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WorksheetsSS End of the Year Review
Total questions: 165
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Class
Date
1.
The Renaissance began in what country?
a)
France
b)
USA
c)
Italy
d)
Rome
2.
Who was an example of a Renaissance Man?
a)
Leonardo DaVinci
b)
Leonardo DiCaprio
c)
King Henry VIII
d)
President Obama
3.
Which two ancient cultures had the biggest influence on the Renaissance?
a)
Egyptians and Romans
b)
Romans and Greek
c)
French and Germans
d)
Greek and Egyptians
4.
Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
The printing press...
a)
Changed literature and religion forever
b)
Made the Bible more available to all
c)
was one of the most important inventions created
d)
all of the above
6.
What was another name for The Bubonic Plague?
a)
Purple Rain
b)
Black Death
c)
Black Lung
d)
Pink Panther
7.
The Renaissance occurred between what years?
a)
500-1500
b)
2000-2020
c)
1300-1600
d)
1400-1700
8.
Artwork during the middle ages was...
a)
more detailed
b)
more colorful
c)
more realistic
d)
all of these
9.
The top of the Feudal System was
a)
The Knights
b)
The King
c)
The Surfs
d)
The Queen
10.
The Medici Family
a)
Were Art Patrons
b)
Owned Several Banks
c)
Produced Four Popes
d)
All of These
11.
Martin Luther wrote
a)
The Bible
b)
95 Theses
c)
95 Tweets
d)
Letters
12.
Which person is NOT associated with the Reformation?
a)
John Calvin
b)
Martin Luther
c)
Niccolo Machiavelli
d)
King Henry VIII
13.
Leonardo DaVinci...
a)
painted the Mona Lisa
b)
helped advanced medical science through drawings
c)
sketched flying machines and engine designs
d)
all of these
14.
Michelangelo was a famous artist during the Reformation.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Martin Luther wrote the 95 Theses as a way to criticize the power of the Pope, the wealth of the church, and the misuse of Indulgences.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
The new religion that came from the Reformation was...
a)
Catholic
b)
Baptist
c)
Protestant
d)
Presbyterian
17.
Predestination is...
a)
the belief that your Heaven or Hell fate is decided at birth
b)
the belief that you already have a job chosen for you at birth
c)
the belief that destiny is real
d)
the belief that you will be successful if you work hard
18.
The word Renaissance means
a)
Rebound
b)
Rebirth
c)
Renew
d)
Reform
19.
The First showdown between the USA and USSR took place in 1948 during the:
a)
Cuban Missile Crisis
b)
The Berlin Airlift
c)
The Berlin Wall
d)
The Korean Conflisct
20.
Who was the president during the Cuban Missile Crisis, who was also famously assassinated?
a)
Richard Nixon
b)
John F Kennedy
c)
Franz Ferdinand
d)
Lyndon B Johnson
21.
What did the Soviets have built around West Berlin to prevent defections and western culture from spreading?!?!
a)
The Berlin Wall
b)
The Brandenburg Blockade
c)
The Great barrier of 1961
d)
The Eastern Front
22.
To hold back the spread of communism, the United States adopted which policy?
a)
Estrangement!
b)
Isolationism!
c)
Appeasement!
d)
Containment!
23.
Which of the following was NOT a communist nation during the cold war?
a)
China
b)
Vietnam
c)
France
d)
East German
24.
The Soviet alliance made to counter NATO was:
a)
The USSRE
b)
The communist manifesto
c)
The Prague union
d)
The Warsaw Pact
25.
The full name of the USSR is:
a)
The United Soviet Socialist Republics
b)
The Socialist Republics of Russia
c)
The Soviet Super Republic
d)
The Union on Soviet Socialisms
26.
Towards the end of the cold war the soviet union was suffering from economic, cultural, and political hardships which led to it's collapse. True or False
a)
True
b)
False
27.
Communism is
a)
when the government owns all land and buildings
b)
a race to have more satellites and rockets in space
c)
not liking people because of their skin
d)
people with different skin colors being kept apart
28.
