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History semester review

Total questions: 102

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

how did many southern plantation owners view slavery during the Civil War Era?

a)

John Rolfe:" pass the wee-tobacco"

b)

The Union viewed slavery as a historical tradition that keeps cultural ties with one's past.

c)

"The South is invaded. It is time for all patriots to be united, to be under military organization, to be advancing to the conflict determined to live or die in defense of the God given right to own the African"

d)

The Confederacy viewed slavery as a historical tradition that keeps cultural ties with one's past.

2.

which statement best describes the reasons for establishing Plymouth and Jamestown?

a)

Plymouth's founders wanted to help Indians, while Jamestown's founders expected to find gold.

b)

Plymouth's population moved to America were poor and needed money.

c)

Plymouth's founders wanted to escape religious persecution, while Jamestown's founders expected to find wealth.

d)

both colonies were founded to explore more New World land.

3.

1st Martyr of the revolution

a)

Crispus Attucks

b)

Wentworth Attucks

c)

John Attucks

d)

George Attucks

4.

Which speaker best expresses the British viewpoint when they issued the Proclamation of 1763?

a)

Speaker: " The Great British King, shouldn't keep us from the land we've fought for, long live the king!"

b)

Speaker: "Our great victory in the French and Indian War has given us a great deal of debt, but we should be allowed to settle the land west of the mountains."

c)

Speaker: " Our great victory in the French and Indian War has given us a great deal of debt, so we can't protect them if they settle the land west of the mountains."

d)

Speaker:"r.i.p Stan Lee 1922-2018"

5.

After examining the cartoon above, it is evident that-

a)

The colonists approve the Stamp Act because they have no say in the taxes given to them and they feel cheated and robbed by the British. They throw the tea into the harbor to show their thoughts on the act.

b)

John Rolfe gave them too much tobacco :)

c)

The colonists disapprove the Stamp Act because they have no say in the taxes given to them and they feel cheated and robbed by the British. They throw the tea into the harbor to show their thoughts on the act.

d)

the events in the picture happened after the Declaration of Independence and show the Congress trying to fix the issues in the a.o.c and d.o.i.

6.

Baron De Montesque-

a)

Gave the Legislative, Judaical, Executive branch idea.

b)

Gave the solution to the issue over representation.

c)

Gave a solution on whether to count slaves into the population or to tax them.

d)

gave the idea of the 3/5ths compromise.

7.

looking at the picture above, which of the following would be between the Executive and Legislative branch?

a)

override veto/ place veto

b)

override veto/ decide unconstitutional

c)

decide unconstitutional/ place veto

d)

elect judges/ place veto

8.

The Olive Branch Petition was made for who, where, and when?

a)

1775/King James/ second continental congress

b)

1775/King George/ second continental congress

c)

1775/King John/ second continental congress

d)

1775/King John Rolfe/ second continental congress

9.

When and why did Thomas Hooker establish the first English settlement in Connecticut?

a)

1637, he wanted to extend voting rights beyond church members

b)

1636, he wanted to extend voting rights beyond church members

c)

1626, he wanted to extend voting rights beyond church members

d)

1627, he wanted to extend voting rights beyond church members

10.

which early colonist in Jamestown spoke of hard work?

a)

John Rolfe

b)

John Smith

c)

James Smith

d)

James Rolfe

11.

The religious founders of Plymouth

a)

John Smith and John Rolfe

b)

William Bradford and Middle Region

c)

Puritans and Pilgrims

d)

Southern Region and John Smith

12.

Leader of Jamestown who spoke of hard work

a)

John Smith

b)

John Rolfe

c)

Mrs.Ruiz

d)

William Bradford

13.

The long journey slaves traveled to get to the new world

a)

Middle Passage

b)

Northwest Passage

c)

Silk Road

d)

Colombian Exchange

14.

William Bradford

a)

Governor of Plymouth

b)

representative at the Second Continental Congress

c)

Founded Georgia

d)

Worked with John Smith

15.

John Rolfe

a)

Smuggled tobacco into Virginia

b)

leader of Jamestown

c)

religious leader of Plymouth

d)

smuggled weed into Virginia

16.

Southern Region

a)

rocky soil and cold climates

b)

hot, humid, and fertile region

c)

hot and dry region

d)

humid and swamp like region

17.

