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Name
Class
Date
1.

A large area of flat land

a)

Plateau

b)

Plain

c)

Peninsula

d)

Desert

2.

A raised area of flat land

a)

Plain

b)

Peninsula

c)

Desert

d)

Plataeu

3.

Land that is surrounded by water on 3 sides

a)

Peninsula

b)

Plain

c)

Plateau

d)

Desert

4.

Give an example of a Primary Source.

a)

Textbooks

b)

Teacher

c)

Journal Entry

d)

Encyclopedia

5.

A first-hand account.

a)

Secondary Resource

b)

Primary Resource

6.

What is a secondary source?

a)

First--hand account

b)

No written record

c)

Second-hand account

7.

Give an example of a secondary source.

a)

Journal entry

b)

Artifact

c)

Textbook

d)

Photographs

8.

The interaction between people.

a)

economic

b)

political

c)

social

9.

anything referring to government.

a)

economic

b)

social

c)

political

10.

Ways of making money.

a)

economic

b)

social

c)

political

11.

Culture, religion/beliefs, sports, music, architecture

a)

Social

b)

Political

c)

Economic

12.

laws, leaders, war

a)

Economic

b)

Social

c)

Political

13.

Trade, industries, factories

a)

Economic

b)

Political

c)

Social

14.

Choose 2 ways geography affects the development of communities.

a)

Communities adapt differently to different environments.

b)

Environment has no impact on the development of their communities.

c)

They will only move to an area if the geography includes a river.

d)

The natural resources in each area are different and can affect the economy and overall culture of a group.

15.

The study of prehistoric people.

a)

Archeologist

b)

Carbon dating

c)

Artifacts

d)

Archaeology

16.

Someone who studies prehistoric people.

a)

Archaeology

b)

Archeologist

c)

Carbon 14 Dating

d)

Ancestor

17.

Items left behind from civilizations that can be studied and give us information about the past.

a)

Archaeology

b)

Archeologist

c)

Carbon 14 Dating

d)

Artifacts

18.

The way of life of a group of people.

a)

Extended Families

b)

Archeologist

c)

Artifacts

d)

Culture

19.

A highly developed culture, usually with an organized religion and laws.

a)

Culture

b)

Civilization

c)

Extended Family

d)

A Group

20.

Large families where everyone from your immediate family plus grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins live together in the same house.

a)

Extended Families

b)

Extended Friend Groups

c)

A Culture

d)

A Civilization

21.

It is the theory that the first people to the Americas crossed a land bridge from Asia.

a)

The Continental Coast Theory

b)

The Land Bridge Theory

c)

The Coastal Migration Theory

d)

The East Coast Theory

22.

Explain the purpose of the Iroquois Confederacy.

a)

The Inuit joined an alliance with them to become more powerful.

b)

5 groups formed an alliance to make themselves more powerful.

c)

The Great Plains Native Americans joined an alliance with them to make them more powerful.

d)

5 groups joined together, but could not agree on anything.

23.

Where were the Iroquois located?

a)

Central US

b)

Upstate, New York

c)

North Arctic

d)

New Spain

24.

Where were the Great Plains Native Americans Located?

a)

Upstate, NY

b)

New France

c)

North Arctic

d)

Central US

25.

Where were the Inuit located?

a)

Upstate, NY

b)

North Arctic

c)

Central US

d)

New Netherlands

26.

Which Native American group built longhouses?

a)

Great Plains

b)

Inuit

c)

Iroquois

27.

Which Native American group used buffalo for everything?

a)

The Great Plains

b)

The Iroquois

c)

The Inuit

28.

Whch Native American group ate seal, used whale blubber and built igloos and cities?

a)

Iroquois

b)

Inuit

c)

Great Plains

29.

Which Native American group farmed and hunted and had the 3 sisters?

a)

Great Plains

b)

Inuit

c)

Iroquois

30.

What were the 3 sisters?

a)

zucchini, asparagus, corn

b)

corn, beans, squash

c)

corn, beans, asparagus

d)

beans, squash, peppers

31.

