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Worksheets24-25 Fall Semester Exam Review
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins
Both the 1st and 2nd Great Awakening resulted in...
An end of Catholicism in the United States
An increased enthusiasm towards religion
A new god-centered nation being created in the west
An increase in immigrants from outside of Europe
What did The Mayflower Compact, Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, and The Virginia House of Burgesses ALL have in COMMON?
They were all illegal
They were all forms of a dictatorship
They were all forms of representative government
They were against the colonists beliefs
F
G
H
J
A
B
C
D
A
B
C
D
A
B
C
D
What was the MAIN problem with the Articles of Confederation?
They had too many laws.
The Articles were too strong.
The Articles were too weak.
What is the only branch of government under the Articles of Confederation?
Which of the following is not a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
What happened in Massachusetts that brought the problems of the Articles of Confederation to light?
What were the Intolerable Acts also known as?
The Coercive Acts
The Compromise Acts
The Peace Acts
The Agreement Acts
Which event directly prompted the British Parliament to pass the Intolerable Acts?
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Tea Party
The Declaration of Independence
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
How did the Intolerable Acts affect the relationship between the colonies and Britain?
It improved diplomatic relations
It led to increased colonial cooperation
It caused tension and unrest
It strengthened economic ties
What was a major colonial response to the Intolerable Acts?
The First Continental Congress
The signing of the Treaty of Paris
The Battle of Bunker Hill
The Olive Branch Petition
What was the main goal of the Intolerable Acts according to the British Parliament?
To punish the colonies for their resistance
To grant more autonomy to the colonies
To promote trade with the colonies
To encourage colonial independence
The Stamp Act taxed all [ ] goods
Molasses
Sugar
Paper
Tea
What famous phrase became a cry of the colonists
"Free the People!"
"We the people!"
"Ain't nobody got time for that!"
"No taxation without representation!"
Why were the colonists so angry about the taxes
They could not afford to pay taxes
They gave enough money to the king already
They had no representation in parliament
They were not angry!
The secret group formed in 1765 to protect colonist's rights and protest British taxation
Sons of Liberty
Sons of Freedom
Sons of God
Sons of Thunder
Some colonists smuggled goods to avoid paying taxes.
True
False
Which items were taxed as part of the Townshend Acts? (check all that apply)
tea
glass
paint
wood
paper
Why did Great Britain repeal the Townshend Act but keep the tax on tea?
King George randomly chose one item to keep taxing
tea was a highly sought after item and they knew they could continue to make the most money from it
King George wanted to reward smugglers of tea
Which best describes the Great Compromise?
Compromise between the Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan
Compromise over slavery in the Constitution
Compromise over how the president will be elected
Which of these best describes the three-fifths compromise?
An agreement regarding population count and representation in Congress.
An agreement regarding the structure of Congress.
An agreement regarding the continued use of the Atlantic Slave Trade in the United States.
Which document outlined the United States government before the constitution was ratified?
Articles of Confederation
Great Compromise
The Reynolds Pamphlet
The Federalist Papers
Which plan at the convention proposed that representation in Congress be based on each state's population?
The Virginia Plan
The New Jersey Plan
The Great Compromise
Which plan at the convention proposed that representation in Congress be equal for all states?
The Virginia Plan
The Connecticut Compromise
The New Jersey Plan
Which issue did the Virginia Plan, the New Jersey Plan, and the Great Compromise address at the Constitutional Convention (1787)?
the number of justices on the Supreme Court
a system for electing the president
the power to regulate interstate commerce
a method of determining state representation in Congress
These colonies had more religious diversity than other colonies:
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Which group of colonies is called the "breadbasket of the colonies?
New England
Middle
Southern
Which region has rocky soil, harsh winters, and good natural harbors?
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Which region has rich soil, lots of rain and sun, and easily navigated rivers?
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Which region has rich soil, hot summers and mild winters, and long growing seasons?
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Which region's economy is based on exporting wood, fishing, whaling, and shipbuilding?
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Which region's economy is based wheat farming, large cities, and craftsmen?
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Which region's economy is based plantations, cash crops, and slave labor?
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Which region's society consisted of Puritans looking for religious freedom?
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Which best explains how the geography impacted the kind of economy a colony would have?
The religion of the people would make them do different jobs
The people would settle for different reasons and took different jobs
Natural Resources led to different industries
As people moved to a colony, the economy was already established by the natives
"No freeman shall be seized or imprisoned, or stripped of his rights or possessions...except by the lawful judgement of his peers..."
-Magna Carta, 1215
Which political idea was influenced by this provision of the Magna Carta?
