US History Pretest

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US History Pretest

This test will help me see what you know about the first few years of America's existence as a nation. It is not graded but please do your best! Please work independently. Do not guess - if you don't know the answer, leave it blank. Answer as many questions as you can in the time allowed.

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What were the first political parties?

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Republicans and Democrats

Whig and Republican

Tories and Federalists

Federalists and Anti-federalists

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Who was the primary writer of the Declaration of Independence?

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What was Britain's response to the Boston Tea Party?

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Boston Massacre

Battles of Lexington and Concord

Intolerable Acts

Stamp Act

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What is the document that specifies the inalienable rights of US citizens?

Who were the forst 3 presidents of the US?

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Washington, Lincoln, Adams

Washington, Jefferson, Adams

Washington, Madison, Jackson

Washington, Adams, Jefferson

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Why do we celebrate the Fourth of July?

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It is the day the Constitution was signed.

It is the day the Declaration of Independence was signed.

It was the day the US finally achieved independence from Great Britain.

It was the day several ex-presidents died.

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What document was America's first written form of government?

The Constitution outlaws slavery in the US.

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True

False

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Which political party during the constitutional debate wanted a Bill of Rights to be added to the Constitution?

What was the date of the Declaration of Independence? (Month, day, and year)

The main reason Great Britain established the Proclamation line of 1763 was to

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avoid conflicts between American colonists and Native American Indians

make a profit by selling the land west of the Appalachian Mountains

prevent American industrial development in the Ohio River Valley

allow Canada to control the Great Lakes region

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When the Declaration of Independence was signed, how many colonies made up America?

Primary sources of information about the colonial era would include a

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journal entry by a settler in the Massachusetts Bay colony

textbook passage about the settlement of Pennsylvania

recent newspaper article commemorating the birth of Patrick Henry

television program about the Declaration of Independence

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The Boston Tea Party was a demonstration of the opposition of colonial merchants to

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a high tax on tea

taxation without representation

the British East India Company monopoly

all of the above

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Which set of events related to early America is in the correct chronological order?

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inauguration of George Washington → passage of Stamp Act → Battle of Saratoga → French and Indian War

Battle of Saratoga → French and Indian War →passage of Stamp Act → inauguration of George Washington

French and Indian War → passage of Stamp Act → Battle of Saratoga → inauguration of George Washington

passage of Stamp Act → French and Indian War → inauguration of George Washington →Battle of Saratoga

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How many amendments are included in the Bill of Rights?

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