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Social Studies Chapter 10 Test Review

Total questions: 103

Worksheet time: 26hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What document was created so that states could keep their independence, but were joined in "a firm league of friendship"?

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

Articles of Consent

c)

Articles of Consensus

2.

The Articles were _________ in 1781 after all states approved it.

a)

accepted

b)

ratified

c)

removed

3.

What effect did the Articles have on it's governing body called Congress?

a)

Congress could not pass laws to collect taxes

b)

Congress ran a strong government

c)

none of these

4.

The common good means that which is good for:

a)

common people

b)

rich people

c)

poor people

d)

all people

5.

The government collects taxes to pay for:

a)

services and goods for U.S. citizens

b)

a vacation for the President and his wife

c)

Food, clothes, and housing for all U.S. citizens

6.

For a bill to become a law:

a)

the majority of both houses must vote for it

b)

the Senate votes for it

c)

the House of Representatives votes for it

7.

The legislative branch has the power to

a)

make laws

b)

carry out laws

c)

define and interpret laws

8.

The Judicial Branch has the power to

a)

make laws

b)

carry out laws

c)

define and interpret laws

9.

The Executive Branch has the power to

a)

make laws

b)

carry out laws

c)

define and interpret laws

10.

Which of the following best describes democracy?

a)

Government which controls people's lives

b)

Government owned and run by the wealthiest people

c)

Government by the people and for the people

11.

What determines how many representatives a state will have in the House of Representatives?

a)

Physical size of the state

b)

Population of the state

c)

Number of people with college degrees

12.

The ______ is a written plan of government.

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

Declaration

c)

Constitution

13.

What kind of government did the delegates decide would be set up?

a)

Federal

b)

International

c)

Communist

14.

The Three-Fifths Compromise that was reached in the Constitutional Convention involved

a)

The number of houses to be created

b)

Number of British citizens allowed in U.S.

c)

Counting the number of slaves for the purpose of representation and taxation

15.

Under the Constitution, how many senators does each state have?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

8

16.

A Republic is a form of government in which

a)

is ruled by a King

b)

only wealthy people have rights

c)

the people elect representatives to run the country

17.

A people's way of life, including its language and belief system is called:

a)

stereotype

b)

discrimination

c)

culture

d)

prejudice

18.

All states had different forms of currency during the American Revolution. Congress' paper money became worthless because prices rose very quickly and money didn't buy as much as it used to. This is known as __________.

a)

depression

b)

inflation

c)

rebellion

19.

_____________ occurred because farmers who found it hard to pay increasing property taxes were angry. Those who couldn't pay were thrown in jail and their farms were seized.

a)

Shay's Rebellion

b)

Daniel's Rebellion

c)

Luther'e Rebellion

20.

__________ allowed the Northwest Territory to be broken into smaller territories. A governor and three judges were sent to govern the territory. It prohibited slavery.

a)

East Ordinance

b)

Northwest Ordinance

c)

Slavery Ordinance

21.

What was the name of the agreement that suggested Congress should be made up of 2 houses - one Senate and the other was called the House of Representatives.

a)

Great Compromise

b)

Royal Compromise

c)

Nobel Compromise

22.

Which of the following is NOT a basic purpose of the U.S. government?

a)

providing food to everyone

b)

maintaining order

c)

promotion freedom

23.

When the Premable mentions "securing the blessings of liberty" it refers to:

a)

giving everyone the right to vote

b)

establishing a national security force

c)

ensuring freedom for the U.S. citizens

24.

In a democratic government, leaders are:

a)

elected to limited terms

b)

appointed for life

c)

selected based on their ancestry

25.

Which of the following is a government service?

a)

making movies

b)

establishing fire departments

c)

publishing textbooks

26.

Your city police department is run by which level of government?

a)

Local

b)

Federal

c)

State

27.

Which level of government has the greatest authority?

a)

State

b)

Local

c)

Federal

28.

Which of the following is a state legislative body?

a)

U.S. House of Representatives

b)

Frankfort City Council

c)

KY House of Representatives

29.

Which of the following is a function of the Executive Branch?

a)

Proposing bills

b)

Operating police departments

c)

Voting

30.

The number of representatives in which office is based on the number of people in an entire state?

a)

City Council

b)

U.S. Senate

c)

U.S. House of Representatives

31.

Which person has the authority over the FBI?

a)

President

b)

Mayor

c)

County Executive

32.

Which of the following is the state equivalent of the President?

a)

Speaker of the House

b)

Mayor

c)

Governor

33.

What is the definition of ratify?

a)

to agree to something

b)

celebrate

c)

defend

34.

The First Amendment to the Bill of Rights

a)

protects religious freedom

b)

gives people the right to carry guns

c)

sets up an electoral college

35.

