Social Studies Theme 3:
The Fight for a Continent
Game Show Quiz
Multiple Choice
Q1: What was the first
permanent European
settlement in North America?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Jamestown
New Amsterdam
St. Augustine
Quebec
Q2: How did Europeans
protect their land claims and
resources?
F.
G.
H.
J.
They built forts.
They started building cities.
They did a lot of trading.
They had powerful charters.
Q3: Who taught the English
settlers in Plymouth how to
hunt?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Pocahontas
John Smith
Squanto
Chief Powhatan
Q4: Some American Indians
traded furs with the French
and Dutch for
F.
G.
H.
J.
horses.
metal items.
cattle.
medicine.
Q5: What did American
Indians not teach the
European colonists?
A.
B.
C.
D.
how to raise horses
how to use plants for medicine
how to grow crops
how to keep food from spoiling
Q6: King Philip’s War was
fought between
F.
G.
H.
J.
the Pequot Indians and English
colonists in New England.
the Powhatan Indians and English
colonists in Virginia.
several American Indian groups and
English colonists in New England.
Spain and France in Florida.
Q7: Where did the Powhatan
Wars occur?
A.
B.
C.
D.
in Virginia
in New England
in Plymouth
in the Ohio River Valley
Q8: Who committed the
massacre in a Pequot village?
F.
G.
H.
J.
The Spanish army
French settlers
The Iroquois
English colonists and their
American Indian allies
Q9: What was the goal of
many treaties with American
Indians?
A.
B.
C.
D.
to find better homes for them
to remove them from their land
to force their children to go to
school
to force them to assimilate
Q10: Which event was the
last armed American Indian
resistance to U.S. rule?
F.
G.
H.
J.
Wounded Knee massacre
Trail of Tears
Sandy Creek massacre
Treaty of Doak’s Stand
Q11: Why did a rivalry begin
between the Lakota and the
Ojibwa?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Both wanted land in the Great
Lakes region.
Both wanted land in the Great
Plains region.
Both claimed to be the best
warriors.
The Lakota were allies with the
French.
Q12: Which events are in the
correct sequence?
F.
G.
H.
J.
Trail of Tears, Battle of Tippecanoe, Indian
Removal Act, defeat of Chief Logan
Indian Removal Act, Trail of Tears, Battle of
Tippecanoe, defeat of Chief Logan
Defeat of Chief Logan, Battle of
Tippecanoe, Trail of Tears, Indian Removal
Act
Defeat of Chief Logan, Battle of
Tippecanoe, Indian Removal Act, Trail of
Tears
Q13: Who was in favor of the
Indian Removal Act?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Andrew Jackson
John Ross
John Marshall
Sequoyah
Short Answers
Use 1 or 2 sentences to answer
the following questions.
Q1: Name the raw materials that
each of these countries valued
most in North America: Spain,
France, England.
Spain … gold and silver
France …beaver furs
England …tobacco
Q2: Put the following settlements
in the order in which they were
founded: Quebec, Jamestown,
St. Augustine, New Amsterdam.
1565 – St. Augustine
1607 – Jamestown
1608 – Quebec
1624 – New Amsterdam
Q3: What kind of land did
European nations compete for in
North America?
The European nations competed
for land along rivers or on the
coast and land that had rich
resources.
Q4: What conflict arose
between the English and the
Dutch?
The English wanted additional
ports, so they took over the
Dutch colony of New Netherlands
and its ports in 1664.
Q5: Why do you think the French
and English had conflicts over
their early settlements in North
America?
Both England and France
claimed lands and rich resources
in the Ohio and Mississippi River
Valleys. These conflicting claims
led to war in 1754.
Q6: Who did you think gained more
from the interaction between
American Indians and the earliest
European settlers in North
America? Why?
Possible answer: I think that the
Europeans gained more because
American Indians taught them
skills to survive.
Q7: Put these wars in the order in
which they occurred: King
Philip’s War, the French and
Indian War, the Pequot War.
1637 – The Pequot War
1675 – King Philip’s War
1754 – The French and Indian
War
Q8: What caused the
Powhatan Wars?
Possible answer: The Powhatan
Wars started when the Powhatan
realized that the English colonists
wanted their land.
Q9: Why do you think the
Choctaw did not want to sign
the Treaty of Doak’s Stand?
Possible answer: I think that the
Choctaw did not want to sign the
treaty because wanted to keep
their traditional ways of life
instead of becoming like the
settlers.
Q10: Tell one way in which
the treaties with American
Indians were not always fair.
Possible answer: Treaties were
unfair because many American
Indians did not understand what
they were signing since they did
not speak or read English.
Q11: What caused the Beaver
Wars?
The Beaver Wars happened because
the Iroquois and the Huron fought for
control of the fur trade.
Q12: What was the effect of
the Lakota’s trading for
European horses and
weapons?
The European horses and
weapons helped the Lakota
to become skilled buffalo
hunters and feared warriors.
Q13: Who do you think took the
best course of action against the
U.S. government, Chief Tecumseh
or Chief John Ross? Why?
Possible answer: I believe that
Chief John Ross took the best
course of action because he
used non-violent ways and asked
the U.S. Supreme Court for help.
Q14: Who was Sequoyah and
what did he do?
Sequoyah was a Cherokee
Indian who developed an
alphabet for the Cherokee
language in the1820s.
Q15: Briefly summarize relationships
between American Indians and
European settlers during the years
between the founding of St. Augustine
(1565) and the Trail of Tears (1838).
Possible answer: From the beginning,
European settlers claimed land that
was already being used by American
Indians. They traded and often
cooperated, but conflicts grew worse
as the Europeans took over more and
more land.
CONGRATULATIONS! You’re
done. (Practice makes perfect … If
you missed any questions please
think about taking the quiz again.)
Bibliography: Pearson Scott Foresman,
History-Social Science for California Our
Nation, Teacher Resources Grade 5, Unit 3,
2006.