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WorksheetsSuper Review- Extra Credit
Total questions: 81
Worksheet time: 1hrs 24mins
What colony did William Penn establish?
New York
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Which of the following is a correct description of the population/settlers of the Middle Colonies?
It was made up of plantation owners and African slaves
Puritans and Separatists
Diverse religious groups and nationalities
French fur trappers and Native Americans
Which of the following is NOT a Middle Colony?
Pennsylvania
New York
Delaware
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Why were the Middle Colonies known as the "breadbasket" colonies?
They grew cash crops like tobacco and cotton
They had large plantations with enslaved labor
They grew wheat, corn and barley which can be used to make bread
They built ships and fished.
Match the characteristics and where they could be found during the colonial era.
Middle Colonies
bread basket
New England Colonies
shipbuilding and fishing
Southern Colonies
plantations with cash crops
Match the characteristics and where they could be found during the colonial era.
Middle Colonies
Pennsylvania, New York
New England Colonies
Massachusetts, Connecticut
Southern Colonies
Georgia, Maryland
Which colony was founded to be a safe place for Catholics?
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Massachusetts
Georgia
Which colony was founded to be a place for debtors who could not pay the money they owed in England?
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Massachusetts
Georgia
Which colony was founded to be a place Quakers?
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Massachusetts
Georgia
Which colony was where Puritans settled?
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Massachusetts
Georgia
What does persecution mean?
To be punished for your beliefs
To be rewarded for your beliefs
To be paid for your beliefs
none of these
Match the following
Subsistence Farming
Where you grow enough food to survive
Cash Crops
Tobacco, Cotton, Sugar
Breadbasket crops
Grains, wheat, oat, corn
Plantations
Large farms, uses enslaved labor
Shipbuilding
Industry that builds ships. New England
Which statement is true regarding why the use of enslaved labor was used so much more in Southern Colonies than New England?
Great climate and soil allowed for massive plantations that grew cash crops that needed a large labor force
Subsistence farming, rocky soil and cold winters in the Southern colonies required a large workforce
The Quakers used enslaved labor to grow their wheat and corn
All of these are true
What was the Declaration of Independence?
Our "break up letter" with England.
Sets up the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Branch
Sets up the Bill of Rights
First form of government written for the United States during the Revolution.
The Trans-Atlantic slave trade
Was a pleasant journey for the enslaved people on the ships
The enslaved people wanted to be there
The enslaved people were forced into slavery and many people died on the trip before they got to plantations in the Americas
None of these
What was the Boston Tea Party
Where colonists disobeyed the law and threw tea into Boston Harbor destroying it
Where the British had a party in Boston
It was the coolest party ever
None of these
1607
Jamestown
Plymouth
Roanoke
St. Augustine
1620
Jamestown
Plymouth
Roanoke
St. Augustine
Monarchy
Kings and Queens
Presidents
Dictators
none of these
WHAT IS THIS????
Arrows on a map
A map of CORN. ITS CORN.
Colombian Exchange
Silk Road
Order the following events in the sequence they occurred
French and British settle Ohio River Valley
French and Indian War breaks out
Massive English/British Debt
English/British raise taxes on colonists
Who was the young military leader from Virginia who started the French and Indian War when his military unit killed a French Envoy?
The main source of income for France in the New World was the fur trade.
True
False
What was one cause of the French and Indian War?
Money
Land
Freedom
Slavery
During the French and Indian War the British and the French were fighting over control of which area?
Mississippi River Valley
Connecticut River Valley
Pennsylvania River Valley
Ohio River Valley
What ended the French and Indian War?
The Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Paris 1763
The Proclamation of 1763
Proclamation of French Defeat 1763
Why did the british government decide to tax colonies?
to pay for the French and Indian War
To pay for a new palace for king George
To pay for a war against Spain
to pay for improvements in the city of london
to pay for new ships being built for the Royal Navy
What is a boycott?
A type of army bed
A tax placed on families
A refusal to buy a certain good/product
Support for a certain revolution
Where did the colonists come from?
Europe
Asia
Africa
Canada
Where were the colonies located?
Gulf Coast
Atlantic Coast
Canadian border
Pacific Coast
Who was the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution?
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
George Washington
Which battle is considered the turning point of the American Revolution?
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Trenton
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Bunker Hill
Who primarily wrote the Declaration of Independence?
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Which document officially ended the American Revolution and recognized the United States as an independent nation?
