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First Americans European Exploration English Colonies The American Revolution
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1
Which of these English traditions was adopted in the 13 colonies?
A. monarchy
C. political parties
D. self-government
B. Parliament
2
What was the main goal of the Spanish missionaries?
D. to learn about the customs of the American Indians
B. to trade with the American Indians
A. to protect the American Indians
C. to teach their religion to the American Indians
3
This image depicts the colonist reaction to the British imposed Tea Act.
The British Tea Party
The Silent Tea Party
Mohawk Indians Party
The Boston Tea Party
4
Which of these was a goal of the Spanish conquistadors who came to the Americas?
C. to establish agricultural communities
B. to conquer a large empire for Spain
A. to trade with the native peoples
D. to learn about the culture of the Aztec people
5
How did the Columbian Exchange affect many American Indian groups?
C. They became prosperous.
D. They were forced to move.
B. They died from diseases.
A. They grew in number.
6
Which of these was a major motivation for European exploration?
C. to serve the King of England
D. education
B. leisure
A. profit
7
In addition to independence, what did the Treaty of Paris give to the Americans?
British land in Canada
the return of taxes paid to Great Britain
land east of the Mississippi River
the right to punish the Loyalists
8
Which of these settled in the Spanish borderlands?
B. soldiers and missionaries
C. pirates and runaway slaves
D. miners and treasure seekers
A. farmers and ranchers
9
What does this image depict?
the Boston Massacre
Boston the Band massacre
the Boston Celtics Massacre
New England Patriots massacre
10
Which of these best explains why different cultural regions formed in North America?
A. Groups settled in the areas at various times.
D. Groups adapted to the environments in which they settled.
B. Groups chose where they lived based on their special skills.
C. Groups needed to distinguish themselves from other groups.
11
What was a main goal of education for students in the New England colonies?
D. to become wealthy landowners
C. to be prepared to attend college
A. to be able to read the Bible
B. to become political leaders
12
Which statement is true about slavery in North America?
C. Slavery had not existed before the European discovery of America.
D. African slaves took the place of American Indian workers.
A. American Indian slaves were treated with dignity.
B. European explorers rejected slavery in the Americas.
13
Which of these was a result of the French and Indian War?
The colonies were united into one government.
The British government had a large war debt.
The colonists were given their independence.
The colonists were free to move west of the Appalachians.
14
Before 1760, which statement best describes the colonies?
The colonies had assemblies that passed laws.
The colonies were united into one government.
The colonies depended upon the British government.
The colonies had representation in Parliament.
15
What effect did Common Sense have in the colonies?
It convinced the colonies to remain loyal to Great Britain.
It instilled fear of war in the colonists.
It persuaded many colonists that America should be independent.
It petitioned the king to end the quarrel between the colonies and Great Br
16
What happens next in Northern Colonies?
African Americans were respected and their brave acts rewarded.
Slavery was abolished throughout the colonies.
Several colonies began to take steps to end slavery.
African Americans who fought were given their freedom.
17
What event helped end conflict between the Jamestown settlers and the American Indians?
A. the arrival of Captain John Smith
B. the marriage of John Rolfe to Pocahontas
D. the success of the trade of weapons and food
C. the discovery of the lost colony of Roanoke
18
What was an effect of Christopher Columbus’s voyages to the Americas?
C. a war between the Spanish and the French
B. a delay in future Spanish explorations
A. a reduction in the European population
D. a transfer of foods between Europe and the Americas
19
Which of these features made the Southern colonies unique?
B. religious freedom
A. self-government
D. tobacco plantations
C. general assemblies
20
What did the colonists resent most about the Stamp Act?
They did not believe in any form of taxation.
People in Great Britain were taxed only on property.
People in Great Britain did not have to pay taxes.
They had no representatives to vote on the tax.
21
How did the Great Awakening in the 1730s prepare the colonists for the American Revolution?
B. It created anti-colonial sentiment.
D. It encouraged the ideals of liberty and equality.
C. It required colonists to pay heavy taxes.
A. It established an army.
22
What did colonial public schools use the New England Primer for?
A. to teach reading and writing
C. to attract new teachers to schools
B. to prepare students for paying taxes
D. to convince adults to get an education
23
Which of these was an important resource of the Northwest Coast people?
D. Mississippi River
A. Great Lakes
B. Pacific Ocean
C. Gulf of Mexico
24
The Boston Tea Party led to what response from Parliament?
the Boston Massacre
the Stamp Act
the Intolerable Acts
the Proclamation of 1763
25
Which of these became the name of New Netherland after the English took it over in 1664?
D. New Hampshire
A. New York
B. New Jersey
C. New England
26
Why did the London Company send settlers to Virginia?
B. to establish a trading post
D. to make peace with American Indians
C. to start a moneymaking colony
A. to create maps of the area
27
Which belief spurred the Great Awakening?
C. Women are not as educated as men.
B. Farm life is better than city life.
D. People were too religious
A. People have lost their faith.
28
Which of these describes how American Indians viewed their environment?
B. They believed that the land should remain unchanged.
C. They believed they were a part of a community of living things.
A. They believed they owned the land on which they lived.
D. They believed they were the rulers of the region in which they lived.
29
Which of these describes the relationship between the French and the American Indians?
D. The American Indians were slaves to the French.
B. They were business partners.
C. The French converted the American Indians.
A. They were enemies.
30
How do scientists think people migrated from Asia to the Americas during the last Ice Age?
C. They traveled across a land bridge.
A. They sailed across a narrow strait.
B. They traveled south from Canada.
D. They traveled by air
31
Which of these made the laws in most of the colonies?
C. the English governor
D. the elected assembly
B. the king of England
A. the church leaders
32
James Oglethorpe intended that the Georgia colony be settled by
B. indentured servants.
D. wealthy business people.
A. English debtors.
C. religious Separatists.
33
How did the American Revolution impact other parts of the world?
It made other nations fearful of American strength.
It made citizens of other nations fearful of a fight for independence.
It encouraged other nations to fight for their independence.
It led to Great Britain giving up its other colonies.
34
What was the purpose of the Olive Branch Petition?
to ask King George to make peace with the colonies
to persuade British troops to leave Boston
to encourage colonists to join the army
to convince Parliament to repeal the Stamp Act
35
Which of these was a weakness of the Continental army at the start of the war?
weak commander
unfamiliar territory
too many soldiers
supply shortages
36
The Middle Passage refers to
D. a system of trade between the colonies.
C. a step in climbing the social ladder.
A. the ocean crossing of the slaves.
B. the route taken to reach New York.
