Q1 Test Review 2025-26

Which colony was founded as a refuge for debtors?

• Massachusetts

• Virginia

• Georgia

• Pennsylvania

Who wrote Common Sense, inspiring colonists to support independence?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Thomas Paine

• John Hancock

What was the main reason for founding the Pennsylvania colony?

• Profit from trade

• Religious freedom for Quakers

• Military protection

• Farming economy

What battle marked the end of the Revolutionary War?

• Lexington

• Saratoga

• Valley Forge

• Yorktown

What document established the first self-government agreement in the colonies?

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• Mayflower Compact

• Treaty of Paris

Why did colonists protest the Stamp Act?

• It increased cotton production

• It restricted trade with France

• It imposed taxes without representation

• It banned colonial assemblies

Which Enlightenment thinker influenced the Declaration of Independence?

• Montesquieu

• John Locke

• Thomas Paine

• Rousseau

What event occurred in April 1775 and marked the start of the Revolutionary War?

• Boston Tea Party

• Winter at Valley Forge

• Battles of Lexington and Concord

• Signing of the Declaration

What was a major cause of the transatlantic slave trade?

• Need for skilled artisans

• Plantation labor demand

• Manufacturing in the North

• Western migration

What right is described as "unalienable" in the Declaration of Independence?

• Voting

• Freedom of religion

• Life, liberty, pursuit of happiness

• Freedom of speech