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Total questions: 133

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Name
Class
Date
1.
Why did the PILGRIMS and PURITANS come to America?
a)
gold
b)
slaves
c)
tobacco
d)
religious freedom
2.
What was the first constitution in the colonies called?
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
c)
Virginia House of Burgesses
3.
Which of the following was an ECONOMIC characteristic of the New England colonies?
a)
plantations
b)
shipping, trade, banks
c)
farming
4.
Jamestown was founded in 1607 and is known as the first permanent _______________ settlement?
a)
Spanish
b)
Dutch
c)
African
d)
English
5.
Puritans settled which area?
a)
New England

b)
Texas
c)
Middle States
d)
Southern States
6.
 The Stamp Act was a tax on ________________________.
a)
Tea
b)
Documents
c)
Sugar
d)
Imported Goods
7.
Thomas Jefferson wrote a Declaration  to claim independence from _____________________.
a)
Spain
b)
Mexico
c)
Canada
d)
Britain
8.
The turning point of the Revolutionary War was at the Battle of ________________.
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Yorktown
c)
Saratoga
d)
Lexington and Concord
9.
Which country helped the United States in the Revolutionary War?
a)
Ireland
b)
Great Britain
c)
France
d)
Mexico
10.
"Father of the Constitution"
a)
George Washington
b)
Crispus Attucks
c)
James Madison
d)
Thomas Jefferson
11.
 The United States first attempt at a national government was ________________________.
a)
Olive Branch Petition
b)
US Constitution
c)
Articles of Confederation
d)
The Federalists Papers
12.
Popular Sovereignty means a government created by _____________ in order to govern themselves.
a)
the King
b)
the President
c)
the people
d)
the Supreme Court
13.
Power of the government is divided between state and national governments is ___________.
a)
Popular Sovereignty
b)
Federalism
c)
Checks and Balances
d)
Republicanism
14.
 When people are represented in government by elected representatives.
a)
Republicanism
b)
Federalism
c)
Popular Soveriegnty
d)
Limited Government
15.
Which amendment gives you freedom of Speech, Press, Religion, Petition and Assembly?
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
16.
Which amendment gives protection from unreasonable search and seizure?
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
17.
Which amendment gives you right to a jury in civil cases?
a)
7th
b)
8th
c)
9th
d)
10th
18.
The president during the War of 1812 is _______________.
a)
Adams
b)
Jeffreson
c)
Madison
d)
Monroe
19.
President Monroe issued the _______________ _______________ to stay out of European affairs.
a)
US Constution
b)
Monroe Doctrine
c)
Federalists Papers
d)
Magna Carta
20.
Which factor DID NOT lead to industrialization in the US?
a)
War of 1812
b)
Inventions
c)
better transportation
d)
Native Americans
21.
What was NOT added during Manifest Destiny?
a)
Canada
b)
Mexican cession
c)
Texas
d)
Oregon Territory
22.
Which did NOT contribute to improved transportation during the 18th century?
a)
Canals
b)
Steamboat by Fulton
c)
automobiles
d)
Steam power
23.
 Abolitionists want to rid the US of __________________.
a)
Alcohol
b)
Poverty
c)
Slavery
d)
Democrats
24.
To have little to no alcohol is the _____________________ Movement.
a)
Temperance
b)
Abolition
c)
Education
d)
Labor
25.
Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin, a book about the cruelties of slavery in the South?
a)
Susan B. Anthony
b)
Anne Hutchinson
c)
Clara Barton
d)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
26.
Which state seceded from the Union first prior to the Civil War?
a)
Georgia
b)
Virgnia
c)
South Carolina
d)
Texas
27.
Single bloodiest battle of the Civil War
a)
Vicksburg
b)
Fort Sumter
c)
Antietam
d)
Gettysburg
28.
Emancipation Proclamation
a)
Freed slaves in Southern States
b)
Freed all slaves across America
c)
Freed slave in Northern states
d)
increased slavery in the West
29.
 The Civil War lasted from __________ to ___________.
a)
1865-1867
b)
1776-1787
c)
1861-1865
d)
1812-1815
30.
The era after the Civil War is called ________________________.
a)
Colonization
b)
Independence
c)
Westward Expansion
d)
Reconstruction

31.
The first political parties in the United State were established in the 1790s largely because of political differences between--
a)
John Adams and Benjamin Franklin
b)
Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Paine
c)
George Washington and James Madison
d)
Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton
32.

What year was the 1st permanent English Colony settled?

a)

1500

b)

1504

c)

1601

d)

1607

33.

When was the 2nd English Colony settled?

a)

1500

b)

1620

c)

1675

d)

1776

34.

