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Worksheets2017 Midterm US
Total questions: 126
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Class
Date
1.
What was one purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
to establish a framework for government
b)
to state the reasons for the colonies to separate from England
c)
to express reasons for limiting immigration
d)
to list arguments for women’s suffrage
2.
Which statement represents one of the main ideas in the Declaration of Independence?
a)
The United States needs a strong central government.
b)
The power of the president must be limited by the legislative and judicial branches.
c)
People have a right to rebel against an unjust government.
d)
Americans cannot afford to pay high British taxes.
3.
In order to pay off French and Indian War debt, the British Parliament took what action?
a)
Closed the Boston Harbor
b)
Passed new colonial taxes like the Stamp Act
c)
Held a seaside tea party
d)
Allowed the colonists to chose their own governors
4.
In which event were colonists shot after taunting British soldiers?
a)
Lexington & Concord
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
First Continental Congress
d)
Boston Massacre
5.
What does Quartering mean?
a)
To allow troops to stay in your home
b)
Hitting someone with a quarter
c)
To give someone a quarter
d)
Giving a quarter of your earnings to Britain
6.
Colonists were forbidden to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.
a)
Proclamation line of 1763
b)
Proclamation boundary
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
Borderlands
7.
Finish this American Colonist Motto, "No Taxation without..."
a)
Transportation
b)
Relaxation
c)
Representation
d)
Sensation
8.
Which was the punishment for the Boston Tea Party?
a)
Intolerable Acts
b)
Sugar Acts
c)
Quartering Acts
d)
Stamp Acts
9.
This battle where the American Colonist won and was called "The shot heard 'round the world".
a)
Battle of Saratoga
b)
Battle of Yorktown
c)
Lexington and Concord
d)
Battle of Bunker Hill
10.
How many original colonies were there?
a)
13
b)
12
c)
11
d)
10
11.
What was the first cause of the American Revolution?
a)
French and Indian War
b)
Tea Act
c)
Stamp Act
d)
Slavery
12.
Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Paul Revere
13.
Power should be distributed among various branches of government
a)
Checks & Balances
b)
Laissez Faire
c)
Popular Sovereignty
d)
Separation of Powers
14.
Which branch of government is responsible for interpreting laws?
a)
Executive
b)
Judicial
c)
Legislative
15.
Which branch of government is responsible for creating laws?
a)
Executive
b)
Judicial
c)
Legislative
16.
Which branch of government is responsible for enforcing laws?
a)
Executive
b)
Judicial
c)
Legislative
17.
What are the first three words of the Constitution?
a)
In order to
b)
We the people
c)
Once upon a
d)
The United States
18.
In which house of Congress does each state get 2 votes?
a)
House of Representatives
b)
Senate
19.
What is the name for a change or addition to the Constitution?
a)
Federalism
b)
Amendment
c)
Ratification
d)
Veto
20.
What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution called?
a)
The Bill of Rights
b)
The Preambles
c)
The Vetos
d)
The Federalisms
21.
What amendment protects freedom of speech?
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
22.
What amendment protects people's right to own guns?
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
23.
What amendment protects people from having to testify against themselves in court?
a)
5th
b)
6th
c)
8th
d)
9th
24.
What amendment protects people from being put on trial for the same crime twice?
a)
5th
b)
6th
c)
8th
d)
9th
25.
Which group of people wanted the Constitution to include a Bill of Rights?
a)
Federalists
b)
Anti-federalists
c)
Democrats
d)
Northerners
26.
What is the name of the first Constitution?
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Articles of Incorporation
c)
The Federalist Papers
d)
The Great Constitution
27.
Which compromise is made up of ideas from the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey plan?
a)
The Great Compromise
b)
The three-fifths compromise
c)
The constitutional compromise
d)
The big compromise
28.
