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Total questions: 61
Worksheet time: 31mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was the French officer who helped with with the American Revolution by training the Continental Army and was a trusted friend of George Washington?
a)
Bernardo De Galvez
b)
Marquis De Lafayette
2.
Early colonial documents like the Mayflower Compact, Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, and the Declaration of Independence are known as what types of government?
a)
Aristocracy and Monarchy
b)
Self-government and representative government
3.
What event happened before the American Revolution?
a)
Civil War
b)
French and Indian War
4.
What is the pamphlet Common Sense about?
a)
Convincing colonists to consider becoming an independent nation
b)
Allowing colonists to consider continuing to be ruled by a king
5.
Because Britain was left in debt (to owe money) after the French and Indian War, what did the British Parliament begin doing?
a)
forcing colonists to go back to Britain and begin working to pay off the debt.
b)
imposing taxes and laws against the colonies
6.
What is the significance of Valley Forge?
a)
George Washington and the Continental Army surprise attacked the British and gained a victory
b)
George Washington and the Continental Army went through a winter of terrible suffering including starvation and disease
7.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
a)
Colonists are not allowed to settle east of the Rocky Mountains
b)
Colonists are not allowed to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains
c)
A tax on all printed documents
d)
Colonists upset about "No taxation without representation"
8.
Who wrote Common Sense?
a)
Thomas Paine
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
Benedict Arnold
d)
Marquis De Lafayette
9.
After Shay's Rebellion, leaders knew they needed a stronger ____________ _____________.
a)
central/federal government
b)
state government
10.
What are two synonyms for national government?
a)
state and local
b)
federal and central
11.
What does limited government mean?
a)
a government in which citizens rule through elected representatives
b)
government with limited powers and everyone, even leaders, must obey the laws
12.
What does popular sovereignty mean?
a)
the belief that government is subject to the will of the people by voting
b)
government with limited powers strictly defined by law
13.
What is the power of the executive branch?
a)
enforces laws
b)
makes the laws
c)
interprets the laws
14.
What is the power of the legislative branch?
a)
interprets the laws
b)
enforces the laws
c)
obeys the laws
d)
makes the laws
15.
a)
limited government
b)
legislative branch
c)
judicial branch
d)
executive branch
16.
a)
i love money branch
b)
Legislative branch
c)
executive branch
d)
judicial branch
17.
Shared power between the state and national government is
a)
federalism
b)
limited government
18.
What is the first amendment?
a)
Right to bear arms
b)
Quartering of troops
c)
Freedom of Religion, Assembly, Petition, Speech
d)
Trial by jury
19.
What issues/problems did George Washington face as 1st president of the United States?
a)
Huge war debt from the American Revolution and couldn't pay back France and Spain
b)
He didn't face any problems
20.
What is the Northwest Ordinance?
a)
the first organized territory of the United States that added new territories to the Union
b)
a law that guaranteed freedom
21.
The New Jersey Plan and Virginia Plan led to--
a)
The Three-Fifths Compromise
b)
The Great Compromise
22.
Shay's Rebellion led to--
a)
fixing the national government
b)
fixing the state government
23.
What is Shay's Rebellion?
a)
farmers from Massachusetts rebelled against the government because their farms were being taken away
b)
5 new territories were added to the Union after the American Revolution victory
24.
10th amendment = __________________
a)
Powers only to the states
b)
Federalism
25.
-Personal freedoms are guaranteed by the Bill of Rights
a)
Individual Rights
b)
Popular Sovereignty
26.
Who were the two leaders of America's first political parties?
a)
George Washington VS Benjamin Franklin
b)
Alexander Hamilton VS Thomas Jefferson
27.
A federalist believes in a strong ___________ government.
a)
central/federal
b)
state
28.
An anti-federalist believes in a strong _________ government.
a)
central/federal
b)
state
29.
Which political party wanted a Bill of Rights to be added to the Constitution?
a)
Federalist
b)
Anti-federalist
30.
