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FALL FINAL REVIEW OR USH

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which statement best describes the Puritans in England before colonization?

a)

A Protestant sect aiming to purify the Anglican Church of Roman Catholic practices

b)

A Catholic order seeking closer ties with the Anglican hierarchy

c)

A political party advocating separation of church and state in England

d)

An economic guild overseeing colonial trade

2.

In what year did a large group of Puritans found the Massachusetts Bay Colony?

a)

1607

b)

1620

c)

1630

d)

1676

3.

What was the purpose of the phrase City upon a Hill for the new settlement?

a)

To encourage military expansion into native lands

b)

To make the colony’s religious mission clear and emphasize giving

c)

To announce independence from England

d)

To promote secular government over church authority

4.

Which English settlement was the first permanent one in North America?

a)

Plymouth

b)

Jamestown

c)

Roanoke

d)

New Amsterdam

5.

Who were the Pilgrims/Separatists in early colonial America?

a)

Anglicans promoting state churches in the colonies

b)

Separatists who established Plymouth and insisted on complete separation from the English church

c)

French Huguenots seeking alliance with England

d)

Quakers founding Pennsylvania to promote pacifism

6.

What was the Mayflower Compact?

a)

A trade agreement between Plymouth and Jamestown

b)

The first agreement for self-government in America signed in 1620 by men aboard the Mayflower

c)

A peace treaty with the Wampanoag in 1630

d)

An act from Parliament granting colonial charters

7.

Who were indentured servants in the Chesapeake colonies?

a)

Skilled artisans hired for wages

b)

Young men or women bound by labor contracts to work for years on tobacco plantations

c)

Convicted criminals transported for life sentences

d)

Native laborers paid monthly

8.

Which description fits Bacon’s Rebellion of 1676?

a)

A royal crackdown on Quaker meetings

b)

A rebellion led by Nathaniel Bacon involving white and black colonists who distrusted government land policies and sought to eliminate Native peoples seen as obstacles to wealth

c)

A slave uprising on Caribbean plantations

d)

An urban protest against mercantilist trade laws

9.

Who was John Winthrop in Massachusetts Bay Colony?

a)

A Quaker founder of Pennsylvania

b)

The first Puritan governor and speaker of City upon a Hill

c)

Leader of the Salem Witchcraft trials

d)

Author of the Navigation Acts

10.

Which work is associated with Puritan ideals as a model of charity and community?

a)

Common Sense

b)

A Model of Christian Charity

c)

The Federalist No. 10

d)

Of Plymouth Plantation

11.

Which statement best describes Anne Hutchinson’s challenge to Puritan authority?

a)

She promoted monarchy over republican government

b)

She argued Protestantism created hierarchy and emphasized a covenant of works rather than a covenant of grace

c)

She called for stricter church-state union

d)

She demanded military rule in the colony

12.

What is a key fact about the Salem Witchcraft Trials of 1692?

a)

Only men were accused and none were executed

b)

Puritans who believed in the supernatural accused innocents; 19 victims were executed and more deaths occurred

c)

They ended with a royal pardon for all accused

d)

They took place primarily in Jamestown

13.

Which colonial leader founded Rhode Island based on the separation of church and state after being ordered to leave Massachusetts Bay Colony?

a)

John Smith

b)

Roger Williams

c)

William Bradford

d)

William Penn

14.

What was Metacom’s War (King Philip’s War) from 1675–1676?

a)

A naval conflict between England and France

b)

A period of bloody conflict between Wampanoag Indians and Puritan settlers in New England, reflecting Indian resistance to English expansion

c)

A rebellion of indentured servants in Pennsylvania

d)

A trade dispute over the Navigation Acts

15.

Which leader sought to stop English seizure of Wampanoag land during King Philip’s War?

a)

John Winthrop

b)

Metacom (King Philip)

c)

Roger Williams

d)

William Penn

16.

Who were the Quakers in colonial Pennsylvania?

a)

Military settlers sent by the Crown

b)

Pennsylvania’s first colonizers migrating for religious purposes, known for inner light and rejecting worldly rank

c)

Spanish missionaries establishing missions

d)

Planters importing large numbers of enslaved Africans

17.

Which statement about William Penn is accurate?

a)

He seized land from Native nations without negotiation

b)

He was granted land to settle his father’s debt, founding the commonwealth of Pennsylvania as a Quaker

c)

He governed Massachusetts Bay after Winthrop

d)

He authored the Mayflower Compact

18.