Who were the pilgrims that came on Plymouth boat in 1620?

a)

Quakers

b)

Soildiers

c)

Puritans

35.

What happened in 1776?

a)

The 1st Amendment was added

b)

Bill of right was introduced

c)

Constitution was signed

d)

Declaration of Independence

36.

What year was the Lousiana Purchase?

a)

1700

b)

1500

c)

1803

37.

What did the Louisiana Purchase do?

a)

Nothing really

b)

Doubled the size of America

c)

Tripled the size of America

d)

Quadrupled the size of America

38.

What is the date of the U.S. Constitution?

a)

1700

b)

1745

c)

1776

d)

1787

39.
Cash Crops
a)
crops grown for money
b)
tax on imports or exports
c)
to not get involved 
d)
crops grown for England
40.
Amend
a)
refusal to buy or use
b)
to change or add to
c)
to take back/revoke
d)
compromise
41.
Which is the most accurate description of the Indian Removal Act of 1830?
a)
High rates of the Tariff of 1828 were removed.
b)
The Embargo of 1807 was finally lifted.
c)
Native Americans were to be moved west of the Mississippi River.
d)
Fugitive slaves living in the North were to be shipped back to their owners in the South.
42.
The Trail of Tears is associated with . . .
a)
 the relocation of the Cherokee tribe
b)
difficulties on the Oregon Trail
c)
deaths at Donner Pass
d)
the expatriation of pro-British Americans
43.
What is a tariff?
a)
It allows America to trade freely with any country it wants to
b)
It is a fee imposed on imported goods in America
c)
It is a fee landowners pay to the national government
d)
It allows owners of slaves to import slaves directly from Africa
44.
The purpose of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address was to ____________________.
a)
announce the beginning of the Civil War
b)
surrender to certain demands of the Confederacy
c)
Remind Americans about the reasons why the war was being fought
d)
declare the official end of the Civil War
45.
What did ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment mean for African Americans?
a)
It gave African Americans the same economic opportunities as white Americans.
b)
It provided African Americans with compensation for their labor during slavery.
c)
It gave African Americans citizens the right to vote.
d)
It provided African Americans with a future free from slavery.
46.
The Black Codes were ________________.
a)
laws passed that limited the freedom of African Americans
b)
laws passed that provided economic support for freed slaves
c)
identification numbers assigned to individual slaves
d)
demands from African Americans to southern governments
47.

Which of these occurred as a result of the 15th Amendment?

a)

African American families divided by slavery are reunited

b)

Newly freed men and women move west to claim free land

c)

African American men voted in the 1872 presidential election

d)

Newly free men and women were allowed to apply for U.S. citizenship

48.

The power of the judicial branch of the US government to determine if laws are constitutional.

a)

Judicial Review

b)

Veto

c)

Constitutional Reveiw

d)

Impeachment

49.

First battles of the America n Revolution, the "shot heard 'round the world".

a)

Boston

b)

Lexington and Concord

c)

Yorktown

d)

Delaware

50.

Act that helped slave owners recover their runaway slaves from the North. (Part of Compromise of 1850)

a)

Dawes Act

b)

Homestead Act

c)

Morrill Act

d)

Fugitive Slave Act

51.

Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?

a)

Fort Jackson

b)

Fort Sumter

c)

Gettysburg

d)

Appotmattox

52.

The Confederates were located in the North?

a)

True

b)

False

53.

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness are------

a)

transferable

b)

legislated

c)

unalienable

d)

inherited

54.

The Whiskey Rebellion challenged the idea that----

a)

The federal government had the power to pass and enforce tax laws

b)

a national military was needed for dealing with foreign threats

c)

the federal government could raise tariffs to protect industries

d)

A national court system was needed for resolving disputes between states

55.

Why did the Siege of Vicksburg affect the balance of power during the Civil War?

a)

Several important Confederate generals were killed

b)

Union troops were pushed back across the Ohio River

c)

The Confederate territory was divided in half

d)

Severe casualties were inflicted on Union forces

56.

According to Manifest destiny, the US should expand to the

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Appalachian mountains

c)

Pacific ocean

d)

China

57.
What was the issue around the creation of the 3/5 compromise?
a)
establishment of upper and lower body governent
b)
counting of enslaved people towards representation
c)
none of the above
d)
3/5 votes required to amend the constitution
58.

Who is this person from US History?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Ben Franklin

d)

George Washington

59.
What was a result of the proclamation line of 1763? 
a)
imposed taxes on Great Britain goods
b)
none of the above
c)
limited expansion beyond the Appalachian Mountains
d)
created a line between southern and northern colonies
60.

