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WorksheetsSpring Semester Review-Social Studies
Total questions: 76
Worksheet time: 55mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is George Washington most known for?
a)
Having wooden teeth
b)
Being super rich
c)
Being the first president of the United States
d)
Planting a lot of crops
2.
What is the name of the capital of the United States of America?
a)
Trenton
b)
Washington, D.C.
c)
Delaware
3.
What is a tariff?
a)
income tax
b)
Tax on imports
c)
Tax on exports
d)
sales tax
4.
The amount the nation's government owes is called the...
a)
national loan
b)
national debt
c)
treasury department
d)
income tax
5.
How many stars were on the flag when Washington first became president?
a)
11
b)
13
c)
15
d)
17
6.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
James Madison
c)
Thomas Edison
d)
Thomas Jefferson
7.
What was the date that the Declaration of Independence was signed?
a)
July 4, 1776
b)
July 2, 1776
c)
July 4, 1787
d)
July 2, 1775
8.
What country did The United States declare independence from?
a)
Britain
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)
Belgium
9.
The Declaration states that all men are created ___________.
a)
Just
b)
Equal
c)
the same
d)
Free
10.
Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Paul Revere
11.
The Declaration of Independence was the start of what War?
a)
French and Indian
b)
WWII
c)
French Revolution
d)
Revolutionary War
12.
What event does this drawing show?
a)
Tarring and feathering
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
Boston Massacre
d)
American Revolution
13.
Hundreds of people died during the Boston Massacre.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
How many colonists died in the Boston Massacre?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
5
d)
10
15.
Where did the Boston Massacre occur?
a)
Philadelphia
b)
New York City
c)
Washington D.C.
d)
Boston
16.
True or False: Destroying the tea was not a big deal
a)
True
b)
False
17.
What was the common slogan used in the Colonies?
a)
"Give me liberty or Give me death"
b)
"No Taxation without Representation"
c)
"No Stamp Act, No Sugar Act"
18.
What did the British Parliament make the colonists pay?
a)
Taxes
b)
Fees
c)
Gold and Spices
19.
Where was the first Continental Congress?
a)
New York
b)
Philadelphia
c)
Washington
d)
boston
20.
Where was the tea being stored?
a)
On the dock
b)
In a warehouse
c)
On ships
d)
In a store
21.
Why did Great Britain tax the American colonies?
a)
The British were in debt from buying too many fidget spinners.
b)
The British were in debt from fighting the French in a war.
c)
The British were in looking for money to pave their roads.
22.
Which war had just ended before the Boston Tea Party?
a)
Spanish-American War
b)
World War 1
c)
French and Indian War
23.
The colonists dumped 342 chests of tea into which port city?
a)
New York
b)
Philadelphia
c)
Boston
24.
In which region would you find plantations?
a)
New England
b)
Mid-Atlantic
c)
Southern
25.
This colonial region was founded mostly for economic reasons and grew cash crops on many of their plantations.
a)
New England
b)
Mid-Atlantic
c)
Southern
26.
The mild winters and long summers made it possible to have long growing seasons in this region.
a)
New England
b)
Mid-Atlantic
c)
Southern
27.
Which statement about the Southern Colonies is true?
a)
The cold, dry winters prevented the planting of many crops.
b)
The warm, wet summers were good for growing tobacco.
c)
The lack of rivers and streams hurt crops and trade.
d)
The area was good for farming grains.
28.
Which statement about the New England Colonies is true?
a)
The cold, dry winters prevented the planting of many crops.
b)
The warm, wet summers were good for growing tobacco.
c)
The lack of rivers and streams hurt crops and trade.
d)
The area was good for farming grains.
29.
Who could've said, "I feel so hopeless because I'll never gain my freedom?"
a)
a slave
b)
a large landowner
c)
an indentured servant
d)
an artisan
30.
The Spanish colonized southwestern North America.
a)
True
b)
False
31.
Plymouth was settled for religious freedom
a)
True
b)
False
32.
What is Plymouth ?
a)
A town in Massachusetts that was started for religious reasons
b)
A type of animal in the Early American Colonies
c)
Large group of people
33.
Why was the FIRST Winter hard for the Pilgrims?
a)
Native Americans attacked them
b)
They landed too late to plant crops
c)
Mosquitoes multiplied because of the hot and steamy climate
34.
In the Southern colonies, what was the economy mostly based on?
a)
Shipbuilding
b)
producing iron and textiles in factories
c)
whaling and fishing
d)
producing cash crops on large farms
35.
Person who journeys, especially a long distance for religion
a)
Pilgrim
b)
Boycott
c)
Refugee
36.
How many colonies were there?
a)
10
b)
13
c)
50
d)
11
37.
The colonies on the east coast were put into three groups, what were the groups called?
a)
North, South, East colonies
b)
Big, Short, Tall colonies
c)
Asian, European, Spanish Colonies
d)
New England, Middle, Southern Colonies
38.
What was the Purple group of colonies called
a)
New Ohio colonies
b)
Southern colonies
c)
Middle Colonies
d)
New England Colonies
39.
What was the Green group of colonies called
a)
New Ohio colonies
b)
Southern colonies
c)
Middle Colonies
d)
New England Colonies
40.
What was the Red group of colonies called
a)
New Ohio colonies
b)
Southern colonies
c)
Middle Colonies
d)
New England Colonies
41.
Why did people come to the colonies
a)
Religion
b)
Money
c)
Land and Farming
d)
All of the Above
42.
