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US History
Test Review
Which of the following does NOT apply to Christopher Columbus?
a)he sought a western trade route to China
b)found the Western Hemisphere
c)signed the Treaty of Tordesillas
d)conquered the Aztec civilization
Which of the following was NOT a reason Europeans came to the Americas?
e)people became influenced by Renaissance ideas
f)to escape religious & political persecution
g)to wipe out Native American civilizations
h)to seek business ventures
The Treaty of Tordesillas was signed by the countries of
a)Spain & Italy
b)Spain & Portugal
c)Italy & Portugal
d)England & France
Spanish conquerors of the New World were called
e)explorers
f)conquistadors
g)both A & B
h)neither A nor B
Which of the following was NOT an English settlement?
a)Florida
b)Georgia
c)New Hampshire
d)Delaware
What was the name of England’s first colony in the New World?
e)Roanoke
f)Jamestown
g)New York
h)North Carolina
Which of the following does NOT apply to Jamestown?
a)it was established by the VA Company of London
b)it was founded by laborers & industry workers
c)it introduced the cash crop of tobacco
d)it established the House of Burgess
Which of the following does NOT apply to the Massachusetts Bay colony?
e)it was founded by John Winthrop
f)it was named the “City Upon a Hill”
g)corn was its major cash crop
h)all members of the colony had to belong to the congregation
The colony of Connecticut created a federal system type government called the
a)House of Burgess
b)Mayflower Compact
c)Treaty of Tordesillas
d)Fundamental Orders
. The Rhode Island colony, established by Roger Williams
e)was for free thinkers
f)allowed for religious freedom
g)both A & B
h)neither A nor B
. Which of the following was NOT a Middle Colony?
a)Plymouth
b)New York
c)New Jersey
d)Pennsylvania
The first constitution of the English colonies was the
e)Treaty of Tordesillas
f)Mayflower Compact
g)Fundamental Orders
h)House of Burgess
The cash crop of the Southern Colonies was
a)Tobacco
b)Cotton
c)Both A & B
d)Neither A nor B
Who invented the cotton Gin
e)John Smith
f)William Bradford
g)Anne Hutchinson
h)Eli Whitney
Which of the following was NOT a part of the Triangular Trade?
a)Rum was sent to Africa
b)African prisoners were sent to the New World as slaves
c)The colonies sent raw materials to England
d)The colonies sent manufactured goods to England
Which colony was known as the penal colony?
e)Georgia
f)Florida
g)North Carolina
h)South Carolina
Which colony did religious fanatics start a witchcraft hysteria?
a)Plymouth
b)Delaware
c)Salem
d)Rhode Island
What was the name of the revolt that led to harsher colonial laws?
e)Stone Rebellion
f)Bacon’s Rebellion
g)Shays’s Rebellion
h)All of the above
Enlightenment thinkers included all of the following EXCEPT?
a)Ben Franklin
b)Galileo
c)Copernicus
d)Wayne Newton
The Great Awakening
e)was led by Jonathan Edwards
f)led to the establishments of Princeton, Brown, & Dartmouth universities
g)caused numerous conflicts between Enlightenment & religious thinkers
h)all of the above
. Which of these Native American societies once lived in Mexico?
a. Inca
b. Aztec
c. Natchez
d. Pueblo
Choose the term which is illustrated by this statement.
“Variation in North and South American geography led to the development of a number of different lifestyles among Native American tribes.”
e. ethnocentrism
f. traditionalism
g. xenophobia
h. diversity
The earliest European exploration of lands across the "Sea of Darkness" was by the
a. Spaniards
b. Vikings
c. Italians
d. English
Which term is broad enough to include the other three?
e. language
f. dress
g. religion
h. culture
The original inhabitants of the Americas migrated about 20,000 years ago from
a. Europe
b. Africa
c. Asia
d. Australia
How did ancient Greek and Roman ideas about the world, democracy, and law enter western European culture during the 14th to 17th centuries?
a. Pax Romana
b. conquests by Alexander and Marc Antony
c. Renaissance
d. Crusades
Which Native American societies lived in large cities?
a. Mayan
b. Aztec
c. Inca
d. All of the above
When prehistoric people first came to America, they crossed over a "land bridge." The present location of that crossing point is the
a. Isthmus of Panama
b. Cumberland Gap
c. Donner Pass
d. Bering Strait
In terms of religious beliefs, many Native Americans worshipped nature, while most Europeans of the Middle Ages believed in
a. monotheism
b. heliocentrism
c. polytheism
d. pantheism
The FIRST person to explore the New World for England was
a. Henry Hudson
b. Sir Francis Drake
c. John Cabot (this one is the answer)
d. Captain John Smith
Which economic activity in New France created the greatest amount of income for France?
a. fur-trading
b. fishing
c. wine-making
d. cattle-ranching
Bernal Diaz, who was with Cortes in Mexico in the early 16th century, wrote the following description of a marketplace:
"The bustle and noise caused by this large crowd was so great it could be heard four miles away. Some of our men, who had been to Italy, said that they had never seen a marketplace so large, so well regulated, and so crowded as this one in Mexico."
Diaz was MOST probably describing a marketplace of the
a. Apaches c. Incas
b. Aztecs d. Mayans
Which system of labor did the Spanish employ to persuade the Indians to work their plantations in America?
a. encomienda
b. wage labor
c. serfdom
d. indentured servitude
Who won the French and Indian War (1754-1763)?
a. French
b. Indians
c. British
d. Americans
Who was the proprietor of the colony of Georgia?
a. Roger Williams
b. James Oglethorpe (this is the answer)
c. William Penn
d. John Smith
European monarchs who wanted to enrich their countries by exporting more than they imported practiced the economic policy known as
a. capitalism
b. feudalism
c. mercantilism
d. fascism
Which of the following statements about Columbus is CORRECT?
a. Columbus found a new route to Asia.
b. Columbus proved that the world was round.
c. Columbus was unaware that he discovered a New World.
d. Columbus told Europeans that he had discovered a New World.
