• A. Mercantilism

• B. Free Enterprise

• C. Direct Democracy

• D. Limited

Government

• System in which it is a colony’s responsibility to support its parent country.

• The colony

that was

established

by a Quaker

was…

A. Massachusetts

B. New Hampshire

C. Virginia

D. Pennsylvania

• During the American Revolution, Samuel Adams was…

• A. An important diplomat who argued against independenceB. The King of EnglandC. A leader who urged a boycottD. A writer who argued for independence

• A. Magna Carta

• B. English Bill of Rights

• C. Mayflower Compact

• D. Articles of Confederation

• limited the power of the king

• guaranteed right to trial by jury

• What do these three men have in common?

• A. US Presidents

• B. Anti-Federalists

• C. Federalists

• D. Opposed the Revolution

Alexander Hamilton James Madison John Jay

• created just before Yorktown, this was the first attempt at a national government by the American Colonies

• failed because of lack of strong central government

• A. Magna Carta

• B. Mayflower Compact

• C. Articles of Confederation

• D. U.S. Constitution

• began in part over the British impressment of American sailors

• No territory changed hands

• A. American Revolution

• B. Trail of Tears

• C. War of 1812

• D. Nullification Crisis

• Member of the Continental Congress

• “Father” of the Constitution

• Authored some of the Federalist Papers

• Author of the Bill of Rights

• 4th President 1809-1817

• A. James Madison

• B. James Monroe

• C. Thomas Jefferson

• D. Benjamin Franklin

• denied

slaves

rights of

citizenship

• A. Marbury vs.

Madison

• B. McCulloch vs.

Maryland

• C. . Dred Scott vs.

Sanford

• D. Gibbons vs. Ogden

• Boston Patriot

• Fought British

Taxation Policies

• Member of the Sons

of Liberty

• Organized the

Committees of

Correspondence

• Member of the

Continental Congress

• A. Patrick Henry

• B. John Adams

• C. Samuel Adams

• D. Benjamin Franklin

• Who were

important

writers during

the American

revolution?

• A. Benjamin Franklin

& George III

B. Samuel Adams &

Benjamin Franklin

C. Thomas Paine &

Thomas Jefferson

D. George

Washington & Thomas

Jefferson

• What is the

significance

of the

Philadelphia

Convention?

• A. America declared its

independence at this

convention

B. The Constitution was

written at this convention

C. The First Continental

Congress occurred at this

convention

D. The Articles of

Confederation was

written at this convention

Which political issue was resolved by the Great Compromise?

• A. trade

• B.

representation

• C. taxes

• D. frontier

settlement

• Manifest

Destiny was a

cause of what

war that

America

fought in the

19th century?

• A. American

Revolution

B. Civil War

C. War of

1812

D. Mexican

War

• What is a tariff?

• A. It allows America to trade

freely with any country it wants

to

B. It is a fee imposed on

imported goods in America

C. It is a fee landowners pay

to the national government

D. It allows owners of slaves

to import slaves directly form

Africa

• Who were the

abolitionists?

• A. Politicians who

wanted to give more

power to the state

governments

B. People who

wanted to end slavery

C. Women who

wanted equal rights

D. Political party that

wanted to allow

slavery in the

territories

• A system of government in which the power is divided between a central government and smaller political units such as states.

• A. Republicanism

• B. Popular

Sovereignty

• C. Checks and

Balances

• D. Federalism

Which headline best explains the

reason for the establishment of

Jamestown in 1607?

• A. “Settlers set off to

find gold”

• B. “Puritans seek

religious freedom”

• C. “A large number of

debtors step off boat”

• D. “Pilgrims flee in

hope of finding

religious freedom”

“No taxation without representation” was the

response of many colonists to the:

• A. sharing of tax

revenues with Native

Americans

• B. provisions of the

Treaty of Paris of 1783

• C. British policies in the

colonies after 1763

• D. calling of the First

Continental Congress

English tradition and the Mayflower

Compact contributed most significantly to

the growth of the principles of-

• A. government under the law and by the consent of the governed

• B. religious freedom and voting for women

• C. checks and balances and separation of powers

• D. racial equality and equal treatment under the law

Which statement best explains the amount of

tobacco exported to England for the years of

1776-1783?

