ATLAS OF U.S. HISTORY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
LATEST UPDATE 2026-2027
*Era 1* -Jcorrect answer-*Three Worlds Meet*
TwoJways people cameJto the Americas - correct answer-Boats and ice route
Largest native empire in South America - correct answer-Inca
Economic activity that connected Africa to Europe -Jcorrect answer-trade
In Columbus' time, how much of theJEarth's surface was believed coveredJby water - correct answer-
1/7 of the Earth
NameJof the land trade route between Europe andJFar East -Jcorrect answer-Silk Road
Five European groups that explored the Americas - correct answer-Viking
English
French
Dutch
Spanish
Why didJEuropeans begin using enslaved Africans - correctJanswer-EnslavedJNative Americas
*Era 2* - correct answer-*Colonization and Settlement*
NameJfor exchange of plants/animals/diseases between Europe and Americas - correct answer-
Columbian exchange
Five European nations that colonized by early 1600s - correct answer-British
French
, Spanish
MainJpurpose for foundingJof Jamestown - correct answer-
England wanted to increase wealth and powerJby expanding theirJempires
Three groups of English colonies by 1750 -Jcorrect answer-Hudson's Bay Company
English Colonies
Newfoundland
Three crops that increased the need for enslaved AfricansJ- correct answer-cotton
tobacco
sugar
*Era 3* - correct answer-*Revolution and the New Nation*
Two reasons why GB taxed theirJcolonists in the New World - correct answer-
GB neededJmoney to pay war debts and assert British control
Two reasons why the colonists rebelled against GB - correct answer-
British taxes andJrestricting British control
(ex. TeaJAct threatened colonial merchants)
First government "plan" of the U.S. - correct answer-Article of Confederation
What was theJpurpose of the MonroeJDoctrine - correct answer-
gave U.S. authority toJmediateJborder disputes in Western Hemisphere
*Era 4* - correct answer-*ExpansionJandJReform*
WhoJwasJassigned to explore the Louisiana Purchase - correct answer-Lewis and Clark
LATEST UPDATE 2026-2027
*Era 1* -Jcorrect answer-*Three Worlds Meet*
TwoJways people cameJto the Americas - correct answer-Boats and ice route
Largest native empire in South America - correct answer-Inca
Economic activity that connected Africa to Europe -Jcorrect answer-trade
In Columbus' time, how much of theJEarth's surface was believed coveredJby water - correct answer-
1/7 of the Earth
NameJof the land trade route between Europe andJFar East -Jcorrect answer-Silk Road
Five European groups that explored the Americas - correct answer-Viking
English
French
Dutch
Spanish
Why didJEuropeans begin using enslaved Africans - correctJanswer-EnslavedJNative Americas
*Era 2* - correct answer-*Colonization and Settlement*
NameJfor exchange of plants/animals/diseases between Europe and Americas - correct answer-
Columbian exchange
Five European nations that colonized by early 1600s - correct answer-British
French
, Spanish
MainJpurpose for foundingJof Jamestown - correct answer-
England wanted to increase wealth and powerJby expanding theirJempires
Three groups of English colonies by 1750 -Jcorrect answer-Hudson's Bay Company
English Colonies
Newfoundland
Three crops that increased the need for enslaved AfricansJ- correct answer-cotton
tobacco
sugar
*Era 3* - correct answer-*Revolution and the New Nation*
Two reasons why GB taxed theirJcolonists in the New World - correct answer-
GB neededJmoney to pay war debts and assert British control
Two reasons why the colonists rebelled against GB - correct answer-
British taxes andJrestricting British control
(ex. TeaJAct threatened colonial merchants)
First government "plan" of the U.S. - correct answer-Article of Confederation
What was theJpurpose of the MonroeJDoctrine - correct answer-
gave U.S. authority toJmediateJborder disputes in Western Hemisphere
*Era 4* - correct answer-*ExpansionJandJReform*
WhoJwasJassigned to explore the Louisiana Purchase - correct answer-Lewis and Clark
