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Total questions: 59

Worksheet time: 57mins

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Class
Date
1.

As settlers spread across New England, conflict with the Native Americans developed because settlers...

a)

were unfair when trading with the Native Americans

b)

moved into Native American lands without permission or payment

c)

used up the resources of the region without a plan to replenish them

d)

brought diseases that quickly spread to the Native American population

2.

The Declaration of Independence identified abuses of power by the British government. The U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights addressed these grievances by limiting the power of the U.S. government and...

a)

protecting individual liberty

b)

setting up a court system

c)

limiting immigration from Britain

d)

setting up a two-house legislature

3.

The Pilgrims arriving from England on the MAYFLOWER came to America to...

a)

escape religous persecution

b)

find wealth

c)

deliver supplies to the settlers at Jamestown

d)

establish peace with the Native Americans

4.

John Locke influenced Thomas Jefferson

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The English Bill of Rights was written in...

a)

1488

b)

1689

c)

1521

d)

1776

6.

The English Bill of Rights did away with cruel and unusual punishment.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

This was the first plan of self-government in the American Colonies

a)

English Bill of Rights

b)

U.S. Bill of Rights

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Mayflower Compact

8.

Which of the following did John Locke believe and influence?

a)

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness

b)

Life, Liberty, and Equal Pay

c)

Life, Education, and the Pursuit of Happiness

d)

Life, Liberty, and Property

9.

What movie is this?

a)

mulan

b)

Tarzan

c)

Beauty and the Beast

d)

Frozen

10.
The Pilgrims were a group of Protestants who wanted to seperate from the Church of England.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
The Pilgrims had to leave England because...
a)
They were seen as traitors to the King
b)
They were put in prison
c)
They were not allowed to worship as they pleased
d)
All of the above are correct
12.
1/2 of the Pilgrims died in the first winter in America
a)
True
b)
False
13.
The Puritans were from the same economic class as the Pilgrims
a)
Tue
b)
False
14.

Which Enlightenment thinker argued that all people were born equal and had natural rights to life, liberty, and property?

a)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

b)

Baron de Montesquieu

c)

Thomas Hobbes

d)

John Locke

15.

According to Locke, what is the purpose of government?

a)

To end the state of nature

b)

To protect natural rights

c)

all of the above

16.

An agreement between the people and the government is called:

a)

a constitution

b)

social contract

c)

monarchy

17.

Who favored a monarchy form of government?

a)

Locke

b)

Hobbes

c)

Jefferson

18.

Natural rights include:

a)

life

b)

liberty

c)

property

d)

all of the above

19.

Where do natural rights come from?

a)

Granted by a sovereign.

b)

People are born with them.

c)

Granted by the Church.

20.

In what form of government do the people rule?

a)

democracy

b)

monarchy

c)

anarchy

21.

In what form of government does a single sovereign rule?

a)

anarchy

b)

monarchy

c)

democracy

22.

Anarchy is most like:

a)

state of nature

b)

democracy

c)

monarchy

23.

A form of government in which people choose their leaders by voting is called:

a)

constitution

b)

republic

c)

monarchy

24.

A plan of government for a nation is called:

a)

constitution

b)

republic

c)

social contract

25.
 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
26.
When did Mayflower come to America?
a)
1500
b)
1620
c)
1492
d)
1410
27.
People of which religion were on Mayflower?
a)
Pastafarians
b)
Muslims
c)
Puritans
d)
Catholic
28.
Where were Pilgrims heading on Mayflower?
a)
New Amsterdam
b)
Szczecin
c)
territories given to them by James I
d)
territories given to them by Elizabeth II
29.
Who is this?
a)
Mr. Wookiee
b)
Hans Solo
c)
Chewbacca
d)
Darth Vader
30.

The Mayflower Compact is the first example in America of _____.

a)

divine oversight of government

b)

popular sovereignty

c)

democratic self-government

d)

constitutional monarchy

31.
What is the connection between natural rights and government? 
a)
government is meant to provide services 
b)
people have the right to alter government 
c)
people have certain unalienable rights
d)
government is meant to protect rights
32.

What are unalienable rights?

a)

Rights that government cannot take away

b)

Rights that government takes away

c)

rights for aliens

d)

Government is needed to promote equality

33.

What are the three inalienable rights (Declaration of Independence) that all people have?

a)
Food, Shelter, and Clothing
b)
Life, Liberty and Death
c)
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
34.
Name that cartoon
a)
Phineas & Ferb
b)
Gravity Falls
c)
ALVINNN!!! and The Chipmunks
d)
SpongeBob SquarePants
35.

a people's shared values, beliefs, traditions, and behaviors

a)

Religion

b)

Political Party

c)

Culture

d)

Ethnic Group

36.

a group that shares a language, history, religion, and some physical traits

a)

Cult

b)

Ethnic Group

c)

Coven

d)

Country

37.

made up of many different ethnic or cultural groups

a)

Diversity

b)

Ethnocentric

c)

Culture

d)

Multicultural

38.

the permanent movement of people into one country from another

a)

Relocation

b)

Immigration

c)

Foreign Diplomacy

d)

Illegal Crossing

39.

the process of learning or finding something new

a)

Social Studies

b)

Mr K's Vocab Quizzes

c)

Education

d)

Discovery

40.

something that improves upon or makes a significant contribution to an existing product , process, or service

a)

Innovation

b)

Exploration

c)

Exploitation

d)

Commerce

41.

a document granting the recipient the right to settle in a colony

(a)  

42.

a company in which investors buy stock in return for a share of its future profits

(a)  

43.

a settler who pays rent or provides work to a landowner in exchange for the right to use the landowner's land

(a)  

44.

to disagree with or oppose an opinion

(a)  

45.

to mistreat a person or group on the basis of their beliefs

(a)  

46.
What is the main idea?
  Bears and Honey
Did you know bears love honey.  Bears like to eat honey because it is sweet.  Bears look for honey in the woods.  A bear will climb a tree to get honey.  Bears will eat all the honey they find.  
a)
Bears like to eat pie.
b)
Bears like to eat honey. 
c)
Bears like to climb trees.
d)
Bears like to catch bees.  
47.
What branch is having its power checked when...
Congress overrides a President's veto?
a)
Legislative Branch
b)
Executive Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
d)
none
48.
What branch is having its power checked when...
Congress creates lower federal courts?
a)
Legislative Branch
b)
Executive Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
d)
none
49.
What branch is having its power checked when...
Congress refuses to approve presidential appointments?
a)
Legislative Branch
b)
Executive Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
d)
none
50.
How many super bowls have been played?
a)
30
b)
40
c)
50
d)
60
51.
what team is this.
a)
saints
b)
falcons
c)
panthers
d)
giants
52.
What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
53.
Which letter would you find at 15oS, 60oW?
a)
A
b)
C
c)
L
d)
H
54.
a)
The map show the lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows the lines of latitude.
55.
North and South America are in what hemisphere?
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Western
d)
Eastern
56.
The invisible line at 0 degrees longitude is called the _________.
a)
International Date Line
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Equator
d)
Antarctic Circle
57.
The equator breaks the Earth into what two hemispheres?
a)
Eastern and Southern
b)
Northern and Southern
c)
Western and Eastern
d)
Northern and Western
58.
The Prime Meridian separates the Earth into what two hemispheres?
a)
Northern and Southern
b)
Western and Eastern
c)
Northern and Eastern
d)
Southern and Western
59.
Latitude and Longitude lines are measured in __________.
a)
inches
b)
miles
c)
degrees
d)
ounces

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