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US History Review

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many people were executed during the Salem witch trials?

a)

10

b)

20

c)

30

d)

40

2.

Who were the two female cousins who started the allegations of witchcraft in Salem, MA in January 1692?

a)

Elizabeth "Betty" Parris

&

Abigail Williams

b)

Rebecca Nurse

&

Elizabeth "Betty" Parris

c)

Abigail Williams

&

Sarah Good

d)

Sarah Good

&

Sarah Osborne

3.

Who was accused of being a witch, eventually confessed she was forced to do it and later freed?

a)

Bridget Bishop

b)

Tituba

c)

Reverend Parris

d)

Samuel Parris

4.

Who did Columbus borrow his ships from?

a)

He built them.

b)

The King and Queen of England

c)

The King and Queen of Spain

5.
  1. 1. Which country invented gun powder?

  2. 2. Which country was sought out for their beautiful fabrics for Kings & Queens?

a)
  1. 1. India

  2. 2. Spain

b)
  1. 1. China

  2. 2. Great Britain

c)
  1. 1. Great Britain

  2. 2. Africa

d)
  1. 1. China

  2. 2. India

6.

Enslaved people were brought to the New World from _________.

a)

A. Canada

b)

B. New Netherland

c)

C. Africa

d)

D. New Zealand

7.

Slaves were not tortured being brought to the New World from Africa in the 1600-1700s.

They were only shackled together at night for their safety, but allowed to roam on the ship during the day.

a)

True

b)

False

8.
Which Enlightenment philosopher believed government works best when there is separation of powers?
a)
Hobbes
b)
Locke
c)
Montesquieu
d)
Rousseau
9.
According to Locke, all humans share a set of __________.
a)
 internal organs
b)
natural rights
c)
traits and motivations
10.

Which Enlightenment thinker believed in the "social contract" or emphasizing government by consent, equality, and liberty through self-imposed laws?

a)
Charles-Louis Montesquieu
b)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
c)
Adam Smith
d)
John Locke
11.

Who argued for freedom of speech and religion?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

John Locke

c)

Voltaire

d)

Descartes

12.
The first permanent English settlement in North America was
a)
Werowocomoco
b)
Yorktown
c)
Richmond
d)
Jamestown
13.
Which group are the New England colonies?
a)
Connecticut 
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
b)
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Georgia
c)
Pennsylvania
Deleware 
New York
New Jersey
d)
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Wisconsin
14.
Which group are the Middle colonies?
a)
Connecticut 
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Massachuttes
b)
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Georgia
c)
Pennsylvania
Delaware
New York
New Jersey
d)
California
Arizona
New Mexico
Washington
15.
Which group are the Southern colonies?
a)
Connecticut 
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Massachuttes
b)
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Georgia
c)
Pennsylvania
Delaware
New York
New Jersey
d)
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Alabama
16.
Which of the following statements is a correct description of the Mayflower Compact?
a)
The men on board the Mayflower bound themselves into a “Social Contract" beginning Direct Democracy
b)
The Pilgrims practiced an early and pure form of democracy
c)
The Mayflower Compact applied just to the non-Pilgrims on board the Mayflower
d)
None of the above. 
17.

What skill did Squanto teach the Pilgrims to help them survive?

a)

How to build houses

b)

How to plant crops

c)

How to navigate the seas

d)

How to make clothes

18.

The Proclamation Line of 1763 led to disagreement between the colonists and the British government because it —

a)

prohibited the colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains

b)

banned colonial trading with the American Indians

c)

surrendered control of the Great Lakes region to Canada

19.
What word means: refuse to buy; stop buying; or refusing to give your business to a certain company or business. 
a)
boycott
b)
grievience
c)
tariff
d)
nullification 
20.
What event put Britain in debt, so they decided to tax the colonies to pay off this debt?
a)
French & Indian War
b)
American Revolution
c)
War of 1812
d)
French Revolution 
21.

What did the Sons of Liberty disguise themselves as when throwing tea into the Boston Harbor?

a)

Minutemen

b)

British Soldiers

c)

Native Americans

d)

Mr. Hughes

22.

What law required the colonists to house and feed British troops in the American colonies without permission?

a)
Quartering Act
b)
Townshend Acts
c)
Tea Act
d)
Stamp Act 
23.

