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Name
Class
Date
1.
"Right to bear arms" (Gun rights)
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
2.
Freedom of speech
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
3.
No one has to house (quarter) soldiers in their home
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
4.
Police must get a warrant.
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
5.
Guarantees freedom to assemble peacefully
a)
1st Amendment
b)
9th Amendment
c)
5th Amendment
d)
7th Amendment
6.
Which amendment allows a reporter to report the news?
a)
2nd amendment
b)
1st amendment
c)
3rd amendment
d)
4th amendment
7.
Which does NOT apply to the 1st amendment?
a)
press
b)
peace
c)
petition
d)
speech
8.
States that powers not given to the Federal government or denied to the States, are powers reserved for the States (people).
a)
10th Amendment
b)
4th Amendment
c)
6th Amendment
d)
8th Amendment
9.
Forbids unlawful searches and seizures of persons, homes, and effects without a search warrant
a)
2nd Amendment
b)
4th Amendment
c)
6th Amendment
d)
8th Amendment
10.
Forbids cruel and unusual punishment
a)
2nd Amendment
b)
4th Amendment
c)
6th Amendment
d)
8th Amendment
11.
What did James Madison create?
a)
Bil of Rights
b)
Constitution
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Ten Commandments
12.
What was the reason from adding the Bill of Rights?
a)
to end the American Revolution
b)
to equalize individual rights
c)
to protect individual rights
d)
to protect the Federalists
13.
Guarantees freedom from testifying against yourself
a)
1st Amendment
b)
3rd Amendment
c)
5th Amendment
d)
7th Amendment
14.
No unreasonable searches or seizures without a warrant
a)
1st amendment
b)
5th amendment
c)
4th amendment
d)
8th amendment
15.
What is the meaning for "amend"?
a)
Approve
b)
Change or Add
c)
Agreement
d)
Assembly
16.
Due process and the right to an attorney are rights usually found in which Amendment?
a)
Fourth Amendment
b)
Fifth Amendment
c)
Sixth Amendment
d)
Seventh Amendment
17.
Shared Rights (Amendment Nine) says people have more rights than what is listed in the Bill of Rights
a)
True
b)
False
18.
The idea that soldiers kick you out and live in your house is called:
a)
Militia
b)
Assembly
c)
Quartering
d)
Due Process
19.
Which amendment allows you to remain silent when arrested?
a)
1st amendment
b)
2nd amendment
c)
3rd amendment
d)
5th amendment
20.
Double Jeopardy and your miranda rights ("You have right right to remain silent...") are part of which amendment?
a)
3rd amendment
b)
5th amendment
c)
7th amendment
d)
1st amendment
21.
What is the name of the southern most colony?
a)
South Carolina
b)
North Carolina
c)
Georgia
d)
Maryland
22.
Which settlement was the first permanent English settlement?
a)
Plymouth, Massachusetts
b)
Roanoke Island
c)
Jamestown, Va
d)
Fort Augustine, Fl
23.
Which of these was NOT a motive for exploration?
a)
To find trade routes to Asia
b)
To have fame and glory when they returned fto their home
c)
To spread Christianity
d)
There were no motives, people just wanted to explore
24.
Who founded the Massachusetts colony?
a)
Thomas Hooker
b)
John Winthrop
c)
Joss Trueman
d)
John Mason
25.
Connecticut was founded by who?
a)
Captain Hooker
b)
Thomas Hooker
c)
John Winthrop
d)
Lord Berkeley
26.
What was the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to North America
a)
Nina
b)
Mayflower
c)
Pinta
d)
Santa Maria
27.
What is the significance of the mayflower compact?
a)
self-pitty
b)
self-employment
c)
self-goverment
d)
self-happiness
28.
When was the Mayflower Compact established?
a)
1620
b)
1607
c)
1787
d)
1720
29.
Virginia's lawmaking body (legislature) could pass laws and set taxes.
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
House of Burgessess
c)
Plymouth
d)
General Court
30.
Another name for the General Court in the New England Colonies are called what?
a)
Mass
b)
Church of England
c)
Charter
d)
Assembly
31.
Which colony in the Middle colonies and had an excellent harbor?
a)
New York
b)
Baltimore
c)
Manhattan
d)
Boston
32.
