U.S. History Review #1

The Aztec believed that the gods required ______________________.

• Silver
• Animal Sacrifice
• Gold
• Human Sacrifice

Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

• King George
• Native Africans
• Malachi the Great
• Native Americans

Most of the Aztecs that died under the oppression of Hernan Cortez was due to _________________.

• beatings
• disease
• suicide
• battles

What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?

• Native Americans
• Africans
• Pacifists
• Conquistadors

Why did some Puritans call themselves Pilgrims?

• It sounded better than Puritans
• The persecuted Protestants in England were called Puritans
• They believed that they were taking a religious journey
• The Dutch had heard bad things about the Puritans.

The first time that Americans were killed by British soldiers was the _______________________.

• Boston Tea Party
• Boston Massacre
• Battle of Bunker Hill
• Articles of Confederation

What was the Colonists' economic motivation for the American Revolution?

• Escape Persecution
• Religious Freedom
• Political Liberty
• Taxation Without Representation

Who was the writer of the Declaration of Independence?

• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• John Hancock
• Benjamin Franklin

What are our Unalienable Rights according to the Declaration of Independence?

• Speech, Assembly, and Bearing Arms
• Expression, Petition, Religion
• Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
• Voting, Citizenship, and Serving on a Jury

Who was the "Father of our Country" and our first president?

• John Adams
• George Washington
• Benjamin Franklin
• Samuel Adams