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Standards 1-5 Review

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the purpose of the Proclamation of 1763?

a)

It raised taxes and made the cost of living higher in the colonies

b)

It declared war on France and started a war

c)

It prevented colonists from crossing the Appalachian Mountains

d)

It brought an end to the American Revolution

2.

Which group of colonial patriots fought back against changing British policies following the French and Indian War?

a)

Indentured Servants

b)

Former Slaves

c)

Loyal British colonists

d)

Sons of Liberty

3.

What was the purpose of Committees of Correspondence?

a)

To communicate on how to react to Britain's changing policies

b)

To create the Constitution in order to replace the Articles of Confederation

c)

The declare independence immediately following the French & Indian War

d)

The raise taxes in order to pay for the French & Indian War

4.

How did England react to the Boston Tea Party?

a)

By returning to Salutary Neglect as a policy of governing

b)

By encouraging the colonists to declare independence

c)

By punishing the city of Boston with the Intolerable Acts

d)

By accepting the Sons of Liberty as a group of patriots

5.

How did colonist respond to the Stamp Act?

a)

They Protested against the tax

b)

They attacked soldiers behind the Boston Massacre

c)

They mailed more letters than before

d)

They accepted the tax because it was necessary

6.

What happened in Lexington & Concord (1775)?

a)

The Constitution was written

b)

Britain announced the America's independence

c)

Fighting Between the British Army & Colonists

d)

The French & Indian War started

7.

Which book helped American Colonists make the decision to declare independence from England / Britain?

a)

"The Crisis" by Thomas Paine

b)

"The Leviathan" by Thomas Hobbs

c)

"Common Sense" by Thomas Paine

d)

"The Appeal" by David Walker

8.
The theory of________________ held that a country’s ultimate goal was self-sufficiency and   that all countries were in a competition to acquire the most gold and silver. 
a)
mercantilism
b)
federalism
c)
feudalism
d)
communism
9.
Specifically, the second leg of the slave trade in which Africans were taken from their homes and shipped across the Atlantic Ocean is called 
a)
The triangular trade route
b)
the middle passage
c)
the atlantic slave trade
d)
the navigation acts
10.
The Africans brought to the Americas did all of the following EXCEPT 
a)
enhanced their communities with music and dance
b)
possessed different religious beliefs
c)
refused to learn to speak English
d)
Brought arts and crafts skills of their tribes
11.
european social and philosophical movement stressing rational thought and progress through science
a)
Reformation
b)
Enlightenment
c)
Great Awakening
d)
Scientific Revolution
12.
This English philosophe argued that all men were born with natural rights and that a government's purpose was to protect these rights
a)
Montesque
b)
Locke
c)
Hobbs
d)
Voltaire
13.
Parliament passed the Coercive Acts (name in England) to punish Massachusetts for
a)
The Declaration of Independence
b)
The Boston Massacre
c)
The Boston Tea Party
d)
The Olive Branch Petition
14.
This Colonial territory led to tensions that would lead to the French and Indian War.
a)
West Virginia
b)
Rhode Island
c)
The Ohio River Valley
d)
Tennessee
15.
A tax that the British Parliament placed on newspapers and official documents sold in the American Colonies
a)
Paper Act
b)
Stamp Act
c)
Document Act
d)
Intolerable Act
16.
Patriot and writer whose pamphlet Common Sense, published in 1776, convinced many Americans that it was time to declare independence from Britain.
a)
John Locke
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
John Adams
d)
Thomas Paine
17.

During the Battle of _________________, Americans surprised Hessian troops guarding Trenton and took most of them prisoner.

a)

Bunker's Hill

b)

Trenton

c)

Saratoga

d)

Yorktown

18.

Who was the commander in chief during the American Revolution and the 1st President of the United States?

a)

George Washington

b)

John Adams

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Samuel Adams

19.

American intellectual, inventor, and politician He helped to negotiate French support for the American Revolution.

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

John Adams

c)

George Washington

d)

Thomas Jefferson

20.

Ended the French and Indian War and effectively kicked the French out of North America.

a)

Treaty of Paris (1763)

b)

Treaty of Paris (1783)

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

U.S. Constitution

21.

Political authority that directed the struggle for independence beginning in 1775.

a)

First Continental Congress

b)

Second Continental Congress

c)

Committees of Correspondence

d)

Committee of Five

22.

A refusal to buy or use goods and services.

a)

Boycott

b)

Petition

c)

Taxation

d)

Sons of Liberty

23.

He wrote the Declaration of Independence.

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

John Locke

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

John Adams

24.

The American victory over British troops in 1777 that was a turning point in the American Revolution.

a)

Battle of Saratoga

b)

Battle of Trenton

c)

Battle of Bunker's Hill

d)

Battle of Yorktown

25.

The 1781 American victory in Virginia that forced the British to surrender.

a)

Battle of Charleston

b)

Battle of Cowpens

c)

Battle of Yorktown

d)

Battle of Saratoga

26.

The treaty Between England and the Colonies that formally ended the American Revolutionary War.

a)

Treaty of Paris (1763)

b)

Treaty of Paris (1783)

c)

Olive Branch Petition

d)

Declaration of Independence

27.