Which is NOT a characteristic of the Soviet Union?
a)
government owns factories
b)
governments owns farms
c)
farmers own farms
d)
people are told what to do
29.
The Cold War was a fight about
a)
which country had the best food
b)
which country had the worst pollution
c)
which kind of government was best
d)
which country was bigger
30.
The Cold War was between the United States and this country...
a)
Mexico
b)
Iran
c)
Russia
d)
Poland
31.
After WWII, Germany was split into how many parts?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
32.
Which is NOT a characteristic of the United States?
a)
companies own factories
b)
people have no choice about who runs the government
c)
people vote for government leaders
d)
people can choose what to do
33.
Everyone having the same rights are
a)
civil rights
b)
segregation
c)
space race
d)
racial prejudice
34.
What type of economy did the Soviet Union have?
a)
communist
b)
capitalist
c)
democracy
d)
dictatorship
35.
What was the term 'iron curtain' used to describe the division of?
a)
North and South Vietnam
b)
East and West Asia
c)
North and South Korea
d)
East and West Europe
36.
The United States got involved in Vietnam because they were afraid of the domino theory. What is the domino theory?
a)
If one country fell to democracy, others would follow
b)
If one country fell to communism, others would follow
37.
Why was the United States involved in the Berlin Airlift?
a)
to airlift food to the people of West Berlin
b)
to bomb East Berlin
c)
to demolish the Berlin Wall
d)
to transport people out of East Berlin
38.
How did the US respond to finding out that the Soviets had missiles in Cuba?
a)
They sent the Air Force to bomb Cuba
b)
They began placing missiles in the Soviet Union.
c)
They placed a naval blockade around Cuba.
d)
They invaded Cuba and the Soviet Union.
39.
What was the name of the first satellite in space launched by the Soviet Union?
a)
Gagarin
b)
Apollo 11
c)
Sputnik
d)
Apollo 13
40.
Who were the two participants in the Space Race?
a)
The US and Cuba
b)
China and US
c)
The USSR and US
d)
US and North Vietnam
41.
What event brought the US and USSR closest to nuclear war with each other?
a)
Korean War
b)
Berlin Airlift
c)
Vietnam War
d)
Cuban Missile Crisis
42.
What symbolized the end of communism in Eastern Europe?
a)
Soviet failure in Afghanistan
b)
Fall of the Berlin Wall
c)
The survival of South Korea
d)
The US economy
43.
What president helped end the Cold War, and how did he do it?
a)
Truman - Containment
b)
JFK - Outspending the Soviet Union
c)
Richard Nixon - Containment
d)
Ronald Reagan - Outspending the Soviet Union
44.
What was the 1947 plan for the reconstruction of Europe after World War II announced by the United States Secretary of State?
a)
Truman Plan
b)
Stalin Option
c)
United Nations
d)
Marshall Plan
45.
How did the United Nations differ from the League of Nations?
a)
the U.N. was weak and ineffective while the League was powerful
b)
the U.N. failed to prevent the rise of Hitler while the League defeated the Soviet Union
c)
the U.N. used nuclear weapons to bomb North Korea while the League did nothing
d)
the U.N. can form an army and most countries joined it compared to the League which lacked power
46.
Why is the Cold War considered a “cold” war, compared to WWII, a “hot” war?
a)
Most of the fighting took place in the cooler Northern Hemisphere
b)
The Soviet Union is located in a fairly cold area
c)
The Soviets and Americans never actually fought against one another with weapons
d)
The United States believed a nuclear war would end the seasons and it would be cold on Earth
47.
The graph above shows the amount of nuclear weapons the U.S. and Soviet Union possessed during the Cold War. Which vocabulary word is this graph best illustrating?
a)
Nonallignment
b)
Democratization
c)
Arms Race
d)
Communism
48.
“To counter the possibility that the Western countries could not protect themselves against the Soviet Union, the Truman Administration formed a European-American alliance that would commit the United States to bolstering the security of Western Europe.”
.
The above statement is describing which organization?
.
