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U.S. History review

Quiz by Melissa Crandall

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  • Q1
    Which of these counts as sourcing information for a document?
    Document A
    The date the source was created
    It said "Give me Liberty..."
    The first article
    30s
  • Q2
    If a native american culture had stone buildings and drainage system what can we infer about them?
    They sacrificed humans in religious ceremonies.
    They only farmed.
    They did not hunt.
    They have permanent settlements.
    30s
  • Q3
    Why did Christopher Columbus sail towards the new world?
    He wanted to discover a new land
    He wanted to meet the natives
    He was trying to find a route to India
    He had no purpose
    30s
  • Q4
    What was the northwest passage?
    A tunnel through North America
    The reason all explorers went west
    The journey from Europe to America
    A water route through North America to the Pacific Ocean
    30s
  • Q5
    What was the columbian exchange?
    The transfer of slaves between Europeans and Native cultures.
    Transfer for people, plants, culture and diseases between Europe and Africa to the Americas.
    A transfer of goods between Columbia and the United States.
    The transfer of gold from Europe to America.
    30s
  • Q6
    Which of these things in the Colombian exchange had the most negative effect on the Native Populations of America?
    diseases
    food
    ideas
    plants
    30s
  • Q7
    What event does this picture show?
    Question Image
    The end of the slave trade
    The Titanic
    The Atlantic Slave trade along middle passage
    The ironclad ship in the Civil War
    30s
  • Q8
    What is an indentured servant?
    A person who is a slave on a plantation
    None of these
    A person who agrees to work without pay for a certain number of years in exchange for passage to America
    A butler in England
    30s
  • Q9
    What are the three colonial regions?
    New England, New Dutch and New South Colonies
    Northern, Middle and Southern Colonies
    Southern, Middle and New England Colonies
    New Spain, Middle and Northern Colonies
    30s
  • Q10
    Which Colonial region grew tobacco, rice and indigo?
    Southern
    30s
  • Q11
    Why did the Puritans come to America?
    To make a lot of money
    For religious freedom for everyone
    To find better jobs
    To practice their religion as they wanted to
    30s
  • Q12
    Which of these was a reasons the American Colonists went to war with Britain?
    All of these
    British Soldiers housed in private homes
    The intolerable acts
    No representation in Parliment
    30s
  • Q13
    Why did England increase taxes in the Colonies?
    To pay for more slaves
    To pay for the French and Indian War
    To pay for increased medical care
    King George need to money to build Versailles
    30s
  • Q14
    Which idea did John Locke write about?
    A federalist system
    Three branches of government
    The invisible hand
    The social contract
    30s
  • Q15
    Why was the battle of Saratoga important?
    It was Alexander Hamilton's first battle
    Cornwallis surrendered to Washington
    It was a surprise attack on Christmas
    The victory convinced the French to send money, guns and men to the Colonists
    30s

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