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WorksheetsUS History Midterm
Total questions: 87
Worksheet time: 2hrs 34mins
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Class
Date
1.
This colonial region specialized in livestock, grain and fish.
a)
Mid-Atlantic
b)
New England
c)
Southern
2.
This colonial region specialized in shipbuilding, fishing, and naval supplies
a)
Mid-Atlantic
b)
New England
c)
Southern
3.
This colonial region specialized in cotton, tobacco, indigo, rice, and forest products
a)
Mid-Atlantic
b)
New England
c)
Southern
4.
The climate of this colonial region is hot and humid with a long growing season
a)
New England
b)
Mid-Atlantic
c)
Southern
5.
Which region held town meetings?
a)
Southern
b)
New England
c)
Mid-Atlantic
6.
Which region was church the center of life?
a)
Mid-Atlantic Colonies
b)
Southern Colonies
c)
New England Colonies
7.
Which region had many indentured servants?
a)
Mid-Atlantic Colonies
b)
Southern Colonies
c)
New England Colonies
8.
The Quakers were a religious group who wanted the freedom to practice their faith without persecution. What colony did they settle?
a)
Virginia
b)
Georgia
c)
Pennsylvania
d)
Rhode Island
9.
Why were the colonists angry with the British who governed them?
a)
The British were making them pay unfair taxes
b)
The British were making them go to school
c)
The British would not let them write letters
10.
Great Britain's first permanent settlement in North America was
a)
Jamestown
b)
Plymouth
c)
Roanoke
d)
Massachusetts
11.
The Pilgrims established their colony in
a)
Jamestown
b)
Plymouth
c)
Roanoke
d)
Massachusetts
12.
The Puritans established their colony in
a)
Jamestown
b)
Plymouth
c)
Roanoke
d)
Massachusetts
13.
Jamestown's legislative assembly was known as
a)
House of Burgesses
b)
United States Congress
c)
Parliament
d)
Senate
14.
What is mercantilism?
a)
A system where a mother countries gains money and power from natural resources that come from its colonies.
b)
where colonies trade gold and silver with each other.
c)
Wars that start over money.
d)
Plantation colonies trading slaves for money.
15.
What was the first Battle of the American Revolution
a)
Saratoga
b)
Valley Forge
c)
Lexington and Concord
d)
Yorktown
16.
The French began to support the Americans after this battle
a)
Lexington and Concord
b)
Yorktown
c)
Saratoga
d)
Treaty of French
17.
The "shot heard 'round the world" was which battle?
a)
Battle of Bunker Hill
b)
Battle of Saratoga
c)
Battle of Trenton
d)
Battle of Lexington & Concord
18.
Which battle is considered the Turning Point of the American Revolution?
a)
Battle of Trenton
b)
Battle of Saratoga
c)
Lexington & Concord
d)
Battle of Bunker Hill
19.
Who wrote Common Sense and The Crisis during the American Revolution?
a)
John Paul Jones
b)
Abigail Adams
c)
Thomas Paine
d)
Benjamin Franklin
20.
When was America declared independent?
a)
October 26th, 2014
b)
July 31st, 1842
c)
July 4th, 1776
d)
January 7th,1777
21.
Who helped secure France's help during the war?
a)
Ben Franklin
b)
John Hancock
c)
Sam Adams
d)
Benedict Arnold
22.
What river did Washington and his men cross for the battle of Trenton?
a)
Susquehanna river
b)
Trenton river
c)
Delaware river
d)
Mississippi river
23.
Which of these was NOT a result of the Treaty of Paris?
a)
America's borders were set.
b)
the war was officially over
c)
land west of the Mississippi was given to Spain
d)
the colonies became the United States
24.
Who was the volunteer from France who became Washington’s trusted aide?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Francis Marion
c)
Marquis de Lafeyette
d)
Thomas Pain
25.
The Quartering Act stated that…
a)
British soldiers could stay in colonists' private homes
b)
Colonists could stay in British forts
c)
King George could stay in any colonial home
d)
Colonist had to pay a quarter tax for a pound of tea
26.
What did the Sugar Act tax?
a)
A Newsletter
b)
molasses
c)
A Preamble
d)
A written form of government
27.