The above statement is describing which organization?
a)
The Big Three
b)
NATO
c)
Warsaw Pact
d)
Marshall Plan
49.
“…An iron curtain has descended across the Continent. Behind that line lie all the capitals of the ancient states of Central and Eastern Europe… and the populations around them lie in what I must call the Soviet sphere…” - Winston Churchill
.
Winston Churchill’s remark above on the “iron curtain” in Europe is describing what?
.
Winston Churchill’s remark above on the “iron curtain” in Europe is describing what?
a)
the division in Europe during the Cold War
b)
the destruction of Europe during the Cold War
c)
the diversity in Europe during the Cold War
d)
the depression in Europe during the Cold War
50.
What made the Cold War so dangerous?
a)
Nuclear Weapons
b)
Irrational leadership
c)
Trench Warfare
d)
Competition
51.
What was the United States fighting FOR in the Cold War?
a)
Communism and Oppression
b)
Democracy and Capitalism
c)
Democracy and Oppression
d)
Communism and Capitalism
52.
What would you have found in Eastern Europe during the Cold War?
a)
Democracy
b)
Capitalism
c)
Communism
d)
Anarchy
53.
In a Communist society, who owns all the means of production (land, machinery, buildings, resources?)
a)
The People
b)
The Government
c)
Mother Nature
d)
The Pandas
54.
European imperialism of Africa, from 1880-World War I, is known as
a)
Spheres of Influence
b)
Scramble for Africa
c)
World War I
d)
French Revolution
55.
At what conference was Africa divided between European nations?
a)
Paris Peace Conference
b)
Vienna Conference
c)
Versailles Conference
d)
Berlin Conference
56.
Taking over land other than your own by force
a)
Imperialism
b)
Nationalism
c)
Industrialism
d)
Socialism
57.
Policy for building up a strong military force to prepare for war
a)
Imperialism
b)
Nationalism
c)
Miliatarism
d)
Industrialism
58.
The theme of this image is
a)
Industrialism
b)
Communism
c)
Capitalism
d)
Imperialism
59.
What continent did the Zulu War occur?
a)
Asia
b)
Australia
c)
Africa
d)
South America
60.
An alliance can best be described as...
a)
A union
or association formed for mutual benefit
b)
An association of nations formed to unionise their countries
c)
An association formed when countries agree with each other
d)
A union or association formed for the invasion of other countries
61.
Great pride in your nation and a want to improve it?
a)
Nationalism
b)
Revolution
c)
SuperPride
d)
Fanatic
62.
How did the Industrial Revolution contribute to imperialism?
a)
Countries looked for new markets
b)
looked for war
c)
avoided war
d)
its next alphabetically
63.
Where are goods are bought and sold is called a ______________.
a)
market
b)
WalMart
c)
Gas station for hot fries
d)
Pic Pac
64.
Sphere of Influence
a)
area claimed for exlusive investment or trading rights
b)
new military rifle
c)
circle of European Royalty
d)
measures temperature and power
65.
Country with the Greates control of Africa
a)
Britain
b)
China
c)
India
d)
USA
66.
What is the role of missionaries?
a)
spread of blessings
b)
save the British
c)
trick the natives
67.
What is the Berlin Conference? What's the purpose of it?
a)
A conference to kill Hitler and Stalin.
b)
A conference to end Imperialism
c)
A conference in which to discuss about avoiding war and in order to do that they have to divide Africa.
d)
A conference of discussing how to invade China.
68.
What happened as a result of the Berlin Conference of 1884 - 1885?
a)
France and Britain agreed to govern their African colonies jointly.
b)
There was less fighting between African leaders and European powers.
c)
African leaders gave suggestions for better relations with Europe.
d)
Europeans divided Africa into colonies without consulting African leaders.
69.
What is racism?
a)
belief that one race is superior to others
b)
theory that those who are fittest for survival enjoy wealth and success and are superior to others
c)
belief that people's greatest loyalty should be to a nation of people who share a common culture and history.
d)
policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, economically, and/or socially.
70.
