American History 1st 9 Weeks Exam

Question 1

The _______ created an empire by conquering neighboring cities.

Accepted Answer

Aztecs

Question 2

Which of the following of those acts required all council members, judges, and sheriffs to be appointed by the governor?

Accepted Answer

Massachussetts Government Act

Question 3

Which of the following was NOT part of the Iroquois Confederacy?

Accepted Answer

Aztec

Question 4

Which of the following of those acts allowed the governor to transfer trials of British soldiers & officials to Britain?

Accepted Answer

Administration of Justice Act

Question 5

Jamestown used ________, known as a cash crop, to make profit.

Accepted Answer

tobacco

Question 6

Where was the compass invented?

Accepted Answer

China

Question 7

The greatest American defeat in the war came at ________ where 5,500 Americans were taken prisoner.

Accepted Answer

Charles Towne

Question 8

system in which settlers were granted land in exchange for settling in Virginia

Accepted Answer

headright

Question 9

a change to a lower state or level

Accepted Answer

decline

Question 10

Which of the following of those acts shut down Boston's port until the city paid for the damaged tea?

Accepted Answer

Boston Port Act

Question 11

After that battle, America signed _____ treaties.

Accepted Answer

2

Question 12

The demand for ___________ on plantations fueled that trade system

Accepted Answer

enslaved labor

Question 13

The first treaty America signed said that ______ was the first to recognize America as an independent nation.

Accepted Answer

France

Question 14

The origins of the colony of Pennsylvania lay in a persecuted religious group known as the __________.

Accepted Answer

Quakers

Question 15

In October 1773, East India Company ships out 1,253 chests of _____ to Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Charles Towne

Accepted Answer

Tea

Question 16

Which was the only tax that remained after repealing all of the other of the acts?

Accepted Answer

tea

Question 17

Virginia's Declaration of _____ guaranteed free Virginians freedom fo speech and religion, right to bear arms, and trial

Accepted Answer

Rights

Question 18

Portsmouth and Providence became the single colony of __________.

Accepted Answer

Rhode Island

Question 19

America is named after _________.

Accepted Answer

Amerigo Vespucci

Question 20

Who forged an anti-British alliance of merchants?

Accepted Answer

Sam Adams

Question 21

Who was the first man to die when troops fired shots into the crowd on March 5, 1770?

Accepted Answer

Crispus Attucks

Question 22

In the Pope's line of demarcation, Spain controlled the _______ and Portugal controlled the _______.

Accepted Answer

west/east

Question 23

After the British defeat at Saratoga, General Howe resigned and ______ replaced him.

Accepted Answer

Sir Henry Clinton

Question 24

an action that produces a good or service

Accepted Answer

labor

Question 25

Which of the following taxed most printed materials?

Accepted Answer

Stamp Act

Question 26

To create more fields for farming, a method of cultivation often used was ________ agriculture.

Accepted Answer

slash-and-burn

Question 27

The Treaty of _____ led to Britain recognizing America as independent and ended the American revolution, birthing the US

Accepted Answer

Paris

Question 28

Which of the following drew a north-south line & prevented colonists from settling west of that line without permission?

Accepted Answer

Proclamation of 1763

Question 29

Which of the following was NOT one of the goods Europeans began buying from Arabs?

Accepted Answer

milk

Question 30

Which of the following were the largest of all the Mississippian culture with 20k living in 60 towns?

Accepted Answer

Cherokee

Question 31

Because of the Boston Tea Party, Parliament passed 4 new laws that came to be known as the ______ Acts.

Accepted Answer

Coercive

Question 32

The ______ developed a sophisticated society with large villages, temple complexes, and pyramids.

Accepted Answer

Olmec

Question 33

device used to determine direction, latitude, and local time

Accepted Answer

astrolabe

Question 34

William Penn founded Pennsylvania and named its capital __________ which was Greek for brotherly love.

Accepted Answer

Philadelphia

Question 35

the men who led the expeditions to conquer the Americas

Accepted Answer

conquistadors

Question 36

a gathering of free men in a New England town to elect leaders, which developed into the local town government

Accepted Answer

Town Meeting

Question 37

Which of the following banned the use of paper money in the colonies?

Accepted Answer

Currency Act of 1764

Question 38

Between the battles at Lexington and Concord, which side had 49 men die, 41 wounded, and 5 missing?

Accepted Answer

Colonial

Question 39

Britain's Parliament helped the British Easy India Company out of debt by passing the ___ Act of 1773

Accepted Answer

Tea

Question 40

________ plantation system created a society with distinct social classes

Accepted Answer

Southern Colonies

Question 41

Which language did you speak in the Northeast if you lived in the area known today as New England?

Accepted Answer

Algonquian

Question 42

In 700 A.D., the _______ were developing a large system of irrigation canals to carry water for miles to their farms

Accepted Answer

Hohokam

Question 43

Which battle helped build American confidence after killing more than 1,000 British soldiers?

Accepted Answer

Bunker Hill

Question 44

Because of that shooting on March 5, 1770 that killed 5 and wounded 6 more, the British repealed almost all of the _____

Accepted Answer

Townshend Acts

Question 45

These encounters with French and Native American forces became known as ________.

Accepted Answer

The French and Indian War

Question 46

Which of the following is a feeling of confidence or enthusiasm?

Accepted Answer

morale

Question 47

furnished with provisions; to make ready for action

Accepted Answer

equipped

Question 48

The next treaty that America signed allied _____ with the United States.

Accepted Answer

France

Question 49

the manner of accomplishing a task using specialized methods, processes, or knowledge

Accepted Answer

technology

Question 50

Which of the following of those acts required local officials to provided lodging for British soldiers?

Accepted Answer

Quartering Act

Question 51

Between the battles at Lexington and Concord, which side had 73 killed, 174 wounded, and 5 missing?

Accepted Answer

Militia

Question 52

Americans attacked British ______ ships, crippling their trade and economy by seizing millions of dollars of cargo.

Accepted Answer

merchant

Question 53

The period from 500 AD to 1500 AD is known as the ________.

Accepted Answer

Middle Ages

Question 54

The Battle of _____ led to over 8,000 British troops surrendering to the Americans.

Accepted Answer

Yorktown

Question 55

What language did you speak in the Northeast if you lived in the area that is known today as New York?

Accepted Answer

Iroquoian

Question 56

to get as one&#x27;s own; to come into possession or control of

Accepted Answer

acquire

Question 57

Which of the following raced the Lexington to warn people that the British were coming?

Accepted Answer

Paul Revere

Question 58

form of business organization in which many investors pool funds to raise large amounts of money for large projects

Accepted Answer

joint-stock companies

Question 59

Explorers from which country became the first Europeans to search for a sea route to Asia?

Accepted Answer

Portugal

Question 60

Who invented latitude and longitude?

Accepted Answer

Claudius Ptolemy

American History 1st 9 Weeks Exam

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