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DCA - Q1 Exam

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which best describes the New England colonies?

a)

diverse group of people who were very tolerant of other religious beliefs

b)

Economy was based on farming wheat, rye, and corn; known as the Breadbasket colonies

c)

Agriculture such as tobacco and cotton; Slave labor was a necessity to keep the economy stable

d)

economy was based on whaling, shipbuilding, lumber while life revolved around religion

2.

Which 3 are true about the Middle Colonies?

a)

Known as the Breadbaskets because of the abundance of wheat, rye, and corn produced

b)

Dependent on slave labor and large plantations to grow cash crops such as cotton and tobacco.

c)

Home of the Quakers who were very tolerant of people who were different then them.

d)

The people who lived here were very diverse.

3.

Which describes the economy of the South?

a)

called the breadbasket because of the abundance of wheat, rye, and corn that were grown in the area

b)

gold mining and Native American slave trading

c)

dependent on shipbuilding, lumber whaling and fishing

d)

Plantations that farmed cash crops such as cotton, tobacco, indigo, and rice

4.

What 3 inalienable rights did John Locke believe ALL people were born with?

a)

Life

b)

Liberty

c)

Happiness

d)

Property

5.
The part of the slave’s journey aboard the ship between Africa and the American colonies was known as the _________________  _________________
a)
Triangular Trade Route
b)
Middle Passage
c)
Northwest Passage
d)
Bermuda Triangle
6.

Conflict between England and France over land in the Ohio River Valley

a)

Civil War

b)

Revolution

c)

French and Indian War

d)

Ohio River War

7.

What did Britain gain as a result of the French and Indian War?

a)

freedom from King George III

b)

ability to trade with any country they wanted to

c)

all of the land east of the Mississippi River

d)

Florida

8.

What did colonists become responsible for after the French and Indian War?

a)

creating one government for the colonies

b)

paying back the war debt

c)

fighting the Native Americans or order to settle in the Ohio River Valley

d)

colonizing the Ohio River Valley

9.

In Ben Franklin's "Join or Die" cartoon, what do the pieces of the snake represent?

a)

European countries with territory in North America

b)

the Grand Council under the Albany Plan

c)

What will happen if the colonists disobey King George

d)

the 13 colonies

10.

What would the Albany Plan of Union create for the colonies?

a)

a border to keep colonist off of Native American land while still allowing them to be a part of the fur trade

b)

set up a new colonial government with a separate king to rule from the colonies

c)

one government that would be responsible for making laws, raising taxes, and setting up a defense for all of the 13 colonies

11.

Which best explains the Proclamation Line?

a)

Boundary that forbade colonists from settling in Indian Territory. It made colonists angry because colonists were expected to pay for the extra British Troops

b)

asked colonists to house and feed British soldiers in exchange for protection from Native American attacks.

c)

Created as a boundary between the Colonies and French territory to protect colonists. Colonists were grateful for the protection.

12.

Which best explains the Quartering Act?

a)

required colonists to house and feed British soldiers in the colonies

b)

taxed imported goods

c)

forbade colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains

d)

meeting of representatives that decided to go to war with England

13.

required all legal documents to carry a stamp showing that tax had been paid on it

a)

Navigation Act

b)

Quartering Act

c)

Stamp Act

d)

Sugar Act

14.

taxed imported goods such as glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea; as well as established the Writs of Assistance

a)

Townshend Acts

b)

Navigation Acts

c)

Proclamation Line of 1763

d)

Albany Plan of Union

15.

Event where the Son's of Liberty dressed as Mohawks (Native Americans) and dump tea into the Boston harbor to protest the Tea Act .

a)

Boston Massacre

b)

French and Indian War

c)

Boston Tea Party

d)

Navigation Acts

16.

Why did the British Parliament enact the Intolerable Acts?

a)

keep colonists from settling in the Ohio River Valley

b)

punishment for the Boston Tea Party

c)

allowed colonists to trade with France

d)

punishment for the Boston Massacre

17.

Which is TRUE about the the First Continental Congress meet? (choose 2)

a)

met to create a plan of action after the British passed the Navigation Act

b)

met to create one central government for the 13 colonies and to decide on a military plan to defeat the French

c)

met to create a plan of action after the British passed the Intolerable Acts

d)

Petitioned the king asking for the same rights as British citizens in England

18.

In their petition to King George III, what rights did the First Continental Congress say colonists had? (choose all that apply)

a)

life

b)

liberty

c)

assembly

d)

trial by jury

19.

What phrase is Patrick Henry most famous for?

a)

"We hold these truths to be self evident..."

b)

"four score and seven years ago..."

c)

"give me liberty or give me death..."

d)

"We the people..."

20.

allowed tea companies to bypass merchants and sell directly to colonists

a)

Tea Act

b)

Navigation Acts

c)

Intolerable Acts

d)

Quartering Act

21.

