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10th Grade Fall Review

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Spanish soldiers who were central to the conquest of the civilizations of the Americas. Once conquest was complete, they often extracted wealth from the people they came to rule.

a)

Proprietor

b)

Conquistadores

c)

Encomienda System

d)

Chinook

2.

Brutal transatlantic voyage of slaves endured between Africa and the American colonies.

a)

Mission System

b)

Encomienda System

c)

Middle Passage

d)

Columbian Exchange

3.

The exchange of good, crops, and diseases between the Americas (New World) and Europe and Africa (Old World).

a)

Spanish Armada

b)

Mission System

c)

Columbian Exchange

d)

Pope's Rebellion

4.

American Indian peoples who lived in present-day New Mexico and Arizona and built permanent multi-story adobe dwellings.

a)

Chinook

b)

Pueblo

c)

Algonquian

d)

Powhatan

5.

Spanish government's policy to give Native Americans to colonists to provide labor and to be converted to Christianity. Part of a broader Spanish effort to subdue native tribes.

a)

Mission System

b)

Encomienda System

c)

Columbian Exchange

d)

Pope's Rebellion

6.

An economic system based on government regulation that controlled colonial commerce and manufacturing for the enrichment of the mother country.

a)

Mercantilism

b)

Middle Passage

c)

Nation-state

d)

Joint-stock company

7.

Dominican friar who supported peaceful conversion of Nation Americans, advocated for Native American rights, and opposed the harsh treatment and forced labor of Native Americans.

a)

Bartolome de Las Casas

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Hernando Cortez

d)

Juan Gines de Sepulveda

8.

One factor not responsible for European expansion into the Western Hemisphere was

a)

desire for economic expansion

b)

desire to expand Christianity

c)

democratization of European society

d)

better shipbuilding and navigational tools

9.

North American Native American tribes

a)

displayed a uniformity of lifestyle

b)

modeled themselves after tribes from Central America and Mexico

c)

were greatly varied in lifestyle and economic systems

d)

formed alliances on numerous occasions to fight competing tribes

10.

The encomienda system primarily relied on labor from

a)

African slaves

b)

Spanish indentured slaves

c)

women

d)

American Indians

11.

Which of the following best describes the impact European colonization had on the Western Hemisphere's native population?

a)

the native population was highly respected in terms of territorial possessions and religious beliefs

b)

the Europeans for the most part did not interact with the native population

c)

the Europeans for the most part did not interact with the native population

d)

Native populations were often killed off or driven away by the Europeans

12.

Which of the following regions was home to bands of nomadic Native Americans who relied on their game for the vast majority of their needs?

a)

The Southwest

b)

The Northwest

c)

The Atlantic Eastern Seaboard

d)

The Great Plains

13.

The crops most commonly grown by Native Americans, also called the “Three Sisters,” include all of the following except

a)

Corn (maize)

b)

Beans

c)

Squash

d)

Wheat

14.

One significant impact of the Columbian Exchange on the Old World was...

a)

the growth of the food supply and subsequent population increase

b)

the introduction of slavery as a significant source of labor for European landowners

c)

the widespread devastation of new diseases among the poor

d)

a draining of capital from the royal families and a shift of wealth to the hands of the merchant class

15.

As a result of the Columbian Exchange, the New World gained...

a)

a significant new source of staple food crops

b)

an influx of gold and silver capital for the construction of new urban centers

c)

advanced medical techniques that extended the life-span of Native Americans

d)

new animals as sources of food and to serve as beasts of burden

16.
European diseases that arrived in the New World were particularly deadly because...
a)
little medical aid was available so far from European urban centers
b)
the European conquerors deliberately accelerated the spread of the most deadly strains
c)
the Native Americans had no natural resistance to these diseases
d)
the vast devastation of warfare with the Europeans left few to care for the sick
17.
Which European nation was first to lay claim to the New World?
a)

