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Fall Semester Exam 2019

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What Constitutional Principle is reflected in the 10th Amendment?

a)

Checks and Balances

b)

Federalism

c)

Popular Sovereignty

d)

Limited Government

2.

What colony was founded in 1607

a)

Roanoke

b)

Plymouth

c)

Charleston

d)

Jamestown

3.

Which European country claimed land in the Great Lakes Region and were fur traders?

a)

British

b)

French

c)

Spanish

d)

Portuguese

4.

The Mayflower Compact, House of Burgesses and the Fundamental Order of Connecticut all...

a)

were ways to elect a king in the colonies

b)

ways to promote religious freedom

c)

established self-government in the colonies

d)

helped establish a stable economy

5.

Which colony was established for Quakers?

a)

Pennsylvania

b)

Massachusetts

c)

Georgia

d)

Virginia

6.

Which act was a violation of "no taxation without representation"?

a)

The Quartering Act

b)

The Intolerable Acts

c)

The Proclamation of 1763

d)

The Stamp Act

7.

How did the Proclamation of 1763 effect the relationship between colonists and the British?

a)

It violated their right to privacy

b)

it limited colonial expansion beyond the Appalachian Mountains

c)

it violated their right to no taxation without representation

d)

it restricted their freedom of religion

8.

Who is considered to be the founder of the American Navy?

a)

George Washington

b)

The Marquis de Lafayette

c)

Paul Revere

d)

John Paul Jones

9.

What unalienable rights were listed in the Declaration of Independence?

a)

peace, love and prosperity

b)

life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness

c)

liberty, equality and fraternity

d)

food, clothing and shelter

10.

Where were the first shots of the American Revolution fired?

a)

Saratoga

b)

Lexington

c)

Plymouth

d)

Yorktown

11.

Virginia, North and South Carolina, New York, all were founded for...

a)

religious freedom

b)

economic opportunities

c)

establishment of self-government

d)

spread Christianity to Native Americans

12.

Why did it take a long time for the Constitution to be ratified?

a)

some citizens resisted adopting it

b)

it was too difficult to read and explain

c)

they wanted to keep the Articles of Confederation

d)

people loved it

13.

At what meeting was the Declaration of Independence written?

a)

Constitutional Convention of 1787

b)

1st Constitutional Convention in 1774

c)

The Geneva Convention

d)

2nd Continental Congress in 1776

14.

What group opposed the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Patriots

b)

Loyalists

c)

Sons of Liberty

d)

The Continental Congress

15.

How did the Marquis de Lafayette help the Americans during the American Revolution?

a)

he helped finance the war

b)

he served as an army doctor

c)

he commanded and trained troops

d)

he founded the U.S. Navy

16.

This image is a depiction of what event?

a)

The Boston Massacre

b)

The Shot Heard 'Round the World

c)

The Boston Tea Party

d)

The Battle of Bunker Hill

17.

Thomas Paine is known for...

a)

trying to convince colonists to stay loyal to England

b)

organizing the Boston Tea Party

c)

writing the Declaration of Independence

d)

writing "Common Sense" to convince colonists to join the Patriots

18.

Colonists were already used to parliamentary systems so they...

a)

created their own religions

b)

developed their own representative governments

c)

founded colonies to search for gold

d)

wanted to elect a new King

19.

Where did the Puritans live?

a)

New England colonies

b)

Middle colonies

c)

Southern colonies

d)

The Backcountry

20.

How did the practice of slavery influence colonial life?

a)

the South made money from trading slaves

b)

Slaves worked in textile factories

c)

African American owned businesses contributed to colonial wealth

d)

and agrarian economy developed based on the plantation system

21.

How were members of the Virginia House of Burgesses chosen?

a)

they were elected by the people

b)

they were appointed by the Governor

c)

it was by birthright

d)

they were appointed by the King

22.

Why was the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut important?

a)

it promised religious freedom in the colonies

b)

it was the first written constitution in the colonies

c)

it established the Virginia House of Burgesses

d)

it was a social contract promising to work together

23.

Religious leaders in the colonies contributed to the growth of representative government by...

a)

fighting against slavery

b)

writing constitutions for the New England colonies

c)

establishing self-governing bodies

d)

requiring people to go to church before they could vote

24.

Locke and Montesquieu both influenced the growth of representative government in the colonies by

a)

influencing colonial leaders

b)

helping to end slavery

c)

writing colonial constitutions

d)

voting for colonial representatives

25.

What was the primary cause of economic differences between the colonies?

a)

Tradition

b)

Nationality

c)

Religion

d)

Geography

26.

What was the outcome of the Treaty of Paris 1783?

a)

Canada remained a colony of France

b)

England recognized that the United States was free and it established the Mississippi River as the western border

c)

Native Americans were granted citizenship

d)

slavery was ended in the colonies

27.

4th Amendment

a)

freedom of speech

b)

no quartering of troops

c)

search warrants are required

d)

trial by jury

28.

What year was the Constitution adopted?

a)

1607

b)

1776

c)

1787

d)

1803

29.

The 3/5th Compromise settled what issue?

a)

it established a bi-cameral legislature

b)

the counting of slaves for determining representation in Congress

c)

how to elect representatives to state legislatures

d)

it added a bill of rights to the Constitution

30.

Why were the Anti-Federalists opposed to the Constitution?

a)

states' rights were not being protected

b)

they wanted to keep the Articles of Confederation

c)

they wanted to use a parliamentary system

d)

it gave most power to the states

31.

Why did the Articles of Confederation need to be replaced?

a)

it's army was too powerful

b)

the government was not strong enough to manage relations between the states

c)

the president had too much power

d)

the court was overruling the rights of the people

32.

What was one outcomes of the Great Compromise?

a)

it created the Presidential Cabinet

b)

it established the Supreme Court

c)

a bicameral legislature

d)

a bill of rights was added

33.

When did the Anti-Federalists finally agree to adopt the Constitution?

a)

when women were given the right to vote

b)

when they established the National Bank

c)

when Congress freed the slaves

d)

when the Bill of Rights was added

34.

What was the purpose of the Federalist Papers?

a)

to get support to ratify the Constitution

b)

to get support to end slavery

c)

to get support to declare independence from England

d)

to get support for the loyalists

35.

What Constitutional Principle is reflected in the phrase, "We The People"?

a)

Checks and Balances

b)

Separation of Powers

c)

Popular Sovereignty

d)

Federalism

36.

Which Constitutional Principle is illustrated by Article 1, Article 2 and Article 3?

a)

Separation of Powers

b)

Federalism

c)

Limited Government

d)

Republicanism

37.

Which of the following is guaranteed in the Bill of Rights?

a)

Freedom of speech

b)

the Amendment process

c)

Checks and Balances

d)

equal representation in Congress

38.

Where did Washington's army camp over the winter of 1777-1778?

a)

Valley Forge

b)

Bunker Hill

c)

Jamestown

d)

Plymouth