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Civics And Economics Test Review

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the reason for the English wanting a permanent settlement at Jamestown?

a)

They were looking to escape religious persecution.

b)

They wanted a permanent vacation spot.

c)

It was an economic venture.

d)

It was an exploration venture.

2.

What is the main idea to the Preamble?

a)

to state the purpose of the Constitution

b)

to set limits on the authority of the government

c)

to establish the relationship of the branches of government

d)

to explain the reasons of the American Revolution

3.

This Supreme Court Case ended the "Separate but Equal" principle:

a)

Brown v. Board of Education

b)

Plessy v. Ferguson

c)

Miranda v. Arizona

d)

Korematsu v. United States

4.

The president cannot serve more than two terms. Which amendment is this?

a)

16th

b)

19th

c)

22nd

d)

23rd

5.

Arguably the first "battle" of the Revolutionary War occurred when the Massachusetts Minutemen fired on British troops at -

a)

Boston

b)

Philidelphia

c)

Saratoga

d)

Lexington and Concord

6.

This was a tax on all printed materials in the 13 Colonies.

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Sugar Act

c)

Tea Act

d)

Townshend Act

7.
Which colonies were founded for to escape religious persecution?
a)
Georgia and Jamestown
b)
Jamestown and Roanoke
c)
Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay
d)
Georgia and Pennyslvania
8.
Which colony is known as the "Lost Colony"?
a)
Georgia
b)
Jamestown
c)
Plymouth
d)
Roanoke
9.

Which compromise is made up of ideas from the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey plan?

a)

The Great Compromise

b)

The three-fifths compromise

c)

The constitutional compromise

d)

The big compromise

10.

Shay's Rebellion helped prove what point?

a)

The federal government needed changing

b)

The states powers were too weak

c)

The Articles of Confederation were powerful

d)

George Washington was a great leader.