Federalism
Due Process
Popular Sovereignty
Social Contract
What is the significance of the Magna Carta in influencing the US government?
It was a treaty between the US and England
It established the divine right of kings
It established the principle that the king is subject to the law and guaranteed certain individual rights.
It had no impact on the US government
How did the English Bill of Rights influence the US government?
It had no impact on the US government
It served as a model for the US Bill of Rights
It led to the US government adopting a monarchy
It caused the US government to reject the idea of a Bill of Rights
What was the purpose of the Mayflower Compact in relation to the US government?
To abolish all forms of government in the colony
To declare the colony as an independent nation
To establish a monarchy in the colony
To establish a self-governing colony and lay the foundation for democratic governance in the United States.
Which is the idea that power to govern comes from the people?
Popular Sovereignty
Individual Rights
Republicanism
Federalism
Each branch has controls over the other two branches, making sure one branch doesn't become too powerful.
Separation of Powers
Checks and Balances
Popular Sovereignty
Limited Government
A limited government is created to-
let people twist and bypass the law whenever they want to.
enable the president to have less work.
protect people from tyranny.
give all power to the people.
The personal freedoms, protections, and equality under the law guaranteed by the Bill of Rights are--
Republicanism
popular sovereignty
checks and balances
individual rights
The people exercise their rights by voting for their political representatives.
Federalism
Popular Soverignity
Republicanism
Democratic
What does the Bill of Rights protect?
The Constitution
Individual Rights
The President and Vice President
The X-Men
The government only gets its power given to it from the Constitution, what is this called?
The Constitution
Separation of Powers
Individual Rights
Limit Government
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.
The division of power between the National Government and the State Governments
Checks and Balances
Separation of Powers
Federalism
Individual Rights
As part of his financial plan Alexander Hamilton wanted to create a
standing army
Marine Corps
national bank
plan to end slavery
He was the first secretary of the Treasury and one of Washington's most trusted advisors
Thomas Jefferson
Edmund Randolph
Alexander Hamilton
Ben Franklin
The organization of the first U.S. political parties resulted in large part from disagreements over which issue?
The purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France
The election of George Washington to a second term as president
The establishment of the First Bank of the United States
The attack on the Port of Tripoli in North Africa
What did the Northwest Ordinance say about slavery?
Slavery was outlawed
Slavery was never mentioned
Only white males could own slaves
Slaves were guaranteed the right to vote
Under what governing document was the Northwest Ordinance created?
The Declaration of Independence
The Articles of Confederation
The Ohio State Constitution
The United States Constitution
What was the purpose of the Northwest Ordinance?
to control Indians in the Northwest Territory
to set a path to statehood and establish rights for settlers
to convince more colonists to fight for independence
to give states a process for collecting taxes
What did Congress sell to pay off their debts?
food
money
they couldn't pay back their debts
land in the Northwest Territory
What is the right to hold our local, state, or federal government responsible or accountable called?
Freedom to Petition
Freedom to Assemble
Freedom of Religion
Freedom of Speech
Which freedom gives Americans the right to celebrate whichever holidays that they choose to believe in?
Freedom of Speech
Freedom of Religion
Freedom of the Press
Freedom to Petition
A newspaper publishing on article about not liking a new law is allowed because of which freedom?
Freedom to Petition
Freedom to Assemble
Freedom of the Press
Freedom of Religion
Asking government for changes to be made is called a petitioning.
TRUE
FALSE
Protesting is allowed under which freedom?
Freedom to Assemble
Freedom to
Petition
Freedom of Religion
Freedom of Speech
TV channels can decide which voting commercials they want to run because of which freedom?
Freedom of Religion
Freedom to Assemble
Freedom to Petition
Freedom of the Press
George Washington believed that Political Parties were....
Dangerous to the country
Improve the Nation
Overpower State Governments
Create a National Bank
What was George Washington's Advice on Political Parties?
Political Parties are necessary to run a government
Political Parties could divide and weaken the Nation
Political Parties should create jobs and businesses
Political Parties should only exist in State Governments
What is Washington's warning?
"It opens the door to foreign influence and corruption, which find a facilitated access to the government itself through the channels of party passions."
Stay neutral
Stay united
Avoid political parties
Stay out of debt
What was George Washington's advice on Foreign Policy?
The Nation should remain neutral and avoid permanent alliances
The Nation should end slavery
The Nation should expand from East to West
The Nation should colonize Latin America
The Purpose of the Farewell Address was to....
leave advice for the country and next president
help Congress create a new constitution
decide how representation would be decided
decide how many votes each state would get
What is an alliance?
An agreement between two countries to look after each others' interests
A organized group of people who have the same political interests
