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WorksheetsEarly American History Refresher
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 23mins
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Class
Date
1.
The Mayflower Compact stated that:
a)
New laws and leaders would be voted on when the need arose.
b)
The captain of the ship was the leader of the colony.
c)
The Pilgrims would go back to England in one year.
d)
the Pilgrims would keep the Sabbath day holy.
2.
Farming was most successful in which colonies?
a)
New England and Middle
b)
Middle and Southern
c)
New England and Southern
3.
The House of Burgesses was:
a)
where church services were held.
b)
the first law making assembly in America.
c)
where the King of England lived.
d)
the first building built in Jamestown.
4.
What was the first successful English colony?
a)
Roanoke
b)
Plymouth
c)
Pennsylvania
d)
Jamestown
5.
Which of the following were reasons for the establishment of the 13 English colonies?
a)
Religious Freedom and economic opportunity
b)
To spread religion to Native Americans and search for gold
c)
To establish slavery and religious freedom
d)
To fight against tyranny and create a utopian society
6.
What was the name of the voyage that brought Africans to the Americas to become slaves?
a)
The Slave Voyage
b)
The Freedom Trail
c)
The Middle Passage
d)
The Voyage of Doom
7.
Why were there more slaves in the southern colonies than in the other two regions?
a)
The southern Plantation system needed a large work force
b)
The northern colonies did not have any slaves
c)
The northern colonies used Native Americans for workers
d)
Slavery was illegal in the northern colonies
8.
What was the nickname for the Middle Colonies due to their large grain harvests?
a)
The Wheaties
b)
The Breadbasket Colonies
c)
The Grain Groups
d)
The Wheat Colonies
9.
What trade route between the North America and Africa that involved three stops?
a)
Triple Trade
b)
Rectangular Trade
c)
Silk Road
d)
Triangular Trade
10.
Which of the following is an example of Primary Source?
a)
a movie about Jamestown
b)
a magazine article about Pocohontas
c)
a letter from a Jamestown resident during the Starving Time
d)
a website about John Smith
11.
Which term is defined as "A shorter water route to Asia by going through or over North America?"
a)
Conquistadors
b)
Northwest Passage
c)
Ethnocentrism
d)
Columbian Exchange
12.
Which of the following were examples of early examples of representative democracy?
a)
House of Burgesses & town meetings
b)
Columbian Exchange & Middle Passage
c)
Roanoke & Jamestown
d)
Plymouth & New Amsterdam
13.
What term identifies the picture shown?
a)
Triangular Trade
b)
Rainbow Bridge
c)
Columbian Exchange
d)
Roanoke
14.
This was a tax on molasses and sugar to reduce smuggling.
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Sugar Act
c)
Townshend Act
d)
Tea Act
15.
Why were the American Colonist taxed after the French and Indian War?
a)
Britain was in debt and needed money
b)
That was the agreement with the Native Americans
c)
They made too much money
d)
Townshend Acts
16.
What was this poster's meaning?
a)
The Colonies needed to be united
b)
Serpents can grow back together
c)
Colonies need to be independent
d)
Ben Franklin didn't know why he made this
17.
This event broke tensions between the colonist and the British troops where shots were fired. Crispus Attucks was the first to be killed.
a)
Lexington and Concord
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
Boston Massacre
d)
Bloody Valentine
18.
Which was the punishment for the Boston Tea Party?
a)
Intolerable Acts
b)
Sugar Acts
c)
Quartering Acts
d)
Stamp Acts
19.
This battle where the American Colonist won and was called "The shot heard 'round the world".
a)
Battle of Saratoga
b)
Battle of Yorktown
c)
Lexington and Concord
d)
Battle of Bunker Hill
20.
This type of American Colonist was in support of the British parliament.
a)
Patriot
b)
Loyalist
c)
Yes man
d)
Neutral
21.
Pamphlet that sparked the independent spirit within the colonies during the revolution.
a)
Common Sense
b)
Catching Fire
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Mayflower Compact
22.
Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness were...
a)
Unalienable rights
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Freedom to live
d)
Will Smith movie
23.
Colonists were forbidden to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.
a)
Proclamation line of 1763
b)
Proclamation boundary
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
Borderlands
24.
What event made national leaders fear that the Articles of Confederation were too weak?
a)
Boston Tea Party
b)
Constitutional Convention
c)
Shays' Rebellion
d)
Treaty of Paris
25.
The first plan of government for the US was the
a)
Constitution
b)
Articles of Confederation
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
Declaration of Independence
26.
Which branch has veto power?
a)
legislative
b)
executive
c)
judicial
27.
The branch that officially introduces bills to become laws is the ____ branch.
a)
legislative
b)
executive
c)
judicial
28.
Checks and balances make sure no branch or individual is too powerful. An example of this is
a)
Laws are passed by Congress and approved by Presidents.
b)
The President chooses a Cabinet to help with the many tasks.
c)
The Supreme Court has 9 justices.
d)
To run for office, senators must be US Citizens for 9 years or more.
29.
This branch is made up of judges and courts
a)
Legislative
b)
Judicial
c)
Executive
30.
The _________________________ Branch of our government enforces our laws.
a)
Legislative
b)
Democratic
c)
Executive
d)
House of Representatives
31.
The __________________________ Branch of our government makes the laws.
a)
Senate
b)
Executive
c)
Legislative
d)
Judicial
32.
What are the two parts of our Congress?
a)
The Station and the House
b)
The Supreme Court and the White House
c)
The President and the Vice President
d)
The Senate and the House of Representatives
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