US History 1 Review

Where you at, yo?

100

Which continent is located north of South America and between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans?

_-Asia

_-Africa

_-Europe

_{-North America}

North America

200

Which mountain range runs along the eastern United States?

-Coastal Range

-Sierra Nevada

-Rocky Mountains

-Appalachian Mountains

Appalachian Mountains

300

Which ancient site in Virginia shows evidence of one of the earliest settlements in North America?

_-Cahokia

_{-Cactus Hill}

_-Jamestown

_{-Mesa Verde}

Cactus Hill

400

Which indigenous group lived in the Arctic region?

_-Inuit

_-Lakota

_-Pueblo

_-Iroquois

Inuit

500

Geography influenced indigenous peoples’ lives because —

_{-All tribes lived the same way}

_{-They ignored their environments}

_{-Europeans gave them all the same traditions}

_{-Climate and resources shaped food, clothing, and shelter}

Climate and resources shaped food, clothing, and shelter

600

Which of the American Indian tribes inhabited the Northwest and Arctic regions?

_-Lakota 

_-Inuit

_-Kwakiutl 

_-Iroquois

_-Pueblo

Kwakiutil Inuit

Finders Keepers,Losers Weepers

100

What reasons led to conflict between the Europeans and Indigenous Peoples?

_{-Trade competition}

_{-Spread of disease}

_{-Land ownership}

_{-Use of metal tools}

_{-Type of crops}

_{-Farming techniques}

-Trade competition

-Spread of disease

-Land ownership

200

Which country’s explorers included Samual de Champlain?

_-Spain

_-France

_-England

_-Portugal

France

300

_{-Reasons for Monarchy}

_{-Reasons for Kingdoms to Grow}

_{-Reasons for European Exploration}

_{-Reasons for Italian and Spanish Exploration}

Reasons for European Exploration

400

Which of the following were three West African kingdoms that were powerful before European exploration?

_{-Egypt, Mali, Nubia}

_{-Ghana, Mali, Songhai}

_{-Ghana, Egypt, Morocco}

_{-Songhai, Nigeria, Congo}

Ghana, Mali, Songhai

500

The Mississippi and Missouri Rivers were important in U.S. history because they —

_{-Connected Canada and Mexico}

_{-Provided barriers between colonies}

_{-Were used for trade and transportation}

_{-Were natural defenses during the Civil War}

Were used for trade and transportation

600

What accomplishment was made by Spanish explorers in the Western Hemisphere?

_{-Claimed the Mississippi River Valley}

_{-Established the settlement of Quebec}

_{-Explored the eastern portions of Canada}

_{-Claimed the Southwestern United States}

Claimed the Southwestern United States

You got colonized, bro!

100

Which colonies were formed around the need for religious freedom? *Select all that apply

_{-Pennsylvania}

_{-Massachusetts Bay Colony}

_{-Plymouth Colony}

_-Georgia

-Pennsylvania

-Massachusetts Bay Colony

-Plymouth Colony

200

Benjamin Banneker helped complete the design for Washington, D.C. under the administration of—

_{-John Adams}

_{-Thomas Jefferson}

_{-James Madison}

_{-George Washington}

George Washington

300

The first Africans in colonial Virginia were forcibly brought to —

_-Charleston

_-Jamestown

_{-Plymouth Rock}

_{-Old Point Comfort}

Old Point Comfort

400

What will best complete the graphic?

_{-Spirit of Laws}

_{-Articles of Confederation}

_{-The Great Compromise}

_{-The Bill of Rights}

-The Great Compromise

500

Which events took place prior to the signing of the Declaration of Independence?

_{-Battle of Lexington} 

_{-First Continental Congress}

_{-Boston Tea Party} 

_{-Battle of Yorktown}

_{-Boston Massacre} 

_{-Battle of Saratoga}

-Battle of Lexington 

-Boston Tea Party 

-Boston Massacre

-First Continental Congress

600

Which region had rocky soil, harsh winters, and relied on fishing and shipbuilding?

_{-Western Frontier}

_{-Southern Colonies}

_{-Mid-Atlantic Colonies}

_{-New England Colonies}

New England Colonies

Manifest THIS destiny!

100

What was the Monroe Doctrine’s main idea?

_{-Colonies must pay taxes}

_{-Slavery should end immediately}

_{-Women should gain the right to vote}

_{-Europe should not interfere in the Americas}

Europe should not interfere in the Americas

200

Which president asked Congress to fund a western expedition of the United States led by Meriwether Lewis?

_{-John Adams}

_{-James Madison}

_{-Thomas Jefferson}

_{-George Washington}

Thomas Jefferson

300

Which battle was the turning point of the Civil War?

_{-Bull Run}

_-Antietam

_-Yorktown

_-Gettysburg

Gettysburg

400

The Trail of Tears was caused by —

_{-The Gold Rush}

_{-Indian Removal Act}

_{-French and Indian War}

_{-Abolitionist Movement}

Indian Removal Act

500

This game is based on what important landmark of Westward Expansion?

The Oregon Trail

600

This image represents what term we learned to describe the reason for Westward Expansion?

Manifest Destiny

MVPs

100

The House of Burgesses was important because it was the first —

-U.S. Consitution

-Newspaper in the colonies

-Agreement with Indigenous tribes

-Elected representative government in America

Elected representative government in America

200

Why did Britain tighten control over the colonies after the French and Indian War?

-To stop exploration 

-To expand into Africa

-To increase profits and taxes

-To reward colonists with freedom

To increase profits and taxes

300

Which Virginian wrote the Declaration of Independence?

_{-Patrick Henry}

_{-Thomas Jefferson}

_{-Benjamin Franklin}

_{-George Washington}

Thomas Jefferson

400

Who said, “Give me liberty or give me death…”

_{-Patrick Henry}

_{-Thomas Jefferson}

_{-Benjamin Franklin}

_{-George Washington}

Patrick Henry

500

The Marquis de Lafayette helped the Revolution by —

_{-Writing “Common Sense”}

_{-Commanding British troops}

_{-Leading Indigenous alliances}

_{-Gaining French support for the colonists}

Gaining French support for the colonists

600

One reason the colonists defeated Great Britain was —

_{-They avoided all battles}

_{-Britain had fewer troops}

_{-They controlled more land}

_{-Strong leadership and French assistance}

Strong leadership and French assistance

And Justice for All...

100

This statement best supports the idea of—

_{-denying voting rights to women}

_{-granting equal voting rights to women}

_{-allowing equal rights to freed slaves}

_{-promoting the end of women’s suffrage}

-granting equal voting rights to women

200

What was one weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

_{-No power to tax}

_{-Too many national courts}

_{-Strong central government}

_{-Too much presidential power}

No power to tax

300

Which, in your opinion, is the most important right we have and why?

*Write YOUR answer on your paper for extra credit.

400

What colonial dissatisfaction is Samuel Adams most likely referring to?

-Colonists should pay British taxes to avoid being placed into slavery.

-Colonists were not willing to pay taxes for any reason to the British government.

-British taxation without colonial representation must be protested.

-Slavery must be abolished throughout Great Britain and the colonies.

British taxation without colonial representation must be protested.

500

The Emancipation Proclamation declared that —

_{-The war was over}

_{-Women could vote}

_{-Slavery ended everywhere in the U.S.}

_{-Enslaved people in Confederate states were free}

Enslaved people in Confederate states were free

600

Who was a formerly enslaved man who became a strong abolitionist speaker?

_{-John Brown}

_{-Robert E. Lee}

_{-Frederick Douglass}

_{-William T. Sherman}

Frederick Douglass