2nd Marking Period Jeopardy Questions
used for benchmark review with buzzers.
1. What was the term used for men and women who agreed to work without pay for
passage to the New World? Indentured Servant
2. Which American Indians depended on the buffalo to survive? Lakota
3. The continental divided and the mountains with the highest elevation are located in
which region of the United States? Rocky Mountains
4. Which region has mountains and Death Valley? Basin and Range
5. Which nation depended on fishing and trapping as a primary source of economic gain
in N.A.? France
6. What were people in the colonies called that were treated as property and had no
rights? Slaves
7. What explorer started Quebec in Canada? Champlain; For what nation? France
8. The Great Lakes form a boundary between the U.S. and what nation? Canada
9. PA, Plymouth, Jamestown, Ma Bay- Which settlement was not created for religious
freedom? Jamestown
10. Which Native Americans inhabited Alaska and northern Canada where temperature is
freezing most of the year? Inuit
11. Which continent is the farthest south? Antarctica
12. Which Native Americans used whale, seal, and bear to survive? Inuit
13. Which colonial section featured large plantations and slaves? Southern
14. Which section featured a jagged coastline? New England
15. What do the Mississippi River and the Rio Grande River flow into? Gulf of Mexico
16. Which two US rivers are major links to other parts of the world acting as transportation arteries to move farm and industrial products? Mississippi and Missouri Rivers
17. What action did England do to the colonist after the French and Indian War that made
the colonist angry? Taxed them (or would not allow them to cross the Appalachian Mts.)
18. (Point to the map with laser pointer) What is the name of the landmass connecting
these two continents? Eurasia
19. What job would most colonial women have? House keeper/wife/Caretaker
20. The trading of European farm tools and weapons for beaver pelts and food is and
example of what between the Native Americans and the Europeans? Cooperation
21. What regions is bordered on the Atlantic Ocean? Appalachian Mountains
22. Which First Americans were associated with New Mexico and Arizona? Pueblo
23. How did the governor of an English colony become governor? They were appointed
by the king or by the propitiator
24. Who controlled the trade between the American colonies and other countries?
Parliament
25. Which region stretches from eastern Canada to Alabama? Appalachian Mountains
26. Which Indians used the teepee to live in? Sioux
27. Who founded Quebec, and what nation did he sail for? Champlain, France
28. Which European nation explored the eastern part of what is now Canada and the
Great Lakes? France
29. Which Indians were located in the Pacific Northwest? Kwakiutl
30. What nation’s economic gain came from trapping and fishing? France
31. North Africa, East Africa, South Africa, West Africa- to what part of Africa did the
powerful trading kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, And Songhai belong? West Africa
32. Which continent is this directly south of North America? South America
33. Which continent did the explorers Cabot, LaSalle, and Coronado come from? Europe
34. Which colonial section was most known for its diversity? Mid-Atlantic (middle)
35. Which colony was settled by people searching for economic freedom and relief from
debt? Georgia
36. Name the 3 powerful West African trading societies. Ghana, Mali, Songhai
37. Carpenters, blacksmiths and silversmiths are all examples of people known as
__________________? Artisans
38. What was known as the "Lost Colony"? Roanoke
39. Christianity, diseases, new technology, gold-- which of these was not brought by the
Europeans to the Indians? Gold
40. Fishing, shipbuilding, skilled craftsmen, and shopkeepers made up a large part of
which section? New England
41. Which section had hot, humid weather? Southern
42. Which section had moderate summers and harsh winters? New England
43. Which section was most known for having slaves? Southern
44. Which Native Americans lived in the Northeast woodland areas? Iroquois
45. Which sections was religiously and culturally more diverse? Mid-Atlantic (middle)
47. Which European nation was the first to start trading metals, cloth and other goods to
the empires of West Africa? Portugal
48. What is the name of the trade between the colonies, England and Africa called?
Triangular trade
49. Who won the French and Indian War? England
50. What was the last battle of the French and Indian War? Quebec
51. Which mountains are the oldest in North America? Appalachians
52. What was the name of the Spanish explorer whose expedition founded the Grand
Canyon and the Colorado River? Coronado
53. Jamestown is located in which section? Southern
54. Plymouth is located in which section? New England
55. Philadelphia is located in which section? Middle
56. Massachusetts Bay is located in which section? New England
57. Roanoke is located in which section? Southern
58. Which Native American used the Longhouse and the Wigwam? Iroquois
59. Which Native Americans lived along the Coastal Range? Kwakiutl
60. Which Native Americans lived in the Canadian Shield region? Inuit
61. Which Native Americans had brick adobe homes? Pueblo
62. Which body of water served as a highway for explorers, early settlers, and later
immigrants to come to America? Atlantic
63. What river that empties into the Pacific Ocean, was explored by Lewis and Clark?
Columbia River
64. What river forms the natural border with Mexico? Rio Grande River
65. What river is known as the "gateway to the west"? Ohio River
66. What nation did John Cabot sail for? England
67. Who claimed the Mississippi River Valley for France? Robert LaSalle
68. What is the famous archeological dig site in VA where they have found the remains
of early Native Americans? Cactus Hill
69. What is an example of a human resource? Indentured Servant, Slave, Cooper
70. What is an example of a capital resource? Gun, Bow + Arrow, House, Barn, Tools
71. What is an example of a natural resource? Water, Stone, Wood, Plants.
72. What region is furthest east? Coastal Plain
73. What region is furthest west? Coastal Range
74. What region is furthest south? Basin and Range
75. What is the oldest mountain range? Appalachians
76. What is the highest mountain range?
77. What region is a horse shoe shape around Hudson Bay? Canadian Shield
78. What region borders the Pacific Ocean? Coastal Range
79. What region contains the Continental Divide? Rocky Mountains
80. What region contains the Blue Ridge Mountains?
81. What is the lowest point in North America? Death Valley
82. What region borders the Gulf of Mexico? Coastal Plain
83. What region has prairies and dry grasslands? Great Plains
84. What region was known for its fertile Valleys? Coastal Range
85. Many inland ports are located around these waters? Great Lakes
86. What region borders the Atlantic Ocean? Coastal Plain
87. How many English colonies were in America? 13
88. What region has the oldest rock formations? Canadian Shield
89. What region had gradual elevation rising to the Rocky Mountains? Great Plains
90. What is the zero degree line of latitude called? Equator
91. What is the zero degree line of longitude called? Prime Meridian
92. NE, NW, SE, SW: which quadrant would North America be located in? NW
93. The Great Plains, Appalachian Mountains, Canadian Shield, Rocky Mountains:
Which region would Virginia be a part of? Appalachian Mountains
94. What direction would you travel to go from the Rocky Mountains to the Appalachian
Mountains? East
95. What body of water lies between east Africa and India? Indian Ocean