Q1 Studies Weekly Assessment

One of the most significant mounds that has survived today is the ______ Mound.

• Flying Hawk

• Great Serpent

• Hungry Bear

• Lone Wolf

Who was considered the Shawnee Prophet?

• Pontiac

• Sakima

• Little Bee

• Tenskwatawa

In order to pay for the French and Indian war, The British government decided to _______ the people in the American Colonies.

• tease

• help

• tax

• ignore

The British Army surrendered to the Continental Army. This was the end of the Revolutionary War.

• True

• False

What important document defines the purpose of the U.S. government?

• Mayflower Compact

• Articles of Confederation

• United States Constitution

• The Declaration of Independence

What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

• to formally announce the thirteen American colonies' independence from Great Britain

• to choose a President for the U.S.

• to put an end to slavery in the U.S.

• to give women the right to vote

When was the first Indiana constitution written, making Indiana an official state?

• 1797

• 1816

• 1851

• 1860

What caused most of the conflicts (problems) between the Native Americans and European settlers?

• climate

• religion

• the fur trade

• land ownership

How many people needed to live in a territory for it to become a state?

• 60

• 600

• 6,000

• 60,000

People who did NOT support legalized slavery were called_________.

• abolitionists

• conductors

• passengers

• supporters