Years Average Yearly

Shipment in pounds

1767-1770 71,223,398

1771-1775 100,249,615

1776-1783 -----------------

1790-1794 99,665,656

1795-1799 70,625,518

1800-1804 85,935,914

1805-1809 54,525,206

A. American was

involved in a war with

Britain

B. England placed an

embargo on tobacco

products.

C. American products

were being taxed at a

high rate by the English.

D. American tobacco

farmers reduced their

tobacco crop.

American Tobacco Production

The creation of colonial assemblies

throughout the British colonies represented:

• A. attempts to build a strong central government in America.

• B. British efforts to strengthen their control over the colonies.

• C. a step in the growth of representative government in America.

• D. the sharing of power by the national and state governments

In what way did the Declaration of

Independence contribute to the development

of democracy?

• A. It guaranteed trial by

jury

• B. It allowed women to

take part in government

• C. It stated that people

were the source of

governmental power

• D. It provided for the

election of a President

every four years

A chapter in the textbook discusses the French and Indian

War, the Stamp Act, and the Boston Tea Party. The main

topic of the chapter is most likely-

• A. economic conflicts in colonial America

• B. trade policies between Great Britain and colonial America

• C. the causes of the American Revolution

• D. the development of democratic institutions in the United States

Which event belongs in the blank

box on the timeline?

1765

Stamp Act

1770

Boston

Massacre

1773

Boston

Tea

Party

1775

Fighting

breaks

out

at

Concord

1776

Thomas

Paine

Publishes

Common

Sense

?

A Intolerable Acts B. Declaration of Independence

C. Surrender at YorktownD. Treaty of Paris

Which person is considered to be

the author of this statement?

• “We hold these truths to

be self-evident, that all

men are created equal,

that they are endowed by

their creator with certain

unalienable rights. That

to secure these rights,

Governments are

instituted among men,

deriving their just powers

from the consent of the

governed…”

• A. George Washington

• B. Thomas Jefferson

• C. Benjamin Franklin

• D. Thomas Paine

Which action could be justified based on the

political philosophy expressed in the Declaration of

Independence?

• A. A country’s dictator arrests

political opponents.

• B. A government passes

laws to strengthen racist

policies.

• C. A monarchial government

releases political terrorists.

• D. A group of rebels tries to

overthrow an oppressive

government.

• The power of voting for their representatives rest solely with the people.

• A. Republicanism

• B. Popular Sovereignty

• C. Separation of Powers

• D. Unalienable Rights

Which of the 13

Colonies was the

location of the first

permanent English

settlement in North

America?

• A. Georgia

• B. Massachusetts

• C. Virginia

• D. Pennsylvania

What was one of the major economic

differences between the South and the North before the Civil War?

• A. The South was much larger than the North and therefore had a greater economic base.

• B. Fewer southern farmers than northern farmers owned land.

• C. The South produced a wider variety of products than the North produced.

• D. The South’s economy relied on slave labor, while the North’s economy relied on wage labor.

• According to

the Declaration

of

Independence,

why did

Americans

rebel?

• A. Americans did not believe in

the English idea of unalienable

rights anymore.

B. They believe they had certain

rights that England had trampled

upon.

C. Americans wanted to prove

that they could be as strong as

any European power.

D. Europe had tried to create

new colonies in the New World

The House of

Burgesses is

an example of

which

concept?

• A. representative

government

• B. commercial

revolution

• C. proprietary

rule

• D. mercantilism

• Hero of the Battle of

New Orleans during the

War of 1812

• 7th President 1829-1837

• Began new style of

politics with his

Jacksonian Democracy

• His Indian removal Act

led to the Trail of Tears

• A. Andrew

Jackson

• B. Henry Clay

• C. John C.

