WorksheetsUS History - Midterm Review
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 1hrs 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
•Where did Corn (maize) come from?
a)
Old World
b)
New World
2.
•Where did horses come from?
a)
Old World
b)
New World
3.
•Where did Christianity come from?
a)
Old World
b)
New World
4.
•Where did the tomato come from?
a)
Old World
b)
New World
5.
•Where did tobacco come from?
a)
Old World
b)
New World
6.
The Columbian Exchange began after this explorer made trips to the Americas. Who is this explorer?
a)
Hernando de Soto
b)
Leif Eriksson
c)
John Cabot
d)
Christopher Columbus
7.
What caused many Native Americans to die during the time of the Columbian Exchange?
a)
Diseases
b)
Spoiled Food
c)
Spoiled Meat
d)
War with Europeans
8.
Which area did the Columbian Exchange not involve?
a)
New World Americans
b)
Old World Europeans
c)
China
d)
Atlantic Ocean
9.
When did the Columbian Exchange take place?
a)
1542
b)
1472
c)
1492
d)
1490
10.
Many Africans were brought to the Americas as
a)
slaves
b)
orphans
c)
helpers
d)
laborers
11.
what type of diseases did the Europeans bring to America?
a)
cancer
b)
ebola
c)
Cancrum Oris
d)
Smallpox
12.
What group of people suffered the most during the Columbian Exchange?
a)
Animals
b)
Explorers
c)
Native Americans
d)
Europeans
13.
why did the diseases kill so many natives?
a)
natives didn't have the immunity to these diseases
b)
because the disease was very contagious
c)
Because of physical contact with the Europeans
d)
They didn't have a cure for these diseases
14.
What was the reason for exploration?
a)
God, Gold, and Glory
b)
God, Gold, and gore
c)
God, Gold, and greed
d)
God, Gold, and generosity
15.
Who was the Columbian Exchange named after?
a)
Hernan Cortes
b)
Francisco Pizarro
c)
Christopher Columbus
d)
Atahualpa
16.
During the Colombian Exchange Europe was called...
a)
the new world
b)
the lost world
c)
the old world
d)
the rich world
17.
Where was Columbus born?
a)
Paris, France
b)
Genoa, Italy
c)
Memphis, Tennessee
d)
Sicily, Italy
18.
Christopher Columbus sailed for Italy.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
What ocean did Columbus sail on?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Indian Ocean
20.
Where did Columbus sail from on his famous journey?
a)
Italy
b)
Spain
c)
China
21.
What state is Jamestown located
a)
Virgina
b)
China
c)
bosten
d)
Ohio
22.
Why did the English settle in jamestown
a)
to rule that land
b)
For money
c)
To grow crops
d)
to make the Indians slaves
23.
What year was Jamestown founded
a)
1608
b)
1607
c)
1604
d)
1609
24.
Where did they sail from?
a)
China
b)
Russia
c)
England
d)
Greenland
25.
Where is Jamestown located
a)
New york
b)
Virginia
c)
North Carolina
d)
Kansas City
26.
Which of the following choices was not a reason that England started a colony in Jamestown?
a)
Increase wealth and power
b)
Find raw materials
c)
Trade with other countries
d)
To get a new King
27.
What was the main reason Plymouth was started?
a)
For Money/Wealth
b)
For Religious Beliefs
c)
For Growing Crops
d)
For Exploring new wildlife
28.
Where is Plymouth located [today]?
a)
Virginia
b)
Massachusetts
c)
Missouri
d)
Louisiana
29.
Plymouth was started before Jamestown.
a)
True
b)
False
30.
In what year did the Pilgrims settle in Plymouth?
a)
1621
b)
1616
c)
1602
d)
1620
31.
Plymouth WAS an unsuccessful settlement.
a)
True
b)
False
32.
The Native Americans did not help the settlers.
a)
True
b)
False
33.
How were the Jamestown and Plymouth colonies the same?
a)
Both had positive relationships with the Natives
b)
Both were in present day Virginia
c)
Both were settled by English colonists
d)
Both disappeared mysteriously
34.
Which colony primarily fought with the Native Americans?
a)
Jamestown
b)
Plymouth
35.
Which colony started the traditional Thanksgiving holiday by having a feast with Native Americans?
a)
Jamestown
b)
Plymouth
36.
The French and Indian war was between?
a)
France and Native Americans
b)
France and England
c)
England and American Colonies
d)
France and England with most Native Americans fighting for France
37.
the law that required colonists to house & feed British soldiers?
a)
Quartering Act
b)
Sugar Act
c)
Tea Act
d)
Intolerable Acts
38.
What British law created new taxes on glass, tea, lead, and paper?
a)
Intolerable Acts
b)
Townshend Acts
c)
Proclamation Acts
d)
Shakespeare Acts
39.
