December 17th Test

Question 1

Paul Revere

Answer 1

A Boston silversmith and patriot who in 1755 warned the minutemen to arm themselves against British soldiers at the start of the American revolution (Paul Revere’s ride) and those helped the 13 colonies win the American Revolution and become a country.

Question 2

Hiawatha

Answer 2

A mohawk leader who with Deganawida helped co-found the Iroquois confederacy which brought 6 different Native American groups into a union.

Question 3

Deganawida

Answer 3

The Huron leader of the Iroquois (and known as the peacemaker) that along with Hiawatha helped co-found the Iroquois confederacy which brought 6 different Native American groups into a union.

Question 4

Ellis Island

Answer 4

A small island in New York harbor that was the gateway for millions of immigrants to the United States as the nation’s busiest immigrant inspection center from 1892 until 1954.

Question 5

Lexington

Answer 5

The first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War and marked the outbreak of open armed conflict between the British and the 13 colonies.

Question 6

Onondaga

Answer 6

It was the capital of the Iroquois confederacy and what is now New York state.

Question 7

fall line

Answer 7

The line where the hard rock of the mountains and the piedmont plateau meets the softer rock of the coastal plain and waterfalls form at rivers

Question 8

bay

Answer 8

A part of an ocean or lake that cuts deeply into the land; each bay looks like a bite.

Question 9

harbor

Answer 9

A place that boats can dock. Many bays are harbours.

Question 10

longhouse

Answer 10

Rectangular buildings made from wood and bark of elm trees; a long wooden building in an Iroquois village that housed many families in divided sections.

Question 11

sachem

Answer 11

Council members that made up the grand council of the Iroquois confederacy.

Question 12

minutemen

Answer 12

Volunteer colonial soldiers who served against the British in the American Revolution. They got their name by being ready to fight at a minute’s notice.

Question 13

patriots

Answer 13

A colonist who was opposed to British rule and any person who loves his or her country.

Question 14

redcoats

Answer 14

Soldiers of the British Army who were sent to Boston and called redcoats by the patriots because of the uniforms they wore.

Question 15

sweatshop

Answer 15

A factory where workers are employed at poor wages and in unhealthy conditions.

Question 16

tenement

Answer 16

A poorly built apartment building, often cramped and unsafe.

Question 17

suburbs

Answer 17

A community just outside a city; most people in suburbs work and spend time in the city.

Question 18

American Revolution

Answer 18

The war fought by the 13 colonies and Great Britain; it made the 13 colonies an independent country and was also an important example to the world.

Question 19

The Industrial Revolution and why people moved to cities during this time

Answer 19

The major change, starting in the 1800s, in which power driven machines replaced hand tools and those goods could be produced much faster; factories were built during this time and water power was used. People moved to cities during this time because there was lots of jobs in the factories.