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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 crossed a land bridge from Asia into Alaska
B
They crossed from South America into North America
C
They crossed the Atlantic Ocean in boats
D
They flew
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 the best places to grow tobacco and cotton
C
They were looking for an all water route to Africa
D
They were looking to trade with a variety of Native American tribes
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
New foods, like the potato, were introduced to Europe
B
all choices
C
New foods, like olives, were brought to the Americas
D
Many Native Americans died from diseases brought by the Europeans
6) What was the Triangular Trade?
A
a geometry problem in math
B
an all water route from Europe, through North America to Asia
C
trade routes between the 13 Colonies, Africa and the Caribbean
7) Why did European countries want colonies?
A
so the colonies could compete with European merchants
B
to learn about Native American culture
C
they received raw materials from the colonies and had a place to sell their goods
D
they never wanted colonies
8) Which region of the 13 colonies had fertile soil and grew tobacco?
A
Southern
B
Middle
C
New England (Northern)
9) Which region of the 13 colonies had a great ship building industry because they had many forests?
A
New England (Northern)
B
Southern
C
Middle
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
They were not different, they were all the same
B
Because their geography was different and they used the resources that were available to them
C
Because they did not like each other and they wanted to be different from each other
D
Because they were told what to grow by England
12) Which of the following best describes the Boston Massacre?
A
When Boston colonists got angry about the tax on tea and threw crates of tea into Boston Harbor
B
When British soldiers fired into a crowd of rioting colonists and killed 5 colonists
C
When British soldiers fired into a crowd of peaceful colonists and killed 5 colonists
D
When colonists fired into a crowd of rioting British soldiers and killed 5 soldiers
13) How did Paul Revere impact what other colonists thought about the Boston Massacre?
A
He created propaganda that showed that the British soldiers were innocent
B
All choices
C
He created an image that showed what actually happened and many colonists turned against Britain
D
He create propaganda which showed the British soldiers as murderers who fired on a peaceful crowd
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
Patriots
B
Loyalists
16) How did the French and Indian War lead to the American Revolution?
A
The war was expensive to Britain taxed the colonists to pay for it, all colonists supported these taxes
B
The war was expensive, but Britain decided to pay for it all themselves
C
The war was expensive so Britain taxed the colonists to pay for it, the colonists got angry at the taxes and protested
17) What does NO Taxation without representation mean?
A
The colonists were not happy about the taxes because they had no say in the taxes
B
Colonists were angry that they did not have any representation in Parliament
C
The colonists were angry that Parliament passed the taxes and they did not get to vote for parliament
D
All choices
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
All choices
B
Boston Massacre
C
Boston Tea Party
D
Boston Marathon
19) What was the Articles of Confederation?
A
The first plan of government for the United States
B
The current 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
All choices
C
The Constitution gave the national government more power than the state governments
D
The Constitution gave the state governments more power than the national government
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