WorksheetsBenchmark review
Total questions: 119
Worksheet time: 1hrs 24mins
*First Continental Congress Convened
*Thomas Paine's Common Sense Published
All the events listed above occurred during...
The Revolutionary Era
*Quartering Act
*Stamp Act
These acts contributed to the start of the Revolutionary War by...
- The Sons of Liberty, address to the public, New York, December 15, 1773
The excerpt above reflects the dissatisfaction of American colonists with the...
"A Crucial American Victory," U.S. National Park Service,
Which of the following best competes this excerpt?
- Abigail Adams, letter to John Adams, Dec. 19, 1781
To which of the following is Abigail Adams referring in this excerpt?
*Life
*Liberty
*Pursuit of Happiness
The rights listed above were -
Declaration of Independence, 1776
This excerpt refers to the rights that people -
In this excerpt, the authors of the Virginia Declaration of Rights are describing rights they consider -
- Thomas Paine, 1776
In this statement, Paine suggested that the American colonies should...
**Which principle of U.S. government is most clearly reflected in the amendment above?
Which of the following best replaces the question mark in the diagram above?
Former Mexican Territory
Dependent on Slavery
Settled by Mormons
Large coal deposits
According to Manifest destiny, the US should expand to the
Atlantic Ocean
Appalachian mountains
Pacific ocean
China
Which principle of U.S. government is illustrated in the sequence shown above?
Judicial Review
Checks and Balances
Popular Sovereignty
Federalism
All the events listed above occurred during —
the era of Westward Expansion
the Era of Good Feelings
the Revolutionary Era
the Jacksonian Era
Which of the following should replace the question mark in this diagram?
Direct Democracy
Great Compromise
Checks and Balances
Missouri Compromise
Which problem did George Washington encounter when he became president?
Southern states were threatening to secede from the Union.
The United States had large debts from the American Revolution
Great Britain was refusing to trade with the United States.
Articles of Confederation needed to be replaced with a stronger constitution
How did geography influence the early economic development of New York, Boston, and Charleston?
Long coastlines offered abundant natural resources
Proximity to flooding rivers limited development.
Natural harbors provided access to markets.
Extreme climates limited productive activity
British colonists objected to the Proclamation of 1763 because they —
feared it would provoke attacks from American Indians
did not want to share control of the fur trade with France
resented the limits it imposed on westward expansion
wanted to be able to trade freely with foreign nations
As a result of the Oregon Treaty, the United States achieved its goal of —
expanding westward to the Pacific Ocean
acquiring land for a southwestern railroad
reserving western territory for American Indians
securing the southern border of the country
These data could be used to support which conclusion?
Gulf Coast states had to rely on steamboats to transport goods.
States in the lower South had more land devoted to plantations.
Border states had to import needed raw materials.
States in the upper South were heavily industrialized.
Why did the Anti-Federalists demand that a bill of rights be added to the U.S. Constitution?
To strengthen the authority of the federal government
To improve the organization of the judiciary
To give each state an equal amount of power
To protect individual freedoms from the federal government
According to the excerpt above, the Gadsden Purchase was intended to —
support settlement of U.S. territory gained through the U.S.-Mexican War
encourage commerce among U.S. states formed from the Louisiana Purchase
allow the United States and Mexico to share railroad construction costs
encourage the sale of U.S. government land in Florida
The innovation shown in this photograph most affected the U.S. economy by —
decreasing the need for canals
allowing more efficient movement of goods
reducing the costs of settling in western territories
transporting workers from southern states to northern states
The excerpt above reflects the dissatisfaction of American colonists with the —
political debates that took place at the Albany Convention
interference of Great Britain in the slave trade
economic consequences of the Great Awakening
economic policies imposed by Great Britain following the French and Indian War
The proclamation excerpted above was issued during which of these historical events?
Shays’s Rebellion
The War of 1812
The Nullification Crisis
The Civil War
Why did the economies of western territories develop so differently from the economies of the Northeast and South?
Western territories had limited land and a large immigrant population.
Western territories had natural harbors and many navigable rivers.
Western territories had rocky soil and a large supply of slave labor.
Western territories had inexpensive land and abundant natural resources.
Which of the following completes the sentence above?
limited property ownership to church members
extended voting rights beyond church members
restricted trade with neighboring colonies
asked the king to appoint a governor for the colony
Which type of economy is best described by these characteristics?
Subsistence farming
Free enterprise
Mercantilism
Socialism
Which of the following was the primary reason France sought to colonize North America?
to reduce overpopulation in Europe.
to create communities founded on religious tolerance.
to profit from trading in furs and other goods.
to create joint ventures with other European powers.
Which accurately describes the reasons for establishing Plymouth and Jamestown?
Both colonies were established to bring wealth to shareholders.
Plymouth's founders intended to produce raw materials, while Jamestown's founders expected to discover gold.
To limit the expansion of other European empires.
Plymouth was founded as a refuge from religious persecution, while Jamestown was founded for commercial profit.
Catholics immigrated to the Maryland colony in the seveneenth century primarily to:
profit from natural resources
avoid crop failures and famine
produce cash crops to pay off debts
escape persecution
The Sugar Act, The Quartering Act, and the Stamp Act contributed to the start of the Revolutionary War by:
restricting colonial trade with American Indians.
imposing regulations on colonial agriculture.
angering colonists who believed that their civil liberties had been violated.
punishing colonists for resisting the authority of Parliament.
What was one result of the Treaty of Paris of 1783?
Great Britain recognized the United States as an independent country.
competing Seminole & Spanish claims in West Florida were resolved.
the British Navy agreed to stop pressing American sailors into service.
British territory in eastern Canada was ceded to France.
We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator, with certain unalienable rights... this excerpt from the Declaration of Independence refers to rights that people:
earn by demonstrating loyalty to their government.
receive by becoming citizens of a country
have as a result of being human
are granted after enlistment in the military.
How did Democratic-Republicans view the National Bank
They thought it was a great idea
They thought it was unconstitutional
They thought there should be a limit on the number of banks
This group thought that the constitution could be interpreted differently as time went on
Strict Constructionist
Loose Constructionist
This group thought that the constitution should be interpreted just as the framers intended.
Loose Constructionist
Strict Constructionist
Which of the following was a federalist?
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
These were published to show that the Alien and Sedition Act was unconstitutional
Common Sense
Bill of Rights
Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