The right to a fair, public trial with a lawyer is

a)

checks and balances

b)

due process of law

c)

a responsibility of a citizen

36.

According to the Ninth Amendment, all people have

a)

the right to serve on a jury

b)

the right to keep and bear arms

c)

basic human rights

37.

Letters sent by the Patriots to King George III, asking him to repeal the Intolerable Acts were

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Olive Branch Petition

c)

Tariff

38.

The name of the man chosen to lead the Continental Army was

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

George Washington

c)

Thomas Paine

39.

Who was the writer of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Peter Salem

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Phillis Wheatly

40.

What was the American victory that led France to help the Patriots?

a)

Battle of Saratoga

b)

Battle of Yorktown

c)

Minutemen

41.

What was the American victory that proved the Patriots had won the war?

a)

Battle of Yorktown

b)

War

c)

Soldiers

42.

Name the agreement between the British and the Americans at the end of the Revolutionary War.

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Treaty of Kentucky

43.

The purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to ___________.

a)

declare war

b)

let the world know why the 13 colonies wanted to be free from Britain

c)

declare peace

44.

What caused the American colonists to declare independence from Britain?

a)

British King's abuse of power

b)

King was taking away colonists' rights

c)

both a and b

45.

The Declaration of Independence is an example of a ________ source.

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

natural

46.

What hardships did the Continental army face at Valley Forge?

a)

no food

b)

freezing temperatures/disease

c)

all of these

47.

Mercenaries were an example of ________ resources.

a)

natural

b)

human

c)

capital

48.

Food, water, oil, lye, are all examples of __________ resources.

a)

natural

b)

human

c)

capital

49.

Goods produced and used to make other goods such as wax for making candles or a statue of King George III melted to make bullets are _______ resources.

a)

natural

b)

human

c)

capital

50.

Money is known as

a)

Moolah

b)

Greenbacks

c)

Currency

51.

One incentive the Patriots thought might come to them if they won the Revolutionary War was _________.

a)

self-government

b)

new taxes

c)

limited supplies

52.

When colonists made their own herb tea instead of purchasing tea from the British East India Team Company the opportunity cost was ___________.

a)

Herb tea

b)

British East India Tea

c)

Lipton Tea

53.

Which taxes pay for the social security, national parks, U.S. Supreme Court, Navy, FBI, IRS, and FAA?

a)

State

b)

Local

c)

Federal

54.

Which taxes pay for public school teachers, firefighters, police officers, the sheriff's department, etc.?

a)

State

b)

Local

c)

Federal

55.

Which taxes pay for state highways, state parks, and state universities like University of Kentucky?

a)

State

b)

Local

c)

Federal

56.

Britain's law-making assembly was known as ________.

a)

Parliament

b)

Legislative Branch

c)

Executive Branch

57.

What was the law that placed a tax on printed materials in the colonies such as legal documents, newspapers, and playing cards?

a)

Sugar Act

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Intolerable Acts

58.

What was the law that placed a tax on Molasses?

a)

Sugar Act

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Intolerable Acts

59.

The East India Company provided goods for the colonies; it also charged an extra tax on ________.

a)

Tea

b)

Sugar

c)

Newspapers

60.

The Stamp Act was an example of taxation without ________.

a)

Need

b)

Representation

c)

Fun

61.

If you are paying a tariff on paper, lead, glass, wool, tea and other imported goods you are obeying the _________.

a)

Intolerable Acts

b)

Townshend Acts

c)

Proclamation of 1763

62.

When the colonists refused to buy tea, what were they doing?

a)

Buyout

b)

Bartering

c)

Boycotting

63.

What was happening to the British economy because of the boycotting?

a)

business was declining

b)

business was increasing

c)

business was steady

64.

On March 5, 1770 a group of British soldiers fired into a crowd, killing Crispus Attucks. What was this event known as?

a)

Boston Tea Party

b)

Boston Massacre

c)

Boston Protest

65.

After the event mentioned above took place, Britain punished the colonists by refusing to allow ships to leave the harbor until all of the destroyed goods were paid for, the port of Boston was closed, quartering British soldiers was required, and Thomas Gauge became the Governor of Massachusetts. These acts were known as the

a)

Inevitable Acts

b)

Irreconcilable Acts

c)

Intolerable Acts

66.

Paul Revere was an example of a

a)

Pacifist

b)

Patriot

c)

Loyalist

67.

What natural resource did the Spanish settlers hope to find in New Mexico?

a)

wheat

b)

gold and silver

c)

vegetables

68.

How did Spanish settlers solve the problem of New Mexico being unsuitable for farming and mining?

a)

built haciendas

b)

built presidios

c)

built El Camino Real

69.

