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Semester 1 Review (2021)

Total questions: 89

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The first permanent English settlement in North America was?
a)
Plymouth
b)
Yorktown
c)
Richmond
d)
Jamestown
2.

Which Indian helped the Pilgrims grew food to survive the second winter at Plymouth?

a)

Samoset

b)

Massasoit

c)

Pocahontas

d)

Squanto

3.

Which leader told the colonists at Jamestown, "If you don't work, then you don't eat!"?

a)

Chief Powhatan

b)

Christopher Newport

c)

Lord De La Warr

d)

Captain John Smith

4.

What was the disastrous winter of 1610 called in which the natives stopped providing food to the Jamestown settlers?

a)

The Great Blizzard

b)

Snow Fury

c)

Dark Winter

d)

Starving Time

5.

This colony was founded by Roger Willaims and guaranteed separation of church and state.

a)

Rhode Island

b)

Connecticut

c)

Massachusetts

d)

Vermont

6.

Which religious group treated natives fairly and were considered "pacifist" meaning they are against all violence?

a)

Puritans

b)

Pilgrims

c)

Vikings

d)

Quakers

7.

Which religious group settled mostly in Pennsylvania?

a)

Quakers

b)

Puritans

c)

Pilgrims

d)

Salem Witches

8.

Why was the New England economy based off of fishing and not agriculture (farming)?

a)

Climate too cold and the soil was too rocky

b)

Climate was hot and not enough water

c)

Climate was hot and crops don't grow in New England

d)

The land was flat but it was too cold year round.

9.

Which colonial region had abundant flat land, good soil, and long growing seasons?

a)

New England

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

10.

What was a primary outcome of the French and Indian War?

a)

The British began taxing the colonists in order to pay off war debt

b)

The British sent the French a bill for the war

c)

The French controlled the entire eastern seaboard of North America

d)

The colonists declared their independence.

11.

Who started the Sons of Liberty?

a)

Sam Adams

b)

John Adams

c)

Patrick Henry

d)

Ben Franklin

12.

Which law forced colonists to house British soldiers?

a)

Quartering Act

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Sugar Act

d)

Navigation Acts

13.

What motivated the Sons of Liberty to carry out the Boston Tea Party?

a)

Monopoly on Tea by the British East India Company

b)

Writ of Assistance used by the British

c)

Taxation on Glass

d)

Taxation on Coffee

14.

Which British Act was meant as punishment that closed the Boston Harbor, disbanded its colonial assemblies, and increased troop presence in Boston?

a)

Intolerable Acts

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Tea Act

d)

Townshend Acts

15.

What resulted from the Colonists being angry about the monopoly granted to the British East India Company?

a)

Boston Tea Party

b)

Boston Massacre

c)

New Hampshire Coffee Party

d)

Navigation Acts

16.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Thomas Paine

c)

George Washington

d)

Henry Lee

17.

Why did Thomas Jefferson include a list of grievances in the Declaration of Independence?

a)

To justify why they were declaring independence

b)

To convince the king to lower taxes

c)

To convince colonists of their need to submit

d)

To highlight the deaths of Lexington-Concord

18.

At which battles did George Washington outsmart the British and the Hessians?

a)

Battles of Trenton and Princeton

b)

Battles of Lexington and Concord

c)

Battle of Bunker Hill and Boston

d)

Battles of Ticonderoga and Saratoga

19.

Who blocked the British escape from Yorktown and helped the United States win the war?

a)

French Navy

b)

German Navy

c)

Hessian Navy

d)

Spanish Navy

20.

What was the significance of Shays' Rebellion?

a)

Exposed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.

b)

Exposed the weakness of the Northwest Territory ordinance.

c)

It impacted the trade between natives and Americans.

d)

It led to a boycott of British goods.

21.

Why did the Articles of Confederation not allow a chief executive?

a)

Americans feared a monarchy with a king.

b)

Americans did not trust any of their leaders

c)

Americans could not afford a king as they were in debt

d)

There was no system in place for electing a president.

22.

