Semester 1 Review

Question 1

Which branch of government brings impeachment charges?

Accepted Answer

Legislative

Question 2

This amendment deals with freedom of expression.

Accepted Answer

1

Question 3

Pamphlet expressing a need for citizens making laws and crying out against tyranny

Accepted Answer

Common Sense

Question 4

This means the people have the right to alter or abolish their government by voting.

Accepted Answer

Popular Sovereignty

Question 5

Which region's economy consisted of lumber, fishing, whaling, and merchants?

Accepted Answer

New England Colonies

Question 6

What was the geography of the middle colonies?

Accepted Answer

Fertile soil, flat land, mild winters and warmer summers.

Question 7

Battle that convinced the French to assist in the Revolution.

Accepted Answer

Saratoga

Question 8

What issue at the Constitutional Convention did the Great Compromise solve?

Accepted Answer

Representation in the House and Senate

Question 9

Which branch of government vetoes laws?

Accepted Answer

Executive

Question 10

Which of the following was a British advantage in the war?

Accepted Answer

Ample supplies

Question 11

Battle where the British surrendered, ending the Revolution.

Accepted Answer

Yorktown

Question 12

What was a negative impact of European colonization on Native Americans?

Accepted Answer

Europeans diseases killed many Native Americans

Question 13

What is one theory that explains how people arrived to the Americas?

Accepted Answer

Land Bridge Theory

Question 14

Which of the following was a Patriot advantage in the war?

Accepted Answer

General Washington

Question 15

During the Columbian Exchange, what did Europe and America exchange?

Accepted Answer

Plants and animals

Question 16

What were the reasons for European colonization of North America?

Accepted Answer

Freedom of religion and economic opportunity

Question 17

Which group could get freedom after serving 4-7 years of a contract?

Accepted Answer

Indentured servants

Question 18

Winter camp with harsh conditions such as starvation, disease, and freezing temperatures.

Accepted Answer

Valley Forge

Question 19

To refuse to buy or use certain goods or services

Accepted Answer

Boycott

Question 20

The government can take reasonable actions that the Constitution does not specifically forbid

Accepted Answer

Loose interpretation

Question 21

This amendment forbids cruel and unusual punishment.

Accepted Answer

8

Question 22

This said colonists were not allowed in Ohio Valley to avoid conflicts with Native Americans.

Accepted Answer

Proclamation of 1763

Question 23

Which branch of government declares laws unconstitutional?

Accepted Answer

Judicial

Question 24

Why was the Mayflower Compact important?

Accepted Answer

Governing laws for Plymouth

Question 25

Which of the following was NOT a precedent set by George Washington?

Accepted Answer

Living in the White House

Question 26

What was decided by the Treaty of Paris?

Accepted Answer

Britain recognized the U.S. as an independent nation

Question 27

Triangular trade was between which areas?

Accepted Answer

Africa, North America, and Britain

Semester 1 Review

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Semester 1 Review

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