WorksheetsU.S. History Midterm
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was the first African slave traders?
a)
Portuguese
b)
Spanish
c)
English
d)
Africans
2.
How was English colonization radically different than Spanish or French colonization?
a)
English conquest was nicer
b)
English colonization allowed for natives to rule over themselves instead of subjecting them to British rule
c)
English colonization built infrastructure rather than strip-mine regions
d)
Spanish and French colonies were much more successful in the long term
3.
What document limited the English monarchy’s power in favor of power of nobility?
a)
Magna Carta
b)
The Book of Roses
c)
Declaration of Noble Power
d)
Papal Bull of 1312
4.
What type of document gave a joint-stock company the right to colonize part of the New World?
a)
Treaty
b)
Charter
c)
Law Code
d)
Writ
5.
What was the first successful American colony?
a)
Plymouth
b)
Washington, D.C.
c)
Jamestown
d)
Roanoke
6.
Who led the Jamestown colony to survive, and served as a prototype of the American frontiersmen?
a)
King James I
b)
John Smith
c)
Edmund Andros
d)
Charles Cornwallis
7.
What was the major cash crop of Virginia?
a)
Cotton
b)
Maize
c)
Gold & Silver
d)
Tobacco
8.
What did the Navigation Acts force the colonist to do?
a)
Wear red coats
b)
Stop smuggling
c)
Trade with Spain, France, and the Dutch
d)
Trade exclusively with Britain through British or Colonial ships
9.
After the Glorious Revolution, what policy did the British Parliament take towards the colonies?
a)
Authoritarianism
b)
Anarchy
c)
Salutary Neglect
d)
Mass Execution
10.
What was the North American theatre of the Seven Years War called?
a)
The Third Carnatic War
b)
The Third Silesian War
c)
The Pomeranian War
d)
The French and Indian War
11.
What was the end result of the French and Indian War?
a)
Americans gained independence
b)
Britain gained France’s territory in Canada and the Mississippi River Valley
c)
Spain became America’s main trading partner
d)
British lost their colonial presence in America
12.
What did the the Proclamation of 1763 decree?
a)
Colonials were forced to drink tea and eat biscuits
b)
Colonials could not expand westward into the new British territory won after the war
c)
Colonials were required to go to war with Pontiac
d)
Colonials were deprived of Parliamentary representation
13.
The same day as repealing the Stamp Act, what act did Parliament pass to remind the colonies of their authority?
a)
Tea Act
b)
Declaratory Act
c)
Townshend Acts
d)
Stamp Act 2: Stamp Harder
14.
Who likely started the events of the Boston Massacre?
a)
Sons of Liberty
b)
Crispus Attucks
c)
British Redcoats
d)
Samuel Adams
15.
Why did Thomas Gage send troops to Concord in May of 1775?
a)
To assassinate colonists
b)
To burn down colonial homes
c)
To capture John Hancock and Samuel Adams
d)
To sample Concord jellies
16.
Who fired first at the Battle of Lexington?
a)
The Colonists
b)
The British
c)
The French
d)
No one knows for sure
17.
What happened at the Battle of Bunker Hill?
a)
George Washington surprised a force of Hessians after a night-time crossing of the Delaware
b)
The British technically won after Americans ran out of ammunition, but suffered a large number of casualties
c)
The Americans secured their independence with the help of the French
d)
Benedict Arnold rallied Horatio Gates’ troops to turn the tide of the war
18.
What happened at the Battle of Trenton?
a)
George Washington surprised a force of Hessians after a night-time crossing of the Delaware
b)
The British technically won after Americans ran out of ammunition, but suffered a large number of casualties
c)
The Americans secured their independence with the help of the French
d)
Benedict Arnold rallied Horatio Gates’ troops to turn the tide of the war
19.
What happened at the Battle of Saratoga?
a)
George Washington surprised a force of Hessians after a night-time crossing of the Delaware
b)
The British technically won after the Americans ran out of ammunition, but suffered a large number of casualties
c)
The Americans secured their independence with the help of the French
d)
Benedict Arnold rallied Horatio Gates’ troops to turn the tide of the war
20.
What happened at the Battle of Yorktown?
a)
George Washington surprised a force of Hessians after a night-time crossing of the Delaware
b)
The British technically won after Americans ran out of ammunition, but suffered a large number of casualties
c)
The Americans secured their independence with the help of the French
d)
Benedict Arnold rallied Horatio Gates’ troops to turn the tide of the war
21.
What document by Thomas Paine, written in 1775, convinced many Americans that independence was necessary?
a)
The Declaration of Independenc
b)
The Articles of Confederation
c)
The Federalist Papers
d)
Common Sense
22.
Who was NOT one of the authors of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Washington
c)
John Adams
d)
Benjamin Franklin
23.
What treaty officially ended the Revolutionary War?
a)
Treaty of Tordesillas
b)
Diplomatic Revolution
c)
Treaty of Paris
d)
Agreement of Boston
24.
Which of the following was NOT one of the foreign powers to aid the United States following Saratoga?
a)
France
b)
Russia
c)
Spain
d)
Holland (The Dutch)
25.
