Benchmark2 SS 8th grade

How did the following events affect the American colonists?

Stamp Act; Boston Massacre; Boston Tea Party; Intolerable Acts

• They led colonists to be more dependent on protection from the British Army.

• They caused colonists to be more supportive of declaring independence.

• They forced colonists to end their boycotts against British companies.

• They prompted colonists to leave port cities and move west.

What is true of life in Jamestown?

• Settlers did not face hardships.

• Settlers gave up hope of better lives after experiencing sickness.

• Settlers focused on gaining wealth.

• Settlers adapted to their new environments quickly and smoothly.

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

But the great security against a gradual concentration of the several powers in the

same department, consists in giving to those who administer each department, the

necessary constitutional means, and personal motives, to resist encroachments of

the others. The provision for defense must in this, as in all other cases, be made

[equal] to the danger of attack. Ambition must be made to counteract ambition...

Based on this excerpt from James Madison, he was advocating for which constitutional principle?

• checks and balances

• federalism

• popular sovereignty

• representative government

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What roles did George Washington play at the Constitutional Convention?

Select two that apply.

• He served as the president of the convention.

• He wrote the original draft of the Constitution.

• He influenced delegates to support a strong central government.

• He proposed the Great Compromise.

• He advocated for ending the slave trade.

This is an excerpt from Article 1, Section 7 of the United States Constitution.

All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives....

This excerpt reflects which belief held by the writers of the Constitution?

• All citizens should have to pay taxes for the good of the nation.

• Citizens should elect the people responsible for taxing them.

• The government should ensure that the federal budget is balanced.

• Presidents should have the ability to veto laws related to revenue.

Who would have most likely advocated the addition of the Bill of Rights to the United

States Constitution before supporting its ratification?

• businessman

• merchant

• plantation owner

• small farmer

And, whenever any of the said states shall have sixty thousand free

inhabitants therein, such state shall be admitted, by its delegates, into the

Congress of the United States, on an equal footing with the original states in

all respects whatsoever, and shall be at liberty to form a permanent

constitution and state government....

This law established the procedure for which action?

• approving treaties with foreign nations

• collecting taxes from states

• admitting new states

• naturalizing citizens

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

What impact did William Penn’s religious beliefs have on the founding of

Pennsylvania?

• They led to the establishment of a theocracy where everyone practiced the same religion.

• They led to strict gender roles that were supported by the colony’s Christian values.

• They led to conflicts between colonists and Native Americans who were not religious.

• They led to an emphasis on religious tolerance and a diverse population.

What was the location of the battle considered to be the turning point of the American Revolution?

• New York

• South Carolina

• Virgina

• Pennsylvania

What was the primary cause of the French and Indian War that took place from 1754-

1763?

• conflicts between the colonists and Native Americans living west of the Mississippi River

• disputes over ownership of the Ohio River Valley between Great Britain and France

• arguments over taxation and representation between the colonists and Great Britain

• disagreements over trade policies between Native American tribes and France