Which colony relied most heavily on indentured servants according to the worksheet?

a)

Virginia

b)

Maryland

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

South Carolina

19.

What was the Middle Passage?

a)

A land route from New England to the Ohio Valley

b)

The ocean route from West African ports to the Caribbean and southern U.S. that carried the slave trade, typically a two-month transatlantic crossing

c)

A canal linking New York and the Great Lakes

d)

The path of Puritan migration from England to Massachusetts

20.

Which description fits the Navigation Acts under Charles II?

a)

Laws promoting colonial self-government

b)

Policies established to gain more control over American trade in line with mercantilism

c)

A declaration of colonial religious freedom

d)

A treaty ending King Philip’s War

21.

What was Salutary Neglect in the English colonial system?

a)

Strict enforcement of trade regulations to raise revenue

b)

An English policy of relaxing enforcement of regulations in the colonies in exchange for continued economic loyalty

c)

Mandatory military service for colonists

d)

A prohibition on town meetings in New England

22.

Which colonial region is associated with Pilgrims and Separatists?

a)

Chesapeake colonies

b)

New England

c)

Southern backcountry

d)

Middle colonies

23.

In the early colonial period of United States history, what democratic quality was present in some colonies?

a)

Universal adult suffrage

b)

Election of colony leaders by eligible voters

c)

Direct popular election of the British monarch

d)

Secret ballots for all town decisions

24.

Thinking about systems of power in colonial government, how was labor in early colonial America influenced by economic demands, social class, and race?

a)

Reliance on skilled guild artisans recruited from Europe

b)

Widespread peasant ownership of small farms

c)

Heavy use of indentured servants to meet tobacco labor demands, targeting poor and often illiterate workers

d)

Limited plantation labor due to strict royal bans

25.

How does John Winthrop’s “A Model of Christian Charity” reflect the idea of forming an American identity among Puritan settlers in New England?

a)

By promoting individual profit over community

b)

By urging continual charity and communal support to build a better colony

c)

By calling for separation of church and state

d)

By discouraging any migration to New England

26.

How did Nathaniel Bacon’s Rebellion impact the different groups involved?

a)

It united British officials and Native allies against colonists

b)

It was an uprising that drew in both Black and white colonists on the frontier

c)

It ended plantation slavery in Virginia

d)

It strengthened the royal governor’s authority without violence

27.

What did the Salem Witch Trials (1692–1693) reveal about colonial society in the late seventeenth century?

a)

A well-balanced society with broad opportunities for women

b)

A secular society with minimal religious influence

c)

A society less stable than assumed, shaped by harsh religious ideals that limited women’s power

d)

A society dominated entirely by economic concerns rather than religion

28.

John Locke argued that government has a responsibility to protect certain rights. Which set of rights did he emphasize?

a)

Order, obedience, and taxation

b)

Honor, privilege, and monarchy

c)

Life, liberty, and property

d)

Trade, navigation, and tariffs

29.

Which description best captures the First Great Awakening?

a)

A political revolt against Parliament

b)

An emotional religious movement that split communities into Old Light and New Light

c)

A royal program to expand Anglican schools

d)

A diplomatic alliance between colonists and France

30.

Who was Jonathan Edwards in the context of the First Great Awakening?

a)

A British general during the Seven Years’ War

b)

A Puritan minister known for sermons such as “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”

c)

A colonial governor who opposed revivals

d)

A Deist philosopher from France

31.

George Whitefield’s role during the Great Awakening is best described as what?

a)

A legislator who drafted the Stamp Act

b)

An English clergyman whose persuasive sermons drew large crowds and urged salvation, including during his 1739 tour

c)

A merchant who organized colonial boycotts

d)

A scientist who wrote on rationalism

32.

What idea most clearly defines the American Enlightenment as referenced on the worksheet?

a)

Submission to royal divine right

b)

Pursuit of reason linked to thinkers such as Locke, Newton, and Voltaire

c)

Exclusive reliance on emotional revivals

d)

Rejection of science in favor of tradition

33.

The Seven Years’ War in North America is also called what?

a)

War of 1812

b)

French and Indian War

c)

Glorious Revolution

d)

Pequot War

34.

