WorksheetsPeriod 3: 1754–1800
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 34mins
The clash between Britain & France for control of North America originated from control over
St. Lawrence River
Ohio River Valley
Mississippi River
Great Lakes
The Proclamation Act of 1763 was designed mainly to
Oppress the colonists
Punish the Indians
Prevent more uprisings like Pontiac's Rebellion
Allow western settlement by the colonists
When colonists shouted "No Taxation without Representation", they were denying Parliament's power to
Legislate for the colonies in any matter whatsoever.
Levy revenue-raising taxes on the colonies.
Enforce the old Navigation Laws.
Regulate trade in the empire.
What was the Common Sense that Thomas Paine was expressing in his writings
Colonies should reconcile differences with Britain.
Colonies should re-write the Articles of Confederation.
Colonies should be independent.
Soldiers should continue to fight on.
The Articles of Confederation left Congress unable to
Organize development of the western lands.
Allow states to create their own constitutions.
Meet at the same location
Enforce tax collection
The Constitutional Convention addressed the North-South controversy over slavery through the
Great Compromise
3/5 Compromise
Bill of Rights
Northwest Ordinance
Shared powers between the national and state governments is called
Federalism
Separation of Powerrs
Bi-Cameral Legislature
Checks and Balances
Following the revolution, women were responsible for educating their children on the virtues of democracy
Suffrage
Democratic Motherhood
Republican Motherhood
Federalist Motherhood
The argument that "abuses and usurpations" by King George and his government violated the social contract that had existed between Britain and its American colonies was articulated in
the Treaty of Paris
the Declaration of Rights
the Declaration of the Causes and Necessities for Taking Up Arms
the Declaration of Independence
Which one of the following was NOT an advantage the British had in their war effort to suppress the American rebellion?
A larger military
Shorter supply lines
A larger and stronger navy
Greater financial resources
Shays' Rebellion
convinced many political leaders of the destructive consequences of a strong central government.
was eventually suppressed when the federal government sent troops to Massachusetts.
convinced some political leaders of the necessity of giving more power to the central government.
came about when American settlers clashed with the British over western land claims.
Britain attempted to pay for the debt resulting from the Seven Years’ War (French and Indian War) by
charging immigrants a fee to relocate to North America
selling ships from its navy to colonial merchants
increasing taxes on goods bought and sold in the colonies
sponsoring expeditions to locate valuable resources
By the time of the American Revolution, most patriots had come to believe that, in republican government, sovereignty was located in
factions
state governments
a centralized government
the people
Thomas Paine’s pamphlet Common Sense attacked which of the following?
France for its failure to support the colonial war effort
Politicians who believed a small island could not effectively rule a distant continent
The authors of the Declaration of Independence
The king of England and the principle of monarchy
Which statement is true of the United States Constitution?
The Constitution’s checks and balances helped establish a stable government.
The Constitution established a unicameral legislature.
Thomas Jefferson was the author of the Constitution.
The Constitution cannot be amended.
The Federalist papers were written in order to
mobilize popular support for keeping the Articles of Confederation
attain ratification of the Constitution
persuade the Continental Congress to declare independence
frustrate Spanish efforts to sway the political loyalty of the Southwest
France decided to aid the North American colonies in their war for independence primarily because France
was working to establish democratic rule in European countries
saw the war as an opportunity to end the international slave trade
wanted to weaken the British empire
was allied with Spain, which had already joined the colonists’ cause
Thomas Paine's rhetoric would have most likely been interpreted at the time as promoting the
The independence of the American colonies
The sale of British colonies to France
The elimination of the trans-Atlantic slave trade to the colonies
The election of representatives from the colonies to Parliament
One of the outcomes of the Farewell Address was
the two-party system
the precedent of a two-term limit
the first presidential library
the beginning of greater U.S. involvement overseas
Based upon George Washington's Farewell Address, one of the primary reasons Washington and others warned against political parties was concern about
damage to the national reputation
rights of property owners
divisive sectionalism
unavoidable wars
