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9 Week Test Review

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This political activist wrote Common Sense, a piece of propaganda written to persuade Americans to fight for independence.

a)

Thomas Paine

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

John Locke

d)

Paul Revere

2.

This person wrote the Declaration of Independence.

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

George Washington

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

James Madison

3.

This is the city where BOTH Continental Congresses met.

a)

Charleston

b)

New York City

c)

Philadelphia

d)

Boston

4.

This general commanded the Continental army throughout the American Revolution. He eventually served as the first president of the U.S.A.

a)

George Washington

b)

Horatio Gates

c)

Benedict Arnold

d)

Marquis de Lafayette

5.

The support of this country was invaluable to the Continental Army.

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Britain

d)

Spain

6.

The original body of laws that governed the U.S. (“small c”). Each state had one vote in Congress but the number of representatives was based on the size of the state.

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

Federalist Papers

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Suffolk Resolves

7.

The general who commanded the British army in Yorktown. He surrendered to the Americans.

a)

Benedict Arnold

b)

John Burgoyne

c)

General Cornwallis

d)

Lord Dunmore

8.

Resolved western land disputes after the Americans gained possession of lands west to the Mississippi.

a)

Northwestern Land Ordinances

b)

Philadelphia Convention

c)

Ratification Debate

d)

Proclamation of 1784

9.

Why didn't the executive branch hold much power when the Articles of Confederation were published?

a)

There was no one who was willing to step up to be president in the first place.

b)

Americans didn't want Britain to think that they were copying their form of government.

c)

Trick question! The executive branch held much power.

d)

Americans were afraid to revisit the autocracy of Britain.

10.

What young aristocrat commanded the French army when they allied with America? He was immediately recognized as a great leader.

a)

Marquis de Lafayette

b)

Comte de Rochambeau

c)

Bon von Steuben

d)

Patricio Henrique

11.

This battle, fought on a peninsula in Virginia, "ended" the American Revolution. The British, led by General Cornwallis, surrendered to the Continental army giving Washington and Lafayette their fame.

a)

Battles of Trenton and Princeton

b)

Battle of Yorktown

c)

Battle of Monmouth

d)

Battle of Saratoga

12.

This Treaty ended the American Revolutionary War, awarding the United States with its independence.

a)

Treaty of America (1763)

b)

Treaty of Britain (1783)

c)

Treaty of Paris (1783)

d)

Treaty of Paris (1763)

13.

The uprising of farmers from Massachusetts who were unhappy with the taxes being imposed onto them. They were worried they would lose their land, therefore being unable to produce food. This caused the Annapolis/Philadelphia Convention.

a)

Fugitive Slave Revolt

b)

Ratification Debate

c)

Suffolk Revolt

d)

