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Total questions: 62
Worksheet time: 41mins
What was the main purpose of Jamestown Colony?
Farming
Land ownership
Wealth
Freedom of Religion
What was the main reason for the Plymouth Colony?
Farming
Wealth
Unlimited resources
Religious Freedom
Which statement best explains the significance of the Mayflower Compact?
It limited the power of future colonial governments
It weakened the influence of religion in government
It established a form of self-government based on social contract
It guaranteed liberties for colonists through local government
Created in 1619, the first representative assembly in the American colonies.
Mayflower Compact
House of Burgesses
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
charter
What were the negative consequences of the Columbian Exchange?
new foods and resources
Native Americans died, diseases spread, slavery began
the Old World brought lots of animals
none - it was all good
The Transatlantic slave trade contributed to all of the following EXCEPT . . .
the success of England's mercantilist policies towards its colonies
the expansion of slavery in the 13 English colonies
an increase in the need for a Native American labor force
colonial dependence on English manufactured goods
Tobacco, indigo and rice were grown on large plantations in what region of the colonies?
New England Colonies
Southern Colonies
Middle Colonies
Spanish Colonies
The first permanent English settlement in North America was
Plymouth
Massachusetts Bay
England
Jamestown
Both John Locke and Thomas Jefferson wrote about the natural rights of man. In what document are these "unalienable rights" specifically mentioned?
Articles of Confederation
Declaration of Independence
Bill of Rights
United States Constitution
The last MAJOR battle of the American Revolution was the __________.
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Trenton
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Lexington
- What is considered the first battle of the American Revolution?
Lexington and Concord
Trenton
Bunker Hill
Yorktown
Common Sense was written by
Thomas Jefferson
John Locke
George Washington
Thomas Paine
Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Ben Franklin
John Adams
What was one purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
to establish a framework for government
to express reasons for limiting immigration
to state the reasons for the colonies to separate from England
to list arguments for women’s suffrage
The Battle of Saratoga was significant in the Revolutionary War because it
ended the British threat to the South
convinced the French to support the Americans
guaranteed Canadian help for the colonists
forced the British to withdraw from North America
A colonist of the American revolutionary period who supported the King and the British (England's) cause.
Loyalist
Patriot
Englishman
Traitor
A colonist who favored independence from Great Britain and war against Britain
Patriot
Loyalist
Ally
War Hawk
Who was the American ship Captain that said, "I have not yet begun to fight"?
John Paul Jones
George Washington
Patrick Henry
Paul Revere
What was significant about Valley Forge?
It was an important battle
Washington was able to keep the army together through an awful winter
Many soldiers abandoned their posts because they didn't believe in Washington
It was a turning point for the war
The _____________ were patriots who said they could be ready to fight at a minute's notice.
Colonists
Loyalists
Soldiers
Minutemen
A war that took place from 1754-1763 that led Great Britain to start taxing the Colonists (to pay them back for the war expenses)
The Civil War
Revolutionary War
French and Indian War
The French Revolution
What was the name of the new laws that the British imposed on the colonies, as a result of The Boston Tea Party?
The Intolerable Acts
The Townshend Act
The Boston Tea Party
The First Continental Congress
What was the name of the Intolerable Act that declared the colonists to provide shelter, food, and weapons to the British soldiers?
The Quartering Act
The Massachusetts Government Act
The Administration of Justice Act
The Boston Port Act
Colonists protested the Stamp Act because they believed in what phrase?
Live free or die
All men are created equal
Life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness
No taxation without representation
What event had a small group of British soldiers firing into a crowd of protesting colonists?
Boston Massacre
Boston Rebellion
Boston Treaty
Boston Tea Party
What was the Proclamation of 1763?
Prevented the colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains
A series of taxes to pay off debt of the French and Indian War
A declaration that stated that the colonies should separate from England
A law that prevented the trading of goods outside of England
Who was among the casualties at the Boston Massacre?
John Adams
Crispus Attucks
George Washington
Samuel Adams
What is another word for grievance?
pray
complaint
boycott
petition
Which geographic feature serves as the western boundary for British colonial settlements prior to the American Revolutionary War?
Rocky Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
Mississippi River
Great Plains
An army of citizens who serve as soldiers during an emergency
volunteer unit
mercenaries
militia
Continental Army
After Shay's rebellion, America decided that...
they needed a stronger national government.
give farmers more money.
they needed a weaker national government.
farmers need more land.
The Great Compromise was a compromise between...
Mass. Plan and New Jersey Plan
Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan
Virginia Plan and New York Plan
Virginia Plan and Delaware Plan
At the Constitutional Convention large and small states were arguing about......
representation in congress.
how to pay off debt.
what do do about Shays.
the cause of the war.
What is the significance of the year 1787?
Alien and Sedition Acts
Constitutional Convention
Magna Carta
Declaration of Independence
One major problem with the Articles of Confederation was that Congress could not ______ the citizens to raise money.
tax
ask
demand
force
Who had more power under the Articles of Confederation?
Federal Government
State Governments
Individual people
The King
Which of the following BEST describes the Articles of Confederation?
Document that ended the American Revolution
A Declaration of Independence
The 1st Constitution of the United States of America
A strong form of government
Which principle of the Constitution states that each branch has control over the other two branches, making sure one branch doesn't become too powerful.
Separation of Powers
Checks and Balances
Popular Sovereignty
Limited Government
Which principle of the Constitution states that the power to govern comes from the people?
Popular Sovereignty
Individual Rights
Republicanism
Federalism
When the federal government and state government share power, it's called...
Teamwork
Limited Government
Separation of Powers
Federalism
What is republicanism?
There is no voting and the people have any rights.
The people get to vote for who they want to represent them.
They are a party.
The president controls everything.
Charles de Montesquieu
Natural Rights
Social Contract
Separation of Powers
Federalism
The function(power) of the Executive branch is:
To make the laws
To see that the laws are carried out
To decide if laws are fair; try civil and criminal cases
To interpret the laws in the Constitution
The function(power) of the Legislative branch is:
To make the laws (bills)
To see that the laws are carried out
To decide if laws are fair; try civil and criminal cases
To make treaties with other countries
The right to a speedy trial and an attorney is from which amendment?
Fourth Amendment
Fifth Amendment
Sixth Amendment
Seventh Amendment
Who is known as the "Father of the Constitution"?
George Washington
Alexander Hamilton
James Madison
Benjamin Franklin
The ___________ were in favor of ratification (approval) of the U.S Constitution.
Federalists
Anti-Federalists
Whiggs
Representatives
How did the Federalists and Anti-Federalists "compromise" to ratify (approve) the U.S Constitution?
They added the Bill of Rights (First 10 Amendments)
They outlawed cruel and unusual punishment.
Ensured due process of the law.
The Federalists threatened the Anti-Federalists to war.
What was the Anti-Federalists’ greatest concern about ratifying the U.S. Constitution?
The lack of a federal court system
The lack of legislative veto power
The lack of a strong military
The lack of a bill of rights
5th Amendment
No self-incrimination
No double jeopardy
Due process
The right to a jury trial in civil cases involving more than $20
No cruel and unusual punishment
No excessive bail
The right to a fair, speedy and public trial in criminal cases.
The right to a lawyer.
Fair treatment under the law that all citizens have the right to.
Self Incrimination
Due Process
Criminal Cases
Civil Cases
