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Worksheets1st semester
Total questions: 103
Worksheet time: 1hrs 12mins
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Class
Date
1.
What became Jamestown's "gold"?
a)
gold
b)
tobaccco
c)
water
d)
tomatoes
2.
What was the main reason Plymouth was started?
a)
For Money/Wealth
b)
For Religious Beliefs
c)
For Growing Crops
d)
For Exploring new wildlife
3.
Who helped the settlers in Plymouth?
a)
Pocahontas
b)
Wanpanoag
c)
Squanto
d)
Massasoit
4.
Where is Plymouth located [today]?
a)
Virginia
b)
Massachusetts
c)
Missouri
d)
Louisiana
5.
In what year did the Pilgrims settle in Plymouth?
a)
1621
b)
1616
c)
1602
d)
1620
6.
Before the Pilgrims went ashore they created a set of rules to help them live together peacefully. What was this called?
a)
Pilgrims' Pact
b)
Plymouth Promise
c)
House of Burgesses
d)
Mayflower Compact
7.
Why did the original settlers of the Plymouth Colony, Maryland, and Pennsylvania come to America?
a)
To secure freedom from religious persecution
b)
To search for gold and silver
c)
To convert American Indians to Christianity
d)
To bring spices to the New World
8.
Slaves were brought to North America through the ____________ _______.
a)
Slave Ship
b)
Northwest Passage
c)
Triangular Trade
9.
Where was Jamestown located (today)?
a)
Missouri
b)
Mississippi
c)
Virginia
d)
North Carolina
10.
Written permission to establish a colony.
a)
charter
b)
constitution
11.
Name the 4 New England Colonies
a)
New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts
b)
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware
c)
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, Maryland
12.
Name the 4 Middle Colonies
a)
New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts
b)
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware
c)
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, Maryland
13.
Name the founder of Connecticut.
a)
Thomas Hooker
b)
Lord Berkely for trade and profits
14.
Name the founder of Pennsylvania.
a)
William Penn for religious freedom for Quakers and for trade and profit
b)
Peter Minuit for trade and profits
15.
Name the founder of Maryland
a)
Lord Baltimore for religious freedom for Catholics
b)
William Penn for religious freedom for Quakers and for trade and profit
c)
John Smith, 1607, trade and profit
16.
Name the founder of Georgia
a)
James Oglethorpe, debtors
b)
John Smith, Profit
c)
George Calvert, Catholics
17.
What was the first written constitution of the New World?
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
House of Burgesses
c)
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
18.
Maryland was a safe haven for what religious group?
a)
Puritans
b)
Separtists
c)
Catholics
19.
What was the Virginia House of Burgesses?
a)
It was the first legislative (elected lawmakers) assembly in the New World.
b)
1st Constitution of the New World
20.
Name the first permanent English settlement.
a)
Jamestown, VA
b)
Roanoke
c)
Maryland
21.
Why did James Oglethorpe start Georgia colony?
a)
As a place for Quakers and it stands for Penn’s Woods.
As a place for Quakers and it stands for Penn’s Woods.
b)
As a second chance for debtors and as a buffer between the English and Spanish colonies.
As a second chance for debtors and as a buffer between the English and Spanish colonies.
22.
What crop cultivated by John Rolfe helped save Jamestown (Virginia)?
a)
corn
b)
rice
c)
tobacco
23.
What is an indentured servant?
a)
Someone who agrees to work for several years for passage to the New World.
b)
Someone who is bought and cannot obtain freedom.
24.
Which European nation was NOT involved in colonizing North America?
a)
Great Britain
b)
Spain
c)
France
d)
Belgium
25.
Who were the Loyalists?
a)
people who wanted to remain subjects of Great Britain
b)
people who pledged allegiance to the Sons of Liberty
c)
people who joined committees to promote the Patriots’ cause
d)
people who helped New England merchants by paying their taxes
26.