Who is this person from US History?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Ben Franklin

d)

George Washington

61.
Who was the King of England during the American Revolution?
a)
King Arthur
b)
King George III
c)
Henry VIII
d)
Hamlet
62.
Who became president in the election of 1824?
a)
John Quincy Adams
b)
Henry Clay
c)
John C. Calhoun
d)
Andrew Jackson
63.
Which state threatened to secede during the Nullification Crisis?
a)
South Carolina
b)
Texas
c)
Rhode Island
d)
Georgia
64.

Which answer best completes the diagram?

a)

War of 1812

b)

American Revolution

c)

French and Indian War

d)

Civil War

65.

The Treaty of Paris gave the newly formed United States all land east of which geographic landmark?

a)

The Appalachian Mountains

b)

The Ohio River

c)

The Mississippi River

d)

The Missouri River

66.

On what date was the Declaration of Independence approved?

a)

July 4, 1976

b)

July 4, 1776

c)

September 17, 1787

d)

December 25, 1775

67.

What are unalienable rights?

a)

Rights that government cannot take away

b)

Rights that government takes away

c)

rights for aliens

d)

Government is needed to promote equality

68.

The trade system developed by the colonies between Europe, the Americas and Africa was called...

a)

Salutary or Benign Neglect

b)

Mercantilism

c)

Triangular Trade

d)

Navigation Acts

69.
Why did the Pilgrims come to a new land and form a settlement?
a)
They wanted to be ruled by a king in Great Britain
b)
They wanted freedom to practice their own religion
c)
They wanted to start plantations and earn money
d)
They wanted to learn from the Native Americans
70.
WHAT OCEAN IS IN THE EAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES?
a)
ATLANTIC
b)
PACIFIC
c)
INDIAN
d)
ARCTIC
71.
How many original colonies were there?
a)
51
b)
10
c)
13
d)
50
72.
The first successful English colonial settlers in North America were the . . .
a)
Pilgrims
b)
Roanoke Settlers
c)
Jamestown Settlers
d)
Puritans
73.

What was the Columbian Exchange?

a)

An exchange of culture, plants, people, livestock, and diseases between the "Old" world and "New" world

b)

The voyages that Columbus began

c)

A trip that took Columbus many years

d)

Going on vacation from one continent to the other

74.

What is one reason Native American Indian tribes developed different forms of shelter?

a)

The geography of the region

b)

The interactions with European explorers

c)

The relationship with surrounding Native American Indian Tribes.

d)

The access that the Native American Indian Tribes had to the Bering Land Bridge

75.
Why do Native American tribes develop different cultures?
a)
They followed different religions
b)
They lived in different environments
c)
They liked different foods
d)
They had different transportation methods
76.

What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?

a)

The Bill of Rights

b)

The ten commandments

c)

The ten amendments

d)

The ten blind mice

77.

What did the Declaration of Independence do?

a)

declared our independence form France

b)

declared our independence from spain

c)

declared our independence from Great Britain

d)

declared our independence from Germany

78.

Why do some states have more representation than others?

a)

Pre decided

b)

Voted on

c)

Population

d)

Trump

79.

Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

a)

The Spanish

b)

The French

c)

The Native Americans/American Indians

d)

The Conquistadors

80.

What group of people were taken to America and sold as slaves?

a)

The French

b)

The Africans

c)

The Natives

d)

The Islanders

81.

Name the two longest rivers in the United States.

a)

Missouri

b)

Ohio

c)

Mississippi

d)

Louisiana

82.

What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?

a)

Indian

b)

Pacific

c)

Atlantic

d)

Arctic

83.

What is the capital of the United States?

a)

Washington DC

b)

Denver Colorado

c)

Philadelphia Pennsylvania

d)

Greensboro South Carolina

84.

Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

a)

13 wars fought

b)

13 original colonies

c)

13 territories received from Great Britain

d)

13 presidents

85.

How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?

a)

1

b)

5

c)

6

d)

10

86.

The first government of the new United States. It was very weak.

a)

Constitution

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Articles of Confederation

d)

Executive Branch

87.

What is the U.S Constitution?

a)

Supreme law of the land

b)

An amendment

c)

A system of government

d)

A group of people who make laws

88.

What group emerged to protest, sometimes violently, the economic policies of Britain?

a)

Boston Elite

b)

Sons of Liberty

c)

Colonial Army

d)

Gorilla Warfare

89.

His engraving of the Boston Massacre is a great example of propaganda.

a)

Samuel Adams

b)

Paul Revere

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

George Washington

90.

