Worksheets𝐻𝒾𝓈𝓉𝑜𝓇𝓎
Total questions: 133
Worksheet time: 1hrs 24mins
What year was the 1st permanent English Colony settled?
1500
1504
1601
1607
When was the 2nd English Colony settled?
1500
1620
1675
1776
Who were the pilgrims that came on Plymouth boat in 1620?
Quakers
Soildiers
Puritans
What happened in 1776?
The 1st Amendment was added
Bill of right was introduced
Constitution was signed
Declaration of Independence
What year was the Lousiana Purchase?
1700
1500
1803
What did the Louisiana Purchase do?
Nothing really
Doubled the size of America
Tripled the size of America
Quadrupled the size of America
What is the date of the U.S. Constitution?
1700
1745
1776
1787
Which of these occurred as a result of the 15th Amendment?
African American families divided by slavery are reunited
Newly freed men and women move west to claim free land
African American men voted in the 1872 presidential election
Newly free men and women were allowed to apply for U.S. citizenship
The power of the judicial branch of the US government to determine if laws are constitutional.
Judicial Review
Veto
Constitutional Reveiw
Impeachment
First battles of the America n Revolution, the "shot heard 'round the world".
Boston
Lexington and Concord
Yorktown
Delaware
Act that helped slave owners recover their runaway slaves from the North. (Part of Compromise of 1850)
Dawes Act
Homestead Act
Morrill Act
Fugitive Slave Act
Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?
Fort Jackson
Fort Sumter
Gettysburg
Appotmattox
The Confederates were located in the North?
True
False
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness are------
transferable
legislated
unalienable
inherited
The Whiskey Rebellion challenged the idea that----
The federal government had the power to pass and enforce tax laws
a national military was needed for dealing with foreign threats
the federal government could raise tariffs to protect industries
A national court system was needed for resolving disputes between states
Why did the Siege of Vicksburg affect the balance of power during the Civil War?
Several important Confederate generals were killed
Union troops were pushed back across the Ohio River
The Confederate territory was divided in half
Severe casualties were inflicted on Union forces
According to Manifest destiny, the US should expand to the
Atlantic Ocean
Appalachian mountains
Pacific ocean
China
Who is this person from US History?
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
Ben Franklin
George Washington
Who is this person from US History?
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
Ben Franklin
George Washington
Which answer best completes the diagram?
War of 1812
American Revolution
French and Indian War
Civil War
The Treaty of Paris gave the newly formed United States all land east of which geographic landmark?
The Appalachian Mountains
The Ohio River
The Mississippi River
The Missouri River
On what date was the Declaration of Independence approved?
July 4, 1976
July 4, 1776
September 17, 1787
December 25, 1775
What are unalienable rights?
Rights that government cannot take away
Rights that government takes away
rights for aliens
Government is needed to promote equality
The trade system developed by the colonies between Europe, the Americas and Africa was called...
Salutary or Benign Neglect
Mercantilism
Triangular Trade
Navigation Acts
What was the Columbian Exchange?
An exchange of culture, plants, people, livestock, and diseases between the "Old" world and "New" world
The voyages that Columbus began
A trip that took Columbus many years
Going on vacation from one continent to the other
What is one reason Native American Indian tribes developed different forms of shelter?
The geography of the region
The interactions with European explorers
The relationship with surrounding Native American Indian Tribes.
The access that the Native American Indian Tribes had to the Bering Land Bridge
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
The Bill of Rights
The ten commandments
The ten amendments
The ten blind mice
What did the Declaration of Independence do?
declared our independence form France
declared our independence from spain
declared our independence from Great Britain
declared our independence from Germany
Why do some states have more representation than others?
Pre decided
Voted on
Population
Trump
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
The Spanish
The French
The Native Americans/American Indians
The Conquistadors
What group of people were taken to America and sold as slaves?
The French
The Africans
The Natives
The Islanders
Name the two longest rivers in the United States.
