WorksheetsSemester 1 Review (U1 / U2)
Total questions: 64
Worksheet time: 16hrs 0mins
Which reason best completes this list?
To spread democratic ideals
To improve efficiency in manufacturing
To lace potential military allies
To claim new territory
Which motive best completes the diagram?
To promote free enterprise
To extend democracy
To expand empires
To found Utopian communities
Which colony correctly completes this diagram?
Maryland
Virginia
South Carolina
Georgia
What geographic feature made it difficult for colonists to move westward?
Chesapeake Bay
Appalachian Mountains
St. Lawrence River
James River
Which pair of of actions best completes this graphic?
1-Enslaved native populations
2-Organized Utopian societies
1-Established Catholic mission
2-Focused primarily on fur trading
1-Promoted political freedom
2-Participated in the triangular trade
God, Gold, Glory
Spain
France
England
United States
Fur and Canada
Spain
France
England
United States
This is NOT an example of a cash crop that was successful in the Southern Colonies.
wheat
cotton
This secret organization formed in order to protest the Stamp act and later protested many acts imposed on the colonists.
Congress
Sons Of Liberty
Loyalists
Parliment
This tax was made for all paper products that the colonists bought from the British.
Quarter Act
Stamp Act
Sugar Act
Townshend Act
Why did the British begin taxing the colonists in 1764?
The colonists were making too much money and they were jealous.
The colonists asked them if they could pay more taxes.
Britain was in debt after winning the French and Indian War.
It was a social experiment.
Who Founded the Sons of Liberty?
Hercules Mulligan
Benedict Arnold
Samuel Adams
Chrispus Attucks
British colonists object to the Proclamation of 1763 because they -
feared it would provoke attacks from American Indains
did not want to share control of the fur trade with France
resent the limits it imposed on westward expansion
wanted to be able to trade freely with foreign nations
The excerpt above reflects the dissatisfaction of American colonists with the-
political debates that took place at the Albany Convention
interference of Great Britain in the slave trade
economic consequences of the Great Awakening
economic policies imposed by Great Britain following the French and Indian War
Which of the following best completes this diagram?
Colonists sought military support from France.
Colonists organized boycotts of British goods.
Colonists signed the Declaration of Independence.
Colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor.
All the events listed above occurred during-
the era of westward expansion
the Era of Good Feelings
the Revoultionary era
the Jacksonian era
Why were the colonists upset about the taxes?
the colonists were not upset; they agreed to the taxes
because the taxes were only for the rich people
because they had no representatives in Parliament
because the taxes came from France
According to the economic policy of mercantilism, the colony existed for the benefit of
Native Americans
the mother country
the colonists & settlers
ALL answer choices
What was the Boston Massacre?
An event that occurred when British soldiers panicked and fired into a crown of colonists.
It was when British soldiers marched to "seize and destroy" the Patriot's military supplies.
It was an area of Boston that was occupied by British soldiers.
It was when Patriots drank tea near Boston Harbor.
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are examples of...
Bill of Rights
state's rights
unalienable rights
Chronology: Battles of the American Revolution
Concord and Lexington, Saratoga, and Yorktown
Lexington and Concord, Yorktown, and Saratoga
Yorktown, Saratoga, Lexington, and Concord
Saratoga, Yorktown, Lexington, and Concord
What was the name of the pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that contained propaganda encouraging men to join in the Revolution.
Common Sense
Declaration of Independence
The Scoop
Treaty of Paris
Why were the battles of Lexington and Concord significant?
They were the first battles for George Washington
They resulted in Boston being surrendered to the British.
They were the first battles of the American Revolution
They caused parliament to accept terms given to them by the colonist?
Which battle is considered the turning point of the American Revolution due to the French agreeing to help the colonists?
Lexington and Concord
Saratoga
Yorktown
Trenton
What was the last major battle of the American Revolution in 1781?
