Benchmark Review

Which pair of actions best completes this graphic?

• 1—Enslaved native populations 2—Organized utopian societies

• 1—Established Catholic missions 2—Focused primarily on fur trading

• 1—Promoted political freedom 2—Participated in the triangular trade

• 1—Became commercial shipbuilders 2—Created an early system of public school

Which document completes this excerpt?

• A Declaration of Independence

• B Treaty of Ghent

• C Northwest Ordinance

• D Louisiana Purchase Treaty

Which American colony’s economy was based primarily on shipbuilding and fishing?

• Virginia

• Maryland

• Georgia

• Massachusetts

Those who agreed with this point of view were known as —

• Minutemen

• Loyalists

• Federalists

• Patriots

This statement is most likely from a handbook designed to prepare citizens for —

• voting in elections

• jury duty

• paying income taxes

• military service

What was the purpose of this amendment?

• To encourage citizens to monitor the federal government

• To prevent conflicts between state and local governments

• To limit the authority of the federal government

• To increase the participation of citizens in state government

Which law would be considered unconstitutional on the basis of First Amendment guarantees?

• A ban on the publication of classified information by government employees

• A requirement that church employees pay income tax

• A requirement that churches get a permit before building a new chapel

• A prohibition on electing religious leaders to government office

How did mercantilist policies create tension between Great Britain and the colonies?

• By introducing indentured servitude to the middle colonies

• By requiring colonists to enlist in the military

• By limiting the amount of farmland each colonist could have

• By preventing colonists from trading with most other foreign countries

Which sentence completes this diagram?

• People cannot be forced to be witnesses against themselves.

• Cruel and unusual punishment cannot be inflicted.

• Warrants cannot be issued unless probable cause is established.

• A defendant cannot be denied a speedy and public trial.

The colonies in this list were founded primarily to offer settlers a greater degree of —

• freedom from debts

• religious freedom

• economic freedom

• freedom of speech