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US History Practice

Total questions: 87

Worksheet time: 1hrs 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The colonies in yellow belong to what region?
a)
New England Colonies
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
Southern Colonies
d)
France
2.
The colonies in red belong to what region?
a)
New England Colonies
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
Southern Colonies
d)
France
3.
What region relied on shipbuilding? 
a)
New England Colonies
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
Southern Colonies
d)
Georgia
4.
Which region relied heavily on slaves?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
d)
None of these
5.

Which group of colonies had a combination of a warm climate and rich soil that supported plantations?

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

6.

What are cash crops?

a)

Trees that grow money

b)

Crops that are grown to be sold for profit

c)

Plants that are really, really tall

d)

Crops that are grown for the farmer to consume

7.
Why did most people come to the New England colonies?
a)
They wanted the freedom to practice their religion the way they wanted.
b)
They wanted to make money by working in factories.
c)
They were taken from their home countries and forced to work there as slaves.
d)
They were looking for a more diverse place to live.
8.

What colony is number 4?

a)

Pennsylvania

b)

South Carolina

c)

Virginia

d)

Georgia

9.

Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire

a)

Southern Colonies

b)

New England Colonies

c)

Middle Colonies

10.

Virginia, Maryland, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina

a)

Southern Colonies

b)

New England Colonies

c)

Middle Colonies

11.

A large farm for growing crops, requires a lot of labor

a)

diverse

b)

plantation

c)

cash crop

d)

tolerance

12.

to SEND items/goods TO another place to sell

a)

cash crop

b)

import

c)

export

d)

self-sufficient

13.

to BRING items/goods FROM another place to sell

a)

cash crop

b)

import

c)

export

d)

self-sufficient

14.

crops grown for the purpose of selling

a)

plantation

b)

trade

c)

cash crop

d)

import

15.

exchanging goods, raw materials, services, and money

a)

trade

b)

cash crops

c)

plantation

d)

expanding

16.

Which colony is labeled on the map with #10?

a)

Maryland

b)

Virginia

c)

North Carolina

d)

South Carolina

e)

Georgia

17.

Which of the following New England Colonies was settled first?

a)

Plymouth

b)

Rhode Island

c)

New Hampshire

d)

Massachusetts Bay

18.

What was the geography like in the New England region?

a)

long growing seasons

b)

rocky soil and thick forests

c)

hot and humid

d)

long, harsh winters

19.

What type of economy did the New England region have?

a)

cash crop plantations

b)

staple crop farms

c)

ocean-based (fishing, shipbuilding)

d)

fur trapping

20.

What colony does the picture represent?

a)

Rhode Island

b)

Connecticut

c)

New Hampshire

d)

Massachusetts (M&M's)

21.

The Virginia Colony Was established for ______ reasons and the Massachusetts colony was established for______reasons

a)

Religious,

Economic

b)

Economic,

Religious

c)

Political,

Economic

d)

Religious,

Political

22.

The first permanent English settlement in North America founded in 1607

a)

Jamestown

b)

Roanoke

c)

Virginia

d)

Baltimore

23.

The Mayflower Compact was important in the development of representative government because the document --

a)

increased the freedoms of the first colonists

b)

extended freedom to members of all religions

c)

granted voting rights to women

d)

established self-government in the British colonies

24.
The colonies in green belong to what region?
a)
New England Colonies
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
Southern Colonies
d)
France
25.

The idea of religious __________________________ was first practiced in Rhode Island. It allowed people of different religions to practice their beliefs without being persecuted.

a)

cold

b)

constitution

c)

toleration

d)

ships

26.

The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut was the first written _______________________ in the colonies.

a)

cold

b)

constitution

c)

toleration

d)

ships

27.

The Pilgrims were motivated by _____________________ reasons to settle Plymouth in 1620.

a)

self government

b)

economic

c)

religious

28.

The Mayflower Compact was signed by the Pilgrims which created a ______________________amongst the colonists.

a)

self government

b)

economic

c)

religious

29.

The reasons for exploration are to claim land and expand __________________

a)

empires

b)

exploration

c)

economic

30.

The Middle Colonies of Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York made up the _________ colonies. They produced more food than any of the other colonies.

a)

cash crops

b)

substinence farming

c)

bread basket

d)

economy

31.

Protestant reformers who believe in the equality of all people

a)

Quaker

b)

sect

c)

deprive

d)

mercantilism

32.

Region known as the "Bread Basket"

A
B
C
33.
The religion that was founded by William Penn was knows as __________.
a)
Protestant
b)
Baptist
c)
Catholic
d)
Quaker
34.

