11-12 CHEETAH participating student post-test Question Title * 1. The voyages of Christopher Columbus changed life in Europe by Introducing new foods and spices to Europe Showing Europeans a shorter route to Asia Introducing the horse to Spain Proving the earth was flat Question Title * 2. When Columbus first landed in the Americas in 1492, he thought he was in Northern Africa Spain East Indies Undiscovered island Question Title * 3. What is the main reason the Pilgrims and Puritans came to America? Religious freedom To build a democratic government To expand the lands controlled by England To find riches Question Title * 4. The first permanent English settlement in North America was? New York Jamestown Concord Williamsburg Question Title * 5. How did the American Indians help the Pilgrims? They built houses for them They brought them into their villages to help them survive the first winter They worked for the Pilgrims as servants They helped the Pilgrims grow food Question Title * 6. Which of these colonies was founded last? Massachusetts Virginia New York Georgia Question Title * 7. Which country sponsored Christopher Columbus? Spain France England Italy Question Title * 8. Which explorer searched for the fabled fountain of youth? Ponce de Leon Ferdinand Magellan Christopher Columbus Hernando Cortes Question Title * 9. The ships that carried the earliest settlers to Jamestown and Plymouth had the following features in common: They were small vessels. They carried adequate supplies of food. They provided privacy for the female passengers. They handled the rough seas with reasonable comfort for the passengers. Question Title * 10. Which of the following goals established for the Jamestown colonists was achieved? They found gold. They proved to be a profitable community. They Christianized the native Americans. They found a sea route to India Question Title * 11. Why did John Smith tell the settlers of Jamestown, “He who works not, eats not?” Many settlers came expecting quick and easy riches and simply would not work Many settlers were too scared to leave their cabins for fear of Indian attack Many settlers were expecting ships from England to keep them supplied Many settlers were used to servants doing all of the hard work Question Title * 12. Who was aboard the Mayflower when it landed in Cape Cod in Massachusetts? Puritans Loyalists Convicts deported by the king Christopher Columbus and his crew Question Title * 13. Roger Williams left the Puritan settlement in Massachusetts and eventually started the colony of? New Hampshire Connecticut Pennsylvania Rhode Island Question Title * 14. Which woman was banished from the Massachusetts Bay colony because she taught things differently from the Puritan way? Sarah Thomas Anne Hutchison Mary Massey Hannah Winthrop Question Title * 15. What is an indentured servant? A man who rented land from the king A settler who enlisted in the army for several years before he was free A person who worked for someone else for set length of time in exchange for paid passage to the colonies A colonist who worked for a wealthy family in exchange for a large sum of money Question Title * 16. Why did the American colonists think the Stamp Act was unfair? They thought “taxation without representation” was not fair They wanted stamps to be free in the colonies They thought the stamps were too expensive for colonists They believed that the English Parliament would just keep passing more and more taxes if they didn’t complain about this one Question Title * 17. The American colonists were so upset about the many new taxes from Great Britain that eventually a fight broke out between British and soldiers and Boston citizens. Five colonists were killed. This historical incident is called? The Townshend Act The Boston Fight The “Boston Massacre” The British and Boston Incident Question Title * 18. What was the Boston Tea Party? A group of women in Boston who met each week to discuss ways to avoid the new taxes A group of British officers who met with American patriots to avoid more trouble A group of Boston men who disguised themselves as Indians and threw a cargo of tea into the harbor to avoid paying the tea tax A colonial government party that met with English officials Question Title * 19. Who rode to Lexington and Concord on the night of April 18, 1775 to warn the countryside that the British were coming? Paul Revere and William Dawes Samuel Adams and George Washington John Hancock General Gage Question Title * 20. In 1776, Thomas Paine published a pamphlet that was widely read throughout the colonies and called for independence from Great Britain. What was its name? The Colonists’ Recorder Independent America The Plain Truth Common Sense Question Title * 21. July 4, 1776 is known as the day the Second Continental Congress signed what document? The Declaration of Independence The Mayflower Compact The Constitution The Bill of Rights Question Title * 22. Who was the general in charge of the American military that fought for independence? Thomas Jefferson John Adams John Hancock George Washington Question Title * 23. What foreign country helped the American colonies with their fight with Great Britain? Spain France Mexico Canada Question Title * 24. Why did many soldiers die at Valley Forge? The battle with the British did not go well for them there They ran out of ammunition during the second attack They were simply not prepared to walk that far They needed more supplies, such as tents, food, medicine, and warmer clothing Question Title * 25. The treaty signed at the end of the Revolutionary War in 1783 is known as? The Treaty of Respect The Agreement of Peace The Treaty of Paris The Independence Treaty Done