What were the causes of exploration?

a)

To expand trade and get disease from Natives

b)

To find a shorter trade route to Asia and to find God, Gold and Glory.

c)

To find a shorter trade route to Asia and to expand trade

d)

To find God, Gold and Glory and to get disease from Natives

32.

What were the results of exploration?

a)

They expanded trade and got diseases from the Natives.

b)

To find a shorter route to Asia and to find God, Gold and Glory.

c)

They expanded trade and found God, Gold, and Glory

d)

They got diseases from Natives and found God, God and Glory.

33.

What were the reasons for the Native American populations to decrease?

a)

Disease, war and trade

b)

War, slavery and trade

c)

Disease, war and slavery

d)

God, Gold and Glory

34.

It was the voyage of Aficans to the Americas to be slaves.

a)

The Eastern Passage

b)

The Coastal Migration Theory

c)

The Land Bridge Theory

d)

The Middle Passage

35.

Which colony was located from Florida (south) to Central America?

a)

New Netherlands

b)

New Spain

c)

New France

d)

New England

36.

Which colony was located in New York (along the Hudson River)?

a)

New Spain

b)

New England

c)

New Netherlands

d)

New France

37.

Which colony was located from Canada to New Orleans (along the Mississippi River)?

a)

New Spain

b)

New Netherlands

c)

New England

d)

New France

38.

Which 2 colonies made a living with fur?

a)

New Netherlands and New Spain

b)

New Netherlands and New France

c)

New Spain and New France

d)

New France and New England

39.

How did New Spain make a living?

a)

Gold, silver, sugar

b)

God, gold, silver

c)

Gold, silver, chocolate

d)

Platinum, gold, silver

40.

Where were the 13 original colonies located?

a)

The West Coast along the Pacific Ocean

b)

Central United States

c)

The East Coast, along the Atlantic Ocean

d)

The South, along the Mississippi River

41.

Who controlled/owned the 13 colonies?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

United States of America

d)

Great Britain/ England

42.

What was the first English colony?

a)

Jamestown

b)

Roanoke

c)

New York

d)

Pennsylvania

43.

What was the second English colony?

a)

Jamestown

b)

Roanoke

c)

New York

d)

Pennsylvania

44.

What saved the Jamestown economy?

a)

spices

b)

gold

c)

silver

d)

tobacco

45.

Why did the Pilgrims immigrate to the colonies?

a)

To follow the Catholic religion

b)

For religious freedom

c)

To follow the Quaker religion

d)

To follow the Puritan religion

46.

What was the name of the document for the rules of the Plymouth colony?

a)

The Santa Maria Compact

b)

The Mayflower Trust

c)

The Mayflower Compact

47.

Name the region that has New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island.

a)

The New England Colonies

b)

The Middle Colonies

c)

The Southern Colonies

d)

The Western Colonies

48.

Name the region that has New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, (Delaware)

a)

The New England Colonies

b)

The Southern Colonies

c)

The Western Colonies

d)

The Middle Colonies

49.

Name the region that has Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, (Delaware)

a)

The Southern Colonies

b)

The New England Colonies

c)

The Western Colonies

d)

The Middle Colonies

50.

Which colony had lumber, shipbuilding, whaling, fishing and rum to help their economy?

a)

The Middle Colonies

b)

The Southern Colonies

c)

The Western Colonies

d)

The New England Colonies

51.

Which colony had Grain ("the breadbasket"), cattle, fish and iron to help their economy?

a)

The Southern Colonies

b)

The New England Colonies

c)

The Western Colonies

d)

The Middle Colonies

52.

Which colony had rice, indigo, tobacco and plantations to help their economy?

a)

The Western Colonies

b)

The Southern Colonies

c)

The New England Colonies

d)

The Middle Colonies

53.

It was the first representative body in the English colonies.

a)

The Mayflower Compact

b)

The Peter Zenger case

c)

The Judicial Court

d)

The House of Burgesses

54.

It was the rules for the Plymouth colony.

a)

The Mayflower Compact

b)

The House of Burgesses

c)

The Peter Zenger Case

d)

The Judicial Court

55.