What did the Intolerable Acts do?
a)
replace the local Massachusetts government
b)
raise taxes on tea, paper, and other goods
c)
reinstate corporal punishment and the death penalty
d)
accuse the Tea Party participants of treason
27.
Which of the following laws most helped to trigger the Boston Massacre?
a)
the Tea Act
b)
the Sugar Act
c)
the Stamp Act
d)
the Quartering Act
28.
How did Parliament respond to protests against the Stamp Act?
a)
It sent troops to enforce the law.
b)
It allowed a representative from the colonies to attend its sessions.
c)
It repealed the law.
d)
It passed the Tea Act.
29.
Why did the British enact the Proclamation of 1763?
a)
to gain more land and resources for the British Empire
b)
to pay off debts incurred during the French and Indian War
c)
to protect British trade from foreign competition
d)
to prevent Native Americans and settlers from fighting over land
30.
Enlightenment thinker who believed in natural rights (Life, liberty, property):
a)
Montesquieu
b)
Voltaire
c)
Locke
d)
Rousseau
31.
The King of England had an attitude of "salutary neglect". This means that he...
a)
attacked the colonies
b)
did not enforce many of the laws
c)
taxed the colonies
d)
outlawed tea
32.
Why did England impose taxes on the colonies?
a)
Pay for the cost of a new navy.
b)
Build roads to the Ohio River Valley.
c)
Show colonists who was in charge.
d)
Pay off debts owed from the French and Indian War.
33.
Which phrase became popular after passage of the Stamp Act?
a)
“The rights of Englishmen”
b)
“Give me liberty or give me death”
c)
“Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”
d)
“No taxation without representation“
34.
What British law created new taxes on glass, tea, lead, and paper?
a)
Intolerable Acts
b)
Townshend Acts
c)
Proclamation Acts
d)
Shakespeare Acts
35.
What Act was passed after the Boston Tea Party?
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Tea Act
c)
Sugar Act
d)
Intolerable Act
36.
Why did British troops march to Concord in April 1775?
a)
The intended to confiscate weapons
b)
They intended to attack Continental troops there.
c)
They intended to arrest rebellious colonists
d)
They marched through there because it was on the way to Lexington
37.
Who is known as a founder of the Sons of Liberty?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
George Washington
38.
What is a boycott?
a)
a citizen-led meeting to protest a law
b)
repealing a law because of protest
c)
a punishment in public
d)
refusal to buy a good or service
39.
The Albany Plan of Union suggested that the colonies...
a)
pay for the French & Indian war.
b)
sign a peace treaty with the Native Americans.
c)
unite or pay the consequences.
d)
sign the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
40.
Writs of assistance gave the Redcoats the power to...
a)
Arrest Samuel Adams
b)
Take whatever they wanted from homes
c)
Shoot unarmed colonists
d)
Search homes and ships without a warrant
41.
Committees of Correspondence allowed the colonists to...
a)
Spread information quickly between the colonies
b)
Avoid paying taxes
c)
Communicate their grievances to the king
d)
Repeal the Sugar Act
42.
The first casualty of the Boston Massacre was...
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Paul Revere
c)
Samuel Adams
d)
Crispus Attucks
43.
Who drew this image?
a)
Paul Revere
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
Samuel Adams
d)
Crispus Attucks
44.
The Great Awakening led people to...
a)
Abolish slavery
b)
Attack Native Americans
c)
Think for themselves
d)
Boycott tea
45.
Mercantilism is what type of policy?
a)
Religious
b)
Economic
c)
Political
d)
Social
46.
The Navigation Acts...
a)
Controlled the colonies' trade
b)
Banned other religions
c)
Drafted colonists to fight in a war
d)
Ended the French & Indian War
47.
After the French & Indian War, the new western boundary of British territory was...
a)
The Mississippi River
b)
The Appalachian Mountains
c)
The Ohio River
d)
The Hudson River
48.
What is the significance of the First Continental Congress?
a)
It ended the conflict between the colonies and Britain
b)
The colonists unite for the first time
c)
The first constitution was written there
d)
Paul Revere is chosen as president
49.
