WorksheetsPosttest Review
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 26mins
Samuel Champlain helped discover what Canadian city?
Montreal
Toronto
Saskatchewan
Quebec City
Which tribe lived in this kind of home?
Iroquois
Inuit
Kwakiutl
Lakota
Which tribe lived in the Pacific Northwest?
Inuit
Kwakiutl
Pueblo
Lakota
What accomplishment was made by Spanish explorers in the Western Hemisphere?
The establishment of Spanish colonies in the Southwestern part of the United States.
Which group established trading posts in the New World?
Spanish
Mexican
French
British
What reasons led to conflict between the Europeans and American Indians?
Trade competition
Spread of disease
Land ownership
Use of metal tools
Type of crops
Which colonies were formed around the need for religious freedom?
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Plymouth Colony
Georgia
What did colonial women and free colonial African Americans have in common?
Both were not allowed to vote in colonial elections.
Who was the individual who helped gain support from the French for American Independence?
Which events took place prior to the signing of the Declaration of Independence?
Battle of Lexington
First Continental Congress
Boston Tea Party
Battle of Yorktown
Boston Massacre
The Virginia Declaration of Rights influenced the Bill of Rights by-
guaranteeing certain individual rights
establishing the structure of the federal government instead of individual rights.
opposing the idea of a Bill of Rights.
focusing solely on state rights without mentioning individual freedoms.
Under the Great Compromise, the Congress would be split into...
The President and the Senate
The House of Representatives and the Senate
The President and the Vice President
The President and the House of Representatives
Benjamin Banneker helped complete the design for Washington, D.C. under the administration of -
Which president asked Congress to fund a western expedition of the United States led by Meriwether Lewis?
Which statement best describes the territory labeled 4 on the map?
It was given to the United States through a treaty with Spain.
It was an independent republic before joining the United States.
It was divided by the United States and Great Britain.
It was gained by the United States after a war with Mexico.
Match the territory with the country that claimed the land pictured prior to joining the United States.
Great Britain
Mexico
France
Spain
How did cotton gin impact slavery in the United States?
The cotton gin increased the demand for slave labor.
The steam locomotive changed the lives of Americans during the nineteenth century by-
transforming transportation by making it faster and boosting economic growth.
This statement best supports the idea of-
denying voting rights to women
granting equal voting rights to women
allowing equal rights to freed slaves
promoting the end of women's suffrage
What did William Lloyd Garrison do to try to help end slavery? (select 2)
Burned a copy of the Constitution in protest of slavery
Helped slaves escape to the North on the Underground Railroad
Wrote a newspaper called the Liberator supporting abolitionists
Killed many slave owners in the South
Prior to the Civil War, Southerners opposed tariffs because they feared they would -
cause Great Britain to stop buying cotton from the South
According to the Missouri Compromise, Main would be allowed to enter the Union as a
Which individual was offered command of the Union forces during the Civil War but decided not to fight against Virginia?
What effect did the Civil War have on Robert Smalls?
He was awarded for his heroic deeds in saving African Americans from slavery.
The ocean located along the west coast of South Africa is the -
Pacific Ocean
Which best describes the geographic region labeled 2?
It contains the lowest point in North America.
It contains the oldest mountain range in North America.
It has rolling flatlands with many river valleys.
It has flatlands that gradually increase in elevation westward.
Match the major river systems with their descriptions.
The gateway to the west
Ohio River
Used to move farming equipment and industrial products
Mississippi River
Connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean and borders Canada
St. Lawrence River
Explored by the Spanish
Colorado River
Explored by Lewis & Clark
Columbia River
What geographical feature is represented by the blue area on the map?
bay
river
lake
gulf
Which number represents the location of the oldest archaeological sites in North America?
1
2
3
4
Which state, having formed during the Civil War, remained part of the Union?
Which number represents the location where the Civil War began?
1
2
3
4
Which Civil War events were victories for the Union?
Battle of Vicksburg
Appomattox Court House
Battle of Fort Sumter
Battle of Gettysburg
Appomattox Court House served as an important site during the Civil War because it was the location where -
Robert E. Lee surreneder to Ulysses S. Grant
Early American Indians created shelter from materials-
purchased from settlers
found in the enviornment
exported from Europe
traded with other tribes
What is an example of a capital resource used by American Indians?
From the map, which man-made waterway depicted helped make transportation cheaper and faster?
Hudson River
The Ghana, Mali, and Songhai empires were located near the -
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
What headline would most likely be in a Southern colonial newspaper?
Shopkeepers Raise Concerns At Town Meeting
Plantation Owners Report An Increase in Crop Production
According to the Declaration of Independence, people establish governments to-
What was the effect of the Articles of Confederation's weaknessess?
The weaknesses resulted in the writing of the U.S. Constitution.
