wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Binder Quiz 2/3

Total questions: 99

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which map shows land claimed by Spain during the Exploration and Colonization era? (p3)

a)
b)
c)
d)
2.

Which map shows land claimed by France during the Exploration and Colonization era? (p3)

a)
b)
c)
d)
3.

Identify the land claimed by Spain in North America (p.3)

4.

Identify the land claimed by France in North America (p.3)

5.

Identify the land claimed by European Countries during the era of exploration (p.3)

6.

Match the following countries with their reason for exploration of the new world (p.3)

a)

Spain

1.

God, Gold, and Glory

b)

France

2.

Fish and Furs

c)

Great Britain

3.

Expand Trade Network

7.

Which reasons explain Spain's exploration and colonization of the "new world"? (p3)

Select two correct answers

a)

Precious Metals

b)

Beaver Pelts

c)

Discovery of the Northwest Passage

d)

Conversion of Indigenous People to Christianity

e)

Harvest Cash Crops

8.

What year was Jamestown established? (p4)

a)

1492

b)

1585

c)

1607

d)

1620

9.

Which early British colony was established for religious reasons? (p4)

a)

Roanoke

b)

Jamestown

c)

Plymouth

d)

New Amsterdam

10.

Match the characteristics to the correct colony (p.4)

Categorize the following

Founded in order to earn a profit for investors

Founded as a refuge from religious persecution

Located in Virginia

Located in Massachusetts

First representative assembly (House of Burgesses)

Government created through a social contract calling for town hall meetings

Jamestown
Plymouth
11.

Which of the following explain why the American Colonists established self-government during early colonization? (p4)

Select two correct answers

a)

The distance from Great Britain

b)

Alliances with the Native American tribes

c)

Representation in the British Parliament

d)

British tradition of rights and law-making structure

e)

Mercantilism required the colonists to trade through Great Britain

12.

Match the Colonial Regions to the correct map (p5)

a)
1.

New England Colonies

b)
2.

Middle Colonies

c)
3.

Southern Colonies

13.

Which colonies are found in the New England Region? (p5)

Select two correct answers

a)

New York

b)

New Hampshire

c)

Maryland

d)

Massachusetts

e)

Maine

14.

Which colonies are found in the Southern Region? (p5)

Select two correct answers

a)

New York

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

Maryland

d)

Massachusetts

e)

Virginia

15.

Which of the following could be found in the New England Colonies? (p6)

Select two correct answers

a)

Mild Climate

b)

Lumber

c)

Puritains

d)

Diversity

e)

Plantations

16.

Which of the following could be found in the Mid-Atlantic Colonies? (p7)

Select two correct answers

a)

Wheat

b)

Slavery

c)

Quakers

d)

Catholics

e)

Shipbuilding

17.

Which cash crops were grown in the Southern Colonies? (p8)

Select three correct answers

a)

Tobacco

b)

Grains

c)

Rice

d)

Indigo

e)

Corn

18.

Which region of the 13 colonies had poor, rocky soil unsuitable for commercial farming? (p.6, 7, or 8)

19.

Which region of the 13 colonies produced cash crops through the use of slave labor? (p.6, 7, or 8)

20.

Which colony was a safe haven for catholics escaping religious persecution in England? (p.6, 7, or 8)

21.

What was the name of the religious event that changed the way peopled viewed the authority of the government? (p9)

a)

The Pilgrims arrival on the Mayflower

b)

Martin Luther's 95 Thesis

c)

The First Great Awakening

d)

The Maryland Declaration of Rights

22.

In the system of Mercantilism, what are the colonies required to supply to the Mother Country? (p9)

a)

Finished Products

b)

Raw Materials

c)

Manufactured Goods

d)

Enslaved People

23.

What were the effects of the French and Indian War on the American Colonists? (p10)

Choose two correct answers

a)

Independence from Great Britain

b)

Dispute over land in the Ohio River Valley

c)

The Proclamation Line of 1763

d)

The loss of land in the Southern Colonies

e)

Higher taxes to pay for the cost of the war

24.

