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Exploration->Nation Building

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What impact did European colonist, like the English and Spanish, have on the Native Americans?

a)

Brought diseases, like small pox and measles, that killed many many Native Americans

b)

They were friendly and live amongst one another.

c)

They had no interaction with one another, and allowed each other to exist independently

d)

The colonists tried to convert Native Americans to Christianity.

2.

The ______ _______ was the transportation of Africans from Africa to the West Indies and Americas

(a)  

3.

What was the interaction between the settlers at Jamestown and the Native Americans nearby?

a)

The Native Americans left the colonist alone

b)

The Native Americans helped the colonist with farming which eventually led to Jamestown surviving

c)

The colonist got super sick and died before meeting the Native Americans

d)

The colonist got super sick and the Native Americans helped them get better.

4.

True/False: Colonial economis varied by region, depending on the geographical conditions

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The (a)   colonial economy was based of a variety of different industries

6.

The (a)   colonial economy was based of cash crops like wheat.

7.

The (a)   colonial economy was based on cash crops (from plantations) like tobacco.

8.

What was the main reason for the Proclamation of 1763

a)

Allow Canada to control the Ohio River Valley

b)

To stop American colonist from settling in the Ohio River Valley

c)

To avoid continuous conflict with Native Americans living in the Ohio River Valley

d)

To make a huge profit from selling the land west of the mountains--the Ohio River Valley

9.

True/False: Tobacco was the most important crop in the south in the 18th century.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

"No Taxation without Representation" was a quote from Thomas Paine, about what event?

a)

The Boston Massacre

b)

The Townshend Acts

c)

The Boston Tea Party

d)

The Stamp Act

11.

Thomas Paine's pamphlet, Common Sense, 1776, was a pivot thing because?

a)

It influenced more American colonists to desire separation from Great Britain

b)

It led Bostonians to dress up as Native Americans and dump tea in Boston Harbor

c)

It called from strong bonds to be created between the colonies and Great Britain

d)

It was a pamphlet on the philosophy and using your head and reasoning better.

12.

Aside for the colonies in Massachusetts, what was the attitude towards religion in most colonies?

a)

Religious freedom/tolerance

b)

Everyone had the same religion

c)

Lots of religious diversitiy

d)

There were no religions in of the other colonies

13.

What event led to the death of 5 American colonist and worsening relations between the colonist and Great Britain?

a)

The Boston Tea Party

b)

Lexington & Concord

c)

The Boston Massacre

d)

The French and Indian War

14.

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."

a)

The Constitution

b)

The Mayflower Compact

c)

The Articles of Confederation

d)

The Declaration of Independence

15.

True/False: The Declaration of Independence highlights the idea of a social contract and the basic rights of all people.

a)

True

b)

Flase

16.

What was America's first form of government?

a)

The Articles of Confederation

b)

The Declaration of Independence

c)

The Mayflower Compact

d)

The US Constitution

17.

What were the issues with the Articles of Confederation?

a)

There was a strong value place of state rights

b)

There was no way for the government to collect taxes

c)

All states had to agree on any changes made to the government

d)

There was no executive or judicial powers in the government.

18.

Because The Articles of Confederation were so ineffective what did the founding fathers do?

a)

To make changes to the Articles to make them better

b)

Nothing, they wanted states to have the most power

c)

The met and decided to scrap The Articles and write a new constitution

d)

The decided Washington should be their king, and solve all the issues.

19.

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.

a)

True/False

b)

Flase/True

c)

Flase/False

d)

True/True

20.

Ultimately, to keep the peace, those at The Constitutional Convention, agreed on what about slavery?

a)

The slave trade would continue for 25 more years.

b)

They would end the slave trade in 100 years

c)

They would immediately stop the slave trade

d)

They couldn't agree, so they left up to each state

21.

Which of the following describes the 10 Amendment in The Bill of Rights?

a)

All other powers not given to the Federal gov would stay w/the states

b)

It protected any rights of the people forgotten in the Amendments

c)

It protected the rights to bear arms

d)

Protected against excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishments

22.

Which of the following is true about the 1st Amendment

a)

It protects the rights to remain silent

b)

It prohibits the government from mandating a religion

c)

It protects against searches and seizures without a warrent

d)

It protects the rights to jury in civil cases

23.

Which of the following bellow describes The Great Compromise?

a)

Upper House: equal representation

Lower House: equal representation

b)

Upper House: based on population

Lower House: based on population

c)

Upper House: based on population

Lower House: equal representation

d)

Upper House: equal representation

Lower House: based on population