It established Freedom of the Press in the colonies.

a)

The Mayflower Compact

b)

The House of Burgesses

c)

The Articles of Confederation

d)

The Peter Zenger case

56.

Why was Georgia set up?

a)

For religious freedom

b)

For money

c)

For debtors to work off debt

d)

For tobacco

57.

Religious freedom in Rhode Island...

a)

Quakers

b)

Roger Williams

c)

Catholics

d)

Puritans

58.

Religious freedom in Pennsylvania?

a)

Puritans

b)

Quakers

c)

Roger Williams

d)

Pilgrims

59.

Religious freedom in Maryland...

a)

Catholics

b)

Puritans

c)

Quakers

d)

Roger Williams

60.

It was a tax on tea.

a)

The Stamp Act

b)

The Intolerable Acts

c)

The Tea Act

d)

The Quartering Acts

61.

The Sons of Liberty protested the Tea Act by dumping 90,000 pounds of tea into the Boston Harbor.

a)

The Tea Act

b)

The Quartering Act

c)

The Intolerable Acts

d)

The Boston Tea Party

62.

Laws passed to punish Boston, Massachusetts for the Tea Party.

a)

The Boston Tea Party

b)

The Intolerable Acts

c)

The Quartering Acts

d)

The Tea Act

63.

A law that required American colonists to allow British soldiers to live in their homes.

a)

The Intolerable Acts

b)

The Townshend Acts

c)

The Boston Massacre

d)

The Quartering Acts

64.

A law making group in England.

a)

Parliament

b)

The Sons of Liberty

c)

The Daughters of Liberty

d)

The Loyalists

65.

The refusal to buy an item in order to prove a point.

a)

treaty

b)

boycott

c)

law

66.

To repeal means...

a)

To accept

b)

To cancel

c)

To change

d)

To add to

67.

Explain "No Taxation Without Representation."

a)

The British had no representation in Parliament, so they did not believe they should be taxed.

b)

The military had no representation in Parliament, so they did not believe they should be taxed.

c)

Americans had no representation in Parliament, so they did not believe they should be taxed.

68.

What are stocks/Pillory?

a)

Voting Rights

b)

Part of education

c)

Used as punishment

69.

Explain Voting Rights.

a)

Only men with wives could vote.

b)

Only women and children could vote.

c)

Only white men over 21 were able to vote.

d)

Only men and boys over 12 could vote.

70.

A citizen army used by colonists.

a)

German Hessians

b)

Militia

c)

Loyalists

d)

Red Coats

71.

The militia units that could be ready to fight in a minute.

a)

Minutemen

b)

Red Coats

c)

Loyalists

d)

Parliament

72.

The leader of the Continental Army (American Army).

a)

Samuel Adams

b)

Paul Revere

c)

George Washington

d)

The Sons of Liberty

73.

The leader of the Sons of Liberty.

a)

George Washington

b)

Parliament

c)

Paul Revere

d)

Samuel Adams

74.

King George the III, was the King of...?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

United States

75.

He was part of the Sons of Liberty, he created a painting of the Boston Massacre and he's known for the midnight ride.

a)

King George the III

b)

Samuel Adams

c)

Paul Revere

d)

George Washington

76.

The group who wanted to end British rule over the American colonies.

a)

German Hessians

b)

Loyalists

c)

King George the III

d)

The Sons of Liberty

77.

They led a protest against British laws.

a)

German Hessians

b)

The Daughters of Liberty

c)

Militia

d)

Minutemen

78.

Mercenaries who fought for the British.

a)

German Hessians

b)

Militia

c)

Minutemen

d)

The Sons of Liberty

79.

Groups who wanted freedom.

a)

Loyalists/Tori

b)

Patriots, Rebels, Yankees

c)

Redcoats/ Lobster backs

d)

Mercenaries

80.

People who wanted to stay under British rule.

a)

Patriots

b)

Rebels

c)

Yankees

d)

Loyalists/Tori

81.

British soldiers.

a)

Redcoats/Lobster backs

b)

Rebels

c)

Yankees

d)

Patriots

82.

