Test 4 - Chapters 1-5; Map Masteries 1-6; Geo Facts 1-5

Question 1

He was the first explorer in the modern times to reach North America’s mainland

Answer 1

John Cabot

Question 2

His search for the Northwest Passage gave France a claim to Canada

Answer 2

Jacques Cartier

Question 3

The world’s largest bay is named for him, its discoverer

Answer 3

Hudson

Question 4

The first Bible printed in America was his translation of the Scriptures into an Indian language

Answer 4

John Eliot

Question 5

He translated portions of the Scriptures into the Mohawk language

Answer 5

Joseph Brant

Question 6

He invented a written language for the Cherokees

Answer 6

Sequoya

Question 7

He brought the gospel to the Indians until his death at the age of 29 from tuberculosis

Answer 7

David Brainerd

Question 8

He was the founder of Rhode Island and of the first Baptist church in America

Answer 8

Roger Williams

Question 9

A plain or hilly region within the temperate zone that is covered by grasses is called a ____________.

Answer 9

prairie

Question 10

The most important animal to the Indians of the plains was the _________________.

Answer 10

bison

Question 11

The ground squirrel that lived in vast underground “towns” stretching over the prairie was the ____________________.

Answer 11

prairie dog

Question 12

The largest land animal in the Western Hemisphere is the _________________.

Answer 12

bison

Question 13

Most Plains Indians lived in _____________.

Answer 13

tepees

Question 14

The Indians of the Dakota tribe were also called the _______________________.

Answer 14

Sioux

Question 15

This very early but very advanced civilization is famous for their burial mounds

Answer 15

Hopewell

Question 16

Indians from this tribe defeated Custer at Little Bighorn

Answer 16

Sioux

Question 17

This tribe was named for the color of their moccasins

Answer 17

Blackfoot

Question 18

This tribe was the predominant tribe in the Florida Everglades

Answer 18

Seminole

Question 19

This tribe kept a pictorial chronicle of their history

Answer 19

Delaware

Question 20

These were the most famous Indians to settle in Mexico

Answer 20

Aztec

Question 21

Five tribes of this group formed the League of Five Nations

Answer 21

Iroquois

Question 22

This tribe celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims

Answer 22

Wampanoag

Question 23

These Indians had an advanced civilization in Central America

Answer 23

Maya

Question 24

These are the most famous Indians of South America

Answer 24

Inca

Question 25

Canada's capital city

Answer 25

Ottawa

Question 26

Canada's two official languages

Answer 26

English and French

Question 27

Canada's form of government is what?

Answer 27

constitutional monarchy

Question 28

Early explorers of Canada were searching for a water route to Asia that they called what?

Answer 28

Northwest Passage

Question 29

England gained control of most of North America as a result of what?

Answer 29

French and Indian War

Question 30

Canada is the largest world producer of what?

Answer 30

nickel

Question 31

The longest river in the United States is?

Answer 31

Missouri River

Question 32

The world's largest gulf

Answer 32

Gulf of Mexico

Question 33

The hills that contain Mount Rushmore

Answer 33

Black Hills

Question 34

The world's largest prairie is found on what continent?

Answer 34

North America

Question 35

A round, dried up plant is known as?

Answer 35

Tumbleweed

Question 36

Two important prairie animals are what?

Answer 36

prairie dog and bison (buffalo)

Question 37

Indians of the plains enjoyed hunting and eating which animal?

Answer 37

prairie chicken

Question 38

Chief tributary of the Mississippi River

Answer 38

Missouri River

Question 39

What medicine man was a chief of the Sioux in 1876?

Answer 39

SItting Bull

Question 40

What military leader led his soldiers in battle against the Sioux?

Answer 40

General Custer

Question 41

General Custer lead his soldiers into battle against the Sioux in what battle?

Answer 41

Little Bighorn

Question 42

Be able to locate and identify each given river

Answer 42

Rio de la Plata, Ohio River, Columbia River, Arkansas River, Snake River, Missouri River, Mississippi River, Mackenzie River

Question 43

Be able to location the given locations in the Western Hemisphere

Answer 43

Mexico, Hudson Bay, Great Bear Lake, West Indies, Victoria Island, Rocky Mountain, Atacama Desert, Great Salt Lake, Great Lakes, Mount McKinley, Yucatan Peninsula, Caribbean Sea, Appalachian Mountains, Island of Newfoundland

Question 44

The most important animal to the Indians of the plains was the bison. Give five ways in which they put this animal to use.

Answer 44

The Plains Indians ate the bison's meat and drank its milk. They made shoes, roves, and other clothing from its hides. They also used the hides to make their homes (teepees). Bison manure was used for heating and cooking. Bison bones were used to make tools such as needles and knives. Sinews (tendons of the bison) were used as thread. The bison's horns were used as ceremonial headdresses.