What did the Stamp Act do?
a)
Taxed fish and meat sold in stores
b)
Taxed all printed materials inside the colonies
c)
Taxed all food inside the colonies
d)
Taxed all food when it reached the shore
28.
What did the Townshend Act do?
a)
Taxed all goods when bought inside the colonies
b)
Taxed all imported goods such as glass, tea, and paper inside the colony
c)
Taxed all goods made by the colonists
d)
Taxed only food and paper inside the colonies
29.
What group planned the Boston Tea Party?
a)
Sons of Anarchy
b)
The Loyalists
c)
The Patriots
d)
Sons of Liberty
30.
How did parliament respond to the Boston Tea Party?
a)
Parliament passed the Townshend Act
b)
Parliament passed the Coercive Acts
c)
Parliament passed the Quartering Act
d)
Parliament passed the Stamp Act
31.
What is a militia?
a)
Military force made up of soldiers
b)
Military force made up of ordinary citizens
c)
Military force made up of slaves
d)
Military force made of Native Americans
32.
The Articles of Confederation created a _________________ type of government.
a)
strong
b)
average
c)
weak
d)
federal
33.
Under the Articles of Confederation, the government consisted of _______________ branch of government.
a)
3
b)
2
c)
1
d)
4
34.
One weakness of the Articles of the Confederation was ____________.
a)
The ability of Congress to tax.
b)
The inability of Congress to tax.
c)
The ability of Congress to declare war.
d)
The ability of Congress to create courts.
35.
In order to change (amend) the Articles of Confederation, __________ out of 13 states had to agree.
a)
9
b)
10
c)
13
d)
15
36.
The weaknesses of the Articles of the Confederation led to an effort to create a new _____________.
a)
Proclamation of 1763
b)
Constitution
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Treaty of Paris 1783
37.
Because of the Articles the government could NOT regulate ______ among the states.
a)
food quality
b)
laws
c)
travel
d)
commerce (trade)
38.
How did Shays' Rebellion affect people's reactions to the Articles of Confederation?
a)
People hoped for a new revolution.
b)
People worried about having a weak central government.
c)
People wanted more individual rights.
d)
It put more farmers' in debtors jail.
39.
The Venn diagram describes the powers of the Articles of Confederation and the U.S. Constitution.
Which conclusion does the diagram support?
Which conclusion does the diagram support?
a)
The Articles of Confederation were very effective in solving the new nation's various problems.
b)
The Articles of Confederation were effective because they gave more power to the states than to the central government.
c)
The Articles of Confederation were ineffective because they gave more power to the central government than to the states.
d)
The Articles of Confederation were ineffective because they gave too much power to the states and not enough power to the central government.
40.
The Great Compromise was a compromise between--
a)
Mass. Plan and New Jersey Plan
b)
Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan
c)
Virginia Plan and New York Plan
d)
Virginia Plan and Delaware Plan
41.
The Virginia Plan wanted representation based on--
a)
population
b)
equality for every state
c)
state size
d)
money
42.
The New Jersey Plan wanted representation in government based on--
a)
population
b)
equality for every state
c)
state size
d)
money
43.
The 3/5 Compromise settled the argument of--
a)
Representation in the Senate
b)
How slaves should be counted for representation
c)
How states should be represented
d)
Borders of states
44.
Congress is made up of two houses, which one is based on population?
a)
House of Burgesses
b)
Senate
c)
House of Representatives
d)
Continental Congress
45.
Congress is made up of two houses, which one has equal representation of 2 representatives per state?
a)
House of Burgesses
b)
Senate
c)
House of Representatives
d)
Continental Congress
46.
The Great Compromise and the 3/5 Compromise were both resolved by the Delegates of the--
a)
House of Burgesses
b)
Continental Congress
c)
Parliament
d)
Constitutional Convention
47.
This group created essays that tried to convince people to vote for ratification of the Constitution
a)
Federalist
b)
Anti-federalist
48.
Alexander Hamilton was in this group.
a)
Federalist
b)
Anti-federalist
49.
Which group did not have a Bill of Rights to protect its citizens?
a)
Republicans
b)
Anti-Federalists
c)
Democrats
d)
Federalists
50.
