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Ms. History

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A place ruled by another country

a)

tax

b)

colony

c)

settlers

d)

culture

2.

When Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas, he was looking for

a)

a way to cross the Panama Canal

b)

his relatives he has not seen in years

c)

a certain Native American tribe

d)

a faster route to Asia

3.

The Europeans came to North America to 

a)

find gold

b)

go shopping in the big cities

c)

trade with Native Americans

d)

spread Christianity

4.

Biloxi Bay got its name from

a)

Pascagoula language

b)

the lighthouse there

c)

Biloxi Indians

d)

none of these are correct

5.

The French built ____________ which is near present-day  Natchez

a)

Fort Rosalie

b)

Fort Moultrie

c)

Fort Caroline

d)

Fort Mose

6.

______________ was wiped out by fighting between against the French

a)

Navajo culture

b)

Choctaw culture

c)

Cherokee culture

d)

Natchez culture

7.

Formal agreement between countries

a)

seceding

b)

disaffiliation

c)

breach

d)

treaty

8.

An official that is appointed or elected to rule a colony or state

a)

emperor

b)

governor

c)

alderman

d)

council

9.

British colony that included Mississippi

a)

West Florida

b)

New England

c)

Cape of Good Hope

d)

Straits Settlements

10.

Spain and the United States won land from the British in the

a)

Treaty of Pittsburgh

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Louisiana Purchase Treaty

d)

Treaty of Greenville

11.

Countries that ruled over the land of Mississippi

a)

Great Britain

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

United States

12.

In _______ , the United States took over most of the Mississippi area

a)

2023

b)

1900

c)

2000

d)

1798

13.

A person who is born in a country or who has earned the right to become a member of that country is a _____________.

a)

council

b)

statesmen

c)

citizen

d)

none of these

14.

Three levels of government are

a)

city, town, state

b)

local, state, national

c)

country, special district, municipal

15.

Our NATION's capital is ________________________________.

a)

Jackson

b)

Madison

c)

Washington DC

d)

None of these

16.

The first European to explore the Mississippi River was

a)

A) Hernando de Soto

b)

B) Christopher Columbus

c)

C) Ferdinand Magellan

d)

D) Marco Polo

17.

The Mississippi River is primarily associated with which Native American tribe?

a)

A) Apache

b)

B) Sioux

c)

C) Choctaw

d)

D) Iroquois

18.

Which European country first claimed the Mississippi region?

a)

A) Spain

b)

B) France

c)

C) England

d)

D) Portugal

19.

The Mississippi River flows into which body of water?

a)

A) Atlantic Ocean

b)

B) Gulf of Mexico

c)

C) Pacific Ocean

d)

D) Great Lakes

20.

Which treaty ended the French and Indian War, affecting the Mississippi region?

a)

A) Treaty of Versailles

b)

B) Treaty of Paris 1763

c)

C) Treaty of Ghent

d)

D) Treaty of Tordesillas

21.

The city of New Orleans was founded by which European nation?

a)

A) Spain

b)

B) England

c)

C) France

d)

D) Netherlands

22.

Which explorer is credited with naming the Mississippi River?

a)

A) Jacques Cartier

b)

B) Robert de La Salle

c)

C) Samuel de Champlain

d)

D) John Cabot

23.

The Mississippi River was a crucial part of which major American conflict?

a)

A) American Revolution

b)

B) Civil War

c)

C) War of 1812

d)

D) Mexican-American War

24.

Which state is not bordered by the Mississippi River?

a)

A) Arkansas

b)

B) Tennessee

c)

C) Georgia

d)

D) Louisiana

25.

The Mississippi River is the ______ longest river in the world.

a)

A) first

b)

B) second

c)

C) third

d)

D) fourth