EOC Review 1

Site of the Constitution Convention

Population of 40,000 in 1800

Located on the intersection of Delaware and Shuylkill Rivers

The information above describes which important place in United States history?

• New York, New York

• Williamsburg, Virginia

• Boston, Massachusetts

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Which was an effect from the Quartering Act?

• Treaty of Paris

• Boston Massacre

• Shays’s Rebellion

• First Continental Congress

Based on the map, why was the Northwest Territory important?

• It doubled the size of the United States.

• It caused increased conflict with the Spanish.

• It contributed to alliances with European nations.

• It improved the shipping of goods across the United States.

Which was a direct result of increased settlement of the Northwest Territory in the late 1700s and early 1800s?

• violent clashes between settlers and Native Americans

• an increase in immigration to the South and West

• pressure to increase the size of the U.S. military

• congressional funding of a national system of railroads

The Declaration of Independence ends with the founders making a pledge of honor. To whom do they make this pledge and why?

• To God, as taking sacred religious vow will be sure to keep the founders ethical and honest

• To each other, as they will need to be able to trust each other to make independent work

• To the American citizens, as the founders promised to serve the interests of the people

• To those who have died fighting for the freedom of the colonies, in order to honor their memory

What was most significant about Virginia’s House of Burgesses?

• It passed laws that contradicted those passed by Parliament.

• It created conflicts between plantation owners and British officials.

• It gave the colonists experience with the benefits of self-government.

• It spent funds on programs which led to increased taxes on the colonists.

The two excerpts below are from Christopher Columbus’s accounts of his arrival in the Americas. 

[A] “It appears to me, that the people are ingenious, and would be good servants; and [B] I am of opinion that they would very readily become Christians, as they appear to have no religion. [C] They very quickly learn such words as are spoken to them. If it please our Lord, [D] I intend at my return to carry home six of them to your Highnesses, that they may learn our language.” 

[E] “This is so beautiful a place, as well as the neighboring regions, that I know not in which course to proceed first; [F] my eyes are never tired with viewing such delightful verdure, and of a species so new and dissimilar to that of our country, and [G] I have no doubt there are tree and herbs here which would be of great value in Spain, as dyeing materials, medicine, spicery . . . but [H] I am mortified that I have no acquaintance with them.” 

Which two phrases from these accounts best show that Columbus is trying to convince the king and queen of Spain that his discoveries will be of value to them? 

• A and E 

• C and F

• D and H

• A and G

2. I think the authors [of the Declaration of Independence]…meant to set up a standard …for free society, which should be familiar to all, and revered by all; constantly looked to, constantly labored for, and even though never perfectly attained constantly approximated, and thereby constantly spreading and deepening its influence, and augmenting [increasing] the happiness and value of life to all people of all colors everywhere.

— Abraham Lincoln, June 26, 1857

This quotation from Abraham Lincoln best applies to which section of the Declaration of Independence?

• The list of grievances against King

• The pledge to fight for separation from Great Britain

• The statement that all men are created equal

• The definition of the purpose of government

Why was the Northwest Passage so important?

• It would give Europeans Traders another, faster, way to reach Africa

• It would help Africa explore South America

• It would give European Traders another, faster, way to reach Asia

• It would help Europe explore South America

Which statement best describes the early French presence in North America?

• French settlement in North America advanced more rapidly than Spanish settlement.

• French trappers and missionaries lived among Native Americans and treated them with respect.

• The French raised tobacco and sugarcane on large farms called plantations.

• French settlers founded the settlement of St. Augustine in Florida.