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WorksheetsMid Term Exam Review
Total questions: 46
Worksheet time: 34mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why did the FIRST Americans migrate from Asia to the Americas?
a)
in search of better climate
b)
to locate fertile farmland
c)
in search of food
d)
to flee from hostile tribes
2.
Which of these was most important to the survival of American Indians?
a)
land and home ownership
b)
ability to use natural resources
c)
warm and mild climate conditions
d)
trade to meet their daily needs
3.
How do historians learn how American Indians lived so long ago?
a)
They read their journals
b)
They study their artifacts
c)
They live in their shelters
d)
They speak to their families
4.
Which of these characterizes an American Indian cultural region?
a)
People come from the same family
b)
People share a similar language
c)
People have the same leader
d)
People migrated together
5.
Which of these enabled American Indians to settle in permanent villages?
a)
trading
b)
hunting
c)
herding
d)
farming
6.
American Indians who lived on the Plains wore clothing made from animal hides. Which of these was an important economic activity in this region?
a)
fishing
b)
mining
c)
hunting
d)
gathering
7.
One reason why groups of Native American Indians often developed different cultures was that each group
a)
came to America from other parts of the world
b)
adapted to its environment in a different way
c)
had to follow written traditions
d)
wanted to be distinct from other groups
8.
Which best describes why shipbuilding became important in the New England colonies?
a)
Warm climate, long growing season, fertile soil
b)
fewer enslaved persons compared to the south
c)
Large forests and many seaports
d)
Strong religious beliefs of people in the region
9.
What was a major effect of Christopher Columbus's voyages to the Americas?
a)
a transfer of foods and domesticated animals between Europe and the Americas
b)
a war between the Spanish and the French because they landed in the same areas
c)
a delay in future Spanish explorations because his was a failure
d)
a reduction in the European population because everyone became explorers
10.
A large percentage of blacks who lived in colonial America in 1750 were enslaved. What can you infer from this graph about this use of human resources?
a)
Slavery had not yet been established in the colonies
b)
Slavery was spread evenly throughout the colonies
c)
Slavery existed primarily in the New England colonies
d)
Slavery existed primarily in the Southern colonies
11.
Which generalization best sums up the founding of the English colonies?
a)
They were founded by Puritans, Quakers, and Catholics who wanted religious freedom
b)
They were founded to provide a new start to poor people throughout Europe
c)
They were founded by people with various goals: making money, following their faith, purse a better life outside England
d)
They were founded by businesspeople planning to sell the land to settlers for profit
12.
The laws in the colonies were established by each colony's general assembly. How did the people on the assembly get to become part of this decision making process?
a)
they were elected by the colonists
b)
the church members elected the priests into these postions
c)
the governor of the colony placed his friends in these positions
d)
the king sent these men to make the decisions
13.
Why did people in the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies adapt to different ways of life?
a)
people with specific skills settled in each area
b)
the regions had different geographies and natural resources to adapt to
c)
the people all had different reasons for settling in North America
d)
The leaders of the colonies decided how the people would earn a living
14.
What were the natural resources and economic conditions that encouraged Southern planters to develop a slave economy in the South?
a)
navigable rivers and good roadways
b)
available coal and industries needing heat
c)
dense (heavy or full) forests and northern demand for wood
d)
plentiful farmland and greater need for labor
15.
Which competition best explains the conflict that led to the French and Indian War?
a)
The fight over taxation without representation in the New England colonies
b)
the opposition to the spread of slavery throughout the Middle Colonies
c)
Control of fishing, fur trapping, and territorial rights (land) in the Ohio River Valley
d)
The race to create the first permanent settlements west of the Appalachian Mountains
16.
What limitation imposed by the Proclamation of 1763 directly led to the American Revolution?
a)
The limit on the number of companies that could sell tea in the colonies
b)
The limit on expansion to areas west of the Appalachian Mountains
c)
The limit of the colonists' ability to be represented in Parliament
d)
The limit on the number of new taxes the colonists would have to pay
17.
How did the colonists convince Parliament to repeal the Stamp Act?
a)
By dumping tea in to Boston Harbor
b)
By building relationships among colonies through Committees of Correspondence
c)
Through increased smuggling and illegal trading of taxed goods
d)
Through violence against tax collectors and boycotts of taxed goods
18.
What was the purpose of the Stamp Act?
a)
To raise money for the fair
b)
To raise money for their horses
c)
To raise money for protection of the colonies
d)
To raise money for the football team
19.
What items were taxed under the Stamp Act
a)
Deeds
b)
Wills
c)
Marriage License
d)
All of the above
20.