What item was a dependable source of income for those in the Jamestown colony that sustained them?
a)
Corn
b)
Beaver Pelts
c)
Cod
d)
Tobacco
33.
a)
the Puritans allowed women to participate in government
b)
the Puritans refused to obey the appointed governor
c)
the Puritans outlawed slavery in Massachusetts
d)
The Puritans developed a form of representative self government
34.
a)
limited property ownership to church members
b)
extended voting rights beyond church members
c)
restricted trade with neighboring colonies
d)
asked the king to appoint a governor for the colony
35.
Both Pilgrims and Puritans left England because they wanted...
a)
Religious Freedom
b)
Gold
c)
Money
d)
Indentured Servants
36.
This was an agreement made by the Pilgrims on the way to the New World that established SELF-GOVERNMENT...
a)
The Constitution
b)
The Declaration of Independence
c)
Mayflower Compact
d)
Articles of Confederation
37.
What was the name of the colony that the Quakers lived on?
a)
Virginia
b)
Georgia
c)
Pennsylvania
d)
New York
38.
This person was also banished from Puritan society for their beliefs, and later founded Rhode Island.
a)
Roger Williams
b)
William Penn
c)
John Locke
d)
William of Orange
39.
This historic person was banished from their colony and sent to New York for their Feminist beliefs and speaking out against the Puritan society.
a)
George Fox
b)
Anne Hutchinson
c)
William Penn
d)
Roger Williams
40.
It came to be known as the lost colony.
a)
Raleigh
b)
Roanoke
c)
Croatan
d)
Cape Cod
41.
Founded the Colony of Connecticut
a)
Thomas Hooker
b)
William Penn
c)
Lord Baltimore
d)
Roger Williams
42.
Leader of the Quakers in Pennsylvania
a)
Thomas Hooker
b)
James Oglethorpe
c)
William Penn
d)
Lord Baltimore
43.
He started a colony for poor people in England's overcrowded Jails?
a)
Lord Baltimore
b)
William Penn
c)
James Oglethorpe
d)
John Mason
44.
A document that gives permission to start a colony
a)
Treaty
b)
Constitution
c)
Preamble
d)
Charter
45.
What was the first written plan of government (constitution) in America
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
Toleration Act
c)
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
d)
House of Burgesses
46.
It was the first example of "representative government" in America.
a)
General Court
b)
Legislature
c)
House of Burgesses
d)
Assembly
47.
This group of colonies had the most diversity.
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
48.
This group of colonies mainly made their living from shipbuilding, fishing, and trade.
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
49.
These colonies were known as the "bread basket" colonies
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
50.
This group of colonies had large plantations and raised cash crops like tobacco
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
51.
Mercantilism
a)
A government soley based on merchandise
b)
A type of economy
c)
The idea that the more wealth a
d)
Not a real word
52.
Salutary Neglect
a)
The further away the mother country is the more difficult it can be to control
b)
Written order issued by a court (or official) instructing a law official to perform a certain task.
c)
British rule
d)
Meany British cops people.
53.
What European country settled the original 13 colonies in North America?
a)
France
b)
Spain
c)
England
54.
Geographically where were most populations concentrated in the 13 colonies?
a)
near the Atlantic Coast
b)
near the Mississippi River
c)
near the Rocky Mountains
55.
Which colonies have large plantations?
a)
Middle
b)
Southern
c)
New England
d)
Northeast
56.
The hot, wet climate of the ____________________ colonies was ideal for growing cash crops.
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
57.
The long cold winters in the ____________________ colonies was not ideal for growing cash crops and so they focused on lumbering, fishing & fur trading.
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
58.
What region produced huge amounts of grain during the colonial period?
a)
Middle Colonies
b)
Southern Colonies
c)
New England Colonies
d)
frontier region
59.
Fishing and ship building were important here.
a)
A.The New England Colonies
b)
B.The Middle Colonies
c)
C.The Southern Colonies
d)
D.All 13 English Colonies
60.
The man responsible for writing most of the Declaration of Independence was,
a)
John Adams
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
George Washington
61.
Which fundamental political idea is expressed in the Declaration of Independence?
a)
The government should guarantee every citizen economic security.
b)
The central government and state governments should have equal power.
c)
If the government denies its people certain basic rights, that government can be overthrown.
d)
Rulers derive their right to govern from God and are therefore bound to govern in the nation’s best interest.
62.
The American Revolution was motivated by the Enlightened idea
a)
Of a distinct class system
b)
That all men are created equal
c)
Of the rightful rule of a monarch
d)
That government needs central authority
63.
