Worksheets7th Grade Social Studies Final Exam
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
The above map illustrates the
Columbian exchange of plants and animals
Extent of the Maya Empire
Movement of early peoples from Asia to America
These differences in clothing most likely resulted from
traditional religious practices.
competing customs in fashion
available natural resources
A historian could best use this document to study which topic?
Nomadic tribes of the Plains
Permanent settlements of Native Americans
Pueblo dwellings in the Southwest
Native Americans migrated and settled in varied regions of North America. What factor would most likely lead to the differences between culture areas?
Differences in leadership styles between tribes
Migrating animals and the impact of hunting
The impact of geography and climate
Which of the illustrations below represents a type of Native American dwelling found in the Northeastern Woodlands region?
(Teepee)
(Igloo)
(Longhouse)
(Pueblo)
What is the best title for the diagram and quote above?
Columbian Exchange
Silk Road
Open Door Policy
A conclusion best supported by this illustration is that the Columbian Exchange
ended the slave trade in the Eastern Hemisphere
resulted in a decrease in trade between North America and Europe
led to the spread of disease to the natives of the Americas
Which of the following was a result of Christopher Columbus’s voyage to the Americas?
Asians began to trade with Native Americans.
European powers lost interest in trade with the Orient.
European nations desired to explore the Americas.
Which region had an “excellent coastline”, thereby supporting an economy of whaling and fishing?
Middle Colonies
New England Colonies
Southern Colonies
Which two geographic resources led to the development of the shipping industry?
a. Harbors and forests
b. Long growing seasons
c. Use of slave labor
Why were slaves beneficial on the Southern plantations?
Cotton crops required much labor and slaves provided cheap labor
Fewer colonists settled in the South
Small farm owners needed extra workers
According to the map above, what continents participated in this trade?
Europe, Australia and Asia
North America, Europe and Africa
South America, North America and Asia
What could be a title for the above diagram?
Northwest Passage
Triangular Trade
Production of Tobacco
Which conclusion is best supported by the chart?
The Stamp Act led to widespread smuggling.
Colonists raised revenue by imposing new taxes.
British policies were opposed by many colonists.
The series of events shown in the chart led directly to the
start of the French and Indian War.
outbreak of the American Revolution.
formation of a colonial alliance with Prussia.
What is the main idea of this illustration?
The colonists were restricted by the laws passed by the British government.
The King of England wanted the colonists to have a greater voice in government.
King George III traveled to the colonies to personally put many American colonists in stocks.
The political cartoon above shows that people are unhappy with the King’s restrictions. Which of the following groups would most likely support the view expressed in the cartoon?
Loyalists
Native Americans
Patriots
Analyze the picture to the left. Why is Paul Revere riding under the cloak of darkness?
He became lost and needed directions to Lexington
He is warning the colonists to prepare for war with the British
He is trying to get the colonists to mend the poor relations with the British
Which important issue does General Burgoyne discuss in this excerpt?
Fighting hostile enemies in Europe
Fighting Native American enemies in the West
The relationship between colonists and its Mother Country
What is the most accurate title for the timeline above?
Forms of Colonial protest
Effects of British Navigation laws
Causes of the American Revolution
The Constitution of the United States was considered an improvement over the Articles of Confederation because the Constitution changed the
Status of slavery
Balance of power between the states and the national government
Civil rights of minorities
A significant change from the Articles to the Constitution was
The number of representatives for the states based on population
Amendments could not be made to the Constitution
The ability to vote on taxes
The Constitution added
An executive branch headed by the President
A Congress headed by a President
Requirement for all 13 states to approve amendments
Which leader is considered the father of the Constitution due to his involvement in its creation and ratification?
James Madison
Alexander Hamilton
George Washington
What “plan” dealt with representation of states in the federal government?
Virginia Plan
Connecticut Plan (Great Compromise)
Albany Plan of Union
Which of the following best describes the circumstances under which the Constitution was written?
The United States were prospering (growing)
The Federal Government was strong
The Articles of Confederation were failing
The writer of the Constitution best applied this idea by providing for
an electoral college to select the President
due process of law to protect individual civil rights
a method for adopting Constitutional amendments
Which first amendment right is reflected in the excerpt above?
Freedom of Speech
Abolition of Slavery
Trial by Jury
What amendment protects a person who refuses to answer a question in court?
5th
6th
7th
8th
An accurate summarizing heading for these amendments would be
Rights of the accused
Rights of illegal immigrants
Rights of workers
What purpose does a system of checks and balances serve?
To stop the federal government from interfering with state government
To prevent a branch of government from having too much power
To stop a state from seceding
The United States Supreme Court, in the system of checks and balances, may
Impeach the president
Advise the president concerning the legality of proposed actions
Declare state and federal laws unconstitutional
Which provision was included in the United States Constitution to allow it to adapt to changing times?
Separation of power
An amendment process
Electoral College
Using the map above, identify the impact of the Louisiana Purchase:
The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the United States
The Louisiana Purchase created an important barrier between the United States and British Territory
The Louisiana Purchase cut off access to the Mississippi river
Using the map above, what would be the anticipated importance of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers?