Who warned the militias that British soldiers were on their way to Concord?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Crispus Attucks
c)
Paul Revere
d)
Samuel Adams
50.
What is a Congress?
a)
A system of taxation
b)
A meeting or assembly of representatives
c)
A small battle
d)
Refusing to buy something
51.
"Mercantilism" can be summarized with which phrase?
a)
"The mother country controls the taxes"
b)
"The mother country fights the wars"
c)
"The mother country makes the rules"
d)
"The mother country controls the trade"
52.
Author of the Declaration of Independence
a)
John Adams
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Ben Franklin
53.
First and Largest signer of the Declaration of Independence
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
John Hancock
c)
Thomas Paine
54.
At what battle did the "Shot heard round the world" take place
a)
Lexington and Concord
b)
Saratoga
c)
Yorktown
55.
Who Said, "I have not yet begun to fight"
a)
John Paul Jones
b)
Marquis De Lafayette
c)
Patrick Henry
56.
Who said, "Give me liberty or give me death"
a)
Patrick Henry
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
John Adams
57.
Rights that cannot be taken away like Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness
a)
Undeniable
b)
Unalienable
c)
Un-American
58.
Tax on all paper goods
a)
Sugar
b)
Tea
c)
Stamp
59.
Who represented the Redcoats after the Boston Massacre
a)
Sam Adams
b)
Ben Franklin
c)
John Adams
60.
Name of the American Army
a)
Continental Army
b)
Green Mountain Boys
c)
Regulars
61.
Winter Quarters located in Pennsylvania where Washington and his men ran out of supplies....low point of the war
a)
Valley Forge
b)
Ohio River Valley
c)
Valley of Pain and Suffering
62.
This Event took place in response to the Tea Act
a)
Tea Party
b)
Boston Massacre
c)
Bunker Hill
63.
Which of the following is a weakness of the Articles of Confederation.
a)
Congress could not declare war.
b)
Congress could not impose taxes.
c)
Congress could not set up a postal system.
64.
What was the long term effect of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
a)
Territories eventually became states.
b)
The farmers of Massachusetts rebelled.
c)
George Washington was elected president.
d)
Slavery was expanded in the US.
65.
Why is Shay's Rebellion an important event in US history?
a)
It was the beginning of the Civil War.
b)
It showed the strength of the Mass. militia.
c)
It led to the passage of a new constitution.
d)
It dramatized the power of the central govt.
66.
The Constitutional Convention was held in which city?
a)
Philadelphia
b)
New York City
c)
Charleston
d)
Plymouth
67.
Why is James Madison known as the "Father of the Constitution?"
a)
He wrote the first draft of the Constitution.
b)
He knew more about govt than anyone else.
c)
He was the oldest delegate to the Constitutional Convention.
d)
He was well prepared to lead the discussion at the convention.
68.
What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention in 1787?
a)
To write the US Constitution.
b)
To end the conflict in Mass. from Shay's Rebellion.
c)
To rewrite the Declaration of Independence.
d)
To revise the Articles of Confederation.
69.
Which of these was the greatest challenge for the delegates at the Constitutional Convention?
a)
How to respond to the interest of other countries.
b)
How to address the concerns of farmers.
c)
How to get agreements between easter and western states.
d)
How to balance the interests of large and small states.
70.
Which of these did both the Virginia and New Jersey Plans include?
a)
An end to slavery.
b)
An elected president.
c)
Two houses of Congress
d)
Three branches of government.
71.
What did the Great Compromise decide?
a)
Representation in Congress.
b)
The names of political parties.
c)
The system of checks and balances.
d)
The process of selecting the president.
72.
State population decides how many members this group has...
a)
Senate
b)
Supreme Court
c)
President's cabinet
d)
House of Representatives
73.
The 3/5th's Compromise solved which of the following issues?
a)
Counting 3/5th's of slaves as part of population because they were not considered property.
b)
Counting 3/5th's of the female population to have a female representative.
c)
Counting 3/5th's of the population in general as part of Congress.
d)
Counting 3/5th's of the slave population towards representation.
