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WorksheetsAmerican History Midterm Review
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Many scientists believe that people first crossed the Bering Strait to North America
Less than 20,000 years ago.
Between 20,000 and 3,000 years ago
more than 30,000 years ago
more than 40,000 years ago
What did farming enable Native Americans to do?
settle into communities and trade with others
hunt larger animals
travel from asia to the americas
wander in search of food
Why did the Maya eventually abandon their cities?
They feared becoming human sacrifices
They fled from widespread disease
They were driven out by other groups
The reasons remain a mystery
What happened when more of the world's water froze into glaciers?
The level of the oceans rose
The level of the oceans dropped
Wooly mammoths became extinct
Prehistoric farmers built systems to irrigate their land
Which of these was NOT an early civilization of Central or South America?
The Maya
The Aztecs
The Anasazi
The incas
In some areas, Native Americans used seashells and beads for
processing salt
constructing shelters
starting fires
currency
Native Americans spread across the North American continent
well before 40,000 B.C.
shortly before the first Europeans arrived.
well before 10,000 B.C.
shortly after the first Europeans arrived.
Native American peoples in which area used kayaks?
the Northwest
the Far West
the Far North
the Southwest
What two language groups dominated the Eastern Woodlands?
Algonquian and Iroquoian
Natchez and Cherokee
Pueblo and Hopi
Hopi and Algonquian
What sort of communities did the Anasazi build?
mounds
cliff dwellings
farmhouses
treehouses
Who invented movable type 400 years before the Europeans?
the Koreans
the Chinese
the Africans
the Japanese
All of the following terms are applicable to Islam EXCEPT
Muhammad
the Qur'an
Muslims
kachinas
Which of these was the first major trading center in West Africa?
Zimbabwe
Timbuktu
Mali
Ghana
Who passed algebra along to Europe?
African traders
Asian astronomers
Arab scholars
Kilwa merchants
Which Chinese explorer visited more than 30 nations in the 1300s?
Marco Polo
Mansa Musa
Zheng He
Cuzco
What is considered the birthplace of democracy?
Rome
Athens
Washington, D.C.
Europe
Over time, what became of Martin Luther's Reformation movement?
It disappeared.
Its followers rejoined the Catholic Church.
It split into several Protestant churches.
It overshadowed and absorbed the Catholic Church.
Who is credited with bringing God's laws to the Israelites?
Moses
Jesus
Muhammad
Martin Luther
Why was Jesus executed?
He had organized the Crusades
He had sparked the Renaissance
He disagreed with the Reformation
He was seen as a political threat
The 1,000-year period after the fall of Rome is known as
the Middle-Ages
Prehistory
the Renaissance
the Crusades
What happened to the men Columbus left behind on Hispaniola?
They formed a thriving colony.
They returned to Spain on their own.
They were killed.
Nobody knows for certain.
Who was the first explorer to realize that America was not Asia?
Vasco Núñez de Balboa
Ferdinand Magellan
Christopher Columbus
Amerigo Vespucci
Where did Columbus intend to go on his first voyage?
Asia
Africa
Newfoundland
Puerto Rico
Who were the first Europeans to visit the Americas?
the Spanish
the Portuguese
the Vikings
Nobody knows for certain
Which of the following did the Americas receive in the Columbian Exchange?
sugarcane and horses
goats and turkeys
peaches and squash
maize (corn) and potatoes
How did the Spanish government help colonists obtain workers?
by granting land for plantations
by bringing indentured servants to the Americas from Spain
by granting encomiendas
by paying Native Americans for their services
Who did the Spanish use for labor when the Native Americans began dying out?
enslaves Africans
indentured servants
the Creoles
Latin Americans
Who sparked reform of the encomienda system?
Bartolomé de las Casas
the Creoles
Hernando Cortés
Montezuma
Which of the following can truthfully be said of Columbus' voyages?
They had no advantage for Spain, since he thought he had reached Asia.
The Native Americans kept him from colonizing.
He did not reach the continent, so his voyages had no impact.
They gave Spain a head start in colonizing the Americas.
Which of these was NOT a Spanish advantage over the Native Americans?
armor
muskets and cannons
knowledge of local territory
ships and horses
In searching for a northwest passage, what did Jacques Cartier discover?
the St. Lawrence River
the Pacific Ocean
the Great Lakes
Newfoundland
Apart from Martin Luther, who below had a great influence on Protestant thought?
