WorksheetsEarly America
Total questions: 74
Worksheet time: 56mins
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Class
Date
1.
The main reason most of the early settlers came to Maryland, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island was to
a)
purchase inexpensive farmland
b)
seek religious freedom
c)
profit from fur trade
d)
obtain better jobs
2.
In what regions were tobacco, rice and indigo grown.
a)
New England Colonies
b)
the frontier
c)
Southern Colonies
d)
Middle Colonies
3.
Why were the Middle Colonies referred to as the "Bread Basket" or "Bread" Colonies?
a)
They were sandwiched between the New England and Southern Colonies.
b)
The colonists living there made their living by weaving baskets out of grass.
c)
The Middle Colonies made the most money for England.
d)
The grain grown in the Middle Colonies was used to make Bread.
4.
Why was the establishment of the House of Burgesses in Jamestown important?
a)
It helped to establish the idea of representative assembly
b)
It helped establish the idea of the right to a fair trial
c)
It gave colonists the right to freedom of religion
d)
It created a bill of rights for all people
5.
The settlers of the Plymouth colony wrote which document?
a)
Magna Carta
b)
Mayflower Compact
c)
Fundamental Orders
d)
London Company Charter
6.
What was the first successful and permanent English settlement in North America?
a)
Plymouth
b)
Roanoke
c)
Jamestown
d)
Charleston
7.
Who was the early leader of Jamestown?
a)
Walter Raleigh
b)
Roger Williams
c)
James Oglethorp
d)
John Smith
8.
Which of the following were all Southern Colonies?
a)
Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island
b)
Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia
c)
New York, New Jersey, Deleware
d)
Pennsylvania, Delaware, Rhode Island
9.
Which of the following were part of the Middle Colonies?
a)
Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island
b)
Georgia, Carolina, Virginia
c)
New York, New Jersey, Delaware
d)
Carolina, New Hampshire, Maryland
10.
The New England Colonies contain which group
a)
Delaware, Carolina, Massachusetts, Virginia
b)
New York, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey
c)
Virginia, Maryland, Georgia, Carolinas
d)
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut , Rhode Island
11.
What is the meaning of taxation without representation?
a)
When people are taxed, but they have no say in the government
b)
When people are taxed twice on the same item
c)
When some people get taxed and others don't
d)
When people in the Colonies are taxed, but no one in England is
12.
Within the Declaration of Independence a list of grievances were listed. To whom is the list of grievances referring?
a)
King George III
b)
John Hancock
c)
George Washington
d)
Benjamin Franklin
13.
What law that forced colonists to provide places to live for all the Redcoats in America?
a)
Townshend Acts
b)
Quartering Act
c)
Sugar Act
d)
Navigation Act
14.
After the Boston Tea Party...
a)
England did not tax the colonists
b)
King George surrendered
c)
King George closed Boston Harbor and created the Intolerable Acts
15.
Who won the French and Indian War?
a)
The French and the Natives
b)
The English colonists and the English soldiers
c)
the Native Americans
d)
no one.. it was a tie
16.
Who was the commander of the Continental Army?
a)
Joseph Brant
b)
George Washington
c)
James Forteen
d)
John Paul Jones
17.
Why did fighting break out at Lexington and Concord in April 1775?
a)
Minutemen attacked a British fort.
b)
Colonists refused to let British troops stay in their homes.
c)
British troops tried to seize colonists' arms and ammunition.
d)
British troops tried to break up a meeting in the Old North Church.
18.
"give me liberty or give me death!"
"A government of our own in our natural right..."
"We must indeed all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately."
These statements were made by...
"A government of our own in our natural right..."
"We must indeed all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately."
These statements were made by...
a)
Redcoats
b)
Patriots
c)
Tories
d)
Native American Indians
19.
What was one purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
to establish a framework for government
b)
to state the reasons for the colonies to separate from England
c)
to express reasons for limiting immigration
d)
to list arguments for women's suffrage
20.
The last major battle of the war ended when Cornwallis surrendered his force of about 8,000 at _______________.
a)
Boston
b)
Chicago
c)
New York
d)
Yorktown
21.
Which treaty ended the Revolutionary War?
a)
Treaty of New York
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Treaty of Washington
d)
Treaty of Congress
22.
What did the Marquis de Lafayette volunteer do?
a)
spy against the Continental Army
b)
serve in the Continental Army
c)
serve in the British Army
d)
train the Britishl Army
23.