During the Revolutionary War period, Thomas Paine’s Common Sense was important because it
a)
described a military plan for the defeat of England
b)
convinced many Americans to support Independence from England
c)
contained a detailed outline for a new form of government
d)
argued for the addition of a bill of rights to the Constitution
64.
____________ is known as a camp with a bitterly cold winter where troops had to survive a small pox epidemic and finally began formal training.
a)
Valley Forge
b)
Yorktown
c)
Saratoga
d)
Bunker Hill
65.
After the Boston Tea Party, the British Parliament passed this set of laws in order to punish Massachusetts.
a)
Proclamation of 1863
b)
Sugar and Stamp Acts
c)
Writs of Assistance
d)
Intolerable/Coercive Acts
66.
What group tracked new British laws and met to organize and start colonial protests?
a)
Writs of Assistance
b)
Sons of Anarchy
c)
Sons of Liberty
d)
Liberty Ladies
67.
How were the Americans able to defeat the British?
a)
Better trained soldiers
b)
Assistance of the French
c)
A superior navy
d)
Assistance of the Hessians
68.
Which battle ended the British occupation of New England and convinced France to join the Americans?
a)
Vincennes
b)
Saratoga
c)
Yorktwon
d)
Serapis
69.
What name was given to colonists who favored revolution?
a)
Loyalists
b)
Mercenaries
c)
Lobsterbacks
d)
Patriots
70.
Who commanded the Continental Army?
a)
Henry Knox
b)
John Hancock
c)
Benedict Arnold
d)
George Washington
71.
In order to pay off French and Indian War debt, the British Parliament took what action?
a)
Closed the Boston Harbor
b)
Passed new colonial taxes like the Stamp Act
c)
Held a seaside tea party
d)
Allowed the colonists to chose their own governors
72.
Why did King George III tax the colonists so heavily?
a)
He hated the colonist
b)
He wanted more money for himself
c)
The national debt increase from the French and Indian War
d)
To make money for the colonies
73.
What was the colonial response to the Tea Act?
a)
Boston Massacre
b)
The battle at Lexington
c)
The Quartering Act
d)
The Boston Tea Party
74.
Which battle ended the Revolutionary War?
a)
Battle of Yorktown
b)
Battle of Lexington
c)
Battle of Concord
d)
Battle of Saratoga
75.
The _________________ Act is defined as a tax on paper
a)
Tea
b)
Food
c)
Stamp
d)
Intolerable
76.
The colonists did what to protest British goods?
a)
Send goods back
b)
boycott
c)
pickett
d)
yell at British soldiers
77.
The _______________ Act is defined as a tax on imported goods
a)
Stamp
b)
Tea
c)
Townshend
d)
paper
78.
What did Americans require of the British before they would sign the Treaty of Paris 1783?
a)
Repayment
b)
Land in England
c)
Tea
d)
Recognition of American Independence
79.
This revolutionary cartoon by Benjamin Franklin was meant to -
a)
persuade colonists to support the loyalists
b)
recruit colonists for the Royal Navy
c)
encourage colonists to unite together and overcome their differences
d)
convince colonists to maintains state sovereignty
80.
Arguably the first "battle" of the Revolutionary War occurred when the Massachusetts Minutemen fired on British troops at -
a)
Boston
b)
Philidelphia
c)
Saratoga
d)
Lexington and Concord
81.
Which Virginia patriot famously proclaimed "Give me liberty or give me death!"?
a)
John Adams
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
George Washington
82.
One of John Locke's main ideas were people's natural and inalienable rights. These rights were -
a)
The right to choose your own religion
b)
The right to own slaves
c)
The right to life, liberty, and property
d)
The right to life and religion
83.
The acquisition of colonies played a crucial role in which of the following economic principles?
a)
capitalism
b)
mercantilism
c)
internationalization
d)
hypercompetition
84.
Which theory holds that a nation's power depends on expanding its trade?
a)
tariffs
b)
gold reserve
c)
mercantilism
d)
smuggling
85.
Which significant outcome of the French and Indian War eventually led to the American Revolution?
a)
Britain placed its colonies under strict control and began taxing them to help pay for the war.
b)
Britain expected colonists to fight the war at their own expense and offered no reimbursement.
c)
The loss of colonial territory to the French made colonists lose faith in the British government.
d)
Britain did not offer aid to colonists during the war but still declared sovereignty over them.
86.
Who was Britain's King who issued the Proclamation of 1763?
a)
George III
b)
George Washington
c)
Edward Braddock
d)
Hendrick
87.
