Early American History Semester 1 Assessment

SS.8.E.1.1 (Moderate) What economic theory influenced the European exploration and settlement of North America?

• supply and demand

• tenant farming

• the Reformation

• mercantilism

SS.8.C.2.1 (High)

John Locke, an English philosopher, wrote the constitution for the colony of Carolina. In it he said that, “Every man has a property in his own person . . . The labour of his body, and the work of his hands . . . are properly his.”

What statement best paraphrases Locke’s words?

• People own the rights to what they produce.

• Good citizens are required to work.

• People can form governments to protect their rights

• All men are created equal.

SS.8.A.2.2; SS.8.A.2.3 (Moderate)

Which line in the table accurately describes the type of agriculture practiced in each of the colonial regions?

• Line 1

• Line 2

• Line 3

• Line 4

SS.8.A.3.6 (High)

Which list of events is in the correct sequence?

• 1. First Continental Congress

  2. Boston Massacre

  3. Coercive Acts

  4. Declaration of Independence

• 1. Boston Tea Party

  2. Intolerable Acts

  3. Declaration of Independence

  4. Olive Branch Petition 1

• 1. Creation of Continental Army,

  2. Sugar Act

  3. Second Continental Congress

  4. Declaration of Independence

• 1. Stamp Act,

  2. Boston Massacre,

  3. Boston Tea Party,

  4. Battle of Bunker Hill

SS.8.A.3.6 (Moderate)

What was an important advantage held by the Patriots in the conflict?

• They were better trained.

• They were fighting on their own land

• They had a stronger navy.

• The Native Americans were their allies.

SS.8.A.3.9 (Moderate)

What was one weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• state governments could issue currency

• the national government could not impose taxes

• states had to supply troops to the national army.

• the national government could not conduct foreign affairs

SS.8.C.1.5 (Moderate)

Which statement describes the right of citizens to due process of law?

• The government must treat people the same under the law, regardless of race, religion, or political beliefs.

• The government must treat people fairly and follow established procedures.

• The government can exercise only those powers granted to it specifically in the Constitution.

• The government cannot make a law prohibiting the right of citizens to petition the government.

SS.8.A.3.12 (Moderate)

Which action taken by President Washington would have been supported by the Federalists but not by the Democratic-Republicans?

• the formation of a cabinet

• the passage of the Alien and Sedition Acts

• the Proclamation of Neutrality

• the creation of the National Bank