WorksheetsPeriod 3 Study guide
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was the leader of British forces that surrendered at the Battle of Yorktown?
a)
George Washington
b)
General Cornwallis
c)
Marquis de Lafayette
d)
Comte de Rochambeau
2.
Which man did NOT represent the Americans at the peace talks in Paris?
a)
George Washington
b)
John Adams
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
John Jay
3.
Who was a former American soldier that switched sides to fight alongside the British?
a)
John Paul Jones
b)
Comte de Rochambeau
c)
Benedict Arnold
d)
John Jay
4.
After which battle did the French decide to help the Americans?
a)
Vincennes
b)
Yorktown
c)
Saratoga
d)
Bunker Hill
5.
The fighting at which battle was known as 'the shot heard 'round the world?'
a)
Vincennes
b)
Yorktown
c)
Lexington & Concord
d)
Saratoga
6.
The American colonies declared independence from Great Britain in July _______.
a)
1766
b)
1776
c)
1786
d)
1796
7.
Who helped to train Patriot soldiers at Valley Forge?
a)
Marquis de Lafayette
b)
Baron Friedrich von Steuben
c)
Benedict Arnold
d)
Nathan Hale
8.
Who was a George Washington's trusted aide?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Francis Marion
c)
Marquis de Lafayette
d)
Thomas Paine
9.
Americans that supported the fight for independence were called ______ .
a)
Loyalists
b)
Patriots
c)
Separatists
d)
Tories
10.
During the initial period of fighting between April 1775 and July 1776, the colonists constantly insisted that their goal was
a)
the removal of all British troops from America
b)
to restore their rights within the British Empire
c)
complete independence from Britain
d)
to end the arbitrary power of King George III to impose taxes on them
11.
George Washington proved to be an especially effective commander of American forces in the Revolution because
a)
he was able to rally previously skeptical New Englanders to the Patriot cause
b)
of his exceptionally brilliant military mind
c)
of his eloquence in defining the political goals for which the Americans fought
d)
of his integrity, courage and moral forcefullness
12.
Many of the German Hessian soldiers hired by King George III to fight for the British
a)
hated the American revolutionaries and their cause
b)
were ineffective in battle against the American militiamen
c)
had little loyalty to the British cause and ended up deserting
d)
helped recruit the numerous Germans in Pennsylvania to the Loyalist cause
13.
Thomas Paine's appeal for a new republican form of government attracted many Americans because
a)
they believed that social class differences promoted by monarchy were wrong
b)
they were impressed that Paine was drawing on the best classical ideas from Plato's Republic
c)
they thy southe were fearful thatn planters like Washington wanted to establish nobility in America
d)
their own experience with local and colonial self-governance had prepared them for the idea that they did not need a monarch
14.
The Declaration of Independence's proclamation that all governments everywhere should be based on universal human rights and consent of the people soon had an impact on
a)
the movement to abolish the British monarchy
b)
the French Revolution and its Declaration of the Rights of Man
c)
Thomas Jefferson's decision to emancipate his own slaves
d)
the first attempts to create an international organization comparable to the United Nations
15.
The Battle of Saratoga was a key turning point of the War for Independence because it
a)
prevented the British from keeping control of the key port of New York City
b)
demonstrated that the Americans could fight more than guerrilla wars
c)
effectively destroyed British military power in the middle colonies
d)
foiled the British attempt to isolate New England and it brought French assistance to the Revolutionary cause
16.
The British defeat at Yorktown was brought about by George Washington's veteran Continental Army and the
a)
French navy under Admiral de Grasse
b)
American navy under John Paul Jones
c)
American militia under George Rogers Clark
d)
local Virginia militia
17.
According to the Proclamation of 1763
a)
colonial militiamen were required to put down Pontiac’s Rebellion.
b)
colonial paper money could not be printed.
c)
contact between colonials and Indians was strictly forbidden
d)
settlers were prohibited from crossing the Appalachian mountains.
18.
Most of the thirteen original colonies
a)
were controlled by the British crown.
b)
were the first examples of self-representation.
c)
were controlled for the promotion of certain goods and services.
d)
privately operated by wealthy families
19.
The most significant consequence of the French and Indian War was that
a)
Spain received Florida as a prize of war.
b)
Colonists feared being dragged into another European War.
c)
England and the colonies began to distrust each other.
d)
there were British attacks against the tribes that had sided with the French.
20.
Paul Revere’s goal in the drawing of the Boston Massacre can be associated with
a)
Colonial Journalism.
b)
Colonial Propaganda.
c)
depicting the truth regarding an event.
d)
showing the horrors of French on the British.
21.
Under the theory of mercantilism, the British colonies were essentially expected to
a)
buy only British goods and sell all their own goods only to Britain and nowhere else.
b)
furnish raw materials to the mother country and buy British manufactured goods.
c)
provide troops for their own defense and pay taxes to support the common welfare of the Empire.
d)
grant British investors fifty percent of the ownership of any colonial commercial or manufacturing enterprise.
22.
