2021 S1 G2 Intensive History Midterm Exam

Name*

Grade Level / ClassFirst NameLast Name

A. Matching (1 pt each) _____/8
Look at the definition of each word and choose the best letter that corresponds to the correct answer.
a. wigwam
b. President Lincoln
c. maize
d. Squanto
e. Indians
f. fertilize
g. Mayflower
h. habitation

1. a place to live*

2. rounded, wooden buildings covered with bark or woven mats*

3. the name of the Pilgrims’ ship*

4. adding nutrients to the soil*

5. people who helped the Pilgrims learn to live in America*

6. a person that the Pilgrims made a lasting friendship with*

7. this is how the Indians called corn*

8. a person who proclaimed the fourth Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day*

B. Fill in the Blanks (2 pts each) _____/16
Read each sentence and fill in the correct word in the blank.

1. Some countries do not allow their people to choose their way of ___________(belief).*

2. An American flag stands for _____________ (freedom) Americans have.*

3. The American flag is a great _____________ of a great land- the United States of America.*

4. The ___________________ allows you to write about what you think.*

5. The ____________________ allows your family to choose their own church.*

6. Our world has seven large masses of land called ______________. *

7. The ___________ are people who came to America for adventure.*

8. The ___________ wanted to leave the Church of England. They wanted to worship God freely.*

C. Multiple Choice (2 pts each) ____/18
Read the questions carefully and choose the best answer that fits.

1. The Native Americans of the_______ were farmers. They planted crops of corn, beans, squash, and pumpkins.*

a. Northeastb. Southeastc. Southwestd. Northwest

2. The language spoken in Holland is ___________.*

a. Germanb. Dutchc. Englishd. French

3. The Native Americans of the _______ were very good at fishing and hunting.*

a. Northeastb. Southeastc. Southwestd. Northwest

4. What did the Separatist men end up working?*

a. as farmersb. as fishermanc. as huntersd. as workers in factories

5. Our world has seven large masses of land called _______.*

a. universeb. habitationc. continentsd. freedom

6. The ____________ means that Americans have the right to gather peacefully.*

a. freedom of speechb. freedom of get togetherc. freedom of believed. freedom of assembly

7. The word _______ means “of an original home.”*

a. uniqueb. libertyc. natived. turquoise

8. The freedom of ________ allows you to write about what you think.*

a. pressb. speechc. religiond. writing

9. The color white in the American flag stands for ____________.*

a. honestlyb. kindnessc.truthd. purity

D. True or False (3 pts each) _____/24
If the statement is correct choose True; if it is incorrect choose False.

1. Some people came to America to work, some came to own their own land.*

TrueFalse

2. Long ago in Scrooby, Holland, there lived a group of people called Separatists.*

TrueFalse

3. The Dutch captain took the Separatist women on board of his ship.*

TrueFalse

4. Plymouth Rock marks the place believed to be where the pilgrims landed.*

TrueFalse

5. Master James was the captain of the Mayflower.*

TrueFalse

6. The Pilgrims had corn, squash, and pumpkins stored away for their second winter.*

TrueFalse

7. In 1260, the Pilgrims came to America.*

TrueFalse

8. The King held the Separatist men as prisoners.*

TrueFalse

E. Label (1 pt each) ____/8
Look at the image and label the different houses with the Native American group that uses them and state the type of house it is.