What was the cause of the French and Indian War on the American Colonists? (p10)

a)

Independence from Great Britain

b)

Dispute over land in the Ohio River Valley

c)

The Proclamation Line of 1763

d)

The loss of land in the Southern Colonies

e)

Higher taxes to pay for the cost of the war

25.

Which of these acts forced the colonists to pay taxes without their consent? (p13)

Choose three correct answers

a)

Sugar Act

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Quartering Act

d)

Townsend Acts

e)

Intolerable Acts

26.

Both versions of the Boston Massacre agree on the following facts- (p14)

Choose two correct answers

a)

The event occurred in front of the Customs House

b)

The Colonists threw chairs, crates, and other objects at the soldiers

c)

Captain Preston ordered his soldiers to fire

d)

Five colonists were killed

e)

The Colonists only threw soft snowballs at the soldiers

27.

The Boston Tea Party was led by- (p15)

a)

Minutemen

b)

Loyalists

c)

Sons of Liberty

d)

British East India Company

28.

Which British law closed the port of Boston, banned Town Hall Meetings, and sent more British Soldiers to the Colonies? (p15)

a)

Townshend Acts

b)

Tea Act

c)

Intolerable Acts

d)

Declaratory Acts

29.

What was the name of the meeting in which colonist decided to make preparations for war by forming Colonial Militias? (p15)

a)

House of Burgesses

b)

Town Hall Meetings

c)

First Continental Congress

d)

Constitutional Convention

30.

In response to actions in the Boston Tea Party, Great Britain passed the (a)   . These acts closed the port of Boston and replaced the colonial government with a royal governor. As a result, the colonists convened the​ ​ (b)   ​ (p15)

Choose from the below words
Intolerable Acts
First Continental Congress
Stamp Acts
Townshend Acts
Constitutional Convention
Stamp Act Congress
31.

Which side had more regular soldiers? (not militia) (p16)

a)

Great Britain

b)

13 United States of America

32.

Identify two advantages the Colonist's held in the American Revolution (p16)

Choose two correct answers

a)

Outstanding leadership (George Washington)

b)

Superior numbers (more soldiers)

c)

Fighting on home ground (knew the territory)

d)

Loyalist cooperation (1/3 of the population)

e)

Plentiful supplies (food, clothing, weapons)

33.

Which Battle is know as the "shot heard 'round the world"? (p17)

a)

Lexington and Concord

b)

French and Indian War

c)

Boston Massacre

d)

Bunker Hill

34.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? (p18)

a)

Patrick Henry

b)

John Locke

c)

Thomas Paine

d)

Thomas Jefferson

35.

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain ​ (a)   rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness..." (p.18)

Choose from the below words
unalienable
federal
intolerable
human
undeniable
36.

Complete this grievance from the Declaration of Independence by identifying the missing word. (p19)

"For imposing _____ on us without our Consent"

a)

Laws

b)

Justice

c)

Taxes

d)

Quartering

37.

What battle is called the turning point of the American Revolution? (p20)

a)

Trenton

b)

Saratoga

c)

Valley Forge

d)

Yorktown

38.

What was the name of the spy who helped George Washington win the Battle of Yorktown? (p.21)

a)

James Armestead

b)

John Adams

c)

Samuel Adams

d)

Crispus Attucks

39.

What changes occurred because of the Treaty of Paris? (p.22)

Choose TWO answers

a)

France sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States

b)

The United States acquired all of the lands east of the Mississippi River

c)

The United States acquired Canada from Great Britain

d)

England recognized the United States as an independent country

e)

The Florida territory was returned to Mexico

40.

Who is known as the "Father of the U.S. Navy" (p23)

a)

Samuel Adams

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

John Paul Jones

d)

Thomas Paine

41.

Match the following (p.23)

a)

James Armistead

1.

Patriot Spy

b)

Thomas Jefferson

2.

