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2020 US History Review (85 QUESTIONS)

Total questions: 85

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The turning point of the American Revolution

a)

Yorktown

b)

Saratoga

c)

Trenton

d)

Lexington

2.

The father of the Declaration of Independence

a)

James Madison

b)

George Washington

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Thomas Jefferson

3.

She was banished from Massachusetts after trying to spread her religious beliefs

a)

Anne Frank

b)

Lucretia Mott

c)

Anne Hutchinson

d)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

4.

Those who support ratification of the Constitution

a)

Republicans

b)

Democratic-Republicans

c)

Federalists

d)

Anti-Federalists

5.

The religious group that lived in the New England colonies

a)

Puritans

b)

Pilgrims

c)

Quakers

d)

Christians

6.

The two reasons Georgia was founded

a)

religious colony

b)

debtor colony

c)

buffer colony

d)

political colony

7.

James Madison was responsible for

a)

ideas in the VA Plan

b)

ideas in the Constitution

c)

writing the Federalist Papers

d)

All of the above

8.

Thomas Paine wrote

(a)  

9.

How many delegates met for the Constitutional Convention?

a)

555

b)

43

c)

39

d)

55

10.

This governing body is known for EQUAL representation (hint: 6 letters)

(a)  

11.

All of the following were examples of taxation without representation EXCEPT

a)

Intolerable Acts

b)

Townshend Acts

c)

Stamp Act

d)

Tea Act

12.

Which of the following were battles in the American Revolution

a)

Valley Forge

b)

Yorktown

c)

Lexington & Monmouth

d)

Kings Mountain

13.

Those who did NOT support ratification were called

a)

Federalists

b)

Shaysites

c)

Anti-Federalists

d)

Non-Ratificationialists

14.

Public Education was very important in the

a)

Northern States

b)

Southern States

c)

Southwest Territory

d)

Northwest Territory

15.

Which of the following is NOT a Middle Colony

a)

New York

b)

Maryland

c)

New Jersey

d)

Delaware

16.

Anti-Federalists would ratify the Constitution if it included

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

Checks and Balances

c)

Strong National Government

d)

King-like President

17.

The number that's funnier than 24

(a)  

18.

The leader of the Quakers

a)

William Pitt

b)

James Jefferson

c)

George Madison

d)

William Penn

19.

Which of the following is an Anti-Federalist?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

James Madison

c)

Alexander Hamilton

d)

Patrick Henry

20.

The introduction to the Constitution (hint: one word)

(a)  

21.

Introduction to the Constitution (one word)

(a)  

22.

The President of the Constitutional Convention

(a)  

23.

The first battle of the American Revolution

a)

Lexington & Concord

b)

Bunker Hill

c)

Trenton & Princeton

d)

Saratoga

24.

All of the following took place in Massachusetts EXCEPT

a)

Shays Rebellion

b)

Battle of Yorktown

c)

Battle of Bunker Hill

d)

Boston Tea Party

25.

The Battle of Yorktown took place in what state?

(a)  

26.

Which of the following is NOT a Southern colony?

a)

Georgia

b)

Maryland

c)

South California

d)

Virginia

27.

Another name for the Intolerable Acts?

a)

Boston Massacre

b)

Unfair Acts

c)

Coercive Acts

d)

Townshend Acts

28.

The main objective of the Albany Plan of Union?

a)

convince French to support colonists

b)

convince colonies to surrender to France

c)

convince the colonies to unite as one

d)

convince Natives to leave Ohio

29.

Those who support the colonists in the American Revolution

a)

Federalists

b)

Patriots

c)

Anti-Federalists

d)

Loyalists

30.

The Ohio River Valley later becomes the (a)  

(hint: two words)

31.

The system that makes sure all money goes back to the mother country (one word)

(a)  

32.

The first president of the United States

a)

George Washington

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

James Madison

33.

It was a big religious movement in the colonies

a)

First Puritan Pilgrimage

b)

First Church Movement

c)

First Great Awakening

d)

First Great Enlightenment

34.

The father of the Constitution

(a)  

35.

This told colonists they could not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains

a)

Treaty of Paris 1763

b)

Proclamation of 1673

c)

Treaty of Paris 1783

d)

Proclamation of 1763

36.

The two most influential states during ratification

a)

Massachusetts

b)

Virginia

c)

New Hampshire

d)

New York

37.

These were people who supported Great Britain during the American Revolution

a)

Patriots

b)

Federalists

c)

Anti-Federalists

d)

Loyalists

38.

The biggest problem of the A.O.C.

a)

weak state government

b)

strong federal government

c)

weak federal government

d)

strong central government

39.

The original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

a)

ratify the AOC

b)

fix the Constitution

c)

write the Constitution

d)

fix the AOC

40.

Choose all of the following who were Federalists

a)

John Jay

b)

Sam Adams

c)

James Madison

d)

Alexander Hamilton

41.

