Unit Test: Chapter 4: Communities in History

Name:_________________________________

Exploring Americas to Becoming a Country

Date:__________________________________

Vocabulary:
Choose the word from the word bank and write it with the corresponding definition. (1 pt each)
1. _______________ : To find ones way over a long distance; to steer a course toward a
destination.
2. ________________ : A community belonging to a distant country.
3. ________________ : Freedom from control or influence of another or others.
4. ________________ : An official statement of a complaint over something believed to be
wrong or unfair.
5. ________________ : A community built around a church
6. ________________ : A person who travels to unknown or little-known places
7. ________________ : Commodities that are tangible, usually movable, and generally not
consumed at the same time as they are produced; articles of commerce; merchandise
8. ________________ : A body of fundamental principles or established precedents according
to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed

WORD BANK

Colony
Mission

Explorer

Constitution

independence
Goods

Navigate
Grievance

Multiple Choice:
Circle the correct answer. (1 pt each)
1. What year did Columbus set sail from Spain?
a. 1942
b. 1600
c. 1542
d. 1492
2. He was the first explorer to survey the West Coast.
a. Christopher Columbus
b. Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo
c. Samuel de Champlain
d. The Pilgrims
3.

What was the area that Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo discovered?

a. San Francisco
b. Los Angeles
c. San Diego
d. Sacramento

4. This tribe of Indians lived along the West Coast in the 1500s and are known for their basketry.
a. Chumash Indians
b. Kumeyaay Indians
c. Miwok Indians
d. Wampanoag Indians
5. What country was Samuel de Champlain born?
a. France
b. England
c. Spain
d. Mexico
6. Why did the Pilgrims want come to the New World?
a. religious freedom and choice
b. wanted to meet new people
c. wanted to go on vacation
d. did not like their neighbors

7. What is
NOT
a skill that was taught to the Pilgrims by the Native Americans?
a. fishing
b. planting
c. hunting
d. cleaning
8. The homes of the Wampanoag Indians were called ________________ .
a. huts
b. caves
c. wigwams
d. houses
9. What country did the United States gain independence from?
a. Canada
b. England
c. Mexico
d. Spain
10. The Declaration of Independence was signed in this nearby city.
a. Philadelphia
b. Washington D.C.
c. New York City
d. Wilmington
11. The Bill of Rights has ________ amendments.
a. Three
b. Seven
c. Ten
d. Twenty
12. What is a decade?
a. 5 years
b. 10 years
c. 50 years
d. 100 years

13. What is a century?

a. 5 years
b. 10 years
c. 50 years
d. 100 years

Fill in the Blank:

Write the word that completes the sentence.(2 pt each)
1. The _______________ ________________ is the name of the newspaper Benjamin Franklin
published.
2. The group of men who wrote the Constitution are called the ________________
_________________.
3. Benjamin Franklin was a delegate at the _________________ ______________________.
4. The __________________ ___________________ helped the Pilgrims when they arrived.

Matching:
Write the corresponding letter with the description of the person. (1 pt each)
_________ 1. First President of the United States

a. Thomas Jefferson

_________ 2. Invented Bifocals

b. George Washington

_________ 3. Signed the Alien and Sedition Acts into law

c. Benjamin Franklin

_________ 4. Main author of the Declaration of Independence

d. John Adams

Short Answer:
(***All answers may vary***)
1. What is a trade route and why is it important? (2 pt) __________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
2. What is a scarcity? (1 pt) ________________________________________________________
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3. What were two reasons Christopher Columbus sailed from Spain? (2 pt)
a. ______________________________________________________________________
b. ______________________________________________________________________
4. Name three different tribes that Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo encountered on the West Coast. (3
pt)
a. ______________________________________________________________________
b. ______________________________________________________________________
c. ______________________________________________________________________
5. List three important things that Champlain did during his exploration of North America. (Think
about the places he discovered, the people he met, etc.). (3 pt)
a. ______________________________________________________________________
b. ______________________________________________________________________
c. ______________________________________________________________________
6. Explain why you think it was important for Champlain to become allies with some of the
Native American tribes he met? How did Champlain benefit from this alliance? How did the
Native Americans benefit from this alliance? (3 pt) ___________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
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7. What does Wampanoag mean? (1 pt) ______________________________________________
8. What is a timeline? In your response, be sure to do the following: a) explain what a timeline
shows and b) explain why a timeline can be a valuable tool. (2 pt) _______________________

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********BONUS QUESTIONS********
1. What is another name for the homes of the Wampanoag Indians? (1 pt)_________________
2. What are the names of the three ships Christopher Columbus used?(3 pt) _______________
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