WorksheetsUS History 1 - Unit Three Test
Total questions: 47
Worksheet time: 24mins
If factoring in the Austrian Succession, how long did the French and Indian war actually last?
Seven Years
Seventeen Years
Twenty-three years
It went on for more than half a century
True or False: Washington won an important battle in the French and Indian war.
True
False
Which of these is NOT a reason that the indigenous sided with the French over the British?
The indigenous felt pity
The two traded with each other
The two intermarried
The French learned the indigenous' language
What did the colonists value that led them to cause the Boston Tea Party?
Money
Choice
Drama
They were pissed from the other taxes
Pick the answer that's NOT why the colonists were attacked by the British.
Massive debt
The British were taxed more than the Americans
The colonists aggrivated the French at first
The colonists couldn't fend for themselves at all in war
What is gentleman's warfare? Did the indigenous follow this during the war?
Flanking/surprising the opposition, Yes
Flanking/surprising the opposition, No
Meeting on an open field and fighting, Yes
Meeting on an open field and fighting, No
Which of these is NOT a common job in the North (Religious) colonies?
Clergymen/Clerics
Shipbuilders
Doctors
Fishermen
Which of these is NOT a common job in the Middle (Bread) colonies?
Lawyers/Law Focuers
Farmers
Merchants
Lumberjacks
Which of these is NOT a common job in the South (Plantation) colonies?
Merchants
Religion-Involved Jobs
Tobacco Farmers
Name a dissenter who was banished from MBC.
(a)
Which of these did the molasses act of 1733 NOT do?
Worsen trade internationally
Promote Corruption
Make sure people didn't smuggle molasses
Raise price of rum
Which did the colonists prefer? Was it fast?
Sailpower
Horsepower
It was fast
It was not fast
What is needed for a country to be free? (Hint: Zenger Trial)
Entertainment
Press
Stable Economy
Equality
True or False: The theater was banned in New England.
False
True
How did the Northern colonies treat slaves?
Nicely
Allowed them to start revolutions
Poorly
Took away their rights
Slaves were always profit in this job.
Plantation Farming
Fishing
Merchant
None of these
What job did colonists head to college for?
(a)
True or false: Slaves were not allowed an education.
True
False
True or false: Lots of the ideas colonial education were taken from Britain.
False
True
Which of these is NOT a product traded through the Columbian exchange?
Slaves to America
Gunpowder to Bermuda
Crops to Europe
Manufactured Goods to Africa
Which of the colonies did NOT allow African-Americans to interact with one another?
North/Religious
Middle/Bread
South/Plantation
Which of these did Ben Franklin write?
The Wealth of Nations
Poor Richard's Almanac
Common Sense
Remember the Ladies
True or false: Hobbes believed all were born bad and needed one leader to quiet them.
True
False
The Declaration of Independance has ideas blatantly copied from this philosopher.
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Benjamin Franklin
Samuel Adams
Mercantilism was THIS type of economy:
Market
Traditional
Command
Mixed
What was Adam Smith's view on mercantilism?
Liked it
Devoted to it
Hated it
Neutral
Thomas Paine heads to france and meets this founding father, who tells him to head back to Philadelphia.
George Washington
John Dickinson
Benjamin Franklin
He doesn't meet anyone
True or False: The British and American English were very similar by colonial times.
True
False
Why did the Coercive/Intolerable Acts target Boston?
They dressed as indigenous during the Tea Party
It was the center of attention
So Massachusetts would be the only colony to get mad
It didn't target only Boston
What question would Common Sense seem to answer?
Common Sense didn't answer any of these
What's the best strategy to attack Britain?
Should we attack Britain?
Why should we attack Britain?
What does the king call the colonies in 1775?
An open rebellion
Anti-taxes
Hardworking
Weak
In colonial times, boys as young as this age could go to college:
8
11
15
16
Which of these was NOT discussed to be needed at the Second Continental Congress?
Militia
Gunpowder
Help from other countries
Money
What famous document was proof for France to give the colonists money?
(a)
The 'shot heard round the world' was in this battle
Bunker Hill
Fort Ticonderoga
Trenton
Lexington and Concord
This country gave the Continental Army gunpowder
(a)
Which state ended up NOT going to the Continental Congress?
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Georgia
Which founding father opposed John Adams and ended up winning the debate to reconcile with Britain?
Benjamin Franklin
John Dickinson
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
True or False: There were multiple drafts of the Declaration of Independance.
False
True
What did Abagail adams believe in?
The British Military
Republican Motherhood
Salutary Neglect
Poor people should not be allowed to vote
True or False: The winter of 1776 was very warm.
False
True
What did George Washington offer soldiers to get through the Battle of Trenton?
A speech
Warmth
Money
He didn't offer anything in this battle
What DISASTER hit the patriots in Morristown?
A loss
New British weapons
Sleepiness
Smallpox
Did all of the colonists face starvation?
Yes
No
What did the colonists lose between the summer and winter of 1776?
Important Documents
Allies
Hope
These countries were sure the colonists would lose.
America
Britain
France
Bermuda
Continentals attempted to solve this problem and failed:
Money
Militia
Gunpowder
Land