What was the significance of Shays' Rebellion?

a)

It showed that the U.S. needed a govt that could protect property and enforce law and order.

b)

It showed that the U.S. Military was strong and efficient

c)

It allowed the U.S. to trade freely with the rest of the world.

d)

It showed how the 2nd Amendment was dangerous.

23.

division of power between the state and federal governments.

a)

Federalism

b)

Republicanism

c)

Checks and Balances

d)

Sovereignty.

24.

division of power between the state and federal governments.

a)

Federalism

b)

Republicanism

c)

Checks and Balances

d)

Sovereignty.

25.

Which is an example of checks and balances?

a)

The President can veto (reject) legislation passed by Congress

b)

The president appoints a cabinet of advisors

c)

The Congress conducts a hearing

d)

The Supreme Court adjourns for recess.

26.

What is the purpose of the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution?

a)

to list the purposes of government

b)

to establish the acceptance of a new constitution

c)

To justify declaring independence

d)

To warn the world that we will right for our rights.

27.

Which constitutional principle is designed to keep any one branch from getting too much power?

a)

Checks and balances

b)

Habeas corpus

c)

Sovereignty

d)

Republicanism

28.

Each branch of government has distinct and different powers than the others is called...

a)

Separation of Powers

b)

Checks and balances

c)

Popular Sovereignty

d)

Union

29.

What are the 3 branches of the U.S. government?

a)

Legislative, executive, and judicial

b)

Legislative, Parliament, and Judiciary

c)

Parliamentary, Articles, and Habeas Corpus

d)

Articles, Executive, and Legality

30.

What is the main purpose of the first ten amendments?

a)

to protect individual rights.

b)

to provide a system of taxes

c)

to guarantee the rights of the government

d)

to protect against criticism

31.

Which amendment provides the 5 basic freedoms including speech (RAPPS)?

a)

1st Amendment

b)

5th Amendment

c)

3rd Amendment

d)

9th Amendment

32.

What was the name of the sea route used to move slaves from West Africa to the Americas?

a)

Middle Passage

b)

Triangular Trade

c)

Slave Route

d)

Northwest Passage

33.

Which group treated native Americans fairly and believed that all violence was wrong?

a)

Quakers

b)

Puritans

c)

Pilgrims

d)

Salem Witches

34.

Which state was called a "buffer" colony because it was created to protect the wealthy Carolinas from the Spanish and the French?

a)

Georgia

b)

Virginia

c)

Massachussetts

d)

Deleware

35.

Which religious group settled mostly in Pennsylvania?

a)

Quakers

b)

Puritans

c)

Pilgrims

d)

Salem Witches

36.

During which event did at least 20 people get put to death even without proper evidence.

a)

Salem Witch Trials

b)

Plymouth Executions

c)

Starving Time

d)

Jamestown Purge

37.

Who left Massachusetts to establish the Connecticut colony?

a)

Thomas Hooker

b)

Roger Williams

c)

Anne Hutchinson

d)

James Oglethorpe

38.

What is the best kind of cereal?

4 lines
39.

If you play stupid games, you win (a)   prizes.

40.

First Battle of Revolutionary War and “shot heard round the world” was fired where?

a)

Lexington & Concord

b)

Bunker Hill

c)

Gettysburg

d)

Saratoga

41.

Native American women who assisted colonists at Jamestown. Married John Rolfe

a)

Pocahontas

b)

Sacagawea

c)

Squanto

d)

Pontiac

42.

First example of representative government in North America.

a)

House of Burgesses

b)

House of Commons

c)

House of Lords

d)

First Continental Congress

43.

What set of laws was designed to enforce Mercantilism?

a)

Navigation Acts

b)

Sugar Acts

c)

Townshend Acts

d)

Intolerable Acts

44.

Policy in which colonies provide raw materials to mother country and the mother country provides manufactured goods.

a)

Mercantilism

b)

Monopoly

c)

Monotheism

d)

Magna Carta

45.

