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Benchmark Review

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of weather was normal in the Middle Colonies?

a)

Hot

b)

Mild

c)

Rainy

d)

Windy

2.

How did Stamp Act, Quartering Act, and Sugar contribute to the American Revolution?

a)

Restricting trade with the Native Americans

b)

By imposing rules on the colonies

c)

by angering colonists who believed their rights were being violated

d)

by allowing colonists to participate in Parliament

3.

What factor encouraged the growth of the Triangular Trade?

a)

the invention of the coal engine

b)

the inventions of the factories

c)

the growth of cash crop agriculture

d)

the growth of protective tariffs

4.

In what ways did the distance from England, the town hall meetings affect the colonies?

a)

they created alliances with the French settlers

b)

they elected the colonists to participate in Parliament

c)

the growth of representative government

d)

the growth of trade in the New World

5.

Why were Jamestown and Plymouth established?

a)

for profit and for religious persecution

b)

for farming purposes

c)

to trade with the Native Americans

d)

none of the above

6.

What was one effect of the Treaty of Paris of 1783?

a)

England recognized the independence of the colonies

b)

England agreed to keep colonizing America

c)

England agreed to keep trading with the Native Americans

d)

England agreed to stop trading with the American colonies

7.

Tea Act --->Boston Tea Party---> ?

a)

Parliament cancels the Townshend Act

b)

King George allows the colonists to keep protesting

c)

England passes the Intolerable Acts

d)

England agrees to have colonial representation in Parliament

8.

Which group was the first to abolish slavery?

a)

The Catholics

b)

The Jews

c)

The Quakers

d)

The Puritans

9.

The weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation led to the creation of which document?

a)

The US Constitution

b)

The Bill of Rights

c)

The Virginia Declaration of Rights

d)

The Mayflower Compact

10.

What is one right the first amendment protects?

a)

Right to bear arms

b)

Due Process

c)

Freedom of religion

d)

States' Rights

11.

In what way did the Puritans holding town hall meetings impact the 13 colonies?

a)

led to a form of representative self-government

b)

it allowed women to run for office

c)

It outlawed slavery in the 13 colonies

d)

The Puritans did not have to obey the laws set by the council

12.

Why is the Virginia House of Burgesses important?

a)

it served as a model for other colonial legislatures

b)

it allowed the colonists to send representatives to England

c)

It had the first elected president

d)

it became to powerful and it scared King George III

13.

When was this document ratified?

a)

April 1, 1900

b)

June 20, 1775

c)

January 14, 1901

d)

July 4, 1776

14.

Which document protects us against cruel and unusual punishment and excessive fines?

a)

The Mayflower Compact

b)

The Declaration of Independence

c)

The US Constitution

d)

The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

15.

What was one effect of the Stamp Act?

a)

The colonists threw tea into the harbor

b)

The colonists happily paid their taxes

c)

The colonists declared independence

d)

The colonists boycotted British goods

16.

Which document allows us to practice any religion we choose?

a)

The Declaration of Independence

b)

The Bill of Rights

c)

The Mayflower Compact

d)

The Magna Carta

17.

What are motivations for exploration?

a)

to expand democracy

b)

to expand theology

c)

to expand empires

d)

to establish Utopian communities

18.

Which compromise counted a portion of the slave population for taxation and representation

a)

3/5ths Compromise

b)

The Engagement Compromise

c)

The 5/8ths Compromise

d)

The Missouri Compromise

19.

What would a Federalist say to convince you to ratify the Constitution?

a)

The government lacks to power to perform its necessary functions

b)

The Articles of Confederation are perfect

c)

The government lacks power to add states to the Union

d)

The Government has the ability to collect taxes

20.

Which battle is considered the turning point of the war, and help us gain foreign aid?

a)

Valley Forge

b)

Saratoga

c)

Yorktown

d)

Concord

21.

What is an primary economic reason for colonization?

a)

slavery

b)

industrialization

c)

plantations

d)

mercantilism

22.