Missouri
Ohio
Mississippi
Louisiana
What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?
Indian
Pacific
Atlantic
Arctic
What is the capital of the United States?
Washington DC
Denver Colorado
Philadelphia Pennsylvania
Greensboro South Carolina
Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
13 wars fought
13 original colonies
13 territories received from Great Britain
13 presidents
How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?
1
5
6
10
The first government of the new United States. It was very weak.
Constitution
Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
Executive Branch
What is the U.S Constitution?
Supreme law of the land
An amendment
A system of government
A group of people who make laws
What group emerged to protest, sometimes violently, the economic policies of Britain?
Boston Elite
Sons of Liberty
Colonial Army
Gorilla Warfare
His engraving of the Boston Massacre is a great example of propaganda.
Samuel Adams
Paul Revere
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
As a response to the Tea Act, members of the Sons of Liberty dressed as Mohawk Native Americans and threw crates of tea into the Boston Harbor. This event is known as the ______________________________________.
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
Massachusetts Tea Party
The British Tea Party
What is Propaganda?
Information that is biased or misleading
The unjust use of power
a formal agreement between nations
to take back
After the French and Indian war, who claimed most of Canada and land east of the Mississippi River?
Spain
France
Britain
Denmark
What was the purpose of the Albany Plan of Union?
To Unite the 13 colonies
To organize against British rule
To create a constitution
To separate the colonies.
The British had many advantages in the war, including ____.
home field advantage
support of the French
men anxious to be in the army
a strong navy and well-trained army
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
George Washington
Thomas Paine
Thomas Jefferson
John Hancock
What officially ended the American Revolution and recognized the United States as an independent nation?
The Treaty of Paris of 1783
The Battle of Yorktown
The Treaty of France of 1492
The Treaty of Versailles of 1783
What are the beliefs, customs, practices, and behaviors of a particular group of people?
Culture
Cultural Diffusion
Ethnocentrism
Ratification
What important geographic feature is this?
Rocky Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
Great Plains
Mississippi River
What important geographic feature is this?
Gulf of Mexico
Great Lakes
Atlantic Ocean
Mississippi River
Which European power typically established friendly relationships with Native Americans?
Spain
England
France
none of the above
What was the main economic reason for starting colonies in the New World?
Take the Native American weapons and use them to conquer Europe
Build a vast network on roads that allowed Europeans to trade anywhere in America
Capture all Native Americans and send them to Europe as personal slaves
Use the colonies to make money and resources that would be sent back to Europe
The major economic activities of the Middle Colonies included
Farming grains, livestock, mining, and trading.
large scale plantations with tobacco, rice and indigo farming.
Small farms, merchants, craftsman, boatbuilding, whaling, lumber, and fishing.
the Importation and trade of slaves.
This colonial region had Large plantations grew crops like tobacco, rice, and cotton.
New England
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
What was the main reason why people settled in the New England colonies?
Religious freedom
Excellent fertile soil in the region
Gold was found in the region
To expand England’s political dominance
What did Federalists add to the Constitution to please the Anti-Federalists, and thereby pass the Constitution?
Bill of Rights
Articles of Confederation
Great Compromise
New Jersey Plan
Which statement accurately describes the reasons for establishing Plymouth and Jamestown?
Both colonies were established to bring wealth to stockholders.
Plymouth’s founders intended to produce raw materials, while Jamestown’s founders expected to discover gold.
Both colonies were established to limit the expansion of other European empires.
Plymouth was founded as a refuge from religious persecution, while Jamestown was founded for commercial profit.
What three "unalienable rights" were given by the Declaration of Independence?
Life, Liberty, and Religion
Guns, Religion, and Property
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
Liberty, Life, and Fraternity
Describe conditions in 17th-18th century European cities that caused many Europeans to leave.