Initially, the MOST successful European colonial power was
a. Portugal
b. Sweden
c. Spain
d. England
Who was MOST likely the author of the following passage?
"Thursday, October 11
Our course was southwest and the sea was very rough. The crew on the Pinta saw a green reed and a stick which appeared to have been shaped like a tool. The crew of the Nina also saw signs that land might be nearby."
a. Marco Polo c. Christopher Columbus
b. Henry Hudson d. Bartholomew Dias
Which present-day American city was NOT founded by the French?
a. St. Augustine
b. Detroit
c. St. Louis
d. Baton Rouge
.The House of Burgesses is historically significant because it was the
a. first colonist-controlled legislature
b. site where several Salem women were found guilty of witchcraft
c. first democratic government in the world
d. first meeting house of the Society of Friends (Quakers)
The 13 colonies were often divided into three groups: New England, the Middle colonies, and the Southern colonies. Which of the following was generally considered a Middle colony?
a. Florida
b. Virginia
c. Delaware
d. Ohio
Which of the 13 colonies is best associated with prohibition of work and play on Sundays?
a. Delaware
b. Georgia
c. Massachusetts Bay Colony
d. Virginia
What name was given to those who, in exchange for passage to America, agreed to work without wages for a certain number of years?
a. serfs
b. tenant farmers
c. patrons
d. indentured servants
Which of the following people was well-respected, both in Europe and in America, as a statesman and a scientist?
a. George Washington
b. Samuel Adams
c. Benjamin Franklin
d. Alexander Hamilton
46. During the 17th and 18th centuries, the frontier for the British colonies of North America could usually be found at the
a. edge of the Atlantic Ocean
b. Appalachian Mountains
c. continental divide
d. borderline where French and Spanish territories began
The Parliament, the New York Assembly, and the House of Burgesses were similar in that
a. their members were chosen by the English king
b. they are located in the 13 English colonies
c. they are outgrowths of mercantile policy
d. they are examples of representative government
One of the first steps toward self-government in the 13 colonies was an agreement by the Pilgrims that they would make and obey their own laws. What was the name of that agreement?
a. Act of Toleration
b. Quebec Act
c. Mayflower Compact
d. Albany Plan of Union
Which colony was the LEAST tolerant of religious diversity?
a. Maryland
b. Massachusetts
c. Pennsylvania
d. Rhode Island
Which group of English men and women formed a church which separated itself from the Anglican Church?
a. Puritans
b. Quakers
c. Pilgrims
d. Lutherans
Roger Williams founded the colony of Rhode Island. He is known for his support of
a. freedom of the press
b. the right of trial by jury
c. religious toleration
d. the right of assembly
In the Southern colonies, the system of indentured servitude was replaced by
a. wage labor
b. the tenant farm system
c. a system of share-cropping
d. slavery
Jonathan Edwards was a preacher who argued that
a. everyone in his congregation would go to hell
b. everyone in his congregation would go to heaven
c. members of his congregation needed to experience a "new birth"
d. members of his congregation needed to use their reason to make
themselves acceptable to God
Which of the following was the FIRST "cash crop" of the English colonies?
a. tobacco
b. indigo
c. rice
d. cotton
Who stood to lose the most from the Proclamation of 1763?
a. Indians
b. colonists
c. licensed fur-traders
d. Parliament
Which was NOT a cause of colonial anger toward Britain?
a. British mercantile policies
b. Parliament's taxation
c. British religious intolerance
d. the Proclamation Line of 1763
Which is the MOST accurate description of the work of the First Continental Congress?
a. It urged the colonies to declare their independence.
b. It ratified the Albany Plan of Union.
c. It urged a colony-wide boycott of British goods.
d. It placed George Washington in command of patriot forces.
How did the colonists respond to the Intolerable Acts?
a. Albany Plan of Union
b. Stamp Act Congress
c. First Continental Congress
d. Constitutional Convention
Which person was the MOST radical leader in the early years of anti-British rebellion?
a. Samuel Adams
b. Benjamin Franklin
c. George Washington
d. John Peter Zenger
With which event is Paul Revere's famous ride associated?
a. Boston Massacre
b. Battle of Lexington
c. Battle of Bunker Hill
d. The Declaration of Independence
Which person became a traitor to the rebel cause?
a. Benedict Arnold (this is the answer)
b. Horatio Gates
c. Charles Cornwallis
d. Nathaniel Greene
America's national government between 1776 and 1781 was the
a. Second Continental Congress
b. Albany Plan of Union
c. Articles of Confederation
d. federal government established by the
Constitutional Convention
Which of the following was a British advantage during the Revolutionary War?
a. local support
b. experience in wilderness fighting
c. excellent medical care
d. well-trained army
Which idea is NOT included in the Declaration of Independence?
a. governments are created to protect people's rights
b. each person has certain unalienable rights
c. people have the right to alter or abolish corrupt government
d. all people are entitled to political equality
Which battle is considered to be a turning point of the war?
a. Bunker Hill
b. Princeton
c. Saratoga
d. Yorktown
France allied itself with America because
a. the American rebels had modeled their movement after the French
Revolution
b. the French needed American support in their war with the Native
Americans
c. France wanted to regain Louisiana
d. France wanted to weaken Britain
The last battle of the Revolutionary War was fought at
a. Bunker Hill
b. Saratoga
c. Valley Forge
d. Yorktown
Who is given credit for writing the Declaration of Independence?
a. John Adams
b. Thomas Jefferson
c. James Madison
d. Benjamin Franklin