Who was the young military leader from Virginia who fought in the French and Indian war?
a)
Chief Massasoit
b)
Hendrick
c)
George III
d)
George Washington
88.
On what did France base its claim of the Ohio River valley?
a)
The Native Americans wanted to plant their crops on this fertile ground.
b)
George Washington discovered this answer in May 1754.
c)
By the middle 1700s settlers entered the Ohio River Valley.
d)
The French claimed it was part of New France.
89.
What was the main cause of the French and Indian War?
a)
The French and British wanted the same land.
b)
The French and Indians wanted the same land.
c)
The Indians and British wanted the same land.
d)
The Indians wouldn't sell their land.
90.
When did the French and Indian War end?
a)
The war ended in 1776 in New England.
b)
The war started in 1754 in New England.
c)
The war ended in 1763.
d)
The war started in 1776
91.
How is the Treaty of Paris 1783 significant to the United States?
a)
It ended to Revolutionary War and gave America independence
b)
It ended the Civil War and gave America independence
c)
We won World War 2 and won Americas independence
d)
England won the Revolutionary war and we lost all independence
92.
What was stated in the Proclamation of 1763?
a)
Colonists were banned from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
b)
Colonists were encouraged to begin settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
c)
The Proclamation ended the French and Indian War.
d)
The Proclamation proclaimed independence for the American colonists.
93.
The colonists will be responsible for paying off the debt from the war.
a)
True
b)
False
94.
What ended the French and Indian War?
a)
Treaty of Paris 1763
b)
Proclamation of 1763
c)
Treaty of Versialle
d)
Proclamation of France defeat 1763
95.
What is the definition of the word "treaty"?
a)
A treaty is a an official public announcement of something very important.
b)
A treaty is a truce between two or more nations.
c)
A treaty is a written agreement between two or more nations.
96.
Who was the propaganda writer who supported the Patriot cause?
a)
Mercy Otis Warren
b)
Abigail Adams
c)
Anne Hutchinson
97.
She influenced her husband to be a voice for women by telling him to "remember the ladies"
a)
Mercy Otis Warren
b)
Abigail Adams
c)
Dolley Madison
98.
He was a slave who acted as a spy and helped the colonial army
a)
Wentworth Cheswell
b)
James Armistead
c)
Bernardo de Galvez
99.
This Frenchman came to the colonies to help the Colonial Army and George Washington. Who was he?
a)
Gerard Depardieu
b)
Jean Reno
c)
Marquis de Lafayette
100.
This Spaniard helped during the revolution by protecting American Ships in Louisiana. Who was he?
a)
Maximus Meridios
b)
Antonio Lopez
c)
Bernardo de Galvez
101.
This man influenced Thomas Jefferson and the writing of the Declaration of Independence, he stated that if government failed, people had the right to overthrow it.
a)
John Adams
b)
John Locke
c)
John Williams
102.
Where were the first shots of the Revolutionary War fired?
a)
Lexington
b)
Plymouth
c)
Saratoga
d)
Boston
103.
Which belief was included in the Declaration of Independence?
a)
This country is destined to expand westward to the Pacific Ocean.
b)
All men have god given rights such as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
c)
Any extension of European power into the Americas threatens this country.
d)
A purpose of government is to establish justice and provide for the common defense.
104.
Which of the choices below was not a weakness of the Article of Confederation?
a)
could not collect taxes
b)
could not enforce laws
c)
could not declare war
d)
could not regulate trade
105.
How did the Great Compromise solve the disagreement between small and large states?
a)
It outlawed slavery in the north
b)
It counted 3 out of 5 slaves towards population.
c)
It created a one house legislature.
d)
It allowed for representation in one house to be determine by population and in the other it would be equal
106.
Why did the Anti-Federalist oppose ratification of the new constitution?
a)
They didn’t think it gave enough power to the national government.
b)
They feared a strong national government would take away people’s freedoms.
c)
They thought it gave to much power to the state government.
d)
They wanted to rejoin the British.
107.
Concurrent powers are....
a)
held by individual citizens
b)
shared by state and local governments
c)
reserved for the federal government
d)
shared by state and national governments
108.
Powers that belong only to state governments are called ______________.
a)
enumerated
b)
concurrent
c)
reserved
109.
The purpose of _________________ is to make sure one branch doesn't become too powerful.
a)
limited government
b)
checks and balances
c)
federalism
d)
popular sovereignty
110.
