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Worksheets1st Semester Check-In
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 3hrs 15mins
In the United States, government power is divided between the national and state governments. This means the United States has
a federal system of government.
a republican system of government.
a government based on rule of law.
a government based on natural rights.
What right does the First Amendment protect?
the right to own property
the right to have a lawyer
the right to a jury trial
the right to free speech
What is a responsibility of all citizens in a republic such as the United States?
They vote on all new laws.
They enforce the country's laws.
They remove government leaders.
They elect the government's leaders.
Multiple Choice Question
Who runs the government in a republic such as the United States?
a royal family
military leaders
elected officials
a religious body
Which question was resolved by the Three-Fifths Compromise?
Should Congress be able to regulate slavery?
Should states be allowed to collect income tax?
Should slaves be counted as part of a state's population?
Should Supreme Court justices be elected or appointed?
What role did King George III play in the outbreak of the American Revolution?
He declared war on the colonies because they threatened to invade Great Britain.
He declared war on the colonies because they refused to trade with with Great Britain.
He failed to protect the colonists from attack, leading them to declare their independence from Great Britain.
He violated the natural rights of the colonists, leading them to declare their independence from Great Britain.
The Sugar Act angered the colonists mostly because they did not agree with ___________.
The Proclamation of 1763.
The French and Indian War.
England's ability to rule the colonies.
Taxation without representation.
On December 16, 1773, 342 crates of tea were tossed into the Boston Harbor in an act of rebillion. This act is now known as___________________.
The Boston Rebellion
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Massacre
The Great Tea Act
What was the 1765 Stamp Act?
A new tax placed on every piece of paper used by the colonists.
A new tax placed on tea from Great Britain
A new law that forced colonists to return to Britain.
A new law that forced colonists to work at the Post Office.
The actions of the minutemen at the Battles of Lexington and Concord showed the British that _____________________.
The colonist were organized and professional fighters
Colonist were willing to stand up to England
The colonial army was weak.
The British were going to win the war
Why did Benjamin Franklin draw the colonies as separate parts of the snake's body?
Because the colonies rarely worked together politically.
Because the colonies were divided by civil war
Because the colonies behaved like a single nation.
Because colonies were not allowed to trade with each other.
The members of the militia could be ready to fight in 60 seconds.
Militia
Hourmen
Sons of Liberty
Minutemen
In 1765, the British government passed the Stamp Act to raise money. What did Britain plan to do with the money raised by the Stamp Act?
pay for British troops to protect the colonies
set up schools and colleges for colonists
buy land for new British colonies
replace tea destroyed by Patriots
After the French and Indian War, what did the British government want the colonies to do?
Expand west to the Mississippi River
Create an army to defend the western frontier
Help pay for Britain's war debt.
Allow Native Americans to become citizens.
At the First Continental Congress, _____________ used the key phrase, “Give me liberty or give me death”.
Patrick Henry
Thomas Jefferson
Benedict Arnold
John Adams
How did John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and John Jay impact the END of the American Revolution?
They formed an alliance with France that helped win the war.
They wrote in the newspapers to urge colonists to fight in the war.
They negotiated the Treaty of Paris that ended the war.
They captured several British generals which swiftly ended the war.
How did Paul Revere know it was the appropriate time to warn colonists that the British were coming?
British soldiers crossed the Delaware River and made their way to attack New York City.
A signal light was placed in the Old North Church tower letting patriots know that the British army was coming.
He received a letter from King George III warning the colonists of the French army's plan to attack Georgia.
The Native American tribes near Canada secretly met with George Washington and decided to invade Great Britian together.
The Quartering Act was part of the Intolerable Acts passed by the British Parliament. It said that:
All British Guards were to be given silver quarters from the Colonists.
The Boston Tea Party was King George's fault and he apologized.
The British Guards were sent out of the colonies and back to England.
British Guards were allowed to stay in American Colonist's homes and abandoned buildings if there was no room in the barracks.
What was Paul Revere hoping to do on his famous midnight ride in 1775?
get new customers for his silversmith business
help British troops take control of the US capital
warn colonists to be prepared for the British Army's arrival
capture revolutionary leaders for the British government
Which country helped the Americans win the Battle of Yorktown?