What was the significance of Thomas Paine's Common Sense?

a)

to convince Americans that they should stay with Britain

b)

to convince Britain that they should let Americans free

c)

to convince Americans to give Britain another chance

d)

to convince Americans that they should break away from Britain

83.

What is a Preamble?

a)

A conclusion

b)

An introduction

c)

All of the laws

d)

A book on laws

84.

Natural Rights, The Wrongs of the King and Declaring Independence are all parts of what important document?

a)

The Declaration of Independence

b)

The Preamble

c)

The Articles of Confederation

d)

Common Sense

85.

What was the result of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Britain declared independence

b)

Americans joined British rule

c)

Britain signed over independence

d)

Americans declared independence

86.

A British general who surrendered at Yorktown.

a)

General Cornwallis

b)

Benedict Arnold

c)

George Washington

d)

General Howe

87.

He was a traitor.

a)

General Cornwallis

b)

Benedict Arnold

c)

General Howe

d)

George Washington

88.

He was a commanding officer of the British Army.

a)

General Cornwallis

b)

Benedict Arnold

c)

General Howe

d)

George Washington

89.

It was the "shot heard around the world"

a)

Lexington and Concord

b)

The Battle of Saratoga

c)

The Battle of Yorktown

d)

Shay's Rebellion

90.

It was the battle where Washington defeated the Hessians.

a)

Lexington and concord

b)

The Battle of Saratoga

c)

The Battle of Yorktown

d)

The Battle of Trenton

91.

The Americans defeated the British; it was the turning point; the French became an American ally

a)

The Battle of Saratoga

b)

Lexington and Concord

c)

The Battle of Trenton

d)

The Battle of Yorktown

92.

The Americans defeat the British; It is the final battle; The Americans win the war!!!!

a)

Lexington and Concord

b)

The Battle of Yorktown

c)

The Battle of Trenton

d)

The Battle of Saratoga

93.

What did the Treaty of Paris recognize?

a)

It recognized America as a part of Britain

b)

It recognized Britain as the winner of the war

c)

It recognized the Battle of Saratoga as the final battle.

d)

It recognized America as a free nation

94.

What were the Articles of Confederation?

a)

Our first National Government

b)

The Supreme Court

c)

A strong government

d)

Britain's laws

95.

Which is NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

a)

There was no president

b)

It had only one type of money

c)

They had to ask states to pay taxes

d)

They had no Army

96.

What did Daniel Shay's Rebellion prove?

a)

It proved the Articles of Confederation were too strong

b)

It proved that the Articles of Confederation were not the first National Government.

c)

It proved the Articles of Confederation were too weak.

d)

It proved Daniel Shay was a great leader.

97.

What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

a)

To fix the Articles of Confederation

b)

To fix the outcome of the war

c)

To fix the Stamp Act

d)

To fix the Townshend Acts

98.

How did the purpose of the Constitutional Convention change?

a)

It created a new Constitution, but kept the same government.

b)

It created a new Constitution and government.

c)

It created a new government, but kept the old Constitution

d)

It kept the old Constitution and the old government.

99.

What was the point of view of the Federalists?

a)

They supported the new government.

b)

They were against the new government.

c)

They went back to British rule.

100.

What was the point of view of the Anti-Federalists?

a)

They were against the new government.

b)

They supported the new government.

c)

They created the Virginia Plan

d)

They created the New Jersey Plan.

101.

2 houses with representation based on population

a)

The Virginia Plan

b)

The New Jersey Plan

c)

The 3/5ths Compromise

d)

The Great Compromise

102.

1 house and each state got one vote

a)

The Virginia Plan

b)

The New Jersey Plan

c)

The 3/5ths Compromise

d)

The Great Compromise

103.

It created 2 houses of Congress. The House of Representatives was based on population; The Senate was 2 senators per state.

a)

The New Jersey Plan

b)

The Virginia Plan

c)

The 3/5ths Compromise

d)

The Great Compromise

104.

The 3/5ths Compromise...The Northern Plan.

a)

Count slaves toward a state's population.

b)

Do not count slaves toward a state's population.

c)

3/5th of the slaves would count toward a state's population.

105.