The opposition of Dutch settlers to British policy in South Africa turned violent during the
a)
Crimean War
b)
Boer War
c)
Amristar Massacre
d)
Sepoy Mutiny
71.
Demands for independence by the people was sparked by intense feelings of
a)
nationalism.
b)
militarism.
c)
imperialism
d)
religion.
72.
What does Unify mean?
a)
Bring together as one
b)
Divide
c)
Pull Apart
d)
None of these
73.
What is imperialism?
a)
Something that a country has and can use to increase wealth
b)
The policy of extending your rule of foreign countries
c)
A situation in which a group of people refuse to obey orders and try to take control away from the person who commands them
d)
Of or relating to farms and farming
74.
Japanese Suicide Bombers were called
a)
Kamikaze
b)
Blitzkrieg
c)
Stalingrad
d)
Sitzkrieg
75.
Violating the Treaty of Versailles, hitler invaded the demilitarized?
a)
sudetenland
b)
rhineland
c)
czechoslovakia
d)
austria
76.
Codename for building of atomic bomb
a)
operation overlord
b)
manhattan project
c)
blair witch project
d)
project 832
77.
What was the end date of the war in Europe?
a)
V-E Day
b)
V-J Day
c)
V-8 day
d)
VH 1 day
78.
Put these events in order
a)
nagasaki,Iwo jima,okinawa, hiroshima
b)
Iwo Jima, Okinawa ,Nagasaki, hiroshima
c)
Okinawa, Iwo jima, Hiroshima, nagasaki
d)
Iwo jima, Okinawa, Hiroshima , nagasaki
79.
violating the treaty of Versailles, hitler built up the Air Force or
a)
royal air force
b)
Option 2*navy
c)
Marines
d)
Luftwaffe
80.
In 1931, Japan invaded what country that violated the League of Nations?
a)
Thailand
b)
China
c)
pearl harbor
d)
russia
81.
Meeting to give Hitler the German speaking part of Czechoslovakia
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)
munich conference
c)
Yalta conference
d)
Potsdam conference
82.
december 7, 1941 .....
a)
was when Germany invaded poland
b)
Great Britain and Zfrance declared war
c)
japan attacked pearl harbor
d)
Germany invaded Soviet Zunion
83.
Sitzkreig was broken by a German charge around the
a)
siegfried line
b)
luftwaffe
c)
RAF
d)
maginot line
84.
Battle of Britain was won by what inventions
a)
radar and kamikaze
b)
radar and enigma machine
c)
Enigma machine and RAF
d)
morse code and radar
85.
What were doolittles raids
a)
raids by doolittles in germany
b)
Raids by Doolittle in tokyo
c)
Raids by Doolittle in italy
d)
Raids by Doolittle over china
86.
Who was the British Prime Minister during most of the war
a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Winston Churchill
d)
Basil Fawlty
87.
What was the name of the enormous German battle ship made to contest Britain's navy
a)
Blitzkrieg
b)
Luftwaffe
c)
Bismarck
d)
Spaetzle
88.
When war broke out in Europe, how did the US Congress ask Franklin D. Roosevelt to respond?
a)
Remain neutral and not get involved
b)
Bomb Pearl Harbor
c)
Invade Normandy, France
d)
Drop the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
89.
Who became the dictator of Germany and led that country into WWII?
a)
Winston Churchill
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Adolf Hitler
90.
What was the name of Hitler's form of government which denied individual freedoms took complete power of the Germany?
a)
democracy
b)
fascism
c)
dictatorship
d)
monarchy
91.
Who was Benito Mussolini?
a)
The fascist ruler of Italy
b)
The fascist ruler of Germany
c)
The fascist ruler of France
d)
The fascist ruler of England
92.
Mein Kampf by Hitler
a)
Philosophical work "My Struggle"
b)
Hitler's autobiography "My Strength"
c)
Hitler's biography "My Stupidity"
d)
Personal inspiration "My Semitics"
93.
Who founded the Fascist Party in Italy?
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
oseph Stalin
c)
Benito Mussolini
d)
Count Cavour
94.