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 ______________________________________.

a)

Boston Massacre

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Massachusetts Tea Party

d)

The British Tea Party

91.

What is Propaganda?

a)

Information that is biased or misleading

b)

The unjust use of power

c)

a formal agreement between nations

d)

to take back

92.
Why did colonists oppose British taxes?
a)
They did not have any representation or voice in those taxes
b)
The taxes were too high. Many lost their homes and starved. 
c)
They only applied to women
d)
They funded a war the colonists did not support 
93.
Who created this political cartoon?
a)
George Washington
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
Joseph Brant
d)
William Pitt
94.

After the French and Indian war, who claimed most of Canada and land east of the Mississippi River?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

Britain

d)

Denmark

95.

What was the purpose of the Albany Plan of Union?

a)

To Unite the 13 colonies

b)

To organize against British rule

c)

To create a constitution

d)

To separate the colonies.

96.

The British had many advantages in the war, including ____.

a)

home field advantage

b)

support of the French

c)

men anxious to be in the army

d)

a strong navy and well-trained army

97.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Paine

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

John Hancock

98.

What officially ended the American Revolution and recognized the United States as an independent nation?

a)

The Treaty of Paris of 1783

b)

The Battle of Yorktown

c)

The Treaty of France of 1492

d)

The Treaty of Versailles of 1783

99.

What are the beliefs, customs, practices, and behaviors of a particular group of people?

a)

Culture

b)

Cultural Diffusion

c)

Ethnocentrism

d)

Ratification

100.

What important geographic feature is this?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

Great Plains

d)

Mississippi River

101.

What important geographic feature is this?

a)

Gulf of Mexico

b)

Great Lakes

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Mississippi River

102.

Which European power typically established friendly relationships with Native Americans?

a)

Spain

b)

England

c)

France

d)

none of the above

103.

What was the main economic reason for starting colonies in the New World?

a)

Take the Native American weapons and use them to conquer Europe

b)

Build a vast network on roads that allowed Europeans to trade anywhere in America

c)

Capture all Native Americans and send them to Europe as personal slaves

d)

Use the colonies to make money and resources that would be sent back to Europe

104.
This group of colonies had the most diversity.
a)
New England
b)
Middle 
c)
Puritans
d)
Separatists
105.

The major economic activities of the Middle Colonies included

a)

Farming grains, livestock, mining, and trading.

b)

large scale plantations with tobacco, rice and indigo farming.

c)

Small farms, merchants, craftsman, boatbuilding, whaling, lumber, and fishing.

d)

the Importation and trade of slaves.

106.

This colonial region had Large plantations grew crops like tobacco, rice, and cotton.

a)

New England

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

107.
The two main trades(jobs) in the New England Colonies were . . .
a)
Growing corn and tobacco
b)
Shipbuilding and fishing
c)
Growing corn and wheat
d)
Fishing and growing cotton
108.
One weakness of the Articles of the Confederation was ____________. 
a)
The ability of Congress to tax.
b)
The inability of Congress to tax.
c)
The ability of Congress to declare war.
d)
The ability of Congress to create courts.
109.
The Articles of Confederation created a _________________ type of government.
a)
strong
b)
average
c)
weak
d)
federal
110.

What was the main reason why people settled in the New England colonies?

a)

Religious freedom

b)

Excellent fertile soil in the region

c)

Gold was found in the region

d)

To expand England’s political dominance

111.

What did Federalists add to the Constitution to please the Anti-Federalists, and thereby pass the Constitution?

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

Articles of Confederation

c)

Great Compromise

d)

New Jersey Plan

112.

Which statement accurately describes the reasons for establishing Plymouth and Jamestown?

a)

Both colonies were established to bring wealth to stockholders.

b)

Plymouth’s founders intended to produce raw materials, while Jamestown’s founders expected to discover gold.

c)

Both colonies were established to limit the expansion of other European empires.

d)

Plymouth was founded as a refuge from religious persecution, while Jamestown was founded for commercial profit.

113.

What three "unalienable rights" were given by the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Life, Liberty, and Religion

b)

Guns, Religion, and Property

c)

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness

d)

Liberty, Life, and Fraternity

114.
Anti-federalists SUPPORTED making a new constitution.
a)
True
b)
False
115.
At the end of the Revolutionary War, a major economic issue that faced the United States was:
a)
The number of failed small businesses.
b)
Lack of natural resources.
c)
No strong, international trading partners. 
d)
The large amount of war debt.
116.
Federalist SUPPORT a strong, national government and creating a new constitution.
a)
True
b)
False
117.

