Quarter 1 Assessment
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What is the main reason that different cultures of Native Americans had various types of home?
29homes were designed to protect families from wild animals
the number of people was different from tribe to tribe
Native Americans built their homes to look like the homes of European settlers
homes were built from natural resources found nearby
- Q1
What is the main reason that different cultures of Native Americans had various types of home?
homes were designed to protect families from wild animals
the number of people was different from tribe to tribe
Native Americans built their homes to look like the homes of European settlers
homes were built from natural resources found nearby
30s - Q2
The introduction of maize most likely contributed to which major Native American cultural shift?
the creation of large earthworks
the growth of the hunter-gatherer culture
the depletion of large game such as buffalo
The gradual end of nomadic lifestyle
30s - Q3
The differences in the economic development of the mid-Atlantic, New England, and Southern colonies can best be attributed to the
geographic conditions there
customs of the immigrants
differences in their colonial governments
level of the education of their citizens
30s - Q4
What economic activities were common in the New England colonies?
wheat production and grain production
rice, indigo, tobacco, and cotton production
lumber production, ship building, and trade
coal mining and oil drilling
30s - Q5
Which of the following statements does NOT describe colonial South Carolina's economic prosperity?
early settlers came from Barbados
Indigo was used to improve the diet of settlers
Rice was profitable, and known as "Carolina Gold"
the land was very fertile
30s - Q6
What was a major cause of the Regulator Movement in colonial South Carolina?
The colonists felt they were being ignored by the Lords Proprietors
The differences in the level of law and order between the Upcountry and Lowcountry
lack of weapons for the colonies
lack of supplies for the colonists
30s - Q7
How did most Cherokees react to the increasing presence of Americans on their ancestral lands in the early 1800s?
They produced weapons and fortifications and declared war on the United States
They gave the United States over 2 million American dollars in gold and silver in exchange for their land
They voluntarily gave up their lands and moved west on their own
They attempted to practice an American way of life and live in peace with Americans
30s - Q8
Eliza Lucas Pinckney revolutionized the economy of South Carolina when she proved that ________________ could be successfully cultivated and processed in 1740.
cotton
rice
tobacco
indigo
30s - Q9
Why did the colonists want the King to make Carolina a royal colony instead of keeping it in the hands of the Lords Proprietors?
because they loved the King more than the Lords Proprietors
because the people thought the Lords Proprietors were not religious enough
Because the Lords Proprietors didn't protect the Carolinas from the Yemassee, pirates, and Spanish attacks
because the King promised them lower taxes
30s - Q10
Which statement BEST explains why the southern colonies used fewer types of natural resources than other colonies?
most of the natural resources in the southern colonies were already used up
few natural resources were available in the southern colonies
hot summers and disease-carrying insects kept populations in the southern colonies low
fertile plains and long summers allowed southern colonies to focus on agriculture
30s