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Content Review - Welcome Back!

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Mayflower Compact could BEST be described as

a)

a detailed list of reasons why the Pilgrims left England for the U.S.

b)

a trade contract between Great Britain and merchants in the Virginia colony.

c)

an early attempt at self-government in the English colonies.

d)

a basic agreement requiring colonists to obey Virginia law.

2.

The exchange of rum, sugar, molasses, and slaves between Africa, the West Indies, and New England was known as

a)

The Triangular Trade

b)

The slave trade

c)

The Middle Passage

d)

smuggling

3.

The colonists that supported Britain were known as

a)

Patriots

b)

Loyalists

c)

Slaves

d)

Minutement

4.

The Last Dance is a 2020 American sports documentary miniseries co-produced by ESPN Films and Netflix. What former basketball player was this show about?

a)

Stephen Curry

b)

Michael Jordan

c)

Lebron James

d)

Shaquille O'Neal

5.

Staple crops are crops that

a)

are fruits and vegetables

b)

are always needed

c)

are never needed

d)

are used for making clothing

6.

Which of the following BEST describes the Proclamation of 1763?

a)

It enabled the British to make settlements in New Orleans.

b)

It banned British colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains.

c)

It helped the Spanish gain control of Canada.

d)

It stopped the French from settling east of the Appalachian Mountains.

7.

Which of the following best describes the Sons of Liberty?

a)

A group of British soldiers stationed in Boston who were charged with keeping peace.

b)

A group of British citizens who remained neutral in the years leading up to and during the American Revolution.

c)

A group of colonists who worked to protect the colonists from unfair British treatment.

d)

A group of colonists who attempted to get the colonists to realize the benefits of British rule.

8.

What's the name of the coronavirus?

a)

COVID-21

b)

COVID-33

c)

COVID-19

d)

COVID-100

9.

On what date did the Continental Congress approve the Declaration of Independence

a)

October 10, 1776

b)

January 1, 1776

c)

July 4, 1776

d)

March 26, 1776

10.

Which fundamental political idea is expressed in the Declaration of Independence?

a)

That a government should guarantee every citizen economic security.

b)

Rulers derive their right to govern from God and are therefore bound to govern in the nation's best interest.

c)

If the government denies its people certain basic rights, that government can be overthrown.

d)

The central government and state governments should have equal powers.

11.

Why was the winter at Valley Forge such a difficult time for the Continental Army?

a)

The army lacked protection and supplies.

b)

The army began to turn against the revolution.

c)

The army refused to drill and train.

d)

The army lost several important battles.

12.

During Quarantine what famous talk show host was called out by employees stating that he/she was actually very mean?

a)

Dr. Phil

b)

Jerry Springer

c)

Oprah

d)

Ellen

13.

What is suffrage

a)

The right of citizens to vote

b)

The right to eat as much salad as possible

c)

The right to believe in Kings and Queens as political leaders

d)

The right of freedom of speech

14.

Which of the following means to officially approve something?

a)

Overrule

b)

Emancipate

c)

Ratify

d)

Ascertain

15.

Taxes on imports or exports are called

a)

depression

b)

tariffs

c)

federalism

d)

inflation

16.

Who won Super Bowl LV?

a)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

b)

Kansas City Chiefs

c)

Philadelphia Eagles

d)

Pittsburgh Steelers

17.

America's first National Government Plan was called

a)

The Mayflower Compact

b)

The Articles of Confederation

c)

The United States Constitution

d)

The United Power of Washington

18.

What was the main problem that the Anti-federalists had with the United States.

a)

It did not allow each state to assemble, arm and supply their own armed forces.

b)

It did not have term limits on Congress or the President.

c)

It did not have a section that guaranteed all citizens individual rights.

d)

It did not provide for adequate health care and salaries that were high enough to keep Congress from having other jobs.

19.

