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2b Review

Total questions: 68

Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mercantilism

a)

Being angry with England-The colonists were not accustomed to British control

b)

The specific laws passedy by England to control trade

c)

Mother Country Controls Trade-Colonys role is to serve the mother country

d)

Exit: goods going out into a country (selling)

2.

William Penn founded Pennsylvania as a refuge for...

a)

Catholics

b)

Puritans

c)

Mormons

d)

Quakers

3.

What was salutary neglect?

a)

Britain was strictly controlling the colonies

b)

Britain did not enforce their laws in the colonies

c)

Britain sent an army to the colonies

d)

Britain sold the colonies to France

4.

What was the period of Salutary Neglect?

a)

a time in which colonial governments received no support from the English government

b)

a time in which all members of colonial governments were appointed by the King of England

c)

a time in which the colonies were allowed to expand west if they maintained peace with American Indians

d)

a time in which the colonies were allowed to govern themselves if the colonies remained profitable.

5.

Why was salutary neglect ended?

a)

to help pay of Britain's debt from the French and Indian War

b)

to punish the colonies for the Salem Witch Trials

c)

to encourage faster westward expansion and conflict with Natives over land

d)

to encourage republican forms of government

6.

Savannah, Georgia, was a British Colony set up by James Oglethorpe to do what?

a)

Protect the colonies from Spanish invasion

b)

Create a colony safe for Catholics

c)

Protect the colonies from French invasion

d)

all of these are true

7.

The Transatlantic Slave Trade is also known as:

a)

The Triangular Trade

b)

The Columbian Exchange

c)

The Middle Passage

d)

The Colonization

8.

The sea journey undertaken by slave ships from Africa.

a)

Middle Passage

b)

The Transatlantic Slave Trading

c)

The Columbian Exchange

d)

Mercantilism

9.

The business of buying and selling human beings between Africa and the Americas

a)

The Middle Passage

b)

The Transatlantic Slave Trading

c)

Mercantilism

d)

The Columbian Exchange

10.

What was the economy of the South based on?

a)

Agriculture

b)

Mining

c)

Shipbuilding

d)

Whaling

11.

Tax imposed on specific imports

a)

Tariff Tax

b)

Sales Tax

c)

Income Tax

d)

Property Tax

12.

The Enlightenment emphasized knowledge, reason, and science.


a)

True

b)

False

13.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

14.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

15.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

16.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

17.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

18.

What were John Locke's 3 natural rights?

a)

Life, Liberty, pursuit of happiness

b)

Live, Laugh, Love

c)

Life, Liberty, Property

d)

Life, Speech, Religion

19.

1. Which Enlightenment thinker argued that all people were born equal and had natural rights to life, liberty, and property?

a)

a. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

b)

b. Baron de Montesquieu

c)

c. Thomas Hobbes

d)

d. John Locke

20.

Montesquieu is best known for his ideas about :

a)

separation of people

b)

separate but equa

c)

separation of powers

d)

separation of countries

21.
The Enlightenment is
a)
a time of rebirth
b)
a time when science ruled
c)
a time with people used reason and logic to explain the world
d)
a time when technology ruled
22.

A grievance is a ________

a)

punishment

b)

document

c)

right

d)

complaint

23.
What important charter was signed in 1215 in English by King John resulting in England becoming a limited monarchy?
a)
Magna Carta
b)
Code of Hammurabi
c)
Twelve Tables
d)
Declaration of Independence
24.
What did the Magna Carta do?
a)
Gave more power to the King
b)
Limited the power of the King
c)
Got rid of the Feudal System in England
d)
Gave more power to the Common People
25.

A monarchy is...

a)

a government ruled by a king or queen

b)

a government ruled by a mayor

c)

a government ruled by a president

d)

a government ruled by a dictator

26.

The Mayflower Compact was written to establish the colony of

a)

Plymouth

b)

Jamestown

c)

Virginia

d)

Cape Cod

27.

What was the name agreement which bonded Pilgrims together?

a)

Mayflower Compact

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Napoleonic Code

d)

US Constitution

28.

The Mayflower Compact is the first example in America of _____.

a)

divine oversight of government

b)

popular sovereignty

c)

democratic self-government

d)

constitutional monarchy

29.

