Geography
Native Americans
Exploration
Colonial America
Test Strategies and Skills
100
What two continents did the Bering Strait Land Bridge connect?
North America and Asia
100
What two major civilizations were located in present day Mexico?
Maya and Aztec
100
What is the main benefit for a mother country to establish a new colony?
To provide resources for the mother country
100
What is the name for people who supported separation from England? What is the name for people who wanted to remain a colony of England?
Patriot/Revolutionary and Loyalist
100
When a question asks "what is the passage mostly about" what type of question would that be?
Central Idea/Main Idea/"Big Picture"
200
What two continents were part of the Columbian Exchange?
North America and Europe
200
Which major civilization was located in present day South America?
The Inca
200
What is one reason that Cortes was able to defeat the Aztecs?
He had superior weapons/he had more advanced weapons/he had a larger army/Guns were unknown in America/He made allies with Natives and turned them against their King
200
After the French and Indian War, England found themselves in much debt. By passing the Tea Act England hoped to generate revenue (money). What was one result of the Tea Act?
Colonists began to boycott tea/The Boston Tea Party/Colonists becoming angry/Petitioning
200
When you come across a word that you do not know, what is the best way to try to figure it out?
Use context clues and read the sentence before and after the word
300
Give one example of how geographic factors helped shape native lifestyles.
Iroquois used wood to build longhouse/Great Plains indians used teepees/Southwestern tribes used adobe/etc.
300
Many different native cultures developed in North America primarily because
A variety of environmental conditions existed in North America/Geographic factors helped shape native lifestyles/depending on their surrounds natives had to adapt to their surroundings
300
What are the 3 G's that Explorers were in search of?
Gold, spreading God, and Glory
300
During the Colonial Period, New England town meetings were important because they helped establish...
Democratic government in America/early states of self-government/democracy
300
After finding your answer in a passage, you should always go back and do what?
Highlight or underline for evidence in the text. Also number the evidence with the number of the question.
400
What three civilizations lived in present-day Central and South America?
Maya, Aztec, and Inca
400
What is a negative affect that the Columbian Exchange had on Native Americans?
The transfer of European diseases killed millions of Native Americans
400
What is the result of Columbus's Journey?
the discovery of North and South America for Europeans
400
What is one major outcome of the French and Indian War?
England went into debt and began to tax the colonists
400
When you are done with your test you should always go back and do what?
Double check all that all of your answers match the test and the scantron/double check the answers that you selected/go back to any questions you may have skipped
500
What three continents participated in the Triangular Trade?
North America, Europe, and Africa
500
What political union was formed by tribes of the Iroquois?
The League of Five Nations/The Iroquois League/The Iroquois Confederacy
500
Cortes was a conquistador from which country? What civilization did he defeat?
Spain and the Aztecs
500
One advantage the colonial army had over the English during the Revolutionary War was
Americans knew the land better
500
When studying a map it is always important to read/look at what?
The title/the key/compass/scale
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