The majority of those who were Federalists were also (a)   .

42.

The common people were more likely to be

a)

Federalists

b)

Anti-Federalists

43.

All of the following were part of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 EXCEPT

a)

private education

b)

process of statehood

c)

abolition of slavery

d)

public education

44.

He convinced France to join the colonies after the victory in Saratoga.

(a)  

45.

George Washington helped his soldiers survive a harsh winter in this place

(a)  

46.

The First Amendment of the Constitution

a)

right to bear arms

b)

freedom of speech, etc.

c)

women's suffrage

d)

No Quartering of soldiers

47.

The (a)   branch enforces laws.

48.

The (a)   branch makes the laws.

49.

This branch of government interprets the laws.

a)

Judical

b)

presidential

c)

Judicial

d)

Executive

50.

Which of the following is NOT a New England colony?

a)

New Hampshire

b)

New Jersey

c)

Connecticut

d)

Rhode Island

51.

Jamestown was founded in what year?

(a)  

52.

Your school mascot

a)

Mountaineers

b)

Broncos

c)

Mustangs

d)

Gophers

53.

Also known as the small state plan

a)

Virginia Plan

b)

Great Compromise

c)

New Jersey Plan

d)

Three-Fifths Compromise

54.

Another name for a two-house legislature

a)

centennial

b)

bicameral

c)

unicameral

d)

Congress

55.

(a)   Rebellion ended the AOC

56.

This plan counted slaves as 3/5ths of a "free man"

a)

Three-Fifths Compromise

b)

Five-Thirds Compromise

57.

The Battle of (a)   is where Great Britain surrendered

58.

Choose all of the following that were weaknesses of the federal government in the AOC

a)

couldn't levy taxes

b)

couldn't draft an army

c)

couldn't make laws

d)

had less power than the states

59.

Which of these is an example of powers given to the states under the Constitution?

a)

taxing citizens

b)

regulating commerce

c)

choosing the voting age

d)

public education

60.

The (a)   Act required colonists to let soldiers live in their homes.

61.

The (a)   Plan.....Otherwise known as the large state plan.

62.

The Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan combined to make the ____________ ______________(two words)

(a)  

63.

How many states had to ratify the Constitution for it to be the new official law of the land?

(a)  

64.

The president is the head of the _________ branch

a)

legislative

b)

executive

c)

judicial

65.

Which are included in the legislative branch?

a)

Senate

b)

Supreme Court

c)

Vice President

d)

House of Representatives

66.

Patrick Henry stated the Constitution had a stench of .....

a)

broccoli

b)

aristocracy

c)

unfair treatment

d)

macaroni and cheese

67.

Mr. Bush's favorite football team

a)

Tennessee Volunteers

b)

Ohio State Buckeyes

c)

Oklahoma Sooners

d)

Alabama Crimson Tide

68.

The first attempt at government as a new nation

a)

The Constitution

b)

Mayflower Compact

c)

House of Burgesses

d)

Articles of Confederation

69.

Wealthy people were likely to support which group?

a)

Federalists

b)

Anti-Federalists

70.

Which group had more power in the AOC?

a)

federal government

b)

state government

71.

Which group has more power in the Constitution?

a)

federal government

b)

state government

c)

it's close to 50/50

72.

The biggest strength of the AOC

a)

Shays Rebellion

b)

Northwest Ordinance of 1787

c)

Requiring all 13 states to change a law

d)

All of the Above

73.

People feared a chief executive would be similar to a (a)   .

74.

The majority of people at the Constitutional Convention believed that....

a)

the AOC should be replaced

b)

more power should be given to states

c)

more power should be given to federal gov't

d)

taxation was unfair

75.

The Lower House (based on population) is also known as the

a)

Senate

b)

House of Representatives

c)

Articles of Confederation

d)

Congress

76.

Who said, "Great as the evil is, dismemberment of the union would be worse" ?

a)

James Madison

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Sam Adams

d)

Ben Franklin

77.

Small states wanted

a)

equal representation

b)

representation based on population

78.

Large states wanted

a)

equal representation

b)

representation based on population

79.

Which could the federal government NOT do under the AOC?

a)

declare war

b)

impose taxes

c)

coin money

d)

establish post office

80.

What were the two weaknesses of the AOC that were exposed as a result of Shays' Rebellion?

a)

no national army

b)

no federal court

c)

no federal taxation

81.

Southern States wanted

a)

Equal representation

b)

Representation based on population

c)

slaves to count towards population

d)

to secede from the union

82.

Which were original components of the Virginia Plan?

a)

bicameral legislature

b)

representation based on population

c)

equal representation

d)

keeping the AOC

83.

Anti-Federalists believed (a)   should have the most power.

84.

This colony was originally a Dutch trading port?

a)

New Jersey

b)

Delaware

c)

New York

d)

Pennsylvania

85.

The Native American who helped Pilgrims in Plymouth

(a)