Northwest Passage

a)

route taken by explorers trying to find Asia

b)

route taken by slaves to America

c)

route taken to reach the spice islands

d)

route taken to trade silk and other valuable items in Asia

18.

New England Region

a)

hot, humid, and fertile region

b)

rocky, humid, fishing region

c)

swamp like and humid region

d)

dry, cold, and rocky region

19.

Colombian Exchange

a)

Trading between the two hemispheres

b)

Trading between Asia and Africa

c)

Trading between the North and South Poles

d)

Trading between Indians and Mexicans

20.

which is not a factor behind exploration?

a)

the invention of the telephone

b)

spread of religion

c)

influence of new ideas from the Renaissance

d)

the rise of nation-colonies

21.

where were most slave forts located?

a)

the west coast of Africa

b)

the west coast of Asia

c)

the east coast of South America

d)

the west coast of Europe

22.

What European nation landed on the east coast of North America?(Canadian area)

a)

England

b)

Spain

c)

Netherlands

d)

France

23.

What European nation landed on North America last?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

Netherlands

d)

England

24.

Mayflower compact

a)

first governing document of Plymouth Colony

b)

contract made between Indians and Plymouth settlers

c)

Contract between Plymouth settlers and french settlers

d)

agreement between the King of England and Plymouth settlers

25.

which is a cause of the civil war?

a)

Lincoln says he will stop the spread of slavery

b)

southern states create the Jim Crow Laws

c)

Lincoln is assassinated

d)

Madison suggests the separation of power idea

26.

Which state plays as a border state during the Civil War?

a)

Maryland

b)

Texas

c)

Iowa

d)

Kansas

27.

Which is a reason for European Exploration

a)

new sea routes to India and China

b)

improve efficiency in manufacturing

c)

spread of democratic ideas

d)

to find places to send prisoners and people in debt

28.

Smallpox and Measles wiped out huge portion of the native populations of the Americas. the information given is an illustration of which global interactions?

a)

The Colombian Exchange

b)

Henry Hudson's exploration of North America

c)

trade along the Silk Road

d)

Roanoke expedition

29.

which colony did the Dutch settle originally?

a)

New York

b)

Delaware

c)

New Jersey

d)

Massachusetts

30.

Which contributed most to the expansion of slave trade in the 1700s?

a)

Demand for labor to grow crash crops

b)

lack of skilled men in the colonies

c)

demand for slaves in the industrialized colonies

d)

lack of protective tariffs on the colonies

31.

The Mayflower Compact

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

The charter establishing the Virginia House of Burgesses


Which factor contributed to the writing of the documents listed?

a)

distance between the colonies and England

b)

the doctrine of the Church of England

c)

economic system of mercantilism

d)

the distance between the colonies and Mexico

32.

Lord Baltimore, Maryland, 1633

Thomas Hooker, Connecticut, ????

Roger Williams, Rhode Island, 1644


When did Thomas Hooker establish Connecticut and why?

a)

1636, religious freedom

b)

1634, freedom of speech

c)

1645, religious freedom

d)

1643, religious freedom

33.

Which religious practice encouraged the growth of representative government in the colonies?

a)

Some Protestants were used to electing members to govern their own churches

b)

Puritan ministers controlled the government in Massachusetts in early times

c)

Most colonists in Virginia belonged to the Church of England

34.

Colonists brought sugar from the West Indies, turned it into rum in the colonies, shipped the rum to England or Africa, and obtained manufactured goods and slaves.


What is the sentence above describing?

a)

The Triangular Trade

b)

The Silk Road

c)

The First Great Awakening

d)

English Political Traditions

35.

According to the theory of mercantilism, the principle role of the thirteen colonies was to provide Great Britain with raw materials and markets.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

an important political principle established by the Mayflower Compact was that the people can agree to limited self-government by offering to obey rules they create.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

John Adams

a)

founder of the Sons of Liberty

b)

Lawyer that defended the soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre

c)

Patriot who wrote plays as propaganda against the British

38.

Samuel Adams

a)

Founder of the Sons of Liberty

b)

Lawyer that defended the soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre

c)

Writer of the Declaration of Independence

39.

Mercy Warren

a)

Patriot who wrote plays as propaganda against British

b)

Said,"Give me liberty or give me death."

c)

Ambassador to France

d)

Made Boston Massacre engraving called:"The bloody Massacre"

40.

