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US History Midterm

Authored by Wade Drummonds

Social Studies

11th - 12th Grade

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US History Midterm
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the Colonial response to the Navigation Acts?

They attacked the ships that were keeping them in the harbors.

Nothing the Expedition had nothing to do with them.

They complained that the acts did not give them the new navigation technology 

They traded with other countries anyway.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did plantation owners look to get slaves from Africa?

It was the closest and easiest continent to transport people from.

It was their only option.

They believed they would be the best fit because of the climate in Africa. 

They were the only ones willing to come to the United States.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did some slave owners exchange their Indian slaves for Africans?

Indians started to run away to their hometown but Africans couldn’t do that.

They could not keep up with all of the labor.

They were paying the Indians, but they didn’t have to pay Africans.

None of the above

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How were the slaves originally brought to the colonies?

By a ship from europe

Kidnapped by the Portuguese 

They were already on the land and just captured

They lost a war and were brought over after the loss

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why was the Declaration of Independence Written 

It was written as a break up letter to the King

It was a declaration to the Indians claiming land  

It explained to the world why the colonies were leaving Great Britain

It was written as a message to the king that the colonist wanted to return to Great Britain 

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the Stamp Act

A British tax on shipped goods entering England

A British tax on shipped goods entering the colonies

A British tax on shipped goods existing England

A British tax on paper items in the colonies

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the Proclamation Line of 1763 restrict colonists from doing?

Settling past the Appalachian Mountains

Having slaves past the Appalachian Mountains

Trading past the Appalachian Mountains

Settling south of Virginia

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