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American History #1
Grades 5 to 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which Portuguese royalty established a "school" for navigators? | Prince Henry |
| Which country sailed south from Europe and made their way along the west coast of Africa? | Portuguese |
| Which Portuguese sailed around the Cape of Good Hope and on to India? | Vasco da Gama |
| Which Spaniard named the Pacific Ocean and all lands that it touched for Spain? | Balboa |
| Which Portuguese sailor sailed for Spain and eventually established the cultural exchange of the New World with the Old World? | Christopher Columbus |
| Which Spaniard was the first European to see the Mississippi River and explore FL, GA, AL, MS, and AR? | Hernando de Soto |
| Which Spaniard searched for the legendary Fountain of Youth? | Ponce de Leon |
| Which Spaniard's crew was credited with circumnavigating the globe? | Ferdinand Magellan |
| Which Spaniard conquered the Aztecs? | Hernando Cortes |
| Who was the Aztec leader? | Montezuma |
| Which French explorer searched for a "Northwest Passage" and explored the eastern coast of North America from NC to ME? | Giovanni da Verrazano |
| Which French explorer searched for a "Northwest Passage" and claimed Canada for the French? | Jacques Cartier |
| Which French explorer searched for a "Northwest Passage" and explored the St. Lawrence River and established the first permanent French settlement in the New World? | Samuel de Champlain |
| Which English explorer searched for a "Northwest Passage," explored Newfoundland and Nova Scotia, and established a hold in Canada for the English? | John Cabot |
| Which English explorer was appointed by Queen Elizabeth I to plunder Spanish treasure ships? | Sir Francis Drake |
| Where was the Lost Colony located? | Roanoke, NC |
| Who was the governor of Roanoke? | Sir Walter Raleigh |
| What word was left to indicate where the English people of Roanoke went? | Croatoan |
| What is the oldest European settlement on North America? | St. Augustine, FL |
| What was the first permanent English settlement in Virginia? | Jamestown |
| Who told the men of Jamestown that they had to work in order to eat? | John Smith |
| What Indian maiden allegedly saved John Smith's life? | Pocahontas |
| Who did Pocahontas marry? | John Rolfe |
| For whom was the state of Virginia named? | Queen Elizabeth (aka The Virgin Queen) |
| Which American colony was a haven for Roman Catholics? | Maryland |
| Which American colony was established by William Penn? | Pennsylvania |
| What religious denomination was William Penn? | Quaker |
| For what was Pennsylvania established? | Religious tolerance |
| In what year did the Pilgrims settle in Massachusetts? | 1620 |
| On what ship did the Pilgrims cross the Atlantic Ocean? | Mayflower |
| What was the name of the ship that started with the Mayflower, but had to return to England? | Speedwell |
| What were the names of the three ships at Jamestown? | Susan Constant, Godspeed, Discovery |
| Which Native American taught the Pilgrims how to plant corn? | Squanto |
| What Native American tribe got along well with the Pilgrims? | Wampanoag |
| What was the name of the war between the Pilgrims and Native Americans? | King Philip's War |
| What was New York first called? | New Netherland |
| Which European nation settled what later became New York? | Dutch |
| Who is credited as the founder of New Netherland? | Peter Minuet |
| For whom is New York named? | Duke of York (English) |
| Who is credited as the founder of Connecticut? | Thomas Hooker |
| Who was the leader of the Massachusetts Bay Colony? | John Winthrop |
| What was the religion of the Massachusetts Bay Colony? | Puritans |
| Who were the two people kicked out of the Massachusetts Bay Colony as dissenters? | Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams |
| What colony was founded by Roger Williams? | Rhode Island |
| List the four New England colonies. | New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Massachusetts |
| List the four Middle colonies. | New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware |
| List the five Southern colonies. | Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia |
| Which colony was established by James Oglethorpe as a refuge for England's prisoners and other "less desirable" people? | Georgia |
| Which colony had thin, rocky soil? | New England |
| Which colonies had the deep, rich soil and flat land of the Atlantic Coastal Plain? | South |
| What occurred because of differences in land ownership between the colonists and Native Americans? | French and Indian War |
| What movie tells of the French and Indian War? | The Last of the Mohicans |
| What was the name of the English rule that colonists couldn't settle west of the Appalachian Mountains? | Proclamation of 1763 |
| What English tax targeted printed documents, such as sermons and contracts? | Stamp Act |
| Which English act required the citizens of Boston to house the king's soldiers? | Quartering Act |
