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WorksheetsCFE Year Review
Total questions: 76
Worksheet time: 25mins
During the colonial period, which geographic feature presented the greatest barrier to the
westward migration of American settlers?
Appalachian Mountains
Ohio River
Great Plains
Rocky Mountains
During the colonial period, which geographic feature presented the greatest barrier to the
westward migration of American settlers?
Appalachian Mountains
Ohio River
Great Plains
Rocky Mountains
Which geographic factor most directly influenced the location of the first English settlements in
North America?
availability of flat land in the Midwest
mild climate along the Gulf coast
rivers along the Atlantic coast
forests throughout the Middle Colonies
The Columbian Exchange was _____.
the transfer of people from Russia to China
the transfer of slaves to Mexico from China
the spread of disease throughout Canada
the transfer of living things between the Eastern and Western hemispheres
What was one impact of European exploration on Native American Indians?
European farming techniques were quickly adopted.
Diseases brought by Europeans caused large numbers of deaths.
Conflicts between Native American Indian tribes ended.
Many Native American Indians were resettled throughout Europe.
The original settlements in the thirteen British colonies were all located _____.
east of the Appalachian Mountains
along the Gulf Coast
on the Great Plains
west of the Mississippi River
Which of the following, in part, was a result of the headright system?
Political stability in the Chesapeake colony of Virginia.
The introduction of tobacco as a cash crop in the colony.
Economic success for the Virginia Company and its stockholders.
A large increase in population that led to the expansion of Jamestown.
What crop was important in making Jamestown and early Virginia an economic success?
Indigo
Tobacco
Potatoes
Rice
What were the difference in motivation for settlement of the Jamestown & Plymouth colony?
A. The settlers at Jamestown were seeking religious freedom & settlers at Plymouth were seeking
gold.
B. The settlers at Plymouth wanted slavery and the settlers at Jamestown did not.
C. The settlers at Jamestown were seeking riches & the Plymouth settlers wanted religious freedom.
Both A & B
Ponce de Leon and other Spanish explorers were looking to spread Christianity to the native
people of North America.
True
False
England became a Protestant country when its King declared himself head of the Church of England.
True
False
George Washington created many precedents during his presidency. What is a precedent?
The period of time now occurring
The time period occuring in the past
An example that would become a standard practice
A declaration or assurance that one will do a particular thing or that a particular thing will happen
George Washington created a group of advisors who helped him make decisions, what was the name of this group?
The Magnificent 5
The Presidential Besties
The Presidential group of 5
The Presidential Cabinet
What was the job of the Secretary of State?
To handle relations with other countries
To manage the nation's money
To look after the nation’s defense
To address the nation’s legal affairs
What were the 3 parts of Alexander Hamilton’s financial plan?
Whiskey tax, Corn tax, and State banks
Tariff, Eagle tax, Virginia Company Bank
Excise tax, Tariff, Washington D.C.
Excise tax, Tariff, National Bank
Alexander Hamilton’s financial plan was accepted in exchange for…
Hamilton resigning as Secretary of Treasury
Hamilton agreeing to never run for president
The capital of the country moving to the north
The capital of the country moving to the south
Choose the best description of the Whiskey Rebellion.
Farmers in California were upset about the tax put on bread
Democrats started a rebellion after they were told they could not bring whiskey into the capitol building
Merchants started a rebellion after Alexander Hamilton’s excise tax started taxing whiskey
Farmers started a rebellion after Alexander Hamilton’s excise tax started taxing whiskey
John Jay’s treaty included everything EXCEPT:
The British would pay us back for the ships that they took
The British would leave the Northwest territory
The British would stop the practice of impressment
John Jay’s treaty was not between the United States and the British
Pinkney’s Treaty gave us the right to use what river and port?
The Kansas River and the port of Kansas City
The Hillsborough River and the port of Tampa
The Ohio River and the port of Pittsburgh
The Mississippi River and the port of New Orleans
Where was the first battle of the American Revolution?
Boston
Jamestown
Lexington
New York
What was the author’s purpose in writing “Common Sense”?
The author was trying to convince people to buy tea.
The author was trying to persuade people to boycott Sprain and France.
The author was trying to convince people to be loyal to England and the monarchy.
The author was trying to convince people of the need to declare independence.
The colonists opposed the British government because they failed to protect their ______, which include life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
voting rights
civil rights
mineral rights
unalienable rights
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
True or False: The British hired German soldiers to fight for them in the Revolutionary War.
True
False
________ was one of the writers of the Declaration of Independence.
Charles Cornwallis
John Burgoyne
Nathan Hale
Thomas Jefferson
During the battle of______________ the Americans ran out of ammo.
Bunker Hill
Yorktown
Long Island
Saratoga
The Battle of Saratoga was a turning point in the war because it ______________________
brought France into the war as an American ally.
liberated Georgia from Britain.
ended General Burgoyne’s career.
forced the British to leave.
The battle that brought an end to the American Revolution was at ____________________.
Long Island
Trenton
Yorktown
Saratoga
What did the Olive Branch Petition state?
