Life in the Colonies
Which of the following was NOT one of the original 13 American colonies?
A. New Hampshire
B. Georgia
C. Ohio
D. Maryland
C. Ohio
What event led to the deaths of Crispus Attucks and two others in 1770?
A. The Boston Tea Party
B. The Intolerable Acts
C. The Boston Massacre
D. The Stamp Act
Correct Answer: C. The Boston Massacre
Why did delegates meet at the First Continental Congress in 1774?
A. To declare independence from Britain
B. To write the Constitution
C. To respond to the closing of Boston Harbor
D. To plan a trade agreement with Britain
Correct Answer: C. To respond to the closing of Boston Harbor
Who was the U.S. president that issued the Monroe Doctrine?
A. John Quincy Adams
B. Thomas Jefferson
C. James Madison
D. James Monroe
Correct Answer: D. James Monroe
What is nationalism as described in the passage?
A. A desire to expand westward
B. Feelings of pride and loyalty to one’s nation
C. Support for European alliances
D. Opposition to all forms of government
Correct Answer: B. Feelings of pride and loyalty to one’s nation
A triangular trade is system in which goods and slaves were traded among which goods and slaves were traded among the Americas, Britain, and Africa the Americas, Britain, and Africa.
True or False
False
Why did the British East India Company want to sell tea directly to colonists?
A. To punish colonial merchants
B. To avoid paying British taxes
C. To reduce smuggling and increase profits
D. To start a new trade agreement
Correct Answer: C. To reduce smuggling and increase profits
What was the Declaration of Rights?
A. A statement declaring independence
B. A list of taxes to be repealed
C. A set of resolutions that included rights to life, liberty, and property
D. A request for more British troops in the colonies
Correct Answer: C. A set of resolutions that included rights to life, liberty, and property
According to the Monroe Doctrine, how would the United States treat existing European colonies in the Americas?
A. By forcing them to become independent
B. By purchasing them
C. By not interfering with them
D. By invading them
Correct Answer: C. By not interfering with them
What major infrastructure project was the first federally funded road in the U.S.?
A. The Erie Canal
B. The Transcontinental Highway
C. The Cumberland Road
D. The Oregon Trail
Correct Answer: C. The Cumberland Road
Olaudah Equiano was originally from which country?
A. Ghana
B. Nigeria
C. Senegal
D. Kenya
B. Nigeria
Which of the following was not one of the Intolerable Acts?
A. Closing Boston Harbor
B. Allowing colonists to elect their own governor
C. Canceling Massachusetts’s charter
D. Sending British officials accused of crimes to Britain for trial
Correct Answer: B. Allowing colonists to elect their own governor
4. What event is referred to as the “shot heard ’round the world”?
A. The signing of the Declaration of Independence
B. The Boston Massacre
C. The first shot at the Battle of Lexington
D. The fall of Fort Ticonderoga
Correct Answer: C. The first shot at the Battle of Lexington
Which of the following was not one of the four points of the Monroe Doctrine?
A. The U.S. would take over all Latin American governments
B. The U.S. would recognize existing European colonies
C. The U.S. would not interfere in European affairs
D. The Western Hemisphere was off-limits to colonization
Correct Answer: A. The U.S. would take over all Latin American governments
What important canal connected Albany and Buffalo, New York?
A. The Missouri Canal
B. The Hudson Canal
C. The Erie Canal
D. The Ohio Canal
Correct Answer: C. The Erie Canal
What was the main cause of King Philip's War in 1675?
A. A trade dispute between the French and British
B. The colonists’ efforts to take Wampanoag lands
C. A disagreement over religious practices
D. The signing of a peace treaty with the Iroquois
Correct Answer: B. The colonists’ efforts to take Wampanoag lands
What did colonists call the laws passed by Parliament in response to the Boston Tea Party?
A. The Townshend Acts
B. The Coercive Acts
C. The Navigation Acts
D. The Tea Regulations
Correct Answer: B. The Coercive Acts
What did the Second Continental Congress decide in May 1775?
A. To dissolve all colonial governments
B. To break away from Britain immediately
C. To form the Continental Army and appoint George Washington as commander
D. To surrender to British rule
Correct Answer: C. To form the Continental Army and appoint George Washington as commander
What was the purpose of the Indian Removal Act of 1830?
A. To grant Native Americans U.S. citizenship
B. To relocate Native Americans to lands west of the Mississippi River
C. To provide Native Americans with financial support
D. To encourage Native Americans to farm American lands
Answer: B
What did the Missouri Compromise accomplish?
A. Ended slavery in the South
B. Admitted Missouri as a free state
C. Maintained the balance of free and slave states
D. Allowed slavery north of the 36°30' line
Correct Answer: C. Maintained the balance of free and slave states
What was the purpose of the colonial boycotts that began in 1765?
A. To support British merchants during hard times
B. To reduce the use of imported goods for environmental reasons
C. To hurt the British economy and protest new taxes
D. To encourage colonists to produce more goods locally
Correct Answer: C. To hurt the British economy and protest new taxes
Who defended the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre?
A. Samuel Adams and Paul Revere
B. George Washington and Thomas Gage
C. Josiah Quincy and John Adams
D. Crispus Attucks and Thomas Preston
Correct Answer: C. Josiah Quincy and John Adams
14. What were minutemen?
A. British troops sent to patrol colonies
B. Loyalist soldiers
C. Civilian militia members ready to fight at a minute’s notice
D. Colonial politicians
Correct Answer: C. Civilian militia members ready to fight at a minute’s notice
What controversy surrounded the election of 1824?
A. Missouri was denied statehood
B. Andrew Jackson accused John Quincy Adams of making a corrupt bargain with Henry Clay
C. Congress refused to vote
D. The electoral votes were counted twice
Correct Answer: B. Andrew Jackson accused John Quincy Adams of making a corrupt bargain with Henry Clay
What territory was added as a free state under the Missouri Compromise?
A. Illinois
B. Arkansas
C. Maine
D. Michigan
Correct Answer: C. Maine