WorksheetsAPUSH Period 3: 1754 - 1800
Total questions: 59
Worksheet time: 42mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Samuel Adams & the Sons of Liberty carried out what famous protest of a tax on their favorite drink?
a)
Boston Tea Party
b)
Stamp Act Riots
c)
Virginia Resolutions
d)
Boston Massacre
2.
1st military engagement between the Colonists & the British
a)
Lexington & Concord
b)
Trenton
c)
Bunker Hill
d)
Saratoga
3.
What group managed the war effort & adopted the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Stamp Act Congress
b)
2nd Continental Congress
c)
House of Burgesses
d)
Committees of Correspondence
4.
What American document adopted John Locke's ideas of natural rights & social contract?
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Common Sense
c)
Articles of Confederation
d)
Two Treatises of Government
5.
What pamphlet provided a rationale for independence & gathered support in the colonies?
a)
Common Sense
b)
The Spirit of the Laws
c)
The Social Contract
d)
The Wealth of Nations
6.
Victory in what battle led to the Treaty of Alliance with France?
a)
Yorktown
b)
Saratoga
c)
Bunker Hill
d)
Camden
7.
Final battle of the American Revolution
a)
Yorktown
b)
Valley Forge
c)
Charles Town
d)
White Plains
8.
What was the purpose of the Proclamation of 1763?
a)
prevent further conflict with Indians
b)
prevent French invasion of western lands
c)
restrict the economic growth of the colonies
d)
to enforce a treaty with the Spanish
9.
What agreement gave the U.S. territory west of the Appalachian Mts & British recognition?
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Jay Treaty
d)
Treaty of Adams-Onis
10.
What was the cause of the French & Indian War?
a)
British & French rivalry in North America
b)
tensions betwen the British & colonists over territory
c)
American Indian attacks on French forts
d)
Spanish attempts to conquer New France
11.
Ended the French & Indian War; France loses N. American empire
a)
Treaty of Paris
b)
Treaty of Tordesillas
c)
Treaty of Hamburg
d)
Treaty of Alliance
12.
Final attempt to avoid war with Britain; pledged loyalty & asked the King to prevent conflict
a)
Olive Branch Petition
b)
Proclamation of Loyalty
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Albany Plan of Union
13.
Law expanding part of British Canada; seen by the colonists as an attempt to take colonial assemblies
a)
Quebec Act
b)
Declaratory Act
c)
Townshend Acts
d)
Coercive Acts
14.
Law stating that printed documents must be issued on special marked paper
a)
Quartering Act
b)
Stamp Act
c)
Prohibitory Act
d)
Grenville Act
15.
Shadow Patriot gov'ts; a network of communication & rallied opposition to the British
a)
Committees of Correspondence
b)
Stamp Act Congress
c)
1st Continental Congress
d)
2nd Continental Congress
16.
Series of taxes on glass, lead, paper, paint, & tea; Colonists respond with boycotts
a)
Townshend Duties
b)
Grenville Acts
c)
Coercive Acts
d)
Albany Plan
17.
Passed as a result of the Boston Tea Party; closed the harbor & banned town meetings; created unity
a)
Intolerable Acts
b)
Townshend Acts
c)
Declaratory Act
d)
Tea Act
18.
18th Century movement; questioned traditional institutions, customs, & morals; Age of Reason
a)
The Enlightenment
b)
Age of Exploration
c)
The Renaissance
d)
The Great Awakening
19.
Violent confrontation between British troops & colonists; 5 colonists died
a)
Boston Massacre
b)
Gaspee Incident
c)
Lexington & Concord
d)
Plymouth Revolt
20.
Passed by British PM to raise revenue after French & Indian War; Sugar & Stamp Acts
a)
Grenville's Program
b)
Townshend Duties
c)
North's Program
d)
King George's Plan
21.
British philosopher whose ideas inspired the American Revolution; life, liberty, & property
a)
John Locke
b)
Adam Smith
c)
Francis Bacon
d)
Thomas Jefferson
22.
Rebelled against Britain; considered traitors; fought tyranny & oppression
a)
Patriots
b)
Loyalists
c)
Tories
d)
Anti-Federalists
23.
1754 plan to united the colonies under one Grand Council; would decide military policy & taxation
a)
Albany Plan
b)
Continental Congress
c)
Unity Plan
d)
American Board of Commissioners
24.
American colonists that didn't support the revolution; left the U.S. after the war
a)
Loyalists
b)
Whigs
c)
Sons of Liberty
d)
King George's Brigade
25.
Statement written in response to Townshend Acts; resulted in military occupation of Boston
a)
Massachusetts Circular Letter
b)
Writs of Assisstance
c)
Letter from a Farmer in Pennsylvania
d)
Albany Plan
26.
British revenue ship that was attacked & torched by Patriots; led to Lexington & Concord
a)
the Gaspee
b)
the Baltimore
c)
the Serapis
d)
the Nancy
27.
Scots-Irish men who wanted protection from Indian attacks; marched on Philadelphia in 1764
a)
Paxton Boys
b)
Regulators
c)
New Jersey tenant riots
d)
Bacon's Rebellion
28.
Inventor, writer, printer, publisher, diplomat, statesman, & founding father
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Johnathon Edwards
c)
James Madison
d)
George Washington
29.
Uprising in North Carolina against Eastern domination of the colonies, spearheaded by Scots-Irish
a)
Regulator Movement
b)
Paxton Boys
c)
Knowles Riot
d)
Cary's Rebellion
30.
These taxed goods within the colonies; similar to a sales tax; ex. the Stamp At
a)
internal taxes
b)
external taxes
c)
Parliamentary taxes
d)
Colonial taxes
31.
