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VA US Unit 1 Review

Total questions: 91

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

For thousands of years, ______ people have studied, managed, honored, and thrived in their homelands. (Fill in the blank)

a)

indigenous

b)

urban

c)

nomadic

d)

foreign

2.

For thousands of years, indigenous people have studied, managed, honored, and thrived in their ______.

a)

homelands

b)

cities

c)

factories

d)

palaces

3.

In the Americas, there is ______ among more than 2,000 indigenous groups.

a)

little cultural diversity

b)

vast cultural diversity

c)

no cultural diversity

d)

only one culture

4.

Geography and ______ affected how the various Indigenous groups met their basic needs.

a)

climate

b)

language

c)

religion

d)

technology

5.

What influenced what was produced and how it was produced for Indigenous groups?

a)

Climate

b)

Resources

c)

Clothing

d)

Crops

6.

In the past, indigenous peoples ______, hunted, and grew crops for food.

a)

fished

b)

danced

c)

painted

d)

sang

7.

Indigenous peoples made clothing from animal ______ and plants. (Fill in the blank)

a)

skins

b)

feathers

c)

bones

d)

teeth

8.

Indigenous peoples constructed shelters from resources found in their environment.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Where was the homeland of the Iroquois located?

a)

Northeast North America, called the Eastern Woodlands

b)

Southwest United States, called the Desert Southwest

c)

Pacific Northwest, called the Coastal Region

d)

Great Plains, called the Grasslands

10.

What type of houses did the Iroquois build?

a)

Longhouses

b)

Igloos

c)

Tipis

d)

Pueblos

11.

What was one of the main practices of the Iroquois?

a)

Agriculture

b)

Mining

c)

Fishing for Whales

d)

Desert Nomadism

12.

Where was the Iroquois tribe located? (Indicate the region shown by the red dot on the map.)

a)

Northeast North America (Eastern Woodlands)

b)

Southwest North America (Desert Southwest)

c)

Pacific Northwest Coast

d)

Great Plains

13.

Which Indigenous group is described as having a homeland in the southeast of North America, called the Eastern Woodlands?

a)

Powhatan

b)

Sioux

c)

Inuit

d)

Apache

14.

Fill in the blank: The Powhatan homeland includes the _______ of North America, called the Eastern Woodlands.

a)

southeast

b)

northwest

c)

southwest

d)

northeast

15.

Which of the following are characteristics of the Powhatan Indigenous group?

a)

Lived in deserts and hunted buffalo

b)

Forested, rivers, practiced agriculture, fished and traded using coastal inlets

c)

Lived in the Arctic and hunted seals

d)

Lived in mountains and herded sheep

16.

On the map, where is the Powhatan tribe located?

a)

The Powhatan tribe is located in the southeast of North America, as indicated by the red dot on the map.

b)

The Powhatan tribe is located in the northwest of North America, as indicated by the red dot on the map.

c)

The Powhatan tribe is located in the southwest of North America, as indicated by the red dot on the map.

d)

The Powhatan tribe is located in the northeast of North America, as indicated by the red dot on the map.

17.

The homeland of the Mississippi River Valley Indigenous Group includes which of the following?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Mississippi River Valley, from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico

c)

Appalachian Mountains

d)

Great Plains

18.

What are the characteristics of the Mississippi River Valley region?

a)

River basin, lowlands, rolling hills

b)

Mountainous terrain, high plateaus, deserts

c)

Coastal plains, coral reefs, volcanic islands

d)

Arid desert, sand dunes, sparse vegetation

19.

On the map, where is the Mississippi River Valley located? (Refer to the red dot and shaded area on the map)

a)

The Mississippi River Valley is located in the central United States, stretching from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico, as shown by the red dot and shaded area on the map.

b)

The Mississippi River Valley is located in the western United States, near the Rocky Mountains, as shown by the red dot and shaded area on the map.

c)

The Mississippi River Valley is located in the northeastern United States, near the Atlantic coast, as shown by the red dot and shaded area on the map.

d)

The Mississippi River Valley is located in the southwestern United States, near the border with Mexico, as shown by the red dot and shaded area on the map.