Calhoun

• D. Abraham

Lincoln

• A. Popular Sovereignty

• B. Limited Government

• C. Separation of

Powers

• D. Republicanism

• This type of government and those in it must remain obedient to its own laws; They are subject to the “Rule of Law” like all citizens.

• What was the Mayflower Compact?

• A. The ship in which the Pilgrims traveled to the New WorldB. The company that governed the colony of VirginiaC. An agreement among Pilgrims about the rules they follow in the New World.D. A complaint the colonists made to the governor.

• Revolutionary War

Veteran

• Author of some of the

Federalist Papers

• Secretary of Treasury

under Washington

• The Federalist Party

developed out of his

ideas about

government and

economics

• A. George

Washington

• B. Thomas Jefferson

• C. Alexander

Hamilton

• D. Patrick Henry

• “The Great Compromiser”

• Proposed the Missouri Compromise

• Helped end the Nullification Crisis

• A. John C. Calhoun

• B. Daniel Webster

• C. Henry Clay

• D. John Marshall

• A. Declaration of

Independence

• B. Northwest

Ordinance

• C. Treaty of Paris

1783

• D. U.S. Constitution

• Set up the method By which the United States Territory could grow and expand in an orderly manner.

A major issue at the Constitutional Convention was…

• A. the argument between Loyalists and Patriots

• B. whether women and blacks should be given the right to vote

• C. how the western territories would become states

• D. whether the states or the national government would have the most power

In the years before the

American Civil War,

which of these

people would have

been most likely to

oppose high tariffs?

• A. Manufacturer from

New York

• B. Craftsman with a

shop in

Massachusetts

• C. Plantation owner

in South Carolina

• D. Slave working in

Kentucky

• A. 1

• B. 2

• C. 3

• D. 4

Which area on the map did the United States acquire from the treaty of Paris 1783?

• Government responsibilities are split into 3 separate branches.

• A. Checks and

Balances

• B. Separation of

Powers

• C. Limited

Government

• D.

Republicanism

• Patriot

• Wrote Common Sense and The Crisis

• Urged Americans to support the Patriot cause in the American Revolution

• A. Thomas Jefferson

• B. Benjamin Franklin

• C. Patrick Henry

• D. Thomas Paine

• A. Protective Tariff

• B. Nullification

• C. Direct Democracy

• D. Popular Sovereignty

• Idea that a state government could ignore a federal law that they feel unfairly hurts their state.

• Commander of the

Confederate Army

during the Civil War

• Surrendered to

Ulysses S. Grant at

Appomattox

Courthouse in 1865

• A. Ulysses S. Grant

• B. Robert E. Lee

• C. Jefferson Davis

• D. Abraham Lincoln

• A. It wanted to

establish a system of

free trade

B. It wanted to be

able to purchase

cheap ships from

other countries

C. It wanted to

establish a system of

mercantilism

D. It could not afford

to feed its population

• What was an

economic

reason that

England

decided to

establish

colonies?

During the presidency

of James K. Polk the

idea of Manifest

Destiny was

promoted by the

government. What

was the most

challenging natural

barrier that

challenged those

which were moving

west?

A. Mississippi

River

B. Appalachian

Mountains

C. Florida

Everglades

D. Rocky

Mountains

Controversy over which issue led to

the Missouri compromise (1820)?

• A. The protective tariff

• B. Slavery in new

states

• C. Cost of lands west

of the Mississippi

• D. Proper

interpretation of the

Constitution

• 5th President 1817-1825

• He warned Europe not to interfere with any nation in the Western Hemisphere

• A. James Madison

• B. Thomas Jefferson

• C. James Monroe

• D. Andrew Jackson

• A. Mercantilism

• B. Free Enterprise

• C. Direct

Democracy

• D. Limited

Government

• Individual people and not the government control the economy; People decide what to make, sell, and buy.