When did the Columbian Exchange take place?
a)
1542
b)
1472
c)
1492
d)
1490
29.
what type of diseases did the Europeans bring to America?
a)
cancer
b)
ebola
c)
Cancrum Oris
d)
Smallpox
30.
What group of people suffered the most during the Columbian Exchange?
a)
Animals
b)
Explorers
c)
Native Americans
d)
Europeans
31.
which of the following did the Europeans bring to the Americas.
a)
corn
b)
cotton
c)
horses
d)
tobacco
32.
During the Colombian Exchange Europe was called...
a)
the new world
b)
the lost world
c)
the old world
d)
the rich world
33.
•Where did Pigs & Cattle come from?
a)
Old World
b)
New World
34.
•Where did potatoes & sweet potatoes come from?
a)
Old World
b)
New World
35.
•Where did wheat come from?
a)
Old World
b)
New World
36.
•Where did the tomato come from?
a)
Old World
b)
New World
37.
Which food was first introduced to the Old World when it was brought from the Americas because of the Columbian Exchange?
a)
Oranges
b)
Tobacco
c)
Bananas
d)
Potatoes
38.
Which significant outcome of the French and Indian War eventually led to the American Revolution?
a)
Britain placed its colonies under strict control and began taxing them to help pay for the war.
b)
Britain expected colonists to fight the war at their own expense and offered no reimbursement.
c)
The loss of colonial territory to the French made colonists lose faith in the British government.
d)
Britain did not offer aid to colonists during the war but still declared sovereignty over them.
39.
Who was the young military leader from Virginia who fought in the French and Indian war?
a)
William Pitt
b)
Edward Braddock
c)
King George II
d)
George Washington
40.
The Stamp Act taxed _____________.
a)
tea
b)
newspapers
c)
sugar
d)
coffee
41.
The Townshend Acts put taxes on _________.
a)
cloth
b)
salt and sugar
c)
glass, tea, paint, paper
42.
Who Organized the Boston tea Party?
a)
All the colonists
b)
Sons of liberty
c)
The British
d)
Leggee 5th grade
43.
Who was the Commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolution?
a)
George Washington
b)
Lord Charles Cornwallis
c)
Patrick Henry
d)
Samuel Adams
44.
Who published a pamphlet, "Common Sense," encouraging Americans to declare independence?
a)
John Adams
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
Patrick Henry
d)
Thomas Paine
45.
The Declaration of Independence was signed on,
a)
July 4, 1776
b)
July 4, 1770
c)
July 4, 1820
d)
July 4, 1775
46.
What innovation did Henry Ford use to boost the automotive industry?
a)
Interchangeable Parts
b)
The Assembly Line
c)
The Seaplane
d)
Washing Machine
47.
What were the most popular types of music in the 1920’s.
a)
Rap
b)
Classical
c)
Jazz and Blues
d)
Country
48.
Who was the first pilot to fly a trans atlantic flight?
a)
Marcus Garvey
b)
Henry Ford
c)
Charles Lindeburgh
d)
Herbert Hoover
49.
The most direct result of the 18th Amendment(Prohibition) was that ________
a)
people were mostly in support of the amendment.
b)
organized crime in America increased
c)
organized crime in America decreased
d)
people stopped drinking alchohol
50.
The Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925 had to do with teaching of Fundamentalism and ______.
a)
school
b)
Evolution
c)
life
d)
religion
51.
During the 1920s people's lives changed because they began listening to the what?
a)
mass media
b)
movies
c)
radio
d)
music
52.
Many believe this author captured the spirit of the "Roaring Twenties" with his novel Titled The Great Gatsby.
a)
Paul Lawrence Dunbar
b)
F. Scott Fitzgerald
c)
Ernest Hemingway
d)
Louis Armstrong
53.
_______________ were young women who rebelled against traditional ways of thinking and acting.
a)
Expatriates
b)
Jazzers
c)
Flappers
d)
Scats
54.
Both Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge
a)
believed in a laissez faire approach to the economy and government
b)
believed government intervention was important to a successful economy.
c)
were anarchists
d)
had administrations riddled with scandal.
