1. 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.

2. Multiple Choice

3. Q1: What was the first permanent European settlement in North America?
Jamestown
New Amsterdam
St. Augustine
Quebec

4. 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.

5. Q3: Who taught the English settlers in Plymouth how to hunt?
Pocahontas
John Smith
Squanto
Chief Powhatan

6. Q4: Some American Indians traded furs with the French and Dutch for
horses.
metal items.
cattle.
medicine.

7. 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

8. 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.

9. Q7: Where did the Powhatan Wars occur?
in Virginia
in New England
in Plymouth
in the Ohio River Valley

10. Q8: Who committed the massacre in a Pequot village?
The Spanish army
French settlers
The Iroquois
English colonists and their American Indian allies

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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.

14. 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

15. Q13: Who was in favor of the Indian Removal Act?
Andrew Jackson
John Ross
John Marshall
Sequoyah

16. Use 1 or 2 sentences to answer the following questions.
Short Answers
Use 1 or 2 sentences to answer the following questions.

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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.

20. 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.

21. 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.

22. 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.

23. 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

24. Q8: What caused the Powhatan Wars?
Possible answer: The Powhatan Wars started when the Powhatan realized that the English colonists wanted their land.

25. 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.

26. 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.

27. Q11: What caused the Beaver Wars?
The Beaver Wars happened because the Iroquois and the Huron fought for control of the fur trade.

28. 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.

29. 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.

30. Q14: Who was Sequoyah and what did he do?
Sequoyah was a Cherokee Indian who developed an alphabet for the Cherokee language in the1820s.

31. 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.

32. 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.