Portugal

b)
Spain
c)
France
d)
England
18.
The primary positive benefit of the Columbian Exchange was...
a)
the exchange of food products between Europe and the Western Hemisphere
b)
the introduction of horses into Europe
c)
the introduction of cattle into Europe
d)
the exchange of architectural design techniques between the two continents
19.
The primary negative consequence of the Columbian exchange was the exchange of...
a)
food products that led to debilitating illnesses for both American Indians and Europeans
b)
concepts of autocratic governments that delayed the development of democracy
c)
epidemic diseases introduced from Europe into the Americas
d)
modern methods of warfare introduced to Europeans by American Indians
20.
What are the 3 G's?
a)
God, Goods, Glory
b)
Goods,  Glory, God
c)
God, Glory, Gold
d)
Grapes, Gum, Greatness
21.
What was the first representative house in America and what colony was its home?
a)
Liberty Hall; Virginia
b)
House of Burgesses; Pennsylvania
c)
Plymouth House; Massachusetts
d)
House of Burgesses; Virginia
22.
Which system, used by the Virginia Company to attract colonists, promised parcels of land to immigrate to America?
a)
mercantilism
b)
headright
c)
capitalism
d)
joint stock
23.
The Mayflower Compact foreshadows the US Constitution in which of the following ways?
a)
it posits the source of government power in the people rather than in God
b)
it ensures both the right to free speech and the separation of church and state
c)
it limits the term of office for all government officials
d)
it establishes three branches of government in order to create a system of checks/balances
24.

Which group focused their settlements primarily on the trading of fur?

a)

English

b)

Portugese

c)

French

d)

Spanish

25.

Which event singularly most prompted the shift from indentured servitude to African slavery?

a)

Shay's Rebellion

b)

Bacon's Rebellion

c)

Stono rebellion

d)

Pueblo Rebellion

26.

What term describes investors who pool their money together in order to establish a colony?

a)

joint stock company

b)

headright system

c)

proprietary colony

d)

caste system

27.
Frontier leader who organized a rebellion due to the treatment of poor farmers in the south.
a)
Nathaniel Sausage
b)
Nathaniel Bacon
c)
Nathaniel Williams
d)
Jonah Hex
28.

a 1676 raid led by Nathaniel Bacon against the governor and Native Americans in Virginia

a)

Bacon's fight

b)

Bacon's Revolution

c)

Bacon's Rebellion

d)

Bacon's Bar fight

29.

person who agreed to work without wages for a period of time in exchange for passage to the colonies

a)

indentured servant

b)

slave

c)

burgess

d)

native

30.

In 1676 Nathaniel Bacon led a series of attacks against villages inhabited by _______.

a)

The Dutch

b)

Native Americans

c)

Puritans

d)

Pilgrims

31.

First law passed by Parliament that raised tax revenues in the colonies for the crown. It increased duty on foreign imports from the West Indies.

a)

Sugar Act

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Declaratory Act

d)

Jays' treaty

32.

This provided framework of natural rights for both American and French Revolution, rise of capitalism and heavily influenced Thomas Jefferson and Thomas Paine.

a)

Thomas Paine's Common Sense

b)

The Enlightenment

c)

The French Revolution

d)

The articles of Confederation

33.

1676 Bacon's rebellion was an uprising against the governor, so new settlers gain new land through the extermination or removal on Native Americans

a)

Christian Roberts

b)

Jacob Marley

c)

Johnston Dowdson

d)

William Berkeley

34.

The Maryland Toleration Act (Act of Toleration) was the first law in North America requiring religious tolerance

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Why was Pennsylvania founded? What was one major reason?

a)

A safe haven for Puritans

b)

A safe haven for Atheists

c)

A safe haven for Quakers

d)

A safe haven for Anglicans

36.

What is salutary neglect?

a)

Neglecting new technologies being sent to the Colonies

b)

Random enforcement of trade laws

c)

Non-enforcement of trade laws

d)

Neglect of military forces in the colonies

37.

Why was salutary neglect practiced?

a)

Atlantic Ocean separated British Govt from Colonies, making exerting authority difficult

b)

Britain's colonial agents were corrupt

c)

England did not need money from the colonies

d)

England faced bigger issues

38.

What happened in King Philip's War?

a)

The colonies led a major triumph over the Native Americans

b)

The Native Americans led a major triumph over the Colonies

c)

Neither side led an effective war effort

d)

Both sides were devastated by the war

39.

What was the First Great Awakening

a)

A time in the Colonies when people started converting to Christianity

b)

A time in the Colonies where the economy started to boom

c)

A time in the colonies where new religious denominations started

d)

A time in the Colonies when they realized that their Colonial relationship with England was coming to an end

40.

Laws created by the English to regulate colonial trade.

a)

Navigation Acts

b)

Proclamation of 1763

c)

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

d)

Virginia Charter

41.

