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Early Government

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The phrase used to protest against the imposing of taxes on goods

a)

"The British are coming"

b)

"No taxation without representation"

c)

"Give me liberty or give me death"

d)

"Join or die"

2.

Who was the author of the book "Common Sense" ?

a)

John Locke

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

George Washington

d)

Thomas Paine

3.

What was the first constitution of the United States ?

a)

The Articles of Confederation

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

The Constitution

d)

Albany Plan

4.

Who was Shay's rebellion led by ?

(a)  

5.

What year did the Boston Tea Party occur ?

a)

1988

b)

1773

c)

1829

d)

1777

6.

The Mayflower Compact was a set of rules for...

a)

self government

b)

absolute monarchy

c)

the stamp act

d)

dictatorship

7.

Which of the following is the definition of Mercantilism ?

a)

A intellectual movement of the late 18th centuries emphasizing reason

b)

A plan to place the British colonies under a more centralized government

c)

The theory that trade generates wealth

d)

The colonial representative assembly of Virginia.

8.

The battle of Lexington and Concord did not kick off the start of the revolutionary war

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What is the stamp act ?

a)

a revival that impacted the English colonies in America during the 1740s.

b)

punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774

c)

Act prohibiting trade with the Royalist colonies

d)

the first internal tax levied on American colonists by the British

10.

Who were the leaders of The Great Awakening ?

a)

John Locke and Thomas Jefferson

b)

Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield

c)

George Washington and Abraham Lincoln

d)

Thomas Paine and John Adams

11.

The Anti-Federalists feared that the new government would be too powerful

a)

true

b)

false

12.

What did the Virginia Plan outline ?

a)

a strong national government with three branches.

b)

a unicameral legislature

c)

A direct democracy

d)

A weak national government

13.

Which of the following is not a reason why the Constitutional Convention was held private ?

a)

They didn't any interruptions

b)

To discourage mob action in the city

c)

They didn't want the public to judge their ideas

d)

They were scared of being attacked

14.

Name the compromise that only counted 3/5 of the slave population

(a)  

15.

How many colonists were killed in the Boston Massacre ?

a)

10

b)

45

c)

5

d)

24