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WorksheetsFall Semester Exam
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
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Class
Date
1.
What were the key parts to the Virginia Plan?
a)
3 branches, bicameral, representation is equal for each state
b)
3 branches, bicameral, representation is based on population
c)
3 branches, unicameral, representation is based on population
d)
Legislative branch only, unicameral, representation is equal
2.
In which year would this headline have appeared in a newspaper?
a)
1620
b)
1732
c)
1607
d)
1776
3.
The Pilgrims settled the Plymouth colony in Massachusetts for-
a)
gold
b)
land
c)
religious freedom
d)
political freedom
4.
The formation of the Virginia House of Burgesses in 1619 was significant because it marked the beginning of-
a)
the colonial independence movement
b)
the federal system of government
c)
cooperative efforts among the colonies
d)
representative government in the colonies
5.
What region of the 13 Colonies was known for building ships and fishing?
a)
New England
b)
Southern
c)
Middle
d)
Northwest
6.
What year was the Constitution written?
a)
1492
b)
1620
c)
1776
d)
1787
7.
What year did Columbus first go to the New World?
a)
1492
b)
1620
c)
1776
d)
1787
8.
What year did the United States declare independence? (Declaration of Independence)
a)
1492
b)
1620
c)
1776
d)
1787
9.
What year was the Mayflower Compact written?
a)
1492
b)
1620
c)
1776
d)
1787
10.
Which of the following was part of the Great Compromise?
a)
Every state would have equal representation in Congress.
b)
The Virginia Plan was approved.
c)
A slave would count as three-fifths of a person in a state’s population count.
d)
Seats in the House of Representatives would be awarded according to population.
11.
Which group supported the Constitution and argued that a strong national government could be effective and the Constitution has enough safeguards to protect peoples’ rights?
a)
Loyalist
b)
Burgesses
c)
Federalist
d)
Anti-Federalist
12.
In the Constitution, what fraction of the slaves in a state were included when determining representation in Congress?
a)
one quarter
b)
one half
c)
three-fifths
d)
one tenth
13.
Why did small states favor the New Jersey Plan?
a)
It banned slavery in the southern states.
b)
The plan was similar to their state constitutions.
c)
All states had equal representation in the legislature.
d)
Representatives in the legislature were selected according to population.
14.
What of the following happened before the Stamp Act?
a)
Tea Act
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
French and Indian War
d)
First Continental Congress
15.
In the 1600s Puritans migrated to North America because they-
a)
had been recruited by colonial proprietors
b)
wanted to escape debtors’ prison
c)
hoped to educate Native Americans
d)
wanted religious freedom
16.
Under the system of mercantilism, the Thirteen Colonies were expected to provide Great Britain with-
a)
raw materials and markets for British products
b)
American manufactured goods
c)
officials to represent colonial interests in Britain’s Parliament
d)
laborers to work in British factories
17.
Which list identifies the three main sections in the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Natural Rights, Limits on Trade, Unjust Taxes
b)
British Wrongs, the Need for Separation, Independence
c)
Natural Rights, British Wrongs, Independence
d)
Natural Rights, Independence, Future Security
18.
One of the leaders of the Jamestown colony was…
a)
William Bradford
b)
John Smith
c)
James Madison
d)
John Rolfe
19.
What reason did Parliament give for raising taxes after 1763?
a)
Colonist benefited from the war (French and Indian War) so they should help pay for the war.
b)
Colonist should help pay for the French and Indian war since they were not really Englishman.
c)
Colonist owed the British a lot of money from too many loans.
20.
Which one of the following events happened between the French and Indian War and the Boston Massacre?
a)
Boston Tea Party
b)
First Continental Congress
c)
Stamp Act
d)
Intolerable Acts
21.
Which one of the following events happened between the Tea Act and the First Continental Congress?
a)
Boston Tea Party
b)
Boston Massacre
c)
Stamp Act
d)
French and Indian War
22.
Which of the following was the last major battle of the Revolutionary War?
a)
Cowpens
b)
Saratoga
c)
King's Mountain
d)
Yorktown
23.
Which battle became a turning point of the war because it prompted the French to become America’s ally?
a)
Saratoga
b)
Yorktown
c)
Bunker Hill
d)
Trenton
24.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Thomas Paine
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
George Washington
d)
King George III
25.
Who won the Battle of Bunker Hill?
a)
British
b)
Americans
c)
Native Americans
d)
French
26.
