Draw a line from each description on the left to the correct answer on the right. 1. This river flows into the Gulf of Mexico. • • Atlantic 2. This tribe lived in the Northwest Coast • • cone-shaped region. 3. This ocean is to the east of America. • • Mississippi 4. This ocean is to the west of America. • • Chinook 5. Some natives of the Plateau region • • Pacific lived in this type of house. 6. Some Southeast Woodlands natives • • wampum used these to build their homes. 7. These were eaten by natives in the • • harpoons Northwest Coast region. 8. Natives in the Northeast Woodlands • • palm fronds used these to catch fish. 9. These were polished beads made from • • swans shells. 10. This was used as a fertilizer for crops. • • wood ash America the Beautiful Student Workbook © 2015 Notgrass Company 151 Circle the correct answer for each question. 1. What is the name of the Vikings’ homeland? a. Scandinavia b. China c. Vinland 2. Who sailed from Iceland to Greenland in 985? a. Amerigo Vespucci b. Erik the Red c. Ferdinand Magellan 3. Who landed on an island in the Bahamas in 1492? a. Francisco Pizarro b. Leif Eriksson c. Christopher Columbus 4. Juan Ponce de León searched for what? a. Fountain of Youth b. River of Life c. Sea of Hope 5. The Hopi lived in what region of North America? a. Northeast b. Great Plains c. Southwest 6. Which animals did natives of the Southwest not eat? a. mountain goat b. buffalo c. moose 7. Where is the Cliff Palace located? a. Yellowstone b. Mesa Verde c. Yosemite 8. Who built Castillo de San Marcos? a. Spanish b. Vikings c. Havasupai 9. What is America’s oldest European city? a. New York City b. San Francisco c. St. Augustine 10. Who attacked America’s oldest European city in 1702? a. English b. French c. Apache 152 America the Beautiful Student Workbook © 2015 Notgrass Company Read each of the following statements and circle whether each one is TRUE or FALSE. 1. Virginia Dare was born in Roanoke, Virginia. TRUE FALSE 2. Pocahontas never became a Christian. TRUE FALSE 3. Pocahontas and John Smith were friends. TRUE FALSE 4. Lake Superior is the largest of the Great Lakes. TRUE FALSE 5. The first Europeans to explore the Great Lakes were from Spain. TRUE FALSE 6. Squanto couldn’t speak one word of English. TRUE FALSE 7. John Carver was elected as the first Governor of Plymouth. TRUE FALSE 8. Chief Massasoit signed a treaty with the Governor of Plymouth. TRUE FALSE 9. William Bradford was elected Governor of Plymouth thirty times. TRUE FALSE 10. John and Priscilla Alden founded a town in Maine. TRUE FALSE America the Beautiful Student Workbook © 2015 Notgrass Company 153 Draw a line from each answer on the left to the person or place on the right that fits the description. 1. Helped establish Providence, • • Peter Stuyvesant Rhode Island 2. Gave English proprietors a large • • Roger Williams area of land south of Virginia 3. Worked to modernize New • • Philadelphia Amsterdam 4. Dutch settlers were the first • • King Charles II Europeans to settle in this area 5. Known as the City of Brotherly • • Hudson River Valley Love 6. Location of a fifty-foot-tall • • William Penn windmill 7. Searched for a water route to the • • Nantucket Island Far East 8. Founder of Pennsylvania • • Henry Hudson 154 America the Beautiful Student Workbook © 2015 Notgrass Company Circle the names of the thirteen American colonies. Tennessee Massachusetts North Carolina Boston Florida Connecticut Mississippi Delaware Maryland Williamsburg Virginia New Jersey Pennsylvania Georgia Nantucket New Hampshire Rhode Island Roanoke South Carolina New York Maine America the Beautiful Student Workbook © 2015 Notgrass Company 155 Fill in the blanks in the following sentences using words from the word bank below. Not all of the words in the word bank will be used. 1. _________________________ declared, “Give me liberty or give me death!” at a meeting of the Virginia House of Burgesses. 2. Two lights shone from the belfry of the _________________________ Church on the night before the Battles of Lexington and Concord. 3. The Declaration of Independence was adopted in the city of _________________________ . 4. In December of 1776, Washington and his troops crossed the _________________________ River and defeated the British in a surprise attack. 5. The _________________________ Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes as the official flag of the United States. 6. General _________________________ surrendered to George Washington at Yorktown. 7. The USS _________________________ is the oldest commissioned naval vessel still afloat. 8. America’s oldest city park is located in _________________________ . 9. _________________________ was a poet who visited the Old Corner Bookstore in Boston. 