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Us History Midterm

Authored by John Fernandez

Social Studies

11th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following best describes mercantalism?

Importing raw goods to export more manufactured goods

British policy that said colonies could only trade with England

British allowing the colonies to govern themselves

Three way trade between America, Europe, and Africa

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was one effect of the French and Indian War?

Britain removed its expensive army from America

Indians pledged their alliance to the British instead of the French

Britain agreed to allow the colonists to form colonial assemblies

Britain had huge war debts that had to be paid off

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the colonists respond to the Proclamation of 1763?

Colonists were excited because they gained land near the Mississippi River

Colonists were happy because they could vote on the law in their colonial assemblies

Colonists supported the Ottawa Indians and fought in Pontiac’s Rebellion

Colonists were angry because Britain refused to allow them to move across the Appalachian Mountains

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the colonists respond when the British created the Stamp Act?

Colonists used boycotts and protested these new taxes

Colonists supported these new taxes to help pay for the French and Indian War

Colonists protested by participating in the Boston Massacre

Colonists formed militias called minutemen to fight British troops

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which document was most crucial in changing the minds of Americans to support independence from Britain in 1776?

the Olive Branch Petition

John Locke's Two Treatises on Government

Thomas Paine's Common Sense

an account of the Battle of Lexington

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the significance of Shay’s Rebellion in American history?

The rebellion proved how little people liked the Land Ordinance of 1785

The rebellion showed how powerful the army was under the Constitution

The rebellion proved that the Articles of Confederation was too weak

The rebellion made Americans want to gain independence from Britain

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

During the Constitutional Convention in 1787, delegates agreed to the “Great Compromise” which did which of the following?

Allowed states to count every three of their five slaves towards population

Created a Bill of Rights that protected liberty from a new, powerful national government

Settled a dispute between large states like Virginia and small states like New Jersey

Delayed any decision on the issue of slavery for 20 years in order to appease the South

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