European History
Colonial History
Revolution
US Government
US Presidency
MISC.
Geography
100
Someone who has total power over the people and their government.
What is absolutism?
100
Massachusetts was named for this group of people
Who are the indigenous Massachusetts nation that already resided here
100
This revolutionary document declares that governments get their power from the consent of the people.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
100
Which of the following parts of the Great Compromise was written into the Constitution?
Enslaved peoples were counted as 3/5th of the population
The Slave Trade ended
The national capital was moved to Washington D.C.
The president has two term limits
1. Enslaved peoples were counted as 3/5th of the population
100
What was so memorable about the end of George Washington’s presidency, which sparked a tradition among other Presidents?
Keeping the United States neutral in foreign affairs
Enforcing the laws of the United States
He decided to end his presidency after only two terms
Giving up all their wealth
3. He decided to end his presidency after only two terms
100
What made Haiti the most valuable colony in the Caribbean?
The natural beauty and rich minerals in the soil
The abundance of sugar cane plantations
The exotic birds that would be traded
The abundance of cotton and rice fields
2. The abundance of sugar cane plantations
100
Which colony is 26?
Massachusetts
200
The main belief of the Enlightenment was that this could be used to combat ignorance, superstition, and tyranny and to build a better world.
What is reason?
200
These two groups of Englishmen and women arrived in New England in hopes of religious freedom.
Who are the Puritans and Pilgrims.
200
Which battle became the first battle of the American Revolution?
The Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Breed’s Hill
The Battle of Medford
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
4. The Battle of Lexington and Concord
200
Balancing power between the federal government and state governments is called?
Dictatorship
Republic
Democracy
Federalism
4. Federalism
200
John Adams was an extremely unpopular President due, in part, to the passage of which Act?
Alien and Sedition Acts
Stamp Act
Friend Act
Jones Act
1. Alien and Sedition Acts
200
Which of the following ideas best influenced revolutions in Latin America?
Spread of Communism
Enlightenment ideas
The Spread of the Catholic Church
The ideas of President Thomas Jefferson
2. Enlightenment ideas
200
Which Colony is 29?
New York
300
Finding new trade routes to Asia was a major goal for countries from here during the age of Exploration.
What is Europe
300
This disease resulted in the death of 2/3 of Native Americans following the arrival of Europeans in Massachusetts
What is smallpox?
300
Revolutions took place in all of the following places in the early 1800s except where?
France
Haiti
Latin America
Ireland
4. Ireland
300
The Constitution’s three branches of government - legislative, executive, and judicial - can limit each other's power. What is this limit to power called?
Reviews and steadiness
Reviews and balances
Checks and steadiness
Checks and balances
4. Checks and balances
300
In order to solve the debt of the United States, what did Alexander Hamilton propose?
Moving the capital to a new city called Washington D.C.
Printing a significant amount of money
Creating a bank of the United States to manage the economy
Borrowing more money from European powers
3. Creating a bank of the United States to manage the economy
300
Which city is 33?
Boston
300
Which Colony is 27?
New Jersey
400
This dictator invaded Spain, encouraged the union of European nations and reintroduced slavery to Haiti.
Who was Napoleon?
400
American colonists and the British disagree over this issue following the French and Indian war.
What is who should pay for the war’s debts?
400
What was the first national government in the United States after the American Revolution?
They adopted the Magna Carta
They created the Articles of Confederation
They adopted the Declaration of Independence
They created the Constitution
2. They created the Articles of Confederation
400
Why is the U.S. Constitution described as a living document?
The document was written on paper made from bamboo plants
The document can be changed based on the needs of the people
Government workers guard the document 24 hours per day
The document unites the past to the future
2. The document can be changed based on the needs of the people
400
Which region would the Democratic-Republicans most likely live?
the Northeast colonies
the Southern colonies
2. The Southern Colonies
400
Which city is 35?
Philadelphia
400
Which Colony is 28? 
Virginia
500
Enslaved Africans protested this journey by going on hunger strikes, throwing themselves off the ship and staging revolts.
What is the Middle Passage?
500
This event resulted in the death of 5 Boston colonists on March 5, 1770. 
The Coercive Acts
The September Revolution
Shay’s Rebellion
The Boston Massacre
What is the Boston Massacre?
500
Why was a Bill of Rights added to the Constitution of the United States?
The writers of the constitution did not trust the American people to know their own rights
The “natural rights” of United States citizens needed to be protected
To support the ideas of the French Revolution
Added with the hopes of later abolishing slavery
2. The “natural rights” of United States citizens needed to be protected
500
What are the two houses of Congress in the U.S. government?
House of Lords and House of Representatives
Parliament and the Senate
Houses of Commoners and Representatives
House of Representatives and the Senate
4. House of Representatives and the Senate
500
Which region would the Federalists most likely live?
The Northeast colonies
The Southern colonies
1. The Northeast colonies
500
Which city is 34? 
Washington D.C.
500
Which Colony is 30? 
South Carolina