20.

Which Indigenous group inhabited the interior of the United States, called the Great Plains?

a)

Lakota

b)

Cherokee

c)

Iroquois

d)

Inuit

21.

The Lakota inhabited the _______ of the United States, called the Great Plains.

a)

interior

b)

coast

c)

mountains

d)

islands

22.

What type of environment did the Lakota live in?

a)

Forests

b)

Dry grasslands

c)

Mountains

d)

Coastal areas

23.

The Lakota were primarily located in which region of the United States?

a)

Great Plains

b)

Pacific Northwest

c)

Southeast

d)

Northeast

24.

Which Indigenous group inhabited the Southwest in present day New Mexico and Arizona?

a)

Pueblo

b)

Sioux

c)

Iroquois

d)

Inuit

25.

The Pueblo people lived in ______ areas and areas bordering cliffs and mountains.

a)

desert

b)

forest

c)

tundra

d)

swamp

26.

What type of homes did the Pueblo people build?

a)

Igloos

b)

Adobe homes

c)

Teepees

d)

Longhouses

27.

The Pueblo people used ______ to help them grow crops in dry areas.

a)

irrigation

b)

fishing nets

c)

plows

d)

terraces

28.

Select the region on the map where the Pueblo tribe was located. (Refer to the map showing the Southwest region in present day New Mexico and Arizona.)

a)

Southwest region (New Mexico and Arizona)

b)

Northeast region (New York and Pennsylvania)

c)

Southeast region (Georgia and Florida)

d)

Northwest region (Washington and Oregon)

29.

Which present-day regions did the Inuit inhabit? Fill in the blank: The Inuit inhabited present-day _______ and northern _______.

a)

Alaska; Canada

b)

Mexico; Brazil

c)

Greenland; Australia

d)

Russia; China

30.

What is a characteristic of the areas where the Inuit lived? Fill in the blank: They lived in _______ areas where the temperature is below freezing much of the year.

a)

Arctic

b)

Tropical

c)

Desert

d)

Temperate

31.

About how many years ago did the Inuit arrive? The Inuit are estimated to have arrived about _______ years ago.

a)

4,000

b)

500

c)

10,000

d)

1,200

32.

Look at the map. Where were the Inuit located?

a)

In the Arctic region of Alaska and northern Canada

b)

In the southern United States

c)

In South America

d)

In Australia

33.

Which Indigenous group is described in the notes?

a)

Cherokee

b)

Kwakiutl

c)

Sioux

d)

Iroquois

34.

The homeland of the Kwakiutl includes the (a)   coast.

Choose from the below words

Atlantic Northeast

Pacific Northwest

Gulf Coast

Great Plains

35.

Describe the climate characteristics of the Kwakiutl homeland.

a)

Rainy, mild climate

b)

Hot and dry climate

c)

Cold and snowy climate

d)

Tropical and humid climate

36.

On the map, where was the Kwakiutl tribe located?

a)

Pacific Northwest coast (as shown by the red dot on the map)

b)

Great Plains (as shown by the yellow dot on the map)

c)

Southeastern United States (as shown by the blue dot on the map)

d)

Northeastern Woodlands (as shown by the green dot on the map)

37.

What was the Counter Reformation?

a)

A) A movement to expand the Protestant Church

b)

B) A response of the Catholic Church to the Protestant Reformation

c)

C) A war between European countries

d)

D) The creation of new religious texts

38.

The Counter Reformation led to reform of the _________

a)

Catholic Church

b)

Protestant Church

c)

Eastern Orthodox Church

d)

Anglican Church

39.

What was the goal of the Counter Reformation?

a)

To expand and affirm the power of the Church

b)

To abolish the Catholic Church

c)

To support the Protestant Reformation

d)

To create new religious holidays

40.

The image shows the Council of Trent, which was an important part of the Counter Reformation.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

Based on the passage: Exploration and colonization initiated worldwide (a)   and cultural interactions among Africa, the Americas, and Europe as products were exchanged, people migrated, and others were forcibly enslaved.

Choose from the below words

commercial expansion

migration

enslavement

42.

