WorksheetsUnit 2 Pre-test
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 29mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What are rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness that can not be taken away from an individual?
a)
Governmental rules
b)
Unalienable Rights
c)
Independence
d)
Popular Sovereignty
2.
What did Franklin's Albany Plan of Union mean
a)
The only way to win the war against France is to fight together.
b)
Only the New England colonies will succeed in the war against the French.
c)
The only way for the colonies to survive is to surrender to the French.
d)
The South is the key to defending the colonies from France.
3.
What system allowed for nations to become powerful and rich from their colonies?
a)
Militarism
b)
Mercantilism
c)
Socialism
d)
Communism
4.
Which of the following was an effect of England governing the North American colonies at such a long distance?
a)
England established regulations limiting slave labor within the colonies.
b)
England began raising taxes on all goods produced in the colonies.
c)
The colonists began trading goods with South American countries.
d)
The colonists felt the need to develop a representative style of government.
5.
Which of the following types of government allows individuals elected by popular vote to exercise power?
a)
Theocratic government
b)
Totalitarian government
c)
Monarchical government
d)
Representative government
6.
Which of the following conditions contributed to the development of representative government in the American colonies?
a)
French merchants desired to control the fur trade in Canada.
b)
British colonists were accustomed to Parliamentary leaders.
c)
Many of the colonists charters were written by early revolutionary leaders.
d)
American Indian tribes shared successful agricultural products with colonists.
7.
What is a primary reason that France sought to colonize North America?
a)
To profit from trading in furs and other goods.
b)
To reduce overpopulation in Europe.
c)
To create communities founded on religious tolerance.
d)
To create joint ventures with other European powers.
8.
Who controlled the economic and political power in the Southern colonies?
a)
Slaves
b)
Plantation owners
c)
Factory owners
d)
The rural poor
9.
Which reason is the number one reason for the population growth?
a)
Immigration to the US from overseas
b)
slaves introduced to the colonies
c)
Indians were counted in the population
d)
Peace treaties allowed for growth
10.
Who were the formal heads of the households?
a)
Grandparents
b)
Wife
c)
Ministers
d)
Men
11.
What did women NOT have the right to do?
a)
work outside of the home
b)
own property
c)
own businesses
d)
vote
12.
What was the scientific movement that the idea of knowledge, reason and science was benefical?
a)
Sciencetology
b)
Great Awakening
c)
Enlightenment
d)
Reasoning
13.
Who was the leading scientist of the colonists?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Thomas Paine
c)
John Adams
d)
Terry Zenger
14.
What two countries were the leading powers in Europe that controlled the majority of North America?
a)
Spain and France
b)
England and Spain
c)
England and France
d)
France and Italy
15.
What was the land that both France and England claimed in the New World?
a)
Atlantic coastline
b)
Mississippi River Valley
c)
Great Lakes Region
d)
Ohio River Valley
16.
Who was the British militia leader that was defeated at Fort Necissity?
a)
Benedict Arnold
b)
Thomas Paine
c)
John Adams
d)
George Washington
17.
Who was the British Prime Minister that helped Britian win the war?
a)
Roger Thames
b)
William Pitt
c)
Clovis Hardbuckle
d)
Sam Adams
18.
What is another name for the French and Indian War?
a)
The 100 Year War
b)
The Seven Years War
c)
The War of Roses
d)
The Forgotten War
19.
What was the treaty called that ended the French and Indian War?
a)
Treaty of Ghent
b)
Treaty of Matamoros
c)
Treaty of Quebec
d)
Treaty of Paris
20.
Who was the Ottawa Indian chief that fought against the British?
a)
Sitting Bull
b)
Pontiac
c)
Samoset
d)
Flying Squirrel
21.
Who issued the Proclamation of 1763?
a)
George Washington
b)
King George III
c)
Prince William
d)
King James
22.
What did Benjamin Franklin write and recommend to the colonies as a means of winning the war against the French and the Indians?
a)
The Suffolk Accord
b)
The Albany Plan of Union
c)
The Great Compromise
d)
The French and Indian Resolve
23.
The Declaration of Independence proclaimed the American colonists' intention to ---
a)
attack British loyalists
b)
form a new nation
c)
seize British merchant ships
d)
end the slave trade
24.
Some American colonists believed they were justified in declaring independence from Great Britain because the British government -
a)
required free trade with France, Germany, and Spain
b)
allowed the colonies to elect their own governors
c)
encouraged diplomatic relations with Native Americans
d)
taxed the colonies without direct representation in Parliament
25.
Because of unwanted taxes, town hall meetings been restricted and no voice in Parliament, what did these grievances lead to ---
a)
a decrease in colonial population
b)
the appointment of royal governors to the colonies
c)
the colonists' desire for independence
d)
the need for British soldiers being sent to the colonies
26.
England and the colonies first began disagreeing after which of the following historical events?
a)
Signing of the Declaration of Independence
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
French and Indian War
d)
Signing of the Mayflower Compact
27.