Elected assembly in colonial Virginia, created in 1619 is...

a)

Mayflower Compact

b)

House of Burgesses

c)

salutary neglect

d)

self-government

28.

Colonists who received free passage to North America in exchange for working without pay for a certain amount of years is...

a)

Slavery

b)

Indentured Servants

c)

Debtors

d)

Settler

29.

An economic policy under which nations sought to increase their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver and by selling more goods than they bought.

a)

Mercantilism

b)

Salutary Neglect

c)

Triangular Trade

d)

Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

30.

A voyage that brought enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to North America and the West Indies.

a)

Middle Passage

b)

Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

c)

Triangular Trade

d)

mercantilism

31.

A religious group who came to America for religious freedom and established the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

a)

Puritans

b)

Pilgrims

c)

Quakers

d)

Lutherans

32.

An English policy of not strictly enforcing laws in its colonies

a)

House of Burgesses

b)

Mayflower Compact

c)

Mercantilism

d)

Salutary Neglect

33.

A three way system of trade during 1600-1800s where Africa sent slaves to America, America sent raw materials to Europe, and Europe sent guns and rum to Africa.

a)

Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

b)

Middle Passage

c)

Triangular Trade

d)

Mercantilism

34.

Which 4 colonies makes up the Mid-Atlantic colonies?

a)

New York, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania

b)

New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Rhode Island

c)

New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania

d)

New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware

35.

Which 5 colonies makes up the Southern colonies?

a)

Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

b)

Virginia, Delaware, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

c)

Virginia, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

d)

Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida

36.

Bacon's Rebellion burned the (then) capital of the colony of Virginia, forcing the government to flee:

a)

Richmond

b)

Jamestown

c)

Roanoke

d)

Norfolk

37.
Why is King Philip's War important ?
a)
Colonists would continue to take Indian lands for the next 200 years.
b)
Colonists would name their towns after Indian tribes.
c)
Indians converted to Christianity and became U.S. citizens.
d)
The English King James would change his name to King Philip.
38.
The first permanent English settlement in North America was
a)
Werowocomoco
b)
Yorktown
c)
Richmond
d)
Jamestown
39.
The most profitable agricultural product in the Virginia colony was
a)
lumber
b)
peanuts
c)
corn
d)
tobacco
40.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

41.

The items in the list above most directly relate to which historical event?

a)

Civil War

b)

Gilded Age

c)

Great Awakening

d)

American Revolution

42.

"British policies were rarely enforced in the colonies, due to the belief that the colonies might flourish without strict supervision."


Which of the following reasons matches the description?

a)

Distance

b)

Rights and Traditions of Englishmen

c)

Salutary Neglect

d)

Self-Governing Colonies

43.

What was the first government used for the United States called?

a)

The Articles of Confederation

b)

The Bill of Rights

c)

The Constitution

d)

The Declaration of Independence

44.

Which of the following was a STRENGTH of the Articles of Confederation Government?

a)

States had more power than the Central gov't

b)

The control or regulation of trade

c)

Organizing the Northwest Territory

d)

Shays' Rebellion

45.

Which event caused the leaders to redesign the American Government in 1787?

a)

Shays' Rebellion

b)

The Battle of Trenton

c)

The Boston Massacre

d)

The treaty of Paris 1783

46.

A type of government in which the power is divided between the national, state and local levels?

a)

Federalism

b)

Rule of Law

c)

Separation of Powers

d)

Checks & Balances

47.

(Blank) is when government powers are restricted by the Constitution.

a)

Rule of Law

b)

Checks & Balances

c)

Natural Rights

d)

Limited Government

48.

What is the name of the meeting to create the Constitution?

a)

The Committee of Correspondence

b)

The Constitutional Convention

c)

The Annapolis Convention

d)

The Committee of Five

49.

The Virginia Plan + The New Jersey plan = (Blank) ?

a)

The Executive Branch

b)

The Great Compromise

c)

The Missouri Compromise

d)

The 3/5ths Compromise

50.

The process of approving the Constitution is called ____

a)

Declaration

b)

Implementation

c)

Adoption

d)

Ratification

51.

Which group argued for the Bill of Rights to be added to the Constitution before agreeing to ratify it?

a)

Democrats

b)

Republicans

c)

Anti Federalists

d)

Federalists

52.

What did Federalists use to promote the ratification of the Constitution?

a)

The Radio

b)

The Internet

c)

Shays Rebellion

d)

The Federalist Papers

53.

What is the purpose of the Bill of Rights?

a)

To declare independence over the colonies

b)

To promote Mercantilism

c)

To promote rejoining England and Britain

d)

To protect individuals and limit the federal government

54.

__________________ proved that America needed to have a stronger central government and get RID of the Articles of Confederation!

a)

Bacon's Rebellion

b)

Pontiac's Rebellion

c)

Shay's Rebellion

d)

Riddance Rebellion

55.

Who was the French philosopher who believed government should be limited by separating its powers?

a)

John Locke

b)

Marquis de LaFayette

c)

Baron von Steuben

d)

Charles de Montesquieu

56.

The 3/5 Compromise pertains to which topic?

a)

Should slaves count toward a state's population?

b)

Should women count toward a state's population?

c)

Should children count toward a state's population?

d)

None of these option are correct.