THE
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100

How long did the Civil War last?

a. 2 years

b. 4 years

c. 6 years

b. 4 years

100

Who wanted to try a faster and safer route to reach Asia from Europe?

a. Francisco Coronado

b. Robert de la Salle

c. Christopher Columbus

c. Christopher Columbus

100

Who gave a speech about civil rights? 

Hint: I have a dream

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

100

In what year did Christopher Columbus make his first expedition?

a. 1472

b. 1492

c. 1482

b. 1492

100

Who were the first Americans on the moon?

a. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin

b. Neil Diamond and Buzz Lightyear

c. Woody and Buzz Lightyear

a. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin

200

The first Europeans to explore North America were from...

a. France

b. Spain

c. Dutch

b. Spain

200

What is an artifact?

Tools, weapons, clothes, and jewelry from the past.

200

What the French explorers were looking for?

a. Gold and Fur.

b. Chocolate, potatoes and corn.

c. Weapons and metal tools.

a. Gold and Fur.

200

About how many people lived in Cahokia?

a. 5,000

b. 10,000

c. 20,000

c. 20,000 people

200

What the priests of Spain and France taught Native Americans?

a. History

b. Christianity

c. To fight

b. Christianity

300

What did the Mississippians learn how to grow by farming?

a. corn

b. watermelons

c. cactus

a. Corn

300

In addition to Spain and France, what other nations wanted settlements in North America?

a. The Italians and the English.

b. The Dutch and the Italians.

c. The English and the Dutch.

c. The English and the Dutch.

300

Many years ago North America was covered with, what?

a. Dirt

b. Forests

c. Asphalt

b. Forests

300

In honor of which king the English called Jamestown their settlement?

a. King James of England.

b. The Lion King.

c. King James of England II.

a. King James of England.

300

Where did people from the Eastern Woodland get their food?

a. The market

b. The desert

c. The forest

c. The forest

400

She was the daughter of Powhatan, she became a link between Jamestown settlers and her own people.

a. Hayawatha

b. Pua Pua

c. Pocahontas

c. Pocahontas

400

What are hunter-gatherers?

Daily double

People who get most of their food by hunting and gathering wild plants.

400

Pilgrims and Native Americans celebrated their friendship by having a great feast in the autumn of 1621. How do we know this event?

a. Independence day

b. Thanksgiving

c. Friendship day

                                                       


    

b. Thanksgiving

400

What was the Native American government that was formed called?

a. The Justice League

b. The League of Nations

c. The Iroquois League

c. The Iroquois League

400

By 1732, how many colonies did the English have?

a. 10

b. 13

c. 18

b. 13

500

What is an area of flat grass terrain in the United States?

a. The Great Plains

b. The Savannah

c. Mt. Everest

a. The Great Plains

500

Who fought alongside with the French to drive the English out of North America?

a. The Dutch

b. Native Americans

c. The Spanish

b. Native Americans

500

What did the Native Americans live in?

a. Huts

b. Igloos

c. Teepees

c. Teepees

500

Who bought Manhattan Island from Native Americans?

Hint: The Dutch Governor

a. George Washington

b. Peter Minuit

c. Christopher Columbus

b. Peter Minuit

500

What is the ancient people of Makah village called?

a. Odette

b. San Francisco

c. Ozette

c. Ozette