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Christmas Smackdown!

Total questions: 103

Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Define Propaganda

a)

Incoming money

b)

Information made to influence public opinion

c)

volunteer army (colonial army)

d)

refuse to buy goods in a protest

2.

Define Militia

a)

Incoming money

b)

Information made to influence public opinion

c)

volunteer army (colonial army)

d)

refuse to buy goods in a protest

3.

Define Proclamation of 1763

a)

Tax on western expansion

b)

Did not allow colonists to go west of the Appalachian Mountains

c)

Closure of Boston Harbor

d)

Declaration of Independence

4.

Define Boston Massacre

a)

A monopoly for the East India Company on tea

b)

A tragic encounter between Boston soldiers and Bostonians

c)

The closure of Boston Harbor because of the Boston Tea Party

d)

Protesting the Tea Act by throwing tea into Boston Harbor

5.

The Intolerable Acts

a)

A monopoly for the East India Company on tea

b)

A tragic encounter between Boston soldiers and Bostonians

c)

The closure of Boston Harbor because of the Boston Tea Party

d)

Protesting the Tea Act by throwing tea into Boston Harbor

6.

Massachusetts militia, also known as __________________, had to be ready in a minutes notice and took on the British at Lexington/Concord.

a)

minutemen

b)

loyalists

c)

patriots

d)

preamble

7.

Many colonists supported Great Britain during the American Revolution and were called ______________________________________.

a)

minutemen

b)

loyalists

c)

patriots

d)

preamble

8.

Colonists who supported the Revolution were called ______________________________________.

a)

minutemen

b)

loyalists

c)

patriots

d)

preamble

9.

Boston Tea Party

a)

Bostonians protesting Tea Act

b)

Bostonians protesting the Declaration of Independence

c)

Bostonians protesting the rebellion

d)

Bostonians protesting the British

10.

George Washington

a)

Supreme Commander of Patriot Forces

b)

Leader of Patriot forces at Lexington/Concord

c)

British tax collector

d)

King of the United States

11.

Battle of Lexington/Concord

a)

First Battle of the American Revolution

b)

Patriot victory freeing Bostonians from British occupation

c)

Site of the signing of the Declaration of Independence

d)

Southern city where the British occupied until all the tea was paid for

12.

Which of the following were reasons for Americans declaring war on Great Britain? (mark all that apply)

a)

Increase in taxes

b)

Believed their rights were being violated

c)

The Boston Massacre/Closing Boston Harbor

d)

Proclamation of 1763

13.

How were boycotts an effective way of getting the British to repeal many of their acts? (mark all that apply)

a)

British businesses were hurt economically

b)

It unified the colonists against the British

c)

Colonists (Daughters' of Liberty) began making their own products instead of relying on products made by Britain

d)

Boycotts forced colonists to use violence to solve their issues

14.

Which of the following are reasons why the British and Patriots opened fire at Lexington and Concord? (mark all that apply)

a)

The British were looking for rebel leaders

b)

The British were looking for the militia weapons stash

c)

The colonists were still angry about the closure of Boston Harbor

d)

Winning the French and Indian War

15.

Samuel Adams

a)

Leader of the Sons' of Liberty

b)

Smuggler from Barbados

c)

Writer of the Declaration of Independence

d)

General in the Battle of Lexington/Concord

16.

The Sugar Act

a)

Tax on coffee

b)

Tax on tea

c)

Reduced price of sugar but allowed authorities to arrest smuggler without a warrant

d)

Tax on paper

17.

The Stamp Act

a)

Tax on coffee

b)

Tax on tea

c)

Reduced price of sugar but allowed authorities to arrest smuggler without a warrant

d)

Tax on paper

18.

Townshend Acts

a)

Tax on glass

b)

Tax on tea

c)

Reduced price of sugar but allowed authorities to arrest smuggler without a warrant

d)

Tax on imported goods: glass, tea, and paper

19.

Define Boycott

a)

Incoming money

b)

Information made to influence public opinion

c)

volunteer army (colonial army)

d)

refuse to buy goods in a protest

20.

Define Revenue

a)

Incoming money

b)

Information made to influence public opinion

c)

volunteer army (colonial army)

d)

refuse to buy goods in a protest

21.