Author of the Declaration of Independence

c)

Thomas Paine

3.

Author of Common Sense

d)

Marquis de Lafayette

4.

French officer who helped the Americans win independence

e)

Crispus Attucks

5.

African American patriot killed at the Boston Massacre

42.

Match the following (p.23)

a)

Samuel Adams

1.

Leader of the Sons of Liberty

b)

Wentworth Cheswell

2.

African American patriot who fought at the Battle of Saratoga

c)

Benjamin Franklin

3.

Delegate at both Continental Congresses and Ambassador to France

d)

Patrick Henry

4.

Delegate to 1st Continental Congress said "Give me liberty, or give me death"

e)

Mercy Otis Warren

5.

Female patriot writer who supported independence

43.

Match the following weakness of the Articles of Confederation to the correct finger (p26)

a)

Pinky Finger

1.

Weak Central Government

b)

Ring Finger

2.

No Money

c)

Middle Finger

3.

Arguing States

d)

Pointer Finger

4.

Border Disputes

e)

Thumb

5.

No Respect due to lack of leadership

44.

Which headline describes an event that established guidelines for the admission of new states to the United States? (p27)

a)
b)
c)
d)
45.

Which of the following states were created from the land called the Northwest Territory? (p27)

Choose two correct answers

a)

Ohio

b)

Iowa

c)

Kentucky

d)

Missouri

e)

Illinois

46.

The ​ (a)   established a government..., outlined the process for admitting a new state to the Union, and guaranteed that newly created states would be equal to the original thirteen states. (p.27)

Choose from the below words
Northwest Ordinance
Declaration of Independence
Louisiana Purchase
Treaty of Ghent
47.

Which compromise solved the conflict between the big states and small states over representation in congress? (p28)

a)

Three-Fifths Compromise

b)

Missouri Compromise

c)

Great Compromise

d)

Compromise of 1850

48.

Which compromise solved the conflict between the Northern states and Southern states over counting slaves for the purpose of representation? (p28)

a)

Three-Fifths Compromise

b)

Missouri Compromise

c)

Great Compromise

d)

Compromise of 1850

49.

Identify the Federalists (p29)

Choose two correct answers

a)

James Madison

b)

George Mason

c)

Patrick Henry

d)

Alexander Hamilton

e)

Thomas Jefferson

50.

Identify the Anti-Federalists (p29)

Choose two correct answers

a)

James Madison

b)

George Mason

c)

Patrick Henry

d)

Alexander Hamilton

e)

George Washington

51.

Which part of the Constitution explains the Amendment Process? (p30)

a)

Article 1

b)

Article 3

c)

Article 5

d)

Article 7

52.

Match the following Branches of Government to their power (p30 or 31)

a)

Legislative Branch

1.

Makes the Laws

b)

Executive Branch

2.

Enforces the Laws

c)

Judicial Branch

3.

Interprets the Laws

53.

Which branch of government has the power to Declare War? (p30 or 31)

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

d)

Military

54.

Which branch of government has the Checks and Balances power to veto a bill? (p31)

a)

Legislative Branch

b)

Executive Branch

c)

Judicial Branch

d)

Congress Branch

55.

Which rights are protected by the First Amendment? (p32)

Choose two correct answers

a)

The right to keep and bear arms

b)

The right to worship as you choose

c)

The right to a trial by jury

d)

The right to publish an article criticizing the government

e)

The right to equal protection under the law

56.

Which amendment guarantees the right to a speedy trial? (p32)

a)

4th Amendment

b)

6th Amendment

c)

8th Amendment

d)

10th Amendment

57.

Which amendment returns powers, that are not listed in the Constitution, back the individual States? (p32)

a)

3rd Amendment

b)

6th Amendment

c)

9th Amendment

d)

10th Amendment

58.

