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Unit 1 Test

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A written list of freedoms that the government promises to protect

a)

The Bill of Rights

b)

Mercantilism

c)

Debtors

d)

Charter

2.

The individual that proposed that people should have certain natural rights which include: life, liberty, and property.

a)

Anne Hutchinson

b)

Debtors

c)

John Locke

d)

Thomas Jefferson

3.

The right of newspapers and other public media to publish articles believed to be accurate.

a)

Enlightenment

b)

Libel

c)

Middle Passage

d)

Freedom of Press

4.

Crops that are grown to be sold

a)

Mercantilism

b)

Cash Crops

c)

Subsistence Farming

d)

Libel

5.

An economic policy which held that nation’s wealth was measured by its supply of gold and silver

a)

Mercantilism

b)

Debtors

c)

Charter

d)

John Locke

6.

This was the crossing from Africa to the America used in the slave trade

a)

Charter

b)

Triangle Trade

c)

Libel

d)

Middle Passage

7.

played a major role in a serious religious debate in the early colony

a)

Debtor

b)

Anne Hutchinson

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

John Locke

8.

A type of person who cannot pay money owed to someone else

a)

Debtor

b)

Anne Hutchinson

c)

John Locke

d)

Libel

9.

An official document that gives certain rights to an individual or group

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

Freedom of the Press

c)

Charter

d)

Cash Crop

10.

Free from the superstition and ignorance of the Middle Ages.

a)

Middle Passage

b)

Enlightenment

c)

Subsistence Farming

d)

Mercantilism

11.

A type of agriculture in which people live on what they grow themselves

a)

Mercantilism

b)

Enlightenment

c)

Subsistence Farming

d)

Cash Crop

12.

The publishing of statements that unjustly damage a person’s reputation

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

Enlightenment

c)

Charter

d)

Libel

13.

Which of the following influences (2) for our foundation came from Judaism?

a)

10 Commandments: moral rules and laws

b)

Created Direct Democracy: ordinary citizens make decisions

c)

Believed everyone must obey God and the laws directed by God

d)

Believed individuals were innocent until proven guilty

14.

Which of the following influences (2) for our foundation came from Christianity?

a)

Create equality for all citizens

b)

Believed in justice, mercy, and forgiveness

c)

Created the Republic: elected representatives make decisions and laws

d)

10 Commandments: moral rules and laws

15.

Which of the following influences (2) for our foundation came from Greece?

a)

Created Direct Democracy: ordinary citizens make decisions

b)

Created the Republic: elected representatives make decisions and laws

c)

Believed individuals were innocent until proven guilty

d)

Allowed trial by jury, which created civic responsibilities for citizens

16.

Which of the following influences (2) for our foundation came from Rome?

a)

Created Direct Democracy: ordinary citizens make decisions

b)

Created the Republic: elected representatives make decisions and laws

c)

Believed individuals were innocent until proven guilty

d)

Allowed trial by jury, which created civic responsibilities for citizens

17.

Which of the following influences (2) for our foundation came from England?

a)

Magna Carta

b)

English Parlament

c)

Trial by Jury

d)

Create equality for all citizens

18.

Which of the following influences (1) for our foundation came from Iriquois?

a)

Magna Carta

b)

English Parlament

c)

Created a Confederation: loose alliances of tribes with representatives government

d)

Create equality for all citizens

19.

What group was granted a charter to North America by King James I and whose primary goal was to set up a “cash crop” enterprise?

a)

Jamestown Company

b)

Burgesses Company

c)

Mayflower Company

d)

Virginia Company

20.

Name two struggles in which Jamestown faced during its beginning years of existence?

a)

Lacked clean water

b)

Conflicts with Native Americans

c)

Too many people

d)

Starvation

21.

What was the first government called that was set up in Jamestown?

a)

Jamestown Convention

b)

House of Burgesses

c)

Statesmen Company

d)

Jamestown Assembly

22.

Who was able to vote for these representatives to be placed in office?

a)

Anyone

b)

White Men

c)

Women

d)

Wealthy Citizens

23.

What was the main purpose for pilgrims to leave England for the Plymouth Colony?

a)

Cash Crop enterprise

b)

Set up a central government

c)

Escape religious persecution

d)

Reinforcements for Jamestown

24.

Often referred to as the foundation of the U.S. Constitution, this social contract was the 1st document written by common people for self-government.

a)

The Mayflower Compact

b)

The House of Burgesses

c)

The Pilgrim Compact

d)

The Great Awakening

25.

How were settlers of the Plymouth Colony able to survive their first winter?

a)

Cannibalism

b)

Farming

c)

Help from England

d)

Help from Native Americans

26.

What was the period known as the religious revival that swept through the colonies in 1730s and 1740s?

a)

Enlightenment

b)

Religious Suffrage

c)

Great Awakening

d)

Plymouth Salvation

27.

What era refers to the intellectual movement which advocated reason as the basis of authority and influenced political changes?

a)

Enlightenment

b)

Religious Suffrage

c)

Great Awakening

d)

Plymouth Salvation

28.

Name the French philosopher whose belief that powers of government should be separated into branches influenced the Framers of the Constitution.

a)

John Locke

b)

Rene DesCartes

c)

Voltaire

d)

Montesquieu

29.

What was the first nation to finance explorations in search of a shortcut to the riches of Asia?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Portugal

30.

What was the first major war fought in the colonies?

a)

The American Revolution

b)

The French and Indian Wars

c)

The Seven Years War

d)

The Civil War

31.

Which of the following are part of the Southern Colonies (pick 2)?

a)

Warmest climate, mild winters, hot summers; large plantations and small farms

b)

A Quaker colony where slavery was considered cruel and unjust was located here.

c)

Milder climate, longer growing seasons, fertile soil; cash crops, crafts and industries.

d)

Depended heavily on African slaves for cheap labor; treated slaves like property.

e)

Harsh winters, shortest growing season; small farms, no cash crops

32.

Which of the following are part of the Middle Colonies (pick 3)?

a)

Warmest climate, mild winters, hot summers; large plantations and small farms

b)

A Quaker colony where slavery was considered cruel and unjust was located here.

c)

Milder climate, longer growing seasons, fertile soil; cash crops, crafts and industries.

d)

One colony encouraged skilled craft workers from Europe to immigrate to the colony.

e)

Harsh winters, shortest growing season; small farms, no cash crops

33.

Which of the following are part of the New England Colonies (pick 2)?

a)

Shipbuilding, fishing, whaling, forestry, furniture-making.

b)

A Quaker colony where slavery was considered cruel and unjust was located here.

c)

Milder climate, longer growing seasons, fertile soil; cash crops, crafts and industries.

d)

One colony encouraged skilled craft workers from Europe to immigrate to the colony.

e)

Harsh winters, shortest growing season; small farms, no cash crops

34.

Which states were part of the Southern colonies?

a)

New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware

b)

Maryland, Virginia, Carolinas, Georgia

c)

Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut

35.

Which states were part of the Middle colonies?

a)

New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware

b)

Maryland, Virginia, Carolinas, Georgia

c)

Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut

36.

Which states were part of the New England colonies?

a)

New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware

b)

Maryland, Virginia, Carolinas, Georgia

c)

Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut

37.

What was the major disease that would kill a large percentage of Natives in the new Americas?

(a)  

38.

What was the name of the colony that was established on an island and never seen again?

(a)