Unit 2 Pre/Post Test

Which best describes the Boston Tea Party of 1773?

• Colonists in disguise boarded ships in Boston Harbor and dumped a shipment of tea in the water.

• American Indians boarded ships in Boston Harbor and dumped a shipment of tea into the water.

• The British dumped tea in Boston Harbor after colonists boycotted a shipment of tea, refusing to buy it.

• Colonists met in Boston’s Old South Meeting House to discuss how to smuggle tea into the colonies.

Which of the following Intolerable Acts related to the housing of British troops?

• the Boston Port Bill

• the Quartering Act

• the Administration of Justice Act

• the Massachusetts Government Act

In 1765, Britain’s Parliament passed a tax on all colonial newspapers, pamphlets, and other papers. What was this act called?

• the Declaratory Act

• the Sugar Act

• the Townshend Acts

• the Stamp Act

First ten amendments to the Constitution; written list of freedoms guaranteed to citizens by the government.

• Bill of Rights

• Articles

• Sections

• Amendments

In what way was the Ohio River Valley a factor in the French and Indian War?

• The Ohio River Valley was controlled by both France and Spain.

• The Ohio River Valley was near the coast and offered trade opportunities.

• The Ohio River Valley had good farmland and control over rivers.

• The Ohio River Valley was outside of territory claimed by the Europeans.

Which colonial leader helped form a Franco-American alliance in 1778?

• General Burgoyne

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

• General Washington

Poem written by Francis Scott Key in 1814 that became the National Anthem in 1931.

• This Land is My Land

• America the Beautiful

• O' Canada

• Star Spangled Banner

How did King George III react to the Olive Branch Petition sent by the Second Continental Congress?

• He declared the colonies to be in rebellion.

• He considered it carefully and agreed with it.

• He asked colonists to be more specific about problems.

• He changed the policies the colonists complained about.

Which did the Monroe Doctrine declare about the United States?

• It would encourage European attempts to colonize nations.

• It would oppose European attempts to colonize nations.

• It would take control of existing European colonies.

• It would interfere in European conflicts.

Who can decide whether a law is unconstitutional?

• Congress

• the states

• the president

• the Supreme Court