Document given to early North American English settlers by the King and led to the establishment of Jamestown.

a)

First Charter of Virginia

b)

Virginia Statute Act

c)

East India Trading Co.

d)

House of Burgesses

46.

Which event during Washington's presidency showed the U.S. could enforce law and order?

a)

Whiskey Rebellion

b)

Shays' Rebellion

c)

XYZ Affair

d)

Alien and Sedition Acts

47.

This treaty secured the right of the U.S. to use the Port of New Orleans.

a)

Pinckneys Treaty

b)

Treaty of

Paris 1654

c)

Treaty of Paris 1783

d)

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

48.

Warned Americans not to get involved in European affairs, not to make permanent alliances, not to form political parties and to avoid sectionalism

a)

Washington's Farewell Address

b)

Alien and Sedition Acts.

c)

XYZ Affair

d)

Whiskey Rebellion

49.

Who was the Leader of the Federalist Party?

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

John Jay

d)

John Adams

50.

Which party had a strict interpretation of the Constitution to prevent an abuse of power?

a)

Federalists

b)

Democratic-Republicans

51.

Who believed that only the wealthy and educated should lead?

a)

Federalists

b)

Democratic-Republicans

52.

Who wanted the nation to prosper through manufacturing and trade?

a)

Federalists

b)

Democratic-Republicans

53.

Wanted the nation to prosper through agriculture?

a)

Federalists

b)

Democratic-Republicans

54.

Leader of the Democratic-Republicans?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Alexander Hamilton

c)

John Adams

d)

John Jay

55.

What Tennessee city was established on land acquired in the Jackson Purchase?

a)

Memphis

b)

Clarksville

c)

Nashville

d)

Chattanooga

56.

The attempt of French agents to extort (get bribes) from American representatives Gerry, Pinckney, and Marshall.

a)

XYZ Affair

b)

Corrupt Bargain

c)

Alien and Sedition Acts

d)

Neutrality Act

57.

How would the roads and trails shown on the map help Tennessee achieve statehood?

a)

The roads would allow settlers and their families to travel deeper into Tennessee’s territory

b)

The roads allowed quick movement of Tennessee Militia forces

c)

The roads allowed native Americans to better trade with Tennesseans

d)

The roads would be toll roads to raise revenue for the eventual state.

58.

Who was the first governor of Tennessee?

a)

John Sevier

b)

William Marbury

c)

Danial Boone

d)

Andrew Jackson

59.

Marbury v. Madison established the right of the SCOTUS to...

a)

determine if state and federal laws are constitutional

b)

determine if the president should be impeached.

c)

balance the budget and check the power of Congress

d)

Uphold legal contracts made by the federal government

60.

Who was the Supreme Court justice that ruled in the Marbury v. Madison?

a)

John Marshall

b)

Roger Taney

c)

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

d)

Brett Kavanaugh

61.

Which event showed that the U.S. would not be bullied and would fight to protect its trade?

a)

Conflict with the Barbary States

b)

War of 1812

c)

XYZ Affair

d)

Louisiana Purchase

62.

What was significant about the Louisiana Purchase?

a)

size of U.S. doubled and vast new resources acquired

b)

Gold mines were found in New Orleans

c)

the U.S. was drawn into a war with France

d)

There was a massive land rush to get new land

63.

Which court case established Judicial Review?

a)

Marbury v. Madison

b)

Mculloch v. Maryland

c)

Brown v. Board of Education

d)

Dred Scott v. Sanford

64.

What role did John Marshall play in Marbury vs. Madison

a)

He was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

b)

He was Marbury's Lawyer

c)

He was the presidents representative

d)

He was the defendant in the case

65.

What event in Jefferson's Presidency showed the US would fight to protect it's trading rights and not be bullied?

a)

Conflict with the Barbary States / War in Tripoli

b)

Embargo Act of 1807

c)

War of 1812

d)

Louisiana Purchase

66.

Which country sold the Louisiana Territory to the U.S.?

a)

Britain

b)

Spain

c)

Prussia

d)

France

67.

The Louisiana Purchase gave the US access to what important trading port?

a)

Port of Houston

b)

Port of Baltimore

c)

Port of Nebraska

d)

Port of New Orleans

68.

