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WorksheetsColonial Life Semester Review
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 8mins
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Class
Date
1.
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.
2.
According to the British what was the reason for the Proclamation of 1763?
a)
The Proclamation of 1763 gave all of the land to the American colonists.
b)
It was a law that allowed colonists the chance to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.
c)
The Proclamation was a meeting between Native Americans and the colonists.
d)
It was attempt to end conflicts between
Native Americans and colonists west of the Appalachian Mountains.
3.
In what year was Jamestown settled?
a)
1492
b)
1607
c)
1776
d)
2007
4.
Why is July 4, 1776 an important date in U.S. history?
a)
Common Sense was published.
b)
The Olive Branch Petition sent to King George III.
c)
The American Revolution ends.
d)
The Declaration of Independence is signed.
5.
Which reason best completes this list?
a)
To spread democratic ideals
b)
To improve efficiency in manufacturing
c)
To locate potential military allies
d)
To claim new territory
6.
Which motive best completes the diagram?
a)
To promote free enterprise
b)
To extend democracy
c)
To expand empires
d)
To found utopian communities
7.
Which of the following was a primary reason France sought to colonize North America?
a)
To reduce overpopulation in Europe
b)
To create communities founded on religious tolerance
c)
To profit from trading in furs and other goods
d)
To create joint ventures with other European powers
8.
First written constitution in the American colonies that influenced many ideas that are found in the U.S. Constitution.
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Magna Carta
9.
1st representative governing body in the American colonies.
a)
English Bill of Rights
b)
Articles of Confederation
c)
Virginia House of Burgesses
d)
Congress
10.
What did the Mayflower Compact include?
a)
It was the first constitution in the colonies
b)
it had a form of self-government
c)
in was the first elected legislative assembly in the colonies
d)
none of these
11.
The factors listed above contributed most to the--
a)
creation of alliances between British settlers and American Indians
b)
election of British colonists to Parliament
c)
growth of representative government in the British colonies
d)
expansion of British trade in the Americas
12.
The Great Awakening influenced the ideas that started which conflict?
a)
French and Indian War
b)
American Revolutionary War
c)
War of 1812
d)
Quasi War
13.
Which historical documents that would eventually be the founding governing documents of the United States were influenced by the Great Awakening?
a)
Ten Commandments & 95 Theses
b)
Articles of Confederation & Federalist Papers
c)
Declaration of Independence & Constitution
d)
Virginia & Kentucky Resolutions
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