| What were the names of the groups who opposed English rule? | Sons of Liberty and Daughters of Liberty |
| Which American colonist said, "Give me liberty or give me death?" | Patrick Henry |
| Which English act said that Parliament could enact any law it wanted and the colonists would be forced by obey it? | Declaratory Act |
| What goods did the Townshend Acts tax? | paper, tea, glass |
| How did the colonists respond to the Townshend Acts? | The colonists drank raspberry and blackberry tea. |
| Who was a founder of the Sons of Liberty and a rabble-rouser for the colonists? | Samuel Adams |
| Who was Sam Adams's cousin? | John Adams |
| How many Americans were killed in the Boston Massacre? | 5 |
| Who was the African American who was killed in the Boston Massacre? | Crispus Attucks |
| Why did John Adams defend the Redcoats in the Boston Massacre trial? | He wanted the world to see that America was fair to all. |
| Who made an engraving of the Boston Massacre that was one of America's first uses of propaganda? | Paul Revere |
| Why did the Boston Tea Party occur? | The British Parliament allowed the British East India Tea Company to have a monopoly on tea in the American colonies. |
| What group was responsible for dumping the tea overboard at the Boston Tea Party? | Sons of Liberty |
| What was the British Parliament's response to the Boston Tea Party? | The Coercive Acts (aka Intolerable Acts) that shut down the port of Boston as well as other punishments. |
| Who was the king of England at the time of the American Revolution? | King George III |
| What were trees called where colonists gathered to hear important messages? | Liberty Trees |
| How many colonies were there in 1776? | thirteen |
| When did the French and Indian War begin? | 1754 |
| How long did the French and Indian War last? | ten years |
| What was the peace treaty that ended the French and Indian War? | Treaty of Paris (1763) |
| What firearm did the colonists use? | black powdered muskets |
| When the likeness of a person is hanged, we say that that person is hanged in __________. | effigy |
| How did the colonists rebel against the acts passed by Parliament? | boycotted British goods |
| What was a punishment enacted by the Sons of Liberty against colonists who didn't abide by the boycott? | The Patriots tarred and feathered them. |
| Which group of colonists wanted to revolt against England? | Patriots (Sons & Daughters of Liberty) |
| If the colonists boycotted British goods, what did they do about the items they could no longer purchase? | The Patriots substituted goods, such as raspberry tea. |
| What was a common name for the British soldiers? | Lobsterbacks |
| Who did the Sons of Liberty pretend to be at the Boston Tea Party? | Mohawk Indians |
| American soldiers were called __________ because they could be ready at a moment's notice. | minutemen |
| What was the colonial legislative body that convened to oppose and possibly resolve the British tax issues? | Continental Congress |
| Because the colonists didn't have e-mail or Facebook, they used ________________ to convey the news from Boston. | Committees of Correspondence |
| Who is credited with sewing the first American flag? | Betsy Ross |
| Which colonists said, "I regret that I have but one life to lose for my country?" | Nathan Hale |
| What was Nathan Hale's fate for spying? | He was hanged. |
| Which Revolutionary American commander committed treason? | Benedict Arnold |
| The phrase "one if by land, two if by sea" refers to the signal given in the tower of the Old North Church to signal | the British troops manner of movement to Lexington, MA where the British thought the colonists had weapons stored. |
| Which two members of the Continental Congress did the British soldiers wish to arrest? | Sam Adams and John Hancock |
| Which three men sounded the alarm that the British were on their way for a show down? | Paul Revere. Sam Prescott, William Dawes |
| Why is the first shot of the American Revolution known as "the shot heard 'round the world?" | It symbolized the first steps toward a democratic republican government that has been replicated around the world in many other countries. |
| How many minutemen were killed at Lexington? | Eight and ten wounded |
| From whom had the colonists learned to fight from behind trees and stone walls? | Native Americans used ambush instead of lining up facing the enemy. |
| Why were there so many stone walls for the colonists to hide behind? | New England had thin, rocky soil. (Geography influences everything.) |
| What occurred at the Battle of Bunker Hill? | The Americans lost the battle because they ran out of ammunition. |
| How many British soldiers were killed or wounded at the Battle of Bunker Hill? | almost 1/2 of their force |
| What famous phrase was stated by Colonel William Prescott at the Battle of Bunker Hill? | Don't shoot until you see the whites of their eyes. |
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