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Post Assessment Review
Unit 2- p 72 - 74, 83 - 85, 92 - 115
1- Complete the following matrix using information from Unit 2-
Nation | Geographic location colonized | How profits were made from colonies |
France P 83 - 85 | ||
Spain P 72 - 74 | ||
England P 92 - 115 Map p 117 126 - 130 |
2- Explain the result of Spain and England exploring the western hemisphere?
3- Why did the English form the colony of Jamestown?
4- What group of people started the colony of Plymouth and why was it founded?
Unit 3- p 131 - 134; 158 - 163
5- Describe what the English hoped to use the Ohio River Valley for in the 1750s
6- Describe what the French hoped to use the Ohio River Valley for in the 1750s
7- Identify the economic base(s) of each of the geographic regions of the English colonies listed below-
- New England Colonies:
- Middle Colonies:
- Southern Colonies:
Unit 4- p 167 - 175
8- Identify three British policies (acts) that the North American colonists opposed and explain why British Colonists opposed each.
9- Define boycott and identify what effect colonial boycotts had on British policy.
10- Explain why British colonists in North America were opposed to being taxed by the British Parliament.
Unit 5- p 184 - 193
11- Identify where the first shots of the American Revolution were fired.
12- What did citizens have the right to do if their government fails to protect or secure the rights of the citizens according to Thomas Jefferson.
13- What was the title of the document that listed colonial grievances against King George III?
14- Identify three rights that all citizens had according to Thomas Jefferson.
Unit 6- p 222 - 235 # 18 is only in your notes & articles on Google Classroom
15- Identify the name of the document that set up the first national government for the United States of America
16- Describe three weaknesses of the national government under the Articles of Confederation
17- Explain the significance of Shays’s Rebellion-
18- The state of Massachusetts divided its citizens into voting groups. As a result of this system, what groups of people did not have a voice in the Massachusetts government?
Unit 7- p 236 - 247; 256 - 289
19- Complete the table below
Name of Compromise | Disagreement resolved by compromise | What disagreeing parties agreed to |
Great Compromise | ||
Three-fifths Compromise |
20- What effect did slaves in a state’s population have on representation in Congress and why did the south want each slave to be counted in each state’s population?
21- Which right guaranteed to people living in the U.S. is being violated if a person is forced to say the words “under God” when saying the Pledge of Allegiance?
22-Which branch of the U.S. government is responsible for enforcing laws?
23- Which branch of the U.S. government is responsible for writing laws?
24- Which branch of the U.S. government is responsible for interpreting laws?
Unit 8 p 300 - 325
26- Identify what the Federalist Party supported and describe the characteristics of a typical Federalist.
27- Identify what the Democratic-Republicans supported and describe the characteristics of a typical Democratic-Republican.
28- Define precedent-
29- What was the cause of the Whiskey Rebellion?
30- Describe what occurred during the Whiskey Rebellion-
31- Explain the significance of the Whiskey Rebellion-
Unit 9 p 370 - 373; 380 - 384; p 410 - 414
32- What major event in U.S. History resulted from the decision made by the U.S. Supreme Court in Worchester v. Georgia?
33- How did canals affect where railway lines and interstate highways developed?
34- Explain how new inventions, such as canals and railway lines affected population distribution during the 19th century.
35- Define Manifest Destiny.