The 3/5ths Compromise...The Southern Plan

a)

Count the slaves toward a state's population.

b)

Do not count the slaves toward a state's population.

c)

3/5ths of the slaves would count toward a state's population.

106.

It is made up of the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution.

a)

The 5 Principles of Government

b)

Limited Government

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

Popular Sovereignty

107.

1.Limited Government

2. Popular Sovereignty

3. Federalism

4. Separation of Powers

5. Checks and Balances

a)

The Bill of Rights

b)

The Principles of Government

c)

Limited Government

d)

Popular Sovereignty

108.

The government only has the power given to it by the Constitution.

a)

The Bill of Rights

b)

The Principles of Government

c)

Popular Sovereignty

d)

Limited Government

109.

The people rule through voting

a)

The Bill of Rights

b)

The Principles of Government

c)

Limited Government

d)

Popular Sovereignty

110.

Education, setting up local governments, driving laws

a)

Powers of National Government

b)

Powers of State Government

c)

State and National Powers shared

111.

Prints money, declares war, controls trade between states

a)

Powers of National Government

b)

Powers of State Government

c)

Shared powers of State and National Government

112.

Law enforcement, taxing, building roads

a)

Powers of State Government

b)

Powers of National Government

c)

Shared powers between State and National Governments

113.

Branch-Congress; Job- to make laws

a)

The Legislative Branch

b)

The Executive Brance

c)

The Judicial Branch

114.

Branch- The President; Job- to enforce or carry out laws

a)

The Legislative Branch

b)

The Judicial Branch

c)

The Executive Branch

115.

Branch- The Supreme Court; Job- to interpret laws and to make sure laws are Constitutional

a)

The Legislative Branch

b)

The Judicial Branch

c)

The Executive Branch

116.

How is the census used in the government?

a)

It counts the population of the nation every 15 years.

b)

It counts the population every 18 years.

c)

It counts the population of the nation every 10 years.

117.

Which part of government is affected by the census?

a)

Congress

b)

Senate

c)

The House of Representatives

118.

Countries control all trade with their colonies so the country makes all of the profit.

a)

Navigation Acts

b)

Mercantilism

c)

Townshend Acts

d)

Proclamation of 1763

119.

Who fought in the French and Indian War?

a)

French and Indians

b)

Britain and the United States

c)

Britain and France

d)

Britain and Spain

120.

What was the cause of the French and Indian War?

a)

A land dispute over British land

b)

A land dispute over the Great Plains

c)

A land dispute over the Mississippi River Valley

d)

A land dispute over the Ohio River Valley

121.

What was the result of the French and Indian War?

a)

The French won; They gained all of the French land east of the Mississippi

b)

The Indians won; They gained all of the French land east of the Mississippi

c)

The Americans won; They gained all of the French land east of the Mississippi

d)

Britain won; They gained all of the French land east of the Mississippi

122.

A line set up across the Appalachian Mountains, that the American colonists were not permitted to cross, but did anyway.

a)

The Proclamation of 1763

b)

The Townshend Acts

c)

The Boston Massacre

d)

The Navigation Acts

123.

A tax on paper that the colonists protested and Parliament repealed.

a)

The Sugar Act

b)

The Stamp Act

c)

The Paper Act

d)

The Intolerable Act

124.

A tax on glass, paper, tea, paint and lead that the colonists boycotted and Parliament repealed.

a)

The Tea Act

b)

The Stamp Act

c)

The Sugar Act

d)

The Townshend Acts

125.

A tax on molasses. The colonists smuggled it in.

a)

The Stamp Act

b)

The Molasses Act

c)

The Sugar Act

d)

The Tea Act

126.

What really happened at the Boston Massacre?

a)

5 colonists were killed by the British.

b)

500 colonists were killed by the British

c)

5,000 colonists were killed by the French

d)

No one was killed, it was a peaceful reunion

127.

What did Paul Revere portray in his painting?

a)

An accurate painting of the event to turn Americans against British rule.

b)

An inaccurate painting of the event to turn the British against American rule.

c)

An inaccurate painting of the event to turn Americans against British rule.

d)

An accurate painting of the event to turn Americans against French rule.