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Total questions: 108
Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins
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Class
Date
1.
The Pilgrims who came to North America in 1620 were also known as ______________.
a)
Puritans.
b)
Separatists.
c)
Quakers.
d)
Royalists.
2.
How did Roger Williams and William Penn believe that colonists should obtain property?
a)
by claiming land in the name of England.
b)
by forming a militia to take over Native American lands.
c)
by buying it from Native Americans.
3.
Which colony began as Dutch settlement?
a)
New Jersey
b)
Delaware
c)
Pennsylvania
d)
New York
4.
Which prominent Puritan colonial leader founded the colony of Connecticut?
a)
Thomas Hooker
b)
Roger Williams
c)
James Ogelthorpe
d)
William Penn
5.
Who was the leader of Jamestown and was responsible for the survival of England's first permanent colony?
a)
John Rolfe
b)
John Smith
c)
William Penn
d)
Roger Williams
6.
Who was King Charles II childhood friend and started a colony for Quakers?
a)
John Rolfe
b)
John Smith
c)
William Penn
d)
Roger Williams
7.
James Oglethorpe wanted a colony in which __________________.
a)
debtors would be imprisoned.
b)
Spaniards would settle.
c)
Charlestown could be established.
d)
debtors would be protected.
8.
Who was the founder of Massachusetts Bay and leader of the Puritans?
a)
Lord Baltimore
b)
John Peter Zenger
c)
John Winthrop
d)
John Edwards
9.
Who founded Maryland as a haven for the Catholics?
a)
Lord Baltimore
b)
John Peter Zenger
c)
John Winthrop
d)
John Edwards
10.
Which on is NOT a Southern colony?
a)
North Carolina
b)
Virginia
c)
Maryland
d)
Delaware
11.
Who is known for accepting people from different religions into their colony?
a)
William Penn
b)
John Smith
c)
William Bradford
d)
Pedro Aviles
12.
John White's family disappeared at this lost colony.
a)
Roanoke
b)
Plymouth
c)
Jamestown
d)
New Amsterdam
13.
Why did the Pilgrims create the Mayflower Compact?
a)
to show that they opposed representative government.
b)
to establish an orderly community
c)
to reinforce the laws of England in the new colony
d)
to guarantee universal religious tolerance in the colony
14.
Which of the following is the most important reason why Pilgrims came to America?
a)
gold
b)
trade
c)
land
d)
religious freedom
15.
Which statement best describes the use of slavery in the Southern colonies?
a)
The slave population was a large part of the southern population.
b)
Slavery was forbidden in the southern colonies.
c)
Slavery only played a minor role in the south since most people felt slavery went against the Bible.
d)
Slavery was used only in the city of Charles Town because there was no need for slaves on the plantations.
16.
A plant that is sold for a profit is a
a)
cash crop
b)
subsistence crop
c)
corn field
d)
benefit crop
17.
What cash crops were grown in the Southern Colonies?
a)
Rice, indigo, cotton, and tobacco
b)
Just rice and cotton
c)
Just tobacco
d)
Just tobacco and indigo
26.
What did the Stamp Act do?
a)
Taxed fish and meat sold in stores
b)
Taxed all printed materials inside the colonies
c)
Taxed all food inside the colonies
d)
Taxed all food when it reached the shore
19.
The main source of income for the French was fur trading.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
During the French and Indian War, the British and French were fighting over control of which area?
a)
Mississippi River Valley
b)
Ohio River Valley
c)
Connecticut River Valley
d)
Pennsylvania River Valley
21.
The French and Indian War left Britain with a huge debt. How did the British government plan to pay repay its war debts?
a)
by selling western lands to Native Americans
b)
by forcing the colonists to trade only with Britain
c)
by passing new tax laws for the colonies
d)
by printing money that only could be used in the colonies
22.
The Treaty of Paris 1763 marked the end of the French and Indian War.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
Who won the French and Indian War?
a)
French
b)
Native Americans
c)
British
24.
What was one cause of the F & I War?
a)
Land
b)
Freedom
c)
Money
d)
Slavery
25.
The British moving into the Ohio River Valley, they disrupted trade between which two groups?
a)
British and Spanish
b)
French and British
c)
French and Native Americans
d)
Native Americans and British
26.
What did the Stamp Act do?
a)
Taxed fish and meat sold in stores
b)
Taxed all printed materials inside the colonies
c)
Taxed all food inside the colonies
d)
Taxed all food when it reached the shore
27.
