WorksheetsHappy Friday!
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins
The first permanent English settlement in North America was...
Plymouth
Yorktown
Boston
Jamestown
What cash crop kept Jamestown alive?
lumber
peanuts
corn
tobacco
In what year did the Pilgrims settle in Plymouth?
1602
1617
1620
1636
Which of the following represents the 1st self/representative government in the colonies?
The Constitution
The Articles of Confederation
The Mayflower Compact
The Bill of Rights
Which physical feature did the Proclamation Line say the colonists could not go west of?
Appalachian Mountains
Mississippi River
Rocky Mountains
Rio Grande River
Which natural resource in the Ohio River Valley was fought over during the French and Indian War?
Gold
Beaver furs
Ivory
Water
Which treaty ended the American Revolution?
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
Treaty of Paris
Adams-Onis Treaty
Louisiana Purchase
Finish this American Colonist Motto, "No Taxation without..."
Transportation
Relaxation
Representation
Sensation
Why were the American Colonist taxed after the French and Indian War?
Britain was in debt and needed money
That was the agreement with the Native Americans
They made too much money
Townshend Acts
What tax was placed on all paper goods in the colonies?
Stamp Act
Sugar Act
Tea Act
Townshend Act
What was a bloody riot in the street between the British soldiers and the colonists? (Crispus Attucks was the first to be killed)
Lexington and Concord
Boston Tea Party
Boston Massacre
Bloody Fight
How did the colonist protest against the Tea Tax?
Attacked the Native Americans
Started the Boston Massacre
Dumped the tea into Boston Harbor
Burned all the tea
Which was the colonists' punishment for the Boston Tea Party?
Intolerable Acts
Sugar Acts
Quartering Acts
Stamp Acts
What was the 1st battle of the American Revolution and had "The shot heard 'round the world"?
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Yorktown
Lexington and Concord
Battle of Bunker Hill
What did Thomas Paine write that sparked the colonists to want independence from Britain?
Common Sense
Catching Fire
Declaration of Independence
Mayflower Compact
Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are all...
Our unalienable rights
in the Bill of Rights
Freedoms given to us in the Article of Confederation
Ms. Tamez's favorite words
Which group wanted a strong national/central government?
Anti-federatlist
Federalist
Which group wanted a stronger state/local power?
Anti-federalist
Federalist
Which amendment provides freedom from self-incrimination (right to remain silent)?
3rd
6th
10th
5th
Which amendment prevents unreasonable searches and seizures without a warrant or permission?
2nd
3rd
4th
7th
Which amendment says that powers not delegated/given to the national government are delegated/given to the states (federalism)?
2nd
8th
9th
10th
Which amendment guarantees the freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and the right to petition government?
1st
4th
9th
10th
Which of the following is NOT one of the Principles of the Constitution?
Popular Sovereignty
Separation of Power
Freedom of Speech
Individual Rights
What are the 3 branches of the principle Separation of Power?
Legislative, Representative, Judicial
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
Representative, Executive, Judicial
Legislative, Executive, Representative
What is an amendment?
a tax on the colonists
a change to the Constitution
a freedom given world-wide
the first part of the Articles of Confederation
The picture above represents...
the Monroe Doctrine
the Constitution
Manifest Destiny
War of 1812
The political cartoon above represents...
Manifest Destiny
the Monroe Doctrine
the Whiskey Rebellion
Burnet Middle School
The political cartoon above represents...
the Whiskey Rebellion
the French and Indian War
the Native American Rebellion
the Indian Removal Act
What is Jacksonian Democracy?
Everyone got to vote
Slaves got to vote
Common men got to vote
Women got to vote
What is a constitution?
a change to the amendment
a set of rules
an official announcement
a tax