Which of the following was the first example of an assembly of legislators?

a)

Fundamental Order of Connecticut

b)

Mayflower Compact

c)

Magna Carta

d)

Virginia House of Burgesses

35.

The distance from Great Britain led to

a)

the development of self-government

b)

establishing a king for each colony

c)

increased shipbuilding for travel

d)

Parliament establishing new religious traditions in Great Britain

36.

The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut influenced the U.S. Constitution because --

a)

it was the first written constitution in the American colonies

b)

it was the colonies' first attempt to seek independence

c)

only document that granted voting rights to men and women

d)

first document to try and end slavery

37.

The Mayflower Compact was important in the development of representative government because the document --

a)

increased the freedoms of the first colonists

b)

extended freedom to members of all religions

c)

granted voting rights to women

d)

established self-government in the British colonies

38.

What is self-government?

a)

a system in which citizens have a say in their government

b)

a system in which citizens can do what they want

c)

a system in which only certain people have a say in the government

d)

a system in which citizens do not have a say in their government

39.

Virginia House of Burgesses was the first _______ in the New World?

a)

permanent settlement

b)

monarchy

c)

representative assembly

d)

none of these answers

40.

The economic policy that made the "mother country" rich by not letting colonies trade with anyone else was known as...

a)

Salutary Neglect

b)

Free Market System

c)

Capitalism

d)

Mercantilism

41.

What was salutary neglect?

a)

Britain was strictly controlling the colonies

b)

Britain left the colonies to govern themselves

c)

Britain sent an army to the colonies

d)

Britain sold the colonies to France

42.

Quakers are known as the what?

a)

1st anti- Slavery group

b)

Traders

c)

Farmers

d)

Shipbuilders

43.

During the colonial period, what was one difference between slave labor in the North and slave labor in the South?

a)

More slaves in the North worked in gold mines

b)

More slaves in the North worked in cash-crop production

c)

More slaves in the North worked in trade-related jobs

d)

More slaves in the North worked as craftsmen on plantations

44.

Which of the following was a major reason for the flow of the transatlantic slave trade shown on the map?

a)

The economic demands of the plantation system

b)

The construction needs of the railroad

c)

Increased textile manufacturing

d)

Increased western migration

45.

Which factor most encouraged the growth of this trade?

a)

The invention of the steam engine

b)

The profitability of cash crop agriculture

c)

The development of the factory system

d)

The establishment of protective tariffs

46.

Label the colonial regions.

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

1
2
3
1)
2)
3)
47.
During the French and Indian War, the British and French were fighting over control of which area?
a)
Mississippi River Valley
b)
Ohio River Valley
c)
Connecticut River Valley
d)
Pennsylvania River Valley
48.
What was the main cause of the French and Indian War?
a)
The French and British claimed the same land.
b)
The French and Indians claimed the same land.
c)
The Indians and British claimed the same land.
d)
The Indians wouldn't sell their land.
49.
The Treaty of Paris 1763 marked the end of the French and Indian War.
a)
True
b)
False
50.

Why did the Proclamation of 1763 anger some colonists?

a)

The colonists thought their businesses would fail because so many would move west.

b)

Many colonist had already invested in land that was west of the Appalachian Mountains, and this would keep them from using the land.

c)

Women didn't want their husbands to move west speculating for land.

d)

The colonists didn't want the Native Americans to be rewarded with all the land.

51.
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
52.
The ________ angered colonists who wanted to settle the Ohio River valley.
a)
Treaty of Paris
b)
Pontiac's Rebellion
c)
Proclamation of 1763
53.

The Proclamation of 1763 said the colonists could not pass the --

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Rocky Mountains

54.

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

55.

Which of the following taxed all legal documents and paper products sold in the colonies?

a)

Intolerable Acts

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Quartering Act

d)

Townshend Acts

56.

2. American merchants were ________________ in most of the tea in order to avoid paying customs duties.

a)

SMUGGLING

b)

SECURING

57.
Who was the King of England at the time of the American Revolution?
a)
King Henry VIII
b)
Queen Elizabeth
c)
Queen Clark
d)
King George III
58.

When the Sons of Liberty dumped British tea into Boston Harbor, this was called the

a)

Boston Massacre

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Intolerable Acts

d)

Treaty of Paris

59.

