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Constitution & Colonization Test Review

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. Another name for a constitution is

a)

a) Routine

b)

b) Rules

c)

c) Procedure

d)

d) Principles

2.

Rights given to us by the constitution are called ________________.

a)

Walfare rights

b)

Enumerated rights

c)

Alienable rights

d)

Bill of Rights

3.

Which of these rights does the US Constitution protect/guarantee?

a)

The right to go to college

b)

The right to be the class monitor

c)

The right to be a citizen

d)

Rights to vote

4.

Which of these rights are not protected or guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution?

a)

The rights of people who are disabled in the United States

b)

The rights to a violent assembly

c)

The right to a free press

d)

The right for women of the United States to vote

5.

Which of these is not a right in the United States?

a)

The rights to house a soldier

b)

The right to a fair trial

c)

The right from unlawful arrest

d)

The rights to free speech

6.

The later amendments gave all of these rights except

a)

Freedom of religion

b)

The Civil Rights Act

c)

Citizenship to anyone born in the country

d)

Women Suffrage

7.

Which of the following best describes an economic cause of colonization?

a)

European colonists wanted to experience religious freedoms.

b)

European colonists wanted to gain access to natural resources.

c)

European colonists wanted to explore and map the new world.

d)

European colonists wanted to start a new government outside of Europe.

8.

The Age of Exploration was the era in which

a)

England and France explored the Ottoman Empire.

b)

Europe discovered the ancient writings of Greece.

c)

England and France explored the Ottoman Empire.

d)

Europeans took to the seas looking for wealth and new lands.

9.

Using the map below, which letter represents the content that was colonizing during the 1500 and 1600s?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

10.

Triangular Trade occurred between which continents?

a)

Europe, Africa, the Americas

b)

Asia, Australia, the Americas

c)

Asia, Africa, Europe

d)

Europe, Australia, the Americas

11.

Why were the Spanish so successful in controlling parts of Central and South America during the 1500s?

a)

The Spanish were not successful in gaining control of new territories.

b)

The Spanish were overtaken by the native people and used as slaves.

c)

The Spanish had already meet the native people and had become friends with them in the 13th century.

d)

The Spanish had weapons that the native people did not have.

12.

Who was the first to establish a permanent settlement in Jamestown in 1607?

a)

The Spanish

b)

The Americans

c)

The English

d)

The French

13.

Which of the following was NOT a problem the settlers face when they first arrived to Jamestown?

a)

good relations with the Powhatans

b)

polluted water

c)

drought

d)

poor settler skills