US History -EOC Review Test #1

Why is the Mayflower Compact important?

• The beginning of a theocracy
• The beginning of a direct democracy
• It set up a dictatorship
• The beginning of representative democ

The Virginia House of Burgesses (1619)

• First written constitution in the
  Colonies
• First law-making assembly
  (legislature) in the colonies
• first form of self-government in the
  colonies

Which of the following colonial regions had the best soil and climate for large-scale agriculture?

• New England Colonies
• Middle Colonies
• Southern Colonies
• West Indian Colonies

How did physical geography influence the settlement patterns that emerged in the American colonies?

• The Southern colonies had too many forests.
  
• The New England colonies had the most water resources.
  
• The Chesapeake Bay attracted farmers because of the fertile soil.
  
• The Appalachian Mountains acted as a barrier to western settlement.
  

Fishing and ship building were important here.

• A.The New England Colonies
• B.The Middle Colonies
• C.The Southern Colonies
• D.All 13 English Colonies

Why did the king begin to tax the colonists?

• He wanted more money to make England look better
• He needed money to pay off war debts
• He needed money to pay for Boston soldiers
• He hated the colonists' guts

What document said that the colonists could not move WEST of the Appalachian Mountain?

• Declaration of Independence
• Proclamation of 1763
• Charter of 1732

Which of the headlines below might have been published between the times of Headline 2 and Headline 4 was written?

• Stamp Act is Passed by Parliament
• Bill of Rights added to Constitution
• Tea Party in Boston Harbor a Success
• Washington’s Troops Spend Winter at Valley Forge

The Articles of Confederation created a _________________ type of government.

• strong
• average
• weak
• federal

One weakness of the Articles of the Confederation was ____________. 

• The ability of Congress to tax.
• The inability of Congress to tax.
• The ability of Congress to declare war.
• The ability of Congress to create courts.