Patrick Henry

a)

Said, " Give me liberty or give me death."

b)

made Boston Massacre engraving called:"The Bloody Massacre"

c)

1st Martyr of the revolution

d)

African American Patriot who rode around the towns warning about the British coming

41.

Thomas Jefferson

a)

Writer of the Declaration of Independence

b)

Made Boston Massacre engraving called: "The Bloody Massacre"

c)

Said, "Give me liberty or give me death."

d)

Commander of the Continental Army

42.

Wentworth Cheswell

a)

African American who rode around the towns warning the British were coming

b)

1st Martyr of the revolution

c)

Founder of the Sons of Liberty

d)

enjoyed singing like Snow White while doing the dishes

43.

Who shot the "shot heard around the world"?

a)

Unknown to this day

b)

Colonists

c)

British soldiers

d)

I did

44.

Which action done by the colonists would be considered as an act of civil disobedience?

a)

Colonists throwing British Tea into the Boston Harbor

b)

Attacking British soldiers with bats

c)

Firing guns at the British Soldier

d)

Tarring and feathering the tax men

45.

"The World Turned Upside Down"


This saying was used to describe which battle during the revolutionary era?

a)

Yorktown

b)

Saratoga

c)

Boston

d)

Canada

46.

Proclamation Line was established in which year?

a)

1763

b)

1777

c)

1766

d)

1762

47.

How did mercantilism create tension between Great Britain and the colonies?

a)

They couldn't have their tea parties

b)

prevented colonists from trading with foreign countries

c)

required colonists to enlist in the military

48.

When did the French and Indian war end?

a)

1763

b)

1777

c)

1766

d)

1765

49.

which is a grievance from the Declaration of Independence

a)

Colonists were forced to quarter troops in their homes

b)

Colonists born in America were prohibited from holding elected office

c)

Colonists were required to serve a year in the militia

d)

Colonists couldn't become British officers

50.

What was the main issue debated during the Second Continental Congress?

a)

Whether or not to declare independence from Britain

b)

issue of counting slaves as people or property

c)

How to keep loyalists from ratting the Patriots out

d)

Whether or not they should have the ice cream or the cake

51.

What is the first amendment?

a)

freedom of religion, assembly, press, petition, speech

b)

the right to remain silent

c)

the right to own arms

d)

no quartering of troops

52.

The 7th amendment is no cruel or unusual punishments

a)

False

b)

True

53.

How many Amendments were made in the Constitution?

a)

25

b)

27

c)

24

d)

28

54.

Article one talks about-

a)

The legislative branch

b)

The judicial branch

c)

The executive branch

55.

Article two talks about-

a)

The executive branch

b)

The judicial branch

c)

The legislative branch

d)

how I like to eat pasta

56.

Article 3 talks about-

a)

The judicial branch

b)

The executive branch

c)

The legislative branch

d)

how you have the cheese touch now

57.

Article 4 talks about-

a)

the responsibility of the states

b)

the power of Congress

c)

The rights of the people

d)

The rights of the Congress

58.

Article 5 talks about-

a)

How the only way to change the Constitution is to create an amendment

b)

How the only way for a president to come into office is through electoral votes

59.

Article six talks about-

a)

The Constitution is the law of the land

b)

The Constitution can only be changed by making an amendment

c)

The states responsibilities

d)

The Congress' power and restrictions

60.

Article seven talks about-

a)

ratifying the Constitution

b)

Congress' power

c)

The states' responsibilities

d)

me ;)

61.

the right to freedom of speech

a)

First Amendment

b)

second Amendment

c)

Third Amendment

d)

1/2 Amendment

62.

Right to bear arms

a)

second Amendment

b)

third Amendment

c)

first Amendment

63.

freedom of petition

a)

first Amendment

b)

second Amendment

c)

third Amendment

64.

Freedom of press

a)

first amendment

b)

second amendment

c)

third amendment

d)

fourth amendment

65.

freedom of assembly

a)

first amendment

b)

second amendment

c)

third amendment

d)

sixth amendment

66.

freedom of religion

a)

first amendment

b)

second amendment

c)

third amendment

d)

seventh amendment

67.

no quartering of troops

a)

third amendment

b)

fifth amendment

c)

second amendment

d)

eighth amendment

68.

no searches or seizure without warrant

a)

third amendment

b)

fourth amendment

c)

fifth amendment

d)

second amendment

69.

