7th Grade Final Exam

Question 1

When Spain came to the new world what were their goals?

Answer 1

(Gold) Find gold, (God) spread christianity, and (Glory) everlasting fame

Question 2

What was the goal of the League of Iroquois?

Answer 2

End wars among member and provide for defense against outsiders by using a representative democracy.

Question 3

Who selected the sachems in the League of Iroquois?

Answer 3

Women

Question 4

Define culture.

Answer 4

A way of life shared by members of a society.

Question 5

Define Primary Source

Answer 5

Firsthand account of an event.

Question 6

Why did many Puritans, Pilgrims, and Quakers come to the New World?

Answer 6

They wanted to escape persecution and find religious freedom.

Question 7

Which English colony was the first permanent English settlement?

Answer 7

Jamestown

Question 8

Which English colony became known as the Lost Colony?

Answer 8

Roanoke

Question 9

Why did the British government use mercantilism during the 1700s?

Answer 9

Profit from their colonies

Question 10

Why did many different Native American cultures developed in North America?

Answer 10

A variety of environmental conditions existed throughout the region

Question 11

Why did the British tax the colonies after the French and Indian War?

Answer 11

to help pay for the war debt.

Question 12

The study of economics focuses on

Answer 12

production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services

Question 13

Define bicameral.

Answer 13

Two houses, two branches

Question 14

What amendment guarantees you the right to bear arms?

Answer 14

2nd

Question 15

What freedoms are protected in the first amendment?

Answer 15

Religion, assembly, press, petition

Question 16

Which action toward Native American Indians did the United States government take between 1820 and 1840?

Answer 16

Removing Native American Indians from their tribal lands and placing them on reservations

Question 17

The authors of the Declaration of Independence used the phrase “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” to identify

Answer 17

natural rights

Question 18

Which type of document usually describes the basic structure, functions, and powers of a government?

Answer 18

Constitution

Question 19

What were the most profitable ways of making a living in New France?

Answer 19

fishing and fur trading

Question 20

What was the primary purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

Answer 20

to list reasons the colonies should be free from England

Question 21

The most widely accepted theory of the earliest human migration to the Americas is that people

Answer 21

walked across a land bridge from Asia to Alaska

Question 22

Which group controlled the colony that was surrendered to England in 1664 by Governor Peter Stuyvesant?

Answer 22

Dutch

Question 23

In the American colonies, boycotts were an effective way of protesting British policies mainly because the boycotts

Answer 23

caused economic hardships for British merchants

Question 24

During the 1840s, Americans used the idea of Manifest Destiny to justify the

Answer 24

Acquiring of new territories

Question 25

What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine?

Answer 25

Prevent European expansion in America

Question 26

Who did the United States buy the Louisiana Purchase from?

Answer 26

France

Question 27

Why did President Thomas Jefferson send Lewis and Clark into the newly acquired Louisiana Territory?

Answer 27

Explore and map the region

Question 28

What foreign policy did Washington and further presidents select?

Answer 28

Neutrality