EOC Review

Goal 1

Objective 1.01Objective 1.01• What characterized the economy

of the southern colonies?a.Both agriculture and commerceb.Agriculture, especially on large

plantations, and raw materialsc.Commerce and shipbuildingd.Emphasis on manufacturing

• Which term best describes the practice of creating and maintaining wealth by carefully controlling trade?a.Economic Profitb.Smugglingc.Triangular Traded.Mercantilism

• The regional differences in the goods that each of the colonies produced and imported depended mostly on what?a.The colony’s geographyb.The colony’s education systemc.The colony’s citiesd.The colony’s charter

• Why do people form governments?a.To create new countriesb.To collect taxesc.To fight enemiesd.To provide laws to help

people live together

Objective 1.02

• Which of the following rights was established in the Magna Carta?a.Free people could not be

arrested and imprisoned without a trial by a jury of peers

b.Citizens have the right to petition the government for changes in laws

c.Citizens have freedom of speechd.Citizens have the right to fair

punishment

• Historically, where have self-government and direct democracy worked best?a.Most communities, large or

smallb.Small communitiesc.Medium to large

communitiesd.New countries

• Which term correctly completes the diagram?a.Magna Cartab.Mayflower Compactc. Articles of Confederationd.Bill of Rights

Declaration of Independence

? Constitution

Objective 1.03• How did the French and Indian War

affect the colonists?a.The colonists sold goods to the

armies and benefitedb.The French lost the war, so they

had to pay the colonistsc. All British soldiers left and many

jobs could not be filledd.The war left Britain with a large

debt to pay off

• What is the most likely meaning of Samuel Adams’ demand for “no taxation without representation”?a. That colonists could not raise money

to build roadsb.That colonists were not represented

in Parliamentc. That colonists could not travel west

of the Appalachian Mountainsd.That colonists were required to

quarter British soldiers

• What was the name for colonists who supported Britain?a.Patriotsb.Minutemenc.Loyalistsd.Sons of Liberty

• How did colonists in Boston respond to the Tea Act?a.They dumped tea into the

harborb.They sent the Olive Branch

Petition to the kingc.The Green Mountain Boys

captured Fort Ticonderogad.They wrote the Declaration of

Independence

• What pamphlet helped to cause the American Revolution?a.The Declaration of

Independenceb.The Olive Branch Petitionc.Two Treatise of Governmentd.Common Sense

• Which right correctly completes the diagram?a.Freedom of speechb.Freedom of religionc.Freedom to own propertyd.Pursuit of happiness

Rights named in the Declaration of

Independence

Life

Liberty

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Objective 1.04• Why did many of the early

colonists leave England for the colonies?a.Curiosity about New Englandb.Promises of wealth and goldc.Escape from war and hungerd.Economic opportunities and

religious freedom

• Which document first established self-government in the colonies?a.Magna Cartab.Mayflower Compactc.The Articles of Confederationd.The Constitution

• Which of the following ideas eventually resulted in the creation of the U.S. Congress?a.Natural rightsb.Checks and balancesc.Right to voted.Separation of powers

• Which of the following was a problem under the Articles of Confederation?a.Each state had one vote in the

legislatureb.A president carried out the nation’s

lawsc. The national court system

interpreted the nation’s lawsd.The nation had a strong central

government

Objective 1.05

• Which of the following called for representation of states to be based on population?a.New Jersey Planb.Virginia Planc.Connecticut Pland.Maryland Plan

• The Constitution set up a form of government based on a split between the federal and state governments. This is known asa.Popular Sovereigntyb.Checks and Balancesc.Separation of Powersd.Federalism

Objective 1.06• Which of the following was true of the

Anti-Federalists?a.They opposed ratification of the

Constitutionb.They supported a strong central

governmentc. They opposed division of the U.S.

into 13 separate countriesd.They wanted to change the

republican form of government

• What were early supporters of the Constitution called?a.Parliamentb.Monarchsc.Federalistsd.Anti-Federalists

• Which statement most accurately reflects what happened when the new Constitution was first sent to the states for ratification?a.It was immediately approvedb.It contained a sufficient bill of

rightsc. It was hotly debatedd.It was rewritten

• What finally guaranteed passage of the new Constitution?a.The promise to add a bill of

rightsb.Maintaining state sovereigntyc.Creating a strong central

governmentd.Establishing a federal

judiciary

• What was the purpose of the Federalist Papers?a.To rewrite the laws for city

and town governmentsb.To make new laws for each of

the state governmentsc.To explain laws passed by the

new national governmentd.To build support for the

Constitution

Objective 1.07• A person cannot be formally accused

of a crime unlessa.The person is given an attorneyb.The person is allowed reasonable

bailc.The person will not suffer cruel and

unusual punishmentd.The person is indicted by a grand

jury

• Which of the following is a limitation on the First Amendment’s guarantee of the right to freedom of speech?a.People may not criticize the

governmentb.People may not tell lies that may

cause harm to another personc.People may not criticize the

actions of their neighborsd.People may not deliver a speech in

public

• Which form of government is headed by a king or queen with no limits on his or her authority?a.Anarchyb.Dictatorshipc.Absolute monarchyd.Theocracy

Objective 1.08

• How are government decisions made in a direct democracy?a.A small group of people meets to

make decisions for the societyb.All the people meet to make laws

and decide what actions to takec.Citizens elect representatives to

carry out the processes of government

d.Religious leaders meet to make government decisions

• Which describes the American form of government?a.Representative democracyb.Monarchyc.Dictatorshipd.Theocracy