In the context of the passage, what does the term 'migrated' mean?

a)

Moved from one place to another, often to settle in a new area.

b)

Stayed in the same place for a long time.

c)

Built a new house in the same neighborhood.

d)

Changed jobs within the same company.

43.

According to the passage, what happened to some people as a result of exploration and colonization?

a)

Some people were forcibly enslaved.

b)

Some people became kings and queens.

c)

Some people invented new languages.

d)

Some people traveled to the moon.

44.

The passage states that exploration and colonization only affected Europe.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

What was the Protestant Reformation?

a)

A) A reform movement in Europe during the 1500s

b)

B) A war in Asia during the 1600s

c)

C) The creation of the Roman Empire

d)

D) The discovery of America

46.

Protestantism, a branch of ________, was created during the Protestant Reformation.

a)

Christianity

b)

Hinduism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Islam

47.

What does the term 'Reconquista' mean in the context of Spanish history?

a)

To reconquer Spanish lands from Muslim rule

b)

To establish trade routes with Asia

c)

To unify Spain and Portugal under one crown

d)

To spread Christianity to the Americas

48.

The idea of Reconquista was a motivating factor for Spanish and Portuguese conquests in which continents?

a)

North and South America

b)

Asia and Australia

c)

Europe and Africa

d)

Antarctica and Asia

49.

What was the main religious goal of the Spanish Reconquista?

a)

To spread Islam

b)

To spread Judaism

c)

To spread Christianity

d)

To spread Buddhism

50.

According to the SOL 1c Notes, which of the following was an economic motivation for the explorations?

a)

Spread Christianity

b)

Gold, natural resources, and trade

c)

Belief in superiority of own culture

d)

None of the above

51.

According to the SOL 1c Notes, spreading Christianity was a(n) ______ motivation for the explorations.

a)

religious

b)

economic

c)

political

d)

technological

52.

According to the SOL 1c Notes, competitions for empire and belief in superiority of own culture were motivations for the explorations.

a)

True

b)

False

53.

According to the SOL 1c Notes, which of the following is NOT listed as a motivation for the explorations?

a)

Economic reasons

b)

Religious reasons

c)

Scientific discovery

d)

Competitions for empire

54.

What was the name of the school in Portugal that helped with navigation?

a)

Navigation School

b)

Lisbon Academy

c)

Porto Maritime Institute

d)

Atlantic Explorers School

55.

What type of ship was easier to sail and helped with exploration?

a)

Caravel

b)

Galleon

c)

Longship

d)

Junk

56.

What instrument allowed sailors to find their latitude?

a)

Astrolabe

b)

Barometer

c)

Sextant

d)

Chronometer

57.

What is the term for the science of making maps, which became more accurate and detailed?

a)

Cartography

b)

Geology

c)

Astronomy

d)

Biology

58.

What did Europeans use to conquer Indigenous lands?

a)

Weapons

b)

Pottery

c)

Textiles

d)

Musical instruments

59.

Technological advancements allowed Europeans to explore. Which of the following was NOT a technological advancement mentioned in the notes?

a)

Navigation School

b)

Caravel

c)

Astrolabe

d)

Printing Press

60.

According to the SOL 1b Notes, what was one result of early European exploration, colonization, and the system of enslavement?

a)

The redistribution of the world’s population as millions of people from Europe and Africa voluntarily and involuntarily came to the New World.

b)

The immediate abolition of slavery in all European colonies.

c)

The establishment of democratic governments throughout the New World.

d)

The end of all conflicts between European nations and indigenous peoples.

61.

According to the SOL 1b Notes, people from which two continents came to the New World as a result of early European exploration and colonization?

a)

Europe and Africa

b)

Asia and Australia

c)

South America and Antarctica

d)

North America and Asia

62.

The system of enslavement only resulted in voluntary migration to the New World.

a)

True

b)

False

63.
Question Image

Match the following colonies to their respective regions as shown in the map of the Thirteen American Colonies in 1775:

a)

New England colonies

1.

Massachusetts

b)

Middle colonies

2.

Pennsylvania

c)

Southern colonies

3.

Georgia

64.

