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7th Grade Final Exam Review (Part 1)
Test Description: Review of American History up to the Civil War
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) How did early humans get to North America?
A
They flew
B
They crossed a land bridge from Asia into Alaska
C
They crossed the Atlantic Ocean in boats
D
They crossed from South America into North America
2) Why did Native American tribes have different ways of life?
A
Their environments were all different and they adapted to their environments in different ways
B
Historians do not know
C
They wanted to be different from each other so they decided to create their culture in their own unique way
D
They were not different, they all had the same way of life
3) What was the main reason European explorers explored North America
A
They were looking for the northwest passage, an all water route to Asia
B
They were looking for an all water route to Africa
C
They were looking to trade with a variety of Native American tribes
D
They were looking for the best places to grow tobacco and cotton
4) What was the Columbian Exchange?
A
An exchange of goods and ideas on the Silk Roads between Asia and Europe
B
When early humans migrated over the land bridge from Asia into North America
C
When the country of Columbia traded with Panama
D
An exchange of goods and ideas between the Old World and the New World
5) Which of the following was an impact of the Columbian Exchange?
A
all choices
B
New foods, like the potato, were introduced to Europe
C
Many Native Americans died from diseases brought by the Europeans
D
New foods, like olives, were brought to the Americas
6) What was the Triangular Trade?
A
trade routes between the 13 Colonies, Africa and the Caribbean
B
a geometry problem in math
C
an all water route from Europe, through North America to Asia
7) Why did European countries want colonies?
A
they never wanted colonies
B
they received raw materials from the colonies and had a place to sell their goods
C
so the colonies could compete with European merchants
D
to learn about Native American culture
8) Which region of the 13 colonies had fertile soil and grew tobacco?
A
Middle
B
Southern
C
New England (Northern)
9) Which region of the 13 colonies had a great ship building industry because they had many forests?
A
Middle
B
Southern
C
New England (Northern)
10) Which region of the 13 colonies grew so much grain they were called the breadbasket colonies?
A
Middle
B
Southern
C
New England (Northern)
11) Why did the regions of the 13 colonies have different economies?
A
Because they did not like each other and they wanted to be different from each other
B
Because their geography was different and they used the resources that were available to them
C
Because they were told what to grow by England
D
They were not different, they were all the same
12) Which of the following best describes the Boston Massacre?
A
When British soldiers fired into a crowd of peaceful colonists and killed 5 colonists
B
When British soldiers fired into a crowd of rioting colonists and killed 5 colonists
C
When colonists fired into a crowd of rioting British soldiers and killed 5 soldiers
D
When Boston colonists got angry about the tax on tea and threw crates of tea into Boston Harbor
13) How did Paul Revere impact what other colonists thought about the Boston Massacre?
A
He create propaganda which showed the British soldiers as murderers who fired on a peaceful crowd
B
All choices
C
He created propaganda that showed that the British soldiers were innocent
D
He created an image that showed what actually happened and many colonists turned against Britain
14) Some colonists did not want independence from Britain, these people were called:
A
Loyalists
B
Patriots
15) Not all colonists wanted independence from Britain, but those who did were called
A
Loyalists
B
Patriots
16) How did the French and Indian War lead to the American Revolution?
A
The war was expensive, but Britain decided to pay for it all themselves
B
The war was expensive so Britain taxed the colonists to pay for it, the colonists got angry at the taxes and protested
C
The war was expensive to Britain taxed the colonists to pay for it, all colonists supported these taxes
17) What does NO Taxation without representation mean?
A
Colonists were angry that they did not have any representation in Parliament
B
The colonists were not happy about the taxes because they had no say in the taxes
C
All choices
D
The colonists were angry that Parliament passed the taxes and they did not get to vote for parliament
18) What is the name of the event when Bostonian colonists disguised as Native American threw over 300 chests of British tea into Boston harbor?
A
Boston Marathon
B
Boston Massacre
C
All choices
D
Boston Tea Party
19) What was the Articles of Confederation?
A
The current plan of government for the United States
B
The first plan of government for the United States
20) Why was the Constitution an improvement over the Articles of Confederation?
A
The Constitution got rid of the executive branch (the president)
B
The Constitution gave the state governments more power than the national government
C
The Constitution gave the national government more power than the state governments
D
All choices
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