Declaration of Independence
Treaty of Paris
Constitution of the United States
Emancipation Proclamation
Who was the King of Great Britain during the American Revolution?
King George II
King George IV
King George V
King George III
Organize these options into the right categories (4 strength 3 weaknesses each)
made up of professional soldiers
made up of militia and few professional soldiers
General George Washington
General Cornwallis
Fighting on their own land
Well equipped and supplied
Sent across the Atlantic to fight on a foreign land
Big Navy
Very small Navy
Did not know the land they were fighting on
Taxpayers angry over the expensive war
Fighting for independence
Not very well funded or supplied
Helped by the French and Spanish
During the winter of 1777, the Colonial Army camping in the Pennsylvania village of (a) were trained and formed into an army.
Put the following event in chronological order
Battle of Lexington and Concord
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Yorktown
Treaty of Paris
Why did the Colonial army lose the Battle of Bunker Hill?
Colonial army ran out of ammunition and gun powder.
They were at the bottom of the hill and had a bad strategic position
The French helped the British win.
none of these are correct
In the "break up letter" known as the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson listed a set of grievances (complaints) as to why the colonies must become independent. Which of the following are some grievances?
The king quartered his troops in colonists’ homes.
The King imposed taxes without the consent of the colonists.
The King had kept a large standing army among the colonists.
All of these are grievances
What was the first set of governing documents set up during the Revolution to help unite the colonies?
Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
The Constitution
The Bill of Rights
Under the Articles of Confederation, the national government consisted of _______________ branch of government.
3
2
1
4
To protest the increased price on tea, rebellious colonists held a “party”, dumping tea into the Boston harbor.
Boston Massacre
Townshend Act
Boston Tea Party
Intolerable Act
The slogan colonists began to use to protest paying taxes to Great Britain and not having representatives in Parliament.
No more taxes!
We don't like taxes!
These taxes are unfair!
No taxation without representation!
After the French & Indian War, why did England start to tax the colonies more?
Just because it was more powerful
To pay off the debt for the cost of defending the colonies
It was part of the Mercantilism unfair trade
The Intolerable Acts were passed as punishment for what incident?
Boston Massacre
The Declaration of Independence
Boston Tea Party
First Continental Congress
*Mayflower Compact
*Town hall meetings
The factors listed above contributed most to the
To protest the increased price on tea, rebellious colonists held a “party”, dumping tea into the Boston harbor.
Boston Massacre
Townshend Act
Boston Tea Party
Intolerable Act
What is the name of the act that closed Boston Harbor and served as a punishment for the Boston Tea Party?
Townshend Act
Quartering Act
Intolerable Acts
What are the advantages of a Free Market Economy?
total government control
Frank has complete control over the U.S. economy
the exchange of goods and services
the economy is free to regulate itself and monopolies control businesses
Which of these characteristics is TRUE of the American free enterprise system?
Producers are forced to sell a certain quantity of items
Individuals can purchase goods and services that they want
Only the government can own and sell property
There is no profit motive for businesses
The concept of economic freedom allowed in the free enterprise system can be defined as...
resources are scarce and that factors of production must be used wisely. If resources are wasted then fewer goods and services can be produced. Fewer wants and needs can be satisfied if there are fewer resources
firms will combine and reduce competition.
consumers are free to choose what to buy, their jobs, their employers, what they use their money for. Business owners can choose when, where, and what they produce.
rich seem to get richer and poor seem to get poorer.
John Locke believed these people had these type of right?
No Rights
Freedom Rights
Natural Rights
Unnatural Rights
According to John Locke what must the government do with people's rights?
Get rid of them
Protect Them
Get over them
Baron de Montesquieu developed this idea for government
One House Congress
Checks and Balances
No House Congress
The President
What was the purpose of separating the 3 branches of government, according to Montesquieu?
protect the liberties of the people
make government more efficient
promote reform in government
strengthen the monarchy
According to Enlightenment thinker John Locke, why are governments created?
God gives monarchs a divine right to rule over their people
People are naturally selfish and need a strong ruler to create order
People set up governments to protect their lives and property
Civil government must be established to offset the power of the church
The people who came to the American colonies in the 17th century had already been exposed to the idea of limited government thanks mainly to
the Magna Carta
the Constitution
the Council of Trent
the Articles of Confederation
In English history, the Magna Carta (1215) and the English Bill of Rights (1689) both reinforced the concept of
universal suffrage
a limited monarchy
religious toleration
a laissez-faire economy
