Early America Semester 1 (#2)

SS.8.E.1.1; SS.8.G.5.1 (High) In economic terms, what is likely to happen if a heavy freeze kills orange trees across the state of Florida?

• The demand for oranges will increase and prices will go down.

• The demand for oranges will decrease and prices will go up.

• The supply of oranges will decrease and prices will go up.

• The supply of oranges will increase and prices will go down.

SS.8.C.2.1 (Moderate) Central ideas and principles of American constitutional government were expressed in colonial documents. Which document was the first written constitution in America?

• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• House of Burgesses

• Charter of Privileges

• Mayflower Compact

SS.8.A.2.2 (Moderate) What were the two main reasons that colonists came to America from England and the Netherlands?

• to convert Native Americans to Christianity and establish centers of trade

• to make profits from trade and find religious freedom

• to find fertile land to farm and establish a democratic government

• to force Spain to give up its colonies and establish ties with France

SS.8.A.2.3 (Moderate)

“Wanted To go to Maryland, a blacksmith, young man unmarried, able to use a plow, axes, and to keep a horse. Will bind for five years and will meet with suitable encouragement.”

Ads like this were common in the early colonies. What would someone who created an ad like this be looking for?

• an enslaved African

• a patroon

• a headright

• an indentured servant ”

SS.8.A.3.6, SS.8.A.3.8 (High)

Why was it difficult for the Continental Congress to get soldiers and raise money for the war effort?

• Most colonists were Loyalists

• Britain still controlled most of the finances within the individual colonies.

• The population of the colonies was too small.

• Americans were fearful of a strong national government and unwilling to give the Congress much power.

SS.8.A.3.9 (Moderate)

What was the purpose of the Northwest Ordinance?

• to organize settlement in the West and allow for the addition of new states

• to raise money from the sale of land to pay back the British

• to purchase land from Native Americans to use for settlement

• to discourage settlement on Native American lands north of the Ohio River

SS.8.C.1.5, SS.8.C.2.1, LAFS.68.RH.1.2 (High)

The following excerpt is from an amendment to the U.S. Constitution. What is the purpose of this amendment? All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws

• to guarantee that citizens have the freedom to express themselves

• to guarantee equal rights for citizens regardless of their race, religion, or beliefs

• to guarantee that all citizens have the right to assemble

• to guarantee that every citizen has the right to a fair trial

• countries lower taxes

• countries support free trade policies

• countries buy manufactured goods only from other countries

• countries export more than they import