Which of the following was not a result of the British victory in the French and Indian War?
a)
colonists' growing dissatisfaction with the English government by colonists over settlement of western territory
b)
organized rebellions by Native Americans that captured British forts west of the Appalachian Mountains
c)
the British gaining control over the port of New Orleans and the Mississippi River from the Spanish
d)
the gradual weakening of the French influence throughout North America and Canada
28.
Why were many Native American tribes interested in aligning with the French during the French and Indian War to overthrow the British?
a)
The British were more aggressive in their land grabs than the French.
b)
The French promised to return stolen land to Native Americans.
c)
The French had more money and goods to share with NativeAmericans.
d)
The Native Americans shared cultural and religious ties with the French.
29.
The Stamp Act required that all colonists buy special tax stamps for all kinds of products and activities.
a)
True
b)
False
30.
The Townshend Acts put taxes on _________.
a)
cloth
b)
salt and sugar
c)
glass, tea, paint, paper
31.
The French and Indian War took place because they were fighting for the Mississippi River.
a)
True
b)
False
32.
This document put restrictions on the power of the ruler of England
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
Charters of the Virginia Company
c)
the Constitution
d)
Magna Carta
33.
Someone who worked for 4-7 years in exchange for passage to the colonies is-
a)
an artisan
b)
an indentured servant
c)
an enslaved African American
d)
an apprentice
34.
Which major battle caused the British to lose hope and give up the effort to defeat the Americans?
a)
Battle of Saratoga
b)
Battle of Trenton
c)
Battle of Yorktown
d)
Battle of Long Island
35.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
a)
John Adams
b)
George Washington
c)
Thomas Paine
d)
Thomas Jefferson
36.
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
37.
What name was given to colonists who opposed the war with Britain?
a)
Patriots
b)
Hessians
c)
Loyalists
d)
Writs
38.
Who commanded the Continental Army?
a)
Henry Knox
b)
John Hancock
c)
Benedict Arnold
d)
George Washington
39.
Where did George Washington and his troops surprise an encampment of German Hessians?
a)
Trenton
b)
Savannah
c)
Princeton
d)
Boston
40.
Who defended the Boston soldiers in court following the Boston Massacre?
a)
Sam Adams
b)
John Hancock
c)
James Otis
d)
John Adams
41.
Which battle ended the British occupation of New England and convinced France to join the Americans?
a)
Vincennes
b)
Saratoga
c)
Yorktwon
d)
Serapis
42.
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
43.
What document signaled the official end of the war?
a)
Common Sense
b)
Treaty of Versailles
c)
Treaty of Paris
d)
Rights of Man
44.
What is the correct order of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Wrongs, Preamble, Natural Rights, Declaration
b)
Preamble, Declaration, Natural Rights, Wrongs
c)
Declaration, Wrongs, Natural Rights, Preamble
d)
Preamble, Natural Rights, Wrongs, Declaration
45.
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
46.
Which skirmishes opened the American Revolution
a)
Battle of Yorktown
b)
Trenton and Princeton
c)
Battles of the Great Lakes
d)
Lexington and Concord
47.
Which of these was encouraged under mercantilism?
a)
only the decreased export of goods
b)
increased import of goods and decreased export of goods
c)
only the decreased production of goods
d)
increased export of goods and decreased import of goods
48.
Which law made it illegal for colonists to move west of the Appalachians?
a)
The Stamp Act
b)
The Townshend Acts
c)
The Tea Act
d)
The Proclamation of 1763
49.
A protest in which people refuse to buy sell or use certain items is called a:
a)
strike
b)
boycott
c)
riot
d)
tar and feathering
50.
The colonists protested taxes because:
a)
the taxes were too high
b)
they never liked being part of Britain
c)
they had no representation in Parliament
d)
they didn't know what taxes were
51.
Britain's legislature is known as:
a)
Congress
b)
Parliament
c)
House of Burgesses
d)
House of Pancakes
52.
Five colonists were shot and killed during the:
a)
Boston Massacre
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
Bloody Sunday
d)
The Great Fire of Boston
53.
The Tea Act:
a)
put a tax on tea
b)
made tea more expensive
c)
was designed to help the British East India Company
d)
Made tea illegal
54.