Determine which statement correctly summarizes the rights guaranteed in the Bill of Rights. (p32 or 33)

Move the answers to the correct boxes.

a)

1st Amendment

1.

freedom of religion, assembly, petition, press, and speech

b)

2nd Amendment

2.

citizens have the right to bear arms

c)

3rd Amendment

3.

prevents forced quartering of soldiers in individual homes

d)

4th Amendment

4.

no unreasonable or unlawful searches and seizures

59.

Match the following Principles of the U.S. Constitution (p34)

a)
1.

Popular Sovereignty

b)
2.

Republicanism

c)
3.

Federalism

d)
4.

Separation of Powers

e)
5.

Checks and Balances

60.

Which of the following precedents were set by George Washington? (p37)

Select three correct answers

a)

Serving 2 terms as president

b)

The Alien and Sedition Acts

c)

Meeting with a cabinet

d)

Remaining neutral

e)

The Louisiana Purchase

61.

Which of the following was a critical part of Alexander Hamilton's plan to fix the United States economy? (p37)

a)

Mercantilism

b)

Bank of the United States

c)

Tax on Sugar

d)

The Embargo Act

62.

Which event demonstrated the strength of the new republic to enforce it laws? (p37)

a)

Shays' Rebellion

b)

Whiskey Rebellion

c)

Alien and Sedition Acts

d)

Marbury v. Madison

63.

In Washington's Farewell Address, what three warnings did he give to the country? (p38)

a)

Remain Neutral

b)

Stay out of Debt

c)

Move the Capital

d)

Eat More Chicken

e)

Avoid Political Parties

64.

Match the political party information below (p39)

Move the answers to the correct boxes

a)

Federalist

Main Leader

1.

Alexander Hamilton

b)

Federalist

view on Government Power

2.

Strong Central Government

c)

Democratic-Republican

Main Leader

3.

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Democratic-Republican view on Government Power

4.

States' Rights

65.

Which event is illustrated by the political cartoon? (p40)

a)

X,Y,Z Affair

b)

Alien and Sedition Acts

c)

The French and Indian War

d)

The War of 1812

66.

The Marbury v. Madison case established the Supreme Courts power to declare laws unconstitutional. Which of the terms below describes this power? (p41)

a)

Speedy Trial

b)

Judicial Review

c)

Jury Trial

d)

12th Amendment

67.

The difference between these two maps resulted from the-- (p41)

a)

Proclamation Line

b)

Treaty of Ghent

c)

Louisiana Purchase

d)

Treaty of Paris

68.

Which presidential action had the biggest effect on the U.S. economy? (p42)

a)

Louisiana Purchase of 1803

b)

War with Tripoli

c)

Embargo Act of 1807

d)

Zebulon Pike Expedition

69.

Which Supreme Court case established the power of Judicial Review? (p43)

a)

Marbury v. Madison

b)

McCulloch v. Maryland

c)

Gibbons v. Ogden

d)

Worcester v. Georgia

70.

Which Supreme Court case ruled that states can NOT tax the federal government? (p43)

a)

Marbury v. Madison

b)

McCulloch v. Maryland

c)

Gibbons v. Ogden

d)

Worcester v. Georgia

71.

Which Supreme Court case ruled that only the United States Congress can regulate interstate commerce? (p43)

a)

Marbury v. Madison

b)

McCulloch v. Maryland

c)

Gibbons v. Ogden

d)

Worcester v. Georgia

72.

What was the primary cause of the War of 1812? (p44)

a)

Impressment of American sailors

b)

Taxation without representation

c)

Dispute over the land in the Ohio River Valley

d)

Dispute over the Texas border

73.

What treaty, signed in December of 1814, ended the War of 1812? (p44)

a)

Paris

b)

Ghent

c)

Guadalupe Hidalgo

d)

Appomattox

74.

What was the effect of the War of 1812? (p44)

Choose 2 correct answers

a)

End of the Federalist Party

b)

The U.S. gains all lands east of the Mississippi River

c)

The development of American manufacturing

d)

Slavery is Abolished

e)

The Proclamation Line is drawn

75.

