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Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 14mins
What impact did European colonist, like the English and Spanish, have on the Native Americans?
Brought diseases, like small pox and measles, that killed many many Native Americans
They were friendly and live amongst one another.
They had no interaction with one another, and allowed each other to exist independently
The colonists tried to convert Native Americans to Christianity.
The ______ _______ was the transportation of Africans from Africa to the West Indies and Americas
(a)
What was the interaction between the settlers at Jamestown and the Native Americans nearby?
The Native Americans left the colonist alone
The Native Americans helped the colonist with farming which eventually led to Jamestown surviving
The colonist got super sick and died before meeting the Native Americans
The colonist got super sick and the Native Americans helped them get better.
True/False: Colonial economis varied by region, depending on the geographical conditions
True
False
The (a) colonial economy was based of a variety of different industries
The (a) colonial economy was based of cash crops like wheat.
The (a) colonial economy was based on cash crops (from plantations) like tobacco.
What was the main reason for the Proclamation of 1763
Allow Canada to control the Ohio River Valley
To stop American colonist from settling in the Ohio River Valley
To avoid continuous conflict with Native Americans living in the Ohio River Valley
To make a huge profit from selling the land west of the mountains--the Ohio River Valley
True/False: Tobacco was the most important crop in the south in the 18th century.
True
False
"No Taxation without Representation" was a quote from Thomas Paine, about what event?
The Boston Massacre
The Townshend Acts
The Boston Tea Party
The Stamp Act
Thomas Paine's pamphlet, Common Sense, 1776, was a pivot thing because?
It influenced more American colonists to desire separation from Great Britain
It led Bostonians to dress up as Native Americans and dump tea in Boston Harbor
It called from strong bonds to be created between the colonies and Great Britain
It was a pamphlet on the philosophy and using your head and reasoning better.
Aside for the colonies in Massachusetts, what was the attitude towards religion in most colonies?
Religious freedom/tolerance
Everyone had the same religion
Lots of religious diversitiy
There were no religions in of the other colonies
What event led to the death of 5 American colonist and worsening relations between the colonist and Great Britain?
The Boston Tea Party
Lexington & Concord
The Boston Massacre
The French and Indian War
What Primary Source Document is this excerpt from?
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government."
The Constitution
The Mayflower Compact
The Articles of Confederation
The Declaration of Independence
True/False: The Declaration of Independence highlights the idea of a social contract and the basic rights of all people.
True
Flase
What was America's first form of government?
The Articles of Confederation
The Declaration of Independence
The Mayflower Compact
The US Constitution
What were the issues with the Articles of Confederation?
There was a strong value place of state rights
There was no way for the government to collect taxes
All states had to agree on any changes made to the government
There was no executive or judicial powers in the government.
Because The Articles of Confederation were so ineffective what did the founding fathers do?
To make changes to the Articles to make them better
Nothing, they wanted states to have the most power
The met and decided to scrap The Articles and write a new constitution
The decided Washington should be their king, and solve all the issues.
T/F: During The Constitutional Convention, southern states argued that slavery was needed by the states for economic reasons.
T/F: During The Constitutional Convention, many argued that slavery was morally wrong and was inherently wrong.
True/False
Flase/True
Flase/False
True/True
Ultimately, to keep the peace, those at The Constitutional Convention, agreed on what about slavery?
The slave trade would continue for 25 more years.
They would end the slave trade in 100 years
They would immediately stop the slave trade
They couldn't agree, so they left up to each state
Which of the following describes the 10 Amendment in The Bill of Rights?
All other powers not given to the Federal gov would stay w/the states
It protected any rights of the people forgotten in the Amendments
It protected the rights to bear arms
Protected against excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishments
Which of the following is true about the 1st Amendment
It protects the rights to remain silent
It prohibits the government from mandating a religion
It protects against searches and seizures without a warrent
It protects the rights to jury in civil cases
Which of the following bellow describes The Great Compromise?
Upper House: equal representation
Lower House: equal representation
Upper House: based on population
Lower House: based on population
Upper House: based on population
Lower House: equal representation
Upper House: equal representation
Lower House: based on population
