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Dec Benchmark Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the first permanent English settlement in North America?
a)
Jamestown
b)
Plymouth
c)
Boston
d)
New York
2.

Who established Pennsylvania as a colony promoting religious tolerance *(worship any religion)?

a)
William Penn
b)
John Smith
c)
George Washington
d)
Benjamin Franklin
3.
What principle ensures no government branch becomes too powerful?
a)
Checks and Balances
b)
Absolute Power
c)
Monarchy
d)
Direct Democracy
4.
The House of Burgesses was significant because it represented what?
a)
First representative government
b)
First military assembly
c)
First judicial system
d)
First trade organization
5.
What did the Proclamation Line of 1763 do?
a)
Limit westward colonial expansion
b)
Encourage settlement
c)
Create new taxes
d)
Establish trade routes
6.
Which amendment protects religious freedom?
a)
First Amendment
b)
Second Amendment
c)
Fifth Amendment
d)
Tenth Amendment
7.
What was a key grievance leading to the American Revolution?
a)
Taxation without representation
b)
High food prices
c)
Lack of education
d)
Limited trade
8.
The Great Compromise resolved what constitutional debate?
a)
State representation in Congress
b)
Presidential powers
c)
Judicial appointments
d)
Military leadership
9.
Which region was known for deep harbors and fishing?
a)
New England
b)
Southern Colonies
c)
Western Territories
d)
Middle Colonies
10.
What system involved the forced recruitment of sailors?
a)
Impressment
b)
Colonization
c)
Taxation
d)
Representation
11.
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was important for what?
a)
Admitting new states
b)
Creating taxes
c)
Establishing courts
d)
Defining military roles
12.
What principle protects individuals from unfair government actions?
a)
Due Process
b)
Absolute Power
c)
Unlimited Taxation
d)
Mandatory Service
13.
The Fifth Amendment protects citizens' rights to what?
a)
Life, Liberty, and Property
b)
Military Service
c)
Free Speech
d)
Religious Practice
14.
What was a significant challenge in early American history?
a)
Debate over slavery
b)
Foreign invasion
c)
Economic prosperity
d)
Scientific innovation
15.
The U.S. Constitution created a government with how many branches?
a)
Three
b)
Two
c)
Four
d)
Five
16.
What principle allows courts to review law constitutionality?
a)
Judicial Review
b)
Executive Order
c)
Legislative Mandate
d)
Presidential Veto
17.
Which rights are considered inherent to all individuals?
a)
Unalienable Rights
b)
Conditional Rights
c)
Temporary Rights
d)
Restricted Rights
18.
The War of 1812 was primarily caused by what?
a)
Impressment and trade restrictions
b)
Religious conflicts
c)
Internal colonization
d)
Agricultural disputes
19.
What type of legislature does the U.S. have?
a)
Bicameral
b)
Unicameral
c)
Tricameral
d)
No legislature
20.
Which region was known for flat, wide coastal lands good for farming?
a)
Southern Colonies
b)
New England
c)
Western Territories
d)
Northern States
21.
The transatlantic slave trade was essential to what?
a)
Colonial economies
b)
Scientific research
c)
Religious expansion
d)
Military development
22.
What guaranteed each state two senators regardless of population?
a)
Great Compromise
b)
Virginia Plan
c)
New Jersey Plan
d)
Connecticut Plan
23.
Which group formed a new religious movement in 1830?
a)
Mormons
b)
Puritans
c)
Quakers
d)
Anglicans
24.
What document declared colonial grievances against British rule?
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Magna Carta
c)
Articles of Confederation
d)
Treaty of Paris
25.
How did the Constitution balance state representation?
a)
Proportional representation in House, equal representation in Senate
b)
All states have equal votes
c)
Population determines all representation
d)
Governors decide representation
26.
What was a key characteristic of Western territories?
a)
Grassy fields good for animals and wheat
b)
Dense forests
c)
Rocky mountains
d)
Coastal regions
27.
The First Amendment protects freedom of what?
a)
Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition (RAPPS)
b)
Trade
c)
Military
d)
Education
28.

Which statement describes one result of the War of 1812?

a)

Great Britain lost control of Canada

b)

The United States gained control of the Oregon Territory

c)

The United States stopped trading with Britain and France

d)

Great Britain stopped the practice of impressment

29.

The Northwest Ordinance is considered a historical milestone because it —

a)

more than doubled the size of the United States

b)

established a method for admitting new states to the Union

c)

encouraged state legislatures to ratify the Constitution

d)

proposed treaties with American Indians to allow the peaceful settlement of new territories

30.

Which colony correctly completes this diagram?

a)

A Maryland

b)

B Virginia

c)

C South Carolina

d)

D Georgia

31.
What was the 1st Representative assembly in North American colonies called?
a)
Virginia House of Burgesses
b)
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
U S Constitution
32.
Which plan called for representations in the legislature to be equal for all the states and was favored by the small states?
a)
New Jersey Plan
b)
Virginia Plan
c)
Great Compromise
d)
Three-Fifths Compromise 
33.
What is the name of the agreement that created a bicameral legislature with the lower house being based on population and with the upper with each state having the same number of representatives? 
a)
Great Compromise
b)
Three-Fifths Compromise
c)
Virginia Compromise
d)
New Jersey Compromise 
34.
What was the importance of the Northwest Ordinance?
a)
The process of how new territories become states.
b)
A treaty made with Native Americans 
c)
Allowed all people to vote 
d)
Gave African Americans their freedom
35.
Congress passes a bill---the president vetoes the bill---Congress overrides the veto
Which principle of government is shown above?
a)
judicial review
b)
checks and balances
c)
popular sovereignty
d)
federalism
36.

In Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court first stated that principle that -

a)

only the courts may regulate interstate commerce

b)

the president may veto federal legislation

c)

the courts may declare a federal law unconstitutional

d)

only the president may issue an executive order

37.
Which term describes the British policy of taking American sailors and forcing them to work on British ships? 
a)
impressment
b)
smuggling
c)
hijacking
d)
piracy
38.

Which reason best completes the diagram?

a)

Requirements of an alliance with France

b)

Interest in conquering territories in South America

c)

British impressment of U.S. sailors

d)

Abolition of state militias

39.

Which chart correctly identifies reasons for and against ratification of the proposed U.S. Constitution?

a)
b)
c)
d)
40.

Which statement describes a factor that MOST contributed to the population difference shown in the table?

a)

The South had a society that relied on wage labor

b)

The South had an economy that relied on cotton

c)

The South had a variety of natural resources

d)

The South had an abundance of large cities

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