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Benchmark Review 21-22

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Colonization Era

a)
b)
c)
d)
2.

Which are true about the Magna Carta?

a)
b)

1215

c)

Limited power of the monarchy

d)

Trial by jury

e)

written by the pilgrims

3.

Civil War Era

a)
b)
c)
d)
4.

American Revolutionary Era

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

All are causes to the Revolutionary War except--

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.

Which are true about the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?

a)

written by Thomas Hooker

b)

allowed women to vote

c)

allowed for an election of leaders (self-government)

d)

1st written constitution in the colonies

e)

1620

7.

Unalienable rights. Which are true?

a)

Life

b)

liberty

c)

pursuit of happiness

d)

written in the Declaration of Independence

e)

10 amendments

8.

What would an Anti-Federalist say? Choose all that are correct.

a)

A bill of rights is needed to protect individual liberties

b)

A strong state government is needed

c)

A strong national government would lead to tyranny

d)

A national bank would only protect the rich

e)

A strong national government is needed to sustain the Union

9.

Which are true about the Great Compromise?

a)

created a bicameral legislature - congress

b)

settled issue between large and small states

c)

included the Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan

d)

settled issue between free and slave states

10.

Maryland was founded for _________ reasons.

a)

religious

b)

economic

c)

social

d)

awesome

11.

Virginia was founded for _________ reasons.

a)

economic

b)

religious

c)

social

d)

political

12.

What was the first reason Christopher Columbus wanted to explore?

a)

find a new route to Asia to trade silks and spices

b)

to spread Catholicism to the colonies

c)

to find slaves

d)

to purchase manufactured goods

13.

What does the Declaration of Independence include?

a)

list of grievances (complaints) against King George III

b)

unalienable rights

c)

life, liberty, pursuit of happiness

d)

freedom of speech, religious, assembly and press

14.

-Closed the Boston Harbor

-Banned town meetings

-Enforced quartering act

What are these punishments?

a)

Intolerable Acts

b)

Embargo Act

c)

Stamp Act

d)

Non-Intercourse Act

15.

What was an effect of the Intolerable Acts?

a)

the writing of the Declaration of Independence and complaints against King George III

b)

colonists dumped tea into the Boston Harbor

c)

the creation of a 3 branch national government

d)

Britain left in great debt

16.

What was a major reason for the expansion of the Transatlantic slave trade?

a)

profit from plantations and slaves

b)

a decrease in the manufacturing of goods

c)

to force colonists to side with Spain

d)

to introduce Native Americans to the old world

17.

South = Slaves = ?

a)

agriculture, plantations, cash crops

b)

fishing, lumber, plantations

c)

wheat, cotton, whaling

d)

north, industries, factories

18.

Which of the following is protected by the 8th amendment?

a)

no cruel or unusual punishment

b)

no unreasonable searches and seizures

c)

a citizen punished with 30 years in prison for running a stop sign

d)

holding a petition for more than 24 hours

19.

Which are examples of the first amendment being practiced?

a)

A religious person sharing their beliefs to others

b)

A person protesting against animal cruelty

c)

A journalist writes their opinion about the president on social media

d)

A cop searches a home with a warrant

e)

Forcing citizens to practice Catholicism

20.

Self-government developed in the colonies because of--

a)

distance from the king and parliament

b)

disagreements between Hamilton and Jefferson

c)

taxes imposed by France after the French Revolution

d)

problems with the colonists and Native Americans

21.

In the Supreme Court case Marbury V Madison it was established that judges can declare laws unconstitutional. This is an example of--

a)

judicial review

b)

neutrality proclamation

c)

cabinet elections

d)

sedition

22.

Which region of the U.S. would have the best soil for crops and plantations?

a)
b)
c)
23.

North = Cities = ?

a)

manufacturing and factories

b)

agriculture and plantations

c)

mining and railroads

d)

farming and railroads

24.

Anti-Federalists supported--

a)

a stronger national government

b)

states' rights

c)

bill of rights to protect the people

d)

ratification of the U.S. Constitution

e)

agriculture and farming

25.

