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2021- SSUSH1-H4

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the Geography like for the New England Colonies?

a)

Harbors/ Mountainous/Very Cold

b)

Flat

c)

Island

d)

Desert

2.
How was the climate in the New England colonies?
a)
hot all year round
b)
Mild winters/ harsh summers
c)
Harsh Winters/ Mild Summers
d)
no climate changes
3.
What were the two main jobs in the New England region?
a)
Farming and hunting
b)
Trading and clothes making
c)
rug weaving and basket weaving
d)
Fishing and Ship Building
4.
Someone who agrees to work for 7 years in return for a passage to the New World is called a _________.
a)
slave
slave
b)
assembly member
c)
indentured servant
d)
farmer
5.
In what year was Jamestown settled?
a)
1492
b)
1607
c)
1776
d)
2007
6.

SSUSH1b

This regions economy needed large quantities of cheap labor for plantations.

a)

New England

b)

Southern

c)

Mid-Atlantic

d)

All of the above

7.

SSUSH1d

This region was contained many rivers and harbors to make trade easier. Also known as the "Bread Basket"

a)

New England

b)

Southern

c)

Mid-Atlantic

d)

All of the above

8.

SSUSH1a

The Triangular Trade connected all the continents EXCEPT

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

The Americas

9.
What role did tobacco play in the history of Jamestown?
a)
It was the main crop the founders of Jamestown hoped to grow when they first established the colony.
b)
It caused fighting when the colonial government outlawed the crop and would not allow it to be imported.
c)
It turned out to be the cash crop that saved the colony.
d)
Although Virginians tried to raise tobacco, the crop failed miserably.
10.
Which economic policy was based on the ideas that the American colonies existed primarily to provide an economic benefit for Great Britain?
a)
mercantilism
b)
free trade
c)
socialism
d)
laissez-faire capitalism
11.
He introduced a new type of tobacco to VA which proved to be highly demanded in Europe and highly profitable to the southern colonies.
a)
Thomas Paine
b)
John Rolfe
c)
John Smith
d)
Peter Stuyvesant
12.
During the 1700s, North America’s African population grew immensely. Which of the following MOST LIKELY contributed to this trend?
a)
Emancipation Proclamation
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Great Britain's conquest of NY
d)
the Middle Passage
13.

A series of four acts that required all goods being shipped to and from the colonies to be shipped in English/British vessels. Another way Britain tried to control the colonies.

a)

Navigation Acts

b)

British Maritime Laws

c)

Anti-Smuggling Acts

d)

Blue Laws

14.

The Virginia House of Burgesses was significant because it

a)

negotiated the treaty of the French-Indian War.

b)

attempted to subvert English rule before the Revolution.

c)

acted as the first legislative(government) body in the Americas.

d)

granted early equal rights to non-white American settlers.

15.
Mercantilism is MOST related to which other topic? 
a)
Civil War
b)
cotton gin
c)
trans-Atlantic trade
d)
type of government
16.
A share of ownership in a company is- 
a)
stock
b)
legislature
c)
represent
d)
cash crop
17.
Tobacco was a ______, a crop that people grow to sell.
a)
raw material
b)
stock
c)
cash crop
d)
governor
18.
How did John Smith contribute to the survival of the Jamestown Settlement?
a)
He worked alongside settlers.
b)
He raised enough money to send to the Virginia Company.
c)
He made sure all colonists worked for their food, shelter and safety.
d)
He made sure the colony's governors followed the law.
19.
What led to the Powhatan Wars?
a)
Tensions increased as colonists pushed the Powhatan from their land.
b)
Indians and settlers did not agree on trade routes.
c)
Indians and colonists were able to work alongside each other.
d)
Powhatan punished all colonists by blocking trade routes.
20.
Who was the leader of the Powhatan Indian Tribe?
a)
Crazy Horse
b)
Powhatan
c)
Pocahontas
d)
Sitting Bull
21.

Founder of the Maryland Colony

a)

King Charles II

b)

James Oglethorpe

c)

King George II

d)

Lord Baltimore

22.
The Toleration act of 1649 granted religious freedom for who?
a)
all men
b)
all Christians
c)
all Pilgrims
d)
all people
23.
 Why did the Pilgrims create the Mayflower Compact?
a)
 to show that they opposed representative government.
b)
to establish an orderly community
c)
 to reinforce the laws of England in the new colony
d)
 to guarantee universal religious tolerance in the colony
24.

The Mayflower Compact governed the _______ colony for 70 years.

a)

Plymouth

b)

Cape Cod

c)

United States

d)

Jamestown

25.
This person was a leader of the group that settled Boston.
a)
Thomas Hooker
b)
David Thomson
c)
Roger Williams
d)
John Winthrop
26.
This person decided to fight rather than be forced from his land.
a)
Metacomet
b)
David Thomson
c)
Thomas Hooker
d)
Roger Williams
27.

Which Native American tribe did Pocahontas belong to?

a)

Pocahontas

b)

Wampanoag

c)

Powhatan

d)

Manhattan

28.

The Quakers were led by

a)

James Jersey

b)

David Dell

c)

William Penn

d)

Frank York

29.

A sudden outbreak of religious fervor that promoted separation of church and state is...

a)

religious toleration

b)

The Great Awakening

c)

Mayflower Compact

d)

House of Burgesses

30.

What percentage of slaves died along the middle passage

a)

10%

b)

20%

c)

30%

d)

40%

31.

What was the significance of Thomas Paine’s pamphlet Common Sense?

a)

It presented a convincing case for independence, using plain language.

b)

It counteracted the Great Awakening by arguing against religion.

c)

It clearly described how increased trade could benefit the colonies.

d)

It considered early arguments against using slave labor in America.

