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WorksheetsUSH Unit 1 review
Total questions: 47
Worksheet time: 40mins
What was the problem with the Articles of Confederation?
uneven representation in Congress
gave too many rights to individuals
gave states too much power
too much national power
What does the Constitution have that the Articles of Confederation did not?
President
weak national government
Congress
no power to states
The legislative branch does what?
veto laws
review laws
enforce laws
create laws
When branches limit the power of other branches of the US government, what is that called?
popular sovereignty
free speech
separation of powers
checks and balances
Which branch is made up of the Supreme Court and other federal courts?
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
Constitutional
The colonists were angry with the British because...
they lost the French and Indian War
the King ignored them
the Spanish were seizing land
no taxation without representation
Which argument is found in the Declaration of Independence?
Colonies should be able to elect representatives in Parliament
Colonies are too far away for the British to govern effective, and Britain is too small to oversee them
British aren't respecting the rights of Native Americans
Colonies have a right and duty to declare independence because England disrespected their rights
What is the main purpose of the Declaration of Independence
To explain why the colonies are leaving England
As an olive branch (peace offering) to King George III
To set the rules for the new government of the USA
To persuade Loyalists to move away to Canada
Taxation without representation means
that you want your taxes to be returned
that you don't get a vote/voice in what taxes you have to pay
that you don't think it should be legal for the government to tax people
that you think the taxes you are paying are to high
the stage of the triangular trade in which millions of Africans were shipped to the New World as part of the Atlantic slave trade.
Joint-stock company
Middle Passage
Plymouth
Headright
The first permanent English settlement in North America, founded in 1607 in Virginia.
Plymouth
Massachusetts Bay
Jamestown
Proprietary colony
Colony founded by Pilgrims. This colony was only successful due to beneficial relations with the Indians and opened up the idea of religious toleration, it was absorbed by the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1691.
Puritans
Plymouth
Massachusetts Bay
Jamestown
It declared that the 41 males who signed it agreed to accept majority rule and participate in a government in the best interest of all members of the colony. Precedent for future governing documents.
Town Meetings
Puritans
House of Burgesses
Mayflower Compact
Which argument most logically follows from Jefferson's expressed ideas in the Declaration of Independence?
The rights of men should be supported over those of women.
Monarchy is a bad form of government because rulers ar enot elected.
All forms of government destroy human rights and should be abandoned.
Any form of government that suppresses people's freedoms should be overthrown.
According to the Declaration of Independence, what is the main purpose of a nation's government?
to keep people satisfied with their leaders
to help the nation grow in wealth and power
to see that people's basic rights are protected
to maintain order and stability by staying in power
Read this excerpt from the Declaration of Independence:
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...
Which of the following statements best explains what Jefferson means by "all men are created equal"?
All people are equally provided with brains and talent.
All people are entitled to equal treatment under the law.
All the people are equally qualified to hold high political office.
All people are entitled to obey only the laws they agree with.
The Declaration of Independence states that independence has become "necessary" and that Americans "should declare the causes which impel them to the separation." Which of the following statements best expresses the point Jefferson makes with this language?
Jefferson suggest that foreign allies have urged Congress to declare independence.
Jefferson emphasizes that America has been forced into declaring its independence.
Jefferson implies that Britain fully approves of Congress's decision to declare independence.
Jefferson explains that America never considered any action other than declaring independence.
Which amendment protects the rights of every American, such as Freedoms of Speech, Religion and Press?
Second Amendment
First Amendment
27 Amendments
Third Amendment
Which amendment guarantees Americans right to bear arms (own weapons)
Second Amendment
First Amendment
27 Amendments
Third Amendment
The idea that anyone accused of a crime is innocent until proven guilty is in which amendment?
First
Second
Fifth
Third
What does the Sixth Amendment say?
It prevents the government from forcing citizens to shelter soldiers in their homes
It discusses the need for search warrants
It describes freedom to protest
It outlines a right to a speedy public trial
Which amendment protects people from having to pay unreasonably high bail in order to be released from jail while awaiting trial?
Eighth
Second
Fifth
Fourth
Under the Eighth Amendment, is cruel and unusual punishment allowed for criminals?
Yes
No
Which amendment recognizes the Americans have rights that are not listed in the Constitution?
Seventh
Eighth
Ninth
None of them
Which right means you can publish information about the government even if it isn't flattering to the government; we can have media that has any opinion it chooses.
Assemble
Petition
Religion
Press
Speech
The Compromise of 1850, which allowed California to join the U.S. as a free state, made an attempt to appease Southern states by creating..
the Southerns Freedom Act.
the Emancipation Act.
the Slaveowners Act.
a stronger Fugitive Slave Act.
Which was not true of the new Fugitive Slave Act?
"Required" policemen to arrest suspected runaways.
Punished those aiding runaway slaves with prison and a large fine.
Popular in the North.
Didn't allow suspected slaves from testifying on their own behalf.
What MAIN outcomes came from the Supreme Court decision Dred Scott vs Sandford ?
Slaves are property, not citizens
Any slaves who can prove they had lived in a free state would be granted freedom
Fugitive slaves were given freedom after 5 years
Underground railroad was banned
What was the Underground Railroad?
Underground tunnels that went from slave states to Canada
Secret railroads that enslaved people used to escape north
Network of safe houses that help enslaved people esape to freedom
Which event immediately doubled the size of the United States?
The Louisiana Purchase
Annexation of Texas
The Mexican-American War
The Alaska Purchase
The Indian Removal Act was signed into law by President:
George Washington
John Adams
Andrew Jackson
Abraham Lincoln
The Indian Removal Act primarily affected tribes in which region?
The Great Plains
The Southwest
The Southeast
The Northwest
The Anaconda Plan was
based on the fact that South had a large industrial factories.
to blockade the South and have their supplies bleed dry.
to block the North and have their supplies bleed dry.
to ambush the North during night time when no one would expect them.
The 13th Amendment
banned slavery, except as punishment.
gave colored men the right to vote.
made the people who were born in USA citizens and gave them equal rights.
created an income tax
The 14th Amendment
abolished slavery.
granted citizenship to American born people.
gave colored men the right to vote.
gave women the right to vote.
Carpetbaggers were known for
taking jobs in the North.
taking jobs in the South.
selling carpets.
selling cotton.
______ laws separated whites from colored and discriminated.
Black Codes
Debt Peonage
Sharecropping
Jim Crow
What laws sought to restrict the freedoms of African Americans after slavery ended and they become the basis of Jim Crow Laws?
Cheat Codes
Morse Codes
Black Codes
Nuclear Codes
Which is the best description of Reconstruction?
rebuilding the US after a big earthquake
a period of rebuilding in the US after the Civil War
a period of rebuilding in the US after the Revolutionary War
unfair treatment of African Americans after the Civil War
The 15th Amendment states that a person cannot be denied the right to vote based on ____________________.
race
previous condition of servitude
both