What was a religious or social reason for British colonization in the New World?

a)

to escape famine

b)

to seek religious freedom

c)

to find gold

d)

to escape debt

23.

How did geography impact where the settlers settled?

a)

The Chesapeake Bay was the primary water source for the Pilgrims

b)

The Great Lakes provided water for the camels

c)

The Southern Colonies soil was too poor for farming

d)

The Appalachian mountains created a natural barrier

24.

Which colonial region had the best soil and climate for large scale agriculture

a)

New England

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

d)

Spanish Colonies

25.

Why were Patrick Henry and George Mason against the ratification of the US Constitution?

a)

it did not grant enough power to the states

b)

it granted too much power to the states

c)

it made it hard to elect a president

d)

it did not have a judicial branch

26.

What rights does the Sedition Act violate?

a)

Freedom of speech and freedom of the press

b)

right to bear arms

c)

the right to trial by jury

d)

the right to due process

27.

What grievance is written in the Declaration of Independence that is fixed by the US Constitution?

a)

for imposing taxes on us without our consent

b)

He has refused to assent to laws

c)

For transporting us beyond the seas to fight his wars

d)

He has refused to pass other Laws for the benefit of the whole society

28.

What was one reason the Anti-Federalists refused to ratify the US Constitution?

a)

The smaller states were not being represented equally

b)

It wanted to get rid of slavery

c)

it did not have a Bill of Rights

d)

It granted too much power to the states

29.

What right is represented in the picture

a)

1st Amendment

b)

4th Amendment

c)

5th Amendment

d)

8th Amendment

30.

How does the US Constitution protect popular sovereignty?

a)

by appointing judges to the Supreme Court

b)

By allowing the president to veto a law

c)

by declaring laws unconstitutional

d)

by allowing the people to vote for their representatives

31.

How did Abigail Adams influence women's rights?

a)

by voting to female candidates

b)

by leading a violent protest at the white house

c)

by learning how to read newspapers

d)

by encouraging her husband to support women's rights

32.

What is the title of this picture?

a)

The Boston Tea Party

b)

The Boston Massacre

c)

The Winter at Valley Forge

d)

Lexington and Concord

33.

Who was the author of this pamphlet?

a)

Thomas Paine

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Thomas Brady

d)

Thomas Edison

34.

Which principle is reflected in this picture?

a)

Federalism

b)

Republicanism

c)

Individual Rights

d)

Popular Sovereignty

35.

What principle of government is reflected in this picture?

a)

Separation of Powers

b)

Federalism

c)

Limited Government

d)

Individual Rights

36.

What are some strengths of the Articles of Confederation?

a)

the ability to declare war, could make treatise, establish a post office

b)

no executive branch

c)

could collect taxes

d)

could establish schools

37.

How did the Founding Fathers ensure against absolute power?

a)

allowed citizens to bear arms

b)

established multiple political parties

c)

it guaranteed rights for people accused of crimes

d)

it limited the power of the branches of government

38.

Which individual might have opposed the ratification of the US Constitution?

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

Justin Bieber

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

George Mason

39.

"To divide the trust between different bodies of men, who might watch and check each other," James Madison. What constitutional principle does that represent?

a)

Federalism

b)

Separation of Powers

c)

Term limits on presidents

d)

Individual Rights

40.

The Federalist Papers argued for a strong central government and advocated for the ratification of the?

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Constitution

d)

Magna Carta

41.

The Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth amendments are all examples of which Constitutional principle?

a)

individual rights

b)

checks and balances

c)

popular sovereignty

d)

federalism

42.

What principle of government do Articles I, II, and III represent?

a)

Federalism

b)

Popular Sovereignty

c)

Individual Rights

d)

Separation of Powers

43.

Why is Alexander Hamilton in favor of a strong central government?

a)

to avoid problems between the states

b)

to protect federalism

c)

to promote a larger economy

d)

to establish a large military

44.

Which geographical feature acted as a barrier and limited westward expansion?

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

Missouri River

d)

Rocky Mountains