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WorksheetsQuarter 1 Exam
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 40mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which religion shaped the government of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, a New England colony?
a)
the Puritan religion
b)
the Quaker religion
c)
any religion
2.
Which of the following was the first permanent English colony in the Americas?
a)
Jamestown
b)
Roanoke
c)
Georgia
d)
Virginia
3.
Which best explains the reason for New England settlement?
a)
A. Large amount of flat land for plantations
b)
B. Excellent climate for growing crops
c)
C. Religous Freedom
d)
D. To commence trade with Cherokee
4.
Jamestown was established in 1607 by the VA Company of London as a
a)
relocation area for English noblemen
b)
business venture
c)
place to hid indentured servants
d)
haven for religious zealots
5.
What was the Second Great Awakening?
a)
Religious Revival
b)
A major decline in religion
c)
Increased effort of embargo and tariffs
d)
Alliances made with other countries
6.
Rice, indigo, and tobacco were grown in the Colonial region.
a)
New England
b)
Mid-Atlantic
c)
Southern
7.
What colonial region is shown?
a)
New England
b)
Mid-Atlantic
c)
Southern
8.
I have been working for many years to pay off my trip to North America. After I work off my debt, I am free. I am an _______.
a)
indentured servant
b)
slave
c)
merchant
9.
What factor enabled the Southern colonies to grow the crop shown?
a)
hot, humid climate
b)
hilly terrain
c)
harbors
d)
wide and deep rivers
10.
The Virginia House of Burgesses was...
a)
A form of representative government created in Jamestown to make laws.
b)
A form of government the Pilgrims agreed to in Plymouth.
c)
A form of government the pilgrims agreed to in Jamestown
d)
A rule book created by Captain John Smyth
11.
Rice, indigo, and tobacco were grown in the Colonial region.
a)
New England
b)
Mid-Atlantic
c)
Southern
12.
What was the first agreement for self-government in the English colonies?
a)
Charters of the Virginia Company of London
b)
Trustees of Georgia
c)
Mayflower Compact
d)
House of Burgesses
13.
Which significant outcome of the French and Indian War eventually led to the American Revolution?
a)
Britain placed its colonies under strict control and began taxing them to help pay for the war.
b)
Britain expected colonists to fight the war at their own expense and offered no reimbursement.
c)
The loss of colonial territory to the French made colonists lose faith in the British government.
d)
Britain did not offer aid to colonists during the war but still declared sovereignty over them.
14.
This philosopher believed that people had the right to "life, liberty and property"
a)
Locke
b)
Hobbes
c)
Rousseau
d)
Montesquieu
15.
Who was the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army?
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Paine
c)
Patrick Henry
d)
Thomas Jefferson
16.
What was the historical significance of the Battles of Lexington and Concord?
a)
The fighting ended colonists' resistance to British authority.
b)
The outcome proved that militias were no match for British troops.
c)
Britain gave up on any attempt to keep its North American colonies.
d)
The fighting signaled the start of the American Revolution.
17.
Arguably the first "battle" of the Revolutionary War occurred when the Massachusetts Minutemen fired on British troops at -
a)
Boston
b)
Philidelphia
c)
Saratoga
d)
Lexington and Concord
18.
Co-author of the Declaration of Independence. Spent lots of time in France, trying to gain French support of America
a)
Adams
b)
Locke
c)
Franklin
d)
Jefferson
19.
The intolerable acts were meant to punish the colonists for what?
a)
Boston Tea Party
b)
Boston Massacre
c)
Proclamation of 1763
20.
The Battle of Saratoga was significant in the Revolutionary War because it...
a)
ended the British threat to the South
b)
guaranteed Canadian help for the colonists
c)
convinced the French to support the Americans
d)
forced the British to withdraw from North America
21.
What was Washington's genius in war?
a)
Ability to keep his army together
b)
Winning majority of major battles
c)
Controlling the cities
d)
Fighting a European style war
22.
This was a tax on all printed materials in the 13 Colonies.
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Sugar Act
c)
Tea Act
d)
Townshend Act
23.
Thomas Paine's pamphlet "Common Sense" was trying to convince colonists to...
a)
Boycott British taxes
b)
Remain loyal to King George III
c)
Shoot British troops
d)
Declare independence from Britain
24.
