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WorksheetsEarly US History
Total questions: 81
Worksheet time: 56mins
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1.
The business endeavors in the English colonies in America led to the emergence of an economic system where most of the production was privately owned. What is the system called?
a)
socialism
b)
communism
c)
mercantilism
d)
capitalism
2.
What does the policy of mercantilism, which was adopted by the European powers in the 16th and 17th centuries, mean?
a)
monarch's power is dependent on his wealth as it allows for him to pay his subjects for support.
b)
A country's power is dependent on its wealth as it allows for nations to build strong militaries and purchase vital goods.
c)
A monarch's power is dependent on his wealth as it allows for a monarch to build a strong military and purchase vital goods.
d)
A country's power is dependent on the military as it allows for effective wars to be waged.
3.
"Colony" refers to:
a)
An increase in population for a country
b)
An expedition sent to explore a foreign land
c)
A settlement in a distant land whose citizens keep close ties to their parent country.
d)
A group of individuals who unite for a common cause.
4.
Explorers and settlers came to America by this "water highway"
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Hudson River
d)
Columbia River
5.
At which colony did the Indians teach the English settlers how to farm?
a)
Georgia
b)
Roanoke Island
c)
Plymouth
d)
Jamestown
6.
Jean Jacques Rousseau was a philosopher who believed in
a)
Oligarchy
b)
Representative Democracy
c)
Direct Democracy
d)
Monarchy
7.
The United States has three branches of government due to this philosopher
a)
Rousseau
b)
Voltaire
c)
Locke
d)
Montesquieu
8.
This philosopher believed that people have three natural rights; life, liberty, and property
a)
Locke
b)
Voltaire
c)
Rousseau
d)
Montesquieu
9.
What Enlightenment writer believed in separation of powers and check/balances?
a)
John Locke
b)
Baron de Montequieu
c)
Niccolo Machiavelli
d)
Rousseau
10.
This is also known as the "Age of Reason"
a)
Scientific Revolution
b)
Enlightenment
c)
Renaissance
d)
Reformation
11.
Who formed the separation of powers?
a)
Denis Diderot
b)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
c)
Immanuel Kant
d)
Baron de Montesquieu
12.
Enlightenment thinker who believed in natural rights (Life, liberty, property):
a)
Montesquieu
b)
Voltaire
c)
Locke
d)
Rousseau
13.
The ability of one branch of government to limit the power of the other is called ___.
a)
a natural law
b)
checks and balances
c)
a social contract
d)
laissez-faire
14.
During the Enlightenment, many people placed their faith in ___.
a)
the church
b)
the military
c)
reason
d)
science
15.
Who wrote about ABSOLUTE monarchs being the best form of government in his book "Leviathan"
a)
Hobbes
b)
Locke
c)
Rousseau
d)
Montesquieu
16.
Whose philosophical ideas about life and liberty influenced the way that Thomas Jefferson worded the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Thomas Hobbes
b)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
c)
John Locke
d)
Adam Smith
17.
What country did the colonists come from?
a)
Africa
b)
England
c)
America
d)
Spain
18.
A colony is explained as a group of people living in one country who are...
a)
ruled by another country
b)
settlers
c)
ruled by themselves
d)
rulers over everyone
19.
What does "convert" mean?
a)
to settle in a new land
b)
to change from one religion to another
c)
to fight for freedom
d)
to buy slaves
20.
What is an "indentured" servant?
a)
a person who owns cows
b)
a person who paid their own way to America
c)
A person who agrees to work for so many years in order to come to America
d)
A slave
21.
Why did European rulers want to conquer new lands?
a)
To send away the poor people
b)
to get rid of the criminals
c)
to make sure their religion went all around the world
d)
to be richer and have more power
22.
What were the names of the boats that the Maryland colonists sailed upon?
a)
The Mayflower
b)
The Ark and the Dove
c)
The Titanic
d)
The Oasis of the Seas
23.
Who was Lord Baltimore
a)
Father White
b)
William Browne
c)
Mathias de Sousa
d)
Cecil Calvert
24.
What were the first exports from Maryland to England?
a)
corn and beans
b)
squash and beans
c)
lumber and furs
d)
wampum and oysters
25.
What was a "slave"?
a)
a free person
b)
a person who was bought and considered property
c)
a person from another state
d)
a person who signed a contract to work for so many years.
26.
What were the first houses built in Maryland made from?
a)
bricks
b)
grass
c)
steel
d)
wood
27.