Shay's Rebellion

14.
What term refers to the idea that the national government shares power with state governments?
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Ratification
c)
Federalism
d)
Checks and Balances
15.
What term refers to the process of approving the Constitution?
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Ratification
c)
Federalism
d)
Checks and Balances
16.
The Articles of Confederation were eventually replaced by what document?
a)
VA Declaration of Rights
b)
U.S. Consituion
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Magna Carta
17.
The Articles of Conderation created a ______central government. 
a)
Weak
b)
Strong
c)
Stable
d)
Big
18.
The Articles of Confederation were eventually replaced by what document?
a)
VA Declaration of Rights
b)
U.S. Consituion
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Magna Carta
19.
What type of Government did the Mayflower Compact establish?
a)
democratic government
b)
religion government
c)
polyform government
d)
self government
20.
Which exploring nation set up the Fur Trade with Native Americans?
a)
Britain
b)
Netherlands
c)
France
d)
Spain
21.
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
22.
Which pamphlet did Thomas Paine write to encourage the colonist to fight for independence from Britain?
a)
The Crisis
b)
Common Sense
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Unalienable Rights
23.
Who commanded the Continental Army?
a)
Sam Adams
b)
John Hancock
c)
Benedict Arnold
d)
George Washington
24.
What document signaled the official end of the war?
a)
Common Sense
b)
Treaty of Versailles
c)
Treaty of Paris
d)
Rights of Man
25.
After the Boston Tea Party, the British Parliament passed this set of laws in order to punish Massachusetts.
a)
Proclamation of 1863
b)
Sugar and Stamp Acts
c)
Writs of Assistance
d)
Intolerable Acts
26.
Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" influenced many Americans to call for
a)
formation of Tory groups 
b)
creation of capitalism
c)
independence from the British
d)
attacks on French held territory
27.
What British law annoyed the colonists and said "YOU CANNOT MOVE WEST PAST THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS!"?
a)
Proclamation of 1763
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Stamp Act
d)
Intolerant Acts
28.
What reason was Plymouth settled?
a)
to celebrate Thanksgiving
b)
Gold
c)
to build Indian Relationship
d)
to escape religious persecution
29.
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
30.
Where was Jamestown located (today)?
a)
Missouri
b)
Mississippi
c)
Virginia
d)
North Carolina
31.
What year did the colonists arrive to create the settlement of Jamestown?
a)
1607
b)
1608
c)
1602
d)
1600
32.
What brought the pilgrims to the Plymouth colony?
a)
the search for food
b)
the search for gold and silver
c)
the search for religious freedom
d)
the search for tobacco
33.
What kind of soil did New England have?
a)
Rocky soil
b)
Grassland
c)
Fertile Soil
34.
What state did CATHOLICS go to as their first colony?
a)
Maryland
b)
Georgia
c)
Maine
d)
Oklahoma
35.
What happened after Parliament passed the Stamp Act?
a)
The colonists boycotted
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
Colonists asked France for help
36.
What type of government would someone that supported the constitution prefer?
a)
Strong and Central
b)
States Rights
37.
Who hated slavery in the original 13 colonies?
a)
Quakers
b)
Puritans
c)
Farmers
38.
Where did cotton grow?
a)
In the South (bottom of USA)
b)
In the North (top of USA)
c)
In the west (left of USA)
39.
The __________ limited the power of the king and stated that not even the king was above the law.
a)
Magna Carta
b)
English Bill of Rights
40.
Mercantilism was the policy of using colonies to bring wealth to England by having the colonies sell __________.
a)
crops to the “Mother Country” and buy back finished goods.
b)
finished goods to other countries.
41.
In the 1650’s, the American colonies were forced to trade with __________ by the Navigation Acts.
a)
England
b)
France
42.
The First Great Awakening helped pave the way for the __________ and encouraged the ideas of liberty and equality.
a)
American Revolution
b)
Civil War
43.
In __________, the first permanent English colony was established in Jamestown, Virginia.
a)
1607
b)
1509
44.
__________ was an early attempt at self-government in the New World.
a)
Virginia House of Burgesses
b)
Mercantilism
45.
The __________ was the first written constitution in North America.
a)
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
b)
Articles of Confederation
46.

What are the 3Gs reasons for European exploration and colonization?

a)

Gold, God, Glory

b)

Gold, Guns, Greed

c)

Guns, God, Greed

d)

Gold, God, Greed

47.

Which European country was interested in establishing Catholic missions in America to increase its land and power?

a)

France

b)

England

c)

Spain

d)

Mexico

48.

How can historians be sure that a secondary source can be trusted?

a)

Check the sources the author used

b)

Check if the author is famous

c)

Check if the author is still alive

d)

Check if your friend knows the author

49.

What were the major cash crops grown in the Southern colonies?

a)

Tobacco, Rice, Indigo

b)

Tobacco, Wheat, Indigo

c)

Tobacco, Rice, Wheat

d)

Tobacco, Rice, Cotton

50.

Why is the Virginia House of Burgesses important for the development of representative government in the colonies?

a)

It was the 1st elected representative assembly in the colonies

b)

It was the 1st time that the king's power was limited by the people

c)

It was the 1st direct democracy established in the colonies

d)

It created the 1st bill of rights for people in the colonies

51.

Which region of the 13 colonies is known as the "bread basket"?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

52.

How did the 13 colonies benefit from the transatlantic trade and mercantilism?

a)

They exported raw materials and imported manufactured goods

b)

They exported slaves and imported food

c)

They imported slaves and exported manufactured goods

d)

They imported molasses and exported gold

53.

Why did the Puritans and Pilgrims establish colonies in New England?

a)

To escape religious persecution in England and establish their own churches

b)

To create plantations for growing cash crops using African slaves

c)

To explore and find gold and silver

d)

To prevent Spain and France from taking the land for themselves

54.

Which Enlightenment thinker believed we were all equal with unalienable rights of life, liberty, and property?

a)

John Locke

b)

Charles de Montesquieu

c)

Thomas Hooker

d)

William Penn

55.

What was set as the boundary of the 13 colonies by the Proclamation of 1763?

a)

The Appalachian Mountains

b)

The Mississippi River

c)

The Rocky Mountains

d)

The Ohio River

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