Social Studies Theme 3: The Fight for a Continent Game Show Quiz Created by Mrs. Carole Merrill, Traina Elementary School, Tracy, California. Nov. 14, 2010.
Multiple Choice
Q1: What was the first permanent European settlement in North America? Jamestown New Amsterdam St. Augustine Quebec
Q2: How did Europeans protect their land claims and resources? They built forts. They started building cities. They did a lot of trading. They had powerful charters.
Q3: Who taught the English settlers in Plymouth how to hunt? Pocahontas John Smith Squanto Chief Powhatan
Q4: Some American Indians traded furs with the French and Dutch for horses. metal items. cattle. medicine.
Q5: What did American Indians not teach the European colonists? how to raise horses how to use plants for medicine how to grow crops how to keep food from spoiling
Q6: King Philip’s War was fought between the Pequot Indians and English colonists in New England. the Powhatan Indians and English colonists in Virginia. several American Indian groups and English colonists in New England. Spain and France in Florida.
Q7: Where did the Powhatan Wars occur? in Virginia in New England in Plymouth in the Ohio River Valley
Q8: Who committed the massacre in a Pequot village? The Spanish army French settlers The Iroquois English colonists and their American Indian allies
Q9: What was the goal of many treaties with American Indians? to find better homes for them to remove them from their land to force their children to go to school to force them to assimilate
Q10: Which event was the last armed American Indian resistance to U. S Q10: Which event was the last armed American Indian resistance to U.S. rule? Wounded Knee massacre Trail of Tears Sandy Creek massacre Treaty of Doak’s Stand
Q11: Why did a rivalry begin between the Lakota and the Ojibwa? Both wanted land in the Great Lakes region. Both wanted land in the Great Plains region. Both claimed to be the best warriors. The Lakota were allies with the French.
Q12: Which events are in the correct sequence? Trail of Tears, Battle of Tippecanoe, Indian Removal Act, defeat of Chief Logan Indian Removal Act, Trail of Tears, Battle of Tippecanoe, defeat of Chief Logan Defeat of Chief Logan, Battle of Tippecanoe, Trail of Tears, Indian Removal Act Defeat of Chief Logan, Battle of Tippecanoe, Indian Removal Act, Trail of Tears
Q13: Who was in favor of the Indian Removal Act? Andrew Jackson John Ross John Marshall Sequoyah
Use 1 or 2 sentences to answer the following questions. Short Answers Use 1 or 2 sentences to answer the following questions.
Spain … gold and silver France …beaver furs England …tobacco Q1: Name the raw materials that each of these countries valued most in North America: Spain, France, England. Spain … gold and silver France …beaver furs England …tobacco
Q2: Put the following settlements in the order in which they were founded: Quebec, Jamestown, St. Augustine, New Amsterdam. 1565 – St. Augustine 1607 – Jamestown 1608 – Quebec 1624 – New Amsterdam
Q3: What kind of land did European nations compete for in North America? The European nations competed for land along rivers or on the coast and land that had rich resources.
Q4: What conflict arose between the English and the Dutch? The English wanted additional ports, so they took over the Dutch colony of New Netherlands and its ports in 1664.
Q5: Why do you think the French and English had conflicts over their early settlements in North America? Both England and France claimed lands and rich resources in the Ohio and Mississippi River Valleys. These conflicting claims led to war in 1754.
Q6: Who did you think gained more from the interaction between American Indians and the earliest European settlers in North America? Why? Possible answer: I think that the Europeans gained more because American Indians taught them skills to survive.
Q7: Put these wars in the order in which they occurred: King Philip’s War, the French and Indian War, the Pequot War. 1637 – The Pequot War 1675 – King Philip’s War 1754 – The French and Indian War
Q8: What caused the Powhatan Wars? Possible answer: The Powhatan Wars started when the Powhatan realized that the English colonists wanted their land.
Q9: Why do you think the Choctaw did not want to sign the Treaty of Doak’s Stand? Possible answer: I think that the Choctaw did not want to sign the treaty because wanted to keep their traditional ways of life instead of becoming like the settlers.
Q10: Tell one way in which the treaties with American Indians were not always fair. Possible answer: Treaties were unfair because many American Indians did not understand what they were signing since they did not speak or read English.
Q11: What caused the Beaver Wars? The Beaver Wars happened because the Iroquois and the Huron fought for control of the fur trade.
Q12: What was the effect of the Lakota’s trading for European horses and weapons? The European horses and weapons helped the Lakota to become skilled buffalo hunters and feared warriors.
Q13: Who do you think took the best course of action against the U. S Q13: Who do you think took the best course of action against the U.S. government, Chief Tecumseh or Chief John Ross? Why? Possible answer: I believe that Chief John Ross took the best course of action because he used non-violent ways and asked the U.S. Supreme Court for help.
Q14: Who was Sequoyah and what did he do? Sequoyah was a Cherokee Indian who developed an alphabet for the Cherokee language in the1820s.
Q15: Briefly summarize relationships between American Indians and European settlers during the years between the founding of St. Augustine (1565) and the Trail of Tears (1838). Possible answer: From the beginning, European settlers claimed land that was already being used by American Indians. They traded and often cooperated, but conflicts grew worse as the Europeans took over more and more land.
CONGRATULATIONS. You’re done CONGRATULATIONS! You’re done. (Practice makes perfect … If you missed any questions please think about taking the quiz again.) Bibliography: Pearson Scott Foresman, History-Social Science for California Our Nation, Teacher Resources Grade 5, Unit 3, 2006.