In the decade following the French and Indian War, many American colonists believed that new British taxes were unfair because —

a)

tax rates were higher in some colonies than in others

b)

colonists were asked to pay higher taxes than those paid by people in England

c)

American colonists lacked representation in Parliament

24.

This political cartoon was created by Benjamin Franklin in 1754. What point of view does it express?

a)

The colonies must unite or face destruction.

b)

The colonies must avoid conflict with India and Mexico

c)

The colonies must stop the swarm of poisonous snakes brought on by British townspeople.

25.

What was the primary reason Parliament passed these acts?

a)

To promote the growth of cottage industries in the colonies

b)

To encourage foreign trade with the colonies

c)

The recover the cost of defending the colonies

d)

To fund the establishment of new colonies

26.

What was the name of Britain's law-making assembly?

a)

Parliament

b)

Congress

c)

House of Representatives

d)

First Continental Congress

27.

Placed duties (extra taxes/costs) on imports & exports on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea.

a)

Coercive Act

b)

Quartering Act

c)

Townshend Act

d)

Boston Massacre

28.

Who was the only male to die in the Salem Witch Trials?

a)

John Proctor

b)

Giles Corey

c)

Samuel Parris

d)

Emmitt Coy

29.

Sons of Liberty were formed in this event

a)

Coercive Act

b)

Townshend Act

c)

Quartering Act

d)

Stamp Act

30.

British placed a 3-cent tax on on coffee, indigo, and certain kinds of goods.

a)

Sugar Act

b)

Townshend Act

c)

Tea Act

d)

Coercive Act

31.

The Englightenment Thinkers created the ideas and beliefs now part of the US Constitution?

a)

True

b)

False

32.

The Sons of Liberty _____ and ______ tax collectors, customs officials, and Loyalists to punish, humiliate, and intimidate them into abandoning British policies, enforcing boycotts, and preventing cooperation with British authority, using it as a potent form of vigilante justice and public shaming to rally support for the Patriot cause. 

a)

tarred and feathered

b)

cheered and welcomed

c)

screamed and shouted at

d)

feathered and killed

33.

What is the famous phrase of the Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775?

a)

Give me Liberty or Give me Death!

b)

No taxation without representation.

c)

The shot heard around the world.

d)

The British are Coming!

34.

True or False? Colonists were represented and had a say about taxes.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Colonists felt strongly about the following slogan:

a)

Allow for military housing!

b)

Save the colonies and pay more taxes!

c)

Support the British Parliament!

d)

No taxation without representation!

36.

How does the organization of the US government reflect the ideas of Enlightenment philosopher Baron de Montesquieu?

a)

All US citizens possess certain natural rights

b)

Religion is completely separate from government

c)

The government is divided into three branches.

37.

Which of the following actions did the First Continental Congress take in 1774?

a)

Delegates created a plan of self-government for the British colonies and how to make friends.

b)

Delegates discussed ways to end how wigs are worn in the colonies.

c)

Delegates wrote an official protest against the Intolerable Acts and the control of British rule and taxes.

38.

May 10, 1775, Americans attacked Ft. Ticonderoga near the great lakes. They captured the fort and its cannon. Who led this charge?

a)

John Adams

b)

Ethan Allen

c)

General Thomas Gage

d)

George Washington

39.

What was the primary goal of the Sons of Liberty?

a)

To support British rule in colonial America

b)

To weaken British rule in colonial America

c)

To promote trade with British merchants

40.

Where did the Boston chapter of the Sons of Liberty hold their meetings?

a)

In Philadelphia Hall

b)

By a boat in Boston Harbor

c)

Under the Liberty Tree

41.

What famous phrase did Patrick Henry utter in his speech?

a)

Give me liberty, or give me death!

b)

I have a dream

c)

We hold these truths to be self-evident

d)

Ask not what your country can do for you

42.

What was the FIRST Battle that began the American Revolution?

a)

Battle at Lexington

b)

Battle of the Bulge

c)
Civil War
d)

Battle at Plymouth Rock

43.
How many colonies were there?
a)
13
b)
14
c)
12
d)
9
44.

What is an objection in court?

a)

A formal protest by a lawyer against improper evidence, testimony, or questions, aiming to stop it from being presented to the judge or jury

b)

To let questioning continue

c)

People who are in the jury and need to hear all the evidence and approved by the lawyers.