What was the Bill of Rights?

a)

A document stating the ways in which citizens can participate in government.

b)

A document outlining the rights of the federal government.

c)

A document used to limit the powers of state governments.

d)

A document added to the Constitution to protect the rights of individual citizens.

20.

Who quit the royal family?

a)
b)
c)
d)
21.

Popular sovereignty means

a)

that each branch of government was equal to the other.

b)

that no single branch of government could gain too much.

c)

that powers were separated between the branches of government.

d)

that the political authority to rule comes from the people.

22.

Federalism is the idea

a)

that powers were separated between the branches of government.

b)

that each branch of government was equal to the other.

c)

that the sharing of power is between the central government and the state governments.

d)

that no single branch of government could gain too much power.

23.

Which amendment abolished slavery?

a)

13th

b)

15th

c)

17th

d)

19th

24.

What reality show just announced they will be ending their show after 20 seasons?

a)

The Bachelor

b)

Keeping Up With the Kardashians

c)

Survivor

d)

The Voice

25.

Which amendment gave women the right to vote?

a)

11th

b)

19th

c)

23rd

d)

27th

26.

All are constitutional freedoms found in the First Amendment EXCEPT the right to:

a)

freedom of speech

b)

free exercise of religion

c)

an immediate trial and a jury of your peers

d)

freedom of press

27.

There have been a total of ______ amendments made to the U.S. Constitution.

a)

14

b)

21

c)

27

d)

30

28.

Which Full House star plead guilty for their role in a college admissions scandal?

a)
b)
c)
d)
29.

The Lewis and Clark Expedition eventually reached what body of water?

a)

The Pacific Ocean

b)

The Indian Ocean

c)

The Gulf of Mexico

d)

The Great Salt Lake

30.

What is meant by the term, "precedent?"

a)

An official change, correction or addition to a law.

b)

An action or decision that later serves as an example.

c)

The government's power to take personal property from citizens to benefit the public.

d)

A certificate that represents money the government has borrowed from private citizens.

31.

The American acquisition of this in 1803 nearly doubled the size of the United States?

a)

Mexican Cession

b)

Texas

c)

The Louisiana Territory

d)

Alaska

32.

Big cats, and unsolved mystery, a murder-for-hire plot, and a zoo owner with a mullet describes what popular quarantine Netflix docuseries?

a)

Miss Americana

b)

Tiger King

c)

Making a Murderer

d)

Fyre

33.

Why was the Supreme Court's decision in Marbury v. Madison considered to be important to our nation's history?

a)

It increased the power of the President

b)

It increased the size and power of the army and navy

c)

It increased the power of the Supreme Court

d)

It increased the power of the United Congress

34.

A/an ______________ is the banning of trade with a foreign nation.

a)

Tariff

b)

Immunity

c)

Boycott

d)

Embargo

35.

Which of the following best describes the Monroe Doctrine?

a)

It was an invitation for foreign nations to become involved in trade with Latin American countries to make their quality of life better.

b)

It was an exclusive statement of American policy, warning European powers not to interfere with the Americas.

c)

It was a speech asking all religions to be open to helping in the newly formed countries of Latin America.

d)

It was a document stating that America did not have any money so we could not loan any to the poorer nations in the Americas.

36.

Who became our first female Vice President?

a)

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

b)

Angela Mayo

c)

Hillary Clinton

d)

Kamala Harris

37.

What was the largest canal built in the United States from 1817 to 1825?

a)

Erie Canal

b)

Panama Canal

c)

Suez Canal

d)

Cumberland Canal

38.

The feeling of pride and loyalty to your nation that developed in the early 1800s was:

a)

Nationalism

b)

Federalism

c)

Abolitionism

d)

Sectionalism

39.

Disagreements between different regions or areas of the country or loyalty to your own region or area of the country instead of the nation as a whole would best be defined as

a)

Socialism

b)

Sectionalism

c)

Nationalism

d)

Communism

40.

What is the name of the rover that landed on Mars?

a)

Voyager

b)

Mars Landing

c)

Spirit

d)

Perseverance