American History Quiz

What was the Indian Removal Act?

• A law signed by President Andrew Jackson

• A treaty between Native American tribes

• A document specifying rights of an institution

• A crop grown to earn wealth

What was the Trail of Tears?

• A trade route for fur traders

• The forced migration of the Cherokee nation

• A treaty between English settlers and Native Americans

• A large estuary in the United States

Who were the Pequot?

• A Native American tribe in Connecticut

• A group of English settlers

• A confederacy of American Indian people

• The first fur traders in North America

What were the Powhatan Wars?

• Conflicts between French explorers and Native Americans

• Wars between English settlers and the Powhatan Confederacy

• Battles over the control of Chesapeake Bay

• Disputes over fur trade routes

What is a charter?

• A crop grown to earn wealth

• A document specifying rights of an institution

• A large group of people united by common descent

• A process of working together

What is a treaty?

• A formally concluded agreement between countries

• A large estuary in the United States

• A member of a confederacy of American Indian people

• A settler in a colony

What is a colony?

• A country or area under the control of another country

• A large group of people united by common descent

• A process of working together

• A document specifying rights of an institution

What was the fur trade?

• The first fur traders in North America were French explorers

• A treaty between Native American tribes

• A law signed by President Andrew Jackson

• A crop grown to earn wealth

What is a cash crop?

• A crop grown to earn wealth

• A document specifying rights of an institution

• A large estuary in the United States

• A process of working together

Who were the Separatists?

• A group critical of the Church of England

• A Native American tribe in Connecticut

• The first fur traders in North America

• A large group of people united by common descent