6th Grade History Test 4

Question 1

the first explorer in the modern times to reach North America’s mainland

Answer 1

John Cabot

Question 2

his search for the Northwest Passage gave France a claim to Canada

Answer 2

Jacques Cartier

Question 3

the world’s largest bay is named for him, its discoverer

Answer 3

Hudson

Question 4

the first Bible printed in America was his translation of the Scriptures into an Indian language

Answer 4

John Eliot

Question 5

translated portions of the Scriptures into the Mohawk language

Answer 5

Joseph Brant

Question 6

invented a written language for the Cherokees

Answer 6

Sequoya

Question 7

brought the gospel to the Indians until his death at the age of 29 from tuberculosis

Answer 7

David Brainerd

Question 8

the founder of Rhode Island and of the first Baptist church in America

Answer 8

Roger Williams

Question 9

a plain or hilly region within the temperate zone that is covered by grasses

Answer 9

prairie

Question 10

prairies experience more extreme weather conditions than other areas. True or False

Answer 10

true

Question 11

the most important animal to the Indians of the plains

Answer 11

bison

Question 12

the ground squirrel that lived in vast underground “towns” stretching over the prairie

Answer 12

prairie dog

Question 13

the largest land animal in the Western Hemisphere

Answer 13

bison

Question 14

most Plains Indians lived in

Answer 14

tepees

Question 15

the Indians of the Dakota tribe were also called

Answer 15

the Sioux

Question 16

this very early advanced civilization is famous for their burial mounds

Answer 16

Hopewell

Question 17

Indians from this tribe defeated Custer at Little bighorn

Answer 17

Sioux

Question 18

tribe named for the color of their moccasins

Answer 18

Blackfoot

Question 19

tribe predominant in the Florida Everglades

Answer 19

Seminole

Question 20

tribe kept a pictorial chronicle of their history

Answer 20

Delaware

Question 21

the most famous Indians to settle in Mexico

Answer 21

Aztec

Question 22

5 tribes of this group formed the League of Five Nations

Answer 22

Iroquois

Question 23

this tribe celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims

Answer 23

Wampanoag

Question 24

these Indians had an advanced civilization in Central America

Answer 24

Maya

Question 25

the most famous Indians of South America

Answer 25

Inca

Question 26

Canada’s capital city

Answer 26

Ottawa

Question 27

Canada’s two official languages

Answer 27

English and French

Question 28

Canada’s form of government

Answer 28

constitutional monarchy

Question 29

early explorers of Canada were searching for a water route to Asia that they called

Answer 29

the Northwest Passage

Question 30

England gained control of most of North America as a result of the

Answer 30

French and Indian War

Question 31

Canada is the largest world producer of

Answer 31

nickel

Question 32

the longest river in the United States

Answer 32

Missouri River

Question 33

the world’s largest gulf

Answer 33

Gulf of Mexico

Question 34

the hills that contain Mount Rushmore

Answer 34

Black Hills

Question 35

an important Atlantic current that begins in the Gulf of Mexico

Answer 35

Gulf Stream

Question 36

the largest river in the United States

Answer 36

Mississippi River

Question 37

a region in the Dakotas which has many irregular cliffs and spectacularly colored hills

Answer 37

Badlands

Question 38

the world’s largest freshwater lake

Answer 38

Lake Superior

Question 39

Five ways the Indians of the plains put bison to use.

Answer 39

1. ate the meat and drank the milk
2. made shoes, robes, and clothing from its hides
3. use the hides to make their homes (tepees)
4. manure was used for heating and cooking
5. bones were used to make tools such as needles and knives
6. Sinews (tendons of the bison) were used as thread
7. horns were used as ceremonial headdresses