What was "Salutary Neglect?"
a)
England neglected to enforce their own trade laws
b)
The colonists neglected to follow the trade laws
c)
The colonists neglected to salute the English flag
d)
None of the above
28.
Which colony specialized in growing tobacco and cotton?
a)
New England Colonies
b)
Southern Colonies
c)
Middle Colonies
d)
None of the above
29.
What was a typical contract for an indentured servant?
a)
Work for the rest of their life
b)
Work for 10-15 years
c)
Work for 4-7 months
d)
Work for 4-7 years
30.
Which region had an economy based on agriculture and grew mainly cash crops like Tobacco, Indigo, and Rice?
a)
Northern
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
d)
Mid-West
31.
Which region included the colonies of Maryland, Virginia, Norther Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia?
a)
Northern
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
d)
Mid-West
32.
Which region did not focus on agriculture because of their rocky soil?
a)
Northern
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
d)
Mid-West
33.
Which region is also referred to often as the New England colonies?
a)
Northern
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
d)
Vermont
34.
Which region did the Quakers, who practiced religious toleration, settle in?
a)
Northern
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
d)
Oatmeal
35.
Which region had an economy based off of industries such as fishing, whaling, shipbuilding, and lumber?
a)
Northern
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
d)
California
36.
Which region included the first permanent English settlement in America at Jamestown.
a)
Northern
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
d)
Canada
37.
Which region included the colonies of Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island?
a)
Northern
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
d)
The Gobi Desert
38.
Boston, New York, and Charleston in the Northern, Middle, and Southern colonies were all major __________ and increased trade in those areas?
a)
rivers
b)
harbors
c)
forts
d)
trade routes
39.
Which region included the colonies of New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware?
a)
Northern
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
d)
Canada
40.
The Boston Tea Party was when colonists:
a)
had a nice lunch and drank tea
b)
dressed like Indians and threw tea into Boston Harbor
c)
gave tea to their friends
d)
stopped drinking tea
41.
When the colonists discussed whether they should go to war:
a)
the Continental Congress
b)
the Treaty of Versailles
c)
the United States Congress
d)
Parliament
42.
Who were two members of the 1st Continental Congress?
a)
Garfield and Batman
b)
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams
c)
King George and Lord Cornwallis
d)
Obama and Trump
43.
Where did The Boston Tea Party occur?
a)
England
b)
New York
c)
Boston
d)
North Carolina
44.
When did the Boston Tea Party occur?
a)
1777
b)
1763
c)
1774
d)
1773
45.
Who organized the Boston Tea Party?
a)
Colonists
b)
Sons of Liberty
c)
The British
d)
The Quakers
46.
Who lead the 116 men into throwing the tea overboard?
a)
Samuel Adams
b)
John Cena
c)
George Washington
d)
Ben Franklin
47.
What act was the cause of the Boston Tea party?
a)
The Townshend act
b)
The Tea Act
c)
The Sugar Act
d)
The
48.
What Act was passed after the Boston Tea Party?
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Tea Act
c)
Sugar Act
d)
Intolerable Act
49.
What was the punishment the British gave after the Tea Party?
a)
The Sugar Act
b)
closing the Harbor
c)
Taking all of the tea away
d)
Attacking The colonies
50.
What did the British Parliament make the colonists pay?
a)
Taxes
b)
Fees
c)
Gold and Spices
51.
Who was the King during the American Revolution?
a)
King Arthur
b)
Martin Luther King Jr.
c)
King George III
52.
What was the common slogan used in the Colonies?
a)
"Give me liberty or Give me death"
b)
"No Taxation without Representation"
c)
"No Stamp Act, No Sugar Act"
53.
What ship did the Boston Tea Party happen on?
a)
French
b)
British
c)
American Indians
d)
None of the above
54.
The colonists/people were disguised as __________.
a)
British
b)
American Indians
c)
French
d)
None of the above
55.
What did the Stamp Act tax?
a)
paper and documents
b)
houses
c)
farm animals
d)
imports
56.
The colonist forced to buy tea from the East India Tea Company
a)
False
b)
True
57.
Who threw the tea in to Boston Harbor?
a)
People dressed as Mohawk Indians
b)
British soldiers
c)
George washington
d)
French Soldiers
58.
What law made it very expensive for colonists to import molasses?
a)
Townshend Acts
b)
Quartering Acts
c)
Stamp Act
d)
Sugar Act
59.
After the Boston Tea Party...
a)
England did not tax the colonists
b)
King George surrendered
c)
King George closed Boston Harbor and created the Intolerable Acts
d)
the colonists enjoyed some cookies.
