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Unit 1 Review

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 1hrs 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The French and Indian war was part of a bigger conflict called

a)

Mohawks Revenge

b)

The Seven Years War

c)

King Louis War

d)

Native Revolution

2.

The French and Indian War was fought over

a)

Control over the Ohio River Valley

b)

Control of the Hudson River

c)

Religious Reasons

d)

Kidnapping of Chief Wasanoka

3.

Benjamin Franklin proposed what plan to make the colonies stronger?

a)

The Declaration of Independence

b)

The Bill of Rights

c)

The Albany Plan of Union

d)

Magna Carta

4.

What ended the French and Indian War?

a)

The Treaty of Versailles

b)

The Treaty of Paris 1763

c)

The Proclamation of 1763

d)

Proclamation of French Defeat 1763

5.

This created a temporary boarder at the Appalachian Mountains, restricting movement west for the colonists..

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Colonial Boarder 1763

c)

Proclamation of 1763

d)

Northwest Ordinance

6.
As a result of the cost of the war, what did King George III do to the colonists?
a)
Killed them
b)
Removed them from the land in the colonies just like the Indians.
c)
Imposed taxes to pay for the war
d)
Paid for the war out of his own pocket
7.

What did the British get for winning the French and Indian War?

a)

All the French governments money

b)

For the French to have to come work for the British

c)

Most of the French land in North America

d)

All of the French Armies weapons

8.

What were the 3 reasons that Spain explored North America?

a)

God, Gold, Glory

b)

Fur, friends, Fellowship

c)

Gold, fur, Friends

d)

Friends, Glory, God

9.

Which of the following is the definition of mercantilism?

a)

To bring into a country

b)

To ship out of a country

c)

A person who spreads the message of Christianity

d)

An economic policy meant to profit the mother country

10.

The area in blue was colonized by which country?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

England

d)

Dutch

11.

The area in green was colonized by which country?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

England

d)

Dutch

12.

The area in yellow was colonized by which country?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

England

d)

Dutch

13.

1st Representative Government in the colonies

a)

Jamestown

b)

Plymouth

c)

Both

14.

House of Burgesses

a)

Jamestown

b)

Plymouth

c)

Both

15.

Goal was religious freedom

a)

Jamestown

b)

Plymouth

c)

Both

16.
 Why did the Pilgrims create the Mayflower Compact?
a)
 to show that they opposed representative government.
b)
to establish an orderly community
c)
 to reinforce the laws of England in the new colony
d)
 to guarantee universal religious tolerance in the colony
17.
Which of the following is the most important reason why Pilgrims came to America?
a)
 gold
b)
trade
c)
land
d)
religious freedom
18.
Which of the following statements is a correct description of the Mayflower Compact?
a)
The men on board the Mayflower bound themselves into a “civic body politic.” 
b)
The Pilgrims practiced an early and pure form of democracy
c)
The Mayflower Compact applied just to the non-Pilgrims on board the Mayflower
d)
None of the above. 
19.

King Philip's War destroyed relations between colonists and Native Americans in the region forever.

a)

true

b)

false

20.

What hurt King Philip the most during his war

a)

lack of resources

b)

starvation

c)

disunity among the Natives

d)

people wanted to go home

21.
Which region of colonies' economy was built around trade and fishing?
a)
New England
b)
Middle 
c)
Southern 
22.
Which colony was populated by Quakers?
a)
New York 
b)
New Netherlands
c)
Maryland
d)
Pennsylvania 
23.
Which region of colonies' economy consisted of Plantation Agricultural?
a)
New England
b)
Middle 
c)
Southern
24.
The population of Georgia was made up primarily of....
a)
Debtors
b)
Women
c)
Catholics
d)
Quakers
25.
This colony was founded to protect the 13 colonies from Spanish Florida...
a)
New York
b)
Virginia
c)
New Hampshire
d)
Georgia
26.
Which region of colonies depended on farming the least?
a)
New England
b)
Middle 
c)
Southern 
27.

Which act closed the port of Boston?

a)

Sugar Act

b)

Intolerable Acts

c)

Townshend Duties

d)

Declaratory Act

28.

What act set the boundary for western expansion for colonists?

a)

Proclamation of 1763?

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Declaratory Act

d)

Intolerable Acts

29.

The main purpose of this act was to stop illegal smuggling of a main trade good.

a)

Sugar Act

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Townshend Duties

d)

Tea Act

30.

This act gave the East India Company a monopoly of a certain trade good.

a)

Sugar Act

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Tea Act

d)

Molasses Tariff

31.

This act taxed lead, paper, glass, tea, etc ...

All of these taxes expept the one on tea were eventually repealed.

a)

Tea Act

b)

Intolerable Acts

c)

Townshend Duties

d)

Stamp Act

32.

This act was handed down as punishment for the Boston Tea Party.

a)

Tea Act

b)

Intolerable Acts

c)

Declaratory Act

d)

Proclamation of 1763

33.

This act taxed most paper goods in the colonies.

a)

Tea Act

b)

Paper Act of 1766

c)

Declaratory Act

d)

Stamp Act

34.

What was the main argument against British taxation?

a)

No taxation without representation.

b)

That is the answer.

c)

You must know the slogan.

d)

Please.

35.

What term is used for when a tax/law/act is taken away?

a)

amendment

b)

appeal

c)

precedent

d)

repeal

36.

The British began taxing to pay for what?

a)

The king's lavish lifestyle.

b)

The Cherokee War.

c)

Cost of becoming a royal colony.

d)

The French and Indian War.

