WorksheetsReview Bell Ringer #1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why did the Anti-Federalists demand that a bill of rights be added to the U.S. Constitution?
a)
To strengthen the authority of the federal governement.
b)
To improve the organization of the judiciary
c)
To give each state an equal amount of power.
d)
To protect individual freedom from the federal governement
2.
The decision in Marbury v. Madison was significant in U.S. history because it...
a)
reinforced federal authority over American Indian affairs
b)
confirmed the power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce
c)
established the practice of judicial review by the Supreme Court
d)
upheld the power of the Electoral College to choose the vice president
3.
Which of the following correctly describes the Three-Fifths Compromise?
a)
A portion of the slave population was counted for legislative representation
b)
A federal law enforcing the return of fugitive slaves was passed
c)
The census bureau was established to help apportion represntation
d)
The election of senators was delegated to state legislatures
4.
Which group was among the first to call for an end to slavery?
a)
American Indians because they viewed the plight of slaves as similar to their own
b)
Quakers, because slavery contradicted their religious beliefs
c)
British Loyalists, because Great Britain had ended the slave trade
d)
Puritans, because the New England economy did not rely on slavery
5.
Boston and New Orleans were both founded as...
a)
military outposts
b)
farming communties
c)
industrial centers
d)
port cities
6.
Which excerpt from the Declaration of Independence best explains why colonists were unhappy about their lack of representation in the British Parliament?
a)
"He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people."
b)
"For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent"
c)
"He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good"
d)
"For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences"
7.
*Sugar Act
*Quartering Act
*Stamp Act
These acts contributed to the start of the Revolutionary war by...
*Quartering Act
*Stamp Act
These acts contributed to the start of the Revolutionary war by...
a)
restricting colonial trade with American Indians
b)
imposing regulations on coloinial agriculture
c)
angering colonists who believed that their civil liberties had been violated
d)
punishing colonists for resisting the authority of Parliament
8.
*Job opportunities in cities increased.
*Agriculture became more mechanized.
*Prices of consumer goods decreased.
These developments occurred as a result of increased...
*Agriculture became more mechanized.
*Prices of consumer goods decreased.
These developments occurred as a result of increased...
a)
government regulation of business
b)
expansion of U.S. territory
c)
westward migration
d)
industrialization
9.
A small town has many choices for people who want to attend religious services, including two churches, a synagogue, a cathedral, a mosque, and a temple. These choices are protected by the...
a)
First Amendment
b)
Third Amendment
c)
Sixth Amendment
d)
Eighth Amendment
10.
Disagreements between Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson and Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton during the Presidency of George Washington led to...
a)
the creation of reservations for American Indians
b)
a struggle to ratify the Bill of Rights
c)
the establishment of the first U.S. political parties
d)
a compromise over slavery in western territories
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