Why did England impose taxes on the colonies?
a)
Pay for the cost of a new navy.
b)
Build roads to the Ohio River Valley.
c)
Show colonists who was in charge.
d)
Pay off debts owed from the French and Indian War.
40.
the incident where American colonists harassed British soldiers on King Street, and British soldiers shot & killed 5 American colonists
a)
Boston Tea Party
b)
Boston Massacre
c)
Boston Snow Storm
d)
Boston Red Sox
41.
The Proclamation Line of 1763 followed which natural boundary?
a)
The Rocky Mountains
b)
The Appalachian Mountains
c)
The Red Wood Forest
d)
The Atlantic Coast
42.
How did the Sons of Liberty use the Boston Massacre to promote their movement?
a)
They portrayed the British as the aggressors.
b)
They claimed that people died because of harsh taxes.
c)
They called for the boycott of British tea and sugar.
d)
They gathered members from the victim’s families.
43.
What was the primary purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
to persuade England to end slavery in America
b)
to list reasons the colonies should be free from England
c)
to provide a plan for financing the American Revolution
d)
to convince the king to grant colonists more land
44.
Where was the famous "Tea Party" where the Sons of Liberty threw 19,000 pounds of tea into the harbor?
a)
New York
b)
Chicago
c)
Providence
d)
Boston
45.
British colonists objected to the Proclamation of 1763 because they - ?
a)
feared it would provoke attacks from American indains
b)
did not want to share control of the fur trade with France
c)
resented the limits it imposed on westward expansion
d)
wanted to be able to trade freely with foreign nations
46.
What did the Stamp Act tax?
a)
Sugar
b)
Animal furs
c)
Paper products
d)
Glass
47.
What Act was passed after the Boston Tea Party?
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Tea Act
c)
Sugar Act
d)
Intolerable Act
48.
Given that only 5 people died in the Boston Massacre, why was it labeled a massacre?
a)
British commanders ordered troops to shoot into a rioting crowd in effort to restore order
b)
the victims were innocent bystanders who were caught in the barrage of gunfire
c)
the victims had done little to provoke the confrontational and hostile British troops
d)
Boston radicals used it as propaganda to take advantage of the heightened tensions
49.
What was the name of the document that the Continental Congress composed to declare Independence from Britain?
a)
Common Sense
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Declaration of Independence
50.
Who was the author of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Washinigton
c)
Thomas Paine
51.
When was the Declaration of Independence ratified(official approval)?
a)
January 1, 1778
b)
July 4, 1776
c)
October 31, 1774
52.
In what battle was the "shot heard round the world" fired?
a)
The Battle of Lexington
b)
Ticonderoga
c)
Bunker Hill
53.
Who was the commander of the Continental Army?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Washington
c)
Benedict Arnold
54.
What was the name of the treaty (year included) that ended the Revolutionary War?
a)
Treaty of Paris
b)
Treaty of Versallies
c)
Treaty of Paris 1783
55.
Who was elected as the first president of the United States of America?
a)
John Hancock
b)
George Washington
c)
Nathanael Greene
56.
What document was basically America's first Constitution?
a)
Bill of Rights
b)
Declration of Independence
c)
Articles of Confederation
57.
This was a tax on molasses and sugar to reduce smuggling.
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Sugar Act
c)
Townshend Act
d)
Tea Act
58.
This was a tax on all printed materials in the 13 Colonies.
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Sugar Act
c)
Tea Act
d)
Townshend Act
59.
Police must get a warrant to check other people houses.
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
60.
No one has to house quarter soldiers in their home
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
61.
Freedom of speech
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
62.
Guarantees freedom from testifying against yourself
a)
1st Amendment
b)
3rd Amendment
c)
5th Amendment
d)
7th Amendment
63.
Forbids cruel and unusual punishment
a)
2nd Amendment
b)
4th Amendment
c)
6th Amendment
d)
8th Amendment
64.
Guarantees the right to a speedy and public trial
a)
2nd Amendment
b)
4th Amendment
c)
6th Amendment
d)
8th Amendment
65.
Rights not listed in the Constitution belong to the people.
a)
Amendment 1
b)
Amendment 3
c)
Amendment 7
d)
Amendment 9
66.
which one is the first amendment?
a)
freedom of press,speech, religion, and assembly
b)
cruel and unusual punishment
c)
quartering of soldiers
67.
cruel and unusual punishment
a)
6
b)
9
c)
8
68.
rights kept by the people and the states
a)
10
b)
7
c)
11
69.
The philosophy of "Manifest Destiny" stated that American should expand from the Atlantic Ocean to the __________
a)
Mississippi River
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Rocky Mountains
d)
Great Lakes
70.
The first president of Texas.
a)
Sam Houston
b)
Santa Anna
c)
Eli Whitney
d)
Sam Slater
71.