55.
What was Prohibition?
a)
A complete ban on the sale of food
b)
A complete ban on the sale of clothes
c)
A complete ban on the sale of alcohol
d)
A complete ban on the sale of cars
56.
Who built the Model T?
a)
Henry Ford
b)
Al Capone
c)
Charles Lindbergh
d)
Harry Truman
57.
Author who's depiction of the black experience was essential to the Harlem Renaissance.
a)
Babe Ruth
b)
Langston Hughes
c)
Marcus Garvey
d)
Clarence Darrow
58.
What were illegal places where people drank alcohol called?
a)
Speakeasies
b)
Cellars
c)
Hidden spots
d)
Speaksoftly
59.
The Harlem Renaissance was focused on the writing and music related to
a)
African Americans
b)
Immigrants
c)
Communists
d)
Republicans
60.
Who was the Chicago gangster that made millions in bootlegging?
a)
Al Capone
b)
Louis Armstrong
c)
Charlie Chaplin
d)
Babe Ruth
61.
Which political scandal marked Warren Harding's presidency and caused increased distrust of the government?
a)
Teapot Dome
b)
Fall
c)
Yosemite Land
d)
Haymarket Square
62.
What is the significance of the 19th Amendment?
a)
Women became citizens.
b)
African
Americans became citizens.
c)
Women
were granted the right to vote.
d)
African
Americans were granted the right to vote.
63.
Who was Louis Armstrong?
a)
The first man on the moon
b)
A singer and trumpeter who helped to make jazz popular in the 1920s
c)
He invented the TV
d)
He was known for his oil company
64.
The Wright Brothers invented the airplane... Who was the first person to fly alone across the Atlantic Ocean?
a)
Langston Hughes
b)
Babe Ruth
c)
Charles Lindbergh
d)
Ulysses S Grant
65.
What was it called when a severe drought in the Great Plains destroyed crops and blew loose dust and dirt all over?
a)
Desert Storm
b)
Pearl Harbor
c)
Dust Bowl
d)
Great Depression
66.
What president was blamed for the Great Depression?
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
George W. Bush
c)
Bill Clinton
d)
Herbert Hoover
67.
What did Franklin D. Roosevelt do to help with the Great Depression?
a)
He created the New Deal, which is a series of government programs to help American People in poverty
b)
He closed the Stock Market
c)
He gave the United States a different type of economy
d)
He asked that everyone get paid more ate their jobs.
68.
When people went to the bank to withdraw their money and the banks had no money was known as the
a)
Bank Crisis
b)
Black Tuesday
c)
Stock Market Crash
d)
New Deal
69.
The collection of markets and exchange where the issuing and trading of equities, bonds and other sorts of securities takes place.
a)
Margin
b)
New Deal
c)
Deficit Spending
d)
Stock Market
70.
The Agricultural Adjustment Agency (AAA) helped farmers get crop prices under control. This is an example of:
a)
Relief
b)
Recovery
c)
Reform
71.
This new deal program helped with the recovery process by hiring the unemployed to work on outdoor projects such as deforestation
a)
PWA
b)
CCC
c)
AAA
d)
FDIC
72.
The name given to the programs enforced by FDR to ensure relief, recovery and reform.
a)
Stock Market
b)
Great Depression
c)
Margin
d)
New Deal
73.
This President enforced both New Deals and saw America through the Great Depression and World War II.
a)
Eisenhower
b)
Truman
c)
Hoover
d)
Roosevelt
74.
This New Deal program insured the public's deposits to make sure that the bank runs never happened again
a)
PWA
b)
WPA
c)
SSA
d)
FDIC
75.
What New Deal agency monitors the stock market?
a)
FBI
b)
CCC
c)
FDIC
d)
SEC
76.
What New Deal program paid young men to plant trees & build parks while sending $$$ home?
a)
CCC
b)
WPA
c)
PWA
d)
TVA
77.
