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VA & US History SOL prep

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which date on the this timeline represents the beginning of a permanent British presence in North America
a)
1565
b)
1587
c)
1607
d)
1620
2.
Which Colony was established as a business venture?
a)
Connecticut
b)
Massachusetts
c)
Georgia
d)
Virginia
3.
The Treaty of Alliance of 1778 was signed by the U.S. and ________.
a)
Spain
b)
Portugal
c)
Russia
d)
France
4.
Which document directly influenced the first ten amendments to the Constitution of the U.S.?
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
Virginia Declaration of Rights
c)
Articles of Confederation
d)
Emancipation Proclamation
5.
The statement was issued by the Continental Congress because the British government did not allow
a)
colonial business to support royal taxes
b)
powers of the colonial legislatures to increase
c)
colonists to have representation in Parliament
d)
laws passed by Parliament to govern the colonies
6.
The initial French exploration of North America Resulted in
a)
economic opportunities in Florida
b)
competition with Spanish settlers
c)
plantations using slave labor
d)
cooperation with native groups
7.
Which factor contributed to colonial victory in the American Revolution?
a)
Shortages of British troops
b)
Disloyalty of British generals
c)
Lack of British popular support
d)
Weakness of the British Navy
8.
Critics of Andrew Jackson's stand on the Second Bank of the United States accused him of abusing executive powers by 
a)
ignoring the contributions of political supporters
b)
using the military against the Cherokee Nation
c)
using the presidential veto to overrule Congress
d)
opposing federal funding of internal improvements
9.

Which of these is NOT a fact about Jamestown?

a)

Established in 1619

b)

Founded by the VA Company of London

c)

Was a business venture

d)

First permanent English settlement in America

10.

Who were the people that agreed to work on tobacco plantations for a period of time to pay for passage to the New World?

a)

Slaves

b)

Scot-Irish

c)

Indentured Servants

d)

Colonists

11.

Which early settlement had these characteristics:

  Puritans

  Covenant Community

  Mayflower Compact

  Direct democracy through town meetings

  Religious Freedom

a)

New England

b)

Mid-Atlantic

c)

Southern

12.

Which of the early settlements had these characteristics:

  Economic Opportunities

  Cavaliers - English nobility who

received large land grants from King of England

a)

New England

b)

Mid-Atlantic

c)

Southern

13.

Which of the early settlements had these characteristics:

  Settled by English, Dutch and German speaking immigrants

  Religious Freedom

  Economic Opportunities

a)

New England

b)

Mid-Atlantic

c)

Southern

14.

The growth of agricultural economy based on large landholdings in the Southern colonies and in the Caribbean led to the introduction of slavery in the New World.

a)

Indentured Servantitude

b)

Slavery

c)

Abolitionism

d)

Enlightenment

15.

The first Africans were brought against their will to Jamestown in _____

a)

1609

b)

1920

c)

1845

d)

1619

16.

How did the economic activity and political institutions of the Southern Colonies reflect the resources and/or the European origins of their settlers?

a)

shipbuilding, fishing, lumbering, small-scale subsistence farming, eventually manufacturing.

b)

shipbuilding, small-scale farming and trading, eventually larger cities with commercial centers.

c)

large plantation with ―cash crops‖ (tobacco, rice and indigo) for sale to Europe. Farther inland (mountains and Appalachian foothills) small-scale subsis- tence farming, hunting and trading.

17.

How did the economic activity and political institutions of the New England Colonies reflect the resources and/or the European origins of their settlers?

a)

large plantation with ―cash crops‖ (tobacco, rice and indigo) for sale to Europe. Farther inland (mountains and Appalachian foothills) small-scale subsis- tence farming, hunting and trading.

b)

shipbuilding, small-scale farming and trading, eventually larger cities with commercial centers.

c)

shipbuilding, fishing, lumbering, small-scale subsistence farming, eventually manufacturing.

