WorksheetsU.S History Standard 1 Review
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
Under the policy of mercantilism, what were colonies expected to do?
Work for independence
Tolerate all religious beliefs
Make the home country richer and stronger
Receive all their food from the home country
Which of the following would best describe the Patriots view leading to the Revolution?
The colonies can decide the laws they want to obey
Parliament has no right to make laws for the colonists
The colonies rejected Enlightenment views
Parliament's laws must be obeyed
The failure of this government resulted from giving too much power to the states
Bill of Rights
Articles of Confederation
US Constitution
Declaration of Independence
This rebellion in Massachusetts led by farmers sparked a change in the government
Battle at Lexington
Battle of Bunker Hill
Shays' Rebellion
Articles of Confederation
How did the Magna Carta affect political life in the British colonies in North America?
New political parties formed
Rejection of the Enlightenment ideas
Opposition to salutary neglect
Knew there were limits to the King's power
Why was the victory at Saratoga so important to the Patriot cause?
British gave colonies their independence
The Declaration of Independence was written
Convinced the French to join the fight
British evacuate Boston
How are the 13 English colonies divided?
North, West, East, South
West, Middle, South
New England, Middle, Southern
New England, Middle, Plantation
Which colonial region was most known for plantations, slaves, tobacco and rice?
New England
Southern
Mid Atlantic
Atlantic
How were American colonists impacted by the British practice of salutary neglect?
Colonists elected representatives to serve in Parliament
Colonists had less political freedoms than British colonies
Colonists paid higher taxes than British citizens
Colonists relied on their own forms of government
What power is held by the judicial branch of government?
appointing district attorney
declaring laws unconstitutional (judicial review)
enacting new laws
impeaching public officials
What power is held by the legislative branch of the government?
creating new laws
enforcing the laws
using judicial review
using the power of veto to new laws
The Whiskey Rebellion occurred because farmers didn't want to pay taxes
True
False
Before the French and Indian War the colonists were unofficially allowed to govern themselves
True
False
Why did Puritans come to the new world?
They wanted to purify the Church of England
They wanted to get in on the tobacco market
They wanted to find gold
They wanted to abolish slavery
What two types of Puritans were there in the new world?
Quakers and Puritans
Separatists and Non-Separatists
Quakers and Dissenters
Separatists and Dissenters
Quakers, along with a large variety of other religious groups could be found living mostly in..
The New England colonies
The Puritan colonies
The Southern colonies
The Middle colonies
This man organized many of the boycotts of the Revolution and pushed for independence
George Washington
Sam Adams
Lord Baltimore
Andrew Jackson
This man proposed a national bank
George Washington
James Madison
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
Our Legislative branch under the Constitution is...?
bicameral
tricameral
unicameral
no Legislative branch
Which man would have favored states having more power?
Alexander Hamilton
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Which man would have favored tariffs?
Alexander Hamilton
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Which man would have favored a National Bank?
Alexander Hamilton
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Which man would have appealed more to farmers?
Alexander Hamilton
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Which man would have favored a strong federal government?
Alexander Hamilton
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Which man warned against political factions/parties?
Alexander Hamilton
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Which man wanted a large federal government
Alexander Hamilton
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Which party wanted a Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?
Federalists
Republicans
Anti-Federalists
Whigs
