Pre-Assessment American History (sem 1)

A map should include:

• compass (directions)

• map key

• all of these components

• scale (1" = 10 miles)

A timeline is a...

• way to show when events occurred compared to other events

• different type of clock used by navigators

• graph used to show time increments

• way to solve the pythagorean theorem

GPS is global positioning system that utilizes...

• the prime meridian and international dateline to determine where you are

• latitude and longitude to determine where you are

• cars and phone apps to confuse locations

• all of the above

To be most effective, a timeline MUST use...

• a line to put events in chronological order

• a line with spaced out events

• equal increments of time (every 100 years or whatever) to show events

The five themes of geography include:

• place, location, human & environmental interaction, region and movement

• mountains, bodies of water, plateaus, regions and human culture

• physical and cultural geography, locations, regions and climate

• none of the above

While European explorers claim to "Discover" the current North and South
America, in reality...

• only one explorer actually "discovered" the new world and his name was C. Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan, Christopher Columbus and Amerigo Vespucci all "discovered" these lands

• natives of various tribes and cultures were already living on these continents

• aliens should be given all the credit for building, discovering and existing on these lands

Early colonialists chose to declare their independence from England mainly because of...

• lack of representation in Parliament

• taxation and tax acts (tea, stamp, etc)

• both of these

• neither of those...the King was horrible

Loyalists were those who...

• wanted their freedom from England and were loyal to the USA

• wanted to remain part of the British empire and still have a king

• were members of the Sons of Liberty

• were loyal to their colony

In 1776, Thomas Jefferson wrote a document with reasons to separate from the mother country. It was called the:

• Articles of Confederation

• Magna Carta (or Great Charter)

• Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

This war started due to many economic issues, but mainly about slavery...it was called the:

• Civil War

• War Between the States

• War of the Rebellion

• all of these