This was shut down until all of the tea that was destroyed in the Boston Tea Party was paid for

a)

Boston Harbor

b)

Independence Hall

c)

Boston Customs House

d)

Virginia House of Burgesses

60.
After the colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor, ...
a)
Parliament repealed the Stamp Act.
b)
King George III allowed the colonists to petition Parliament.
c)
Parliament passed the Intolerable Acts.
d)
King George III appoints colonial representatives to Parliament.
61.
Which phrase became popular after passage of the Stamp and Sugar Acts?
a)
“The rights of Englishmen”
b)
“Give me liberty or give me death”
c)
“Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”
d)
“No taxation without representation“
62.
After the French and Indian War, Parliament passed new laws for the colonies. These laws were passed because Britain
a)
was afraid the French would support the colonies.
b)
was afraid many of the colonists would return to Britain.
c)
needed the colonists to help pay for the war. 
d)
wanted the Native Americans to return to their lands. 
63.
To protest the Tea Act the Sons of Liberty organized the ...
a)
Boston Massacre
b)
Tea Act
c)
Intolerable Acts
d)
Boston Tea Party
64.

What is a grievance?

a)

Compliment

b)

Complaint

c)

Criticism

65.

Which was an advantage of the Americans at the start of the war?

a)

Congress

b)

their navy

c)

home field advantage

d)

more people

66.

A colonist of the American revolutionary period who supported the King and the British (England's) cause.

a)

Loyalist

b)

Patriot

c)

Englishman

d)

Traitor

67.

A colonist who favored independence from Great Britain and war against Britain

a)

Patriot

b)

Loyalist

c)

Ally

d)

War Hawk

68.

Both John Locke and Thomas Jefferson wrote about the natural rights of man. In what document are these "unalienable rights" specifically mentioned?

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

United States Constitution

69.

Who led the Continental army?

a)

John Adams

b)

George III

c)

George Washington

d)

Charles Cornwallis

70.

Why was the Battle of Saratoga important?

a)

First battle of the war

b)

Bloodiest battle of the war

c)

Turning point of the war

d)

Last battle of the war

71.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a)

George Washington

b)

Sam Adams

c)

John Adams

d)

Thomas Jefferson

72.

What was the first battle of the American Revolution?

a)

Guilford Courthouse

b)

Trenton

c)

Yorktown

d)

Lexington & Concord

73.

Rights that cannot be taken from the people.

a)

Unalienable Rights

b)

Popular Sovereignty

c)

Social Contract

d)

Natural Rights

74.

Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness were -

a)

established by a series of Supreme Court decisions

b)

defined by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence

c)

were established by the ratification of the US Constitution

d)

defined by President George Washington in his farewell address

75.

The Articles of Confederation was important because it –

a)

created a means for establishing the executive branch

b)

provided every citizen in America the right to vote

c)

enabled each of the 13 states to make separate treaties with foreign nations

d)

was the first form of government for America

76.

What was the MAIN problem with the Articles of Confederation?

a)

They had too many laws.

b)

The Articles were too strong.

c)

The Articles were too weak.

77.

What was one EFFECT of a weak government?

a)

They could not write a constitution.

b)

They could not raise money.

c)

People went to war.

78.

Which strong feature of the Articles of Confederation created a method for western territories to become states?

a)

The ability to sign peace treaties

b)

Shays' Rebellion

c)

Northwest Ordinance

d)

60,000 Ordinance

79.

Which Headline describes an event that established guidelines for the admission of new states to the Union?

a)

A. Northwest Ordinance Passed

b)

B. Treaty of Paris Ratified

c)

Bill of Right Ratified

d)

D. Alien & Sedition Acts

80.

What did the Northwest Ordinance say about slavery?

a)

Slavery was outlawed

b)

Slavery was never mentioned

c)

Only white males could own slaves

d)

Slaves were guaranteed the right to vote

81.

Why is Shays’ Rebellion so important?

a)

It was the start of the Civil War.

b)

It showed the Federal Government was stronger than thought.

c)

It showed the need for a new Government.

d)

It showed the US could finally stand up to Britain.

82.
The Great Compromise was a compromise between--
a)
Mass. Plan and New Jersey Plan
b)
Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan
c)
Virginia Plan and New York Plan
d)
Virginia Plan and Delaware Plan
83.
The Virginia Plan wanted representation based on--
a)
population
b)
equality for every state
c)
state size
d)
money
84.
The New Jersey Plan wanted representation in government based on--
a)
population
b)
equality for every state
c)
state size
d)
money
85.
Congress is made up of two houses, which one is based on population?
a)
House of Burgesses
b)
Senate
c)
House of Representatives
d)
Continental Congress
86.
Congress is made up of two houses, which one has equal representation of 2 representatives per state?
a)
House of Burgesses
b)
Senate
c)
House of Representatives
d)
Continental Congress
87.
How many houses are in the Great Compromise?
a)
1 (unicameral)
b)
2 (bicameral)

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