Book 3, Test 16

 

World History, Book 3, Early Modern Times:  327 to end

You made it through your third book – one to go!

Test 16

Extra Credit (Julie, this is required for you, not extra!)

On the 1850 map attached, label the following:

California

Russia

Persia

The United States

India

Mexico

China

The Bay of Bengal

The Pacific Ocean

Brazil

The Atlantic Ocean

Great Britain

The Arabian Sea

France

Spain

The Indian Ocean

Portugal

Australia

New Zealand

The Southern Ocean

Antarctica

Africa

Multiple Choice:

1.  El Grito de Dolores was a

a.  Venezuelan cowboy

b.  Mexican (New Spanish) speech

c.  Zulu warrior

d.  Boer settlement

Fill in the Blank with the best answer:

1.  A group of military leaders is called a / an ______________ (junta / abolitionist);  a person who wants to end slavery is a / an ____________ (junta / aboloitionist).

2.  The English Parliament first made it illegal to _____________ (buy slaves from outside the country / own slaves at all), then made it illegal to ________________ (buy slaves from outside the country / own slaves at all).

3.  Texans consider _____________ (Sam Houston / Santa Ana) to be a legendary hero;  Mexicans consider ___________ (Sam Houston / Santa Ana) to be a legendary hero.

True / False

1.  The Quakers were the most common owners of slaves in the United States.

2. The U.S. Constitution made slavery illegal.

Short answer

1.  We normally discuss the history of Spanish, French, and English colonization.  What other European nation was very involved in trade and settlement, and what were the people from there called?

2.  How did Great Britain convince China to open more ports to trade?

3.  Thomas Jefferson bought much of the land in the middle of the United States today from Napoleon, with the Louisiana purchase.  The U.S. added huge amounts of Western land (including today’s Colorado) after defeating which nation?

4.  The New Zealand Maori rebelled against British rule by chopping down what?

5.  What did settlers find at Sutter’s Mill?

6.  What name would you give a mining camp if you started one?

Essay set #1, pick one (high school students, pick 2)

1.  Tell the story of Shaka in South Africa.

2.  Who were the Boers, where did they live and why, where had they come from?  Who did they struggle or fight with and why?  What was their history like?  Explain in full.

3.  Tell the story of the Alamo;  include details and names.

Essay set #2, pick one (high school students, pick 2)

1.  After Mexico gained its independence from Spain, Iturbide became its first emperor.  Compare the transition from one kind of leadership to another in the French Revolution, the American Revolution, the English Civil War, and the Mexican Independence.

2.  Give your opinion about the moral history of the American (U. S.) people in their interactions with the American Indians;  try to include information from the founding of the English, Dutch, and French colonies to the time of relocation.  Back up your opinion.

3.  Compare Toissant L’Ouverture to Nat Turner.  Explain how they were alike and how they were different.  Include details of place and time.

4.  Give your opinion about the moral history of England’s involvement with China.  Include her involvement with India, if you’d like.