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Columbus to Revolution Test

I. Map: ( 15 points) On the map, please correctly label the following places:

Virginia Rhode Island Georgia
South Carolina North Carolina Delaware
Pennsylvania New York New Jersey
Connecticut New Hampshire Massachussetts
Maryland Appalachian Mountains Cape Cod

II. Chronological Order: (5 points) Please number the following events in order from first to
last.

_______ Jamestown founded
_______ 1st Thanksgiving celebrated
_______ Amerigo Vespucci explores mainland
_______ Leif Erikson lands on what is now North America
_______ St. Augustine founded

III. True/False: (10 points) Read the following statements and write True or False depending on
the truthfullness of the sentence.

1. _______ Christopher Columbus was the only man of his time to believe the earth was round.
2. _______ Christopher Columbus landed on what is now Florida in 1492.
3. _______ Columbus was hoping to discover Asia. to find a new type of spice.
4. _______ Stock companies hoped to discover gold in the newly discovered Americas.
5. _______ The settlement of Roanoke Island survived until the early 18th century.
6. _______ “Hiving out” refers to the process of starting new towns
7. _______ The French primarily settled North America to find beads, farming techniques and a
water source.
8. _______ The original land grant to the Virginia Company included land from the Atlantic
Ocean all the way to the Pacific Ocean.
9. _______ The Tainos lived on Guanahani.
10. _______ Within days, Columbus realized he would never want to enslave the indigenous
population of Guanahani.

IV. Chronological Order: (5 points) Please number the following events in order from first to
last.

_______ Boston Tea Party
_______ Proclamation of 1763
_______ Declaration of Independence
_______ Intolerable Acts
_______ Stamp Act

V. Matching (30 points) : Write down the letter of the description that best fits the term on the
left.

1. ______ Maryland a. placed tax on printed material
2. ______ West Indies b. elected officials met with governor in 1619
3. ______ Rhode Island c. originally part of Massachusetts
4. ______ Connecticut d. set up as “buffer zone” above Spanish colony
5. ______ Pilgrims e. Puritans wanting to leave Church of England
6. ______ Chief Massasoit f. Founded by Anne Hutchinson and Rev. Williams
7. ______ Georgia g. established as haven for Catholics
8. ______ Pennsylvania h. slave labor made tropical products for Europeans
9. ______ Maine i. Founded by Thomas Hooker
10. ______ Stock Company j. invited by Pilgrims to first “Thanksgiving” dinner
11. ______ House of Burgesses k. successful colony started as haven for Quakers
12. ______ Mayflower Compact l. invested in colonies for possible gold
13. ______ Stamp Act m. Pilgrim agreement to follow majority rule
14. ______ Intolerable Acts n. enacted by Parliament to punish Boston
15. ______ Encomienda system o. labor system enacted by Christopher Columbus

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS ON A SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER:

VI. (10 points) Please write the second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence.

VII. IDs: (25 points) From the following seven terms/figures choose five to identify. You will
need to cleary describe each by answering the questions who, what, when, where, and why. Be
historically specific. Your answers should be 2-3 sentences.

Salem Witch Trials Thomas Jefferson Story of New York
Treaty of Paris Boston Massacre Boston Tea Party
First Thanksgiving

VIII. Paragraph Responses: (50 points) Below are three topics to choose from. Please choose
two topics. You will need to write an opinionated topic sentence and then back that topic
sentence up with a minimum of three historical facts. Please do not use the word “I” in your
paragraph.

A. What was the importance, if any, of the American Declaration of Independence?

B. Should the Colonists have demanded independence from England?

C. Who had the advantage in the American Revolutionary War?