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BCHS Domain 1 Quizizz

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which colonial region was established for economic reasons, agriculture such as tobacco, used slavery extensively, and its relationship with American Indians started peacefully but grew more violent as more settlers arrived?

a)

New England

b)

Mid-Atlantic

c)

Southern

2.

Which colonial region was started because of religion, had a colder climate, and fishing and shipbuilding were big forms of business?

a)

Southern

b)

Mid-Atlantic

c)

New England

3.
What group of people, who lived in the Middle colonies, believed that everyone should be treated fairly? 
a)
Pilgrims
b)
Quakers
4.
What was the first permanent settlement in America?
a)
Jamestown
b)
Plymouth
c)
Savannah
d)
Boston
5.

Which of the following is an economic system based getting colonies (like America) and exploiting them for their natural resources?

a)

communism

b)

socialism

c)

mercantilism

d)

facism

6.
A plant that is sold for a profit is a
a)
cash crop
b)
subsistence crop
c)
corn field
d)
benefit crop
7.

Which of the following was the first representative government in America?

a)

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

b)

Congress

c)

Constitution

d)

House of Burgesses

8.
The Virginia House of Burgesses:
a)
Provided an example of representative government.
b)
Established the first army in the New World.
c)
Regulated what the people were allowed to eat.
d)
Determined who could leave the colony. 
9.
In what year was Jamestown settled?
a)
1492
b)
1607
c)
1776
d)
2007
10.

What was transported from England to the colonies and Africa as part of Trans-Atlantic Trade?

a)

manufactured goods

b)

raw materials

c)

slaves

11.
What was Bacon's Rebellion?
a)
A rebellion over the shortage of bacon
b)
A rebellion over the right to own slaves instead of using indentured servants
c)
Rebellion over a corrupt headright system 
d)
A rebellion over the dissatisfaction of leadership, lack of Native American protection and a corrupt indentured servant system
12.

This is the trade route between the Americas, Africa and Europe in which ships carried cash crops, manufactured goods, and enslaved people

a)

mercantalism

b)

raw materials

c)

triangular trade (Trans-Atlantic Trade)

d)

artisan

13.
This is the part of the Triangular trade route in which captured and enslaved Africans were sent by ship, under terrible conditions, to  be sold to the Americas
a)
class
b)
slavery
c)
Middle Passage
d)
uprising
14.

A religious movement that swept through the colonies in the 1730s-1740s that lead to revivals and the spread of religious beliefs, also led colonists to question traditional authority.

a)

Town Meetings

b)

The Great Awakening

c)

English Bill of Rights

d)

Enlightenment

15.

African cultural contributions include:

a)

A-Frame homes, English, spaghetti, etc.

b)

shotgun houses, Gullah & Creole, yams, okra, etc.

c)

colonial homes, Spanish, hamburgers, etc.

d)

cottages, Chinese, hot dogs, etc.

16.
Who lived on the land west of the Appalachian Mountains?
a)
British soldiers
b)
American Indians
c)
American Soldiers
d)
George Washington
17.

True or False? The Articles of Confederation was the 1st government used in the United States but it was unsuccessful because it gave the states too much power.

a)

True

b)

False

18.
Who was the main governing body under the Articles of Confederation?
a)
The Executive Branch
b)
The Judicial Branch
c)
Congress
19.

The 3/5ths Compromise was a compromise over

a)

how slaves would be counted for representation in the new Constitution.

b)

how much land each new state would receive.

c)

who would receive the most gold.

d)

which religion would be the official religion of the U.S.

20.

The French began to support the Americans after this battle during the American Revolution

a)

Lexington and Concord

b)

Yorktown

c)

Saratoga

d)

Treaty of French

21.
Which battle is considered the Turning Point of the American Revolution?
a)
Battle of Trenton
b)
Battle of Saratoga
c)
Lexington & Concord
d)
Battle of Bunker Hill
22.
General Cornwallis surrenders to General Washington during this battle 
a)
Yorktown
b)
Lexington and Concord
c)
Saratoga
d)
Bunker Hill
23.
Which battle ended the American revolution?
a)
Battle of Lexington and Concord
b)
Battle of Saratoga
c)
Battle of Yorktown
d)
Battle of Trenton
24.
What river did Washington and his men cross for the battle of Trenton?
a)
Susquehanna river
b)
Trenton river
c)
Delaware river
d)
Mississippi river
25.
In addition to being president, Thomas Jefferson was also know for writing which document?
a)
Greenville newspaper 
b)
Magna Carta 
c)
Friendly notes
d)
Declaration of Independence 
26.
What was the Boston Tea Party?
a)
It was a party held to celebrate the Tea Act.
b)
It was Boston's response to the Intolerable Acts.
c)
It was when colonists dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor to protest the Tea Act.
d)
It was when riders on fast horses delivered tea around Boston.
27.

Which colonial region was kind and tolerant to the American Indians?

a)

New England

b)

Mid-Atlantic

c)

Southern

28.

Alexander Hamilton was

a)

a major author of the Federalist Papers/supported ratification of Consitution

b)

a peanut farmer from Georgia who became president

c)

an extremely liberal Democrat who fought against slavery

d)

a tired old man who wanted the U.S. to remain neutral in all foreign conflicts

29.

The war fought between Americans and England because Americans wanted their freedom.

a)

American Revolutionary War

b)

French and Indian War

c)

Vietnam War

d)

War of 1812

30.