European cities struggled to employ their surplus population, and were often overcrowded
European cities were suffering under the Black Death, and many people wanted to leave
European cities were highly advanced, and people wanted to leave to re-start a farming way of life elsewhere
European cities were under strict Puritan control
Why were joint-stock companies appealing to many Europeans?
Joint-stock companies offered 100 acres of free land to settlers
Joint-stock companies were a low-risk, high-reward way of investing and making money
Joint-stock companies offered people free passage to the New World in exchange for years of labor
Joint-stock companies offered people freedom of religion
What was the Virginia Company’s intent/purpose for settling the New World?
The Virginia Company intended to establish churches in the New World
The Virginia Company intended to become an ally of Spain in the New World
The Virginia Company intended to create a new England in the New World
The Virginia Company intended to find gold and create a profitable colony
How did the leadership of John Smith benefit the Jamestown Colony?
John Smith was a strong leader who had good trade relations with the Natives and forced the settlers to work
John Smith was able to locate all the gold in Jamestown
John Smith established the first Church of Jamestown
John Smith became King of Jamestown, appointed by King James
Describe the “starving time” at Jamestown.
The “starving time” was the summer of 1609 when there was a bad drought in Jamestown
The “starving time” was when the colonists starved out the Natives in the area
The “starving time” was a time when the colonists became disconnected from the Church
The “starving time” was the winter of 1609-10 when 80% of the settlers died of starvation
What crop allowed Jamestown to be successful?
Cotton
Tobacco
Corn
Indigo
What was the purpose of the House of Burgesses?
The House of Burgesses was the name of the Church of Jamestown
The House of Burgesses was the group of miners who found gold in Jamestown
The House of Burgesses made laws for the Jamestown Colony
The House of Burgesses was the location of tobacco storage in Jamestown
Why is the House of Burgesses significant in American history?
The House of Burgesses was the first representative form of government in America
The House of Burgesses was the first Church in Jamestown
The House of Burgesses was the location where King James would visit the colony
The House of Burgesses was the location of gold storage in Jamestown
What was the purpose of the Mayflower Compact?
It was America’s first written Constitution
The Mayflower Compact was an agreement between the colonists to follow the laws they created and submit to the authority of their government.
It established 13 colonies along the East Coast.
It established a theocracy in Massachusetts Bay
Why is the Mayflower Compact significant?
It was America’s first written Constitution
It allowed the colonists to take over all Native lands in America
It gave all gold in America to King James
The Mayflower Compact was one of the first forms of democracy in America
Why were town hall meetings an important part of American history?
Town hall meetings allowed women and children to voice their opinions openly without backlash
Town hall meetings were an important form of entertainment for bored Puritans
Town hall meetings were an early form of democracy in America
Town hall meetings were a great time for Puritans to play music and have parties
What was England’s main purpose for establishing the Georgia colony?
Georgia would serve as a “buffer colony” to keep the Spanish and French out of the wealthy Carolinas
Georgia would be the main place where gold was found in America
Georgia would serve as the political headquarters for English control in the colonies
Georgia would become a haven for those seeking religious freedom in America
What was the main reason why people settled in the New England colonies?
Religious freedom
Excellent fertile soil in the region
Gold was found in the region
To expand England’s political dominance
What types of economic activities did people do in the Middle Colonies?
Gold and silver mining
Fishing and whale hunting
Iron working and blacksmithing
Farming, trade, logging, ship-building
What was the main economic activity in the Southern colonies?
Gold mining
Fishing and hunting
Agriculture (farming)
Logging and ship-building
Why did the French choose to befriend the Natives?
The French wanted access to the Natives’ gold
The French wanted access to the fur trade
The French wanted to make the Natives into French citizens
The French wanted to convert the Natives to French polytheism
Describe the Middle Passage.
Terrible trans-Atlantic journey for slaves coming to America
It was the transport of gold from the New World to England
A time when the English brought hundreds of Natives to Europe to live there
It was the time period between colonization and the Civil War
