U.S. History Review

Because their journey had a religious purpose, passengers on the Mayflower called themselves.

• Pilgrims

• Puritans

• New Colonist

• Strangers

Which explorer did England send to look for a northern sea route to Asia through North America?

• Robert de La Salle

• John Cabot

• Henry Hudson

• Christopher Columbus

When Columbus first reached land, where did he believe he had landed?

• East Indies

• Hispaniola

• West Indies

• Caribbean

What was the name of the Union's strategy to gain control of the Mississippi River and split the Confederacy in two?

• Anaconda Plan

• River Conquest

• Great Divide

• Squeeze Play

How did abolitionists view slavery?

• as a necessary part of society

• as a moral wrong that needed to be stopped

• as a way to divide families

• as a way to draft soldiers

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Who pointed out to Lincoln that if the war was cast as a fight against slavery, European countries would be less likely to aide the South?

• David Farragu

• George B. McClellan

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Frederick Douglass

England's first permanent colony in North America was named after?

• Virginia Dare

• King James I

• Captain John Smith

• Powhatan

Which colony offered a fresh start to debtors and poor people?

• Carolina

• Georgia

• Delaware

• Maryland

Which of the following demonstrated the colonists' desire for peace?

• Boston Massacre

• Navigation Acts

• Boston Tea Party

• Olive Branch Petition

According to the Declaration of Independence, what was America's new status?

• a new nation

• a partner with Canada

• a territory of Great Britain

• a national holiday