacom

20.

_____________ appointed George Washington in charge of the Continental Army for the Revolutionary War

a)

Second Continental Congress

b)

Continental Association

c)

British Parliament

d)

First Continental Congress

21.

Who was appointed by the Second Continental Congress to lead the Continental Army?

a)

John Adams

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

George Washington

22.

Around 5,000 ______________ served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War

a)

Native Americans

b)

Hispanic Americans

c)

Women

d)

African Americans

23.

Women participated in the Revolutionary War with one of the most famous _________________ from New Jersey, who was recognized for her heroic efforts

a)

Molly Pitcher

b)

Phillis Wheatley

c)

Deborah Sampson

d)

Betty Ross

24.

The term _____________ emerged from the Revolutionary War in the belief that all people were equal and remains a social goal for our country today

a)

freedom

b)

justice

c)

egalitarianism

d)

freedom

25.

One of the only major cities in the south that was a thriving port city

a)

Savannah, Georgia

b)

Charleston, South Carolina

c)

New Orleans, Louisiana

d)

Miami, Florida

26.

In the south, not many important cities grew, but they had large plantations where they grew cash crops

a)

plantations

b)

villages

c)

farms

d)

towns

27.

In the south, the cultivation of rice, tobacco, indigo, etc. was called ______________ crops because they were intended to be sold for profit.

a)

subsistence

b)

perennial

c)

cash

d)

seasonal

28.

At the end of 1600, the South increased its reliance on enslaved _____________

a)

Native Americans

b)

Indentured servants

c)

European immigrants

d)

Africans

29.

The increase of enslaved Africans in the South occurred due to the decrease of

a)

native workers

b)

free workers

c)

indentured servants

d)

African immigrants

30.

The series of trade routes connecting America, Europe, the Caribbean, and Africa was called

a)

Silk Road

b)

Columbian Exchange

c)

Triangular Trade

d)

Transatlantic Trade

31.

The part of the Triangular Trade that involved the transportation of slaves from Africa was called

a)

Transatlantic Route

b)

Slave Trade Network

c)

African Voyage

d)

Middle Passage

32.

The Triangular Trade connected the Americas, the Caribbean, Europe, and _________?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Australia

d)

Antarctica

33.

The largest city in the Americas in the mid-1700s

a)

New York

b)

Mexico City

c)

Boston

d)

Philadelphia

34.

Philadelphia was located in the Colony of ______________

a)

Virginia

b)

Massachusetts

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

New York

35.

The region where the colony of Pennsylvania was located was called the Middle Atlantic colony or _____________

a)

North

b)

South

c)

West

d)

Middle

36.

What is the name of the war that took place in North America between Great Britain and France?

a)

French and Indian War

b)

Seven Years' War

c)

War of 1812

d)

American Revolutionary War

37.

The French and Indian War took place between Great Britain and __________

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

Netherlands

d)

Portugal

38.

In the French and Indian War, Great Britain was allied with _____________

a)

Cherokee Nation

b)

Spanish

c)

Iroquois Confederacy

d)

Huron Confederacy

39.

What is the name of the treaty that ended the French and Indian War, in which France lost most of its lands in America?

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

Treaty of Paris 1763

c)

Treaty of Ghent

d)

Treaty of Utrecht

40.

The French and Indian War changed when the British won the Battle of ___________

a)

Bengal

b)

Waterloo

c)

Quebec

d)

Agra

41.

__________ captured 8 forts in the Ohio River Valley during the French and Indian War

a)

Pontiac

b)

Major Robert Rogers

c)

Tecumseh

d)

General George Washington

42.

The Parliament approved the ____________ that imposed a tax on printed items in the colonies

a)

Intolerable Acts

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Townshend Acts

d)

Tea Act

43.

Colonists who remained loyal to Great Britain in the Revolutionary War

a)

Patriots

b)

Rebels

c)

Independents

d)

Loyalists

44.

The colonists who wanted freedom from Britain were called _____________

a)

Loyalists

b)

Tories

c)

Neutralists

d)

Patriots

45.

This protest group was formed to protest against the Stamp Act in the colonies

a)

Daughters of Liberty

b)

Sons of Liberty

c)

Colonial Assembly

d)

Continental Congress

46.

Event that took place in Boston where 5 colonists died

a)

Boston Port Incident

b)

Boston Massacre

c)

Boston Tea Party

d)

Battle of Bunker Hill

47.

During the Boston Massacre, an African American patriot was killed, being the first victim of the Revolutionary War

a)

John Hancock

b)

Paul Revere

c)

Samuel Adams

d)

Crispus Attucks

48.

In response to the Stamp Act, the British removed all taxes except on ____________

a)

coffee

b)

sugar

c)

spices

d)

tea

49.

The colonists protested against the tea tax with another protest called

a)

New York Tea Rebellion

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Philadelphia Tea Protest

d)

Boston Coffee Party

50.

Wrote a series of pamphlets arguing that the colonies should separate and be free from Britain

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Thomas Paine

c)

John Adams

d)

George Washington

51.

Thomas Paine's pamphlets calling for Colonies to be free from Britain were called

a)
The Rights of Man
b)
The Federalist Papers
c)
The Declaration of Independence
d)
Common Sense
52.

Thomas Jefferson wrote this famous document

a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Emancipation Proclamation
c)
Constitution
d)
Bill of Rights
53.

In writing the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson drew upon the ideas of __________ and Enlightenment philosopher

a)
Thomas Hobbes
b)
John Locke
c)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
d)
Voltaire
54.

The main ideas Jefferson said were certain rights that could not be taken away which were

a)
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
b)
The right to bear arms
c)
Freedom of speech and assembly
d)
Access to education and healthcare
55.

The issue that held up the completing of the Declaration was the issue of

a)
foreign alliances
b)
taxation
c)
slavery
d)
representation