Lexington and Concord
Saratoga
Yorktown
Bunker Hill
Place where Washington's army spent the winter of 1777-1778, a 1/4th of troops died here from disease and malnutrition.
encampment
summer soldier
Valley Forge
rations
Who is the French nobleman and military officer who helped provide the American Colonies with aid and assisted in securing a victory at the battle of Yorktown?
Marquis De Lafayette
Thomas Jefferson
Patrick Henry
James Lafayette
Who was commanding the redcoats during Yorktown?
Corn Wall Is
Cornwallis
Corn Wall
William Howe
Who's navy helped defeat the Redcoats
France
Spain
The Dutch
Which person is the best example of someone who demonstrates tyranny?
a rebel
a dictator
a member
a challenger
Sugar, tobacco, and cotton were traded from America to what continent ?
Europe
Africa
Asia
Australia
Textiles (Clothing), Rum, and Manufactured Goods were traded from Europe to Africa for.....
Peace between nations
Domesticated (Tamed) Animals
Sugar and Spices
Enslaved Africans
What was the purpose of the Northwest Ordinance?
to control Indians in the Northwest Territory
to set a path to statehood and establish rights for settlers
to convince more colonists to fight for independence
to give states a process for collecting taxes
The 4th amendment protects which of the following rights?
Powers reserved to the states.
Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures.
Freedom from excessive bail, cruel and unusual punishments.
Right to due process of law, freedom from self-incrimination, and double jeopardy.
You have more rights than the Constitution lists.
9th Amendment
6th Amendment
4th Amendment
2nd Amendment
An organized rebellion that took place in western Massachusetts over taxes and war debts.
Constitutional Convention
Articles of Confederation
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Shays' Rebellion
The Senate will have equal representation for each state. The House of Representatives will be based on ... ?
Money
Slaves
Population
It will also be equal
These people argued that the Constitution did not protect individual rights, and that a bill of rights was needed to protect freedom of speech, religion, and the press
Federalists
Anti-Federalists
These were the people who wanted to ratify the new Constitution
Federalists
Anti-Federalists
Wanted a weak national government that would not threaten states’ rights
Federalists
Anti-Federalists
Wanted a stronger national government
Anti-federatlist
Federalist
Which of the following is a check that the legislature has over the executive branch? (Click all that apply)
Confirming presidential appointees.
Impeaching the president.
Overriding a presidential veto
The New Jersey Plan wanted representation based on _______.
population of each state.
number of state delegates.
one state, one vote
delegates appointed by the president.
What did the three-fifths compromise decide?
The three-fifths compromise decided that only three-fifths of the slave population would count towards representation in Congress.
The three-fifths compromise decided that the slaves would only count for taxation not for representation
The three-fifths compromise decided that the slaves would not count for anything
The three-fifths compromise decided that three-fifths of the slaves would count for taxation and representation.
Why did the southern states want to count their slaves as part of their state's population?
It would give the southern state more representatives in Congress
It would give the southern states less representatives in Congress
It would give the southern states more money in taxes
It would give the southern states more treaties with other states
No power to tax citizens was another weakness of the Articles of Confederation, Why do you think it was like that?
Citizens wanted to protect individual states taxing power
Fear of being over taxed
It promoted the growth of southern plantation economies
Fear of creating a national bank to loan money to land investors
Why were farmers in Massachusetts so upset in 1786 and 1787?
The US was getting ready to go to war with France and they'd have to be soldiers again
The national government kept raising taxes on farmers to pay off the war debt
They were losing their farms because they could not afford the taxes on them
No one would buy their crops because they were over priced
What are the (3) Key points George Washington touch on in his “Farewell Address”?
Political parties, strong government, and Foreign Rivalries
Political parties, Permanent Alliances, and European Affairs
European affairs, Isolationism, and Debt
None of the Above
What did the XYZ agents want?
World Peace
A Bribe
Energy Independence
A Minimum Wage