Colonial region famous for its grain exports.

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

d)

Caribbean Colonies

42.

Large farms dedicated to the production of a single cash crop.

a)

Plantations

b)

Manors

c)

Feudal estates

d)

Haciendas

43.

Religious awakening that began in the New England colonies

a)

The Great Awakening

b)

New Light Revolution

c)

Protestant Reformation

d)

Glorious Revolution

44.

The image included in this question represents which of the following Historical Developments?

a)

Triangle Trade

b)

Columbian Exchange

c)

Encomienda

d)

Great Awakening

45.

Which group of colonies had the longest growing season?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

d)

New Ireland

46.

Which group of colonies had the highest concentration of enslaved people?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

d)

New Ireland

47.

Metacom's War resulted in...

a)

An uneasy peace where Native Americans were able to rebuild their settlements

b)

The Pueblo Revolt

c)

A treaty signed between the French and Spanish

d)

Increased hostility between Native Americans and the English

48.

The clash between Britain & France for control of North America originated from control over

a)

St. Lawrence River

b)

Ohio River Valley

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Great Lakes

49.

The Proclamation Act of 1763 was designed mainly to

a)

Oppress the colonists

b)

Punish the Indians

c)

Prevent more uprisings like Pontiac's Rebellion

d)

Allow western settlement by the colonists

50.

When colonists shouted "No Taxation without Representation", they were denying Parliament's power to

a)

Legislate for the colonies in any matter whatsoever.

b)

Levy revenue-raising taxes on the colonies.

c)

Enforce the old Navigation Laws.

d)

Regulate trade in the empire.

51.

What was the Common Sense that Thomas Paine was expressing in his writings

a)

Colonies should reconcile differences with Britain.

b)

Colonies should re-write the Articles of Confederation.

c)

Colonies should be independent.

d)

Soldiers should continue to fight on.

52.

The Articles of Confederation left Congress unable to

a)

Organize development of the western lands.

b)

Allow states to create their own constitutions.

c)

Meet at the same location

d)

Enforce tax collection

53.

One of the most farsighted provisions of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was that it

a)

Set aside a section of each township for education.

b)

Abolished slavery in all of the US.

c)

Prohibited slavery in the Old Northwest.

d)

Kept power in the national government.

54.

The Constitutional Convention addressed the North-South controversy over slavery through the

a)

Great Compromise

b)

3/5 Compromise

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

Northwest Ordinance

55.

Shared powers between the national and state governments is called

a)

Federalism

b)

Separation of Powerrs

c)

Bi-Cameral Legislature

d)

Checks and Balances

56.

Which battle convinced the French to become America's ally during the revolution?

a)

Lexington and Concord

b)

Yorktown

c)

Saratoga

d)

Bunker Hill

57.

This idea of British absenteeism, allowed the American colonies to govern themselves due to the distance between England and America:

a)

Natural Rights

b)

Salutary Neglect

c)

Navigation Acts

d)

Columbian Exchange

58.

Who proposed a general government over all the colonies to counter French expansion?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Alexander Hamilton

c)

Ben Franklin

d)

George Washington

59.

How did colonists react to the Proclamation of 1763?

a)

Many were angered and continued to settle illegally beyond the demarcation line.

b)

Most colonists supported it because the proclamation ordered the expulsion of French settlers from Canada.

c)

The colonists were unanimously disgusted because it ordered the colonies to convert to Catholicism.

d)

Most supported it because it ordered the Native Americans to give up all their lands in North America.

60.

“As to the history of the revolution, my ideas may be peculiar, perhaps singular. What do we mean by the revolution? The war? That was no part of the revolution; it was only an effect and consequence of it. The revolution was in the minds of the people, and this was effected from 1760 to 1775, in the course of fifteen years, before a drop of blood was shed at Lexington.”


Which of the following examples best supports Adams’ claim?

a)

The Battle of Lexington & Concord because the Revolution only broke out after the colonies had won the war.

b)

The Stamp Act because it helped unite the colonies.

c)

Shay’s Rebellion because it helped inspired the Constitution.

d)

The Boston Tea Party because it forced King George to sign the Declaration of Independence.

61.

What, if any, impact did the Enlightenment have on the American Revolution?

a)

None — the Enlightenment was a religious movement.

b)

Loyalists drew on Enlightenment ideals to refute the Revolution

c)

The Enlightenment was inspired by the Revolution.

d)

The Enlightenment laid the foundation for the Revolution.