18.

How did the economic activity and political institutions of the Mid-Atlantic Colonies reflect the resources and/or the European origins of their settlers?

a)

large plantation with ―cash crops‖ (tobacco, rice and indigo) for sale to Europe. Farther inland (mountains and Appalachian foothills) small-scale subsis- tence farming, hunting and trading.

b)

shipbuilding, fishing, lumbering, small-scale subsistence farming, eventually manufacturing.

c)

shipbuilding, small-scale farming and trading, eventually larger cities with commercial centers.

19.

What is the difference between an indentured servant and a slave?

4 lines
20.

What group settled in New England seeking freedom from religious persecution?

a)

Puritans

b)

Quakers

c)

Huguenots

d)

Dutch

21.

What was the term for early Virginia settlers who received large land grants in eastern Virginia from the King of England?

a)

Tories

b)

Loyalists

c)

Colonists

d)

Cavaliers

22.

What was the 1st elected assembly in the New World?

a)

Mayflower Compact

b)

General Assembly

c)

House of Burgesses

d)

House of Representatives

23.

What was the main cash crop for Virginia?

a)

Indigo

b)

Tobacco

c)

Rice

d)

Corn

24.

What was introduced in the New World as a result of an agricultural economy based on large landholdings?

a)

tenant farmers

b)

Indentured servitude

c)

colonization

d)

slavery

25.

What document was justified due to new political ideas about the relationship between people & their government?

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

The US Constitution

d)

Treaty of Versailles

26.

What is the name for the time period in Europe during the 17th & 18th centuries that saw the development of new ideas about peoples' rights & relationships with their rulers?

a)

Protestant Reformation

b)

The Enlightenment

c)

Common Sense

d)

Proclaimation of 1763

27.

Which philosopher believed all were equal with natural rights of life, liberty & property?

a)

Hobbes

b)

Locke

c)

Hamilton

d)

Jefferson

28.

Who authored Common Sense?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Thomas Paine

c)

John Locke

d)

Thomas Hobbes

29.

Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

James Madison

b)

Thomas Paine

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

John Locke

30.

What in addition to the perceived unfairness of British policies provoked debate & resistance by the American colonists?

a)

Ideas of the Enlightenment

b)

Ideas of Evolution

c)

Ideas of Darwinism

d)

Ideas of Natural Selection

31.

What prevented settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains?

a)

Proclamation of 1763

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Treaty of Alliance

d)

Common Sense

32.

What document's key principles increased political, social & economic participation in the American experience overtime?

a)

Proclamation of 1763

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Stamp Act

d)

Intolerable Acts

33.

What event took place in a New England city when British troops fired on anti-British demonstrators?

a)

Boston Tea Party

b)

Boston Massacre

c)

New York New Years' Eve Celebration

d)

Battle of Cowpens

34.

Who was the general of the American army that avoided any situation that threatened the destruction of his army?

a)

George Cornwallis

b)

George Washington

c)

King George III

d)

Thomas Jefferson

35.

In which battle did the Americans benefit from the presence of the French army & navy?

a)

Lexington

b)

Trenton

c)

Yorktown

d)

Kings Mountain

36.

Which group of colonists remained loyal to the British?

a)

Patriots

b)

Tories

c)

Neutrals

d)

Renegades

37.

What war was fought between 1754-1763?

a)

French & Indian

b)

Spanish American

c)

Civil

d)

War of 1812

38.

When did the Boston Massacre occur?

a)

1770

b)

1775

c)

1787

d)

1776

39.

What was the name of the nation's first government adopted in 1781?

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

Constitution

c)

Magna Carta

d)

Proclamation of 1763

40.

What treaty (1783) recognizes America as an independent nation?

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Treaty of Paris

d)

Proclamation of 1763

41.

Which is NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

a)

weak national government

b)

no executive or judicial branch

c)

each state one vote regardless of size

d)

Provided for common currency

42.