What religious group were the Pilgrims part of in England?

a)

Farmer's club

b)

Separatists

c)

Puritans

d)

Catholics

30.
Why was the creation of the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut an important milestone in the growth of representative government in the colonies?
a)
1st written constitiution
b)
3rd form of government
c)
let people vote
d)
made people leave their homeland
31.
What was a characteristic of the Virginia House of Burgesses?
a)
it had many members
b)
members are chosen by the governor 
c)
the governor has no power
d)
Representatives are elected by the people
32.
Before the Pilgrims went ashore they created a set of rules to help them live together peacefully.  What was this called?
a)
Pilgrims' Pact
b)
Plymouth Promise
c)
House of Burgesses
d)
Mayflower Compact
33.

The English Bill of Rights

a)

Created separation of powers

b)

Enhanced the democratic election

c)

Limited the powers of the king and queen

d)

All the answers are correct

34.

The rights of settlers were extended with the Virginia House of Burgesses by

a)

granting them freedom of religion

b)

electing representatives to an assembly

c)

allowing indentured servants to live in the colony

d)

encourage them to create more products fro trade

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.
When was Mayflower Compact written?
a)
1410
b)
1492
c)
1655
d)
1620
37.
The first permanent English settlement in North America was
a)
Werowocomoco
b)
Yorktown
c)
Richmond
d)
Jamestown
38.
1st representative governing body in the American colonies.
a)
English Bill of Rights
b)
Articles of Confederation
c)
Virginia House of Burgesses
d)
Congress
39.

Pilgrims arrived here in 1620

a)

Plymouth

b)

Jamestown

c)

Roanoke island

d)

San Salvador

40.
Which Ocean did explorers use to get to the New World?
a)
Atlantic
b)
Pacific
c)
Arctic
d)
Indian
41.

Mercantilism is......

a)

a political system

b)

an economic system

c)

a judicial system

42.

What states made up the Southern Colonies?

a)

New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, & Delaware

b)

Maryland, North & South Carolina, Virgina, & Georgia

c)

New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Massachusetts

43.

What states made up the Middle Colonies?

a)

New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, & Massachusetts

b)

New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, & Delaware

c)

Maryland, North & South Carolina, Virginia, and Georgia

44.

This image is most closely associated with which term?

a)

Atlantic Slave Trade

b)

Mayflower Compact

c)

Lost Colony of Roanoke

d)

Self-govern

45.

Where is Massachusetts?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

46.

Where is New York?

a)

C

b)

A

c)

F

d)

M

47.

Where is Virginia?

a)

C

b)

K

c)

F

d)

H

48.

Which statement explains the significance of the colonial institution The House of Burgesses?

a)

The assembly served as a model for other colonial legislatures.

b)

Colonists used the assembly to overrule decisions of the royal governor.

c)

The assembly sent delegates to Parliament to represent Virginia.

d)

The king revoked Virginia's charter because the assembly became too powerful.

49.

Which of the following best explains why the Virginia House of Burgesses was different from other forms of British Colonial Government?

a)

It included men who did not own land.

b)

It included men who were elected rather than chosen by the sovereign.

c)

Members could make decisions only on economic issues.

d)

Burgesses met in England rather than in the Virginia colony.

50.

How was the Mayflower Compact like modern U.S. government?

a)

The Mayflower Compact used royal appointments, which also help the modern president pick members of the cabinet.

b)

The Mayflower Compact used ideas of divine right, which also helps citizens choose their leaders at a national level.

c)

The Mayflower Compact granted self rule, in which the people help make decisions about how they are governed.

d)

The Mayflower Compact granted freedom of religion, which gives all people the right to worship in their own ways.

51.

Why did the Puritans come to the Massachusetts Bay Colony?

a)

Puritans came to the Massachusetts Bay Colony to freely practice their religion. .

b)

Puritans came to the Massachusetts Bay Colony to control new lands.

c)

Puritans came to the Massachusetts Bay Colony to find new economic opportunities.

d)

Puritans came to the Massachusetts Bay Colony to experience new adventures

52.