Which presidents term in office is nicknamed the "Era of Good Feelings"? (p45)

a)

George Washington

b)

John Adams

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

James Madison

e)

James Monroe

76.

What event allowed Missouri to join the Union as a slave state, Maine to join the Union as a free state, and divided the remainder of the Louisiana Territory into free and slave? (p45)

a)

Gibbons v. Ogden

b)

Missouri Compromise

c)

Florida Cession

d)

Monroe Doctrine

77.

What country did Florida belong to before it became part of the United States under President Monroe? (p45)

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Mexico

78.

What was the message to Europe in the Monroe Doctrine? (p45)

a)

The Northern Hemisphere is closed to European Colonization

b)

The Western Hemisphere is closed to European Colonization

c)

The Southern Hemisphere is closed to European Colonization

d)

The Eastern Hemisphere is closed to European Colonization

79.

Match the following (p46)

a)
1.

George Washington

b)
2.

John Adams

c)
3.

Thomas Jefferson

d)
4.

James Madison

e)
5.

James Monroe

80.

Reorder the following (p46)

a)

George Washington

b)

John Adams

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

James Madison

e)

James Monroe

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
81.

What is the name for the practice of rewarding your friends and supporters by giving them a job in the government? (p49)

a)

Scratch my back and I'll scratch your's

b)

spoils system

c)

the Electoral College

d)

the free enterprise system

82.

What event started as an argument over a tariff and escalated into a state attempting to secede (leave) from the Union? (p49)

a)

Intolerable Acts

b)

Nullification Crisis

c)

Spoils System

d)

Trail of Tears

83.

What law forced Native Americans in the Southeast to leave their lands and move to reservations west of the Mississippi River? (p49)

a)

Proclamation Line

b)

Indian Removal Act

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

Nullification Act

84.

Which Supreme Court case ruled that Native Americans could keep their land in Georgia, but Jackson ignored the courts ruling? (p49)

a)

Marbury v. Madison

b)

McCulloch v. Maryland

c)

Gibbons v. Ogden

d)

Worcester v. Georgia

85.

What was the economic effect of Andrew Jackson's war on the Bank? (p50)

a)

the beginning of the industrial revolution in the United States

b)

the founding of the third Bank of the United States

c)

increased trade with European countries

d)

financial crisis and economic depression

86.

Which map shows the land acquired after the Treaty of Paris? (p53)

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
87.

Which land did the United States acquire from France in 1803? (p53)

a)
b)
c)
d)
88.

Name the shaded area on the map (p53)

a)

Mexican Cession

b)

Oregon Country

c)

British Cession

d)

Texas Annexation

89.

James K Polk promised, "54'- 40 or Fight", in order to acquire this land in 1846 (p53)

a)
b)
c)
d)
90.

Which map shows the area Annexed by the United States in 1845? (p54)

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
91.

Name the shaded area on the map (p54)

a)

Mexican Cession

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Louisiana Purchase

d)

British Cession

92.

Which land did the United States acquire by signing the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848? (p54)

a)
b)
c)
d)
93.

Gold was discovered here in 1848 (p53)

a)
b)
c)
d)
94.

Name the treaty that gave the United States this shaded region (p54)

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Treaty of Ghent

c)

Adams-Onis Treaty

d)

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

95.

Which map shows the Gadsden Purchase? (p54)

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
96.

Why did Mountain Men move West? (p55)

a)

Fur Trapping

b)

Gold

c)

Escape Religious Persecution

d)

Railroad Construction

97.

Why did the 49ers move West? (p55)

a)

Fur Trapping

b)

Gold

c)

Escape Religious Persecution

d)

Railroad Construction

98.

Why did the Mormons move West? (p55)

a)

Fur Trapping

b)

Gold

c)

Escape Religious Persecution

d)

Railroad Construction

99.

What effect did gold mining have on the environment? (p55)

Choose 2 Correct Answers

a)

Pollution

b)

Leveled Hills

c)

Soil Erosion

d)

Improved Transportation

e)

Built Bridges