What law is the supreme law of the land?

a)

Local

b)

State

c)

Federal

d)

City

43.

How is representation distributed in the Senate?

a)

2 senators per state

b)

number is based on population

c)

equal number of representatives per region

d)

unequally

44.

Who was the President of the Convention?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Thomas Paine

c)

George Washington

d)

James Madison

45.

Who authored Virginia's Declaration of Rights?

a)

George Mason

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

James Madison

d)

George Washington

46.

Who is known as the "Father of the Constitution"?

a)

James Madison

b)

George Washington

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

George Mason

47.

Who authored the Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

George Washington

c)

George Mason

d)

James Madison

48.

Who consulted Virginia's documents of freedom when drafting what becomes the Bill of Rights?

a)

James Madison

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

George Mason

d)

George Washington

49.

Which of the following advocated a strong central government ?

a)

Federalists

b)

Anti-Federalists

c)

Loyalists

d)

Cavaliers

50.

Who was the leading opponent of ratification in Virginia other than Patrick Henry?

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

James Madison

d)

George Mason

51.

Who was the main proponent of ratification in Virginia other than Washington?

a)

John Marshall

b)

James Madison

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

George Mason

52.

What Virginian & Supreme Court Chief Justice contributed to the growth of the Supreme Court's power in relation to the other branches of national government?

a)

John Marshall

b)

John Jay

c)

Clarence Thomas

d)

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

53.

What political group was led by Alexander Hamilton & John Adams?

a)

Federalists

b)

Anti-Federalists

c)

Democratic-Republicans

d)

Loyalists

54.

What group advocated a weak national government & an agricultural economy?

a)

Federalists

b)

Democratic-Republicans

c)

Tories

d)

Loyalists

55.

What was the large tract of land purchased by Jefferson in 1803 known as?

a)

Alaska

b)

Hawaii

c)

Seward's Folly

d)

Louisiana Purchase

56.

Who were the victors in the War of 1812?

a)

French

b)

British

c)

Americans

d)

Spanish

57.

Who was the American Indian woman who helped the Lewis & Clark expedition?

a)

Pocahontas

b)

Sacajawea

c)

Nanye-hi

d)

Lozen

58.

What war lead to the American claim to the Oregon Territory & increased migration of American settlers in Florida?

a)

French-Indian War

b)

Spanish American War

c)

War of 1812

d)

Revolutionary War

59.

What famous document of 1823 basically stated that America would stay out of European affairs if Europe would do the same?

a)

Marshall Plan

b)

Monroe Doctrine

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

War of 1812

60.

What is the term for the belief that America was suspposed to stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific?

a)

Monroe Doctrine

b)

Marshall Plan

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Manifest Destiny

61.

What was the name of the forced removal of several American Indian tribes from the Atlantic coast states to Oklahoma called?

a)

Trail of Good Tears

b)

Trail of Sorrows

c)

Trail of Tears

d)

Trail of Hope

62.

Who was considered our first "common man" president?

a)

James Madison

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

J.Q. Adams

63.

What party disappeared & led to the creation of the Whigs & No-Nothings?

a)

Federalists

b)

Anti-Federalists

c)

Democratics

d)

Loyalists

64.

What region of the US favored high protective tariffs to protect their manufactured goods from foreign competitors?

a)

South

b)

East

c)

West

d)

North

65.

What region opposed high tariffs that made the price of imports more expensive?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

66.

What drew an east-west line through the Louisiana Purchase with slavery prohibited above the line & allowed below?

a)

Missouri Compromise of 1820

b)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

c)

Women's Suffrage

d)

Monroe Doctrine

67.

What act repealed the Missouri Compromise by allowing people in Kansas & Nebraska the choice to allow slavery or not?

a)

Kansas-Oklahoma

b)

Oklahoma-Nebraska

c)

Kansas-Nebraska

d)

Missouri-Nebraska

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