What law was passed in 1854, led to bloody battles between pro and anti slavery forces in a US territory?
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Compromise of 1850
c)
Kansas Nebraska Act
d)
Dred Scott Case
72.
What is an abolitionist?
a)
Someone who wants to abolish or end slavery.
b)
Someone who wants to end voting for slaves.
c)
Someone who doesn't want to work with slaves.
d)
Someone who wants to never wear jeans.
73.
What was the Fugitive Slave Law?
a)
law requiring all citizens, both northern and southern, to help catch and return runaway slaves
b)
a law that totally ended slavery
c)
a law that required all slaves to escape to freedom
d)
a law that required all citizens to be an abolitionist
74.
Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?
a)
William Shakespeare
b)
Edgar Allen Poe
c)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
d)
Abraham Lincoln
75.
What was an abolitionist?
a)
someone who thought slavery was good for the economy
b)
someone who wanted to totally end slavery in the United States
c)
someone who supported the expansion of slavery into the Western territories
d)
someone who wanted to search for gold in the California Gold Rush
76.
Who was John Brown?
a)
a Republican who ran for President against Abraham Lincoln in 1860
b)
A person opposed to slavery in the territories
c)
a slave who took his case to the supreme court
d)
an abolitionist who tried to raid a federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry, VA. His plan was to arm the slaves and start an uprising.
77.
The South's economy was based on this crop
a)
TOBACCO
b)
INDIGO
c)
RICE
d)
COTTON
78.
The South got a tougher one of these slave laws in Compromise of 1850
a)
POLICE FORCE
b)
FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW
c)
PENAL CODE
d)
NONE OF THE ABOVE
79.
Process where states would vote on slavery for their state
a)
SECTIONALISM
b)
POPULAR VOTE
c)
POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY
d)
GENERAL ELECTION
80.
This state asked to join the union in 1850.
a)
TEXAS
b)
UTAH
c)
NEW MEXICO
d)
CALIFORNIA
81.
Wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin
a)
WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON
b)
SUSAN B ANTHONY
c)
FREDERICK DOUGLASS
d)
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE
82.
In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a slave state?
a)
Missouri
b)
Maine
c)
Kentucky
d)
Ohio
83.
In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a free state?
a)
Missouri
b)
Maine
c)
Kentucky
d)
Alabama
84.
The Missouri Compromise is also known as?
a)
The Compromise of 1820
b)
The Equality Compromise
c)
The Henry Clay Compromise
d)
The Great Compromise
85.
Where was the Missouri Compromise line?
a)
36-30 degrees north in the Louisiana Purchase
b)
46-40 degrees north in the Louisiana Purchase
c)
56-50 degrees north in the Louisiana Purchase
d)
66-60 degrees north in the Louisiana Purchase
86.
Who was known as the Great Compromiser?
a)
John C Calhoun
b)
Daniel Webster
c)
Henry Clay
d)
George Washington
87.
Who came up with the idea of the Missouri Compromise?
a)
James Monroe
b)
George Washington
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Henry Clay
88.
The north was ________ slavery
a)
For
b)
Against
c)
Unsure
d)
About
89.
The south was for slavery
a)
Falso
b)
True
90.
The south was for slavery because
a)
they wanted to be difficult
b)
they liked slaves
c)
their economy depended on slavery
d)
this is wrong.
91.
The abolitionist who led an attack along the Pottawatomie Creek with broad swords.
a)
Stephen Douglas
b)
Charles Sumner
c)
John Brown
d)
Preston Brooks
92.
When was the Kansas Nebraska Act written?
a)
1850
b)
1830
c)
1848
d)
1854
93.
Who was the leader in killing five pro slavery setllers?
a)
John Brown
b)
Henry Clay
c)
John Black
d)
John Maroon
94.
True or False, the Civil War was still decades away at the time of Bleeding Kansas
a)
True
b)
False
95.
This began in Harper’s Ferry, Virginia, in hopes of starting a slave rebellion
a)
Dred Scott Case
b)
Freeport Doctrine
c)
Nat Turner’s Rebellion
d)
John Brown’s Raid
96.
What document was signed on January 1, 1863?
a)
Bill of Rights
b)
Gettysburg Address
c)
19th Amendment
d)
The Emancipation Proclamation
97.
What was the first southern state that seceded from the Union?
a)
South Carolina
b)
Tennessee
c)
North Carolina
d)
Georgia
98.
The President during the Civil War was ______________________.
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Henry Clay
d)
Robert E. Lee
99.
Which part of the U.S referred to as the North during the Civil War?
a)
Confederate
b)
Union
c)
Border
d)
None of the above
100.
This gave slaves their freedom.
a)
The Compromise of 1850
b)
The Gettysburg Address
c)
The Battle of Antietam
d)
The Emancipation Proclomation
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