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WorksheetsSTAAR Review Folder pages 1-3
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which of these was NOT a southern colony?
a)
Georgia
b)
Delaware
c)
North Carolina
d)
Virginia
2.
In this mercantilist economic system, a mother country gained wealth by...
a)
allowing competition in the marketplace
b)
giving colonist political and religious freedom
c)
carefully controlling trade
d)
participating in the Great Awakening
3.
What nickname was given to the Middle Colonies?
a)
The Breadbasket
b)
The Midlings
c)
The Potbelly
d)
King Cotton
4.
Which of these founding documents limited the power of the king and basically stated that no one is above the law?
a)
Magna Carta
b)
English Bill of Rights
c)
Virginia House of Burgesses
d)
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
5.
Which of these was the first form of self-government in the colonies and followed majority rule?
a)
English Bill of Rights
b)
Virginia House of Burgesses
c)
Magna Carta
d)
Mayflower Compact
6.
Where were the first shots fired in the American Revolution?
a)
Lexington
b)
Saratoga
c)
Yorktown
d)
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
7.
The last intolerable act was called the Quartering Act, which _____________.
a)
made loitering illegal
b)
allowed soldiers to force their way into colonists homes
c)
forced colonists to drink tea
d)
allowed english representatives to do anything illegal
8.
Which of these was included in the Intolerable Acts as punishment for the Boston Tea Party?
a)
closed Boston Harbor
b)
pay back the French
c)
sign treaty with Native Americans
d)
colonists accepted blame for Boston Massacre
9.
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.
10.
Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense to —
a)
explain why the American colonies should form an alliance with Spain
b)
increase public support for American independence
c)
criticize the military strategies of General George Washington
d)
criticize King George III for his support of the French and Indian War
11.
Who was America’s first navy hero that is known for saying “I’ve not yet begun to fight!” ?
a)
John Locke
b)
Wentworth Cheswell
c)
Haym Salomon
d)
John Paul Jones
12.
The Great Compromise was a compromise between--
a)
Mass. Plan and New Jersey Plan
b)
Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan
c)
Virginia Plan and New York Plan
d)
Virginia Plan and Delaware Plan
13.
What kind of states supported the New Jersey Plan?
a)
small in population
b)
small in size
c)
slave states
d)
non slave states
14.
For the Great Compromise, how is the number of Senators determined?
a)
based on population of each state
b)
equal number - 1 from each state
c)
equal number - 2 from each state
d)
slaves count as 3/5
15.
"We the People of the United States…" is a phrase that perfectly exemplifies which Constitutional principle?
a)
Popular Sovereignty
b)
Republicanism
c)
Federalism
d)
Separation of Powers
16.
The president of the United States has to follow the same laws as everyone else
a)
Limited Government
b)
Individual Rights
c)
Popular Sovereignty
d)
Republicanism
17.
Which of these principles is best represented by the image?
a)
Federalism
b)
Separation of Powers
c)
Checks and Balances
d)
Limited Government
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