These taxed imports into the colonies; ex. the Sugar Act
a)
internal taxes
b)
external taxes
c)
Parliamentary taxes
d)
Colonial taxes
32.
Certain specified goods from the Colonies which were to be shipped only to England; ex. tobacco
a)
enumerated goods
b)
mercantile goods
c)
internal goods
d)
external goods
33.
Colonies don't get to elect representatives to Parliament
a)
virtual representation
b)
actual representation
c)
limited representation
d)
direct representation
34.
American colonies wanted to elect their representative to Parliament
a)
actual representation
b)
virtual representation
c)
indirect representation
d)
absolute representation
35.
What document created a weak one-house Congress with no power to tax & a weak alliance of 13 states?
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
U.S. Constitution
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
Federalist Papers
36.
What organized the western U.S. territory & provided for schools?
a)
Land Ordinance of 1785
b)
Proclamation of 1763
c)
Western Decree of 1787
d)
Kentucky & Virginia Resolutions
37.
What banned slavery north of the Ohio river & determined how territories become a state?
a)
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
b)
Proclamation of 1763
c)
Alien & Sedition Acts
d)
The Great Compromise
38.
What armed protest against tax collectors & the courts showed the need for a stronger national gov't?
a)
Shay's Rebellion
b)
Whiskey Rebellion
c)
Turner's Rebellion
d)
Brown's Rebellion
39.
How did the Great Compromise solve the issue of state representation in the national legislature?
a)
unicameral legislature with 3-7 delegates based on population
b)
bi-cameral legislature; by population & equal representation
c)
bi-cameral legislature with # of representatives based on population
d)
unicameral legislature with equal representation
40.
What did the delegates to the Constitutional Convention decides how to count southern slaves?
a)
count 3 out of 5
b)
count all
c)
count half
d)
count none
41.
Why did the Anti-Federalists oppose ratification of the U.S. Constitution?
a)
it didn't protect individual rights
b)
it created the Bank of the U.S.
c)
it created a weak central gov't
d)
it gave territory back to Great Britain
42.
What was the purpose of the 9th & 10th Amendments?
a)
protect the rights of the people & the states
b)
protect freedom of expression
c)
protect the rights of the accused
d)
strengthen the federal gov't
43.
1st Secretary of the Treasury; favored assuming all state debts & established the 1st B.U.S.
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Henry Knox
c)
James Madison
d)
Alexander Hamilton
44.
They didn't trust the new Constitution & demanded a Bill of Rights be added
a)
Whigs
b)
Anti-Federalists
c)
Federalists
d)
Democrats
45.
What did President Washington issue in response to the ongoing conflict between France & Britain?
a)
Proclamation of Neutrality
b)
Alien & Sedition Acts
c)
Embargo of 1807
d)
Washington Resolution
46.
1st tax imposed by the new federal gov't; caused an armed protest, crushed by Washington
a)
whiskey
b)
sugar
c)
tobacco
d)
tea
47.
In his Farewell Address, what did Washington want the U.S. to avoid, to protect it from war?
a)
entangling alliances
b)
political parties
c)
strong president
d)
debt
48.
What controversy involved the impressment of U.S. sailors by the French & Adams refusing to pay a bribe?
a)
XYZ Affair
b)
War of 1812
c)
Citizen Genet
d)
Nullification
49.
What laws allowed the president to imprison & deport dangerous non-citizens & made criticizing the gov't illegal?
a)
Alien & Sedition Acts
b)
Kentucky & Virginia Acts
c)
Federal Bankruptcy Act
d)
Mississippi Territory Act
50.
Jefferson & Madison wrote these, reserving the states' right to override federal powers not enumerated in the U.S. Constitution
a)
Kentucky & Virginia Resolutions
b)
9th & 10th Amendments
c)
Federalist Papers
d)
Nullification Resolutions
51.
Why was the election of 1800 known as the Revolution of 1800?
a)
peaceful transition of power
b)
Jefferson won electoral vote, but lost popular vote
c)
death of the Federalist Party
d)
Supreme Court decided the election
52.
The Virginia Plan & New Jersey Plan dealt with:
a)
representation in Congress
b)
power of the executive
c)
counting of slaves
d)
the Bank of the U.S.
53.
What part of the U.S. Constitution was used to justify the creation of the National Bank?
a)
Elastic (Necessary & Proper) Clause
b)
9th Amendment
c)
Commerce Clause
d)
10th Amendment
54.
What provision of Article II of the U.S. Constitution showed that the Founding Fathers didn't trust democracy & the people?
a)
Electoral College
b)
judicial review
c)
Presidential Veto
d)
Impeachment
55.
Father of the Constitution; 4th U.S. President
a)
John Adams
b)
James Madison
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Alexander Hamilton
56.
Group that pushed for ratification of the U.S. Constitution; favored a strong central gov't
a)
Federalists
b)
Whigs
c)
Anti-Federalists
d)
Tories
57.
Agreement signed with Spain; granted navigation rights on Mississippi River & border of Florida
a)
Jay Treaty
b)
Pinckney Treaty
c)
Treaty of Ghent
d)
Treaty of Paris
58.
Agreement signed in 1795; it prevented war between Britain & the U.S.
a)
Jay Treaty
b)
Pinckney Treaty
c)
Treaty of Versailles
d)
Treaty of London
59.
What incident involved the French Ambassador to the U.S. & led him to stay in the U.S.?
a)
Citizen Genet
b)
XYZ Affair
c)
Kentucky & Virginia Resolutions
d)
Barbary Pirates
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