Which one of these is not an advantage that helped the American patriots defeat Great Britain.
a)
defense of their own land, principles and beliefs
b)
support from France
c)
superior numbers of soldiers and greater experience
d)
strong leadership from men like George Washington
25.
This ended the French and Indian War, giving all of France's land East of Mississippi to Great Britain.
a)
Treaty of Paris
b)
Treaty of Ghent
c)
English Bill of Rights
d)
Navigation Acts
26.
What term refers to the system that gives each government branch some power over the others?
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Ratification
c)
Federalism
d)
Checks and Balances
27.
The British army was trapped at the Yorktown by...
a)
an army led by Friedrich von Steuben
b)
a fleet of Spanish warships
c)
a fleet of French warships
d)
Guerilla fighters led by France Marion
28.
Which event marked Great Britain officially recognizing American independence?
a)
Battle of Saratoga
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Surrender at Yorktown
d)
Treaty of Paris
29.
Which word means a person in the American colonies who opposed independence and wanted the colonies to remain under the control of the king and Great Britain?
a)
Loyalist
b)
Patriot
c)
Neutral
d)
Colonist
30.
What was the name given to the group of colonists who wanted complete independence from Britain:
a)
The Undecideds
b)
The Conservatives
c)
The Patriots
d)
The Loyalists
31.
Why did colonists oppose British taxes?
a)
They did not have any representation or voice in those taxes
b)
The taxes were too high. Many lost their homes and starved.
c)
They only applied to women
d)
They funded a war the colonists did not support
32.
What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution called?
a)
The Bill of Rights
b)
The Preambles
c)
The Vetos
d)
The Federalisms
33.
Shay's Rebellion helped prove what point?
a)
The federal government needed changing
b)
The states powers were too weak
c)
The Articles of Confederation were powerful
d)
George Washington was a great leader.
34.
Which group of people wanted the Constitution to include a Bill of Rights?
a)
Federalists
b)
Anti-federalists
c)
Democrats
d)
Northerners
35.
What is the name of the first Constitution?
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Articles of Incorporation
c)
The Federalist Papers
d)
The Great Constitution
36.
Which compromise is made up of ideas from the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey plan?
a)
The Great Compromise
b)
The three-fifths compromise
c)
The constitutional compromise
d)
The big compromise
37.
The __________ representation was based on the population of the state.
a)
House of Representatives
b)
Senate
c)
Articles
d)
Presidency
38.
What was one major problem with the Articles of Confederation?
a)
National Government can't collect taxes
b)
States have more power than National Government
c)
National government had to ask for $ and troops
d)
All of the above
39.
At the Constitutional Convention, the Great Compromise settled the dispute over
a)
representation in Congress
b)
the issue of slavery
c)
the presidential veto power
d)
judicial review
40.
During the struggle over ratification of the Constitution, Federalists and Antifederalists disagreed mainly over the
a)
wisdom of maintaining friendship with England
b)
need for the continuation of slavery
c)
election of George Washington as the first president
d)
division of power between the national government and the states
41.
Which founding father drafted (wrote) the Bill of Rights?
a)
Washington
b)
Adams
c)
Jefferson
d)
Madison
42.
The powers of the national government are divided among whom?
a)
The President, Congress and The Supreme Court
b)
The Supreme Court, Military Generals, and the People
c)
Military Generals, The President and Congress
d)
The People, The Supreme Court and The President
43.
What term refers to the process of approving the Constitution?
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Ratification
c)
Federalism
d)
Checks and Balances
44.
People that supported a weaker central government, opposed the Constitution and wanted a Bill of Rights were known as...
a)
Revolutionaries
b)
Anti-Federalists
c)
Federalists
45.
Which of the following men is considered the "Father of the Constitution?"
a)
James Madison
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
Alexander Hamilton
46.
The Constitution made federal laws _______________ to state laws.
a)
Interior
b)
Inferior
c)
Supplementary
d)
Superior
47.
Popular Sovereignty means..
a)
The people decide
b)
The president decides
c)
The king decides
48.
In which house of Congress does each state get 2 votes?
a)
House of Representatives
b)
Senate
49.
What is the House of Representatives and Senate together called?
a)
electoral college
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
amendment
d)
Congress
50.
Under the federal system, the final authority is the _______________. It is also called the “supreme law of the land.”
a)
president.
b)
court system.
c)
Constitution.
d)
states.
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