An act passed by Parliament taxing all printed materials in the colonies.
a)
Intolerable Acts
b)
Tea Act
c)
Stamp Act
d)
Sugar Act
24.
Which of the following is NOT one of the taxes that King George III and the British Parliament forced the colonist to pay?
a)
Stamp Act
b)
The Coffee Act
c)
The Sugar Act
d)
The Intolerable Acts
25.
The colonist formed a ____________, which is a group of ordinary people without much military training who train for battle.
a)
boycott
b)
protest
c)
militia
d)
Boston Tea Party
26.
The Proclamation Line of 1763 forbids colonists from settling_____________
a)
west of the Atlantic Ocean
b)
in their own colonies
c)
in Florida
d)
West of the Appalachain Mountains
27.
I was shot in the Boston Massacre, making me the first African American to die for American freedom.
a)
Crispus Attucks
b)
Clay Matthews
c)
Patrick Henry
d)
Sam Adams
28.
_______ is the angry protest where members of the Sons of Liberty threw tea overboard
a)
Tea Act
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
Boston Massacre
d)
Lexington and Concord
29.
The meeting that took place in Philadelphia where 12 out of 13 colones sent delegates. They met to come up with a plan to do something about British taxes.
a)
Committee of Correspondence
b)
Stamp Act
c)
First Continental Congress
d)
None of the above
30.
What happened at the Battle of Bunker Hill?
a)
The patriots ran out of gunpowder after being attacked twice and the British captured their fort
b)
The British ran out of gunpowder and the colonists captured their fort.
c)
The patriots went home
d)
The British went home
31.
Which colonial leader introduced the ideas of John Locke’s “social contract” theory into the Deceleration of Independence?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
John Hancock
c)
James Madison
d)
Thomas Paine
32.
The passage below comes from the Declaration of Independence (1776)
“He kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the consent of our legislatures…”
Which section of the Declaration contained this passage?
“He kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the consent of our legislatures…”
Which section of the Declaration contained this passage?
a)
Its theory of government based on a social contract
b)
Its announcement of American independence from Britain
c)
Its list of colonial grievances
d)
Its justification of the conduct of the colonists
33.
The passage below comes from the Declaration of Independence.
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed”
According to this passage, what is the principal role of government?
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed”
According to this passage, what is the principal role of government?
a)
To help individuals cooperate against the forces of nature
b)
To glorify the ruler in the eyes of the creator
c)
To protect the natural rights of citizens
d)
To promote greater social equality
34.
What is the name of the first written plan of government in America?
a)
Constitution
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Articles of Confederation
35.
Americans were afraid that a __?__ would lead to tyranny, or oppressive rule.
a)
strong state government
b)
weak government
c)
strong central government or King type leader
d)
legslature
36.
Under the Articles of Confederation, most of the power was where?
a)
Legislative branch
b)
the president
c)
the states
d)
national government
37.
How many branches of government were there under the Articles of Confederation?
a)
One
b)
Zero
c)
Two
d)
Three
38.
Which of the following was NOT a power of Congress under the Articles of Confederation?
a)
Create a plan for the Northwest Territory
b)
Negotiate treaties
c)
Levy taxes
d)
Declare war and peace
39.
Which is a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
a)
Congress couldn't collect taxes
b)
Weak central government
c)
Provided for no common currency
d)
All of the these
40.
In order to change (amend) the Articles of Confederation, __________ out of 13 states had to agree.
a)
5
b)
10
c)
13
d)
15
41.
Who led the farmers against the government of Massachusetts?
a)
Daniel Shay
b)
the Government
c)
all of the farmers were leaders
d)
Thomas Hobbes
42.
The Northwest Ordinance set up the government for the___________: this territory was incorporated as free from slavery.
a)
Louisiana Purchase
b)
Northwest Reserve
c)
Northwest Territory
d)
Northeast Territory
43.
Under the Articles of Confederation, how many votes did each state get?
a)
Zero
b)
One
c)
Two
d)
Three
44.
The weaknesses of the Articles of the Confederation led to an effort to create a new _____________.
a)
Proclamation of 1763
b)
Constitution
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Treaty of Paris 1783
45.
What is the name of the colony marked A?
a)
Massachusetts
b)
Ohio
c)
New Jersey
d)
Rhode Island
46.
What is the name of the colony that is marked M?
a)
Georgia
b)
North Carolina
c)
Maryland
d)
Delaware
47.
What is the name of the colony marked L?
a)
Georgia
b)
South Carolina
c)
Virginia
d)
North Carolina
48.