32.

This cartoon was published by Benjamin Franklin in 1754. The cartoon encouraged

a)

States to ratify the new Constitution.

b)

Confederate states to organize a government.

c)

American colonies to unite in their efforts.

d)

Britain to establish more American Colonies.

33.

The cartoon printed in 1760 was most likely a protest against

a)

pirates

b)

food safety

c)

British taxes

d)

cruelty of British soldiers

34.

Which of the following BEST describes Thomas Paine's argument in Common Sense?

a)

Diplomacy with the British Parliament is the best way to settle differences.

b)

The colonists have far more to lose by continuing to be a part of the British Empire.

c)

Parliament is simply slow to respond so the colonists must be patient in seeking their goals.

d)

Breaking free of English control will hurt the colonists' chances of gaining economic freedom.

35.

What event accounts for the decrease in French territory illustrated by these maps?

a)

the American Revolution

b)

the French and Indian War

c)

the French Revolution

d)

the Napoleonic Wars

36.

Ended the French and Indian War and effectively kicked the French out of North America.

a)

Treaty of Paris (1763)

b)

Treaty of Paris (1783)

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

U.S. Constitution

37.

Stated that no colonists could settle in lands to the west of the Appalachian mountains-- made the colonists very upset.

a)

Proclamation of 1763

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Townshend Act

d)

Quartering Act

38.

A group of colonists who formed a secret society to oppose British policies at the time of the American Revolution. These men could often be violent!

a)

Sons of Liberty

b)

Daughters of Liberty

c)

Stamp Act Congress

d)

Committees of Correspondence

39.

series of laws passed in 1774 to punish Boston for the Tea Party

a)

Intolerable Acts

b)

Townshend Acts

c)

Quartering Act

d)

Sugar Act

40.
Which phrase became popular after passage of the Stamp Act?
a)
“The rights of Englishmen”
b)
“Give me liberty or give me death”
c)
“Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”
d)
“No taxation without representation“
41.

What group was formed with the intentions of protecting those who are being punished by unfair taxes?

a)

Sons of Liberty

b)

Sons of Anarchy

c)

The Wild Walls

42.

Authored the Declaration of Independence

a)

Thomas Anderson

b)

Thomas Paine

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Benjamin Franklin

43.
Ideas on Natural Rights were used in the Declaration of Independence 
a)
Thomas Jefferson 
b)
John Locke 
c)
Montesquieu 
d)
Thomas Hobbes
44.
Date the first draft of the Declaration was completed 
a)
June 1776
b)
July 1776
c)
August 1776
d)
June 1774
45.
Without the help of _________________, the Americans would have lost the war 
a)
British 
b)
Spanish 
c)
French 
d)
Italians 
46.
The Diplomacy of these two Americans helped persuade the French to become our allies 
a)
Benjamin Franklin and John Adams 
b)
George Washington and John Locke 
c)
Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Hobbes 
d)
John Locke and Thomas Paine 
47.
Which document included John Locke’s idea that people have the right to overthrow an oppressive government? 
a)
  Mayflower Compact 
b)
   Northwest Ordinance 
c)
Declaration of Independence 
d)
Bill of Rights 
48.

James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, and John Adams were the primary authors of what document?

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

The Constitution

c)

Declaration of Independance

d)

Harry Potter Books

49.

The Constitution divides the government into 3 branches – the Executive Branch, Legislative Branch and the _________________ Branch. What is the third branch of government?

a)

Tree

b)

Judicial

c)

Democracy

d)

National

50.

What is the Bill of Rights?

a)

Laws for each state

b)

Declaration of Independance

c)

The bill for signing the Declaration of Independance

d)

The first 10 Amendments to the Constitution.

51.
The List of Grievances were the part of the Declaration that
a)
detailed the colonists' complaints with King George.
b)
listed a man's natural rights.
c)
introduced the Declaration.
d)
concluded the Declaration, declaring America a free country.
52.
What are our natural rights according to Jefferson?  (He got the idea from John Locke, but he changed the last right.)
a)
Freedom of speech, religion, and press
b)
Life, liberty, and property
c)
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
d)
Voting, rebelling, and health
53.
The Preamble is...
a)
in the beginning of the Declaration...
b)
the conclusion.
c)
in the middle.
d)
not in the Declaration.
54.
The Diplomacy of these two Americans helped persuade the French to become our allies 
a)
Benjamin Franklin and John Adams 
b)
George Washington and John Locke 
c)
Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Hobbes 
d)
John Locke and Thomas Paine 
55.
Lexington and Concord were the first battles in what war?
a)
Revolutionary War
b)
World War I
c)
War of 1812
56.
The "shot heard 'round the world" was which battle?
a)
Battle of Bunker Hill
b)
Battle of Lexington and Concord
c)
Battle of Trenton
57.
The French began to support the Americans after this battle
a)
Lexington and Concord
b)
Yorktown
c)
Saratoga
d)
Treaty of French 
58.
Soldiers froze here because of the harsh winter
a)
Paris
b)
Valley Forge
c)
Rio Grande Valley 
d)
Yorktown 
59.
Which battle is considered the Turning Point of the American Revolution?
a)
Battle of Trenton
b)
Battle of Saratoga
c)
Lexington & Concord
d)
Battle of Bunker Hill
60.

He was a Frenchman and was an aide to George Washington who was present at Valley Forge

a)

Thomas Paine

b)

Marquis de Lafayette

c)

Patrick Henry

d)

George Washington

61.

What river did Washington's army cross to get to Trenton

a)

Delaware

b)

New Jersey

c)

Mississippi

62.

True or False. Washington attacked Trenton on Christmas Day

a)

True

b)

False

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