The TVA generated what for the people of the Tennessee River Valley?
a)
electricity
b)
oil
c)
fresh water
d)
natural gas
78.
The AAA helped what group of people by raising market prices?
a)
teachers
b)
farmers
c)
plumbers
d)
doctors
79.
Paying a small % of a stock's price & borrowing the rest is known as what?
a)
buying on margin
b)
speculation
c)
fiat money
d)
price supports
80.
The "spark" that was an immediate cause of World War I was
a)
The sinking of the Lusitania
b)
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
c)
Increased nationalism
d)
The Zimmerman Telegram
81.
Which was not a cause of WW1?
a)
nationalism
b)
imperialism
c)
militarism
d)
isolationism
82.
Which treaty made Germany take full responsibility for WWI?
a)
Fault Clause
b)
Treaty of Versailles
c)
Blame Clause
d)
World War 1 Cause Clause
83.
This was a German offer of an alliance with Mexico.
a)
Sedition Act
b)
Zimmerman Note
c)
Sussex Pledge
d)
Fourteen Point
84.
What is the policy of building up armed forces in aggressive preparedness for war?
a)
Militarism
b)
Nationalism
c)
Imperialism
d)
Alliances
85.
The invasion of what country caused Britain to join WWI?
a)
Luxembourg
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)
Belgium
86.
During WWI, most battles were fought on the Western Front. Near what country was it located?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Italy
d)
Russia
87.
An international organization to promote world peace and cooperation
a)
United Nations
b)
UFAW
c)
U.S Marine Corps
d)
League of Nations
88.
Who declared war on Serbia to start WWI?
a)
France
b)
U.S
c)
Great Britain
d)
Austria- Hungary
89.
What effect did World War 1 have on women?
a)
More women worked jobs to replace the men leaving for the war.
b)
Women were made into slaves
c)
Women were not allowed to marry
d)
Women were not affected by WWI
90.
Which of the following is a reason why the U.S. did not want to join the League of Nations?
a)
There was fear that it would get the U.S. involved in another war
b)
Germany was allowed into the League of Nations
c)
The League of Nations would be too costly for Americans
d)
The U.S. was pre-occupied with difficulties at home.
91.
Which weapon was NOT a new technology introduced in WWI?
a)
atomic bomb
b)
submarine
c)
tank
d)
poison gas
92.
Law which required men ages 21-30 to register to be drafted
a)
Conscription Act
b)
"I Want You Act"
c)
Selective Service Act
d)
Required Service Act
93.
"Unrestricted submarine warfare" and "Zimmermann note" may be categorized as which of the following?
a)
Wilson's Domestic Strategies
b)
1914 Causes of World War I
c)
Causes of America's entry in the Great War
d)
Part of Wilson's 14 Points
94.
A new style of warfare where soldiers dug ditches to protect themselves from enemy fire. It led to a stalemate in Europe by late 1914.
a)
Guerilla Warfare
b)
Total Warfare
c)
Trench Warfare
d)
Jungle Warfare
95.
Which was NOT a part of Wilson's 14 Points?
a)
Eliminating Militraism
b)
Eliminating Imperialism
c)
Punishing Germany
d)
Creating an international peace keeping organization
96.
What phrase describes Wilson's philosophy for peace after WWI?
a)
"Peace with honor"
b)
"Peace without victory"
c)
"Make the world safe for democracy"
d)
"What do you mean I can't get Chic-fil-a breakfast at four in the afternoon?!"
97.
Which group of countries allied themselves to form the Triple Entente (Allies) in the years before World War I?
a)
Britain, France, and Austria-Hungary
b)
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire
c)
Russia, Germany, and Italy
d)
Britain, France, and Russia
98.
This word means seeking other colonies; it was a cause of World War I.
a)
Militarism
b)
Imperialism
c)
Alliances
d)
Nationalism
99.
