WorksheetsMidterm Review
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 22mins
“I have heard it asserted (stated) by some, that as Americans hath (have) flourished (done well) under her former connection with Britain, the same connection is necessary towards her future happiness. Nothing can be more fallacious (false).
What is Thomas Paine trying to say in the above quote from "Common Sense"?
America needs Britain to flourish or be successful.
America does not need Britain to flourish or be successful
America was never successful so it doesn't matter.
America must assert happiness or flourish fallaciously.
The commerce (trade) by which she hath enriched (made rich) herself are the necessaries of life, and will always have a market (place to sell goods) while eating is the custom of Europe.”
Why does Thomas Paine believe America will be successful without her Mother Country?
He does not believe America will be successful. In fact, he says the opposite!
America will be able to fight European nations and force them to give America money and resources.
America will be able to make money by trading crops to any European nation.
America does not use commerce or trade to make money, so it does not matter what Europe wants.
Which are the following are examples of propaganda? Select all that apply.
Why did Thomas Paine write "Common Sense"?
To break away and fight their Mother Country
To fight Native Americans trying to steal American lands
To look both ways before crossing the street
To make peace with their Mother Country
To convince the Patriots to become Loyalists
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.
This best represents...
Abolitionists
John Locke's Social Contract
Mercantilism
Thomas Paine's Common Sense
Who created this famous engraving?
Paul Revere
Benjamin Franklin
Samuel Adams
John Adams
Who created this famous cartoon?
Paul Revere
Benjamin Franklin
Samuel Adams
John Adams
Which of the following was NOT an unalienable right?
Life
Liberty
Pursuit of Happiness
Cellphone
That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.
Which rights were the citizens forcing the governments to "secure"?
Unalienable Rights
Privileges
Common Ideas
Enlightenment
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.
What should the citizens do if the government breaks the Social Contract?
Alter or Abolish it
Deal with it
Leave the country
Elect a new king
What is the significance (overall importance) of the "Join, or Die" cartoon?
Early sign of unity among the colonists
Early sign of snake chopping in the colonies
Early sign of alliances with Iroquois Native Americans
Early sign of hatred towards Parliament
How did the Boston Massacre Engraving affect the colonists?
More colonists were willing to follow Parliament
More colonists grew angry at the Redcoat soldiers
More colonists were upset at the Stamp Act of 1765
More colonists were angry at Paul Revere for lying about the Boston Masacre
Select all of the following that can be true about propaganda
Trying to spread information, typically negative
Trying to make someone think or feel in a certain way
It can be a cartoon, an engraving, a written piece or something else
Only used in Colonial Times
Which of the following is an example of how geography influenced the Native Americans?
Native Americans lived in houses based on the resources in their environment
Native Americans relied on European supplies to create a superior religion
God, Gold,and Glory caused millions of Europeans to be killed by disease
Native Americans did not notice their environment, therefore did not use any of the available resources
The Columbian Exchange impacted all of the following EXCEPT (Select all that apply)
The spread of religion through cultural diffusion
An increase in trade between the Old and New Worlds
A decline in Native American population due to European diseases
Rapid spread of Native American culture to the Old World (Europe)