During the Seven Years’ War, which alliance commonly opposed the British in North America?

a)

French forces and many Native groups

b)

Spanish settlers and Puritan ministers

c)

Dutch traders and enslaved Africans

d)

Colonial governors and Parliament

35.

What was a major outcome of the Seven Years’ War in the Americas?

a)

Britain lost all colonies in North America

b)

France’s political presence in the mainland colonies was largely eliminated

c)

The colonies declared independence immediately

d)

Spain gained Canada

36.

What did the Proclamation of 1763 establish regarding westward settlement?

a)

Unlimited white settlement beyond the Mississippi

b)

A line barring white settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains

c)

Immediate land grants to all veterans in the Ohio Valley

d)

An end to all Native land claims east of the Appalachians

37.

Which provision was central to the Sugar Act of 1764 as noted on the worksheet?

a)

A tax on printed materials

b)

Elimination of vice-admiralty courts

c)

Lowered duties on molasses while tightening enforcement against smuggling

d)

Legalization of colonial paper money

38.

What did the Stamp Act of 1765 require in the colonies?

a)

Taxes only on imported tea

b)

Registration of all weapons

c)

A tax on printed papers and legal documents

d)

Compulsory military service

39.

What were the Sons and Daughters of Liberty?

a)

Royal tax collectors

b)

Organizations that led protests, organized boycotts, aided colonial resistance, and helped American soldiers

c)

Missionary societies promoting Old Light practices

d)

Groups that supported the Stamp Act

40.

What principle does the phrase “No taxation without representation” express?

a)

Colonists supported all taxes if collected locally

b)

Colonists opposed any tax unless they had representation in Britain’s Parliament

c)

Colonists demanded only property taxes

d)

Colonists favored military governors to oversee taxes

41.

Which factors sparked colonial desires for independence according to the worksheet? Select all that apply.

a)

No taxation without representation

b)

The Glorious Revolution’s influence

c)

Harsh laws threatening colonial liberties

d)

Generous British subsidies to colonial newspapers

42.

How did New Light modes of worship challenge Old Light practices in colonial America?

a)

By banning sermons altogether

b)

Through evangelical revivals that rejected traditional Old Light authority, exemplified by figures like James Davenport

c)

By insisting on strict adherence to Anglican liturgy

d)

By promoting royal taxation during services

43.

Which intellectual current motivated some colonial groups to consider independence?

a)

Deism emphasizing reason-based belief

b)

Absolute monarchy as a divinely ordained system

c)

Mercantilism enforced through Navigation Acts

d)

Mysticism rejecting any rational inquiry

44.

How did the Seven Years' War influence colonies to work as a collective, and how did the war encourage colonists to see themselves differently in the long term?

a)

It strengthened loyalty to the monarchy and ended colonial dissent

b)

It led colonies to band together and boycott taxation

c)

It prompted colonists to request more royal governors

d)

It caused colonists to abandon intercolonial cooperation

45.

What were the causes of anti‑British sentiments during the colonial America period, and how did people in America begin to support the idea of a self‑governing nation?

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Toleration Acts

c)

Quartering Act

d)

Navigation Acts limited to shipbuilding only

46.

John Adams

a)

America's first Vice‑President and second President who sponsored the American Revolution in Massachusetts and defended freedom of the press

b)

A British general who led troops at the Boston Massacre

c)

The first Governor of Georgia appointed by George II

d)

A French diplomat who negotiated the Treaty of Paris 1783

47.

Benjamin Franklin

a)

Printer, author, inventor, diplomat, statesman, and Founding Father noted for discoveries in electricity

b)

Commander‑in‑Chief of the Continental Army during the Revolution

c)

Leader of the Sons of Liberty in Boston

d)

Primary author of Common Sense

48.

Townshend Acts

a)

Direct tax on property ownership in all colonies

b)

A set of duties passed in 1767 on lead, glass, paint, and tea

c)

Repeal of the Stamp Act and Quartering Act

d)

Law granting colonial assemblies control over customs houses

49.

Boston Massacre

a)

Colonial protest where tea was dumped into Boston Harbor

b)

First bloodshed of the American Revolution in 1770 when British guards at the Boston Customs House fired on a crowd

c)

A treaty ending the French and Indian War

d)

A tax policy that placed duties on sugar and molasses

50.

