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History Test 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| He was the first explorer in the modern times to reach North America’s mainland | John Cabot |
| His search for the Northwest Passagegave France a claim to Canada | Jacques Cartier |
| The world’s largest bay is named for him, it’s discoverer | Hudson |
| The first Bible printed in America was his translation of the scriptures into an Indian language | John Eliot |
| He translated portions of the scriptures into the Mohawk language | Joseph Brant |
| He invented a written language for the Cherokees | Sequoya |
| He brought the gospel to the Indians until his death at the age of 29 from tuberculosis | David Brainerd |
| He was the founder of Rhode Island and of the first Baptist church in America | Roger Williams |
| A plain or hilly region within the temperate zone that is covered by grasses is called a (blank) | Prairie |
| Prairies experience (blank) weather conditions than other areas | More extreme |
| The plants that are least likely to grow on a prairie are (blank) | Trees |
| The most important animal to the Indians of the plains was a (blank) | Bison |
| The ground squirrel that lived in vast underground “towns” stretching over the prairie was the (blank) | Prairie dog |
| The largest land animal in the Western Hemisphere is the (blank) | Bison |
| Most Plains Indians lived in (blank) | Tepees |
| The Indians of the Dakota tribe were also called the (blank) | Sioux |
| The very early but very advanced civilization is famous for their burial mounds | Hopewell |
| Indians from this tribe defeated Custer at Little Bighorn | Sioux |
| This tribe was named for the color of their moccasins | Blackfoot |
| This tribe was the predominant tribe in the Florida Everglades | Seminole |
| This tribe kept a pictorial chronicle of their history | Delaware |
| These were the most famous Indians to settle in Mexico | Aztec |
| Five tribes of this group formed the League of Five Nations | Iroquois |
| The tribe celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims | Wampanoag |
| These Indians had an advanced civilization in Central America | Maya |
| These are the most famous Indians of South America | Inca |
| Canada’s capital city is (blank) | Ottawa |
| Canada’s two official languages are English and (blank) | French |
| Canada’s form of government is a (blank) | Constitution monarchy |
| Early explorers of Canada were searching for a water route to Asia that they called the (blank) | Northwest Passage |
| England gained control of most of North America as a result of the (blank) | French and Indian War |
| Canada is the largest world producer of (blank) | Nickel |
| The longest River in the United States | Missouri River |
| The world’s largest gulf | Gulf of Mexico |
| The hills that contain Mount Rushmore | Black Hills |
| The largest River in the United States | Mississippi River |
| A region in the Dakotas which has many irregular cliffs and spectacularly colored hill | Badlands |
| The world’s largest freshwater lake | Lake Superior |
| The most important animal to the Indians of the plains was the bison. Five ways they put this animal to use | 1. Ate its meat 2. Drank its milk 3. Made shoes and robes from hides 4. Bones used to make tools like needles and knives 5. Horns were used as ceremonial headdresses |
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