Q1. Which was the first successful English colony in America?PlymouthJamestownRoanokeMassachusetts Bay
Q4. What was the Mayflower Compact?The first written constitution in AmericaA governing agreement created by the PilgrimsAn economic system imposed by EnglandA trade agreement between the colonists and Native Americans
Q5. Who led the Native American uprising against English colonists in Virginia in 1676?PontiacSitting BullNathaniel BaconKing Philip
Q7. What was the purpose of the Sugar Act of 1764?To raise revenue from the coloniesTo punish colonists for smugglingTo regulate trade with EnglandTo promote sugar production in the colonies
Q8. Who wrote the pamphlet 'Common Sense', which helped ignite the American Revolution?Thomas JeffersonJohn AdamsThomas PaineSamuel Adams
Q9. What was the name of the first permanent English settlement in North America?Massachusetts BayJamestownPlymouthRoanoke
Q11. Which colony was established as a barrier against Spanish expansion in the region?GeorgiaSouth CarolinaNorth CarolinaVirginia
Q13. What was the purpose of the Proclamation of 1763?To raise revenue from the colonies for EnglandTo regulate trade with other countriesTo establish religious toleration in the coloniesTo prevent conflict between colonists and Native Americans
Q15. What was the primary reason for the founding of the Massachusetts Bay Colony?Economic opportunitiesPolitical autonomyReligious freedomTo establish a haven for Quakers
Q16. Who was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence?John AdamsGeorge WashingtonBenjamin FranklinThomas Jefferson
Q17. What was the purpose of the Navigation Acts?To regulate colonial trade and increase revenue for EnglandTo establish colonies in the AmericasTo promote religious unity in the coloniesTo protect colonists from Native American attacks
Q18. Which colony was established by a group of Separatists seeking religious freedom?PlymouthRoanokeMassachusetts BayJamestown
Q19. Which event marked the beginning of the American Revolution?The French and Indian WarThe signing of the Declaration of IndependenceThe Battles of Lexington and ConcordThe Boston Tea Party
Q20. Who was the leader of the Continental Army during the American Revolution?George WashingtonThomas JeffersonBenjamin FranklinJohn Adams
Q22. Who was the leader of the Pilgrims on the Mayflower?John WinthropRoger WilliamsThomas HookerWilliam Bradford
Q23. What was the significance of the Battle of Yorktown?It led to the signing of the Treaty of ParisIt was the first battle of the American RevolutionIt secured British control of the coloniesIt marked the end of the Revolutionary War
Q24. Who was the primary author of the Constitution of the United States?Thomas JeffersonJames MadisonGeorge WashingtonAlexander Hamilton
Q25. What is the significance of the Stamp Act?It was the first direct tax on the colonies imposed by the British governmentIt granted religious freedom to the colonistsIt established the first colonial legislatureIt led to the writing of the Declaration of Independence