During the World War II, what did Adolph Hitler use concentration camps to do?
a)
A. conduct secret research to develop the A-bomb
b)
A. carry out his Final Solution against the Jewish people
c)
A. imprison Allied soldiers captured in battle
d)
A. put Allied leaders on trial in a military court
95.
By the end of the Holocaust, over __________ Jews had been killed?
a)
2 Million
b)
4 Million
c)
6 Million
d)
8 Million
96.
What was the Holocaust?
a)
Ethnic killings in Rwanda between the Hutus and the Tutsis
b)
The systematic killing of Jews by Nazi Germany
c)
The destruction of Islamic holy sites in the Middle East
d)
The genocide in Kosovo
97.
What was a concentration camp?
a)
a place where large numbers of people, especially political prisoners or members of persecuted minorities, are deliberately imprisoned
b)
A place where prisoners of war are placed
c)
A camp where people go to do work for the government
d)
A camp for students that have a hard time focusing on school
98.
Trials used to convict criminals who were in charge of the Holocaust.
a)
Nuremberg Trials
b)
Scopes Trials
99.
Means prejudice and hatred of the Jews.
a)
Racism
b)
Anti-Semitism
100.
This device was used to execute thousands of people during the period known as the Reign of Terror.
a)
guillotine
b)
astrolabe
c)
gallows
d)
Bastille
101.
Which of the following wars helped to inspire the French Revolution?
a)
The American Civil War
b)
The French and Indian War
c)
American Revolution
d)
The Seven Years War
102.
What two things did the people of Paris believe were inside the Bastille?
a)
Weapons and the royal family
b)
Bread and the royal family
c)
Bread and Water
d)
Bread and weapons
103.
Which of the three estates was the poorest?
a)
1st Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
104.
Which estate did the nobles belong to?
a)
1st Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
105.
Who were the bourgeoisie?
a)
The middle class
b)
The 1st Estate
c)
The peasants
d)
The nobles
106.
Which estate did the clergy belong to?
a)
1st Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
107.
Which of the following was a reason why France was nearly bankrupt?
a)
The king lowered taxes
b)
The king took their money to create jobs
c)
The king spent the taxes on wars and himself
d)
They had fought against the Americans in the revolution
108.
What did the National Assembly promise to do in the Tennis Court Oath?
a)
To execute the king
b)
To write a new constitution
c)
To stage a Coup d'etat
d)
To make France independent
109.
Which event is considered the beginning of the French Revolution?
a)
Napoleon's Coup d'etat
b)
The formation of the Committee of Public Safety
c)
Storming of the Bastille
d)
The Reign of Terro
110.
Which event is considered the end of the French Revolution?
a)
The Reign of Terror
b)
Meeting of the Estates General
c)
Storming of the Bastille
d)
Napoleon's Coup d'etat
111.
What is the name of the document passed by the National Assembly?
a)
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizens
b)
US Constituion
c)
Tennis Court Oath
d)
English Bill of Rights
112.
When the National Assembly passed a new constitution for France, France became a _____________.
a)
Republic
b)
Constitutional Monarchy
c)
Absolute Monarchy
d)
Dicatorship
113.
The National Convention declared France a ___________ following the execution of the king.
a)
Absolute monarchy
b)
Constitutional Monarchy
c)
Republic
d)
Dictatorchip
114.
Who was in charge of the Committee for Public Safety and ruled as a virtual dictator?
a)
Napoleon
b)
Robispierre
c)
King Louis XVI
d)
Marquis de Lafayette
115.
Which of the following is a result of the French Revolution?
a)
The middle class and peasants gained political power
b)
The King was restored to his throne
c)
France became an unlimited government
d)
The Church dominated government
116.
What is the name of the five person council that was set up following the end of the Committee for Public Safety?
a)
The National Assembly
b)
The Directory
c)
The Napoleonic Code
d)
Estates General
117.
The French Revolution was inspired by _______________ thinkers.
a)
Scientific Revolution
b)
Clergy
c)
Enlightenment
d)
Revolutionary
118.
