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U.S History Standard 1 Review

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Under the policy of mercantilism, what were colonies expected to do?

a)

Work for independence

b)

Tolerate all religious beliefs

c)

Make the home country richer and stronger

d)

Receive all their food from the home country

2.

Which of the following would best describe the Patriots view leading to the Revolution?

a)

The colonies can decide the laws they want to obey

b)

Parliament has no right to make laws for the colonists

c)

The colonies rejected Enlightenment views

d)

Parliament's laws must be obeyed

3.

The failure of this government resulted from giving too much power to the states

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

Articles of Confederation

c)

US Constitution

d)

Declaration of Independence

4.

This rebellion in Massachusetts led by farmers sparked a change in the government

a)

Battle at Lexington

b)

Battle of Bunker Hill

c)

Shays' Rebellion

d)

Articles of Confederation

5.

How did the Magna Carta affect political life in the British colonies in North America?

a)

New political parties formed

b)

Rejection of the Enlightenment ideas

c)

Opposition to salutary neglect

d)

Knew there were limits to the King's power

6.

Why was the victory at Saratoga so important to the Patriot cause?

a)

British gave colonies their independence

b)

The Declaration of Independence was written

c)

Convinced the French to join the fight

d)

British evacuate Boston

7.

How are the 13 English colonies divided?

a)

North, West, East, South

b)

West, Middle, South

c)

New England, Middle, Southern

d)

New England, Middle, Plantation

8.

Which colonial region was most known for plantations, slaves, tobacco and rice?

a)

New England

b)

Southern

c)

Mid Atlantic

d)

Atlantic

9.

How were American colonists impacted by the British practice of salutary neglect?

a)

Colonists elected representatives to serve in Parliament

b)

Colonists had less political freedoms than British colonies

c)

Colonists paid higher taxes than British citizens

d)

Colonists relied on their own forms of government

10.

What power is held by the judicial branch of government?

a)

appointing district attorney

b)

declaring laws unconstitutional (judicial review)

c)

enacting new laws

d)

impeaching public officials

11.

What power is held by the legislative branch of the government?

a)

creating new laws

b)

enforcing the laws

c)

using judicial review

d)

using the power of veto to new laws

12.

The Whiskey Rebellion occurred because farmers didn't want to pay taxes

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Before the French and Indian War the colonists were unofficially allowed to govern themselves

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Why did Puritans come to the new world?

a)

They wanted to purify the Church of England

b)

They wanted to get in on the tobacco market

c)

They wanted to find gold

d)

They wanted to abolish slavery

15.

What two types of Puritans were there in the new world?

a)

Quakers and Puritans

b)

Separatists and Non-Separatists

c)

Quakers and Dissenters

d)

Separatists and Dissenters

16.

Quakers, along with a large variety of other religious groups could be found living mostly in..

a)

The New England colonies

b)

The Puritan colonies

c)

The Southern colonies

d)

The Middle colonies

17.

This man organized many of the boycotts of the Revolution and pushed for independence

a)

George Washington

b)

Sam Adams

c)

Lord Baltimore

d)

Andrew Jackson

18.

This man proposed a national bank

a)

George Washington

b)

James Madison

c)

Alexander Hamilton

d)

Thomas Jefferson

19.

Our Legislative branch under the Constitution is...?

a)

bicameral

b)

tricameral

c)

unicameral

d)

no Legislative branch

20.

Which man would have favored states having more power?

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

George Washington

c)

John Adams

d)

Thomas Jefferson

21.

Which man would have favored tariffs?

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

George Washington

c)

John Adams

d)

Thomas Jefferson

22.

Which man would have favored a National Bank?

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

George Washington

c)

John Adams

d)

Thomas Jefferson

23.

Which man would have appealed more to farmers?

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

George Washington

c)

John Adams

d)

Thomas Jefferson

24.

Which man would have favored a strong federal government?

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

George Washington

c)

John Adams

d)

Thomas Jefferson

25.

Which man warned against political factions/parties?

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

George Washington

c)

John Adams

d)

Thomas Jefferson

26.

Which man wanted a large federal government

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

George Washington

c)

John Adams

d)

Thomas Jefferson

27.

Which party wanted a Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?

a)

Federalists

b)

Republicans

c)

Anti-Federalists

d)

Whigs