This group was against the ratification of the Constitution unless a Bill of Rights was added

a)

Anti-Federalists

b)

Federalists

c)

Loyalists

d)

Jacobins

31.

Which of the following was the Prussian who taught military tactics to the Continental Army at Valley Forge during the American Revolutionary war?

a)

Lord Cornwallis

b)

Baron von Steuben

c)

Marquis de Lafayette

d)

Otto van Bismarck

32.

Which colonial leader went to France to help build an alliance between the Americans and France?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

George Washington

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

James Madison

33.

What is the Bill of Rights?

a)

1st 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution

b)

last 5 amendments to the U.S. Constitution

c)

list of laws passed by England during the American Revolution

d)

list of laws passed by France during the French and Indian War

34.

What was the name given to the group of 5 men responsible for writing the Declaration of Independence which included: Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, John Adams, Robert Livingston, and Roger Sherman?

a)

Committee of Five

b)

Committee of Correspondence

c)

Federalists

d)

Anti-Federalists

35.

What was the name given to the group that spread information and rallied citizens for the independence movement among the colonists?

a)

Committee of Five

b)

Committee of Correspondence

c)

Federalists

d)

Anti-Federalists

36.

The Constitution of the United States of America

a)

is the 2nd government of the United States

b)

is the 1st government of the United States

c)

is the 3rd government of the United States

d)

is the 4th government of the United States

37.

What did Daniel Shays' Rebellion reveal about the United States government at the time?

a)

we needed a new constitution

b)

we needed a weaker executive branch

c)

we needed a weaker judicial branch

d)

we needed to cut taxes

38.

How did the Daughters of Liberty help work toward independence?

a)

boycotted British goods

b)

bought more British goods

c)

sold British goods

d)

burned British goods

39.

This is the formal explanation of why the colonies were ending their political connection to Britain.

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Constitution

c)

Articles of Confederation

d)

Declaration of Sentiments

40.

Which group wanted to ratify the Constitution?

a)

Federalists

b)

Anti-Federalists

c)

Loyalists

d)

Jacobins

41.

Which event contributed to massive British debt, new taxes on the colonists, and the American Revolution?

a)

War of 1812

b)

French Revolution

c)

French & Indian War

d)

Boston Tea Party

42.

Who was the leader of the Continental Army who preserved the army through his leadership skills?

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

James Madison

d)

Baron von Steuben

43.

What did the Great Compromise settle?

a)

the difference between the larger states and the smaller states over representation in Congress

b)

the difference between the Federalist and the Anti-Federalists over the Bill of Rights

c)

the difference between the northern states and the southern states over slavery

44.

Which set of laws were the punishment for the Boston Tea Party?

a)

Intolerable Acts (Coercive Acts)

b)

Sugar Acts

c)

Stamp Acts

45.

Who is considered the "Father of the Constitution"?

a)

George Washington

b)

James Madison

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

James Monroe

46.

The Land Ordinance of 1785

a)

divided and sold land that the U.S. won in American Revolution, encouraged westward expansion, and public education

b)

divided and sold land that the U.S. won in French and Indian War, encouraged westward expansion, and public education

c)

divided and sold land the the U.S. won in the War of 1812, encouraged westward expansion, and public education

47.

This French military leader led American forces to several victories and was a key strategist at Yorktown.

a)

Marquis de Lafayette

b)

Baron de Montesquieu

c)

Louis VIX

d)

Napoleon

48.

Which of the following were the rules established by the Northwest Ordinance for the Northwest Territory?

a)

regulations for creation of new states, banned slavery, mandated education in territory

b)

regulations for reducing the number of states, banned slavery, mandated education in territory

c)

regulations for creation of new states, supported slavery, mandated education in territory

d)

regulations for creation of new states, banned slavery, no education in territory

49.

Which of the following drew an invisible line prohibiting colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains?

a)

Proclamation of 1763

b)

Treaty of Paris 1763

c)

Treaty of Paris 1783

d)

Northwest Ordinance

50.

When Great Britain did not enforce trade laws and gave the colonies more freedom, the colonists started governing themselves. Then Great Britain started to enforce laws which angered the colonists.


What term do we use to refer to this event?

a)

salutary neglect

b)

social contract theory

c)

rebellion

51.

A theory that says the government should protect people's natural rights, if they do not people should overthrow the government.

a)

heliocentric

b)

geocentric

c)

Social Contract

52.

Protest group created because of the Stamp Act that was responsible for the Boston Tea Party.

a)

Sons of Liberty

b)

Daughters of Liberty

c)

Committee of Five

d)

Committee of Correspondence

53.

This was the first direct tax placed on the colonists, it taxed everything paper.

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Sugar Act

c)

Molasses Act

d)

Intolerable Acts

54.

The pamphlet was written to convince colonists that they should separate from England.

a)

Thomas Paine's The Crisis

b)

Thomas Paine's Common Sense

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Treaty of Paris 1763

55.

Document that ended French & Indian War, gave England all French territory east of the Mississippi River.

a)

Treaty of Paris 1763

b)

Treaty of Paris 1783

c)

Treaty of Paris 1793

d)

Proclamation of 1763

56.

Document that ended the American Revolutionary War and set the boundaries of the United States.

a)

Treaty of Paris 1763

b)

Treaty of Paris 1783

c)

Proclamation of 1763

d)

Declaration of Independence

57.

Location of winter training camp for the Continental Army during the American Revolution, the troops emerged stronger despite the hardships they faced.

a)

Trenton

b)

Yorktown

c)

Valley Forge

d)

Saratoga