Ponce de León sailed for which country?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

England

d)

Portugal

65.

Ponce de León was the first official European to explore which region?

a)

California

b)

Florida

c)

Texas

d)

Mexico

66.

Ponce de León also discovered and helped with the understanding of the _________?

a)

Gulf Stream

b)

Amazon River

c)

Great Barrier Reef

d)

Sahara Desert

67.

Ponce de León led the colonization of which island?

a)

Cuba

b)

Puerto Rico

c)

Jamaica

d)

Hispaniola

68.

Ponce de León was searching for the legendary "________ of Youth."

a)

Fountain

b)

Sword

c)

Crown

d)

Map

69.

In what year did Ponce de León begin his exploration of Florida?

a)

1513

b)

1492

c)

1521

d)

1508

70.

Who claimed the Southwest of the present-day United States for Spain?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Francisco Vázquez de Coronado

c)

Hernán Cortés

d)

Ferdinand Magellan

71.

Which country did Francisco Vázquez de Coronado claim land for in 1540?

a)

France

b)

England

c)

Spain

d)

Portugal

72.

In what year did Francisco Vázquez de Coronado claim the Southwest of the present-day United States for Spain?

a)

1540

b)

1492

c)

1607

d)

1588

73.

Francisco Vázquez de Coronado claimed the ________ of the present-day United States for Spain.

a)

Southwest

b)

Northeast

c)

Midwest

d)

Southeast

74.

Francisco Vázquez de Coronado claimed the Southwest of the present-day United States for Spain in 1540.

a)

True

b)

False

75.

According to the SOL 1b Notes, who did Christopher Columbus sail for?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Portugal

76.

According to the SOL 1b Notes, Christopher Columbus was trying to find a direct route to Asia for what?

a)

Gold

b)

Spices

c)

Silk

d)

Tea

77.

According to the SOL 1b Notes, Christopher Columbus paved the way for _______ exploration.

a)

European

b)

Asian

c)

African

d)

Australian

78.

According to the SOL 1b Notes, in what year did Christopher Columbus sail?

a)

1066

b)

1492

c)

1776

d)

1620

79.

According to the VUS.1b Notes, what did the Indigenous people lose as a result of interactions with Europeans?

a)

Their traditional territories

b)

Their language

c)

Their religion

d)

Their technology

80.

According to the VUS.1b Notes, Indigenous people fell victim to _______ carried from Europe.

a)

diseases

b)

weapons

c)

languages

d)

foods

81.

According to the VUS.1b Notes, French exploration of Canada led to large-scale immigration from France.

a)

True

b)

False

82.

According to the VUS.1b Notes, relations between the French and native peoples were generally considered more _______.

a)

cooperative

b)

hostile

c)

distant

d)

competitive

83.

What is the main goal of mercantilism?

a)

Import more than export

b)

Export more than import

c)

Equal imports and exports

d)

Avoid trade with colonies

84.

According to mercantilism, a nation's ______ equals its wealth.

a)

power

b)

population

c)

territory

d)

culture

85.

In mercantilism, colonies are considered tools to support the mother country’s economy.

a)

True

b)

False

86.

Which of the following best describes the economic policy of mercantilism?

a)

entrepreneurship

b)

business partnership

c)

making money for another country

d)

employed

87.

What do colonies provide to the mother country?

a)

Finished products at high prices

b)

Raw materials at low prices

c)

Gold and silver

d)

Trade restrictions

88.

Colonial economies developed under the European system of mercantilism as determined by the ______, soil conditions, and natural resources available in each region.

a)

climate

b)

population

c)

religion

d)

language

89.

In the Triangular Trade, what did Europe send to Africa?

a)

manufactured goods

b)

enslaved people

c)

raw cotton

d)

tobacco

90.

In the Triangular Trade, what did Africa send to the Americas (Middle Passage)?

a)

enslaved people

b)

spices

c)

textiles

d)

machinery

91.

In the Triangular Trade, what did the Americas send to Europe?

a)

raw materials (sugar, cotton, tobacco)

b)

manufactured goods (textiles, guns, rum)

c)

enslaved people

d)

precious metals (gold, silver)