U.S. History to 1877
13.5 week assessment
Name ______Date ______Block ______
Directions: Read each question carefully and choose the best answer.
Use the map below to answer questions 1 and 2.
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1. What number represents North America on the map above?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
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2. Number three on the map above represents which continent?
F. North America
G. South America
H. Africa
J. Europe
Use the map below to answer questions 3 and 4.
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3. Which geographical region is represented by the number 7 on the map above?
A. Coastal Range
B. Coastal Plain
C. Interior Lowlands
D. Basin and Range
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4. Which number represents the Coastal Range region of North America?
F. 8
G. 6
H. 5
J. 2
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5. Which river was explored by Lewis and Clark?
A. Ohio
B. Hudson
C. Rio Grande
D. Columbia
Use the map below to answer questions number 6 and 7..
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6. What river was and is an important transportation route for farm and industrial goods?
F. Rio Grande
G. Mississippi
H. Ohio
J. Columbia
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7. 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
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8. First Americans used all of the following materials found in their environment except
F. stones
G. animal hide
H. concrete blocks
J. mud
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9. Which of the following topics affected the way American Indians (First Americans) met their basic needs?
A. Transporation and military
B. Artifacts and objects
C. Maps and globes
D. Geography and climate
Use the map below to answer question number 8.
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10. Which group of American Indians was located in the northeast part of the US?
F. Kwakiutl
G. Sioux
H. Iroquois
J. Inuit
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11. Who established the French settlement of Quebec?
A. Samuel de Champlain
B. John Cabot
C. Francisco Coronado
D. Robert LaSalle
Use the graphic organizer below to answer question 12 - 13.
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12. What does the letter C represent in the diagram above?
F. Western United States
G. Eastern Canada
H. Quebec
J. Southwest United States
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13. What does the letter A represent in the diagram above?
A. Southwest United States
B. Quebec
C. Eastern Canada
D. Western United States
Use the graphic below to answer question 14.
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14. The letter B in the diagram above represents
F. Francisco Coronado
G. John Cabot
H. Samuel De Champlain
J. Robert LaSalle
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15. What obstacles were faced by the early European explorers?
A. Railroads and highways
B. Wars and battles
C. Technology and computers
D. Poor maps and navigational tools
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16. Which of the following is an accomplishment of early European explorers?
F. To practice their religion freely
G. Claimed land
H. Lack of supplies
J. Spread of Christianity
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17. One reason for conflict between the American Indians (First Americans) and the Europeans was
A. the struggle over money
B. the European desire for American Indian corn
C. the struggle over land
D. disagreement over ships
Use the graphic below to answer question 18.
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18. What would complete the graphic above?
F. the English
G. the Spanish
H. the Portuguese
J. the Dutch
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19. Ghana, Mali, and Songhai built empires through
A. trade
B. manufacturing
C. war
D. religion
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20. Ghana, Mali, and Songhai were located in
F. Northern Europe
G. South America
H. East Asia
J. West Africa
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21. The two major reasons for Europe establishing colonies in North America were
A. religion and war
B. religion and disease
C. religion and hunger
D. religion and economics
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22. Which colony was the first permanent English settlement in North America?
F. Massachusetts Bay
G. Jamestown
H. Roanoke Island
J. Georgia
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23. Massachusetts Bay Colony was settled by which group seeking religious freedom?
A. Puritans
B. Pilgrims
C. Catholics
D. Quakers
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24. Which early colonial settlement became known as the Lost Colony?
F. Jamestown
G. Plymouth
H. Roanoke Island
J. Massachusetts Bay
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25. What settlement was created as an economic venture by the Virginia Company of London?
A. Williamsburg
B. Jamestown
C. Plymouth
D. Salem
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26. 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
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27. 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
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28. Which of the following would best complete the graphic organizer below?
F New England
G Mid-Atlantic
H South
J Western
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29. 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
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30. Which of the following describes most women in colonial America?
F. Caretakers and homemakers
G. Shopkeepers and business owners
H. Artisans and financial advisors
J. Farmers and large landowners
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31. 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
A. artisans
B. slaves
C. women
D. indentured servants
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32. Which people live predominately in the South, and relied on slaves or indentured servants for labor?
F. women
G. farmers
H. artisans
J. large landowners
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33. One major difference between farmers and large landowners was farmers relied on
A. slaves to work the land.
B. indentured servants to work the land.
C. craftsmen to work the land.
D. family to work the land.
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34. Colonial governors were usually appointed by whom?
F. King
G. Settlers
H. Religious leader
J. Town council
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35. How did England impose economic control over the colonists?
A. imposed strict rules about trade
B. made them move back to England
C. England did not tax the colonists
D. England would not let the colonies trade at all
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36. The Stamp Act put a tax on what goods?
F. printed paper products
G. tea
H. clothing
J. sugar and molasses
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37. 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
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38. Which of the following statements is the best main idea for the above graphic?
F. They were established mainly for economic reasons.
G. They were established because people needed to escape religious persecution.
H. They were established to make money.
J. They were established for religious and economic reasons.
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39. John Locke believed that people have three basic rights. They are:
A. life, liberty, property
B. life, liberty, pursuit of happiness
C. life, liberty, freedom
D. life, liberty, pursuit of love
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40. 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