The right to remain silent

a)

third amendment

b)

second amendment

c)

fifth amendment

d)

sixth amendment

70.

Speedy Trial

a)

sixth amendment

b)

fifth amendment

c)

seventh amendment

d)

eighth amendment

71.

Trial by jury

a)

seventh amendment

b)

fifth amendment

c)

sixth amendment

d)

fourth amendment

72.

No cruel or unusual punishments

a)

8th amendment

b)

7th amendment

c)

9th amendment

d)

10th amendment

73.

which amendments can you use(or are being demonstrated ) in court?

a)

6th amendment

b)

2nd amendment

c)

5th amendment

d)

7th amendment

74.

where is Virginia located?

a)
b)
c)
75.

Where is Georgia located?

a)
b)
c)
d)
76.

where is New York located?

a)
b)
c)
d)
77.

where is Maryland located?

a)
b)
c)
d)
78.

Where is Pennsylvania located?

a)
b)
c)
d)
79.

Where is Ohio?

a)
b)
c)
80.

When was the Constitution ratified?

a)

1788

b)

1789

c)

1784

d)

1728

81.

Which state decided not to ratify the Constitution (Even though it didn't matter, might I add)?

a)

Rhode Island

b)

Virginia

c)

Massachusetts

d)

Pennsylvania

82.

What was the name of the first president?

a)

George Washington

b)

James Madison

c)

Alexander Hamilton

d)

Bing Crosby

83.

"Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness"

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

John Locke

c)

John Adams

d)

Alexander Hamilton

84.

Who was John Rolfe's wife?

a)

Pocahontas

b)

John Smith

c)

Mercy De Rolfe

d)

Maddie Rolfe

85.

Where is Rhode Island?

a)
b)
c)
d)
86.

Where is New Jersey?

a)
b)
c)
d)
87.

Where is North Carolina?

a)
b)
c)
d)
88.

Where is Delaware?

a)
b)
c)
d)
89.

Where is Texas?

a)
b)
90.

Where is South Carolina?

a)
b)
c)
d)
91.

Where is Massachusetts?

a)
b)
c)
d)
92.

Who wrote the Articles of Confederation?

a)

John Dickinson

b)

James Madison

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Alexander Hamilton

93.

what "country" within North America modeled their constitutions after the U.S?

a)

The Republic of Texas

b)

Mexico

c)

Canada

d)

The Republic of taxes

94.

What was the 3/4th compromise?

a)

every 3 out of 4 slaves would be counted as population and the 1 out of 4 would count as tax

b)

three out of four states must approve for ratification

c)

three out of four representatives must approve for ratification

d)

3 out of 4 brain cells must approve to stay up all night doing homework and possibly only getting 1 hour of sleep because someone can't just do HER FREAKING WORK EARLIER IN THE WEEK :)

95.

What was the Writs of Assistance?

a)

an act that the king gave to the colonists telling them they can be searched at any moment in time while on the sea

b)

you get assistance in falling asleep

c)

an act that the king gave to the colonists telling them they could not go west past the mountains

d)

idk

96.

What's the Proclamation Line announced or made official

a)

1763

b)

1764

c)

1733

d)

1766

97.

Why were the colonists mad at the king about taxes?

a)

they felt they had no say in the matter

b)

they hated being taxed and wanted to overthrow the king

c)

they wanted to drink tea without having to dump it into the harbor first

d)

They felt they had their say in the matter

98.

What is Civil Disobedience?

a)

to break the rules in a loud unruly way

b)

to break the rules to show how stupid a rule is

c)

to break a rule in a polite, calm fashion

d)

to break a rule of then say sorry

99.

What is mercantilism?

a)

restricting one's exports/imports to only one nation/person

b)

restricting one's life to slavery

c)

keeping traders from going to the Americas

100.

Popular Sovereignty-

a)

The people vote

b)

The king vote

c)

the slaves vote

101.

Only 6 people died in the Boston Massacre

a)

True

b)

False

102.

Patriots outnumbered Loyalists before the revolutionary war

a)

True

b)

False

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