Spain
Germany
France
the Netherlands
Which was the FIRST battle of the American Revolution?
the battle of Lexington and Concord
the Boston Massacre
the battle at Bunker Hill
the battle at Trenton
Why was the Battle of Saratoga considered the “Turning Point” of the American Revolution?
The colonists trapped the British.
The French joined the colonist
The Navy had grown larger
The Spanish joined the British
What was the MAIN significance of the Declaration of Independence?
The colonies separated from Great Britain.
The colonies ended slavery
The colonies let all people vote.
The colonies paid American Indians for their land.
According to the Declaration of Independence, what is the MAIN purpose of government?
to protect people's rights
to keep people from paying taxes
to set up a powerful army
to make sure everyone is able to vote
Read the clues below and identify the person who attended the Constitutional Convention:
● Oldest member of the convention ● Was against slavery ● Known as a framer of the Constitution
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
Benjamin Franklin
Based on the Declaration of Independence, what is something people can do when the government violates their natural rights, like "no taxation without representation"?
The citizens and the government should work together to reach a compromise.
The people should get rid of the government and create a new one.
Citizens have no rights; therefore, they are stuck with their current government.
The people destroy their government and rule themselves.
Which BEST explains why the Anti-Federalists objected to the Constitution?
They believed it gave the federal government too much power.
They felt that the new nation should abolish slavery.
They thought the ideas in the Bill of Rights were too extreme.
They hoped to return to a form of monarchy.
In what way did American forces use geography to affect the outcome of the Battle of Yorktown?
The battle was fought in the mountains to give the British soldiers an advantage.
American forces worked with the French Navy to block the harbor so that the British could not retreat.
The British were able to camouflage with the desert sands near Saratoga so that the Germans would not leave.
American commanders had an advantage because the land was dry and had few obstacles to block their view.
Which of the following was a weakness in the Articles of Confederation government?
It lacked the power to collect taxes.
It had no Capitol building.
Its officials were too careless to govern well
It had been in existence too long
How did American minutemen use the environment to their advantage during the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
They hid behind trees, boulders, ditches, ravines, sharp bends, and creeks along the road back to Boston and fired sniper shots at the British during their retreat.
They climbed the nearby mountain and hid from the British until the battle was finished, then ran forward to Saratoga to warn others that the British were coming.
They captured the entire British army and hid them in the nearby caves until the French came to rescue them.
They fired upon British ships in the Pacific Ocean in order to sink as much of their navy as possible, causing soldiers to remain stranded on the beaches.
During the Revolutionary War, there were things that helped the Americans and things that helped the British. Which of the following helped the Americans?
They knew the land where they were fighting.
They had a large army and navy
They knew they had the support of all of the colonists.
They had better weapons and supplies.
Demarco thinks the governor is doing a bad job and is not keeping the promises she made to citizens. Using the consent to be governed, how can Demarco show that he is not happy with the governor?
by voting for someone else as governor in the next election
by writing angry letters to the governor and other public officials
by protesting outside the governor’s house until changes are made
by telling other citizens that the governor is not doing her job
What BEST describes the government of the United States?
rule by the people
rule by a few
rule by one
rule by the military
The right of people to say what they believe is protected in the Bill of Rights. Which of the following is an example of freedom of speech?
The government decides which church people can attend.
People can travel freely from one state to another.
The government decides when people can gather to protest.
People can state their views on candidates for elected office.
The authority of people in power is limited by the U.S. system of:
checks and balances
common good
fiscal responsibility
income taxes
The United States Constitution balances power between the larger and smaller states by
having a Senate and House of Representatives.
giving each state one senator.
giving each state the same number of representatives.
adding the Bill of Rights
The Constitution put into place a separation of powers that means that
every branch has the right to govern the other branches
each branch has specific responsibilities not given to the other branches
the legislative branch is the strongest branch
all branches interpret the Constitution
Which of the following was added to the Constitution to win the approval of the Anti-Federalists?
the Bill of Rights
the Preamble
Article II
the judicial branch
Why were many people opposed to ratifying the United States Constitution?
They said it failed to protect individual liberties
They believed it gave too much authority to the slave states.
They feared the federal government would be too weak.
They objected because only men were allowed to vote.