Southern Colonies

a)

Maryland

Maine

New York

New Jersey

b)

Georgia

Louisiana

Florida

Texas

Mississippi

c)

Georgia

South Carolina

North Carolina

Virgina

Maryland

d)

California

Texas

New Mexico

Ohio

53.

Middle Colonies

a)

Delaware

Pennsylvania

New Jersey

New York

b)

Maine

Philadelphia

Washington D.C.

Rhode Island

c)

West Virginia

Georgia

North Carolina

South Carolina

d)

Louisiana

Maine

Virginia

California

54.

New England Colonies

a)

New Mexico

Rhode Island

Pennsylvania

Texas

b)

Connecticut

Rhode Island

Massachusetts

New Hampshire

c)

Louisiana

Texas

Mississippi

Arkansas

d)

North Carolina

South Carolina

Virginia

Maine

55.
*Distance from Great Britain
*Mayflower Compact
*Town hall meetings
The factors listed above contributed most to the
a)
creation of alliances between British settlers and American Indians
b)
election of British colonists to Parliament
c)
growth of representative government in the British colonies
d)
expansion of British trade in the Americas
56.
Which of the following provided the model for the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution?
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
English Bill of Rights
c)
Magna Carta
d)
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
57.
Drafted by the settlers in the Connecticut River colony in 1639, it was the first written constitution in the colonies establishing a democratic government controlled by citizens.
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
c)
Virginia House of Burgesses
d)
Proclamation of 1763
58.
Law from King George III, to prevent further Indian attacks, colonists could not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
Proclamation of 1763
c)
Mercantilism
d)
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
59.

Who were the main parties involved in the French and Indian War?

a)

France and Great Britain

b)

Spain and Portugal

c)

Germany and Austria

d)

Russia and Sweden

60.

Which statement best explains the British rationale for the Proclamation of 1763?

a)

Preserving Indian hunting grounds would provide the government with a steady supply of food for its fast-growing colonies

b)

Halting the westward progress of colonial settlement would reduce further conflict between American Indians and colonists

c)

Setting aside territory for American Indians to occupy in the interior would make it easier to purchase Indian lands along the Atlantic Coast

d)

Protecting American Indian leaders from attack would prevent French fur traders from reestablishing their dominance in the Ohio River Valley

61.

The original cause of the French and Indian War was

a)

a conflict in Europe between Britain and France

b)

British removal of the “Acadian” French settlers from Nova Scotia

c)

competition between French and English colonials for land in the Ohio River valley

d)

a French attack on George Washington’s Virginia headquarters

62.

What are key words for Proclamation of 1763?

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

French and Indian War

c)

taxes

d)

westward expansion

63.

A decree issued by King George III at the end of the French and Indian War to establish boundaries in the newly gained territories. This forbid colonists to buy or move west of the Appalachian Mountains.

a)

Stamp Act of 1765

b)

Proclamation of 1763

c)

Northwest Land Ordinance of 1787

d)

Compromise of 1850

64.
What is being represented on this image?
a)
proclamation line of 1763
b)
Appalachian Mountains 
c)
13 original colonies
d)
French and Indian War
65.

What was a cause of the Proclamation of 1763?

a)

All of the above :)

b)

The British did not want to keep on fighting with the Native Americans.

c)

The King was bored.

d)

The Native Americans were asking for more money.

66.
a)

They created a new branch of the Church of England

b)

They continued to financially support the Church of England

c)

They separated completely from the Church of England


d)

They published a new set of beliefs after leaving the Church of England

67.
a)

The growth of agriculture on plantations in North America required large numbers of cheap laborers.

b)

Indentured servitude was outlawed in North America and the Caribbean, causing a labor shortage.


c)

African nations along the Atlantic coast had aligned themselves with Britain during the American Revolution.

d)

The growth of shipbuilding and textile industries in the Northeast required large numbers of unskilled workers.


68.
a)

They encouraged all colonies to adopt the same agricultural practices to maintain unity

b)

They caused economic specialization that reinforced regional differences in lifestyle and labor systems

c)

They eliminated competition between colonies, creating a single colonial economy

d)

They reduced the influence of geography on colonial settlement patterns