Which of the following was NOT one of the Enlightenment philosophers who contributed to the ideas behind the Declaration of Independence?
a)
John Locke
b)
Thomas Hobbes
c)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
d)
Voltaire
26.
The form of government the Founding Fathers chose for the United States was a
a)
Monarchy
b)
Republic
c)
Direct Democracy
d)
Oligarchy
27.
The document that created the first American government was:
a)
The Declaration of Independence
b)
The Articles of Confederation
c)
The Constitution
d)
The Judiciary Act of 1789
28.
What was the most noteworthy accomplishment of the Articles of Confederation government?
a)
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
b)
Pinckney's Treat
c)
Shay's Rebellion
d)
Judiciary Act of 1789
29.
Why was the public kept out of the Constitutional Convention?
a)
The delegates needed to be able to speak freely
b)
The Articles government was hunting delegate
c)
Benjamin Franklin had terrible stage fright
d)
The public didn't care about the convention
30.
What was the Great Compromise about?
a)
Legislative Representation
b)
Slavery Population and Taxation
c)
Electoral College
d)
Presidential Terms
31.
What was the 3/5 Compromise about?
a)
Legislative Representation
b)
Slavery Population and Taxation
c)
Electoral College
d)
Presidential Terms
32.
Who was NOT one of the leaders of the Federalist movement?
a)
Alexander Hamilton
b)
George Washington
c)
John Jay
d)
Thomas Jefferson
33.
What led to the creation of the three-tiered court system?
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Judiciary Act of 1789
c)
Constitution
d)
Marbury vs. Madison
34.
How did Alexander Hamilton propose dealing with the nation's debt?
a)
Create a National Bank
b)
Have the federal government assume state debt
c)
Pass import tariffs and excise taxes on goods
d)
All of the above
35.
How did the United States respond to the French Revolution?
a)
Went to war with Britain like Jefferson wanted
b)
Went to war with France like Hamilton wanted
c)
Stayed neutral like Washington wanted
d)
Filmed Les Miserables like the SAG wanted
36.
What did John Adams do in response to the XYZ Affair?
a)
Pass the Alien and Sedition Acts
b)
Went to war with France
c)
Launch the Whiskey Rebellion
d)
Made a voodoo doll of Thomas Jefferson and poked it with a needle
37.
Who did Thomas Jefferson purchase the Louisiana Purchase from?
a)
Napoleon and the French
b)
King George III and the British
c)
Czar Nicholas II and the Russians
d)
One-Eyed Joe and the Cajuns
38.
Who led the Battle of Tippecanoe against Tecumseh and the Prophet?
a)
George Washington
b)
William Henry Harrison
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
Zachary Taylor
39.
What battle took place after the War of 1812 officially ended with the Treaty of Ghent?
a)
Battle of the Thames
b)
Battle of New Orleans
c)
Battle of Tippecanoe
d)
Battle of Plattsburgh
40.
What event saw the end of the Federalist Party as a major part of American politics?
a)
Hartford Convention
b)
Bacon's Rebellion
c)
Election of Andrew Jackson
d)
American Civil War
41.
What invention led to the expansion of cotton growth in the South?
a)
Steam Engine
b)
Cotton Gin
c)
Trains
d)
Erie Canal
42.
What was the declaration that Europeans were to stay out of the Western Hemisphere and American affairs called?
a)
The Monroe Doctrine
b)
The Roosevelt Corrolary
c)
The Adams Document
d)
The Great Wall of America
43.
What occurred in the Election of 1824 between Adams, Jackson, and Clay?
a)
Adams won because of the "Corrupt Bargain"
b)
Jackson won because of the Civil War
c)
Clay became president because he really wanted it
d)
No one became president because they were too mean
44.
How was the Nullification Crisis resolved?
a)
Force Bill
b)
Clay's Compromise Tariff
c)
Jackson invaded the South
d)
South Caroline seceded
45.
What financial institution did Andrew Jackson ardently oppose?
a)
Bank of the United States
b)
Federal Reserve
c)
Independent Treasury
d)
State Banks
46.
What was the financial crisis caused by Jackson's dismantling of the BUS and wildcat banks printing too much money?
a)
Crisis of 1837
b)
Big Battlin' Banks Brawl
c)
Great Depression
d)
Recession of 1866
47.
Who was William Lloyd Garrison?
a)
Famed abolitionist and editor of the Liberator
b)
General in the Mexican-American War
c)
Escaped slave who sued the federal government
d)
Anarchist who fought against the government
48.
What diplomatic event theoretically allowed for Whites and Plains Indians to co-exist in the territories?
a)
Treaty of Fort Laramie in 1851
b)
Treaty of Paris in 1783
c)
Treaty of Ghent in 1814
d)
Treaty of Appomattox Court House in 1865
49.
What battle saw Texas win its independence from Mexico?
a)
Battle of the Alamo
b)
Battle of San Jacinto
c)
Battle of Goliad
d)
Battle of Veracru
50.
Who was the president who started the Mexican-American War?
a)
Zachary Taylor
b)
James K. Polk
c)
John Tyler
d)
Abraham Lincoln
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