U.S. History Pre/Post Assessment

The first document issued by the American Colonists was -

• Magna Carta

• Articles of Confederation

• U.S. Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

Why were the colonist taxed so heavily?

• Cover the expenses of costly wars

• Continue the lavish lifestyle of the monarchy

• Bail out the East India Company

• Keep taxes on the English homeland low

What was the result of the Treaty of Paris?

• Sparked the Boston Massacre Trials

• Spain joined the French & Indian War

• Began the French & Indian War

• Ended the American Revolution

The Road to the American Revolution was paved by colonists dressing up as Native Americans (Indians) & doing which of these -

• Rioting in the Streets of Lexington

• Setting Atlanta on Fire

• Dumping Tea into the Boston Harbor

• Blocking British Soldiers in NY Harbor

Complete this American Revolution cry, "No Taxation without..."

• Election

• Representation

• Constitution

• Revolution

Which was the punishment for the Boston Tea Party?

• Intolerable Acts

• Quartering Acts

• Sugar Acts

• Stamp Acts

Which of the following WAS NOT an advantage of the North in the Civil War?

• Railroads

• Industrialization

• Well Trained Army

• Population

Which of the following WAS NOT an advantage of the south:

• Commitment to the Cause

• Population

• Defensive War

• Better Trained Army

General Sherman defeated the south using this tactic:

• Total War

• Guerilla Warfare

• The Anaconda Plan

• Emancipation of Slaves

What were the major causes of the Civil War? (List all that apply)

• Expanded Fugitive Slave Laws

• Slavery

• Westward Expansion

• Lincoln winning the election of 1860

• All of these