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1

Native Americans in the Great Plains lived by
A)farming corn, beans, and squash.
B)fishing.
C)hunting buffalo (bison).
D)building recreational vehicles.
2

Aleuts and Inuits lived by
A)hunting buffalo (bison).
B)farming.
C)lumbering.
D)using resources of the northern oceans and nearby lands.
3

The greatest cause of death among the indigenous people of North America was
A)the spread of diseases to which they had no immunity.
B)European food.
C)enslavement.
D)industrial accidents.
4

The major French settlement in North America was
A)in the Upper Midwest.
B)in California.
C)along the lower St. Lawrence River.
D)in Florida.
5

The first economic base of the Jamestown colony was
A)cotton.
B)gold.
C)manufactured goods.
D)tobacco.
6

Between winning independence in 1783 and 1850, the United States increased its areal extent by
A)3 times.
B)6 times.
C)8 times.
D)10 times.
7

A treaty between the United States and Britain in 1846 set the boundary between the two countries' possessions west of Lake Superior at
A)54 degrees north latitude.
B)40 degrees north latitude.
C)49 degrees north latitude.
D)66 degrees north latitude.
8

The most important means of transportation for the early Industrial Revolution in the United States was the
A)trail.
B)canal.
C)railroad.
D)interstate highway.
9

The Manufacturing Belt that developed in the 1800s and early 1900s was in
A)California.
B)Texas.
C)the Southeast.
D)the Northeast.
10

Immigrants account for ___________ of U.S. population growth.
A)one-half
B)one-third
C)one-quarter
D)three-quarters
11

The main movement of African Americans in the early 1900s was
A)from the North to the Sunbelt.
B)from urban and rural areas of the South to northern cities.
C)to the western frontier.
D)to Alaska.
12

The main source(s) of migration to Canada today is (are)
A)Europe.
B)the United States.
C)Asia and the Americas.
D)Africa.
13

The most popular city for immigrants to Canada is
A)Toronto.
B)Montreal.
C)Vancouver.
D)Edmonton.
14

Earthquakes along the San Andreas Fault in California occur when the California plate moves
A)northward.
B)southward.
C)eastward.
D)westward.
15

The ___________________________, opened in 1959, was a cooperative venture of the United States and Canada to allow ocean-going vessels to reach inland ports.
A)Mississippi River
B)Erie Canal
C)St. Lawrence Seaway
D)Miami-Erie Canal
16

The first European explorers in North American were probably Vikings.
A)True
B)False
17

Canada remains a colony of Britain today.
A)True
B)False
18

The basic settlement pattern in New England was towns (townships).
A)True
B)False
19

Under the Homestead Act of 1862, all settlers in the American West received free land.
A)True
B)False
20

An incentive for development of industry in the United States was independence from Britain.
A)True
B)False
21

The United States is typical of materially wealthy countries in its rate of population growth.
A)True
B)False
22

Large numbers of immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe began to arrive in the United States shortly after 1800.
A)True
B)False
23

Casino gambling complexes have solved all the Native Americans' economic problems.
A)True
B)False
24

The Mississippi Delta has begun to subside because dams prevent silt from reaching it.
A)True
B)False
25

The Dust Bowl in the Great Plains in the 1930s was partly a result of human activity.
A)True
B)False





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