grade 7 mid-year assessment review lets see what you remember from the first 3 units!

GRADE 7MID-YEAR ASSESSMENT

REVIEW

Lets see what you remember from the first 3 units!

Question 1

What do archaeologists do?

What terms are associated with archaeology?

They study artifacts to understand the past and cultures

Artifacts Dig Site Carbon Dating Culture

Question 2

How did Native Americans get to the Americas?

Why did they come?

They crossed the Land Bridge from Asia to Alaska

They were probably following food

Question 3

What was the Neolithic Revolution?

Why was it important?

People learned to grow food (agriculture) and domesticate animals

Led to the rise of civilization (cities/ towns start)

Question 4

What was the Iroquois Confederation?

Iroquois natives formed an alliance with each other

Question 5

What are examples of how Natives (include North and South) adapted to their environment?

Iroquois longhouses

Great Plains use bison

Aztec floating gardens

Inca terrace farming

Question 6

Where were the Maya, Aztecs, and Incas located?

Maya – Mexico/ South America

Aztec – Mexico

Incas – South America/ Andes Mts.

Question 7

What early event/ people introduced Europeans to Asian goods?

Crusades

Marco Polo

Question 8

What reasons/ causes the Europeans started to explore for new trade routes to Asia?

3 G’s

Better navigation tools (maps, astrolabe, etc)

Advances in shipbuilding and navigation

Printing Press (books)

Question 9

What are effects of Columbus’ “discovering” of America?

Slavery in Americas

Diseases kill Natives

European colonies

Discovering continents previously unknown to Europe

Question 10

Define the Columbian Exchange.

Give examples:

Exchange of goods/ plants/ animals/ people/ diseases between Old World and New World

Tobacco, potatoes, tomatoes to Old World

Diseases/ Pigs/ Horses to the New World

Question 11

What was the Northwest Passage?

Who were North American explorers? (non Spanish)

All water route around North America to Asia

Champlain Cartier Hudson Cabot

Question 12

What is the story of the Spanish Armada?

Catholic Spain wanted to invade Protestant England and overthrow Elizabeth I

Spanish Armada was defeated by English

Spain starts to lose power

Question 13

What was France’s colony in North America called?

On what river were most of their settlements located?

New France

St. Lawrence River

Question 14

Define Mercantilism – include who colonies were/ were not allowed to trade with.

Economic system created to benefit the mother country by getting a favorable balance of trade and acquiring gold/ silver

Can’t trade with other countries (only mother)

Question 15

What happened at Roanoke?

Colony set up in “Virginia” (NC).

Colony failed because colonists were unprepared (Lost Colony)

Question 16

Where was the first permanent English settlement in North America?

Why did settlers come?

Jamestown, VA

Searching for gold (wealth) and adventure

Question 17

What are examples of democracy at Jamestown/ Virginia, Plymouth, and New England towns?

Jamestown/ VA – House of Burgesses

Plymouth – Mayflower Compact

New England towns – Meeting House

Question 18

How were the Pilgrims able to survive at Plymouth?

Squanto shows them how to plant corn in the soil.

Example of Cultural Exchange

Question 19

What colonies were founded due to religious persecution in Europe?

What are examples of religious Christian religious groups who came to the New World?

MA, RI, CT, PA, MD

Pilgrims Puritans Catholics Quakers

Question 20

What are examples of primary sources?

Journal

Diary

Letter

Question 21

Why did the French have a better relationship with Native Americans than the British settlers did?

French settlers were there mostly to trade and not settle land

Question 22

What is the story/ outcome of the John Peter Zenger trial?

Zenger criticized NY’s governor (against the law)

Zenger was set free because it was all true

Establishes Freedom of the Press

Question 23

What are the 4 sections of the British Colonies?

Know the economic, geographic, and social background of each area!

New England

Middle

Southern

Backcountry

New England

Geography: Rocky soil, long winters

Economics: Fishing, Shipbuilding, trading, small farms

Society: Mostly English settlers, some Africans

Middle Colonies

Geography: Good soil, shorter winters

Economy: Merchants and large farms (bread basket)

Society: Lots of different cultures

Southern Colonies

Geography: Fertile soil, long growing season

Economy: Plantations

Society: English settlers, African slaves

Backcountry

Geography: In/ Around Appalachian Mts.

Economy: Small Farms/ Fur Trade

Society: Scots-Irish Clans

Question 24

Why did each colonial area develop differently?

Different geographic conditions

Question 25

What was the Albany Plan of Union and who created it?

Plan to join the colonies together

Ben Franklin

Question 26

What is the story of the French and Indian War?

Include: Who fights? What are they fighting over? How does it start? Who wins? What is the result?

British vs. French

Fought over Ohio Valley Trade/ Land

Britain wins - gains new lands

Proclamation of 1763 passed and England wants colonists to help pay the war debt

Question 27

Define Religious Tolerance

Allowed others to practice their own religion

Question 28

Why were gristmills located on a water source?

It helped to power them

Question 29

What were the purposes of meeting houses?

Local government (make laws/ taxes)

Safety against Native Americans

Place of worship

Question 30

What areas in the Americas did the Spanish colonize?

Florida

California and Texas

Mexico down to the tip of South America (not Brazil)

Question 31

What things caused large amounts of natives to die after Europeans came to the Americas?

Diseases

Slavery

Warfare

Question 32

Tell me about Columbus including Who he said for Names of his

ships Where he landed How he treated

Native Americans

Sailed for Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain (he was Italian)

Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria

Landed in Caribbean (N. America)

He treated they very poorly (slavery/ murder)

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