WorksheetsUS History Pretest
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
Where was the first English settlement in what is now the United States?
Plymouth Rock
Saint Augustine
Kingston, Jamaica
Jamestown
Who was the group that came aboard the Mayflower in 1620 and established a colony at Plymouth, Massachusetts?
the Pilgrims
the Anglicans
the Conquistadors
the Huguenots
What were the Pilgrims fleeing in England?
high taxation
religious persecution
famine
a sassy King James I
The French and Indian War was fought primarily between whom?
the British and Iroquois tribe
the French and British
the United States and British
the French and Indians
At the end of the French and Indian War, what did the Proclamation of 1763 do?
Limited European settlement in North America to east of the Appalachian Mountains
Brought all French colonies east of the Mississippi River under British control
Raised taxes on the American colonists to pay for the British war debt
Gave independence to Canada
What British law taxed all printed paper products in the American colonies?
Townshed Act
Navigation Act
Intolerable Act
Stamp Act
What famous protest was carried out by the Sons of Liberty in Boston in 1773?
the Boston Massacre
the Boston Tea Party
"Occupy Boston"
the Battle of Lexington
Which 1776 document includes the words "we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, and that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness..."
the Constitution
the Bill of Rights
the Emancipation Proclamation
the Declaration of Independence
Who was asked to be leader of the Continental Army in the American Revolution?
John Adams
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Samuel Hood
Why is Saratoga significant to the American Revolution?
It was where the Declaration of Independence was signed
It was where Washington built a professional army to defeat the British
It was the first significant American victory in battle of the war
It was the final battle of the War
What factors led to the American victory in the Revolutionary War?
American guerrilla (hit-and-run) tactics
French support of the American cause
Loss of support for the war among the British public
All of the above
What was the first system of government in the new United States?
Direct Democracy
the Constitution (Representative Democracy)
Monarchy
the Articles of Confederation
Why did the Articles of Confederation fail?
the was not a strong enough central government
the British were threatening war again if the US did not change forms of government
the states were paying too much for the Continental Congress
the Continental Army under the Articles became too oppressive
What do the first three articles of the Constitution establish?
the principle of Federalism
the two houses of Congress
the Three Branches of Government
the powers of the President
What is the system by which state governments and the federal governments share some powers, but split others?
Unitary Government
Separation of Powers
Checks and Balances
Federalism
The fact that Congress can impeach the President is an example of what?
Separation of Powers
Checks and Balances
Federalism
Congressional Overreach
What was the major cause of the War of 1812?
British Impressment of American sailors
British failure to give up Canada
American taxes of British goods
British desire to re-conquer the Colonies
What city was captured and burned by the British in the War of 1812?
New York City
Boston
Philadelphia
Washington DC
What was the system of awarding government jobs to supporters, begun by Andrew Jackson called?
Merits System
Spoils System
Party System
Bureaucratic System
What Andrew Jackson policy led to the deaths of over 5,000 Native Americans on the "Trail of Tears?"
Nullification Crisis
Spoils System
Indian Removal Act
Assimilation Act
What was the philosophy that America was meant to stretch from "Sea to Shining Sea" in the mid-1800s?
Manifest Destiny
Imperialism
Continentalism
Romantic Expansion
What was the decision in the Dred Scott vs. Sandford, and landmark US Supreme Court case?
slaves brought into free states were automatically freed
slaves could not be brought from slave to free states
slavery was condemned by the Supreme Court
slaves were determined to have no rights, and not considered citizens of the US
What were the first shots of the Civil War?
the Northern Invasion of Virginia at Bull Run
the Southern Invasion of Maryland at Antitam
the Northern shelling of New Orleans
the Southern bombing of Fort Sumter at Charleston
What was the major background cause of Southern Secession from the US and the Civil War?
Nullification
State's Rights
Slavery
the election of Abraham Lincoln
What group in Congress sought to punish the South for their actions during the Civil War, and got in legal battles with President Andrew Johnson?
Radical Republicans
Do-nothing Democrats
Carpetbaggers
Reconstruction Republicans
