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