That colonist would rather die than live as slaves
The colonist remained loyal to the King
That Britain should stop taxing imported olives
That Parliament would send 20,000 soldiers to the colonies
The Articles of Confederation were:
The treaty that ended the American Revolution
The first constitution of the United States
The agreement between the U.S. and France to pay off war debts
The first American bill of rights
The Articles of Confederation gave the states
No power
The same power as the national government
Less power than the national government
More power than the national government
One weakness of the Articles of Confederation was the inability of the central government to ___.
establish a postal system
collect adequate taxes from the states
control western lands
admit new states to the Union
The delegates met at the Constitutional Convention in 1787 with the goal of:
Figuring out ways to control western lands
Creating a new postal system
Revising the Articles of Confederation
Creating a voting system
James Madison's Virginia Plan proposed
Revision and strengthening of the Articles of Confederation
Larger influence within a new national government for the richer and more populous states
A unicameral national legislature with equal representation for the states
A bicameral national legislature with the amount of state representatives proportional to the population of each state
What was the main difference between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan?
the types of powers given to Congress
the number of branches of the federal government
the method for electing members of the two houses of Congress
the number of representatives in Congress each state would have
Which issue did the Virginia Plan, the New Jersey Plan and the Great Compromise address at the Constitutional Convention?
The power to regulate interstate commerce
The number of justices on the Supreme Court
A system for electing the president
A method of determining state representation in Congress
What was the result of the Great Compromise during the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
Creating a two-house legislature
Banning slavery in the Southern states
Requiring that the president have a cabinet
Giving the Supreme Court the power to hear cases involving states
A primary reason the Antifederalists opposed ratification of the United States Constitution was because the Constitution failed to ___.
include a bill of rights
provide for a strong national defense
restrict immigration
extended voting rights to women
The Three-fifths Compromise adopted in the Constitution had the effect of ____.
increasing the representation of southern states in Congress
providing a method for ratifying amendments
increasing the representation of northern states in Congress
allowing the use of the elastic clause in the legislative process
How were the President and Vice-President elected in 1789?
Voters only voted for the President, then he chose the Vice-President
The candidate with the most votes became President, the second place candidate became Vice-President
Congress chose the President because it was too time-consuming to collect votes from every citizen
The President and Vice President were elected the same way as they are elected today
In Washington’s Farewell Address, Washington gave advice as to how the country should go forward. What advice did Washington give?
A. to restrict all foreigners from becoming Americans, because they will only bring trouble
B. to avoid developing a loyalty to political parties
C. to keep America focused on its development, and out of foreign matters
D. both B and C are correct
What was significant about the election of 1796?
A. There was a crisis because no one wanted Alexander Hamilton to be president
B. A Federalist became President and a Democratic-Republican became Vice President
C. It was the first election in the United States in which political parties competed
D. Both B and C are correct
Which of the following made it a crime to speak or write false or negative information about the government?
Treason Act
Sedition Act
Alien Act
Naturalization Act
Why did the Alien and Sedition Acts upset so many citizen?
They forbid all immigration into America.
They allowed more immigrants into America.
They passed without the approval of Congress.
They felt it violated the Constitution.
Which of the following is an effect of the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions?
The idea of states’ rights is developed and strengthened
The Alien and Sedition Acts are cancelled because they are unconstitutional.
John Adams gets more popular and re-elected.
The states gain more power than the national government.
Why did Adams appoint a large number of Federalist judges as ‘midnight judges’ the night before his Presidency ended?
He hated Jefferson and wanted to ruin his presidency.
He was unable to fill all of the open positions.
He wanted the Federalists to maintain some control of the government.
He was unsure that all of his candidates were qualified for the jobs.
The French and British fought over disputed land in the Ohio River Valley. This land was important because ___.
the French needed a place to settle
of its lucrative trade routes
the English had promised to share it with Spain
the Spanish were moving into the territory
One reasons why the French felt threatened by the British interest in the Ohio River Valley was because ___.
the British were a threat to their fur trade
the Natives preferred the British in the Ohio Valley
the French did not have an army
none of the above
An ally ___.
is the type of weapon used by a soldier during the war
is a group of soldiers who fight against each other in a war
joins with another to work towards defeating a common enemy
is the person with the most power during a conflict
Some of the Native American helped the French in the war instead of the British colonists
because ___.
the French paid the Natives money to fight
the French did not want the Native’s land
the Natives did not like Washington
none of the above
The propaganda slogan used as part of the Albany Plan of Union was ____.
Join, or Leave
Like It or Leave it
Get On Board, or Leave
Join, or Die
The purpose of the Albany Plan of Union was ____.
to unite the colonies to fight against the French
to unite the colonies to fight against the Iroquois
to unite the colonies to fight alongside the French
to unite the colonies to create a trade agreement with the Native Americans
The Albany Plan of Union failed because ____.
Benjamin Franklin did not explain the plan well enough to the colonist’s representatives
not all of the colonies were represented at the meeting
representatives from Virginia did not like the plan
the colonies were not ready to give up their individual powers to form a union
One of the effects of the French and Indian War was the Treaty of Paris which ___.
marked the end of France’s power in North America
ended British power in the Americas
started a war between the Spanish and the Natives
None of the above
After the Treaty of Paris was signed in 1763, North America was divided between__.