The British response to the Boston Tea Party was the:
a)
Boston Massacre
b)
Intolerable Acts
c)
Tea Act
d)
Townshend Acts
55.
The law that said colonists had to allow British soldiers to stay in their homes was the:
a)
Townshend Acts
b)
Quartering Act
c)
Boston Port Act
d)
Tea Act
56.
The colonial response to the Intolerable Acts was to create the:
a)
First Continental Congress
b)
Sons of Liberty
c)
Rebel Alliance
d)
Protest Plot
57.
A small army of citizens is known as a:
a)
militia
b)
corporation
c)
tariff
d)
citizens council
58.
Who wrote Common Sense?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Thomas Paine
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
Emerich de Vattel
59.
What did Common Sense promote?
a)
Independence of the Colonies from Great Britain
b)
Womens' rights
c)
Staying loyal to Great Britain
d)
Peace with Native Americans
60.
What battle happened in 1781 and resulted in the British surrendering?
a)
Lexington and Concord
b)
Trenton
c)
Yorktown
d)
Saratoga
61.
Who agreed to give the Americans their freedom after the victory at Yorktown?
a)
King George III
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
King Louis XVI
d)
Marquis de Lafayette
62.
The profitability of cash-crop agriculture led to the development of what type of trade between European countries, the Colonies, and Africa?
a)
circular trade
b)
Triangular Trade
c)
square trade
d)
Colonial trade
63.
Distance, House of Burgess, Mayflower Compact, and town hall meetings all led to the growth of what type of government in the colonies?
a)
Monarchy
b)
Representative
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Dictatorship
64.
Why were the colonists upset with Parliament and the king about the taxes?
a)
no representation
b)
taxes too high
c)
Boston Massacre
d)
Proclamation of 1763
65.
Who wrote a pamphlet during the Revolution that encouraged people to stay with the cause even when times were bad
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Thomas Paine
c)
Ben Franklin
d)
Mercy Otis Warren
66.
What group would have said that they wanted liberty or death?
a)
Tories
b)
Loyalists
c)
Patriots
d)
Tax Collectors
67.
Where did Washington and his troops endure a winter of terrible of suffering?
a)
Valley Forge
b)
Bunker Hill
c)
Saratoga
d)
Yorktown
68.
Before the Revolution, which side had a stronger military, greater wealth, larger population, and mercenaries?
a)
Americans
b)
Patriots
c)
Sons of Liberty
d)
Britain
69.
Benjamin Franklin was a prominent member of the Continental Congress who helped--
a)
warn the colonists of the British arrival.
b)
gain French support for American independence.
c)
secure money from Holland to finance the American Revolution.
d)
the British king fight against the American colonists.
70.
Great Britain eventually recognized American independence by signing the--
a)
Treaty of Paris in 1783
b)
Declaration of Independence in 1776.
c)
Proclamation of 1763
d)
Stamp Act of 1765
71.
The Olive Branch Petition was written as a last attempt at …
a)
Freedom
b)
Peace
c)
Loyalty
d)
Rebellion
72.
What river did Washington and his men cross for the battle of Trenton?
a)
Susquehanna river
b)
Trenton river
c)
Delaware river
d)
Mississippi river
73.
What are unalienable rights?
a)
Rights that aliens dont have
b)
Rights that cannot be taken away
c)
Rights that the government should prevent
d)
The right to water
74.
When was America declared independent?
a)
October 26th, 2014
b)
July 31st, 1842
c)
July 4th, 1776
d)
January 7th,1777
75.
Who were the Hessians?
a)
Women who disguised themselves as men to fight in the war
b)
The cooks in the Military
c)
Germans who fought for the British
d)
Another name for American soldiers
76.
British colonists objected to the Proclamation of 1763 because they...
a)
Feared it would provoke attacks from American Indians.
b)
Did not want to share control of the fur trade with France.
c)
Resented the limits it imposed on Westward Expansion.
d)
Wanted to be able to trade freely with foreign nations.
77.
The American colonists used the slogan, "No taxation without representation," to express their belief in the need for -
a)
economic interdependence
b)
the consent of the governed
c)
mercantilism
d)
Parliamentary supremacy
78.
What individual arrived from France and aided George Washington and the Continental Army?
a)
Bernardo de Galvez
b)
Marquis de Lafayette
c)
De la Salle
d)
James Armistead
79.
