WorksheetsAmerican History Unit 1 Review
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. Salutary Neglect
a)
a British policy in the early 1700s that allowed the colonies virtual self-rule as long as Great Britain profited economically.
b)
1765 law passed by Parliament that required colonists to pay taxes on printed materials
c)
colonial consumer boycotts of British exports in response to taxes passed by Parliament
d)
group of delegates representing all the American colonies, except Georgia, that met in 1774
e)
American name for the Coercive Acts, which Parliament passed in 1774 to control the colonies
2.
2. Stamp Act
a)
a British policy in the early 1700s that allowed the colonies virtual self-rule as long as Great Britain profited economically.
b)
1765 law passed by Parliament that required colonists to pay taxes on printed materials
c)
colonial consumer boycotts of British exports in response to taxes passed by Parliament
d)
group of delegates representing all the American colonies, except Georgia, that met in 1774
e)
American name for the Coercive Acts, which Parliament passed in 1774 to control the colonies
3.
3. Intolerable Acts
a)
a British policy in the early 1700s that allowed the colonies virtual self-rule as long as Great Britain profited economically.
b)
1765 law passed by Parliament that required colonists to pay taxes on printed materials
c)
colonial consumer boycotts of British exports in response to taxes passed by Parliament
d)
group of delegates representing all the American colonies, except Georgia, that met in 1774
e)
American name for the Coercive Acts, which Parliament passed in 1774 to control the colonies
4.
4. First Continental Congress
a)
a British policy in the early 1700s that allowed the colonies virtual self-rule as long as Great Britain profited economically.
b)
1765 law passed by Parliament that required colonists to pay taxes on printed materials
c)
colonial consumer boycotts of British exports in response to taxes passed by Parliament
d)
group of delegates representing all the American colonies, except Georgia, that met in 1774
e)
American name for the Coercive Acts, which Parliament passed in 1774 to control the colonies
5.
5. Nonimportation Agreements
a)
a British policy in the early 1700s that allowed the colonies virtual self-rule as long as Great Britain profited economically.
b)
1765 law passed by Parliament that required colonists to pay taxes on printed materials
c)
colonial consumer boycotts of British exports in response to taxes passed by Parliament
d)
group of delegates representing all the American colonies, except Georgia, that met in 1774
e)
American name for the Coercive Acts, which Parliament passed in 1774 to control the colonies
6.
6. Members of armed Patriot groups who would take the field at a moment's notice in the days leading up to and during the Revolutionary War
a)
Minutemen
b)
Loyalists
c)
Second Continental Congress
d)
Continental Army
e)
Declaration of Independence
7.
7. Assembly of delegates representing every colony that met in 1775 in Philadelphia following the Battles of Lexington and Concord.
a)
Minutemen
b)
Loyalists
c)
Second Continental Congress
d)
Continental Army
e)
Declaration of Independence
8.
8. Army that represented the colonies during the Revolutionary War
a)
Minutemen
b)
Loyalists
c)
Second Continental Congress
d)
Continental Army
e)
Declaration of Independence
9.
9. Colonists who remained loyal to Britain during the Revolutionary War
a)
Minutemen
b)
Loyalists
c)
Second Continental Congress
d)
Continental Army
e)
Declaration of Independence
10.
10. Document drawn up by the Second Continental Congress, and approved in 1776, that announced American independence and explained the reasons for it
a)
Minutemen
b)
Loyalists
c)
Second Continental Congress
d)
Continental Army
e)
Declaration of Independence
11.
11. What did the Sons of Liberty do?
a)
They protested British policies
b)
They did gymnastics
c)
They made a TV show called Sons of Anarchy
d)
They wrote the Declaration of Independence
12.
12. What was the biggest problem with the Proclamation of 1763?
a)
It was too strict
b)
The British did not enforce it
c)
It wasn't real
d)
There were no physical borders for where the colonists could or could not go
13.
13. What happened at the Boston Massacre?
a)
A mob attacked British soldiers in front of the Custom House in Boston.
b)
The New England Patriots beat the New York Jets 50-0
c)
A group of colonists threw tea into the Boston Harbor
d)
George Washington became president
14.
14. What happened at the Boston Tea Party?
a)
The Sons of Liberty boarded British ships filled with tea and dumped the tea into the harbor
b)
A group of colonists harassed British troops and eventually were killed
c)
The mayor of Boston met with members of the city and had tea
d)
The British invaded Poland
15.
15. Who won the first battle of the Revolutionary War? (Lexington and Concord)
a)
The British
b)
The Colonists
16.
16. Who was named the leader of the Continental Army?
a)
George Washington
b)
John Adams
c)
Samuel Adams
d)
Alexander Hamilton
17.
17. Which colony was the first to declare independence?
a)
Virginia
b)
South Carolina
c)
North Carolina
d)
Pennsylvania
18.
18. Which of the following is NOT one of the "Human Rights" Thomas Jefferson put in the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Life
b)
Liberty
c)
Pursuit of Happiness
d)
Property
19.
19. What country helped the Continental Army by training the soldiers?
a)
Italy
b)
France
c)
Germany
d)
Britain
20.
20. True or False: The Treaty of Paris had no flaws.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
21. Which of the following was NOT one of the four compromises? (When making the US Constitution)
a)
The Great Compromise
b)
The location of the Capital
c)
The 3/5 Compromise
d)
The Missouri Compromise
22.
22. There was a call for a stronger __________________ that could offer more protection.
a)
Central Government
b)
Army
c)
Leader
d)
State Government
23.
23. Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison wrote a total of 85 articles and essays. These became known as ______________________________.
a)
the Federalist Papers
b)
the Bill of Rights
c)
the Constitution
d)
the Declaration of Independence
24.
24. James Madison drafted what ultimately became the ________________________.
a)
Bill of Rights
b)
Constitution
c)
Federalist Papers
d)
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