Theodore has the right to speak his mind about the government. Which amendment gives him that right?
a)
1st Ammendment
b)
3rd Ammendment
c)
8th Ammendment
51.
Troy is caught stealing. Which Amendment gives Troy the right to a trial by jury?
a)
3rd
b)
7th
c)
5th
52.
Which Amendment gives States their individual rights
a)
10th
b)
8th
c)
5th
53.
This Federalist is known as the "Father of the Constitution".
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Thomas Paine
c)
James Madison
54.
The first ten Amendments are known as?
a)
Freedom of Speech
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Steven of Rights
d)
Freedom
55.
What were the "stations" on the Underground Railroad?
a)
barns, attics, and other property of abolitionists
b)
trains stops where fugitives would board trains for Canada
c)
safe stores where abolitionists could buy supplies
d)
train stops where fugitives would meet up with their conductors
56.
What were conductors on the Underground Railroad?
a)
members of the Underground Railroad who led fugitives on the freedom trails to the North and Canada
b)
orchestra leaders who are in training
c)
abolitionists who supply a place for fugitives to stay
d)
spies who watch out for kidnappers or anyone who might alert slaveholders to a fugitive's plans of escape
57.
Which abolitionist secretly learned to read and write, escaped slavery, then wrote books and published a newspaper?
a)
Frederick Douglass
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
Nat Turner
d)
Sojourner Truth
58.
Where was the first public meeting in the U.S. on the issue of women's rights?
a)
Seneca Falls Convention
b)
Niagara Falls Party
c)
Meeting of the Women's Rights Committee, Philadelphia
d)
Committee for Equal Rights, New York
59.
Which abolitionist escaped slavery, then returned south 19 times to rescue more than 300 enslaved people?
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Sojourner Truth
c)
Angelina Grimke
d)
Frederick Douglass
60.
Who was best known for the common school movement?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Horace Mann
c)
The Quakers
d)
John Dewey
61.
Washington set many examples for future presidents to follow. These are called
a)
Prototype
b)
Illustration
c)
Precedent
d)
Hierarchy
62.
True or False:
The significance of the Whiskey Rebellion was that it helped emphasize the authority of the federal government to pass taxes and to put down domestic rebellions.
The significance of the Whiskey Rebellion was that it helped emphasize the authority of the federal government to pass taxes and to put down domestic rebellions.
a)
True
b)
False
false
false
c)
maybe
63.
Thomas Jefferson was from what political party
a)
Federalist
b)
Anti Federalist
c)
Democratic Republican
64.
In the Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819, ________ agreed to give ________ to the US.
a)
France/Canada
b)
Britain/Louisiana
c)
Spain/Florida
d)
Indians/Indian Territory
65.
The Northwest Ordinance outlined procedures for
a)
a series of Indian attacks
b)
how territories can be states
c)
establishing schools and churches in western lands
d)
establishing trade agreements with Great Britain
66.
One of Eli Whitney's major contributions to American manufacturing was his idea for
a)
a transportation system
b)
the assembly line
c)
interchangeable parts
d)
standard measurements
67.
The President when the US purchased the Louisiana territory
a)
Madison
b)
Adams
c)
Jefferson
d)
Washington
68.
All of the following are true of the Erie Canal EXCEPT that
a)
boosted the economy and population
b)
was highly profitable for New York
c)
was primarily intended to transport passengers
d)
effectively linked the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes
69.
A book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe that described the cruelty of slavery.
a)
Gone with the Wind
b)
Across the Lines
c)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
d)
Gettysburg
70.
How did the Missouri Compromise affect the expansion of slavery into western territories? 8b
a)
It allowed slavery only in Missouri and western territories south of Missouri.
b)
It permitted Missouri to have slaves but forbade slavery in all other Western territories.
c)
It forced Missouri to be a free state but permitted western states to choose slavery.
d)
It allowed all western areas to become slave states as long as they didn’t outnumber free states.
71.
How did the Nullification Crisis threaten the unity of the United States? 8c
a)
It indicated that some states would try to ignore federal law within their borders.
b)
It showed that President Jackson could disregard decisions of the Supreme Court.
c)
It forced slave states and free states to confront each other over abolition.
d)
It almost enabled the President to nullify federal laws passed by Congress.
