1. When did Mayflower come to America?

A. 1500
B. 1620
C. 1492
D. 1410

2. What was the name of the ship which sailed with Mayflower (it leaked)?
A. Pinta
B. Titanic
C. Compact
D. Speedwell

3. John Locke believed that

A. people gave up all of their rights in exchange for group social order
B. people’s individual rights should be protected by a government
C. only times of crisis called for leadership
D. people do not need government at all

4. Because of the mass production of goods

A. goods became more costly
B. The quality of all goods did not change
C. more people could afford to buy goods
D. The quality of all goods became higher

5. Many of the ideas of Montesquieu, Locke, and Rousseau were associated with
A. colonialism.
B. political reforms.
C. the Spanish Inquisition.
D. child labor laws.

6. What war was fought for American independence

A. World War 2
B. The Revolution
C. World War 1
D. The Revolutionary War
E. The Table War

7. Who wrote the first draft of the Declaration?

A. Ben Franklin
B. John Hancock
C. James Madison
D. Thomas Jefferson

8. What was the purpose of the First Continental Congress to which Georgia did not
attend?
A. To dismiss the current British King.
B. To discuss the problems with Great Britain and promote independence.
C. create new taxes for the British.
D. appoint new colonial governors to collect the taxes.
9. Who was the Commander of the Continental Army during the American
Revolution?
A. George Washington
B. Lord Charles Cornwallis
C. Patrick Henry
D. Samuel Adams

10. When did the Second Continental Congress sign the document creating "free and
independent states."
A. March 5, 1770
B. December 16, 1773
C. April 19, 1775
D. July 4, 1776

11.What does the Declaration of Independence state people have a right to do if a

government violates their personal rights?
A. Replace the President with a king
B. Re-write the Constitution
C. Change the government
D. Hold a new election

12. What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution? 

A. the Preamble
B. the Articles of Confederation
C. the Declaration of Independence
D. the Bill of Rights

13. What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

A. to create a bill of rights
B. to make changes to the Articles of Confederation
C. to declare independence from Great Britain
D. to create an entirely new governing document for the new nation

14. How many times has the Constitution been amended since it was first ratified?
A. 21
B. 10
C. 75
D. 27

15. A word which means to change, correct or improve a law.

A. amend
B. propose
C. principle
D. compromise

16. How does the system of Checks and Balance protect people?
A. it keeps any of the branches from over powering the other so as not to destroy the rights of people
B. it keeps any of the branches from fighting so the people are safe
C. it keeps one branch in power and destroys the rights of people
D. it keeps all branches in power so as to destroy the rights of people
17. Which president was also called the Father of the Constitution?
A. George Washington
B. Thomas Jefferson
C. Alexander Hamilton
D. James Madison

18. The cow that produces the milk and cream for ice cream at Joe's Ice cream store is a
good example of
A. labor
B. land
C. capital
D. entrepreneurship

19. The process of _____________is the combination of resources that results in goods
and services.
A. consumption
B. production
C. distribution
D. opportunity cost

20. The Silk Road was what?

A. One road that was the color of silk. 
B. A network of roads used for trading.
C. A road that only silk was traded on.
D. The name of the first road in Asia.