Who were the Sons of Liberty?
a)
British Government
b)
A group of colonial protesters that united to defend the colonies against the Stamp Act
c)
Stamp Act
d)
All of the above
21.
The main reason Great Britain established the Proclamation Line of 1763 was to
a)
avoid conflicts between American colonists and Native American Indians
b)
make a profit by selling the land west of the Appalachian Mountains
c)
prevent American industrial development in the Ohio River Valley
d)
Allow Canada to control the Great Lakes
22.
The Mayflower Compact is important to the concept of having a democratic society because it represents
a)
an effort by the colonists to use force to resist the King
b)
a clear step toward governing themselves
c)
an early attempt to establish voting rights for everyone
d)
an attempt by the colonists to establish freedom of religion
23.
What was the name given to the group of colonists who wanted complete independence from Britain:
a)
The Undecideds
b)
The Conservatives
c)
The Patriots
d)
The Loyalists
24.
What was the name given to the group of colonists who opposed independence from Britain?
a)
The Undecideds
b)
The Loyalists
c)
The Patriots
d)
The Independents
25.
The statement below is an historical quote by Patrick Henry. The statement clearly demonstrates Henry’s position as what?
Quote “Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, Give me Liberty, or give me Death!"
Quote “Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, Give me Liberty, or give me Death!"
a)
An Undecided
b)
A conservative
c)
A patriot
d)
A loyalist
26.
What are the four main food groups of elves?
a)
candy corn, gum, chocolate, and Twix bars
b)
candy, candy corn, candy canes, and syrup
c)
candy, cookies, coffee, and cake
d)
candy, sugar, candy canes, and gum
27.
The best way to spread Christmas cheer is...
a)
yelling Merry Christmas to strangers
b)
making gingerbread houses
c)
singing loud for all to hear
d)
decking the halls with boughs of holly
28.
What was the effect of British taxation on the colonies as a whole?
a)
They became more divided
b)
They started to unite as Americans
c)
Many paid for British suport
d)
Many colonists returned to Britain
29.
Why did the Puritans leave England?
a)
They were being persecuted
b)
Because they wanted to practice their religion their way
c)
They were exiled by the king
d)
The people of England thought they were witches
30.
What was not a goal of the Puritans?
a)
To educate their children
b)
To practice their religion closely to the bible
c)
To gain riches
d)
To be a city on a hill
31.
Which NFL team is the only one not associated with a city or state?
a)
Eagles
b)
Browns
c)
Bears
d)
Patriots
32.
Who is the governor of Kentucky?
a)
Matt Bevin
b)
Jim Gray
c)
Bill Hallam
d)
Tom Riddle
33.
Which of the following is a primary source?
a)
textbook
b)
dictionary
c)
diary
d)
TV news report
34.
Which of the following is a secondary source?
a)
photograph
b)
history textbook
c)
diary
d)
letter
35.
What river borders northern Kentucky?
a)
Mississippi River
b)
Wabash River
c)
Ohio River
d)
Red River
36.
This Princess of the Mushroom Kingdom started out as the love interest of Mario in the original Donkey Kong.
a)
Jill Valentine
b)
Lara Croft
c)
Chun-Li
d)
Peach
37.
WHAT GAME IS THIS
a)
MINEcraft
b)
MINECRAFT
c)
Minecraft
d)
Mine craft
38.
a)
Ariana Grande
b)
Taylor Swift
39.
Who's House is this?
a)
Kim Kardashian
b)
Demi Lovato
c)
Ariana Grande
d)
Miley Cyrus
40.
Who is this singer?
a)
Demi Lovato
b)
Nicki Minaj
c)
Pink
d)
Taylor Swift
41.
Which horror movie star is this?
a)
Freddie Krueger
b)
Jigsaw
c)
Norman Bates
d)
Jason Voorhees
42.
What event does this drawing show?
a)
Tarring and feathering
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
Boston Massacre
d)
American Revolution
43.
How many colonists died in the Boston Massacre?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
5
d)
10
44.
Who created the "Bloody Massacre" engraving?
a)
Paul Revere
b)
George Washington
c)
A British soldier
d)
King George III
45.
What was thrown at soldiers to start the Boston Massacre?
a)
Manure
b)
Snowballs
c)
Paper
d)
Hay
46.
Why did Britain seek to tax the colonists in the 1760s?
a)
The colonists were wealthier than most British citizens.
b)
Britain needed money to pay for the French and Indian War.
c)
The British wanted to punish the colonists for rebelling against the Proclamation.
d)
Britain needed money to protect the colonists from the French.
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