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WorksheetsFall Benchmark Review
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The following events are part of what era:
Intolerable Acts
British Taxation Policies
Thomas Paine's "Common Sense"
Intolerable Acts
British Taxation Policies
Thomas Paine's "Common Sense"
a)
Exploration
b)
Colonization
c)
Revolutionary
d)
Constitutional
2.
This country established colonies in North America for economic reasons, like the fur trade.
a)
Spain
b)
England
c)
Netherlands
d)
France
3.
The distance from Great Britain, need for law-making structure, and the experience with Parliamentary Systems led to
a)
the fight for American Independence
b)
Advancements in technology to improve transportation
c)
Development of representative institutions in the colonies
d)
Love and affection
4.
Colonists were angered with this act because it imposed limits on colonial expansion west
a)
Proclamation Act of 1763
b)
Stamp Act
c)
Declaratory Act
d)
Intolerable Acts
5.
Oppressive British policies and the desire that some Americans had for self-rule resulted in
a)
Exploration & Colonization Era
b)
Revolutionary Era
c)
New Republic Era
d)
Civil War
6.
The primary reasons for Exploration and Colonization were...
a)
Economic, Social, Political
b)
Governmental, Political, Social
c)
Economic, Financial, Political
d)
Religious, Social, Economic
7.
warm climate, fertile soil, relatively flat land, slave labor
a)
England
b)
New England
c)
Middle
d)
Southern
8.
Political freedom, religious freedom, adventure, and economic opportunity were all primary causes of
a)
Revolution within the colonies
b)
Settlements in England
c)
English Colonization
d)
French and Indian War
9.
In 1639, Thomas Hooker created the first written constitution named __________
a)
Virginia House of Burgesses
b)
Mayflower Compact
c)
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
d)
Declaration of Independence
10.
The Jamestown colony was founded for_________
a)
Economic Reasons
b)
Social Reasons
c)
Political Reasons
d)
Natural Reasons
11.
Massachusetts Bay Colony was established primarily for
a)
Economic Reasons
b)
Social Reasons
c)
Political Reasons
d)
Natural Reasons
12.
This trade route was used to transport slaves to the colonies to meet the demand for labor needed in the south.
a)
The Silk Road
b)
Trans-Saharan Trade Route
c)
Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
d)
American Slave Route
13.
The French & Indian War eventually led to the American Revolution because
a)
The French encouraged the colonists to fight for independence
b)
The Indians compromised with the British but not the colonists resulting in conflict
c)
British began taxing colonists to pay for the war leading to conflict
d)
Washington became unhinged and started the revolution on his own
14.
Colonists argued the following were examples of taxation without representation
a)
Townshend Act, Declaratory Act, Sugar Act
b)
Quartering Act, Stamp Act, Declaratory Act
c)
Proclamation, Stamp, Sugar, Tea, Quarter
d)
Townshend Act, Stamp Act, Sugar Act
15.
Slaves worked in large farms located in the Southern region called
a)
Subsistence Farms
b)
Plantations
c)
Factories
d)
Agrarian work centers
16.
The Father of the Navy was...
a)
John Paul Jones
b)
George Washington
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Phillip Seymour Navy
17.
Some of the grievances listed in the declaration of independence were the
a)
Quartering Act, Intolerable Acts, Taxation without Representation
b)
Proclamation Act, Quartering Act, Taxation without Representation
c)
Lexington and Concord, Saratoga, and Yorktown
d)
Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness
18.
This colonial region had dense forests, natural harbors, swift rivers, shipbuilding, fishing, lumber and subsistence farming
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
d)
Western
19.
This colonial region was known as the Bread Basket colonies as a result of all the grain, oat, wheat, and barley they grow
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
d)
Canada
20.
The first permanent English colony was established in Jamestown in the year ____
a)
1607
b)
1620
c)
1639
d)
1776
21.
Proximity to England and access to trade were reasons that colonies were founded....
a)
Along the Mississippi River
b)
as close to the Appalachian Mountains as possible
c)
along the Pacific Coast
d)
along the Atlantic Coast
22.
This is an economic system that ensured a favorable balance of trade for England
a)
Free-Enterprise System
b)
Mercantilism
c)
Carpe Diem
d)
Quid pro quo
23.
Thomas Jefferson listed three unalienable rights in the Declaration of Independence, they are...
a)
Life, Liberty, and Property
b)
Quartering Act, Lexington and Concord, Taxation without representation
c)
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
d)
Economic, Social, Political
24.
The British response to the Boston Tea Party...
a)
Tea Act
b)
Intolerable Acts
c)
Lexington and Concord
d)
Boston Massacre
25.
The first government of the United States of America
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
Virginia House of Burgesses
c)
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
d)
Articles of Confederation
26.
The first representative assembly in the colonies was
a)
Virginia House of Burgesses
b)
Mayflower Compact
c)
Articles of Confederation
d)
Constitution
27.
This was the first victim of the Boston Massacre
a)
Paul Revere
b)
John Adams
c)
Crispus Attucks
d)
Samuel Prescott
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