Spanish wanted to convert Native Americans to Christianity; therefore they built missions which were protected by ___________.

a)

haciendas

b)

presidios

c)

El Camino Real

70.

How did the building of the El Camino Real help the Spanish?

a)

used to transport goods from Mexico City to Santa Fe

b)

Used to mail goods from Mexico City to Santa Fe

71.

______________ were places where the French and Native Americans met to trade goods.

a)

flea markets

b)

trading posts

c)

marts

72.

How did Native Americans help the French learn to adapt to the environment?

a)

learned to make canoes/snow shoes

b)

learned to cook

c)

learned Christianity

73.

When people meet from different cultures they exchange ideas and information, this is known as _________________.

a)

Osmosis

b)

Cultural Diffusion

c)

Conflict

74.

A region of fertile land and think forests along the Ohio River was known as ______________.

a)

backcountry

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

Ohio River Valley

75.

What caused the French and Indian War?

a)

The British and French claimed the same territory

b)

French attached Indians

76.

In the thirteen colonies, the war was called the ______________ because British forces fought against the French and their American allies.

a)

French and Indian War

b)

King Phillip's War

c)

Revolutionary War

77.

The key battle that helped Great Britain win the French and Indian War was fought in ___________.

a)

Montreal

b)

Quebec

c)

Hudson Area

78.

What happened to the Native's land after the French and Indian War?

a)

Land belonged to Britain

b)

Land belonged to Spain

c)

Land belonged to France

79.

The official announcement that would not allow colonists to settle on land west of the Appalachian Mountains was known as

a)

Proclamation of 1763

b)

Proclamation of Peace

c)

Proclamation of Conflict

80.

Who is a young person who learns a skill from a more experienced person?

a)

artisan

b)

apprentice

c)

slave

81.

Blacksmiths, rope makers, and carpenters are known as ______.

a)

apprentices

b)

artisans

c)

slaves

82.

What natural resource in New England was a valuable export?

a)

wheat

b)

tobacco

c)

timber

83.

What natural resource was exported from the Middle Colonies?

a)

flour

b)

fish

c)

rice

84.

Which colonies economy was based on farming only?

a)

Middle Colonies

b)

New England Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

85.

What goods were imported from England?

a)

tools, clothing, and manufactured goods

b)

rice, tobacco

c)

timber

86.

Which of the following best describes a triangular trade route?

a)

a voyage with 3 stops that doesn't return home

b)

a voyage with one stop before coming home

c)

a voyage with 2 stops before returning home

87.

In 1647, the leaders of Massachusetts passed a law requiring towns to establish

a)

public schools

b)

colleges

c)

restaurants

88.

The __________ caused many colonists to become interested in religion once again and to help others.

a)

Middle Passage

b)

Almanac

c)

Great Awakening

89.

What influenced where colonists settled?

a)

Natural Resources

b)

Physical Resources

c)

Money

90.

Which of the following did colonists look for when settling a land?

a)

rivers

b)

trees

c)

all of these

91.

What prevented colonists from settling further inland?

a)

waterfalls

b)

wild animals

c)

natives

92.

Rivers and oceans were used mostly for

a)

whaling

b)

transportation

c)

leisure

93.

What were the main religious beliefs in the New England Colonies?

a)

Quaker

b)

Pentacostal

c)

Puritan

94.

What were the main religions in the Middle Colonies?

a)

Methodist

b)

Pentacostal

c)

Presbyterian

95.

What were the main religions in the Southern Colonies?

a)

Anglican/Presbytarian

b)

Puritans

c)

Pilgrims

96.

What were the main land uses in the New England Colonies?

a)

fishing/shipping/whaling

b)

iron making/wheat farming

c)

tobacco/rice

97.

What were the main land uses in the Southern Colonies?

a)

fishing/shipping/whaling

b)

iron making/wheat farming

c)

tobacco/rice

98.

What were the main land uses in the Middle Colonies?

a)

fishing/shipping/whaling

b)

iron making/wheat farming

c)

rice/tobacco

99.

Which Native Americans used buffalo as their main food source?

a)

Northwest Coast

b)

Plains

c)

Eastern Woodlands

100.

Which natural resource did the Southwest Indians use to build their homes?

a)

Adobe

b)

Stones

c)

Cedar trees

101.

What type of home did Eastern Woodland Indians construct?

a)

Pueblos

b)

long houses

c)

tepees

102.

What was the Northwest Coast Indians main food source?

a)

deer/birds

b)

buffalo/crops

c)

whales/seals/fish

103.

What is the name of ancient items found that tell archaeologists about the culture of people who have long since passed away?

a)

artifacts

b)

functional art

c)

cool things