Catherine of Aragon
Henry Hudson
John Calvin
Giovanni da Verrazano
Who tried to restore the Catholic Church to England after the death of Henry VIII?
his son, Edward
Mary I
Elizabeth I
Phillip II
Who financed John Cabot's voyages?
Spain
Portugal
England
France
Who was the last explorer to seriously seek a northwest passage?
John Cabot
Giovanni da Verrazano
Jacques Cartier
Henry Hudson
Why did the Dutch West India Company establish New Netherland?
as a military post to protect Fort Orange
as a center of trade with Native Americans
to establish a claim to the Atlantic coast
to create a colony based on religious freedom
Jacques Marquette founded his first two missions in present-day
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Michigan
What happened to Native Americans as the fur trade declined?
They helped the settlers establish farming communities.
The Iroquois and Hurons formed an alliance.
The Hurons attacked and scattered the Iroquois.
Settlers pushed Native American groups into other areas.
Which of these is NOT a reason that French colonists began farming in the late 1600s?
The number of French settlers had greatly increased.
The fur market had grown greatly.
Wars between Native American groups had disrupted the fur trade.
Europeans were buying fewer furs.
What was accomplished by the explorations of Marquette and Joliet?
They provided France with the long-sought northwest passage.
They gave France a claim on the Hudson River valley.
They provided France a water route into the interior of North America.
They gave France a claim on the Gulf of Mexico.
What source of income did the Jamestown settlers come to depend on?
fur-bearing animals
corn and squash
fishing
tobacco
The Separatists were people who
separated from the Roman Catholic Church.
separated from the Church of England.
required men and women to live separately.
split off from the Jamestown colony.
What did most of the Jamestown colonists expect to do for a living?
farm
find gold
sell fish to Native Americans
establish missions
Who helped the Plymouth colonists learn how to survive in their new colony?
Native Americans
Spanish explorers
colonists from Jamestown
colonists from Roanoke
What form of government did England have during the age of exploration?
a direct democracy
a representative democracy
a monarchy
a dictatorship
How did Roger Williams believe that colonists should obtain property in America?
by starting farms in Native American territories
by forming a militia to take over Native American lands
by claiming land in the name of England
by buying it from Native Americans
Why is farming difficult in New England?
The Connecticut River is surrounded by a plain.
Winters are short and dry.
The soil is thin and rocky.
Summers are long and cool.
How did the outlook of New Englanders begin to change in the 1670s?
They became more religious.
They became more interested in business.
They lost interest in running businesses.
They became homesick for England.
From what social class did many Puritans in England come?
the professional class
the middle class
the lower class
royalty
What did the king grant Connecticut in 1662?
a charter placing the colony under direct English rule
authority over Rhode Island
a charter giving the colony self-government
the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
What was a cooper?
a chicken farmer
a person who made barrels
a factory for manufacturing iron
a paper mill
What did William Penn consider his colony to be?
a "holy experiment"
a "fundamental order"
a "royal church"
a "personal estate"
The Great Wagon Road ran from
Georgia to New England.
Pennsylvania to New England.
Pennsylvania to Georgia.
Pennsylvania to New York.
Which of these was renamed New York in 1664?
Massachusetts Bay
the Middle Colonies
the backcountry
New Netherland
Before Delaware became a separate colony it was part of the colony of
Maryland
New Jersey
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Which English colony was the last one founded?
Delaware
Georgia
Virginia
Tidewater
What helped spur the early development of slavery in the South?
A survey establishing the Mason-Dixon line.
Many workers were needed to drain the swamps of the tidewater.
The crops grown in the South required many field workers.
African American colonists had difficulty finding work.
Why did Virginia's governor hesitate to start an all-out war against the Native Americans?
He benefited from his fur trade with them.
He did not think the colonists could defeat them.
He did not want to pay for extra British troops.
The Virginia colonists were allied with the local Native Americans.
Who became the proprietor of Maryland after George Calvert died?
his son, Cecil Calvert
King Charles I
the Catholic Church
the Church of England
How did people in the backcountry feel about colonial government?
They felt that the government did not care about them.
They were devoted to participating in the government.
They felt that English rule would be more just.
They formed their own local governments and fought the colonial government.
What was the main function of Spanish borderlands?
to protect Mexico from other European powers
to serve as trade hubs
they provided Christian missionaries with a base
the area supplied the Spaniards with gold
What country built the first permanent European settlement in the US?
