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Worksheets18 Week Review
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 23mins
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Class
Date
1.
What was the significance of the Battle of Yorktown?
a)
It was the turning point in the war for Independence
b)
It ended the American Revolution
c)
General Washington rested his troops and trained his soldiers
d)
It was the first shot of the American Revolution
2.
Where was the site of the first shot of the war for American Independence?
a)
Lexington
b)
Concord
c)
Saratoga
d)
Yorktown
3.
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.”
4.
In what year was the Constitution written?
a)
1620
b)
1776
c)
1787
d)
1812
5.
Which phrase best completes the diagram?
a)
Emergence of Powerful European Rulers
b)
Reasons for European Exploration
c)
Spread of Papal Authority
d)
The Travels of Marco Polo
6.
The Virginia House of Burgesses, the Mayflower Compact, and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut all established —
a)
limited self-government in their colonies
b)
the right of colonists to select the royal governor
c)
the right of the press to criticize officials in power
d)
complete religious freedom in their colonies
7.
This document, signed by the Pilgrims in 1620, helped establish the idea of self-government.
a)
Virginia House of Burgesses
b)
Mayflower Compact
c)
English Bill of Rights
d)
Magna Carta
8.
These acts contributed to the start of the Revolutionary War by —
a)
restricting colonial trade with American Indians
b)
imposing regulations on colonial agriculture
c)
angering colonist who believed that their civil liberties had been violated
d)
punishing colonist for resisting the authority of Parliament
9.
Which of these completes this graphic organizer?
a)
Parliament repeals the Stamp and Sugar Acts
b)
King George III allows colonists to petition Parliament for tax relief.
c)
Parliament passes the Intolerable Acts.
d)
King George III appoints colonial representatives to Parliament.
10.
This sequence of events resulted in the adoption of the —
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Treaty of Pairs
d)
Declaration of Indepedence
11.
At the Constitutional Convention of 1787, disagreements arose between states with large populations and those with small populations. How was this conflict resolved?
a)
Three branches of the national government were formed.
b)
A federal court system was established.
c)
A bicameral (two-house) legislature was created.
d)
A cabinet was formed to advise the President.
12.
A certain 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
13.
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 government
b)
To improve the organization of the judiciary
c)
To give each state an equal amount of power
d)
To protect individual freedoms from the federal government
14.
Which principle of U.S. government is illustrated in the sequence shown above?
a)
Judicial review
b)
Checks and balances
c)
Popular sovereignty
d)
Federalism
15.
The characteristics identified in the boxes above best describe the —
a)
Sons of Liberty
b)
Federalists
c)
Anti-Federalists
d)
Democratic-Republicans
16.
How did President George Washington’s Farewell Address influence the foreign policy of the United States?
a)
It signaled that American Presidents should reduce the importation of European goods.
b)
It cautioned American Presidents to halt the colonization of the Western Hemisphere by European powers.
c)
It advised later American Presidents to follow a policy of neutrality in dealing with European nations.
d)
suggested American leaders place restrictions on the number of immigrants entering the United States.
European powers.
European powers.
17.
Why did the framers choose to include a system of checks and balances in the U.S. Constitution?
a)
to enable rapid change in government policy to meet emergencies
b)
to provide ordinary citizens with a voice in their national government
c)
to prevent any one branch of the federal government from becoming too strong
d)
to permit states to nullify unconstitutional acts of Congress
18.
Disagreements between these two cabinet members 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
19.
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
20.
Why was the Monroe Doctrine (1823) of such importance to the United States?
a)
It announced that the United States was ready to enter into military alliances with European powers.
b)
It expanded the influence of the United States in the Western Hemisphere.
c)
It gained rights for American merchants to harbor their ships in ports around the world.
d)
It demonstrated that Americans would not engage in actions affecting areas beyond their own borders.
21.
Land purchased from France in 1803 when Thomas Jefferson was president that doubled the U.S size.
a)
Texas Annexation
b)
Louisiana Purchase
c)
Northwest Territory
d)
Mexican Cession
22.
Which document had these characteristics in the image?
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
U.S. Constitution
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
Northwest Ordinance
23.
Which characteristic is correctly matched with a number in the table?
a)
1: Indigo
b)
2: Moderate
c)
3: Rocky Soil
d)
4: Ships
24.
Which factor most encouraged the growth of this trade?
a)
The invention of the steam engine
b)
The profitability of cash-crop agriculture
c)
The development of the factory system
d)
The establishment of protective tariffs
25.
Which document was most influenced by this statute?
a)
The Declaration of Independence
b)
The Articles of Condederation
c)
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
d)
The Bill of Rights
26.
Which statement accurately describes the reasons for establishing Plymouth and Jamestown?
a)
Both colonies were established to bring wealth to stockholders.
b)
Plymouth’s founders intended to produce raw materials, while Jamestown’s foundersexpected to discover gold.
c)
Both colonies were established to limit the expansion of other European empires.
d)
Plymouth was founded as a refuge from religious persecution, while Jamestown wasfounded for commercial profit.
27.
Which statement best explains the changes shown in this table?
a)
Slaves from the Upper South were moved to the Lower South to work on cotton plantations.
b)
The Upper South experienced an agricultural labor shortage in the antebellum period
c)
Slaves were transferred from the Lower South to the Upper South to work in newly built factories.
d)
The Lower South lost population as settlers migrated west to establish new plantations
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