The Sugar Act, the Quartering Act, and the Stamp Act were all fundamentally designed to
a)
teach the Americans that they were subjects and not equal citizens of the British Empire
b)
force colonial Americans to pay for the costs of the Seven Years’ War and the continuing cost of their defense.
c)
assert the principle that Parliament had the right to tax as well as legislate for the colonies.
d)
to resist any revolt that might occur in the Colonies
23.
Americans especially resented the granting of a monopoly on tea sales to the British East India Company because
a)
Americans believed deeply in the principles of free economic competition.
b)
its ability to sell tea at a lower cost would tempt Americans to violate their anti-taxation principles.
c)
the corrupt Massachusetts Governor Thomas Hutchinson had secretly organized the entire affair.
d)
selling the subsidized tea would ruin the possibility of developing an American tea industry.
24.
The most effective colonial measure that forced the repeal of the Stamp Act was
a)
the Stamp Act Congress
b)
the creation of the Committees of Correspondence
c)
the violent colonial assaults on British Redcoats
d)
the complete colonial boycott of British goods.
25.
The British reacted to the Boston Tea Party by
a)
shipping the colonial protestors to Britain for trial
b)
closing the Port of Boston until damages were paid and order restored
c)
passing the Quebec Act prohibiting trial by jury and permitting the practice of Catholicisim
d)
granting a monopoly on the sale of tea to the British East India Company
26.
American colonists especially resented the Townshend Acts because
a)
they strongly disliked the British minister, "Champagne CHarley" Townshend, who proposed them
b)
the revenues for the taxation would go to support British officials and judges in America
c)
they called for the establishment of the Anglican church throughout the colonies
d)
the taxes were to be imposed directly by the king without an act of Parliament
27.
The original cause of the French and Indian War was
a)
conflict in Europe between Britain and France
b)
British removal of the Aadian French settlers from Nova Scotia
c)
A French attack on George Washington's Virginia headquarters
d)
competition between French and English colonists for land in the Ohio River valley
28.
The French and Indian War eventually became part of the larger world conflict known as
a)
The Seven Years' War
b)
The War of Jenkin's Ear
c)
King George's War
d)
the American Revolution
29.
Benjamin Franklin's attempt to create intercolonial unity at the Albany Congress resulted in
a)
a permanent cooperative organization of the colonies
b)
rejection of the congress's proposal for colonial home rule both by London and by the individual colonies
c)
a sharp increase in Indian attacks on colonial settlements
d)
a growing colonial sympathy with France in the war against Britain
30.
The British Proclamation of 1763
a)
was welcomed by most American colonists
b)
angered colonists who thought that it deprived them of the fruits of victory
c)
was aimed at further suppressing the French population of Canada
d)
halted American westward settlement for several years
31.
The most significant effect on the colonists of the French defeat in N America was
a)
to create new threats to
b)
to reduce the colonies' reliance on Britain for protection and increase their sense of independence
c)
to focus colonial energies on trade
d)
the creation of a strong intercolonial political organization
32.
The mobilization of non-importation policies against the Stamp Act was politically important because it
a)
aroused the first French support for the American cause
b)
aroused revolutionary fervor among many ordinary American men and women
c)
reinforced the completely nonviolent character of the anti-British movement
d)
helped stimulate the development of colonial manufacturing
33.
When British officials decided to enforce the East India Company's tea monopoly and the three-pence tax on tea,
a)
they were successful in landing the tea everywhere except Boston
b)
colonists were outraged because their favorite beverage would cost more than ever before
c)
the colonists persuaded friendly Indian tribes to dump the tea into Boston harbor
d)
colonists were outraged because they saw it as a trick to undermine their principled resistance to the tax
34.
The most intolerable to the Intolerable Acts that the British imposed as punishment for the Boston Tea Party were
a)
the laws undermining the Massachusetts colonial charter and restricting town meetings
b)
the law re-asserting Parliament's right to tax the colonies and doubling the tax on tea
c)
the law ending colonial self-governance and imposing martial law on Massachusetts
d)
closing the port of Boston and the Quartering Act lodging British soldiers in private homes
35.
The event that precipitated the first real shooting between the British army and American colonists was the
a)
British attempt to seize Bunker Hill and the Old North Church
b)
British attempt to seize colonial supplies and leaders at Lexington and Concord
c)
Boston Tea Party
d)
Boston Massacre
36.
The most important action the First Continental Congress took to protest the Intolerable Acts was
a)
forming the Association to impose a complete boycott of all British goods
b)
organizing a colonial militia to prepare for military resistance
c)
forming Committees of Correspondence to communicate among all the colonies and develop political opposition to British rule
d)
sending petitions to the British Parliament demanding repeal of the laws
37.
The British political party that was generally more sympathetic to the American cause was the
a)
Tory Party
b)
Labour Party
c)
Whig Party
d)
Liberal Party
38.
In the Revolutionary War, African Americans
a)
unanimously supported the American patriot cause
b)
were generally neutral between the British and American forces
c)
took the opportunity to stage substantial slave revolts
d)
fought in both the American patriot and British loyalist military forces
39.
