Free Printable CDB 1 Review 8th US History

1.

What is the significance of the year 1787?

a)

The Constitution replaced the Articles of Confederation

b)

The Louisiana Purchase

c)

The Declaration of Independence

d)

The start of the Civil War

2.

What amendment keeps soldiers from taking over your home?

a)

3rd

b)

5th

c)

8th

d)

9th

3.

What amendment protects our freedom of religion, assembly, press, petition, and speech?

a)

first

b)

second

c)

fourth

d)

eighth

4.

Reasons for European exploration

a)

Religion

b)

Riches

c)

Expansion of the Kingdom

d)

All of the above

5.

Signed by many Pigrims, helped establish the idea of Self-Government

a)

Magna Carta

b)

English Bill of Rights

c)

Mayflower Compact

d)

Virginia House of Burgesses

6.

Which colonial region is described by: cash crops, plantations, slavery, organized into counties?

a)

Southern

b)

Mid-Atlantic

c)

New England

d)

Mid Western

7.

Proclamation of 1763 forbid colonists from settling west of the _______________________.

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Appalachian Mountains

8.

What question did the Great Compromise settle?

a)

how slaves will be counted towards representation

b)

how representation in Congress will be determined for each state (size of population or equal rep)

c)

Virginia Plan will be the plan used to determine representation

d)

New Jersey Plan will determine representation

9.

How do the amendments in the Bill of Rights protect individual freedom?

a)

Individuals can ignore laws they disagree with

b)

Individuals can choose what kinds of goods they buy

c)

Individuals can assemble and protest

10.

Which battle in the American Revolution was considered the major turning point, in which the American colonists began defeating the British in most battles?

a)

Yorktown

b)

Saratoga

c)

Bunker Hill

d)

Waterloo

11.

-Very little power was given to the Federal Government
-States had the majority of power
-Federal government could not tax or raise and army
All of these are examples of

a)

Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

b)

Strengths of the Articles of Confederation

c)

Weaknesses of the U.S. Constitution

d)

Strengths of the U.S. Constitution

12.

What was added to the U.S.Constitution to guarantee that people's individual freedoms would be protected under the law?

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

Petition of Right

c)

Habeas Corpus

d)

Preamble

13.

Where were the first shots of the American Revolution fired?

a)

New York

b)

Boston

c)

Lexington & Concord

d)

Charleston

14.

Why was the Battle of Saratoga important?

a)

First battle of the war

b)

Bloodiest battle of the war

c)

Turning point of the war

d)

Last battle of the war

15.

Why is the Treaty of Paris (1783) significant?

a)

Promised African Americans freedom if they fought for the British

b)

Created an alliance between America and France

c)

Officially ended the American Revolution

d)

Created an alliance between Britain and France

16.

The last major battle of the American Revolution was _

a)

Saratoga.

b)

Yorktown.

c)

Trenton.

d)

Princeton.

17.

"No ________ without representation"

a)

voting

b)

taxation

c)

rights

d)

liberty poles

18.

Which group was against ratification of the Constitution unless it included a Bill of Rights?

a)

Federalists

b)

Anti-Federalists

c)

Judiciary

d)

Legislature

19.

Which amendment in the Bill of Rights deals with States Rights?

a)

1

b)

5

c)

6

d)

10

20.

Division of government between the national and state governments

a)

Unicameral

b)

Bicameral

c)

Federalism

d)

Separation of Powers

21.

The Articles of Conderation created a ______central government.

a)

Weak

b)

Strong

c)

Stable

d)

Big

22.

Why did the Anti-Federalists demand that a bill of rights

a)

They wanted to keep the government small

b)

They wanted to keep the government big and strong

c)

They wanted a provision for Taco Tuesday

d)

They wanted to make sure individual and state rights were protected

23.

What is a good title for the following?

______________?_______________

*Proclamation of 1763

*Sugar Tax

*Boston Massacre

*Battle of Lexington and Concord

a)

Events leading to the Civil War

b)

American Revolutionary Era

c)

Civil Rights Era

d)

Constitutional Era

24.

Which is NOT a reason for exploration and colonization of the Americas by Europeans?

a)

Political reasons

b)

Economic reasons

c)

To locate a place to send prisoners

d)

Social reasons

25.

a)

Spread of slavery in the South

b)

Causes of the Civil War

c)

Growth of representative self government in the colonies

d)

Reasons for exploration of the Americas

26.

Who benefited the most from mercantilism?

a)

Native Americans

b)

Colonist

c)

French

d)

Great Britain

27.

What do Boston, New York City, and Charleston all have in common?

a)

All New England cities

b)

All important port cities with naturally deep harbors

c)

All Southern cities

d)

All cities in the Middle Colonies

28.

Which important document included a list of grievances against King George III?

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

U.S. Constitution

c)

Proclamation of 1763

d)

Declaration of Independence

29.

What is "checks and balances?"

a)

Each branch of govt. has the ability to limit the power of the other branches.

b)

The people elect their leaders.

c)

The people are in charge.

d)

The people have rights. (Bill of Rights)

30.

What was the significance of the Battle of Saratoga?

a)

France became an ally of England.

b)

Great Britain's victory led to a series of defeats for the colonies.

c)

France became an ally of the Colonies and sent money and troops.

31.

What was France's main reason for colonizing the Americas?

a)

Find gold and spread Christianity

b)

Find resources to create finished products

c)

trade for furs with the Native Americans.

32.

Which country colonized the Americas to escape religious persecution?

a)

Spain

b)

England

c)

France

d)

Portugal

33.

Which list are all causes of the American Revolution?

a)

Proclamation of 1763

Boston Tea Party

Intolerable Acts

b)

Lexington and Concord

Saratoga

Declaration of Independence

c)

Mercantilism

Yorktown

Treaty of Paris

34.

Veto power of the President is an example of which Principle of the Constitution?

a)

Federalism

b)

Separation of Power

c)

Republicanism

d)

Checks and balances

CDB 1 Review 8th US History

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 48mins

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