Define Mercenary

a)

hired soldiers

b)

A continuous rise in the price of goods and service

c)

Private merchant ships with weapons

d)

A surprise attack

22.

Define Blockade

a)

hired soldiers

b)

A continuous rise in the price of goods and service

c)

Private merchant ships with weapons

d)

warships prevented supplies and reinforcements from reaching an area

23.

Define Ambush

a)

Private merchant ships with weapons

b)

A continuous rise in the price of goods and service

c)

A surprise attack

d)

warships prevented supplies and reinforcements from reaching an area

24.

Define Inflation

a)

hired soldiers

b)

A continuous rise in the price of goods and service

c)

A surprise attack

d)

warships prevented supplies and reinforcements from reaching an area

25.

South Carolina was the only state not to ________ African American soldiers.

a)

recruit

b)

ratify

c)

siege

d)

Privateers

26.

The Continental Congress had to _____________ the Treaty of Paris to end the Revolutionary War.

a)

recruit

b)

ratify

c)

siege

d)

Privateers

27.

Patriot forces held Yorktown under ___________ not allowing supplies or troops in or out of the town.

a)

recruit

b)

ratify

c)

siege

d)

Privateers

28.

To help break the British blockade the Patriots used _______________ to attack and capture British ships.

a)

recruit

b)

ratify

c)

siege

d)

Privateers

29.

Loyalists supported which side?

a)

British

b)

American Independence

30.

Patriots supported which side?

a)

British

b)

American Independence

31.

Washington was in desperate need for troops and asked Congress to begin to allow which group to join the Patriot forces?

a)

African Americans

b)

Native Americans

c)

German immigrants

d)

French Canadians

32.

After the Battle of Saratoga, what European countries agreed to help the Americans? (Mark ALL that apply)

a)

France

b)

The Netherlands

c)

Mexico

d)

Spain

33.

Where did the Patriots spend their winter of terrible suffering, but by spring developed into a well trained military force?

a)

Trenton

b)

Valley Forge

c)

Philadelphia

d)

Yorktown

34.

What role did Friedrich von Steuben play in assisting the Patriot army?

a)

Help train Patriot forces

b)

Discover new medical treatments

c)

Served as a Calvary officer

d)

Was assistant to George Washington

35.

Why did the British move the war to the South? (Mark ALL that apply)

a)

Hoped for loyalist support

b)

Use their sea power to their advantage

c)

Have slaves join the British army

d)

Continue their fight with Spain

36.

How did guerrilla warfare (hit and run tactics) hurt the British?

a)

The British were well prepared for fighting small units

b)

The British lost many allies from the attacks

c)

It caught the British off-guard forcing them to retreat to Yorktown

d)

It furthered their will to fight

37.

What was the final major battle of the Revolutionary War?

a)

Battle of Saratoga

b)

Battle of Charleston

c)

Battle of Vincennes

d)

Siege of Yorktown

38.

Why did General Washington change his plan of attacking New York?

a)

General Clinton had too many forces in New York

b)

Washington wanted control of the South

c)

General Cornwallis could be easily trapped on the Yorktown Peninsula

d)

Washington did not get along with General Rochambeau

39.

Which of the following was agreed to by the British in the Treaty of Paris?

a)

To give Canada to the United States

b)

To recognize the United States as an independent nation

c)

To keep troops in the United States after the war

d)

To be allies of the United States and France

40.

Battle of Saratoga

a)

Was the King of England during the Revolutionary War

b)

Battle won by the Patriots that led France to joining the American cause

c)

Final battle of the Revolution

d)

Name of the treaty that ended the Revolutionary War

41.

Who won the American Revolutionary War?

a)

The United States and its allies

b)

Great Britain

42.

Juan de Miralles

a)

From Spain, helped raise funds for the Americans

b)

Battle won by the Patriots that led France to joining the American cause

c)

Final battle of the Revolution

d)

Name of the treaty that ended the Revolutionary War

43.

Treaty of Paris

a)

From Spain, helped raise funds for the Patriot cause

b)

Battle won by the Patriots that led France to joining the American cause

c)

Final battle of the Revolution

d)

Name of the treaty that ended the Revolutionary War

44.