74.
Who was the leader of the Federalists?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Alexander Hamilton
c)
George Mason
d)
Patrick Henry
75.
Who was the leader of the Antifederalists?
a)
Alexander Hamilton
b)
John Jay
c)
James Madison
d)
Thomas Jefferson
76.
Which group argued strongly for a Bill of Rights?
a)
Antifederalists
b)
Federalists
77.
The first words of the Constitution are...
a)
Four score and seven years ago...
b)
I have a dream...
c)
We the People...
d)
We hold these truths...
78.
"We need order and stability!" This statement would most likely come from a...
a)
Antifederalist
b)
Federalist
79.
Bicameral means...
a)
One house of Congress
b)
Two houses of Congress
c)
Three houses of Congress
80.
How many members does the Senate have today?
a)
51
b)
100
c)
435
d)
538
81.
The Bill of Rights protects our personal freedoms from government interference
a)
republicanism
b)
federalism
c)
individual rights
d)
separation of powers
82.
The three branches of government have different jobs and responsibilities
a)
limited government
b)
separation of powers
c)
republicanism
d)
popular sovereignty
83.
Government officials must obey the law
a)
checks and balances
b)
federalism
c)
popular sovereignty
d)
limited government
84.
The people elect government officials to represent them
a)
separation of powers
b)
individual rights
c)
limited government
d)
republicanism
85.
The three branches of government control each other to maintain equal power
a)
checks and balances
b)
limited government
c)
federalism
d)
individual rights
86.
The people have the power to rule
a)
federalism
b)
individual rights
c)
popular sovereignty
d)
separation of powers
87.
"Right to bear arms" (Gun rights)
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
88.
Freedom of speech
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
89.
No one has to house (quarter) soldiers in their home
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
90.
Police must get a warrant.
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
91.
Guarantees freedom to assemble peacefully
a)
1st Amendment
b)
9th Amendment
c)
5th Amendment
d)
7th Amendment
92.
Which amendment allows a reporter to report the news?
a)
2nd amendment
b)
1st amendment
c)
3rd amendment
d)
4th amendment
93.
Which does NOT apply to the 1st amendment?
a)
press
b)
peace
c)
petition
d)
speech
94.
States that powers not given to the Federal government or denied to the States, are powers reserved for the States (people).
a)
10th Amendment
b)
4th Amendment
c)
6th Amendment
d)
8th Amendment
95.
Forbids unlawful searches and seizures of persons, homes, and effects without a search warrant
a)
2nd Amendment
b)
4th Amendment
c)
6th Amendment
d)
8th Amendment
96.
Forbids cruel and unusual punishment
a)
2nd Amendment
b)
4th Amendment
c)
6th Amendment
d)
8th Amendment
97.
Guarantees freedom from testifying against yourself
a)
1st Amendment
b)
3rd Amendment
c)
5th Amendment
d)
7th Amendment
98.
No unreasonable searches or seizures without a warrant
a)
1st amendment
b)
5th amendment
c)
4th amendment
d)
8th amendment
99.
What is the meaning for "amend"?
a)
Approve
b)
Change or Add
c)
Agreement
d)
Assembly
100.
Due process and the right to an attorney are rights found in which Amendment?
a)
Fourth Amendment
b)
Fifth Amendment
c)
Sixth Amendment
d)
Seventh Amendment
101.
Which amendment allows you to remain silent when arrested?
a)
1st amendment
b)
2nd amendment
c)
3rd amendment
d)
5th amendment
102.
Double Jeopardy and your Miranda Rights ("You have right right to remain silent...") are part of which amendment?
a)
3rd amendment
b)
5th amendment
c)
7th amendment
d)
1st amendment
103.
The idea that soldiers kick you out and live in your house is called:
a)
Militia
b)
Assembly
c)
Quartering
d)
Due Process
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