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Midterm Review - Frequently Missed Questions

Authored by Heather Royal

Social Studies

9th - 12th Grade

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Midterm Review - Frequently Missed Questions
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Enslaved Africans in the colonial South

were rigidly separated from whites.

formed their own schools and universities.

developed a society and culture of their own.

were widely scattered on small farms, seldom in contact with one another.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why did American colonists resent British taxes?

American colonists were unhappy that the high taxes were keeping the nobility in luxury.

Unlike American colonists, people who lived in Great Britain did not have to pay any duties .

Great Britain did not offer the American colonists any protection from the French and the Indians.

Americans did not elect representatives to Parliament as people who lived in Great Britain did.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The central point of Thomas Paine's Common Sense was that it

pointed out the absurdity of continued loyalty to King George III.

outlined a logical approach to protesting against Parliament.

suggested a plan of reconciliation with Britain.

suggested economic reforms for the colonies.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why did colonists oppose the Stamp Act of 1765?

colonists' lack of representation in British Parliament

the impact of the act on the colonies' economic development

Great Britain's efforts to cut colonists off from trade routes

the inability of Great Britain to defend the colonies

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In order to resolve some of the debates surrounding the US Constitution, the Great Compromise called for which of the following?

a process of judicial review

a system of checks and balances

the creation of a bicameral legislature

the return of runaway slaves to their owners

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which statement BEST describes the purpose of Thomas Paine's Common Sense?

This pamphlet was written using religious language and imagery in order to tie the cause of American independence to Christian morals.

In plain language, this pamphlet attempted to persuade common people by openly promoting independence from Great Britain.

Written for political leaders and wealthy merchants, this pamphlet was used to recruit the elite to the cause of American independence.

Copies of this pamphlet were printed in multiple languages to help recruit recent immigrants to the independence movement.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What was the ultimate outcome of King Phillip's War?

the opening of land in New England to English settlement

Spanish encroachment into English territory in New England

improved trade between New England colonists and American Indians

the outlawing of slavery in all British-controlled territory in New England

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