France
Spain
Great Britain
Holland
The Spanish set up __________ to defend their missions along the California coast.
presidios
embassies
adobe walls
canons
What skill did the Spanish introduce to Native Americans?
planting cotton
horseback riding
homeopathic medicine
weaving
In 1598, __________ established Spain's first permanent settlement in the region at Santa Fe.
Juan Marquez
Diego Saba
Juan de Onate
Antonio del Bac
In 1701, Pennsylvanians forced William Penn to
take control of all lawmaking.
grant the colony independence.
grant women the right to vote.
turn over lawmaking power to the General Assembly.
What did the Zenger case eventually help establish?
that the press had no right to criticize the government
that the press was exempt from libel laws
that the press could publish information that was factually true
that the press should remain under governmental control
What governmental body limited the power of the English monarchy?
the House of Burgesses
the House of Representatives
the popular vote
Parliament
Under the English Bill of Rights, what did monarchs need to levy taxes?
Monarchs needed the consent of Parliament.
Monarchs needed the approval of a majority of the English people.
Monarchs could raise taxes on their own.
Monarchs had no voice in matters of taxation.
Which of the following was an idea that English colonists brought to America?
The Church should control all political rights.
The king should control all political rights.
People have political rights that nobody can take from them.
The granting of rights is up to the majority.
In Europe, those born poor
had little chance to improve their lives.
could start their own businesses and become wealthy.
could become educated and find good jobs.
could start their own farms.
As a rule, women in the colonies
made all the clothes for themselves and their families.
wore clothes bought from Native Americans.
wore clothes made by their older children.
wore clothes sewed by professional seamstresses.
What happened to disobedient indentured servants?
They were sent back to Europe.
They were whipped or their time of servitude was extended.
They were released from their contracts.
They were jailed.
How were unmarried adults treated in Puritan New England?
The law forced them to marry at age 21.
They were expected to live with a family.
They were not allowed to live in towns.
They were not allowed to live anywhere in Puritan colonies.
For how long did indentured servants generally contract themselves?
one year
two or three years
four to ten years
for life
What was Gullah?
a dialect blending English and African languages
a type of banjo
a type of grass basket
a character in an African folk tale
What three geographical points defined the triangular trade?
Britain, Africa, and the colonies
Britain, the Caribbean, and Africa
the Caribbean, Africa, and the colonies
Britain, the Caribbean, and the colonies
How did African slave traders obtain captives?
by offering them free passage to the Americas
by making them indentured servants
by offering them money and lodging
by raiding the African interior and capturing them
Why was Rhode Island's antislavery law short-lived?
Most Rhode Island colonists owned enslaved persons.
Most freed Africans supported slavery.
The English royalty required the slave trade in Rhode Island.
Rhode Island shippers made money from the slave trade.
How were healthy African captives sold after they reached the Americas?
They were sold individually at fixed prices.
They were auctioned individually or in groups.
They were auctioned in family groups.
They were given to African American landowners, who often freed them.
During the early years of the colonies,
laws required regular church attendance.
church attendance was voluntary.
children were not allowed to attend church.
only white males were allowed to attend church.
Who of the following contributed significant ideas to the Enlightenment?
Henry VIII and Locke
Locke and Montesquieu
Edwards and Montesquieu
Montesquieu and Edwards
What were dame schools?
Puritan schools for grown women
private schools for the children of freed African Americans
schools conducted by women to teach boys and girls to read and write
schools restricted to children of the gentry
How did the Great Awakening reinforce democratic ideas?
Churches often voted on their beliefs.
People thought that if they could decide how to worship, they could decide how to govern themselves.
The Puritans encouraged religious diversity.
Protestant churches campaigned for religious toleration.
The earliest American colleges were founded largely to
educate men about politics.
train businessmen and businesswomen.
educate men for the ministry.
teach English to foreign-speaking colonists.
What was the difference between Loyalists and Patriots?
Patriots accepted British rule, while Loyalists wanted independence.
Patriots wanted to negotiate with Britain, while Loyalists did not.
Loyalists accepted British rule, while Patriots wanted independence.
Loyalists wanted to return to Britain, while Patriots wanted to negotiate.
What did delegates to the Second Continental Congress from different colonies think at first about independence?
Some New Englanders favored independence, but the middle colonies were less radical.
Some New Englanders favored independence, but the southern colonies were loyal to Britain.
