WorksheetsBlended Civic Literacy Pre-Assessment
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which phrase is often associated with why the Europeans wanted to explore?
Gold, God, Glory
Innovation, Invention, Ingenuity
Gratitude, Grace, Growth
Riches, Religion, Recognition
Why was the Mayflower Compact created?
To stop the route to Virginia.
To help people to rebel
To give each colonist land when they arrived in America
To help people to rebel
The Mayflower Compact and the Virginia House of Burgesses are examples of_.
Protests against taxation
Failed governments
Early complaints against the king
Colonial self-government
Claiming land in the name of the Monarch is an example of which motivation for European exploration?
Gold
God
Glory
Growth
What impact did salutary neglect have on the colonies?
Colonists resented Britain for restricting their trade
Colonists were loyal to Britain and followed their rules
Colonists were effectively allowed to develop independently
Colonists fought Britain in order to gain independence.
Which side did the colonists fight on in the French and Indian War?
French
British
Spanish
American Indians
What did Britain win in the first Treaty of Paris?
French Territory east of the Mississippi
French Territory in Northern France
French Territory south of Georgia
French Territory in the West Indies
According to John Locke, all men deserve these certain rights of Life, Liberty, and Property. What did John Locke call these?
Human Rights
Unalienable Rights
Natural Rights
Political Rights
This political philosopher believed that the administrative powers should be divided into three branches: the legislative, the executive, and the judiciary.
John Locke
Montesquieu
Rosseau
Voltaire
This political philosopher spoke out openly about separation of church and state.
Voltaire
John Locke
Montesquieu
Rousseau
What is the name of the intellectual and philosophical movement that swept the colonies in the 1700s?
Renaissance
Christian Restoration
The Enlightenment
First Great Awakening
What was the lasting impact of the Quartering Act on the U.S. government?
Soldiers are legally allowed to quarter in citizens' houses under the U.S. Constitution
The Third Amendment was added to the U.S. Constitution prohibiting soldiers from forcing their way into citizen's homes
The U.S. Constitution now requires soldiers to live on bases
All British soldiers are banned from the U.S. according to the U.S. Constitution
What does 'no taxation without representation' refer to?
Colonial protest against the French and Indian War
Colonial response to the Proclamation of 1763
Colonial development of representative congresses to petition the British Monarchy
Colonists argued that they should have a representative in Parliament for any law to be legitimate
The Intolerable Acts were in response to what event?
Boston Tea Party
Boston Massacre
Revolutionary War
Stamp Act Congress
Which of the following was NOT an advantage of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War?
George Washington
Having a strong navy
Soldiers were frontiersmen who owned their own rifles and were good shots
Knowing the land
What is the name of the document that became our first working US constitution?
First Continental Congress
The Constitution
Articles of Confederation
Second Continental Congress
The Mayflower Compact is a significant part of American History because it shows_.
A step toward self-government
An effort to take power away from the King
A step towards civil right allowing women to vote on issues within the community
A step towards limiting slavery within the colonies
Which Political Philosopher did Thomas Jefferson refer to when writing the Declaration of Independence when he says that if the government does not protect the rights of its people then the people have the right to abolish the government.
Rousseau
John Locke
Thomas Hobbs
Montesquieu
According to the Declaration of Independence, when do people have the right to alter or abolish a government?
When the government violates Natural Rights of the people
When the government does not let the people represent themselves within parliament
When the people choose not to listen to the king
When it becomes involved in entangling alliances
The economic system that supported colonialism was called_?
Mercantilism
Triangular trade route
Salutary Neglect
Proprietary colonies