Which estate paid ALL of the taxes in France prior to the French Revolution?
a)
1st Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
119.
Which estate had the highest percentage of the population?
a)
1st estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
120.
This organization developed from bad working conditions and low wages of the working class - represented them in Collective Bargaining
a)
Labor Unions
b)
Trade Unions
c)
Socialism
d)
Credit Unions
121.
"Laissex-Faire" - Adam Smith - Government Leave Alone and Stay out of Business
a)
True
b)
False
122.
The Industrial Revolution began in...
a)
United States
b)
Great Britain
c)
France
d)
Germany
123.
Industrialism occurred over several decades, powered machines began to replace hand tools, and the modern factory system came into existence.
a)
True
b)
False
124.
What is the name of the system in which workers labored at home, using their own tools and determining how much they wanted to work and produce?
a)
Factory System
b)
Cottage System
c)
Communism
d)
Socialism
125.
The Industrial Revolution began in the Textile Industry because
a)
High Demand for Wool, Government Support and Innovations and Inventions of New Machines
b)
Decrease in Population
c)
Increase in Food Supply
d)
Economical Boom and Bust Syndrome
126.
Ruling Class
a)
Bourgeoisie
b)
Proletariat
c)
Middle Class
d)
Working Class
127.
The working class received the most benefits from the Industrial Revolution.
a)
False
b)
True
128.
Exchangeable Parts - Machines to Replace Human Labor, Machines Make Identical Parts, Easily Exchanged or Assembles, Mass Produce Guns-Muskets, Produce Huge Quantities
a)
Eli Whitney
b)
Adam Smith
c)
Samuel Slater
d)
Henry Ford
129.
Which of the following was a challenge or a problem of the growing Industrial Economy?
a)
Working Conditions, Low Wages, and Income Inequality
b)
High Rates of Employment
c)
Wages too High and Excellent Benefits
d)
Growing Wealth and Prosperity
130.
Assembly Line - Conveyor Belts - Mass Produce Cars - Specific Task
a)
Henry Ford
b)
Samuel Slater
c)
Eli Whitney
d)
Karl Marx
131.
Risk-Takers who are willing to invest and start businesses are called.
a)
Entrepreneurs
b)
Socialist
c)
Communist
d)
Imperialist
132.
What are the factors of production needed for the Industrial Revolution.
a)
Land, Labor, Capital, Entrepreneurship
b)
Land, Socialism, Capitalism, Entrepreneurship
c)
Money and Resources
d)
Banks and Government
133.
Responses to the Industrial Revolution
a)
Socialism, Women's Rights, Communism, Living and Working Conditions
b)
Less Food Supply, Decrease in Population, Decrease in Population
c)
Less Textiles, Less Food, Increase in Disease
d)
Increase in Unemployment, Increase in Wages, Increase in Starvation
134.
In what country did the Industrial Revolution begin?
a)
Russia
b)
America
c)
Great Britain
d)
Germany
135.
In what Industry did the Industrial Revolution Begin?
a)
Farming
b)
Textiles
c)
Cars
d)
Housing
136.
The Industrial Revolution spread fast because of
a)
Capitalism
b)
Communism
c)
Individualism
d)
Socialism
137.
According to Rousseau, what is the role of government?
a)
It is to dictate to the people what the government wants.
b)
It is to implement policies beneficial to the government.
c)
It is to steer away from popular sovereignty.
d)
It is to protect the "general will" of the people
138.
Which of the following exemplifies the ideas of the age of Enlightenment?
a)
reason
b)
tradition
c)
faith
d)
ignorance
139.
According to the concept of divine right, who gave monarchs the power to rule?
a)
kings
b)
God
c)
military
d)
people
140.
What document did John Locke's ideas influence?
a)
English Bill of Rights
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Great Charter
d)
Magna Carter
141.
What type of document did the Enlightenment thinkers support?
a)
Totalitarian
b)
Absolute monarchy
c)
unlimited government
d)
limited government
142.
Which of the Enlightenment philosophers believed the three branches of government should check the powers of one another?
a)
Montesquieu
b)
Voltaire
c)
Rousseau
d)
Locke
143.