Which political party wanted to ratify (approve) the Constitution?
a)
Federalist
b)
Anti-federalist
31.
Federalist
a)
Alexander Hamilton
b)
Thomas Jefferson
32.
George Mason
Patrick Henry
Thomas Jefferson
Patrick Henry
Thomas Jefferson
a)
Federalists
b)
Anti-Federalists
33.
-Unalienable Rights, rights you are born with
-Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness
-Grievances against King George III
-1776
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Declaration of Independence
34.
Who wanted the government to be split into 3 branches, "separation of powers?"
a)
Donald Trump
b)
Baron de Montesqueieu
35.
The President needs consent from the House of Representatives and Senate to pass a law
a)
Separation of Powers
b)
Checks and Balances
36.
Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances have to do with
a)
three branches of government
b)
making sure people vote
37.
The Bill of Rights--
a)
Protect all individuals, even criminals
b)
Protect only those who follow the law
38.
Which plan was based on equal representation and 1 vote per state? (Senate)
a)
New Jersey Plan
b)
Virginia Plan
39.
Which plan was based on representation based on population? (House of Reps)
a)
New Jersey Plan
b)
Virginia Plan
40.
What was the only branch the Articles of Confederation had?
a)
Legislative (Congress)
b)
Executive (President?
41.
Who was the general of the Continental Army during the American Revolution?
a)
Samuel Adams
b)
George Washington
42.
-Anti-Federalist
-Writer of the Bill of Rights
-Wanted the Bill of Rights to be added to the Constitution
a)
Alexander Hamilton
b)
George Mason
43.
Legislative = Congress
Executive = ____________
a)
Supreme Court
b)
President
44.
______________ came to North American to escape religious persecution.
a)
Debtors
b)
Pilgrims
45.
_________________ = Pennsylvania
a)
Quakers
b)
Catholics
46.
Maryland = ______________
a)
Quakers
b)
Catholics
47.
New York and Pennsylvania are part of the ___________ region.
a)
New England
b)
Middle
48.
What is the Virginia House of Burgesses?
a)
The first form of self-government in the colonies
b)
The first lawmaking assembly in the colonies
49.
Samuel Adams was the leader of the --
a)
Sons of Liberty
b)
Continental Army
50.
Who was the first to die at the Boston Massacre?
a)
Marquis De Lafayette
b)
Crispus Attucks
51.
What document officially ended the American Revolution?
a)
Treaty of Ghent
b)
Treaty of Paris 1783
52.
Settlers were allowed to expand BEYOND the Appalachian Mountains after the American Revolution victory. Hint: Northwest Ordinance
a)
True
b)
False
53.
Last battle of the American Revolution = Battle of ___________
a)
Saratoga
b)
Yorktown
54.
What happened at the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
a)
Leaders wanted to change the Articles of Confederation, but made the Constitution instead
b)
They made laws against the will of the colonies
55.
What battle convinced France to help during the American Revolution thanks to Benjamin Franklin?
a)
Battle of Trenton
b)
Battle of Saratoga
56.
1607
a)
Magna Carta
b)
Jamestown
57.
Slaves = _____________
a)
New England
b)
South
58.
New England = 1. _______, shipbuilding
Middle = Rivers, 2. _______, livestock (cows)
Southern = 3. _________, slaves
Middle = Rivers, 2. _______, livestock (cows)
Southern = 3. _________, slaves
a)
1. rocky soil, 2. small farms, 3. plantations
b)
1. plantations, 2. rocky soil, 3. shipbuilding
59.
-No President
-No Army
-No Courts
-No Taxes
-No Army
-No Courts
-No Taxes
a)
U.S. Constitution
b)
Articles of Confederation
60.
What's one problem George Washington faced as 1st president of the new nation?
a)
Shay's Rebellion
b)
Whiskey Rebellion
61.
What is the Whiskey Rebellion?
a)
Farmers were angry because whiskey was being taxed at high prices
b)
Their farms were being taken away because they were in debt
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