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Parker 8th SS Final Exam Prep A
Geography means:
Who taught the Pilgrims to hunt/plant
Parker 8th SS Final Exam Prep A
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Who taught the Pilgrims to hunt/plant
Powhatan
Shinto
Squanto
Pocahontas
2
Geography means:
study of geo
study of regions
study of earth
study of land
3
Savannahs are
fields
steppe
grasslands
4
An archaeologist :
studies human response to pain
studies remains of past human life
studies human behavior
studies the origins of humans
5
LaSalle claimed all the land he found in the New World for _________ and the southernmost part of the Mississippi _____
France / Landowners
France / London
France / Louisiana
6
Community started by Roger Williams after being banned from Massachusetts Bay Colony
Portsmouth
Philly
Providence
7
What Euro group started a settlement in the New World called New Amsterdam?
Dutch
Spanish
Germans
French
8
First leader to emerge in Jamestown?
John Kennedy
John Rolfe
John Smith
John Lennon
9
The 1st inhabitants of North America arrive on this continent?
by boats in the Pacific
by crossing the Rocky mountions.
by crosing a land bridge called Berengia
crossing a land bride from Europe
10
Route between Africa and the Americas was called:
Middle Passage
Middle Ground
Middle Way
Middle Waters
11
A civilization must have:
govt, military, trade, education
govt, shamans, jewelry, education
govt, military, shamans, education
laws, shamans, jewelry, education
12
Marco Polo spent most of his young adult life in:
England
France
Spain
China
13
Latitude lines run in a _______ direction
North/East
North /West
West/ East
North/South
14
Major of the Virginia militia during the French and Indian War
E. Braddock
Benedict Arnold
G. Washington
A. Hamilton
15
Means "half the earth" or a portion of the earth
hemisphere
part
quadrant
piece
16
Wrote the first American book on poetry:
Phyllis Newman
Sesame Street
Ann Bradstreet
Phyllis Wheatley
17
A self-governing political unit is:
commonwealth
town
House of Representatives
Senate
18
First Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony
Williams
Penn
Winthrop
19
Who reached the mouth of the Mississippi and claimed it for France?
LaRue
LaSalle
LaReyes
LaCartier
20
Christopher Columbus was from Country of ______
Spain
Iberia
Italy
Ithica
21
What city ultimately gave Columbus the ships?
Portos
Prelos
Palos
Paltrow
22
First governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
John Kennedy
John Winthrop
John Smith
Roger Williams
23
William Penn gained land because the ________ owed his father money....
King of France
King of Sweden
King of England
King of Denmark
24
Christopher's goal was to become a :
merchang
warrior
sailor/ship captain
king
25
What spread throughout Europe between 1347 and 1352 killing 1/4 of population?
education
trade
plague
pneumonia
26
Led British troops to capture Quebec
Washington
Montcalm
E. Braddock
Wolfe
27
An anthropologist
studies humans from ice age
studies the remains of past human life
studies patterns of human behavior
studies the origins of humans
28
Weather is :
pattern of weather
hard winds and rain
condition of the air at a certain time
pattern of thunderstorms
29
The Mayflower Compact established a:
independence
self-government
voting rights
autonomy
30
Located between the App. Mountains and the Great Lakes
Carolina
Pennsylvania
Plains of Abraham
Ohio Valley
31
The Spanish Empire in the Americas was called:
New Spain and Peru
New Mexico and Phoenix
New Jersey and Pennsylvania
New York and Patagonia
32
Roger Williams started a colony called:
Philadelphia
New Sweden
Providence
Prophetstown
33
Ignored protests from the colonists
King George III
King George II
George Washington
34
The Spanish Empire after Cortes, DeLeon, etc... was divided into 2 parts called:
New Spain/Peru
Peru/New York
New Port/New Spain
New Spain/Venezuela
35
In Virginia, large profits were made from __________
tomato
tobacco
indigo
rice
36
The leader of the Aztecs was:
Monterrey
King Menes
Montezuma
Monasteruma
37
What country ultimately agreed to give ships to Columbus?
Turkey
Portugal
Spain
Italy
38
Something left behind is:
jewelry
artifact
money
39
City named after British Prime Minister who led Parliament during French and Indian War
Phoenix
Paris
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
40
2 industries found in early New England
whaling/fur trade
whaling / farming
whaling/lumber
whaling /tobacco
41
During the middle ages, a serf was like a:
prince
surfer
knight
slave
42
Tried European Battle tactics which did not work during the Fr. and Indian War?
A. Hamilton
E. Braddock
G. Washington
Benedict Arnold
43
Battle which saw a crushing defeat against the Brits after Washington warned "European battle tactics were futile
Truecreek Creek
Turkey Creek
Tortoise Creek
Turtle Creek
44
Elevation is:
Height above sea level
Height of hills
Height of mountains
Height of land above sea level
45
Placed taxes on paint, paper, glass, lead and tea
Treaty of Paris
Tombstone Act
Tea Act
Townshend Acts
46
First Sec of State
Hamilton
Knox
Jefferson
Adams
47
Name of makeshift fort constructed during the French and Indian War by the Virginia Militia
Ft. Sumter
Ft. Dusquene
Ft. Necessity
Ft. Tranquility
48
In the Treaty of Paris after the F and I War, France lost all its land in ______
North America
New England
Northern France
Canada
49
Precipitation means :
pattern of weather
moisture that falls
moisture in the air
50
1st Sec of Defense
Knox
Hamilton
Jefferson
Randolph
51
Pattern of weather:
atmosphere
thunderstorms
environment
climate
52
What city gave Columbus the ships he needed to travel?
Porthmouth
Palos
Pancreas
Porthos
53
Man kicked out of MBC as he wanted separation of church/state
Roger Federer
Roger Ebert
Roger Williams
Roger Windall
54
Why was Hernan Cortes allowed to roam the Aztec Empire?
The King forced him.
He had a strong military.
He made a bargain with a leader.
They thought he was a god.
55
Longitude Lines run in an _____ direction.
W/E
N/S
N/W
N/E
56
Wrote about a Social Contract
John Jay
John Rolfe
John Edwards
John Locke
57
Colony which began with 2 separate sections
Carolina
Tennessee
Georgia
Virginia
58
Columbus first asked the _______ for ships to sail west.
King John
King Ferdinand
King Phillip
King Carlos
59
Founded the colony of Maryland:
Duke of York
Lord Baltimore
Lord Essex
Lord Oglethorpe
60
Town Meetings were an example of:
royal alliances
direct democracy
royal alliance
political parties
61
What religion did Wm. Penn practice
Catholic
Quaker
Baptist
Episcopalian
62
What was the first place of which Columbus reached in the New World?
Barbados
Bali
St. Barts
Bahamas
63
Colony planned to begin as a debtor's colony
Virginia
Pennsylvania
New York
Georgia
64
A cartographer is a:
car maker
map maker
car grapher
map painter
65
What religion was denied freedom to practice under the Toleration Act:
Catholic
Quaker
Jewish
Episcopalian
66
Columbus believed he was in the Indies because the people:
looked like people described by King Ferdinand
looked friendly
looked like people described by Marco Polo in a book
had gold on from China
67
Technically, the first American constitution was written in the state of:
Boston
New York
Connecticut
Maryland
68
Placed taxes on receipts, licenses, death certificates, playing cards, etc...
Townshend Acts
Quartering
Stamp Act
Sugar Act
69
Colony where land was purchased from Native Americans:
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Georgia
Connecticut
70
Wampanoag chief
Pocahontas
King Philip
The Prophet
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