Describe conditions in 17th-18th century European cities that caused many Europeans to leave.

a)

European cities struggled to employ their surplus population, and were often overcrowded

b)

European cities were suffering under the Black Death, and many people wanted to leave

c)

European cities were highly advanced, and people wanted to leave to re-start a farming way of life elsewhere

d)

European cities were under strict Puritan control

118.

Why were joint-stock companies appealing to many Europeans?

a)

Joint-stock companies offered 100 acres of free land to settlers

b)

Joint-stock companies were a low-risk, high-reward way of investing and making money

c)

Joint-stock companies offered people free passage to the New World in exchange for years of labor

d)

Joint-stock companies offered people freedom of religion

119.

What was the Virginia Company’s intent/purpose for settling the New World?

a)

The Virginia Company intended to establish churches in the New World

b)

The Virginia Company intended to become an ally of Spain in the New World

c)

The Virginia Company intended to create a new England in the New World

d)

The Virginia Company intended to find gold and create a profitable colony

120.

How did the leadership of John Smith benefit the Jamestown Colony?

a)

John Smith was a strong leader who had good trade relations with the Natives and forced the settlers to work

b)

John Smith was able to locate all the gold in Jamestown

c)

John Smith established the first Church of Jamestown

d)

John Smith became King of Jamestown, appointed by King James

121.

Describe the “starving time” at Jamestown.

a)

The “starving time” was the summer of 1609 when there was a bad drought in Jamestown

b)

The “starving time” was when the colonists starved out the Natives in the area

c)

The “starving time” was a time when the colonists became disconnected from the Church

d)

The “starving time” was the winter of 1609-10 when 80% of the settlers died of starvation

122.

What crop allowed Jamestown to be successful?

a)

Cotton

b)

Tobacco

c)

Corn

d)

Indigo

123.

What was the purpose of the House of Burgesses?

a)

The House of Burgesses was the name of the Church of Jamestown

b)

The House of Burgesses was the group of miners who found gold in Jamestown

c)

The House of Burgesses made laws for the Jamestown Colony

d)

The House of Burgesses was the location of tobacco storage in Jamestown

124.

Why is the House of Burgesses significant in American history?

a)

The House of Burgesses was the first representative form of government in America

b)

The House of Burgesses was the first Church in Jamestown

c)

The House of Burgesses was the location where King James would visit the colony

d)

The House of Burgesses was the location of gold storage in Jamestown

125.

What was the purpose of the Mayflower Compact?

a)

It was America’s first written Constitution

b)

The Mayflower Compact was an agreement between the colonists to follow the laws they created and submit to the authority of their government.

c)

It established 13 colonies along the East Coast.

d)

It established a theocracy in Massachusetts Bay

126.

Why is the Mayflower Compact significant?

a)

It was America’s first written Constitution

b)

It allowed the colonists to take over all Native lands in America

c)

It gave all gold in America to King James

d)

The Mayflower Compact was one of the first forms of democracy in America

127.

Why were town hall meetings an important part of American history?

a)

Town hall meetings allowed women and children to voice their opinions openly without backlash

b)

Town hall meetings were an important form of entertainment for bored Puritans

c)

Town hall meetings were an early form of democracy in America

d)

Town hall meetings were a great time for Puritans to play music and have parties

128.

What was England’s main purpose for establishing the Georgia colony?

a)

Georgia would serve as a “buffer colony” to keep the Spanish and French out of the wealthy Carolinas

b)

Georgia would be the main place where gold was found in America

c)

Georgia would serve as the political headquarters for English control in the colonies

d)

Georgia would become a haven for those seeking religious freedom in America

129.

What was the main reason why people settled in the New England colonies?

a)

Religious freedom

b)

Excellent fertile soil in the region

c)

Gold was found in the region

d)

To expand England’s political dominance

130.

What types of economic activities did people do in the Middle Colonies?

a)

Gold and silver mining

b)

Fishing and whale hunting

c)

Iron working and blacksmithing

d)

Farming, trade, logging, ship-building

131.

What was the main economic activity in the Southern colonies?

a)

Gold mining

b)

Fishing and hunting

c)

Agriculture (farming)

d)

Logging and ship-building

132.

Why did the French choose to befriend the Natives?

a)

The French wanted access to the Natives’ gold

b)

The French wanted access to the fur trade

c)

The French wanted to make the Natives into French citizens

d)

The French wanted to convert the Natives to French polytheism

133.

Describe the Middle Passage.

a)

Terrible trans-Atlantic journey for slaves coming to America

b)

It was the transport of gold from the New World to England

c)

A time when the English brought hundreds of Natives to Europe to live there

d)

It was the time period between colonization and the Civil War