___________ is fair treatment under the law.
a)
Federalism
b)
Due Process
c)
Individual Rights
d)
Ha beaus Corpus
111.
______________ is sharing powers between national and state governments.
a)
limited government
b)
checks and balances
c)
popular sovereignty
d)
federalism
112.
Which principle was included in the U.S. Constitution but not the Articles of Confederation?
a)
republicanism
b)
popular sovereignty
c)
separation of powers
d)
limited government
113.
Which branch enforces the law and includes the president?
a)
Executive Branch
b)
Legislative Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
d)
Constitiutional Branch
114.
Which branch interprets the laws and includes the Supreme Court?
a)
Executive Branch
b)
Legislative Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
d)
Constitutional Branch
115.
Which branch makes the laws and includes Congress?
a)
Executive Branch
b)
Legislative Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
d)
Constitiutional Branch
116.
Define Confederation
a)
organization or alliance of several groups joined together
b)
people who are pro-slavery
c)
people who do not want to join together
d)
a group of people who plan to eat pizza together every Thursday night
117.
Define Constitution
a)
a written document that declares independence
b)
a non-written document that describes the structure and power of a national or state government
c)
a written document that describes the structure and powers of a national or state government
118.
Define The Legislative Branch
a)
the branch of government that executes, or carries out, the laws - the President
b)
the branch of government that makes the laws - US Congress
c)
the branch of government that interprets the laws and runs the court system - the judges
119.
Define The Executive Branch
a)
the branch of government that executes, or carries out, the laws - the President
b)
the branch of government that makes the laws - US Congress
c)
the branch of government that interprets the laws and runs the court system - the judges
120.
Define The Judicial Branch
a)
the branch of government that executes, or carries out, the laws - the President
b)
the branch of government that makes the laws - US Congress
c)
the branch of government that interprets the laws and runs the court system - the judges
121.
Define Ratify
a)
to be neutral
b)
to disagree
c)
to strongly appose to
d)
to agree to
122.
Define Popular Sovereignty
a)
the first ten amendments to the US Constitution
b)
the belief that the political power of a nation or state comes from the consent of the people
c)
one of the parts of the US congress which has two representatives from each state
d)
proposal by the small states to have representation in the legislative branch based on population
123.
Define Checks and Balances
a)
a system that prevents any branch of government from becoming too powerful
b)
one of the parts of the Us Congress where the number of representatives for each state is based on the states population
124.
Define Bill of Rights
a)
the first ten amendments to the US Constitution
b)
a written document that describes the structure and powers of a national or state government
c)
organization or alliance of several groups joined together
d)
having a two-house legislature, such as the Senate and the House of Representatives in the U.S. Congress
125.
Define Ammendment
a)
the belief that the political power of a nation or state comes from the consent of the people
b)
official change, correction, or addition to a law or constitution
c)
proposal by the small states to have one legislative body based on population
d)
the legislative branch of the U.S. government that makes laws
126.
Define The Great Compromise
a)
organization or alliance of several groups joined together
b)
aving a single legislative, or lawmaking body
c)
an agreement that was reached at the Constitutional Convention in 1787 which set up a two house legislative branch where each state would have equal representation in the Senate and representation in the House would be based on population
d)
the branch of government that makes the laws - US Congress
127.
Why were slave states so willing to compromise during the 3/5ths compromise?
a)
They didn't want to count slaves towards population.
b)
The higher the population they had the more taxes they would pay
c)
They thought they would lose
d)
They were happy with 3/5ths
128.
Which amendment give you the right of Religion, Assembly, Speech, and Press?
a)
First Amendment
b)
Second Amendment
c)
Third Amendment
d)
Fourth Amendment
129.
Which amendment gives you the right to keep weapons or arms?
a)
First Amendment
b)
Second Amendment
c)
Third Amendment
d)
Fourth Amendment
130.
Which Amendment protects you from having the military stay in your home?
a)
First Amendment
b)
Second Amendment
c)
Third Amendment
d)
Fourth Amendment
131.
Which amendment gives people accused of a crime the right to a trail by jury?
a)
Fifth Amendment
b)
Sixth Amendment
c)
Seventh Amendment
d)
Eight Amendment
132.
Which amendment gives you due process? This means everyone must follow the law. You cannot be brought to trial twice for the same crime. You do not need to tell on yourself.
a)
Fifth Amendment
b)
Sixth Amendment
c)
Seventh Amendment
d)
Eight Amedment
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