WorksheetsEMPA Review US I
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 28mins
Came to Central and North America in search of gold
Spanish conquistadors
British colonists
French explorers
Native American tribes
Who led the forces to conquer Tenochtitlan?
Moctezuma II
Francisco Pizarro
Atahualpa
Hernán Cortés
Tenochtitlan was the capital ____________ in the 1500s
Olmec
Aztec
Inca
Maya
The planned colony for ______________ in Mexico was called Mexico City
the Spanish
the Portuguese
the British
the French
What was the name of the capital of the planned colony for the Spaniards in Mexico?
Tijuana
Cancún
Mexico City
Guadalajara
Mix of Spanish-Native American ancestry
Mestizo
Indigenous
Creole
Hispanic
Ponce De León discovered this land in 1513
Florida
New York
Texas
California
The Spanish explorer who discovered Florida
Hernán Cortés
Juan Ponce de León
Francisco Pizarro
Vasco Núñez de Balboa
In 1565, the Spanish outpost in Florida, which is today the oldest city in the U.S.
Orlando
Miami
St. Augustine
Tampa
Religious leader of the Pueblo who led the rebellion against the Spaniards
Cochise
Geronimo
Sitting Bull
Popé
Pope led a rebellion and expelled the Spaniards from _____________ for 12 years
California
New Mexico
Texas
Arizona
John Rolfe introduced this product in Jamestown and helped make this colony profitable
Tobacco
Indigo
Rice
Cotton
These people agreed to work (servitude) in exchange for passage to North America
Free colonists
Convicts
Workers
Indentured servants
As more settlers arrived in Jamestown, relations with this group worsened
French settlers
Native Americans
Spanish explorers
Dutch traders
The Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay colonies were founded for ____________ freedom
political
social
religious
economic
Was religious freedom the basis for the founding of these two colonies?
Virginia and New York
Pennsylvania and Maryland
Massachusetts and Plymouth
Georgia and South Carolina
The main conflict between Native Americans and settlers was over ___________
religious beliefs
land ownership
trade agreements
cultural practices
Name of the war with the Puritan settlements throughout New England
American Civil War
King Philip's War
War of 1812
French and Indian War
What is the name of the Native American chief who led them in King Philip's War?
Tecumseh
Sitting Bull
Crazy Horse
Metacom
_____________ appointed George Washington in charge of the Continental Army for the Revolutionary War
Second Continental Congress
Continental Association
British Parliament
First Continental Congress
Who was appointed by the Second Continental Congress to lead the Continental Army?
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
Around 5,000 ______________ served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War
Native Americans
Hispanic Americans
Women
African Americans
Women participated in the Revolutionary War with one of the most famous _________________ from New Jersey, who was recognized for her heroic efforts
Molly Pitcher
Phillis Wheatley
Deborah Sampson
Betty Ross
The term _____________ emerged from the Revolutionary War in the belief that all people were equal and remains a social goal for our country today
freedom
justice
egalitarianism
freedom
One of the only major cities in the south that was a thriving port city
Savannah, Georgia
Charleston, South Carolina
New Orleans, Louisiana
Miami, Florida
In the south, not many important cities grew, but they had large plantations where they grew cash crops
plantations
villages
farms
towns
In the south, the cultivation of rice, tobacco, indigo, etc. was called ______________ crops because they were intended to be sold for profit.
subsistence
perennial
cash
seasonal
At the end of 1600, the South increased its reliance on enslaved _____________
Native Americans
Indentured servants
European immigrants
Africans
The increase of enslaved Africans in the South occurred due to the decrease of
native workers
free workers
indentured servants
African immigrants
The series of trade routes connecting America, Europe, the Caribbean, and Africa was called
Silk Road
Columbian Exchange
Triangular Trade
Transatlantic Trade
The part of the Triangular Trade that involved the transportation of slaves from Africa was called
Transatlantic Route
Slave Trade Network
African Voyage
Middle Passage
The Triangular Trade connected the Americas, the Caribbean, Europe, and _________?
Africa
Asia
Australia
Antarctica
The largest city in the Americas in the mid-1700s
New York
Mexico City
Boston
Philadelphia
Philadelphia was located in the Colony of ______________
Virginia
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
New York
The region where the colony of Pennsylvania was located was called the Middle Atlantic colony or _____________
North
South
West
Middle
What is the name of the war that took place in North America between Great Britain and France?
French and Indian War
Seven Years' War
War of 1812
American Revolutionary War
The French and Indian War took place between Great Britain and __________
Spain
France
Netherlands
Portugal
In the French and Indian War, Great Britain was allied with _____________
Cherokee Nation
Spanish
Iroquois Confederacy
Huron Confederacy
What is the name of the treaty that ended the French and Indian War, in which France lost most of its lands in America?
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Paris 1763
Treaty of Ghent
Treaty of Utrecht
The French and Indian War changed when the British won the Battle of ___________
Bengal
Waterloo
Quebec
Agra
__________ captured 8 forts in the Ohio River Valley during the French and Indian War
Pontiac
Major Robert Rogers
Tecumseh
General George Washington
The Parliament approved the ____________ that imposed a tax on printed items in the colonies
Intolerable Acts
Stamp Act
Townshend Acts
Tea Act
Colonists who remained loyal to Great Britain in the Revolutionary War
Patriots
Rebels
Independents
Loyalists
The colonists who wanted freedom from Britain were called _____________
Loyalists
Tories
Neutralists
Patriots
This protest group was formed to protest against the Stamp Act in the colonies
Daughters of Liberty
Sons of Liberty
Colonial Assembly
Continental Congress
Event that took place in Boston where 5 colonists died
Boston Port Incident
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
Battle of Bunker Hill
During the Boston Massacre, an African American patriot was killed, being the first victim of the Revolutionary War
John Hancock
Paul Revere
Samuel Adams
Crispus Attucks
In response to the Stamp Act, the British removed all taxes except on ____________
coffee
sugar
spices
tea
The colonists protested against the tea tax with another protest called
New York Tea Rebellion
Boston Tea Party
Philadelphia Tea Protest
Boston Coffee Party
Wrote a series of pamphlets arguing that the colonies should separate and be free from Britain
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Paine
John Adams
George Washington
Thomas Paine's pamphlets calling for Colonies to be free from Britain were called
Thomas Jefferson wrote this famous document
In writing the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson drew upon the ideas of __________ and Enlightenment philosopher
The main ideas Jefferson said were certain rights that could not be taken away which were
The issue that held up the completing of the Declaration was the issue of