The middle colonies favored independence, but most New Englanders opposed it.
All New Englanders wanted to prepare for war, but not to declare independence.
What did the Olive Branch Petition state?
that the Green Mountain Boys were prepared for battle with the British
that the colonists demanded independence
that colonists would rather die as freemen than live as slaves
that colonists were loyal to the king
What was the outcome of the Battle of Bunker Hill?
The Americans won by repelling three British attacks.
The British chased away the Americans with their first attack.
The British won, but the Americans proved that they could stand up to professional soldiers.
The Americans ran away.
Which of these was NOT true of Britain after the Battle of Bunker Hill?
It had the world's most powerful navy.
It did not want to give up control of the colonies.
It was unwilling to blockade American ports.
It hired mercenaries.
How were Native Americans affected by the outcome of the French and Indian War?
They were not affected.
They gained their own colony.
They were given new lands.
They lost a great deal.
Beginning in the 1750s, American/British relations were strained by
the large degree of colonial self-government.
a new British alliance with Native American groups.
a new colonial alliance with Native American groups.
the French and Indian War.
Who drew up the Albany Plan of Union?
George Washington
Edward Braddock
Benjamin Franklin
William Pitt
How old was James Wolfe when he became one of Britain's top generals?
25
30
35
40
What was the purpose of the Albany Congress?
The British hoped to ally the colonists with the Iroquois.
The colonists hoped to ally with the French.
The British hoped to ally with the French.
The British hoped to ally the Iroquois with the French.
Why did John Adams defend nine British soldiers accused of murder?
He thought the soldiers had done the right thing.
He believed everyone deserved a lawyer and a fair trial.
He wanted to support British rule over the colonies.
He wanted Parliament to give up authority over the case.
How did Parliament respond to angry colonial protests over the Stamp Act?
by repealing the act
by suspending all colonial legislatures
by sending troops to occupy Boston
by trying Patrick Henry for treason
Why did the Proclamation of 1763 anger many colonists?
They felt they had the right to reside wherever they wanted.
They felt that Native Americans were being unfairly treated.
They did not want the French driven from America.
They considered themselves loyal British citizens.
What was the Quartering Act?
Colonists were ordered to contribute a quarter of their incomes toward the military defense of the colonies.
Colonists were required to pay taxes on legal documents.
Colonists were prohibited from settling west of the Appalachians.
Colonists were required to feed and house British troops.
As soon as the French and Indian War ended,
the colonists demanded independence.
the French began planning for a new attack on America.
fighting began between Native Americans and white settlers.
the British attacked France.
Which colony did not send a delegate to the First Continental Congress?
Georgia
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
New York
What British action sparked the Boston Tea Party?
the Quebec Act
the Stamp Act
the Townshend Act
the Tea Act
What were Liberty Trees?
trees used as symbols of protest
trees planted to provide shelter for colonial soldiers
trees where British tax collectors conferred with colonists
trees where British officials were tarred and feathered
What did the battles of Lexington and Concord prove to many?
that there was still time to negotiate peace
that Americans could not fight against the British
that war with Britain was inevitable
that a colonial militia would be well-funded
Which of these was NOT part of the Intolerable Acts?
a diminishing of the powers of town meetings
establishment of a government for territory taken from France in 1763
an increase in the powers of the royal governor
closure of the port of Boston
Who was given the task of writing the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Paine
Thomas Jefferson
Richard Henry Lee
Benjamin Franklin
What did Richard Henry Lee's resolution state?
that the colonies should make peace with Britain
that the Loyalists should move to Britain
that a Declaration of Independence should be written immediately
that the colonies were, and should be, independent states
Who wrote Common Sense?
Thomas Paine
Richard Henry Lee
King George III
Benjamin Franklin
What portion of the Continental Congress originally supported American independence?
the entire Congress
about one-half
about one-third
about one-fourth
Whose ideas about natural rights influenced the Declaration of Independence?
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Paine
John Locke
John Adams
Where did the Continental Army spend the winter of 1777–1778?
West Point
Saratoga
Trenton
Valley Forge
Which of these countries secretly gave money and supplies to the colonists early in the American Revolution?
France
Australia
Germany
Britain
Which of these battles was a major turning point of the American Revolution?
the Battle of Ticonderoga
the Battle of Long Island
the Battle of Saratoga
the Battle of Valley Forge
Who was the British commander in the colonies in 1776?