Which of the following historical events led to the first conflict between England and the colonies?
a)
The Intolerable Acts
b)
The Stamp Act
c)
The Boston Tea Party
d)
The Boston Massacre
28.
Who wrote Common Sense?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Thomas Paine
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
John Adams
29.
What was the importance of the early battles in the American Revolution such as Lexington and Concord?
a)
They displayed the organized military strength of the colonists.
b)
The battles bought colonists valuable time to set up a navy
c)
The colonists demonstrated a nationalist desire for independence
d)
They allowed for immediate ally support from France and Spain
30.
The 'shot heard round the world' was fired at the Battle of -
a)
Lexington and Concord
b)
Valley Forge
c)
Saratoga
d)
Yorktown
31.
Which Founding Father of the United States had the most significant role in writing the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Washington
c)
John Adams
d)
Benjamin Franklin
32.
The Proclamation of 1763 prohibited colonial settlement west of a border that ran roughly along the ---
a)
Great Lakes
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
St. Lawrence River
d)
Appalachian Mountains
33.
Which of the following was an immediate effect of the French and Indian War?
a)
The colonists began developing innovations that would lead to industrialization
b)
England began raising taxes on the colonists to help pay for the war
c)
The colonists established the first forms or representative government
d)
England allowed the colonists t begin trading with the rest of the world
34.
Who was the commander of the Continental army during the Revolutionary War?
a)
John Adams
b)
Paul Revere
c)
William Dawes
d)
George Washington
35.
One result of British regulations such as the Sugar and Stamp Acts was America's resentment of --
a)
foreign alliances
b)
locally appointed governing bodies
c)
taxation without representation
d)
government control of speech
36.
Why did the Proclamation of 1763 contribute to tensions between colonists and Great Britain?
a)
It imposed taxes without colonial representation in Parliament
b)
It required all colonial goods to be sold directly to Great Britain
c)
It limited colonial expansion beyond the Appalachian Mountains
d)
It replaced colonial legislatures with royal governors chosen by the King
37.
Why was the House of Burgesses a significant institution in colonial America?
a)
It established the principle of freedom of the press in the colonies
b)
It contributed to the growth of representative government in the colonies
c)
It organized opposition to the colonization of Canada
d)
It documented the early history of the colonies
38.
What incident result in 5 colonists to be killed at local shipyard?
a)
Boston Massacre
b)
Lexington Slaughter
c)
New York Murders
d)
Jamestown Hangings
39.
What battle of the Revolutionary War resulted in Great Britain realizing they could not win?
a)
Battle of Saratoga
b)
Battle of Lexington/Concord
c)
Battle of Bunker Hill
d)
Battle of Yorktown
40.
Where did Marquis de Lafayette arrive from to aid the colonies during the Revolutionary War?
a)
Poland
b)
Germany
c)
Spain
d)
France
41.
What war had the following battles such as Lexington, Concord, Yorktown and Saratoga?
a)
French and Indian War
b)
The American Revolution
c)
The Mexican War
d)
The War of 1812
42.
Why did SOME of the Founding Fathers think the abolishment of slavery was necessary?
a)
All have the right to do whatever they want without government interference.
b)
It goes against the principle of unalienable rights that are promised in the Declaration of Independence.
c)
States have the right to nullify a law if they see it as unconstitutional.
d)
Slavery was not necessary for the south to have a successful economy.
43.
Thomas Paine contributed to the revolutionary cause by:
a)
founding a navy to fight in the Revolutionary War.
b)
writing 'Common Sense' to persuade others to join the Patriots.
c)
speaking out against the Stamp Act in his 'Give me Liberty' Speech.
d)
becoming the foriegn minister to France.
44.
John Paul Jones received the new nation's highest honor for 'valor and brilliant services'. What was the reason this recognition?
a)
Rescuing prisoners of war in the North.
b)
Preparing the war plans for the victory at Yorktown.
c)
Persuading France to join the war.
d)
Winning a naval victory against the British navy.
45.
The British surrender at the Battle of Saratoga in 1777 considered a turning point in the Revolutionary War because it resulted in -
a)
the reopening of the port of Boston
b)
Benedict Arnold committing treason
c)
France becoming an ally of the colonies
d)
the Continental Congress fleeing Philadelphia
46.
What was the main result of the Treaty of Paris of 1783?
a)
constitutional monarchy
b)
independence from British rule
c)
an ally of the French government
d)
granted British holdings in Canada
47.
Which colonial leader said, "Give me Liberty, or Give me Death?"
a)
George Washington
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
Richard Henry Lee
d)
Benjamin Franklin
48.
Which woman wrote letters to her husband encouraging him to 'remember the ladies' after the war is over by rewarding them with more rights?
a)
Martha Washington
b)
Ann Jefferson
c)
Abigail Adams
d)
Beverly Wilson
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