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Test Description: 1st, 2nd and 3rd six weeks
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1) The powers not delegated to the United States… are reserved to the States respectively…
A
Seperation of Powers
B
Checks and Balances
C
Federalism
D
Republicanism
2) The President… shall have Power, by which the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two-thirds of the Senators present concur.
A
Limited Government
B
Checks and Balances
C
Separation of Powers
D
Individual Rights
3) What document was written in 1787?
A
Declaration of Independence
B
U.S. Constitution
C
Common Sense
D
Articles of Confederation
4) What were some examples of taxation without representation?
A
Stamp Act, Townshend Act, Sugar Act
B
Stamp Act, Sugar Act, Quartering Act
C
Stamp Act, Tea Act, Quartering Act
5) Colonists were used to having this type of government that was influenced by the Mayflower compact and Fundamental Orders Of Connecticut?
A
Monarchy
B
Self-Government
C
Communism
6) Why were Colonists upset about the new tax laws ?
A
They lacked representation in Parliament
B
They wanted to get rid of Mercantilism
C
They didn't allow them to continue to tar and feather the tax collectors
7) The Battle of Saratoga was a turning point in the war because it
A
liberated Georgia from British control.
B
forced the British to leave Canada.
C
ended General Burgoyne's career.
D
brought France into the war as an American ally.
8) Why were the American Colonist taxed after the French and Indian War?
A
Townshend Acts
B
They made too much money
C
That was the agreement with the Native Americans
D
Britain needed to pay off debts incurred in fighting the war
9) What document replaced the Articles of Confederation and established a new national government?
A
The Magna Carta
B
The Declaration of Independence
C
The English Bill of Rights
D
The Constitution
10) How did the development of plantations lead to increase demand for slaves?
A
Plantations produced large amounts of food that slaves could consume
B
Plantations required enormous amounts of labor
C
Plantations were located in the Americas
D
Africans had extensive experience in managing plantations
11) Which strong feature of the Articles of Confederation created a method for western territories to become states?
A
60,000 Ordinance
B
Northwest Ordinance
C
Shays' Rebellion
D
The ability to sign peace treaties
12) Which European countries explored the new world for Social Reasons such as converting native americans, and economic reasons like gold and fur trade?
A
Spain and England
B
France and England
C
Spain and France
13) The Southern states wanted to count each slave as part of the population because
A
Slaves increased how much they could collect in taxes
B
Slaves would help states get more land
C
Slaves would work on the plantations
D
Slaves would increase the states representation in the Legislature
14) +Distance from Great Britain +Mayflower Compact +Town Hall meetings The factors listed above contributed most to the-----
A
creation of alliances between British settlers and American Indians
B
Growth of representative government in the British Colonies
C
expansion of British trade in the Americas
D
Election of British colonist to Parliment
15) Prior to the American Revolution colonists were not allowed to settle west of?
A
Rocky Mountains
B
Appalachian Mountains
C
Mount Everest
D
Sierra Nevada Mountains
16) What battle is considered the last major battle of the American Revolution where Cornwallis surrenders to Washington?
A
Lexington and Concord
B
Saratoga
C
Yorktown
D
Gettysburg
17) What is the name of the act that closed Boston Harbor as a Punishment for the Boston Tea Party?
A
Intolerable Act
B
Townshend Act
C
Stamp Act
D
Sugar Act
18) Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
A
Paul Revere
B
Thomas Jefferson
C
Samuel Adams
D
Benjamin Franklin
19) Which Constitutional principle states that people hold the supreme power?
A
Republicanism
B
Popular Sovereignty
C
Federalism
D
Federalism
20) Which Constitutional principle divides powers of the government among three separate branches: executive, legislative, and judicial?
A
Checks and Balances
B
Limited Government
C
Separation of Powers
D
Popular Sovereignty
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