American and Canadian English Test
History
1. True or False
Settlers in the early 1600s of America were independent and could produce the goods they wanted.
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2. Multiple Choice
What were the early colonists complaining to the British parliament about?
A. England were not sending enough people to help them.
B. They were starving from lack of food and needed England to ship some to America.
C. They were being taxed unfairly without representation in the British parliament.
D. The British parliament had left the colonists alone to be independent.
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3. Multiple Choice
John Locke's most important principal was the people's right to pursue:
A. life, liberty and happiness
B. life liberty and property
C. life, government and justice
D. liberty, justice and happiness
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4. True or False
According to Locke, it was the people's right and duty to overthrow the British Government because of its injustice to the American colonists.
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5. Matching
1. The Declaration of Independence a. Defines the U.S. government's
Answer: distribution of powers.
2. The Constitution of the United States of America b. An addition of natural human rights
Answer: added to the constitution in 1790
3. The Bill of Rights c. An outline of the grievances of the
Answer: American people and their rights
6. Multiple Choice
Why is American English spelling different from Canadian or British English spelling?
A. Noah Webster developed a different spelling standard from British English
B. Noah Webster changed the spelling of a word to better depict its pronounciation.
C. Noah Webster was a revolutionary writer whose radical spelling changes were
eventually institutionalized.
D. There is no difference between American and Canadian spelling.
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7. True or False
Among the colonists who came to settle in what is now the United States, the majority
ended up remaining loyal to the British monarchy after the American Revolution.
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8. Multiple Choice
The people who remained loyal to Britain were called:
A. Loyalists or Rednecks
B. Walies or Torries
C. Brits or Rednecks
D. Loyalists or Torries
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Spelling
Is the spelling American or Canadian (British)?
1. CENTRE Answer:
2. SAVIOR Answer:
3. ANALYZE Answer:
4. MONOLOGUE Answer:
5. PROGRAM Answer:
6. LEART (past of learn) Answer:
7. DOUGHNUT Answer:
8. JEWELLERY Answer:
9. LICENSE Answer:
10. PAJAMA Answer:
Vocabulary
Try to find the equivalent word used in either Canadian (British) or American English
American Canadian
1. Hat (for winter)
2. Bill (restaurant)
3. Grade
4. Autumn
5. Bathroom
6. Pharmacy
7. Cafeteria
8. Candy floss
9. Sneakers
10. Postal code
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