45.

According to the text, what happens on the the night of April 18, 1775?

a)

General Gage gives the order to attack; as the British approach, two lanterns are hung in the Old North Church; Paul Revere sees the signal and a friend rows him across the Charles River; Paul Revere borrows a horse and warns the colonists of the British attack.

b)

King George III orders spies to scout the land and use whistles to let other redcoats know they were arriving and would meet at the Old North Church then shimmy up hrough Concord for the weapons.

46.

The colonial militia who invented the idea of camouflage and snipers is also known as.....

a)

Minutemen

b)

Redcoats

c)

Tories

d)

A nightmare

47.

British soldiers shot and killed several colonists because of a snowball fight. What was this event called?

a)

Battle of Concord at Lexington

b)

Boston/Bloody Massacre

c)

King Emmitt III Rule

d)

End of Trimester 2

48.

Middle to Lower class Americans

Farmers or Craftsmen who lived in the country or in rural areas

Had no relatives in England

Resented British rule and wanted to break from England

Wanted freedom more than protection

a)

Loyalist

b)

Patriot

c)

Redcoats

d)

Parliament

49.

Why are there 13 stripes on the American flag?

a)

For the 13 minutemen who sacrficed their lives keeping our borders safe.

b)

For the 13 different Native American tribes relocaged during the Great Migration.

c)

For the original 13 signatures on the US Constitution.

d)

For the original 13 Colonies in the Americas.

50.

Another name to identify the British.

a)

Redcoats

b)

Minutemen

c)

Patriots

d)

Loyalists

51.

What is another name for a tax that the consumer pays, not the government?

a)

Tax

b)

Duty

c)

Tariff

d)

Levy

52.

A meeting held by Samuel Adams, John Adams. George Washington and Patrick Henry in Philadelphia in 1774 is called........

a)

Sons of Liberty Establishment

b)

Meeting of Lexington

c)

First Continental Congress

53.

The 13 colonies were established because they wanted freedom from King Henry and the Pope's control over religion, power, and money.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Not exactly. It's both true and false.

54.

Why did the colonists wrote a letter to King George?

a)

they feel that his rules are unfair

b)

they feel happy about King George

c)

they feel terrible that King George is in England

55.

What was the most famous line of Patrick Henry as he pleaded to the courts for support?

a)

No taxation without representation!

b)

Give me Liberty, or Give me Death!

c)

Do you hear the people sing? Singing the song of angry men!

56.

What is the name of the other person who helped Paul Revere?

a)

William Dawes

b)

John Adams

c)

George Washington

57.

What is the name of the city where British military men were tricked to go due to reports of guns being stored there?

a)

Concord

b)

Cambridge

c)

Philadelphia

58.

Militia

a)

Tories

b)

British colonists who lost all their money

c)

A military force of volunteers and farmers

d)

Soldiers who are paid to fight for a country

59.

What was a way Ben Franklin helped establish communication for all the colonies?

a)

Invented the telephone

b)

Created the newspaper

c)

Invented flying envelopes for owls

60.

What was the lantern signal to inform militia the British were coming?

a)

Burn out all the lights in town except in front of the tower to signal entry on land.

b)

1- if by land

2- if by sea

c)

1- if by sea

2- if by land

d)

Use a flashlight to signal coming onto shore. *Turn it on/off and off 2 times.

61.

If the Magna Carta was a symbol for something, it would be _____.

a)

The English people do have rights

b)

The King has absolute power

62.

Who was King as the American Revolution began?

a)

King George

b)

King George II

c)

King George III

d)

King Philip

63.

What was the color of the flag for "Don't Tread On Me" created by colonists?

a)

White

b)

Red

c)

Blue

d)

Yellow

64.

What was the symbol for Don't Tread on Me?

a)

snake

b)

dachshund

c)

shark

d)

eagle

65.

What famous Colonist is seen on the Quaker Oats brand today?

a)

William Penn

b)

George Washington

c)

Emmitt Coy

d)

Giles Corey