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Semester One Quizizz

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Identify the reason for the growth of representative government in the colonies. (READ CAREFULLY)
a)
The King did not bother enforcing his laws as long as the colonies made profits
b)

The King had difficulties communcating with the colonies

c)
The colonies were too far away for the King to govern effectively
d)
All of the above.
2.
British colonists objected to the Proclamation of 1763 because they...
a)
Feared it would provoke attacks from American Indians.
b)
Did not want to share control of the fur trade with France.
c)
Resented the limits it imposed on Westward Expansion.
d)
Wanted to be able to trade freely with foreign nations. 
3.
What individual arrived from France and aided George Washington and the Continental Army?
a)
Bernardo de Galvez
b)
Marquis de Lafayette
c)
De la Salle
d)
James Armistead 
4.
Which action by the colonists could be categorized as an act of Civil Disobedience?
a)
Colonists throwing British Tea into Boston Harbor
b)
Placing restrictions on trade with Spain and France
c)
Paying the stamp tax to British tax collectors
d)
firing guns at British soldiers at Lexington and Concord, Mass.
5.
Why is the Battle of Saratoga considered the 'turning point' in the Revolutionary War?
a)
The Native Americans were forced to stop fighting against the Continental Army
b)
The French became allies with America and began training and fighting with us
c)
It marked the end of the war with the surrender of Cornwallis
d)
It was Washington's Winter Training Camp
6.
*Intolerable Acts Imposed
*First Continental Congress Convened
*Thomas Paine's Common Sense Published
All the events listed above occurred during...
a)
The Era of Westward Expansion
b)
The Era of Good Feelings
c)
The Revolutionary Era
The Revolutionary Era
d)
The Jacksonian Era
7.
I am the leader of the Sons of Liberty and an ardent rebel who organized the Boston Tea Party.
a)
George Washington
b)
Sam Adams
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
King George III
8.

Why was the pamphlet Common Sense written by Thomas Paine?

a)

To persuade Loyalists not to fight

b)

To convince ordinary colonists to fight for independence

c)

To convince Patriots to fight

9.

The Amrican colonists were being taxed by England's Parliament without their consent due to...

a)

Economic policies after the French and Indian War debt

b)

Religious Policies of England

c)

Mercantilism

10.
One strength of the Articles of Confederation was...
a)
It created a method for admitting new states under the Northwest Ordinance.
b)
It had a strong federal government
c)
It did not allow the states to be in conflict with each other
d)
It created the idea of hamburgers
11.
The ___________  Plan favored the Small states and wanted Equal Representation in Congress.
a)
Virginia
b)
New Jersey
c)
Texas
d)
Alaska
12.

This was a trading cycle between the Colonies, the Caribbean, and Africa involving the shipment of slaves to Southern plantations

a)

Mercantilism

b)

Triangle Trade

13.
I gave both plans what they wanted by creating 2 houses, one to be represented by a state's population, and one where each state would receive two Senators.
a)
 Great Compromise
b)
3/5 Compromise
c)
The Bill of Rights
d)
Declaration of Independence
14.
The Antifederalists would only ratify the Constitution if a ____________ was added to protect Individual Rights.
a)
Declaration
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Monroe Doctrine
d)
Emancipation Proclamation
15.
This Economic Theory forced the Colonies to ONLY Trade with the mother country (England).
a)
Triangle Trade
b)
Mercantilism
16.
This Principle is where the President can VETO a law by congress or the Senate REJECTS a President’s order.
a)
Checks and Balances
b)
Republicanism
c)
Limited Government
17.
King George III closed the Port of Boston and took away colonists rights after the Boston Tea Party with THIS Act(s).
a)
Quartering Act
b)
Stamp Act
c)
Intolerable Acts
d)
Sugar Act
18.

The powers not Delegated to the Federal govt are Reserved to the States to limit federal authority and power in... 

a)
Republicanism
b)
Federalism
c)
Checks and Balances
d)

Separation of Powers

19.
Salutary Neglect was when the King ignored the colonists. This led to...
a)
The growth of self-government in the colonies
b)
Spain taking over all the colonies
c)
Native Americans demanding rights from England
20.

An action prohibited by one of the Due Process Amendments that give those accused of crimes rights.

a)
Not being allowed to criticize the govt.
b)
Quartering of Troops
c)
Cruel and Unusual Punishment
d)
States not having rights
21.
 Why did the Pilgrims create the Mayflower Compact?
a)
 to show that they opposed representative government.
b)
to establish an orderly community and laws for the common good
c)
 to reinforce the laws of England in the new colony
d)
 to guarantee universal religious tolerance in the colony
22.
The House of Burgesses is important in history because it was the 
a)
the first time a council advised the Virginia Company
b)
only legislative body in England
c)
first election of women as leaders
d)
first elected legislative body in America
23.

The Colonial region where the major industries were shipbuilding, fishing, timber...

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

d)

Canada

24.
Which geographic region had a warm climate, long growing seasons, and fertile soil? 
a)
Middle colonies 
b)
 Southern colonies 
c)
Mid-Atlantic colonies
d)
New England colonies
25.
Describe the importance of the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut (Read carefully)
a)
Was the first example of limited govt. (a rulebook) in the colonies
b)
Was the first written constitution in the colonies
c)
Expanded voting rights beyond church members
d)
All of the above
26.

Which Amendments deal with the right to a Trial by Jury and is included in due process?

a)
4th and 5th
b)
5th and 6th
c)
6th and 7th
d)
7th and 8th
27.

"Do not fear accumulation of powers in one branch! We will separate powers into three branches! One federal government should be adopted and the Constitution should be signed!"
This statement would have been made by the...

a)
Antifederalists
b)
Federalists
28.

Which group engaged with fur trading in Louisiana and the Great Lakes with the Native Americans?

a)

The Spanish

b)

The French

c)

The British

d)

The Dutch

29.

Which group proposed adding a Bill of Rights to protect the states and the people from giving away too much power in the Constitution?

a)

Anti-Federalists

b)

Federalists

c)

Democrats

d)

Republicans

30.

Which of these is a guaranteed right that is part of the First Amendment in the Bill of Rights?

a)

Freedom of Religion

b)

Freedom of the Press

c)

Freedom of Speech

d)

All of these

31.

Who proposed a national bank in order to provide stability for the U.S. Economy by paying off the Revolutionary war debt?

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Alexander Hamilton

d)

Patrick Henry

32.

The formation of Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson's political parties was based on arguing over...

a)

The power of the federal government

b)

The creation of a national bank of the U.S.

c)

Federal taxes and protective tariffs

d)

All of these

33.

Washington's Farewell Address focused on steering clear of and avoiding...

a)

Being involved in other countries' affairs and wars

b)

Being neutral to other countries wars.

c)

Trading with other countries.

d)

Immigration from other countries.

34.

When the judges of the Supreme Court decide on the Constitutionality of a law, they are using what idea?

a)

Judicial Review

b)

Separation of Powers

c)

Limited Government

d)

Republicanism

35.

Which idea went against George Washington's Farewell Address by preventing Europeans intervention in North and South America

a)

The Louisiana Purchase

b)

The Sedition Act

c)

The Monroe Doctrine

d)

The Embargo Act

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