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WorksheetsEnd of the Year Quizorama Part One
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 37mins
Who is the founder of Pennsylvania?
William Penn
William Pitt
Christopher Columbus
John Smith
What was the first legislature made up of elected representatives in Jamestown called?
Virginia Company
House of Burgesses
Mayflower Compact
Senate
What was the first PERMANENT British settlement in the New World
Massachusetts Bay
Roanoke
Plymouth
Jamestown
What "cash crop" made Jamestown succeed financially?
Corn
Wheat
Tobacco
Sugar Cane
What group founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony
Native Americans
Puritans
Quakers
Spanish
What type of colonies were under the direct control of the British king or queen?
Royal
Separatists
Quakers
French
Which colony was granted a charter and established their own government separate from the King and Queen?
Massachusetts Bay
Plymouth
Roanoke
Jamestown
Which type of colony was supervised by individuals who were granted huge tracks of land by the British rulers in return for political favors?
Native
Royal
Charter
Proprietary
John Smith was married to Pocahontas
True
False
What was the first form of self-government in the colonies where the men of the colony pledged to make decisions for the common good?
Mayflower Compact
House of Burgesses
Parliament
Virginia Company
The Lost Colony of Roanoke is one of America's oldest unsolved mysteries today.
True
False
What word means a country must have a favorable
balance of trade in order to increase wealth and power?
Mistrust
Monopoly
Management
Mercantilism
What were Pilgrims seeking when coming to the New World?
Gold
Religious Freedom
Trade
Slavery
The Quakers formed and settled in what state?
Rhode Island
Virginia
Georgia
Pennsylvania
What was the first colonial rebellion against royal control that gave white farmers and landholders more rights?
King Philip's War
The Boston Massacre
Bacon's Rebellion
The French and Indian War
What was the main cause of the French and Indian War?
Great Britain and Spain both wanted control of the Appalachian Mountains
France and Spain both wanted control over the Mississippi River
France and Great Britain both wanted control over the Ohio River Valley
Native Americans and France both wanted control over Canada
Which of the following was NOT an effect of the Navigation Acts?
The British economy grew
The Dutch trade with the colonies was greatly reduced
The colonists happily gave in to British Rule
The colonists smuggled and purchased illegal goods
Which major conflict happened in North America between 1754-1763?
Civil War
War in Iraq
American Revolution
French and Indian War
What began after the British created the Molasses Act?
Selling Tea
Buying Cotton
Stealing Crowns
Smuggling sugar
What Act said colonists had to sell certain raw materials like sugar, tobacco, and cotton to Great Britain?
Quartering Act
Navigation Act
Stamp Act
Cotton Candy Act
What agreement ended the French and Indian War?
The Treaty of England
The Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Versailles
The Tea Treaty
What Founding Father fought for the British during the French and Indian War?
George Washington
Ulysses S. Grant
Abraham Lincoln
Benjamin Franklin
Every single colonist in North America wanted to separate from Great Britain
True
False
Who proposed the Albany Plan of Union, which was a loose confederation of the colonies during the French and Indian War?
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Leonardo da Vinci
Abraham Lincoln
What did the Stamp Act require the colonists to do?
Pay a tax on wood products
Pay a tax on paper products
Pay a tax on clothing products
Pay a tax on metal products
Smuggling goods is legal
True
False
What did the Quartering Act require the colonists to do?
Make coins for currency
Pay a 0.25 cent tax on shoes
Pay a tax on tea
Provide shelter and food for the British soldiers
How did the Proclamation of 1763 impact the colonists?
Colonists were not allowed to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains
Colonists were required to pay a tax on paper products
Colonists were forced to move back to England
Colonists were only allowed to settle West of the Rocky Mountains
What important event took place on July 4th, 1776?
The Treaty of Paris was signed, ending the Revolutionary War
2nd Continental Congress accepted the Declaration of Independence
1st Continental Congress decided to go to war with Britain
The Colonists lost the Revolutionary War
In which two towns did the first fighting of the American Revolution begin in 1775?
Lexington
Pittsburgh
Boston
Concord
Casualties are considered only those who were killed in a given battle or war
True
False
The Continental Army wore blue and white uniforms at the beginning of the war.
True
False
Hessians were rented soldiers from which country?
Japan
Canada
Spain
Germany
Which of the following was NOT an insulting nickname given to British soldiers?
Blue Coats
Bloody Backs
Lobsters
Red Coats
The Musket was the most accurate weapon used in the war
True
False
What formally ended the American Revolution in 1783?
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Ghent
Declaration of Independence
Which of the following battles was the turning point of the American Revolution and convinced France to fully enter on the side of the colonists?
The Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Brandywine
The Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of the Turkey
Colonists were fighting for their Independence from Britain
True
False
What were groups of soldiers who served in a citizen army to protect settlements from Native American attacks and help maintain law and order?