Nathan Hale
Thomas Paine
Sir William Howe
John Burgoyne
What pamphlet was written by Thomas Paine to raise morale at the end of 1776?
Common Sense
The Crisis
The Mercenaries
Sunrise in America
During the American Revolution, a number of Northern states
ended slavery in order to enlist more troops.
took steps to eventually end slavery.
strengthened laws supporting slavery.
pressured Southern states to end slavery.
Who is famous for stating, "I have not yet begun to fight."?
George Rogers Clark
John Paul Jones
Bernardo de Gálvez
Deborah Sampson
Why did the Spanish help the cause of American independence?
They wanted to get back Florida from Britain.
They wanted the colonies to unite with Mexico.
They wanted control of the southern states.
They wanted to end the slave trade.
How did privateers help the American cause?
by carrying supplies to America's navy
by providing replacement ships for America's navy
by attacking British ships and seizing their cargo
by blockading British ports
What had happened to paper money by the end of the war?
It had become rare and valuable.
It was being used to keep the colonial governments out of debt.
It was used only by shopkeepers and farmers.
It had become plentiful and almost valueless.
What was the final major battle of the American Revolution?
Battle of Cowpens
Battle of West Point
Battle of Savannah
Battle of Yorktown
Which of these countries did NOT assist America during the American Revolution?
France
Italy
the Netherlands
Spain
After the Battle of Yorktown,
the British Parliament voted in favor of peace.
the British king insisted on signing a peace treaty.
the United States gave up on achieving independence.
Congress voted to authorize more privateers.
What was one effect of the American Revolution?
It convinced the British to give up Canada.
It enabled the French to acquire Florida.
It spread ideas such as equality and liberty.
It showed Americans that they had no need of outside help.
Where were the final battles of the American Revolution fought?
at sea
in the North
in the West
in the South
Under most state constitutions, which of the following were NOT allowed to vote?
property owners
women
white men
farmers
When did individual states begin creating their own governments?
after the Constitution was ratified
before the American Revolution
before the Continental Congress
after the Bill of Rights was written
Which state was the first to provide protections through a bill of rights?
Virginia
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
The government of Massachusetts responded to Shays's Rebellion by
using the state militia to arrest leaders of the rebellion.
passing a law prohibiting similar rebellions in the future.
helping the farmers who were affected by the economic depression.
drafting a new state constitution.
What made the passage of the Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance possible?
states turning over their western land claims to the national government
the ratification of the Constitution by Virginia, New York, and other large states
the effect of Shays's Rebellion on the economic depression of the mid-1780s
the addition of the Bill of Rights to the Constitution
Which group argued that the Constitution must spell out ways to protect the basic rights of citizens?
veterans
members of Congress
Federalists
Antifederalists
What decision did the delegates to the Constitutional Convention make about the slave trade?
to not restrict slaves from being brought into the country for another 20 years
to prevent Congress from regulating the slave trade
to extend the slave trade to states that had banned it
to restrict the slave trade in the southern states
Which of these resolved the conflict between the two plans of government proposed during the Constitutional Convention?
the Preamble to the Constitution
the Bill of Rights
the Great Compromise
the Land Ordinance of 1785
What might be true about the United States government today if the Virginia Plan had been adopted?
States would be equally represented in Congress.
Legislation favoring large states would be passed.
The executive and judicial branches would not exist.
Judges would be responsible for all foreign affairs.
Which region benefited most from the Three-Fifths Compromise?
the western territories
the southern states
New England
the coastal states
Which of the following was one of the arguments put forth by the Antifederalists?
The Constitution gave too much power to state governments.
The Philadelphia Convention had exceeded its powers in writing a new Constitution.
There was no need to add a bill of rights to the Constitution.
The Constitution did not give enough power to the President.
The basic purpose of the Bill of Rights was to
describe the three branches of government.
limit the powers of local government.
establish a system of taxation.
guarantee individual rights.
Which of the following states do you suppose was NOT considered to have a crucial vote?
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
New York
Which of these statements best describes the ratification of the Constitution?
Each state quickly ratified the Constitution.
Most states were initially against ratification.
In key states, the tide slowly turned in favor of ratification.
In the end, only Rhode Island refused to ratify the Constitution.
Which of the following would NOT be protected by the Bill of Rights?
a person practicing a particular religion
a speech that is critical of the government
a person accused of a crime
a business owner raising prices