10. _________________________ Bay is home to bald eagles, clams, muskrats, jellyfish, red- beard sponges, and many other creatures. Word Bank Park Street Boston Cornwallis Chesapeake Constitution Old North Richmond Continental Delaware Benjamin Franklin Longfellow Range Patrick Henry Philadelphia Mississippi American 156 America the Beautiful Student Workbook © 2015 Notgrass Company Circle the correct answer for each question. 1. Who is called the Father of the Constitution? a. James Madison b. George Washington c. Patrick Henry 2. What city was our nation’s first capital? a. Boston b. Washington, D. C. c. New York City 3. What are the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution called? a. Bill of Rights b. Continental Laws c. Articles of Confederation 4. Who was the first President to live in the White House? a. George Washington b. John Adams c. James Monroe 5. George Washington became a colonel during what war? a. War of 1812 b. Revolutionary War c. French and Indian War 6. In what city did the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Congress meet during the late 1700s? a. Philadelphia b. Boston c. Charleston 7. Who founded the American Philosophical Society? a. Betsy Ross b. Benjamin Franklin c. William Penn 8. What group settled the Old City of Philadelphia? a. Minute Men b. Quakers c. French 9. Which animal does not live in the Appalachian Mountains? a. beaver b. porcupine c. armadillo 10. Daniel Boone helped open the Wilderness Road through what geographic feature? a. Cumberland Gap b. Mississippi Pass c. Appalachian Trail America the Beautiful Student Workbook © 2015 Notgrass Company 157 Answer the questions using words from the word bank below. Not all of the words in the word bank will be used. 1. Who sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States? ____________________________________ 2. Which President sent a group to explore the Louisiana Purchase? ____________________________________ 3. Who were the two captains of the expedition that explored the Louisiana Purchase? ____________________________________ and ____________________________________ 4. What was the name of the group that explored the Louisiana Purchase? ____________________________________ 5. The group that explored the Louisiana Purchase were ultimately trying to reach what body of water? ____________________________________ 6. What animal was used by natives of the Great Plains to make rugs, moccasins, and sleds? ____________________________________ 7. The Gateway Arch stands in what city? ____________________________________ 8. Who is the Father of the American Dictionary? ____________________________________ Word Bank Thomas Jefferson George Washington mountain lion William Clark Jefferson River New York City Mississippi River Toussaint Charbonneau Corps of Discovery George Gibson St. Louis Pacific Ocean Atlantic Ocean Napoleon Bonaparte Noah Webster bison Gateway Guides Meriwether Lewis 158 America the Beautiful Student Workbook © 2015 Notgrass Company Draw a line from each description on the left to the correct answer on the right. 1. He was President during the • • James Monroe War of 1812. 2. He became a hero at the battle of • • Mammoth Cave New Orleans. 3. A capital city in Africa is named • • James Madison in honor of this President. 4. Saltpetre was mined here during • • John Quincy Adams the War of 1812. 5. This was constructed between • • Andrew Jackson Buffalo and Albany, New York. 6. He developed a written language • • St. Louis for the Cherokee people. 7. Many fur traders lived in this • • Erie Canal city. 8. He served as ambassador, U.S. • • Sequoyah Senator and Representative, Secretary of State, and President America the Beautiful Student Workbook © 2015 Notgrass Company 159 Read each of the following statements and circle whether each one is TRUE or FALSE. 1. The Civil War made Andrew Jackson a national hero. TRUE FALSE 2. Martin Van Buren served as Andrew Jackson’s Vice President. TRUE FALSE 3. The Hermitage was the name of Andrew Jackson’s home in Tennessee. TRUE FALSE 4. The Alamo was a general store before it was used as barracks. TRUE FALSE 5. Davy Crockett fought at the Alamo. TRUE FALSE 6. John Jay was the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. TRUE FALSE 7. John Jay served as president of the American Bible Society. TRUE FALSE 8. The Indian Removal Act stated that Native Americans had to leave the country. TRUE FALSE 9. Cherokee people were forced to walk from Georgia to Oklahoma. TRUE FALSE 10. Many Cherokee died as a result of the Trail of Tears. TRUE FALSE 160 America the Beautiful Student Workbook © 2015 Notgrass Company Circle the correct answer for each question. 1. What was William Henry Harrison’s nickname? a. Old Hickory b. Tippecanoe c. Harry Man 2. Who served as Vice President under William Henry Harrison? a. John Tyler b. Martin Van Buren c. John Jay 3. What is the source of the Mississippi River? a. Atlantic Ocean b. Lake Itasca c. Gulf of Mexico 4. Levees on the Mississippi help control what? a. pollution b. flood waters c. tourists 5. People from what country built a fort near Natchez, Mississippi, in 1716? a. France b. Canada c.