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VA History SOL Review: 1607-1824
VA History SOL Review: 1607-1824
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Early Exploration, American Revolution, Constitution, Early Republic Review
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1
What was the 3/5 Compromise?
Slaves count 3/5's a person
3 slaves = 5 white people
Each state got 2 Senators
Every state got 5 representatives in Congress
2
The New England Colonies economy was based on all of the following except?
Fishing
Shipbuilding
Cash Crops
Lumber
3
What was not a major cash crop grown in the colonies before 1750?
Rice
Indigo
Cotton
Tobacco
4
The social structure of the Southern Colonies was based on all of the following except?
Commander of the Military
Family Status/Background
Ownership of Land
Member of Anglican Church
5
What did Common Sense, written by Thomas Paine, contain?
Science call solve all problems in the world
Reasons to rebel against England
Natural Rights of Life, Liberty, Property
Reasons to stay loyal to England
6
Which colony was founded for religious freedom, but intolerant of dissenters?
Southern Colonies
New England Colonies
Chesapeake Colonies
Middle Colonies
7
What country came to the aid of the Americans during the war?
Ireland
France
Russia
Spain
8
What group supported ratification (passage) of the Constitution?
Republicans
Anti-Federalists
Democrats
Federalists
9
Where was the “ Shot Heard around the World?”
Bunker Hill
Lexington and Concord
Saratoga
Yorktown
10
The Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom, written by Thomas Jefferson:
Separated Church and State in Virginia
Gave all Virginians freedom of speech
Listed rights of all Virginian citizens
Made the official religion of Virginia Anglican
11
The first elected assembly in the New World was known as?
House of Burgesses
General Assembly
Congress of British Colonies
Mayflower Compact
12
The people enter into a “social contract” in which the _____________ protects their rights.
Government
Military
Slaves
Nobles
13
According to the Proclamation of 1763:
England could tax the colonies
Colonists could not settle West of the Appalachian Mountains
A tax on sugar was placed on the colonies
All paper items were given a stamp tax
14
What system was created to maintain the separation of powers among the branches?
Separation of Powers
3/5's Compromise
Checks and Balances
Great Compromise
15
What was the importance of the 1
st
Continential Congress?
Appointed Ben Franklin first president
The colonies declared their independence
First time the colonies created an army
First time colonies acted as a real government
16
What made George Washington a good mlitary leader?
Ability to win many large battles
Ability to retreat
Ability to train his army like Englands
Winning the Battle of Saratoga
17
The ___________________ established the government for the Puritans at Plymouth in 1620.
Constitution
Mayflower Compact
Articles of Confederation
House of Burgesses
18
What English Philospher influenced the American belief of Self-Government?
John Locke
Thomas Paine
Thomas Hobbs
Ben Franklin
19
Which is NOT true about James Madison at the Constitutional Convention?
Known as the "Father of the Constitution"
Created the Great Compromise
Led the debates
Wrote the Virginia Plan
20
Why did the Articles of Confederation want a weak central government?
Feared a strong Congress
Feared creating a strong Supreme Court
Feared creating another king
Feared a strong president
21
What type of direct democracy did Puritans practice in their colony?
House of Burgesses
Elected Legislature
Town Meetings
Local Congress
22
The Rivalry between ____________ & France led to the French and Indian War.
Spain
Britain
Indians
Colonists
23
What was added to the Constitution to make the Anti-Federalists support the Constitution?
Bill of Rights
Checks and Balances
Separation of Powers
Reserved Powers
24
What types of items did the Stamp Act place taxes on?
Sugar
Rum
Cash Crops
Paper products
25
Which was NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
No power to tax
No common currency
No power to raise a military
The Presidency of George Washington