According to the Declaration of Independence, the main purpose of government is to-
a)
protect the rights of individuals
b)
provide strong military leadership
c)
protect a nation form foreign invasions
d)
ensure the stability of a country’s economy
27.
One result of British regulations such as the Stamp Act and Townshend Acts was America’s resentment of-
a)
foreign alliances
b)
locally appointed governing bodies
c)
taxation without representation
d)
government control of speech
28.
The Treaty of Paris was a political victory for the United States because it meant that-
a)
Florida became part of the United States
b)
France agreed to give military aid to the United States
c)
The United States could purchase the Louisiana Territory from France
d)
Great Britain recognized the United States as an independent nation
29.
Which of the following battles were the first battles of the American Revolution?
a)
Lexington and Concord
b)
Saratoga and Yorktown
c)
Cowpens and Bunker Hill
d)
Trenton and Princeton
30.
What was the first major battle of the American Revolution?
a)
Princeton
b)
Saratoga
c)
Bunker Hill
d)
Trenton
31.
According to the Declaration of Independence, an unalienable right-
a)
belongs only to citizens born in the United States.
b)
exists only in time of war.
c)
is a right that all people are born with.
d)
is given to people by the state in which they live.
32.
What region of the 13 Colonies was known as the breadbasket colonies?
a)
New England
b)
Southern
c)
Middle
d)
Northwest
33.
Tobacco helped to save the Jamestown colony by providing a cash crop that made the colony profitable.
a)
True
b)
False
34.
Which one of the following people brought a new variety of tobacco to the Jamestown colony?
a)
John Rolfe
b)
William Bradford
c)
Thomas Paine
d)
Lord Baltimore
35.
How did the British Parliament respond to the Boston Tea Party?
a)
by passing the Proclamation of 1763
b)
by declaring the colonies independent
c)
by passing the Intolerable Acts
d)
by passing the Tea Act
36.
The U.S. Constitution provides that each state be represented in the House of Representatives according to the state’s-
a)
major party affiliation
b)
taxable income
c)
population
d)
area of land
37.
Which of the following is NOT one of the 4 reasons for the starving time in Jamestown?
a)
Many people died from disease
b)
The colonist did not want to do the work farming.
c)
The colonist used too much fertilizer which burned the crops.
d)
They spent too much time looking for gold.
38.
What geographic feature is the arrow pointing to?
a)
Appalachian Mountains
b)
Rocky Mountains
c)
Davis Mountains
d)
The Alps
39.
What geographic feature is the arrow pointing to?
a)
Appalachian Mountains
b)
Rocky Mountains
c)
Davis Mountains
d)
The Alps
40.
What geographic feature is the arrow pointing to?
a)
The Pacific Ocean
b)
The Indian Ocean
c)
The Atlantic Ocean
d)
The Gulf of Mexico
41.
What geographic feature is the arrow pointing to?
a)
The Pacific Ocean
b)
The Indian Ocean
c)
The Atlantic Ocean
d)
The Gulf of Mexico
42.
What geographic feature is the arrow pointing to?
a)
The Pacific Ocean
b)
The Indian Ocean
c)
The Atlantic Ocean
d)
The Gulf of Mexico
43.
What geographic feature is the arrow pointing to?
a)
Missouri River
b)
Mississippi River
c)
Ohio River
d)
Rio Grande
44.
What region of the country is known for large plantations?
a)
New England
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
Southern Colonies
d)
Northwest Colonis
45.
Which of the following was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
a)
Congress could not declare war.
b)
The central government had too much power.
c)
No court system existed to settle disputes between the states.
d)
The United States could not sell land
46.
The Anti-Federalist demanded this be added to the Constitution.
a)
The Federalist Papers
b)
The Bill of Rights
c)
The Executive Branch
d)
The Missouri Compromise
47.
Who is known as the Father of the Constitution?
a)
George Washington
b)
James Madison
c)
James Monroe
d)
Thomas Jefferson
48.
Which group supported the Constitution and argued that a strong national government could be effective and protect the states' rights?
a)
Loyalist
b)
Burgesses
c)
Federalists
d)
Antifederalist
49.
What are the Federalist Papers?
a)
Essays written to discourage adoption of the Constitution.
b)
Essays written to encourage adoption of the Constitution.
c)
A book about the creation of the Constitution.
d)
A book about James Madison.
50.
What were the Articles of Confederation?
a)
America's first constitution
b)
The Virginia Constitution
c)
A document signed by the Pilgrims on the Mayflower
d)
None of the above
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