Which of the following was NOT a new idea about government stemming from the Enlightenment period?
a)
Absolutism
b)
Social Contract
c)
Checks and Balance
d)
Separation of Powers
144.
In which European colonies would "redemptioners" be found?
a)
Spain
b)
England
c)
France
d)
Dutch
145.
Not everyone who traveled to European Colonies did so by their own free will. From what Continent did the biggest forced migration of people in history take place?
a)
Asia
b)
North America
c)
South America
d)
Africa
146.
Which Enlightenment philosopher argued that people have the right to abolish their government and create a new one?
a)
Montesquire
b)
Locke
c)
Voltaire
d)
Rousseau
147.
This was a tax on molasses and sugar to reduce smuggling.
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Sugar Act
c)
Townshend Act
d)
Tea Act
148.
This was a tax on all printed materials in the 13 Colonies.
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Sugar Act
c)
Tea Act
d)
Townshend Act
149.
Finish this American Colonist Motto, "No Taxation without..."
a)
Transportation
b)
Relaxation
c)
Representation
d)
Sensation
150.
Why were the American Colonist taxed after the French and Indian War?
a)
Britain was in debt and needed money
b)
That was the agreement with the Native Americans
c)
They made too much money
d)
Townshend Acts
151.
What was this poster's meaning?
a)
The Colonies needed to be united
b)
Serpents can grow back together
c)
Colonies need to be independent
d)
Ben Franklin didn't know why he made this
152.
How did the colonist protest against the tea tax?
a)
Dressed up like Native Americans
b)
Boston Massacre
c)
Dumped tea into Boston harbor
d)
Didn't pay the tax on the East India Tea
153.
Which was the punishment for the Boston Tea Party?
a)
Intolerable Acts
b)
Sugar Acts
c)
Quartering Acts
d)
Stamp Acts
154.
The First Continental Congress produced...
a)
plantation systems
b)
colonial militias
c)
Continental Army
d)
Declaration of Independence
155.
The Second Continental Congress addressed the steps to the colonies governing themselves and the creation of what military group?
a)
Colonial militias
b)
Marines
c)
Continental Army
d)
Navy
156.
Who was the first choice to command the Continental Army?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
Thomas Paine
d)
George Washington
157.
This type of colonist was ready for rebellion and the fight for independence.
a)
Loyalist
b)
Patriot
c)
Neutral
d)
British
158.
Colonists were forbidden to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.
a)
Proclamation line of 1763
b)
Proclamation boundary
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
Borderlands
159.
What does Quartering mean?
a)
To allow troops to stay in your home
b)
Hitting someone with a quarter
c)
To give someone a quarter
d)
Giving a quarter of your earnings to Britain
160.
Given that only 5 people died in the Boston Massacre, why was it labeled a massacre?
a)
British commanders ordered troops to shoot into a rioting crowd in effort to restore order
b)
the victims were innocent bystanders who were caught in the barrage of gunfire
c)
the victims had done little to provoke the confrontational and hostile British troops
d)
Boston radicals used it as propaganda to take advantage of the heightened tensions
161.
To refuse to buy goods from someone as a form of protest . . .
a)
occupy
b)
boycott
c)
`damage
162.
Why did King George III tax the colonists so heavily?
a)
He hated the colonist
b)
He wanted more money for himself
c)
The national debt increase from the French and Indian War
d)
To make money for the colonies
163.
The Olive Branch Petition was written as a last attempt at …
a)
Freedom
b)
Peace
c)
Loyalty
d)
Rebellion
164.
All colonies were represented at the First Continental Congress EXCEPT -
a)
Pennsylvania
b)
North Carolina
c)
Georgia
d)
South Carolina
165.
Which statement represents one of the main ideas in the Declaration of Independence?
a)
The United States needs a strong central government.
b)
The power of the president must be limited by the legislative and judicial branches.
c)
People have a right to rebel against an unjust government.
d)
Americans cannot afford to pay high British taxes.
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