How might more populous states feel about the AOC law of each state receiving only one vote in Congress?
a)
That this is fair for every state.
b)
Their larger population deserves greater representation.
c)
They should be allowed to resolve conflict on territory claims.
d)
Approval must be unanimous for all laws.
80.
Which of the statements could the government under the Articles of Confederation NOT do?
a)
declare war
b)
make treaties
c)
operate post offices
d)
levy taxes
81.
How did Shays' Rebellion affect people's reactions to the Articles of Confederation?
a)
People hoped for a new revolution.
b)
People worried about having a weak central government.
c)
People wanted more individual rights.
d)
It put more farmers' in debtors jail.
82.
The Articles of Confederation created a _________________ type of government.
a)
strong
b)
average
c)
weak
d)
federal
83.
Under the Articles of Confederation, the government consisted of _______________ branch of government.
a)
3
b)
2
c)
1
d)
4
84.
One weakness of the Articles of the Confederation was ____________.
a)
The ability of Congress to tax.
b)
The inability of Congress to tax.
c)
The ability of Congress to declare war.
d)
The ability of Congress to create courts.
85.
In order to change (amend) the Articles of Confederation, __________ out of 13 states had to agree.
a)
9
b)
10
c)
13
d)
15
86.
Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress could regulate trade between the states.
a)
true
b)
false
87.
Which branches were NOT included under the AOC?
a)
Legislative and Judicial
b)
Executive and Judicial
c)
Legislative and Executive
88.
The problem with having no court system under the Articles of Confederation was that...
a)
no one would go to jail
b)
disputes between states or citizens of different states could not be settled fairly
c)
there wa no system to license lawyers
89.
What is the name of the first written plan of government for the newly independent U.S.A.?
a)
Constitution
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Articles of Confederation
90.
Who led the farmers against the government of Massachusetts?
a)
Daniel Shays
b)
the Government
c)
all of the farmers were leaders
d)
Thomas Hobbes
91.
The weaknesses of the Articles of the Confederation led to an effort to create a new _____________.
a)
Proclamation of 1763
b)
Constitution
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Treaty of Paris 1783
92.
This picture shows which weakness of the Articles?
a)
no common currency
b)
no executive branch
c)
no power to tax
d)
one vote for each state
93.
How did Shays' Rebellion affect people's reactions to the Articles of Confederation?
a)
People hoped for a new revolution.
b)
People worried about having a weak central government.
c)
People wanted more individual rights.
d)
It put more farmers' in debtors jail.
94.
The Articles of Confederation established a national court system for the country.
a)
True
b)
False
95.
Shay's Rebellion started as a protest against
a)
unfair taxes and farmer debt
b)
the death penalty
c)
no judicial system
d)
debtors' prisons
96.
The Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan were trying to answer the question...
a)
"Should slaves be counted for representation and taxation?
b)
"How should states be represented in Congress?"
97.
What does the term "large state mean?"
a)
a big state
b)
less than 250,000 people in the population
c)
more than 250,000 people in the population
d)
a small state
98.
Who was happy with the Virginia plan?
a)
Small States
b)
Large States
99.
How many votes does any state get in the New Jersey Plan?
a)
5
b)
1
c)
3
d)
100
100.
How many houses are in the Great Compromise?
a)
1 (unicameral)
b)
2 (bicameral)
101.
Which kind of state is happy with the House of Representatives (based on population)?
a)
Small State
b)
Large State
102.
Which kind of state is happy with the Senate?
a)
Small State
b)
Large State
103.
The Great Compromise is also known as?
a)
Colorado Compromise
b)
Rhode Island Compromise
c)
Connecticut Compromise
d)
Virginia Compromise
104.
What did the larger states want?
a)
Representation should be based on population.
b)
Representation should be equal.
105.
What did the smaller states want?
a)
Representation should be equal.
b)
Representation should be based on population.
106.
What was the result of the Great Compromise?
a)
Representation in Congress was based upon population.
b)
Two houses were created, one with equal representation and the other with representation based on population
c)
Representation in Congress was equal.
d)
Two houses were created, both with representation based on population.
107.
How is the number of Senators determined?
a)
based on population
b)
equal number - 1 from each state
c)
equal number - 2 from each state
d)
slaves count as 3/5
108.
How is the number of Representatives determined in the House?
a)
based on population
b)
equal - 2 votes per states
c)
slaves count as 3/5
d)
slaves do not count at all
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