George Washington

a)

British general who lost the war at Yorktown

b)

American General who turned traitor on his country

c)

Commander and Chief of the Continental Army

d)

British general who was forced to resign after failing to provide reinforcements at Saratoga

45.

General William Howe

a)

British general who lost the war at Yorktown

b)

American General who turned traitor on his country

c)

Commander and Chief of the Continental Army

d)

British general who was forced to resign after failing to provide reinforcements at Saratoga

46.

General Cornwallis

a)

British general who lost the war at Yorktown

b)

American General who turned traitor on his country

c)

Commander and Chief of the Continental Army

d)

British general who was forced to resign after failing to provide reinforcements at Saratoga

47.

Pilgrims, who sailed on the Mayflower, settled in this region.

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

48.

Rice and tobacco became major exports from this region.

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

49.

Colonists from this region fought several wars with Native Americans between 1636-1675.

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

50.

Shipbuilding was very important in this region.

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

51.

Slave labor was used to grow rice.

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

52.

Plantations were usually found on the tide water areas along the coast.

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

53.

William Penn settled Pennsylvania establishing freedom of religion and self-government.

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

54.

Plantations in Virginia, Maryland, and the Carolinas included slave labor, which are in this region.

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

55.

Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York, New Jersey

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

56.

Massachusetts Bay, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut.

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

57.

They built ships that were used to bring slaves from Africa to the colonies.

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

58.

Indentured servants and slaves were used to raise tobacco.

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

59.

Fishing and whaling were important areas of commerce.

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

60.

Swedish settled Delaware looking for good farmland and rights of self-government.

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

61.

The Dutch settled New Amsterdam before the English took over changing it to New York

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

62.

What is Colony "B"?

a)

New Hampshire

b)

Massachusetts

c)

Connecticut

d)

Rhode Island

63.

What is Colony "D"?

a)

New Hampshire

b)

Massachusetts

c)

Connecticut

d)

Rhode Island

64.

What is Colony "E"?

a)

New York

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

New Jersey

d)

Delaware

65.

What is Colony "F"?

a)

New York

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

New Jersey

d)

Delaware

66.

What is Colony "J"?

a)

Maryland

b)

Virginia

c)

South Carolina

d)

Georgia

67.

Production in the Northern factories increased with the use of new...

a)

Machines

b)

People

c)

Electricity

d)

Computers

68.

Making a large number of products faster and cheaper is called

a)

being smarts

b)

craftsmanship

c)

mass production

d)

agriculture

69.

As a result of Industrialization and to increase levels of production, workers in the northern factories were generally given...

a)

the task of making an entire product start to finish

b)

specialized jobs

c)

heft pay raises

d)

2 weeks paid vacation

70.

Transportation was made faster with what invention?

a)

the bullet train

b)

flying car

c)

steam engine

d)

rockets

71.
Which one was not a form of transportation at this time (1800s)?
a)
Steam boats
b)
railroads
c)
canals
d)
automobile
72.

Faster communication was made faster with what new invention

a)

Printing Press

b)

Iphone

c)

Telegraph

d)

Performance Enhancing Medication

73.

What agricultural invention, designed to increase production, increased the ability to process cotton by 50x's?

a)

Can opener

b)

Potato Peeler

c)

Cotton Gin

d)

Plow

74.

Faster communication was made faster with what new invention

a)

Printing Press

b)

Iphone

c)

Telegraph

d)

Performance Enhancing Medication

75.

ALL those who lived in southern states owned slaves.

a)

True

b)

False

76.

Large farms, generally located in the South, were known as...

a)

plantations

b)

co-ops

c)

cash crops

d)

agricultural utopia

77.

What farming implement, used to farm hard-packed prairie soil, is John Deere credited with inventing?

a)

mechanical reaper

b)

a more efficient thrasher

c)

a steel-tipped plow

d)

the combine

78.

The economic base of the Northern states was...

a)

Industry

b)

Agriculture

c)

Service based

d)

Telecommunications

79.

The economic base of the Southern states was...

a)

Industry

b)

Agriculture

c)

Service based

d)

Telecommunications

80.

