Units 1-6: Cumulative Practice

What ocean served as the highway to North America for European explorers and early settlers?

• Southern Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Arctic Ocean

What group of people in colonial America worked as craftsmen in towns and plantations?

• large landowners

• women

• artisans

• farmers

What was the ONLY branch of government provided for in the Articles of Confederation?

• legislative

• presidential

• executive

• judicial

According to the map, the shaded area represents what American Indian homeland?

• Kwakiutl

• Iroquois

• Pueblo

• Inuit

The Mississippi River Valley was claimed by the French explorer

• A. Robert La Salle

• B. John Cabot

• C. Samuel de Champlain

• D. Francisco Coronado

Southern colonies depending on the New England colonies for manufactured goods is an example of–

• geographical features

• political and social life

• resources

• interdependence

What European country carried manufactured goods to West Africa to trade for gold?

• England

• Portugal

• France

• Spain

What was the purpose of the Stamp Act?

• to keep settlers from moving west

• to force American Indians to leave their traditional homelands

• to raise money to pay for the cost of the French and Indian War

• to give American colonists equal representation in Parliament

What prominent member of the Continental Congress helped gain French support for the American independence?

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

What region is represented by the number 4?

• A) Appalachian Highlands

• B) Coastal Plain

• C) Interior Lowlands

• D) Canadian Shield