Who was the 3rd President of the United States?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

John Adams

c)

James Madison

d)

James Monroe

69.

First peaceful transition of power between opposing parties

a)

Election of 1800

b)

Election of 1796

c)

XYZ Affair

d)

Alien and Sedition Acts

70.

Who did Thomas Jefferson send to explore the Louisiana Territory?

a)

Lewis and Clark

b)

Simon and Garfunkel

c)

Marbury and Madison

d)

Daniel Boone

71.

What geographical terrain feature did Lewis and Clark primarily use to complete their journey?

a)

River systems

b)

Mountain Passes

c)

Roads and Trails

d)

Valleys and draws

72.

Native American who served as a guide and interpreter for Lewis and Clark

a)

Sacagawea

b)

Squanto

c)

Geronimo

d)

Sitting Bull

73.

The Lewis and Clark expedition traveled mainly by...

a)

Railroad

b)

Roads/Trails

c)

River systems

d)

Horse and Wagon

74.

How did President Jefferson respond to the conflict shown in the cartoon?

a)

he imposed an embargo

b)

He declared war

c)

He paid more tribute money

d)

Mediate a peace treaty between them.

75.

Why did Thomas Jefferson pass the Embargo Act of 1807?

a)

To stop trade and cause unemployment

b)

To keep America out of war with Britain and France

c)

To enable our Navy to keep us from being bullied

d)

To provide the opportunity to produce imported products

76.

Who was the President during the War of 1812?

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

James Monroe

c)

James Madison

d)

Thomas Jefferson

77.

What did the Embargo Act of 1807 do?

a)

Stopped trade with all countries

b)

Stopped trade with the British

c)

Stopped trade with the French

d)

Stopped trade with the British and French only

78.

What is impressment?

a)

When one person tries to make themselves look good for another person

b)

The act of forcing U.S. sailors to serve on British ships

c)

Paying taxes on British goods.

d)

Putting people in prison for treason

79.

At what battle did Andrew Jackson defeat the British in the War of 1812?

a)

Battle of Thames

b)

Battle of Lake Erie

c)

Battle of Tippecanoe

d)

Battle of New Orleans

80.

Who defeated Tecumseh at the Battle of Tippecanoe?

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

William Henry Harrison

c)

Oliver Hazard Perry

d)

James Madison

81.

Shawnee Chief who united tribes against U.S. settlers

a)

Kicking Bird

b)

Geronimo

c)

Sacajawea

d)

Tecumseh

82.

Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner?

a)

Oliver Hazard Perry

b)

William Henry Harrison

c)

Francis Scott Key

d)

Andrew Jackson

83.

Which battle inspired Francis Scott Key to write the Star Spangled Banner?

a)

Battle of Fort McHenry

b)

Battle of New Orleans

c)

Battle of Thames

d)

Battle of Tippecanoe

84.

War Hawk from Kentucky

a)

James Madison

b)

John Marshall

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

Henry Clay

85.

What were the two parts to the Monroe Doctrine?

a)

Europeans are welcome to colonize the western Hemisphere.

b)

No European colonization in the western Hemisphere

c)

U.S. would not interfere with European Affairs

d)

U.S. would be heavily involved in Europeans affairs.

86.

How did the U.S. get the land highlighted on the map?

a)

Adams - Onis Treaty

b)

Pinckneys Treaty

c)

XYZ Affair

d)

Convention of 1818

87.

The Adams-Onis Treaty did what?

a)

ceded 23 million acres of Indian land to U.S.

b)

ceded Floria to Spain

c)

ceded Florida to U.S.

d)

ceded Louisiana to U.S.

88.

What action did Thomas Jefferson take to keep the United States out of War with Great Britain as a result of their impressment of our sailors?

a)

Embargo Act

b)

Louisiana Purchase

c)

War in Tripoli

d)

Alien and Sedition Acts

89.

What president was involved with The Monroe Doctrine?

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

John Adams

d)

James Monroe