World War I began in ____ and ended in _____.
a)
1914, 1917
b)
1917, 1918
c)
1914, 1918
100.
What holiday do we commemorate as the end of WWI?
a)
Memorial Day
b)
Veteran's Day
101.
Germany had to pay $33 billion dollars in _______________.
a)
land
b)
military
c)
reparations
102.
Which of the following is not a part of the Central Powers?
a)
Turkey
b)
Austria Hungary
c)
France
d)
Germany
103.
Which was NOT a military effect of new technologies in World War I?
a)
Machine guns were a rapid fire weapon causing more deaths.
b)
Poisonous gas which caused blindness and death.
c)
Radios were used to communicate with other soliders.
d)
The cannon which was used for major explosions.
104.
What is NOT an effect of the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
The U.S. joined the League of Nations.
b)
The League of Nations was created.
c)
Germany was required to pay high fines and disarm their military.
d)
Germany and other Central Powers had to accept responsibility for causing all loss and damage.
105.
Why do some states have more representation than others?
a)
more political power
b)
based on population
c)
lots of wealthy citizens
d)
lots of poverty
106.
How many Supreme Court Justices are there?
a)
12
b)
5
c)
9
d)
4
107.
Who was the president during the Civil War?
a)
George Washington
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Andrew Jackson
108.
What are the two parts of Congress?
a)
Supreme Court / Senate
b)
Senate / House of Representatives
c)
Supreme Court / President
d)
President / Vice President
109.
Who is in charge of the executive branch?
a)
The President
b)
Chief Justice
c)
Speaker of the House
d)
Majority Whip
110.
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
a)
The Preamble
b)
The Bill of Rights
c)
The Statute of Liberty
d)
Declaration of Independence
111.
The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
a)
100
b)
365
c)
435
d)
646
112.
When was the Missouri Compromise reached?
a)
1820
b)
1850
c)
1776
d)
1803
113.
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
114.
Who came up with the idea of the Missouri Compromise?
a)
James Monroe
b)
George Washington
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Henry Clay
115.
What was the Wilmot Proviso??
a)
Political party dedicated to stopping the expansion of slavery
b)
President of the Confederate States of America
c)
A bill to eliminate slavery from the new land acquired from the Mexican War
d)
The channeling of a nation's entire resources into a war effort
116.
Who was known as the Great Compromiser?
a)
John C Calhoun
b)
Daniel Webster
c)
Henry Clay
d)
George Washington
117.
Which state wanted to join the Union as a free state?
a)
California
b)
Michigan
c)
Washington
d)
Georgia
118.
What law compelled the North to return runaway slaves back to the South?
a)
Fugitive Dog Acts
b)
Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Abolition Act of 1850
d)
I refuse to answer this question based on the fact I have not studied!
119.
As part of the agreement in the Compromise of 1850, how would the remaining territory from the Mexican Cession be decided?
a)
The Senate would vote
b)
The House of Representatives would vote
c)
The President would vote
d)
Popular sovereignty
120.
The new Republican Party ______.
a)
Drew support from many southerners
b)
Was dedicated to a ban on the extension of slavery
c)
Supported the Kansas-Nebraska Act
d)
Enjoyed victory in the Presidential election of 1856
121.
Who was the the President of the Confederacy?
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Abraham Lincoln
122.
Who wrote Tom's Uncle Cabin in 1852?
a)
Nat Turner
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
d)
Frederick Douglas
123.
Who wrote the Emancipation Proclamation?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
General Sherman and his troops
124.
The place where Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to General Ulysses S. Grant.
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Sherman's March to Sea
c)
Appomattox Court House
d)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
125.
The Union General that forced General Lee to surrender at Appomattox.
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
126.
Fort Sumter...
a)
marked the last exchange of fire in the War
b)
marked the first exchange of fire in the War
c)
resulted in major loss of life for the Union
d)
resulted in major loss of life for the Confederacy
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