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Unit One US History Test Prep
Unit One US History Test Prep
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1
What were some major cash crops for farmers who lived in Virginia?
Fishing, timber, & Potatoes
Oranges, cotton, & hay
Peaches, corn, & beans?
Indigo, rice, & tobacco
2
England raised taxes on the Colonists after the ___ because England was___?
War of Independence/ angry
Seven Year War/ bitter
The Battle of Bunker's Hill/ jealous
French & Indian War/ in debt
3
What year did Thomas Jefferson write the Declaration of Independence?
1787
1861
1776
1976
4
What did the Treaty of Paris accomplish?
It provided cheese & baguettes to the new states.
It planned the Eiffel Tower.
It ended the Seven Years War.
It ended the Revolutionary War.
5
Which groups of people settled in New York when it was first established?
Puritans & Quakers
Gold miners
Wealthy nobles & renters
Catholics & slave owners
6
Which battle in the American Revolution resulted in the colonists earning French support?
Lexington & Concord
Yorktown
Saratoga
Trenton
7
The Northwest Ordinance outlawed ___________ in new states.
Taxes
Native Americans
Country Music
Slaves
8
How ready are you for the test?
I have some studying to do...
Test? What test???
Bring it!
Pray for me.
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Which war caused Great Britain to tax the colonies? (2 correct answers...)
The French & Indian War
The Seven Years War
Shays' Rebellion
World War I
10
Which major battle helped to end the Revolutionary War?
Bunker's Hill
Saratoga
Lexington & Concord
Yorktown
11
Which colonies used slaves to work on tobacco & rice plantations?
Massachussetts & Connecticut
Virginia & the Carolinas
Delaware & Maryland
New York & New Jersey
12
Which English writer influenced Thomas Jefferson to include the natural rights of life & liberty in the D o I?
John Locke
John Legend
John Wayne
John Lennon
13
Why study history? (2 Correct Answers...)
History adds meanings to our lives.
To prepare for Jeopardy.
History teaches us important themes.
So we can memorize all of those important dates.
14
Which of the 13 colonies had rocky soil, few plantations, & few slaves?
New Jersey
Connecticut
New York
Massachusetts
15
Why is Shays' Rebellion an example of the Liberty vs. Safety
Jefferson said the rebels had a right to revolt & start a new government.
The rebellion called for no taxation without representation.
Shays' Rebellion was about freedom from English taxation.
An issue of safety when farmers armed themselves & shut down courtrooms.
16
Where do our unalienable rights come from according to the Declaration of Independence?
The Government
A Creator
Society
Mom & Dad
17
What did Samuel Adams create to ensure that the colonies told each other about British policies & troop movement?
The Boston Massacre
The Constitutional Convention
The Committee of Correspondence
The Continental Congress
18
States sent delegates to Philadelphia to change the Articles of Confederation after which event?
Boston Tea Party
The Battle of Saratoga
The Seven Years War
Shays' Rebellion
19
What caused Shays' Rebellion?
The courts ruled against Shays when he sued the government.
Shays was upset about his farm depreciating after the Revolutionary War.
He opposed the Revolutionary War, & he started a riot.
Farmers couldn't pay debts & were imprisoned; their land was auctioned.
20
Afer the Treaty of Paris, the USA nearly doubled in size. What was this new land called?
The Missouri Compromise
The Northwest Territory
Texas
The Louisiana Purchase
21
The Northwest Ordinance divided land into square_______.
States
Townships
Acres
Counties
22
The Declaration of Independence states that we "are endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable__________."
Liberties
Truths
Equalities
Rights
23
Which of these colonies was in the southern region?
Delaware
New York
Massachusetts
Virginia
24
The Articles of Confederation did not give the the national government (Congress,) the power to:
Regulate Foreign Trade
Declare Peace
Wage war
Tax
25
What does Ideological vs. Selfish mean?
ideal vs. tragic
good vs. bad ideas
For property owners vs. renters
For everyone vs. for only some
26
The Declaration of Independence (DoI) is an example of which theme in U.S. History?
No Taxation without Representation
The Seven Years War
Strict vs. Loose interpretation of the Constitution
Liberty vs. Safety
27
How many people were needed to become a state in accordance with the Northwest Ordinance?
Seventy- Five Thousand
Ten
A Million
Sixty Thousand
28
Which was NOT a tax that upset the colonists?
The Paper Act
The Coercive Acts
The Tea Act
The Stamp Act
29
The Puritans came to the New World for religious reasons. Where did they mostly settle?
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Virginia
30
What was the name of the USA's first plan for governance? (The document's name...)
The Articles of Confederation
The Bill of Rights
The Constitution
The Declaration of Independence