Patriots and Loyalists

a)

Patriots were loyal to the King; Loyalists sought independence

b)

Patriots were colonial rebels; Loyalists were loyal to the King and England

c)

Both supported independence but disagreed on taxation

d)

Patriots supported the national bank; Loyalists supported agrarianism

51.

Boston Tea Party

a)

A 1773 protest in which Boston colonists disguised as Mohawks dumped valuable tea into Boston Harbor

b)

An agreement to boycott British textiles

c)

The formal declaration of independence from Britain

d)

A meeting of colonial delegates to write a new constitution

52.

Tea Act of 1773

a)

Law allowing the British East India Company to sell low‑cost tea directly to the colonies, undermining colonial tea merchants and leading to the Boston Tea Party

b)

Repeal of all duties on imported tea

c)

Colonial statute establishing local tea monopolies

d)

Tax that applied only to tea grown in the colonies

53.

Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts)

a)

Enacted in 1765

b)

Enacted in 1767

c)

Enacted in 1774

d)

Enacted in 1783

54.

Continental Congress

a)

Local town meeting that planned the Boston Tea Party

b)

The legislative assembly of delegates from the rebel colonies who met during and after the American Revolution

c)

British Parliament's colonial oversight committee

d)

Royal court convened to try colonists for treason

55.

Thomas Paine and Common Sense

a)

Pamphlet urging reconciliation with Britain and stronger royal authority

b)

Pamphlet published in 1776 by a British‑born writer encouraging colonial independence and turning public opinion in favor of Revolution

c)

Treatise defending mercantilism and imperial taxes

d)

Series of essays supporting Loyalist resistance to colonial rebels

56.

Declaration of Independence

a)

Royal decree granting home rule to the colonies

b)

Signed in 1776 by US revolutionaries; it declared the United States a free state

c)

Agreement ending the Revolutionary War and setting borders

d)

Colonial law establishing a national bank

57.

George Washington and the Continental Army

a)

British commander who suppressed colonial rebellions

b)

Commander‑in‑Chief of the Continental Army whose prior service in the French and Indian War helped him lead American troops in the Revolutionary War

c)

French general who negotiated with Parliament

d)

Primary author of the Articles of Confederation

58.

Treaty of Paris 1783

a)

Agreement between Britain and France ending the Seven Years' War

b)

Treaty that ended the Revolutionary War, recognized American independence, and granted territory from the Atlantic coast to the Mississippi River and from southern Canada to northern Florida

c)

Act imposing taxes on imported tea

d)

Pact forming the Continental Army

59.

What ideas, events, or movements led to the American Revolution, and how revolutionary would the new American nation be?

a)

Imperial reform

b)

Religious revivalism only

c)

Creation of the national bank

d)

Immediate extension of full political rights to all residents

60.

How did the rhetoric of Thomas Paine's Common Sense convince many colonists it was necessary to sever ties with Britain?

a)

It praised the monarchy’s equal treatment of the colonies

b)

It provided evidence that the king and monarchy did not treat the colonies equally, encouraging opposition to Britain

c)

It argued that taxation without representation was fair

d)

It urged colonists to accept permanent royal governors

61.

How revolutionary was the American Revolution, and who specifically would be excluded from the benefits of winning the war?

a)

Most benefits went to all adults regardless of status

b)

Excluded groups included women, children, and those who were not white

c)

Only Loyalists were excluded

d)

Only enslaved people were excluded while women gained full suffrage

62.

Are there any shortcomings of the Constitution?

a)

No, it created a strong central government able to tax and pass laws by simple majority from the start

b)

The Articles of Confederation created a weak government that could not collect taxes and required a super‑majority to pass laws with a single‑house body of delegates

c)

Its only flaw was too many checks and balances

d)

It immediately granted universal suffrage

63.

Anti‑Federalists vs. Federalists perspectives on the new Constitution

a)

Anti‑Federalists

1.

Farm interests and support of the many; agricultural evolution

b)

Federalists

2.

Support of the wealthy, national bank; factory‑based evolution

c)

Leaders associated

3.

Jefferson and Hamilton, respectively

64.

How did Thomas Jefferson fare in keeping true to his Anti‑Federalist/Republican beliefs when confronted with political realities as president?

a)

He refused territorial expansion on constitutional grounds and resigned

b)

He opposed the Louisiana Purchase as unconstitutional but justified completing it as the better option

c)

He abolished all federal taxes to preserve states’ rights

d)

He created a national bank to strengthen the wealthy