Prior to switching to cotton many Southern states grew tobacco, indigo & rice as cash crops.

a)

True

b)

False

81.

The transition to cotton as the primary cash crop of the Deep South led to an increased need for what?

a)

Land

b)

Slaves

c)

Fresh water sources

d)

Factories to process cotton

82.

Heading into the 1860's and the Civil War the Northern states had, compared to the Southern states, 3x's as much what?

a)

People

b)

Cotton

c)

Railroads

d)

Horses

83.

Southern states mostly relied on what to transport goods?

a)

Railroads

b)

Natural waterways

c)

Interstate highways

d)

Canals

84.

Letter 'E" marks which of the following:

a)

United States in 1783

b)

Mexican Cession

c)

Texas

d)

The Louisiana Purchase

85.

Why was the area marked by letter "C" added to the U.S.?

a)

The U.S. needed to flat terrain to build the Transcontinental Railroad

b)

The U.S. won the area after the border disputes were settled

c)

Mexico just gave the land to the U.S. in order to preserve peace

d)

The U.S. had always owned the land

86.

Which area of land was added in 1803?

a)

A

b)

C

c)

E

d)

D

87.

Which area of land was acquired in 1848 after a conflict with Mexico?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

E

88.

When the U.S. acquired land area "A" it had reached it's goal of....

a)

Taking over all of Spain's Territory

b)

Taking over all of Mexico's Territory

c)

Pushing French out of North America

d)

Reaching the Pacific Ocean

89.

What state was given to the U.S. as part of the Adam-Onis treaty with Spain in 1819?

a)

Texas

b)

California

c)

Florida

d)

Oregon

90.

All of the following were causes of the U.S.-Mexico War EXCEPT:

a)

The Annexation of Texas

b)

The U.S. claims to Oregon

c)

Border disputes between the U.S. and Mexico

91.

What land area was acquired after the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

92.

The Homestead Act offered free land in hopes to encourage what?

a)

western settlement of the U.S.

b)

nothing

c)

people from the west to move back east

d)

people from the South to move to the North

93.

What group of people settled in present day Utah after leaving the east coast because of religious persecution?

a)

The Catholics

b)

The Mormons

c)

The Forty-Niners

d)

Spanish Settlers

94.

The Homestead Act offered free land in hopes to encourage what?

a)

western settlement of the U.S.

b)

nothing

c)

people from the west to move back east

d)

people from the South to move to the North

95.

Manifest Destiny offered many people...

a)

Economic Opportunity

b)

Nothing

c)

More Factory Jobs

d)

New Technological Innovations

96.

What state boomed in 1849 due to the Gold Rush?

a)

Texas

b)

Florida

c)

Oregon

d)

California

97.

Which of the following was not a reason to support Manifest Destiny?

a)

It was an opportunity to embrace different cultures

b)

Economic Opportunity

c)

To open new markets of trade

d)

To spread the U.S. style of government (Democracy)

98.

What was the start point for most trails west?

a)

St. Louis/Independence Missouri

b)

Salt Lake City Utah

c)

San Francisco California

d)

Boston Massachusetts

99.

What year did the most miners rush to California?

a)

1848

b)

1849

c)

1852

d)

1853

100.

Manifest Destiny was the belief that...

a)

It was the United States' God given right to expand to the Pacific Ocean.

b)

Native peoples in the United States should be treated with respect.

c)

The United States should respect the land claims of countries.

d)

All people in the United States should have the right to vote.

101.

Which of the following contributed to the westward expansion of the United States?

a)

European warships attacked the eastern seaboard, forcing citizens to move westward for safety.

b)

Most of the land east of the Mississippi River was not suitable for farming.

c)

Many Americans felt it was their right and duty to move westward.

d)

The standard of living on the Pacific Coast was very high, so many people wanted to move there.

102.

Which of the following would most likely be a strong believer in Manifest Destiny?

a)

The owner of a textile factory in the Northeast

b)

A slave on a southern plantation

c)

A Native American

d)

A farmer wanting to obtain new land

103.

What people group is most abused in the American movement to the West?

a)

African Americans

b)

French Immigrants

c)

Native Americans

d)

Irish Immigrants