Unit 1 Practice Test

What is history?

• A. The events in the past and the stories we tell about the past

• B. The study of plants and animals

• C. The prediction of future events

• D. The exploration of outer space

Why should we study history?

• A. To develop compassion for others

• B. To become better thinkers

• C. To avoid the errors of the past

• D. All of the above

What do historians do?

• A. Use various tools and strategies to reconstruct history

• B. Make up stories about the past

• C. Predict future events

• D. Ignore the errors of the past

What is a push factor?

• A. Something positive that motivates a person to move to an area

• B. Something negative that motivates a person to leave an area

• C. The government and politicians

• D. Natural features and weather

What is the main crop grown in the Southern Colonies?

• A. Wheat

• B. Cattle

• C. Tobacco

• D. Rice

Select all that are true about primary sources.

• First-hand account

• Written by someone with a direct connection

• Is original to the event

• Can be based on second-hand knowledge

Select all that are true about secondary sources.

• Usually created later, after the event

• Based on second-hand information

• Written by people who were not directly involved

• Basically autobiographies

The tobacco plant enabled the Virginia settlement at Jamestown to survive because it...

• Didn't need much attention

• Provided much needed income

• Grew in rocky soil

• Survived in cool climates

What was the historical significance of the Virginia House of Burgesses?

• It began a tradition of representative government in the English colonies

• It established religion in all of the colonies

• It declared Virginia's independence from Great Britain

• It began a tradition of military rule in the colonies

A key difference between Plymouth and Jamestown was that...

• Plymouth was founded for religious reasons and Jamestown for economic reasons

• Plymouth was founded for economic reasons and Jamestown for political reasons

• Plymouth was founded for political reasons and Jamestown was a haven for convicts

• Plymouth was founded as a test colony and Jamestown was founded to be permanent