U.S. History Quiz

Based on the excerpt and your knowledge of U.S. history, why was the founding of Jamestown significant?

• Because it offered the English access to vast gold deposits

• Because it was an English settlement built on the religious freedom

• Because it provided the English with immediate profits

• Because it represented the first permanent English settlement

Which European country was motivated to colonize the New World for these reasons?

● to spread Catholicism through religious missions

● to find gold, silver, and other riches

● to gain control of large parts of North and South America

• England

• France

• Germany

• Spain

Which purpose completes the table for why these colonies were established?

• To block Spanish settlements

• To avoid debtors' prison

• To extend triangular trade routes

• To escape religious persecution

Based on this time line and your knowledge of U.S. history, why was the House of Burgesses important in the development of the United States?

• It was the first time elected representative government flourished in an English colony.

• It was the first time governmental powers were separated in an English colony.

• It was the first time women were granted government voting rights in an English colony.

• It was the first time governmental powers were balanced in an English colony.

Why was the proclamation line shown on the map significant?

• It gave the French control of the land west of the Appalachian Mountains and angered colonists.

• It prevented colonists from settling westward and contributed to the American Revolution.

• It provided job opportunities to colonists who could protect the new borders and trade with the French.

• It marked areas that belonged to American Indians and made it easier for the colonist to claim those lands.

Why was the victory at Saratoga a turning point in U.S. history?

• It convinced France to support the American cause.

• The battle led to the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

• The battle represented the end of the American Revolution.

• It marked a major change in the leadership of the Continental Army.

Based on the excerpt, how did the Great Compromise help create this governmental structure?

• By settling the issues over voting rights in the North

• By settling the issues between Federalists and Anti-Federalists

• By settling the issues over taxation

• By settling the issues between large and small states

How did these events challenge the U.S. government?

• It was the first time southern states opposed northern states in the United States.

• It was the first test of federal authority in the United States.

• It was the first time federal taxes were introduced in the United States.

• It was the first test of state cooperation in the United States.

Which statement describes a position of the party that agreed with the cartoonist's view of Jackson?

• They complained about Jackson's extravagant lifestyle.

• They opposed Jackson for his efforts to start a war with Great Britain.

• They criticized Jackson as a leader with unrestrained powers.

• They objected to Jackson's attempt to reduce the number of Supreme Court justices.

Why did the Federalist Party develop in the United States in the late 1700s?

• To oppose forming diplomatic alliances with Britain

• To oppose the replacement of the Articles of Confederation

• To support a national government with more power

• To support a national government limited by state power