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08/12/22 Intro. American History -7th Grade

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What were the 3 regions of the 13 colonies?

a)

New England, Middle, and Southern

b)

New York, Middle, and Southern

c)

Puritan, Quaker, and Southern

d)

Cold, Mild, and Hot

2.

What Was The First Act Placed On The Colonies By Britain

a)

Quartering

b)

Sugar

c)

Intolerable

d)

Stamp

3.

What Act Closed off The Boston Port From Getting Imports and Supplies

a)

Intolerable

b)

Quartering

c)

Stamp

d)

Sugar

4.

At What Meeting Was The Declaration of Independence Signed

a)

Second Washington Conference

b)

Virginia House of Burgesses

c)

First Continental Congress

d)

Second Continental Congress

5.

Anti Federalists Wanted a ____In Order To Ratify The Constitution

a)

Second Chamber

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Single Chamber

d)

None of The Above

6.

The Two Branches of Congress are…

a)

The Senate and The House of Representatives

b)

The Senate and The White House

c)

The White House and The House of Representatives

d)

The delegates and The White House

7.

What Were the Main Causes of the Civil War

a)

Industrialization vs Rural

b)

Slavery, States Rights, and Sectionalism

c)

Hot vs Cold

d)

The Constitution

8.

What Were the Main Causes of the Civil War

a)

Industrialization vs Rural

b)

Slavery, States Rights, and Sectionalism

c)

Hot vs Cold

d)

The Constitution

9.

The Emancipation Proclamation…

a)

Freed All Slaves

b)

Kept Slaves Captive

c)

Freed Rebel Slaves

d)

Freed Border Slaves

10.

In this war we fought Britain to form a new/free nation (1775-1785).

a)

Revolutionary War

b)

War of 1812

c)

Mexican/American War

d)

French/Indian War

11.

What did the Declaration of Independence do?

a)

Freed the slaves

b)

Declared independence from England

c)

Sets-up the government

12.

Who was the British king during the Revolutionary era?

a)

King Hallissey

b)

King George III

c)

King Waldman

d)

King Spencer

13.

Why was the Declaration of Independence written?

a)

To claim independence from Great Britain

b)

To claim independence from France

c)

To claim independence from Scotland

d)

To claim independence from Mexico

14.

Which event is considered the start of the American Revolutionary War?

a)

The Boston Tea Party

b)

The signing of the Declaration of Independence

c)

The battle of Bunker Hill

d)

The battle of Lexington and Concord

15.

Who was the commander of the British forces during the battle of Lexington and Concord?

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Gage

c)

John Adams

d)

Benjamin Franklin

16.

Which American patriot warned the militia of the approaching British forces?

a)

Paul Revere

b)

John Hancock

c)

Samuel Adams

d)

Patrick Henry

17.

What was the outcome of the battle of Lexington and Concord?

a)

American victory

b)

British victory

c)

Draw

d)

Truce

18.

Africa shipped ________ ___________ to the New World.

a)

raw materials

b)

finished goods

c)

enslaved peoples

d)

contraband exports

19.

England shipped ________ ___________ to Africa and the colonies

a)

raw materials

b)

finished goods

c)

enslaved peoples

d)

contraband exports

20.

As a result of Triangular Trade the Southern Region's economy relied on...

a)

Food crops

b)

Ship building

c)

Cash crops

d)

Livestock

21.

The economic policy that made the "mother country" rich by not letting colonies trade with anyone else was known as...

a)

Salutary Neglect

b)

Free Market System

c)

Capitalism

d)

Mercantilism

22.

What was one cause of the French and Indian War?

a)

Money

b)

Land

c)

Freedom

d)

Slavery

23.

When and where did the French and Indian War begin?

a)

The war started in 1776 in New England

b)

The war started in 1754 in New England

c)

The War started in 1754 in the Ohio River Valley

d)

The war started in 1776 in the Ohio River Valley

24.

During the French and Indian War the British and the French were fighting over control of which area?

a)

Mississippi River Valley

b)

Connecticut River Valley

c)

Pennsylvania River Valley

d)

Ohio River Valley

25.

Who did Native American form an alliance with during the French and Indian War?

a)

The British

b)

The French

c)

The British and the French

d)

The French and the Spanish

26.

What ended the French and Indian War?

a)

The Treaty of Versailles

b)

The Treaty of Paris 1763

c)

The Proclamation of 1763

d)

Proclamation of French Defeat 1763

27.

American colonist who favored American independence.

a)

Loyalist

b)

Patriot

c)

Propaganda

d)

Rebellion

28.

American colonist who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence.

a)

Loyalist

b)

Patriot

c)

Propaganda

d)

Rebellion

29.

What did the Proclamation of 1763 stop colonists from doing?

a)

Moving west of the Appalachian Mountains

b)

Trading with India

c)

Quartering British soldiers

d)

Drinking tea

30.

What slogan did the colonists use as a protest?

a)

No taxation without representation

b)

No tea without the sea

c)

We make noise till you hear our voice

d)

No acts without the facts

31.

Who were the Sons of Liberty?

a)

Colonists, known as American patriots, who spoke out against the British.

b)

A group of religious rebels.

c)

People who followed King George's rule.

d)

King George III's loyal subjects.

32.

What did the Sons of Liberty want from British Parliament?

a)

They wanted the colonies to pay all taxes.

b)

They wanted the King to create more taxes.

c)

They wanted the British Parliament to hear their concerns.

d)

They wanted the British Parliament to ignore them and let them live a happy life alone.

33.

Select three ways the Sons of Liberty showed that they disagreed with the British Parliament.

a)

They protested by speaking out against the taxes.

b)

They wrote thank you letters to the King thanking him for the taxes.

c)

They boycotted British good by refusing to them.

d)

They captured British tax collectors and ran them out of town or made them quit their job.