60.
What is the meaning of "taxation without representation?"
a)
When people are taxed, but they have no say in the government
b)
When people are taxed twice on the same item
c)
When some people get taxed and others don't
d)
When people in the Colonies are taxed, but no one in England is
61.
What is the definition of a petition?
a)
Company that controls all or nearly all business in a particular industry
b)
To prepare for war
c)
A written request to a government
d)
Person who takes a religious journey
62.
Parliament gave the East India Tea Company a _______________ on tea.
a)
boycott
b)
monopoly
c)
tax
d)
sale
63.
The Townshend Acts put taxes on _________.
a)
cloth
b)
salt and sugar
c)
glass, tea, paint, paper
64.
What is a refusal to buy goods called?
a)
congress
b)
repeal
c)
boycott
d)
bankrupt
65.
The Stamp Act taxed _____________.
a)
tea
b)
newspapers
c)
sugar
d)
coffee
66.
Who fought in the French and Indian War?
a)
French vs. Indians
b)
British vs. French
c)
British vs. French and Indians
d)
Indians vs. British
67.
Who was the young military leader from Virginia who fought in the French and Indian war?
a)
William Pitt
b)
Edward Braddock
c)
King George II
d)
George Washington
68.
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
69.
The fort built by the French that George Washington tried to capture but failed.
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Fort Necessity
c)
Fort Duquesne
d)
Fort Moultrie
70.
The French and Indian War was the North American part of a much bigger conflict known as the ____________________.
a)
Seven Years War
b)
British Indian Conflict
c)
Napoleonic War
d)
Spanish Armada
71.
In which order did the events of the American Revolution occur?
a)
Stamp Act created, French & Indian War, Sons of Liberty formed, Boston Tea Party happened
b)
Boston Tea Party happened, Stamp Act created, French & Indian War, Sons of Liberty formed
c)
Sons of Liberty formed, Boston Tea Party happened, Stamp Act created, French & Indian War,
d)
French & Indian War, Stamp Act created, Sons of Liberty formed, Boston Tea Party happened
72.
The colonists were upset with the new taxes that Great Britain passed before the Am. Revolution
(Hint: colonists slogan)
(Hint: colonists slogan)
a)
They felt the British were trying to take over businesses.
b)
They felt they should have representation in Britain's government to vote on taxes
c)
They felt the taxes were too high and could not pay them
d)
They felt taxes were only for people in Great Britain
73.
Which of these was a common slogan associated (connected) with the American Revolution?
a)
"Remember the Alamo!"
b)
"No taxation without representation!"
c)
"Fifty-four forty or fight!"
d)
"Remember the Maine!"
74.
Which of these events played an important role in causing the American Revolution?
(hint: think about the event that led to the King creating the Stamp Act)
(hint: think about the event that led to the King creating the Stamp Act)
a)
the French and Indian War
b)
the War of 1812
c)
Indian rebellions in the Ohio Territory
d)
slavery
75.
Which goods did Great Britain pass a tax on that led to boycotts and protests?
(hint: think about items were taxed because of the Stamp Act)
(hint: think about items were taxed because of the Stamp Act)
a)
tea and syrup
b)
weapons and bullets
c)
newspapers, wills, and licenses
d)
sugar and molasses
76.
Who was involved in the Boston Tea Party?
a)
Sons of Liberty
b)
Native Americans
c)
British soldiers
d)
King George III
77.
Why did the Sons of Liberty dress up as Native Americans and dump tea in the Boston Harbor?
a)
To protest and fight back against taxes on tea and other items
b)
To celebrate 4th of July
c)
To celebrate their American Revolution victory over the British
d)
To protest against the Declaration of Independence
78.
The Sons of Liberty dressed up as Native Americans. They boarded a ship and dumped 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor. This event was known as the
a)
Boston Massacre
b)
Battle of Lexington and Concord
c)
Boston Tea Party
d)
Stamp Act
79.
What finally ended the French and Indian War in 1763?
a)
Treaty of Paris
b)
Royal Proclamation
c)
Intolerable Acts
d)
Townshend Acts
80.
What two groups were fighting in the French and Indian War?
a)
British colonists and British troops
b)
British and French
c)
Indians and British
d)
French and Indians
81.
The Boston Massacre was an event where British soldiers fired on and killed
a)
unarmed colonists
b)
colonial minutemen
c)
revolutionary policticians
d)
other British soldiers
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