The dams built on each river would provide the Louisiana Territory with abundant electricity
The rivers would provide transportation for the goods produced by midwest farmers
The river regions would result in long-term fights with the Spanish
Use the following quotes to help you answer questions 36 & 37 Mr. Isaac Statts, in a letter to a friend, dated “Polk County, Oregon, April 8, 1847” “I am highly pleased with this country, and so far as I can now say, shall spend the remainder of my days in it. It has assuredly the most healthy climate in the world. Many persons now here who have removed from State to State, in search of health and found it not, are now hearty and robust, capable of performing any kind of labor.—Grass has been very fine and abundant for the last six weeks. When wheat is well put in, you can safely count on 30 bushels an acre. Hemp, tobacco and flax do well here. It is a good country for sheep. There is sufficient water power to carry on manufacturing to any extent. I have built my house in a commanding situation, and have a fine view of the country for ten miles around, and it is quite refreshing on a warm summer’s day to feel the invigorating breeze from the Cascade mountains.—We have a most excellent spring within sixty yards of our house, near which we have made our garden. I am convinced that this is as fine a country as can be found. Any man disposed to be industrious and who would be satisfied anywhere, would be satisfied in this country.”
A factory worker
A plantation owner
A settler in the West
What is the main idea the author discusses in this letter?
The advantages of settling in the Oregon Territory
The importance of crop rotation in agriculture
The overpopulation in cities due to industrialization
According to the chart on the previous page, what effect did the Erie Canal have on the shipping of manufactured goods?
It did not have much effect on shipping as they continued to use old methods
Manufacturers lost profits by shipping goods out West
The canal was a cheaper and faster way to transport goods.
Which important issue does Solomon Northup discuss in this excerpt?
Suffrage
Slavery
Urbanization
Use the following quote to help you answer question 39 & 40 “My narrative is at an end. I have no comments to make upon the subject of Slavery. Those who read this book may form their own opinions of the "peculiar institution." What it may be in other States, I do not profess to know; what it is in the region of Red River, is truly and faithfully delineated in these pages. This is no fiction, no exaggeration. I doubt not hundreds have been as unfortunate as myself; that hundreds of free citizens have been kidnapped in the North and sold back into slavery, and are at this moment wearing out their lives on plantations in Texas and Louisiana. I am thankful to that good Being through whose mercy I have been restored to happiness and liberty....” -Twelve Years A Slave, Solomon Northup
Free African Americans in the North were often impacted by slavery
The abolition of slavery was embraced by most Northerners
Slavery in the West would be good for the American economy
Only African Americans in the South were directly impacted by slavery
What was Frederick Douglass’ constant focus as a slave?
Education
Freedom
Religion
Voting
The Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 was mainly concerned with
Ending slavery in all the states
Reducing consumption of alcoholic beverages
Improving treatment of the mentally ill
Expanding women’s rights
Use the following quote to help you answer questions 43 & 44 AIN'T I A WOMAN? By Sojourner Truth, 1851 “Well, children, where there is so much racket, there must be something out of kilter. I think that the negroes of the South and the women in the North, all talking about rights, the white men will be in a fix pretty soon. But what's all this here talking about? That man over there says that women need to be helped into carriages, and lifted over ditches, and to have the best place everywhere. Nobody ever helps me into carriages, or over mud-puddles, or gives me any best place! And ain't I a woman? Look at me! Look at my arm! I have ploughed and planted, and gathered into barns... And ain't I a woman? I could work as much and eat as much as a man - when I could get it - and bear the lash as well! And ain't I a woman? I have borne thirteen children, and seen most all sold off to slavery, and when I cried out with ...grief, none but Jesus heard me! And ain't I a woman?”
A female mill worker
A former female slave of the South
White woman of the South
A male slave living in the South
Which of the following quotes from the above text best demonstrates the speaker's angry and bitter attitude towards slavery?
“Well, children, where there is so much racket, there must be something out of kilter.”
“I think that the negroes of the South and the women in the North, all talking about rights, the white men will be in a fix pretty soon”
“Nobody ever helps me into carriages, or over mud-puddles, or gives me any best place! And ain’t I a woman?”
“I have borne thirteen children, and seen most all sold off to slavery, and when I cried out with...grief, none but Jesus heard me”
All of the following are causes of the Civil War EXCEPT
a. “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” by Harriet Beecher Stowe
b. Fugitive Slave Act
c. Election of 1860
d. Increased use of railroads
Use the following excerpt from Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation to help you answer this question: "That on the first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, all persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a State... in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free." According to this excerpt, what was the purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation?
Slaves living in states in rebellion against the Union are now free
All slaves are now free
All slaves in newly created states will become free
Slaves living in the Union will be free
Use the following excerpt from Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation to help you answer this question: "That on the first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, all persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a State... in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free." Why didn’t Lincoln free slaves living in states fighting for the Union?
Lincoln didn’t want African Americans in the North
Lincoln was worried that border states would secede to the Confederacy if he freed their slaves
Lincoln wanted to make sure that slavery would only live on in certain places
Lincoln had friends in the South, and he didn’t want to take away their property
The purpose of this Union military strategy was to
Cut the South off from supplies and resources they needed to fight the war
Move South around some of the tougher armies and fight in Missouri where they could win
Move Union soldiers to the West where weather was better for fighting
Continue moving around so the South had no idea where Union troops were located
According to the quote above from our Supreme Court Justices in 1857, Dred Scott, who was taken from a slave state to a free state should be considered
A slave
A paid employee
A Freedmen
An indentured Servant
Which was not an effect of the Civil War?
Emergence of the Ku Klux Klan
Racism ended in the United States
13, 14, and 15th amendments
Creation of the Freedmen’s Bureau