What is the name of the colony marked K?
a)
North Carolina
b)
South Carolina
c)
Georgia
d)
New York
49.
What is the name of the colony marked I?
a)
Maryland
b)
Delaware
c)
North Carolina
d)
Georgia
50.
What is the name of the colony marked H?
a)
Delaware
b)
New Hampshire
c)
North Carolina
d)
New York
51.
What is the name of the colony marked G?
a)
Connecticut
b)
New Jersey
c)
Georgia
d)
Maryland
52.
What is the name of the colony marked F?
a)
North Carolina
b)
New Hampshire
c)
New York
d)
Pennsylvania
53.
What is the name of the colony marked E?
a)
Connecticut
b)
New Hamsphire
c)
North Carolina
d)
Georgia
54.
What is the name of the colony marked D?
a)
Rhode Island
b)
Maryland
c)
New Hamsphire
d)
North Carolina
55.
What is the name of the colony marked C?
a)
Georgia
b)
New York
c)
New Hampshire
d)
South Carolina
56.
What was "Salutary Neglect?"
a)
England neglected to enforce their own trade laws
b)
The colonists neglected to follow the trade laws
c)
The colonists neglected to salute the English flag
d)
None of the above
57.
What is mercantilism?
a)
A system where a mother countries gains money and power from natural resources that come from its colonies.
b)
where colonies trade gold and silver with each other.
c)
Wars that start over money.
d)
Plantation colonies trading slaves for money.
58.
Which was an important cash crop in the 17th century?
a)
corn
b)
barley
c)
squash
d)
tobacco
59.
What is a proprietary colony?
a)
a colony run by many foreign countries
b)
a colony whose citizens were strictly Catholic
c)
a colony run by a landholder hoping to make money
d)
a colony owned and controlled by the king
60.
What is a royal colony?
a)
an area controlled by a council of elected officials
b)
an area used to house the military
c)
a colony owned by a king or queen
d)
an area owned by a proprietor
61.
What is the definition of charter?
a)
an organization that rules a territory
b)
a constitution
c)
a document that gives the right to establish a colony
d)
a formal agreement for trading rights
62.
What group paid for their passage to America by working for approximately seven years after they arrived to pay for their trip here?
a)
slaves
b)
merchants
c)
indentured servants
d)
proprietors
63.
Which of the following best describes the infamous trip of slaves from Africa to the East Coast of the Western Hemisphere?
a)
Crusades
b)
Lewis and Clark Expedition
c)
Middle Passage
d)
Colombian Exchange
64.
This secret society formed by Boston patriots stirred a protest movement to upset British policies.
a)
Sons of Anarchy
b)
The Secret Loyalists
c)
Sons of Liberty
d)
The Continentals
65.
A colonist supporting British policies and not wanting independence was called a ...
a)
Royalist
b)
Loyalist
c)
Patriot
d)
Fence-sitter
66.
A colonist seeking independence from British rule was called a...
a)
Smuggler
b)
Patriot
c)
Loyalist
d)
Man of Liberty
67.
How many colonists were shot and killed at the Boston Massacre?
a)
No one knows, forever lost in history
b)
1
c)
5
d)
10
68.
Why was a boycott used?
a)
To punish the British
b)
To refuse to buy taxed products
c)
To encourage smuggling
d)
All of the Above
69.
Who led and organized the "Sons of Liberty" in Boston?
a)
George Washington
b)
John Adams
c)
Paul Revere
d)
Sam Adams
70.
This leader inspired Patriots by declaring "Give me liberty or give me death!"
a)
Paul Revere
b)
Sam Adams
c)
John Hancock
d)
Patrick Henry
71.
Thomas Paine's famous pamphlet was titled ______ and helped convince many Americans that a complete break with Britain was necessary.
a)
It Makes No Sense
b)
There Is No Common Sense
c)
Common Sense
d)
Common Sensibilities
72.
When did Congress adopt the document that proclaimed independence—the Declaration of Independence?
a)
July 4, 1776
b)
July 6, 1776
c)
July 4, 1777
d)
July 4, 1775
73.
Connecticut adopted the first written constitution in America called
a)
Fundamental Executive of Connecticut
b)
Fundamental Constitution of Connecticut
c)
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
d)
Fundamental Government of Connecticut
74.
Maryland law, first effort in the English colonies to support religious freedom
a)
Headright system
b)
indentured servant
c)
Toleration Act of 1649
d)
Jamestown
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