72.
Why was the Wilmot Proviso controversial in 19th Century America? 8d
a)
It tried to prevent slavery in territories America won in the Mexican War.
b)
It denounced the invasion of Mexico as immoral imperialist expansionism.
c)
It advocated the complete destruction of Native American tribes in Mexican lands.
d)
It argued that conquered Mexican citizens should replace blacks as slaves.
73.
The Battle of Antietam was important in the Civil War because it 9d
a)
marked the formal surrender of all Confederate forces and the official end of the Civil War.
b)
prevented Confederate forces from taking Washington D.C. and encouraged Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
c)
enabled Union troops to finally march into Southern territory unopposed and marked the beginning of the March to the Sea.
d)
featured the first submarine battle between the Monitor and Merrimack which eventually changed the way the Civil War was fought.
74.
In its decision in the case of Dred Scot v. Sanford the Supreme Court held that
a)
Separate facilities for different races were inherently unequal and therefore unconstitutional
b)
No black slave could be a citizen of the United States
c)
Separate but equal facilities for different races were constitutional
d)
Imposition of a literacy test imposed an unconstitutional barrier to the right to vote
75.
Organizations such as the Ku Klux Klan were organized in a number of Southern states after the Civil War for the purpose of Southern states after the Civil War for the purpose of
a)
extorting large amounts of money from former slaves
b)
promoting the return of former slaves to Africa
c)
preparing for another armed uprising against the federal government
d)
preventing former slaves from voting or exercising their rights
76.
Andrew Johnson was impeached primarily because
a)
he was an alcoholic and made several speeches while intoxicated
b)
he obstructed the enforcement of congressional Reconstruction policies that he felt were too harsh
c)
he demanded that blacks not be allowed to vote because the Radical Republicans had just ended slavery which he felt was good enough
d)
he was a Southerner and Northern congressmen resented him becoming president following Lincoln's tragic death
77.
The colonial business in which Europeans forcefully transported African slaves to America and sold them to white slave owners was called
a)
individualism
b)
mercantilism
c)
salutary neglect
d)
The Atlantic Slave Trade
78.
The theory of________________ held that a country’s ultimate goal was self-sufficiency and that all countries were in a competition to acquire the most gold and silver.
a)
mercantilism
b)
federalism
c)
feudalism
d)
communism
79.
European social and philosophical movement stressing rational thought and progress through science
a)
Reformation
b)
Enlightenment
c)
Great Awakening
d)
Scientific Revolution
80.
Religious revival in the American colonies of the eighteenth century(1700's) during which a number of new Protestant churches were established.
a)
Great Revival
b)
The Awakening
c)
The Great Awakening
d)
Wake Up Revival
81.
This English philosophe argued that all men were born with natural rights and that a government's purpose was to protect these rights
a)
Montesque
b)
Locke
c)
Hobbs
d)
Voltaire
82.
wrote The Spirit of the Laws : developed the idea of the separation of powers into three branches of government
a)
Locke
b)
Voltaire
c)
Montesquieu
d)
Rosseau
83.
Which was NOT a condition of the Treaty of Paris (1763)?
a)
France gave up its claims in Canada.
b)
Spain ceded Florida to the British.
c)
Britain surrendered to the French.
d)
The French and Indian War came to an end in the colonies.
84.
A colonist wanting to settle new land taken from the French after 1763 would have been most upset about which of the following?
a)
The Proclamation of 1763
b)
The Stamp Act
c)
The Boston Tea Party
d)
The Olive Branch Petition
85.
Parliament passed the Intolerable or Coercive Acts (name in England) to punish Massachusetts for
a)
The Declaration of Independence
b)
The Boston Massacre
c)
The Boston Tea Party
d)
The Olive Branch Petition
86.
He had led troops during the French and Indian War. He was appointed commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during 13 Colonies War for Independence/Revolutionary War
a)
Ben Franklin
b)
William Henry Harrison
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
George Washington
87.
A political organization formed by Sam Adams after the passage of the Stamp Act to protest various British acts; organization used both peaceful and violent means of protest
a)
Committees of Correspondence
b)
Organize for Change
c)
Covert Correspendence Committee
d)
Sons of Liberty
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