US History Unit 1 Exam Review 2018-2019

Which of the following was the first permanent English colony in the Americas?

• Jamestown
• Massachusetts Bay
• Plymouth Bay
• Charleston

Which region of colonies was founded on principles of social equality and religious  tolerance?

• New England Colonies
• Jamestown
• Middle Colonies
• Southern Colonies

What was the major difference between the Southern and New England economies?

• Southern colonies were more agricultural than New England
• New England colonies were dependent on slavery
• Manufacturing was prevalent in the Southern colonies
• Lack of resources led to economic failure in both regions

Which of the following is NOT a reason for European exploration in the 1500s? 

• Gold
• God
• Glory
• Gravity

The theory of mercantilism by which the colonies were governed held that:

• the economy should be shaped by market forces
• the colonies should exist for the good of the mother country
• democracy is dependent on free and fair elections
• economic success depended on increasing imports

Which British act prevented the American colonists from moving west across the mountains?

• Proclamation of 1763
• Stamp Act
• Coercive Acts
• Northwest Ordinance

What event is seen as the turning point in the American Revolution?

• Battle of Gettysburg
• Middle Passage
• Bacon's Rebellion
• Battle of Saratoga

"That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, . . . "
According to the text where do governments get their power?

• God
• The Constitution
• The people
• The Government

Which of the following best describes a patriot?

• People who supported the Anglican Church
• People who were loyal to the King of England
• People who made money off trading with the colonists
• People who supported the fight for colonial independence

"The Revolutionary War did not bring many benefits to African Americans either.  Some slaves in the South were freed by the British army.  However, the war did not end slavery.  Many of the men who had signed the Declaration of Independence, including Thomas Jefferson, owned slaves and continued to do so after the war.  For African Americans, equality was far from being a reality."
According to the source, which of the following was a shortcoming of the goals of the American Revolution?

• Thomas Jefferson went on to become president of the United States
• The Declaration of Independence granted freedom to all people
• Slavery ended in all parts of the British Empire
• Slavery remained in the United States