62.

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787

a)

provided for the survey and sale of public lands in the Old Northwest.

b)

established a procedure for governing the Old Northwest territory.

c)

banned slavery from all territories of the United States

d)

gave control over land to the territories in which they were located.

63.

Washington's Neutrality Proclamation of 1793

a)

fulfilled America's obligations under the Franco American Treaty.

b)

was opposed by both Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson.

c)

had little impact on future American foreign policy.

d)

was based on calculations of American selfinterest.

64.

The main purpose of the Alien and Sedition Acts was to

a)

control the Federalists.

b)

silence and punish critics of the Federalists.

c)

keep Thomas Jefferson from becoming president.

d)

provide support for the Democratic Republican party.

65.

As a result of the French and Indian War,

a)

relations between the French and American colonists improved dramatically.

b)

France was able to hold on to Canada but lost the rest of its North American empire.

c)

the Americans and British developed a mutual respect for each other's military abilities

d)

Britain felt it necessary to abandon the practice of salutary neglect

66.

Which of the following colonies did not send delegates to the First Continental Congress?

a)

New York

b)

Georgia

c)

South Carolina

d)

Pennsylvania

67.

Which of the following was NOT a feature of the Articles of Confederation?

a)

They called for a bicameral legislature

b)

Unanimity was required to amend the AOC

c)

Nine of thirteen states were required to pass legislation

d)

There was no national court system

68.

Shays' Rebellion

a)

convinced many political leaders of the destructive consequences of a strong central government.

b)

was eventually suppressed when the federal government sent troops to Massachusetts.

c)

convinced some political leaders of the necessity of giving more power to the central government.

d)

came about when American settlers clashed with the British over western land claims.

69.

All of the following are true regarding the Antifederalists EXCEPT

a)

their important leaders included John Hancock and Patrick Henry.

b)

their political support came mostly from backcountry and agricultural areas

c)

debtors were supporters of the Antifederalists

d)

they maintained their was no need for a bill of rights

70.
All of the following were effects of the French and Indian War on the colonists EXCEPT:
a)
It was a socializing experience for American men
b)
Impressment caused resentment among colonists
c)
Colonists began to view English authority as illigitimate
d)
It resolved tensions between colonists and Native Americans
71.
The Stamp Act Congress was significant because it-
a)
demonstrated the colonists were loyal to England
b)
Repealed the Stamp Act
c)
Led directly to the 1st Continental Congress
d)
Marked an important step toward the unity of the colonies 
72.
The Stamp Act
a)
required colonists to pay a tax on paper goods 
b)
required all imported goods to carry a stamp
c)
required all postal service to be carried by English ships
d)
required colonists to pay a tax on sugar importations
73.
Which of the following is NOT an example of the decrease in conflict between Britain and the colonies?
a)
the Boston Massacre
b)
repeal of the Stamp Act
c)
repeal of the Townshend Acts
d)
the acquittal of British soldiers
74.
The British responded to the Boston Tea Party with 
a)
the Coercive Acts or Intolerable Acts
b)
the Quebec Act
c)
the repeal of the Stamp Act
d)
removal of troops from Boston
75.
Which of the following philosophers would have the greatest influence on the American Revolution?
a)
John Locke
b)
Cicero
c)
Socrates
d)
James Madison
76.
Most of the Parliamentary acts directed at the colonies following the French and Indian War 
a)
were designed to generate money for defense
b)
were to loosen restrictions on trade
c)
were to punish the French and Indians
d)
were to expand the colonial land holdings
77.
The French and Indian War started as a dispute over
a)
control of the Ohio Valley
b)
trade in the Caribbean
c)
succession to the Spanish throne
d)
established religion in England
78.
During the French and Indian War Benjamin Franklin proposed a united colonial government called
a)
the Albany Plan of Union
b)
the Articles of Confederation
c)
the Confederate States of America
d)
the Ohio Company
79.
Which of the following groups in the colonies in the late 17th century would be most critical of John Locke's ideas as well as others of the Enlightenment?
a)
slave owners
b)
church leaders
c)
merchants
d)
women
80.
As a result of England's policy of salutary neglect, the colonies developed 
a)
A desire for fine British goods
b)
A self-sufficient economy
c)
A desire for greater self-sufficiency
d)
A disloyal attitude toward Britain