Federalists supported--

a)

a national bank

b)

a strong central government

c)

ratification of the U.S. Constitution

d)

a bill of rights to protect the people

26.

The belief that the U.S. should expand westward across the continent

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

Monroe Doctrine

c)

Missouri Compromise

d)

Northwest Ordinance

27.

The Continental Army goes through a harsh winter and almost falls apart after suffering from starvation and disease

a)

Valley Forge

b)

Battle of Yorktown

c)

Battle of Saratoga

d)

Battle of Trenton

28.

In 1781, the French by sea and the Continental army by land completely surround the British forcing them to surrender at the battle of--

a)

Yorktown

b)

Bunker Hill

c)

Fort Sumter

d)

Trenton

29.

What does export mean?

a)

to trade goods out of the country

b)

to trade goods into the country

c)

to form an alliance

30.

What does import mean?

a)

to trade goods out of the country

b)

to trade goods into the country

c)

to form an alliance

31.

The New England economy was based on--

a)

fishing

b)

lumber

c)

shipbuilding

d)

whaling

e)

plantations

32.

Natural harbors and shipbuilding in the New

England region led directly to--

a)

fishing

b)

lumber

c)

rocky soil

d)

farming

33.

Farming and fertile soil in the Middle region led directly to --

a)

agriculture and wheat

b)

slaves and plantations

c)

fishing and lumber

d)

whaling and iron

34.

Plantations and slavery in the southern colonies led directly to--

a)

cash crops such as cotton and tobacco

b)

small farms and wheat

c)

whaling and shipbuilding

d)

natural harbors and fishing

35.

What did Alexander Hamilton create to help the U.S. economy get out of debt?

a)

a national bank

b)

the White House

c)

K. Garcia's classroom

d)

Supreme Court House

36.

Select all pictures that have a coast.

a)
b)
c)
d)
37.

Which states are along the west coast?

a)

California

b)

Oregon

c)

Washington

d)

Idaho

e)

Nevada

38.

Which states are along the east coast?

a)

Virginia

b)

Massachusetts

c)

South Carolina

d)

New Jersey

e)

Arizona

39.

Which are true about the Pilgrims?

a)

left Europe to escape religious persecution

b)

one of the first groups to practice self-government

c)

wrote the Mayflower Compact

d)

settled in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620

e)

made a profit off the tobacco crop

40.

Who is the executive and commander-in-chief of the U.S.?

a)

president

b)

congress

c)

chief justice

d)

K. Garcia

41.

Who is the lead judge in the Supreme Court?

a)

Chief Justice

b)

president

c)

Senator

d)

Congressman

42.

Who are people of the Revolutionary Era?

a)

Thomas Hooker

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

John Paul Jones

d)

Paul Revere

e)

Samuel Adams

43.

Naval privateer who led many victories during the Revolutionary War, fought in the sea.

a)

John Paul Jones

b)

Paul Revere

c)

Patrick Henry

d)

Marquis De Lafayette

44.

Led protests and boycotts against British taxation policies, leader of the Sons of Liberty

a)

Samuel Adams

b)

John Adams

c)

Patrick Henry

d)

Paul Revere

45.

Massachusetts was founded for ______ reasons.

a)

social

b)

religious

c)

economic

d)

taco

46.

Which of the following would identify with slavery?

a)
b)
c)
d)
47.

The Louisiana Territory ran from--

a)

Mississippi River to Rocky Mountains

b)

Missouri River to Appalachian Mountains

c)

Mississippi River to Appalachian Mountains

d)

Missouri River to Sierra Nevada Mountains

48.

Why are rivers so important and a main reason the U.S. bought and gained territory?

a)

Rivers were used for transportation and trade

b)

Rivers were used to force slaves to move to the west

c)

Rivers helped manufacture goods

d)

Rivers helped form alliances with foreign countrites

49.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

50.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

51.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

52.
a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

53.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

54.
a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

55.
a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

56.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

57.
a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J