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2nd Quarter Benchmar
VA SOL 6th Grade
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| First permanent English settlement of 1607 that was an economic venture. (5a) | Jamestown |
| Colony settled by Quakers for religious freedom. (5a) | Pennsylvania |
| Colony settled by people who had been in debtors’ prisons in England. (5a) | Georgia |
| Colony settled by Puritans to avoid religious persecution.(5a) | Massachusetts Bay Colony |
| Colony settled by separatists from the Church of England who wanted to avoid persecution. (5a) | Plymouth |
| Colonial region known for jagged coastlines, hilly terrain, and ship building. (5b) | New England |
| The colonial region where large landowners mainly lived. (5c) | Southern |
| This colonial group was known for being caretakers, home makes and house workers. (5c) | women |
| Colonial region known for specializing in livestock, grains, and fish? (5b) | Mid-Atlantic |
| This document restricted colonists from moving westward. (6a) | Proclamation of 1763 |
| Who enforced British laws and were appointed by the king? (5d) | governors |
| Taxes such as the Stamp Act were enacted to pay for what event? (6a) | French and Indian War |
| Document written saying people had “unalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” (6b) | Declaration of Independence |
| Which colonial region specialized in tobacco, rice, indigo cotton, and forest products (lumber, tar, and pitch)? (5b) | Southern |
| Turning point of the Revolutionary War. (6c) | Battle of Saratoga |
| Who warned that the British were coming? (6c) | Paul Revere |
| Who created patriotism when saying “give me liberty or give me death” that inspired patriotism. (6c) | Patrick Henry |
| Strong leaders, fighting for principles and support from Spain and France are all considered to be what for the colonists during the Revolutionary War? (6d) | colonial advantages |
| Name the treaty that recognized American independence. (6c) | Treaty of Paris |
| Major author of the Declaration of Independence (6c) | Thomas Jefferson |
| What colonial group could own land, could work for pay and decide how to spend their money, but could not vote. (5c) | Free African Americans |
| Which colonial group could not pay for their passage and agreed to work without pay for the person who paid for their passage. (5c) | indentured servants |
| What event happened when colonists were shot after taunting British soldiers? (6c) | Boston Massacre |
| What event happened when patriots threw tea into the Boston Harbor protesting tea taxes? (6c) | Boston Tea Party |
| What battles were the first armed conflicts of the Revolutionary War? (6c) | Battles of Lexington and Concord |
| What was the date when the colonies declared independence from Great Britain? (6c) | July 4, 1776 |
| Who was an enslaved African American woman who wrote poems supporting independence? (6c) | Phillis Wheatley |
| Which colonial region was known for the resources of timber, fish and natural harbors? (5b) | New England |
| Which term means two or more people depend on each other for goods and services? (5b) | interdependence |
| The Declaration of Independence was based upon ideas from where? (6b) | European philosophers |
| British king during the Revolutionary War. (6c) | King George III |
| British general who surrendered at Yorktown. (6c) | Lord Cornwallis |
| Prominent member of the Continental Congress and gained support from the French. (6c) | Benjamin Franklin |
| Who led the patriots in throwing tea into the Boston Harbor? (2 people) (6c) | Samuel Adams, Paul Revere |
| Championed the cause of independence. (6c) | John Adams |
| Marked the end of the Revolutionary War. (6c) | Surrender at Yorktown |
| Had delegates from all colonies except GA, met to discuss independence and problems with Great Britain. (6c) | First Continental Congress |
| Great Britain imposed strict control over this in the colonies. (5d) | trade |
| The colonists traded what for goods from Great Britain? (5d) | raw materials |
| Explorer that claimed southwest for Spain. | Francisco Coronado |
| River that was the gateway to the west. | Ohio River |
| River in southwest United States. | Colorado River |
| Border river between the U.S. and Mexico. | Rio Grande River |
| Which geographic region is known for its rolling flatlands with many rivers, broad river valleys, and grassy hills? | Interior Lowlands |
| List the motivating forces for exploration- | Economic - gold, natural resources, and trade Religious - spread Christianity Competitions for empire and belief in superiority of own culture |
| What are the accomplishments of the explorations? | exchanged goods an ideas improved navigational tools and ships claimed territories (know countries and lands claimed) |
| Which river forms part of the northeastern border with Canada and connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean? | St. Lawrence River |
| Which explorer was known for his exploration of the Mississippi River Valley? | Robert LaSalle |
| What site is located on the Nottoway River? | Cactus Hill |
| What evidence was found at this site by archaeologists? | Evidence that humans lived at Cactus Hill as early as 18,000 years ago makes it one of the oldest archaeological sites in North America. |
| Canoes, bows and spears are all examples of which resource used by the Indians? | capital resources |
| People who fished, hunted and grew crops were considered what type of resource? | human resources |
| Fish, animals, and crops were which type of resource for the Indians? | natural resources |
| Which American Indian tribe lived in the Pacific Northwest? | Kwakiutl |
| Which American Indian tribe lived in the Great Plains? | Lakota |
| Which American Indian tribe would have used trees for building a shelter and was located in the Eastern Woodlands? | Iroquois |
| Name 8 physiographic regions on the map. | Coastal Plains, Appalachian Highlands, Interior Lowlands, Great Plains, Rocky Mountains, Basin and Range, Coastal Range, above interior lowlands is the Canadian Shield |
| Draw a free hand map and label 10 major bodies of water on the map. | Rivers east to west: St. Lawrence, Ohio, Mississippi, Missouri, Rio Grande, Colorado, Columbia, should have labeled the Great Lakes, oceans and Gulf of Mexico |
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Mrs. Estes
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