The belief that colonies exist to benefit the Mother Country. And for country to become powerful it has to build up its gold supply and trade.

a)

mercantilism

b)

Navigation Acts

c)

Triangular Trade

d)

African Slave Trade

22.

According to the map, the 13 original colonies were located

a)

along the Pacific Coast of North America

b)

in North and South America

c)

on the Atlantic Coast of North America

d)

on the interior of the North American Continent

23.

Which explains why the Southern Colonies were most successful at farming a variety of cash crops?

a)

The winters were cold and often time snowy

b)

The climate was warm and humid year round

c)

being on the coast allowed for easier trade and transport

d)

slaves provided seeds from their home lands that were not native to America

24.

While the King of England was the ruler of the 13 colonies, he was located across the Atlantic Ocean. So, who was responsible for ruling for the king in the colonies?

a)

colonists voted on their leaders

b)

President of all of the colonies was appointed by the king

c)

A governor for each colony was chosen by the king

d)

A separate king, who lived in the colonies, was given power to rule

25.

Which definition goes with "The Sugar Act"?

a)

law that allowed British Tea Companies to bypass colonial tea merchants and sell directly to the colonists

b)

law that put a new tax on imported goods like molasses

c)

taxed good such as glass, paper, paint and tea

d)

required colonists to provide housing and food to British troops in the colonies

26.

Why was the event in Boston described by colonists as a "massacre?"

a)

many colonists were killed by the British soldiers

b)

it was a bloody event

c)

it was a way for colonists to protest the Intolerable Acts

d)

to stir up colonial fury and unite the colonists

27.

What event does this image represent?

a)

Boston Tea Party

b)

French and Indian War

c)

Boston Massacre

d)

Lexington & Concord

28.

Which Revolutionary leader became head of the Continental Amy?

a)

John Adams

b)

George Washington

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Patrick Henry

29.

This man was a Continental Congress delegate from Philadelphia.

a)

George Washington

b)

John Adams

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Patrick Henry

30.

Leading delegate at the Continental Congress who supported independence early on

a)

George Washington

b)

John Adams

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Patrick Henry

31.

What document officially ended the French and Indian War?

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Treaty of England

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Albany Plan of Union

32.

How did colonists react to the Proclamation Line?

a)

most ignored it and moved west anyway - fighting with the Natives continued

b)

most obeyed the law and stayed in the 13 Colonies

c)

colonists made friends with Natives in order to learn the fur trade

d)

colonists used guerrilla warfare to wipe out Natives in the Ohio River Valley

33.

Which best explains how territory in North America changed because of the French and Indian War?

a)

France was completely pushed out of North America

b)

Britain gained all of the land east of the Mississippi River

c)

Spain gained more territory in North America

d)

France took over North America

34.

How did colonists react to British Acts and Taxes like the stamp act, sugar act, townshend acts?

a)

They obeyed the new laws and taxes

b)

Tarred and feathered tax collector to scare them away

c)

They protested

d)

They boycotted British products

35.

Under the Intolerable Acts, how long would the Boston Harbor be closed?

a)

until the tea destroyed in the Boston Tea Party was paid for

b)

until the Treaty of Paris was signed

c)

until someone admitted to the Boston Massacre

d)

until all 13 colonies agreed to the Albany Plan of Union

36.

How did the Committee of Correspondence spread information throughout the colonies?

a)

newspaper articles

b)

letters

c)

social media

d)

World News Tonight

37.

What did Patrick Henry believe it was time for the colonies to do?

a)

break away from England and create their own government

b)

pay the taxes established by King George III

c)

leave the colonies and return to England

d)

pay back the money for the tea that was thrown into the harbor

38.

Why were the British headed to Concord?

a)

arrest John Hancock and Sam Adams

b)

to destroy weapons colonists were hiding

c)

to start the Revolutionary War

d)

to spread the word about the Boston Massacre

39.

What was significant about the shot fired on on Lexington Green?

a)

it destroyed the colonial weapons

b)

proved that the minutemen were no match for the Redcoats

c)

it was the first shot of the Revolutionary War

d)

led to the Intolerable Acts

40.

Choose the answer that puts the events leading up to the Revolutionary war in Chronological order.

a)
  1. Shot Heard 'round the World
  2. French & Indian War
  3. Proclamation Line
  4. Boston Massacre
  5. Boston Tea Party
b)
  1. Boston Massacre
  2. Proclamation Line
  3. Shot Heard 'round the World
  4. French & Indian War
  5. Boston Tea Party
c)
  1. French & Indian War
  2. Proclamation Line
  3. Boston Massacre
  4. Boston Tea Party
  5. Shot Heard 'round the World
41.

How does this artwork show BIAS?

a)

It shows BIAS by portraying the British as evil and the Colonist as innocent.

b)

It All Started in Boston Massachusetts

c)

Because I Am Slanted

d)

It was called the Bloody Massacre