Directions: Read each question carefully and choose the ...



Directions: Read each question carefully and choose the best answer.

Use the map below to answer question number 51.

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USI. 2a

51. What number represents Europe on the map above?

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

Use the map below to answer questions 52 and 53.

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USI.2b

52. Which geographical region is represented by the number 8 on the map above?

F. Coastal Range

G. Coastal Plain

H. Interior Lowlands

J. Basin and Range

USI.2b

53. Which number represents the Coastal Plains region of North America?

A. 8

B. 6

C. 5

D. 2

USI.2c

54. Which river was explored by the Spanish?

F. Ohio

G. Hudson

H. Rio Grande

J. Colorado

USI.2c

55. Along what bodies of water did inland port cities grow?

A. Gulf of Mexico

B. Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

C. Great Lakes

D. Mississippi and Missouri Rivers

Use the map below to answer question number 56.

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USI.3a

56. Which group of American Indians was located in the southwestern part of the US?

F. Pueblo

G. Sioux

H. Iroquois

J. Inuit

USI. 3b

57. Which of the following topics affected the way American Indians (First Americans) met their basic needs?

A. Transportation and military

B. Artifacts and objects

C. Maps and globes

D. Geography and climate

USI.4a

58. Who established the French settlement of Quebec?

F. Samuel de Champlain

G. John Cabot

H. Francisco Coronado

J. Robert LaSalle

Use the graphic organizer below to answer question number 59.

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USI.4a

59. What does the letter B represent in the diagram above?

A. Francisco Coronado

B. Roberto La Salisbury

C. Samuel De Champlain

D. Robert LaSalle

USI.4a

60. What obstacles were faced by the early European explorers?

F. Railroads and highways

G. Wars and battles

H. Technology and computers

J. Poor maps and navigational tools

USI.4a

61. Which of the following is an accomplishment of early European explorers?

A. To practice their religion freely

B. Claimed land

C. Lack of supplies

D. Spread of Christianity

USI.4b

62. One reason for conflict between the American Indians (First Americans) and the Europeans was

F. the struggle over money

G. the European desire for American Indian corn

H. the struggle over land

J. disagreement over ships

USI.4b

63. Who learned farming techniques from the American Indians?

A the English

B the Spanish

C the Portuguese

D the Dutch

Use the graphic below to answer question 64.

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USI.4b

64. Which would replace the “?” in the graphic organizer above?

F Brought trading posts

G Brought world resources

H Brought European diseases

J Established world religions

USI.4c

65. Ghana, Mali, and Songhai built empires through

A. trade

B. manufacturing

C. war

D. religion

USI.5a

66. The two major reasons for Europe establishing colonies in North America were

F. religion and war

G. religion and disease

H. religion and hunger

J. religion and economics

USI.5a

67. What colony was settled by Puritans for religious freedom?

A. South Carolina

B. Virginia

C. Massachusetts

D. Georgia

USI.5a

68. Which early colonial settlement became known as the Lost Colony?

F. Jamestown

G. Plymouth

H. Roanoke Island

J. Massachusetts Bay

USI.5a

69. What settlement was created as an economic venture by the Virginia Company of London?

A. Williamsburg

B. Jamestown

C. Plymouth

D. Salem

USI.5b

70. Which colonial region was known for good harbors, a humid climate, large farms and slavery?

F. Mid-Atlantic

G. New England

H. Northwestern

J. Southern

USI.5b

71. What mountain range runs through the New England, Mid-Atlantic, and Southern colonies?

A. Appalachian Mountains

B. Rocky Mountains

C. Coastal Range

D. Coastal Plains

USI.5b

72. Which of the following would best complete the graphic organizer below?

F New England

G Mid-Atlantic

H South

J Western

USI.5c

73. Which group of people was brought or captured in Africa, shipped to the colonies, sold into labor, and owned as property for life?

A. Slaves

B. Indentured servants

C. Artisans

D. Large landowners

USI.5c

74. People who could not pay their way to the colonies but agreed to work for a person who paid for their passage to the New World are known as

F. artisans

G. slaves

H. women

J. indentured servants

USI.5c

75. Which people live predominately in the South, and relied on slaves or indentured servants for labor?

A. women

B. farmers

C. artisans

D. large landowners

USI.5d.

76. Colonial governors were usually appointed by whom?

F. King

G. Settlers

H. Religious leader

J. Town council

USI.6a

77. The Proclamation of 1763 kept the colonists from moving west of the

A. Mississippi River

B. Appalachian Highlands (Mountains)

C. Rocky Mountains

D. Smoky Mountains

USI.6b

78. The Declaration of Independence states that people have natural rights to

F. life, liberty, property

G. life, liberty, pursuit of happiness

H. life, liberty, freedom

J. life, liberty, pursuit of love

USI.6b

79. In which document would you find the quotation below?

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A The Constitution

B Articles of Confederation

C The Mayflower Compact

D The Declaration of Independence

USI.6c

80. The author of the pamphlet “Common Sense” was written by:

F. Lord Cornwallis

G. Benjamin Franklin

H. Thomas Paine

J. Paul Revere

USI.6c

81. Who was the commander of the Continental Army?

A. Lord Cornwallis

B Thomas Jefferson

C Benjamin Franklin

D George Washington

USI.6c

82. What battle marked the beginning of the American Revolution?

F. Yorktown

G. Saratoga

H. Valley Forge

J. Lexington and Concord

Use the illustration and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

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USI.6c

83. What colonial claim about the Boston Massacre is supported by this illustration?

A. Most of the American colonists in Boston were killed.

B. British soldiers fired on unarmed colonists.

C. There were more soldiers than civilians at the Boston Massacre.

D. Colonists were better equipped for war than British soldiers were.

Use the following quotation to answer questions 84 and 85.

Boston Colonists, December 16, 1773

“Boston harbor is a teapot tonight!

The Mohawks are come!”

USI.6c

84. To what historical event does this quotation refer?

F. The Boston Massacre

G. The Boston Tea Party

H. The Battle of Lexington

J. The Boston Harbor

USI.6c

85. Which two men led the event that was referred to in the quote on the previous page?

A. George Washington and Benjamin Franklin

B. Thomas Jefferson and Thomas Paine

C. John Adams and Samuel Adams

D. Samuel Adams and Paul Revere

USI.7a

86. What document would complete the graphic organizer above?

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F The US Constitution

G The Articles of Confederation

H The Bill of Rights

J The Virginia Company of London

USI.7b

87. The Virginia Plan was written by ______________.

A Thomas Jefferson

B James Monroe

C George Mason

D James Madison

USI.7b

88. The Judicial branch determines if laws are _____________.

F democratic

G logical

H unbiased

J constitutional

USI.7c

89. The political party that wanted a weak national government or states’ rights, no national bank, and supported farmers was known as:

A Democratic Republicans

B Federalists

C Republicans

D Democrats

USI.7c

90. The Federalists (Hamilton) believed in all of the following EXCEPT:

F limits on states’ rights

G strong national government

H no national bank

J building big business

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