How many original colonies were there?
a)
51
b)
10
c)
13
d)
50
43.
In the 1700s, England's ruler who ruled with absolute power was called a ........
a)
Dictator
b)
President
c)
Tyrant
d)
Monarch
44.
Why did the the settlers leave England for North America?
a)
To meet the Native American Indians
b)
Religious persecution and fresh start
c)
To learn new farming techniques
d)
To fight the French
45.
Land in the southern colonies where growing cotton for commercial sale is called ______.
a)
Mansions.
b)
Plantations.
c)
Pueblos.
d)
Retail Centers.
46.
Why did they write the Declaration of Independence?
a)
colonies were now independent of Britain
b)
declare they were going to have a war
c)
ask for help paying for taxes
47.
The stamp act was imposed on paper goods such as newspapers and playing cards.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
48.
Thousands of people died during the Boston Massacre.
a)
True
b)
False
49.
What did the British Parliament make the colonists pay?
a)
Taxes
b)
Fees
c)
Gold and Spices
d)
Cupcakes and Twinkies
50.
What was the common slogan used in the Colonies?
a)
"Give me liberty or Give me death"
b)
"No Taxation without Representation"
c)
"No Stamp Act, No Sugar Act"
d)
"Never eat spinach with a stranger"
51.
What is another name for British soldiers?
a)
Redcoats
b)
Patriots
c)
Minutemen
d)
Continental Soldiers
52.
"No ________ without representation"
a)
voting
b)
taxation
c)
rights
d)
liberty poles
53.
What was the purpose of the Boston Tea Party?
a)
to punish merchants for selling imported tea.
b)
to see who could throw a barrel further.
c)
to frame the Native Americans.
d)
to protest taxes
54.
Who were the Minutemen?
a)
Patriots who were ready to fight at a minutes notice
b)
British soldiers who were ready to fight at a minutes notice
c)
Sons of Liberty who were ready to fight at a minutes notice
d)
Hessians who were ready to fight at a minutes notice
55.
What is another name for a British soldier?
a)
A Redcoat
b)
A Minuteman
c)
A Green Beret
d)
A Navy Seal
56.
What was the name of the event where British soldiers fired into a mob of colonists killing several people?
a)
Boston Tea Party
b)
Intolerable Acts
c)
Boston Massacre
d)
Declaration of Independence
57.
These were civilian colonists who organized to form well prepared militia companies.
a)
Redcoats
b)
Loyalists
c)
Minutemen
d)
Torries
58.
Which of these BEST describes Thomas Jefferson's role in the American Revolution?
a)
He was one of Washington's best generals.
b)
He defeated Cornwallis to end the war.
c)
He was the author of the U.S. Constitution.
d)
He was the main author/writer of the Declaration of Independence.
59.
Where was the Continental Congress held?
a)
Philadelphia
b)
Jamestown
c)
New York City
d)
Boston
60.
Why were both Continental Congress held?
a)
To vote for the first president
b)
To decide when to go to war with Great Britain
c)
To discuss a solution to the colonists’ complaints of Great Britain
d)
To write the Constitution
61.
Where did the First Continental Congress meet?
a)
Philadelphia
b)
Boston
c)
Annapolis
d)
Baltimore
62.
Where were the first armed conflicts of the American Revolution?
a)
Yorktown
b)
Saratoga
c)
Lexington and Concord
d)
Bunker Hill
63.
The U.S. was founded on July 4, 1776, by the approval of this document.
a)
the Treaty of Paris
b)
the Constitution
c)
the Declaration of Independence
d)
the Virginia Charter
64.
Where did the Pilgrims land in America?
a)
Jamestown
b)
Plymouth Rock
c)
Roanoke
d)
New Amsterdam
65.
In what year did the Pilgrims land in America?
a)
1620
b)
1607
c)
1587
d)
1770
66.
One of the main complaints of the Patriot colonists was "Taxation without ______________"
a)
Representation
b)
Recriminations
c)
Expectations
d)
Explanation
e)
Proclamation
67.
Where was the "shot heard 'round the world" fired?
a)
Lexington, Massachusetts
b)
Concord, Massachusetts
c)
Boston, Massachusetts
d)
at the Old North Bridge
68.
What WAS the "shot heard 'round the world"?
a)
the start of the American Revolution
b)
the assassination of Abraham Lincoln
c)
the Battle of Bunker Hill
d)
the vaccination/immunization for small pox
69.
This was a tax on molasses and sugar to reduce smuggling.
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Sugar Act
c)
Townshend Act
d)
Tea Act
70.
This was a tax on all printed materials in the 13 Colonies.
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Sugar Act
c)
Tea Act
d)
Townshend Act
71.
Finish this American Colonist Motto, "No Taxation without..."
a)
Transportation
b)
Relaxation
c)
Representation
d)
Sensation
72.
Why were the American Colonist taxed after the French and Indian War?
a)
Britain was in debt from the war and needed money
b)
That was the agreement with the Native Americans
c)
They made too much money
d)
Townshend Acts
73.
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
74.
How did the colonist protest against the tea tax?
a)
Dressed up like Quakers
b)
Boston Massacre
c)
Dumped tea into Boston harbor
d)
Didn't pay the tax on the East India Tea
75.
Lexington and Concord were the first battles in what war?
a)
Revolutionary War
b)
World War I
c)
War of 1812
76.
The "shot heard 'round the world" was which battle?
a)
Battle of Bunker Hill
b)
Battle of Lexington and Concord
c)
Battle of Trenton
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