All of the following were effects of the French and Indian War on the colonists EXCEPT:
a)
It was a socializing experience for American men
b)
Impressment caused resentment among colonists
c)
Colonists began to view English authority as illigitimate
d)
It resolved tensions between colonists and Native Americans
40.
Which was NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation
a)
No chief executive
b)
all states needed to approve amendments
c)
Congress could not tax or regulate trade
d)
Survey, organize, and set up a process for the development of new states.
41.
Which event shows the economic issues with the Articles of Confederation?
a)
Shay's Rebellion
b)
Whiskey Rebellion
c)
Stono Uprising
d)
The United States could now trade at New Orleans
42.
What was the outcome of Pickney's Treaty?
a)
Canada and the US agreed to a mutual disarmament
b)
The United States could now trade at New Orleans
c)
British left the forts in the Northwest
d)
Native Americans were banned from the Midwest
43.
The Judiciary Act of 1789-
a)
created the federal court system
b)
established the principal of judicial review
c)
Designated the Supreme Court to hear issues w/fed gov't
d)
Established the Attorney General
44.
What was not part of Hamilton's Financial Plan?
a)
Established the National Bank
b)
Put the capital in Washington DC
c)
Levying of excise taxes and tariffs
d)
Assumption of state debts
45.
What did the Northwest ordinance do?
a)
prohibited the extension of slavery in the NW territory
b)
settled the land dispute between Canada and US
c)
Ended British control over the Ohio Valley
d)
Prevented slavery north of 36-30 north latitude
46.
Washington's actions in the Whiskey Rebellion in 1794 demonstrated what?
a)
the federal gov't could enforce the laws of the land
b)
the federal gov't control of the production of whiskey
c)
the federal gov't prohibition of liqour
d)
suspension of habeas corpus
47.
The Great Compromise-
a)
established the executive branch
b)
established the judicial branch
c)
established two houses in the legislative branch
d)
stated slaves would be counted as 3/5 of the population
48.
According to the Proclamation of 1763-
a)
colonial militiamen were required to put down rebellion
b)
Colonial paper could not be printed
c)
Contact between colonists and Indians were illegal
d)
settlers could not cross the Appalachian Mountains
49.
What was a consequence of the French and Indian War?
a)
American colonists began to resist control from England
b)
colonists feared yet another involvement in a war
c)
Britain gave up Canda
d)
Iroquois Confederacy fell apart
50.
The Stamp Act Congress was significant because it-
a)
demonstrated the colonists were loyal to England
b)
Repealed the Stamp Act
c)
Led directly to the 1st Continental Congress
d)
Marked an important step toward the unity of the colonies
51.
Election of 1800 illustrated what?
a)
The Constitution needed to be reformed
b)
US could peacefully transfer power from political parties
c)
There was NO need for a two party system
d)
Washington was no longer a hero
52.
Disagreements between Hamilton and Jefferson led to what?
a)
first American Political Parties
b)
Supreme Court
c)
Bicameral legislature
d)
Cabinet
53.
Which is NOT a part of Washington's Farewell Address?
a)
Warning against political parties
b)
Warning against making Native American treaties
c)
Warning against permanent alliances
d)
Warning against getting involved in European affairs
54.
85 essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay in support of the ratification of the Constitution-
a)
The Federalist Papers
b)
Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
c)
Common Sense
d)
The Constitutional Papers
55.
Which of the following was NOT an issue that led to the formation of political parties in the 1790s?
a)
Hamilton's Financial Plan
b)
French Revolution
c)
Slavery
d)
Strict vs. Loose Interpretation of the Constitution
56.
As a result of the French and Indian War,
a)
relations between the French and American colonists improved dramatically.
b)
France was able to hold on to Canada but lost the rest of its North American empire.
c)
the Americans and British developed a mutual respect for each other's military abilities
d)
Britain felt it necessary to abandon the practice of salutary neglect
57.
The Navigation Laws passed by England in the seventeenth century had a profound impact on England's American colonies in that they
a)
led to considerable prosperity for colonial merchants and shippers
b)
were a major cause of the French and Indian War
c)
inhibited American trade with countries that were not under English rule
d)
were welcomed by most American colonies as an opportunity to increase trade with nations other than England
58.
The argument that "abuses and usurpations" by King George and his government violated the social contract that had existed between Britain and its American colonies was articulated in
a)
the Treaty of Paris
b)
the Declaration of Rights
c)
the Declaration of the Causes and Necessities for Taking Up Arms
d)
the Declaration of Independence
59.
Which of the following colonies did not send delegates to the First Continental Congress?
a)
New York
b)
Georgia
c)
South Carolina
d)
Pennsylvania
60.
All of the following are true regarding the Antifederalists EXCEPT
a)
their important leaders included John Hancock and Patrick Henry.
b)
their political support came mostly from backcountry and agricultural areas
c)
debtors were supporters of the Antifederalists
d)
they maintained their was no need for a bill of rights
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