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WorksheetsUnits 1 and 2
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Why did European countries explore the Americas?
Gold
God
Glory
All of the above
Why is Jamestown significant?
It made James famous
It was the first permanent English settlement
It resulted in the Mayflower Compact
It was established for Puritans to practice free religion
Why was Maryland founded?
Refuge for Catholics
Refuge for Puritans
To establish the Mayflower Compact
To establish the Fundamental Orders
Why was Rhode Island established?
Economic opportunity
Religious freedom
To set up a royal colony
Cash crops
Why did the Pilgrims settle in Massachusetts?
They thought Jamestown was ugly
They wanted religious freedom
They wanted to leave France
They wanted to grow cash crops
Why is salutary neglect important?
It taught colonists to ignore each other
It helped Britain explore new territory
It led colonists to develop self-government
It encouraged strong British control over the colonies
Who signed the Mayflower Compact?
Puritans
Catholics
Jamestown
Pilgrims
Why are the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut important?
It established self-government in Connecticut
It did not require church membership to participate
It was the first written constitution in America.
All of the above
What was the first representative assembly in the colonies?
Virginia House of Burgesses
Maryland House of Burgesses
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Parliament
Who settled in Pennsylvania?
Pilgrims
Jamestown
Catholics
Quakers
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Organizes the United States government
Forbids colonies from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains
List of grievances against the British government
Organizes Parliament
What did the Proclamation of 1763 do?
Forbade colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains
Started the American Revolution
Convinced France to help the Americans
Taxed the colonists
What does "taxation without representation" mean?
Colonists did not like giving money to the British
Colonists did not have a say in Parliament
Colonists threw tea into the Boston Harbor
Parliament declared the colonists independent
What were the Sons of Liberty?
Secret organization led by Samuel Adams
Group of colonists who organized protests
Organization responsible for the Boston Tea Party
All of the above
Who was Crispus Attucks?
Colonist who wrote Common Sense
Parliament leader responsible for the Stamp Act
African-American colonist who died in the Boston Massacre
Colonist who participated in the Boston Tea Party
What battle had the "shot heard 'round the world?"
Lexington and Concord
Bunker Hill
Saratoga
Yorktown
Which battle was the turning point of the Revolution?
Lexington and Concord
Bunker Hill
Saratoga
Yorktown
What was the last major battle of the revolution?
Lexington and Concord
Bunker Hill
Saratoga
Yorktown
What did the Treaty of Paris, 1783 do?
Set boundaries for the U.S.
Recognized U.S. as independent
Ended the revolution
All of the above
What are unalienable rights? Check all that apply.
Life
Liberty
Pursuit of Happiness
Rights that cannot be taken away
Rights granted to those outside of Earth