Secondmen
Minutemen
British Militia
Colonial Militia
British soldiers were happy to enlist and serve in the Revolutionary War
True
False
What was the main strategy of the British during the American Revolution?
To cut Southern Colonies off from Virginia
To cut New England off from the rest of the colonies
To cut Pennsylvania off from New York
To attack one time and then surrender
George Washington was in charge of the British Army
True
False
What type of cannon was not used during the Revolutionary War?
Mortar
Howitzer
Field Gun
Autocannon
Which of the following is a group advisors that the President meets with regularly to discuss issues (this practice continues today)?
Cabinet
Kitchen Table
Closet
Clique
True or False: James Madison was part of George Washington's group of trusted advisors?
True
False
Which of the following rebellions was caused by an excise tax that impacted Pennsylvania farmers and caused them to attack tax collectors?
Bacon's Rebellion
Whiskey Rebellion
XYZ Affair
Democratic-Republican Rebellion
Which of the following was NOT one of the four warnings that George Washington Gave in his Farewell Address?
Avoid Sectionalism
Avoid Permanent military treaties
Avoid Trade with the British, French, and Spanish
Avoid forming political parties
Which of the following were the names of the first two political parties in the United States?
Federalists and Democratic-Republicans Parties
Democratic-Republicans and Anti-Federalists Parties
Democratic- Republicans and Liberty Parties
Federalists and Whigs Parties
Which of the following was elected as the Second President of the United States?
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
James Madison
John Adams
Which of the following was a situation where French officials tried to get paid for negotiating with the United States to stop the stealing of American ships and cargo?
Chesapeake-Leopard Affair
XYZ Affair
Embargo Act
French Impressment Affair
Which of the following doubled the size of the United States after a payment of 15 million dollars to France?
Gadsen Purchase
Virginia - Kentucky Resolution
California Credit
Louisiana Purchase
True or False: George Washington served three terms as President
True
False
Which of the following did NOT run for President in the Election of 1800?
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Meriwether Lewis
Aaron Burr
Which of the following is the power The Supreme Court has to declare an act of Congress or the President unconstitutional?
Impeachment
Judicial Review
Legislative Limbo
Judge's Preference
Which of the following Supreme Court Cases established Judicial Review in 1803?
Madison vs. Adams
Hamilton vs. Burr
Marbury vs. Madison
Marshall vs. Jefferson
Which of the following was NOT an unpopular law passed during the Presidency of John Adams?
Alien Act
Naturalization Act
Virginia - Kentucky Act
Sedition Act
Why was it difficult for Congress to get anything done, under the Articles of Confederation?
The executive branch and to approve all decisions made.
Laws needed 9/13ths of the states to approve for them to be enacted
Congress did not have the power to declare war on other nations
Congress lacked the ability to run a national post office.
Which of the following events was a positive result of the national government under the Articles of Confederation?
Shay's Rebellion
Boston Massacre
Louisiana Purchase
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Which of the following event showed the weaknesses of the national government under the Articles of Confederation?
Shay's Rebellion
French and Indian War
Boston Massacre
Northwest Ordinance
Which document created the structure for the United States first national government?
Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
Constitution
Virginia Plan
Which of the following replaced the Articles of Confederation because it left the central government as being too weak?
Declaration of Independence
Constitution
Virginia Plan
New Jersey Plan
The Great Compromise settled which major issue presented to the delegates at the Philadelphia Convention?
How to count slaves in representation in Congress
Should the government have an executive branch
Who should preside over the Convention
How population should factor into representation in Congress
The 3/5th Compromise was the Constitutional Conventions solution to which of the following issues?
How to count population representation per each state.
How to count slaves towards state representation
Whether slavery should continue to exist as an institution
Whether the executive branch should have one President or more
Which Constitutional Principle is granted by the first 10 Amendments of the Constitution?
Individual Rights
Checks and Balances
Separate Branches
Republicanism
Checks and Balances is a Constitutional Principle that most directly limits the power of what other Constitutional Principle?
Federalism
Republicanism
Popular Sovereignty
Separate Branches
Which of the following Constitutional Principle splits powers between the national and state governments?
Republicanism
Separate Branches
Federalism
Popular Sovereignty
Popular sovereignty says which of the following has the most power in our national government?
President
Congress
Supreme Court
The people (citizens of the U.S)
Which of the following was a well known Federalist who contributed majorly to the Federalist Papers?
Alexander Hamilton
Patrick Henry
George Mason
Thomas Jefferson
Which of the following is known as The Father of the Constitution, and also wrote many of the Federalist Papers?
James Madison
Patrick Henry
George Mason
Thomas Jefferson
An agreement in which both sides give up something.
Compromise
Conclusion
Argument
Declaration
In the Virginia Plan representation in congress was based on population. Which states favored this plan?
Small States
Large States
Southern States
Northern States
In the New Jersey Plan, states received equal representation in congress. Which states favored this plan?
Small States
Large States
Northern States
Southern States