France and Britain
France and Spain
Britain and Spain
France and the Netherland
The Colonist resented the Proclamation of 1763 because______.
the British refused to pay them
the British allowed the French to stay in the Ohio River Valley
it did not allow them to live in the Ohio River Valley & speculators lost their land
none of the above
Why did the colonists protest taxes placed on them?
Colonists were being taxed without have representation in Parliament.
The taxes were being used to pay for a new royal palace for King George III.
Colonies made no money because the taxes were placed on good nobody used.
Natives had moved into colonial territory and the taxes were used to defend the colonies.
What statement best explain the British government’s reason for imposing taxes on American colonies?
England was in massive debt following the French and Indian War.
The colonies had not contributed to defeating the French during the war.
England was providing more rights and economic assistance to the colonies.
The British government was trying to raise money to expand colonies to the west.
Colonists in Boston were required to house and supply British soldiers as a result of the ______.
Housing Act
Quartering Act
Intolerable Acts
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Writs of Assistance enable the British customs officers to search ___.
foreigners
foreign goods
homes for smuggled goods
people for confiscated goods
Smuggling courts were different than regular courts because ___.
the courts were run by the King
the courts were only held in the afternoon
the courts did not provide lawyers for the guilty
the court were run by officers and did not have juries
What goods were taxed under the Townshend Acts?
Goods exported to England
Goods imported from England
Goods exported as part of Triangle Trade
Goods exchanged with the Native Americans
What act of civil disobedience was held in response to the Tea Act?
The Delaware Dump
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Massacre
The Battle of Lexington
The Boston Massacre took place in 1770 in the British colony of Massachusetts. Which description of this event is written from the point of view of the Sons of Liberty?
Conflict between British soldiers and Boston residence resulted in five deaths.
Unprovoked British soldiers fired into a defenseless crowd, taking five innocent lives.
A mob of angry Bostonians unlawful confronted British soldiers, resulting in several deaths.
British soldiers were surrounded by unruly colonists and fired their muskets in self-defense.
The Sons of Liberty were a group of American colonists who worked to change the political situation in the 1760s. How did the Sons of Liberty work to repeal the Stamp Act?
By taking military action against the British
By forming alliances with enemies of Britain
By meeting with Parliament to repeal the Stamp Act
By participating in public protests against the Stamp Act
Why was the phrase “taxation without representation” so important to the revolutionary cause?
Great Britain only taxed the colonists to force them into war.
Colonists believed that Great Britain should only tax certain items.
Great Britain would have ended taxation if colonists had kept the peace.
Colonists did not wish to support a government in which they had no voice.
The Election of 1800 was very different from the previous Presidential elections because ____.
all the candidates for President were from the same political party
there was a tie between the two Democratic-Republican candidates
George Washington decided to come out of retirement and run for President again
Alexander Hamilton became the first President not to be born in the United States
Proposed by Congress after the Election of 1800, what did the Twelfth Amendment accomplish?
Let the Court cast the deciding vote in deadlocked elections
Allowed Americans overseas to cast votes by mail
Abolished the practice of counting ballots by hand
Created a separate ballot for president and vice president
Marbury vs. Madison established that _____.
the Supreme Court would appoint all new judges
the President could veto Congressional laws
the Constitution was the supreme law of the land
all new judges must be approved by the State
What is judicial review?
The power of Congress to oversee decisions made by the Supreme Court
The power of Congress to review the appointment of Supreme Court justices
The power of the judiciary to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional
The power of the judiciary to monitor the conduct of presidential elections
Which of the following is a factor that influenced Napoleon’s decisions to sell the Louisiana Territory to the United States?
The westward movement of American settlers
His plans to invade Russia
Spain’s refusal to allow American goods to move into or past New Orleans
His need for money to support a war against England
Which group benefited the most from the United States gaining the port of New Orleans?
Farmers in the Ohio River Valley
Native Americans in the Southwest
Fur trappers in the New York area
Gold miners in northern California
Why was there controversy around Thomas Jefferson purchasing the Louisiana Territory?
The land cost too much money per acre
The Constitution did not specifically allow purchase of land
The purchase would upset the balance of power in the Senate
The Spanish government was upset that the French sold the land to the United States
Lewis and Clark’s expedition had many lasting effect of the United States, including ___
creating accurate maps of the new western land
discovering various species of plants and animals
developing friendly relationships with Native Americans
All answers are correct
Why did Thomas Jefferson urge Congress to enact the Embargo Act of 1807?
To lower the crime rate in big cities
To help slow down trade in the 1800s
To make France and Britain stop attacking US merchant ships
To give Congress a larger pay raise in 1808
What happened as a result of the Embargo Act of 1807?
It hurt the US economy by wiping out trade with all other nations
It made the nation’s economy stronger as Americans had to buy and sell more American goods
It was effective in stopping Britain from violating America’s neutral rights
It forced Americans to find a new market for their goods