37.

This act lowered the tax on molasses in order to stop colonial smuggling.

a)

The Townshend Acts

b)

The Sugar Act

c)

The Coercive Acts

d)

The Proclamation of 1763

38.

This act allowed British soldiers to live in colonial homes.

a)

The Quebec Act

b)

The Stamp Act

c)

The Declaratory Act

d)

The Quartering Act

39.

Who dressed up like Native Americans and raided ships?

a)

Daughters of Liberty

b)

Sons of Liberty

c)

King George

d)

Republicans

40.

Who were the Sons of Liberty?

a)

A very peaceful group of protestors

b)

King George's sons

c)

an army made up of Loyalists

d)

Group of men that protested laws like the Stamp Act

41.

What is a boycott?

a)

an enemy

b)

a tax King George created

c)

protest in which all the people only bought British products

d)

protest in which people refused to buy British products

42.

What was the name of the tea the Daughters of Liberty made for the colonists to drink instead of the imported British tea?

a)

Freedom Tea

b)

Liberty Tea

c)

Colonial Tea

d)

French Tea

43.

What was the name of the group of women who helped support the activities of the Sons of Liberty?

a)

Patriots

b)

Redcoats

c)

Calvary

d)

Daughters of Liberty

44.

The name Boston Massacre was given to the events of March 5, 1770, in order to

a)

create anti-British sentiment

b)

create trouble for colonists

c)

warn of a deadly disease in the city

d)

describe the truth about what happened

45.

Which event is shown in Paul Revere's engraving?

a)

Boston Tea Party

b)

Boston Massacre

c)

Proclamation of 1763

d)

French and Indian War

46.

What did Thomas Paine's pamphlet Common Sense demand?

a)

Complete independence from Great Britain

b)

Reconciliation with Great Britain

c)

Continued loyalty to Great Britain

d)

Expansion of British colonies

47.

What was the primary focus of Thomas Paine's Common Sense pamphlet?

a)

Advocating for the abolition of slavery

b)

Supporting the idea of a strong central government

c)

Arguing for the separation of church and state

d)

Challenging the monarchy and advocating for American independence

48.

What was the impact of Thomas Paine's Common Sense?

a)

It inspired Americans to fight for independence

b)

It convinced Britain to negotiate with the colonies

c)

It led to the end of the American Revolution

d)

It had no significant impact

49.

What are the four parts of the DOI?

a)

Preamble

b)

Declaration of Rights

c)

Olive Branch Petition

d)

Grievances against the Crown

e)

Statement of Independence

50.

What are unalienable rights?

a)

rights that can't be taken away

b)

rights that can be denied

c)

rights that are temporary

d)

rights that can be removed at any time

51.

What do they mean by "self-evident"?

a)

secret

b)

unknown

c)

special

d)

obvious

52.

Which country did the colonists declare independence from?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

Great Britain

d)

United States

53.

A ______ factor is something that is bad and makes you want to leave your country?

a)

Push

b)

Pull

54.

A _____ factor is something good that makes you want to come to a new place.

a)

Push

b)

Pull

55.

John hears that in the United States he can worship as he chooses without fear that the government will throw him in prison. This is an example of

a)

a push factor

b)

a pull factor

56.

Brian is part of the Tutsi people from Rwanda that are treated very badly, often killed for being who they are. This is an example of a

a)

Push factor

b)

Pull factor

57.

A major turning point of the Revolutionary War occured at the Battle of ______ in 1777 when the Continental Army defeated the British and convinced France to sign a formal military alliance.

a)

New York City

b)

Saratoga

c)

Yorktown

d)

Trenton

58.

Partially because of General Lafayette's influence on General Washington's battle strategies, the Continental Army acheived victory over the British in ______ in 1781.

a)

Princeton, New Jersey

b)

Saratoga, New York

c)

Atlanta, Georgia

d)

Yorktown, Virginia

59.

Which document recognized American independence, gave Americans all land east of Mississippi River and north of Florida, and evacuated forts occupied by the British?

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Treaty of Paris (1763)

c)

Treaty of Paris (1783)

d)

Suffolk Resolve

60.

Why did the British tax the colonies so heavily after the French and Indian War?

a)

To get extra tea and sugar

b)

To force the Patriots to surrender

c)

To create anger in the colonies

d)

To pay off war debt

61.
What country joined the American side after the Battle of Saratoga?
a)
France
b)
Spain
c)
Germany
d)
Britain
62.

Which of the following answers explains why the Americans won the Battle of Yorktown?

a)

They used guerilla tactics

b)

Washington surrounded the British, and the French navy blocked the bay.

c)

The Patriots fought the British on open fields of the South.

d)

It was a surprise attack on the British.

63.

Who won the Battle of Bunker Hill?

a)

The British

b)

The Colonists

c)

The French

d)

The Natives

64.
Who was the commander of the Continental Army?
a)
Joseph Brant
b)
George Washington
c)
James Forteen
d)
John Paul Jones
65.
Which of these was a weakness of the Continental army at the start of the war?
a)
supply shortages 
b)
weak commanders
c)
unfamiliar territory
d)
long travel distances
66.
At the start of the war, what was a weakness of the British troops?
a)
poor leadership
b)
understaffed army
c)
insufficient supplies
d)
poorly trained soldiers
67.
Why did African Americans join the Continental army?
a)
They had excellent military skills.
b)
They were generously paid to join the army.
c)
They blamed Great Britain for their enslavement.
d)
They hoped independence would lead to an end of slavery.

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