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Midterm Fun!

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 35mins

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1.

This theory of human migration to North America believes that humans came from Asia in small boats along the coast...

a)

Atlantic Coastal Theory

b)

Pacific Coastal Theory

c)

Bering Land Bridge Theory

d)

Bermuda Triangle Theory

2.

This theory of human migration to North America believes that humans came from Europe in small boats along the coast...

a)

Atlantic Coastal Theory

b)

Pacific Coastal Theory

c)

Bering Land Bridge Theory

d)

Bermuda Triangle Theory

3.

This theory of human migration to North America believes that humans came from Asia in across land that had been exposed during the last Ice Age...

a)

Atlantic Coastal Theory

b)

Pacific Coastal Theory

c)

Bering Land Bridge Theory

d)

Bermuda Triangle Theory

4.

Historians and scientists believe that the first humans migrated to North America...

a)

3,000 to 5,000 years ago

b)

5,000 to 7,500 years ago

c)

15,000 - 50,000 years ago

d)

over 250,000 years ago

5.

All of the following were NEW ENGLAND colonies EXCEPT:

a)

New Hampshire

b)

Massachusetts

c)

New York

d)

Connecticut

6.

All of the following were SOUTHERN colonies EXCEPT...

a)

Massachusetts

b)

South Carolina

c)

Maryland

d)

Georgia

7.

New England was mainly settled for...

a)

trade

b)

religious reasons

c)

agriculture

d)

slavery

8.

The Middle colonies were mainly settled for...

a)

trade

b)

religious reasons

c)

agriculture

d)

slavery

9.

The Southern colonies were mainly settled for...

a)

trade

b)

religious reasons

c)

agriculture

d)

slavery

10.

Life in the very first British colonies in North America in the early 1600s was...

a)

easier than that of the English living back in England

b)

harsh or difficult, in fact open more of the first settlers died within the first few years

11.

Life in the British colonies in North America by the early 1700s was generally...

a)

easier than that of the English living back in England

b)

harsh or difficult, in fact open more of the first settlers died within the first few years

12.

The British colonists in North America were generally ...

a)

from Northern England

b)

from Germany

c)

allowed to govern themselves

d)

from Ireland

13.

These people could generally vote in the British colonies...

a)

royal governors

b)

white male land owners

c)

blacks and women

d)

all of these

14.

The lives in the colonies varied by ...

a)

region

b)

race and gender

c)

religion

d)

occupation

e)

all of these

15.

This religion was the dominant (main) religion in the British colonies of North America...

a)

Protestant Christianity

b)

Catholic Christianity

c)

Judaism

d)

Buddhism

16.

In mercantilism, the colonies were established to...

a)

make the "mother country" rich and powerful

b)

make the colonies wealthier than the "mother country"

c)

allow for self-government

d)

exempt out of the midterm

17.

Salutary neglect refers to when the British...

a)

strongly enforced the Navigation Acts and other laws related to mercantilism

b)

declared independence

c)

did not really enforce the Navigation Acts and other laws related to mercantilism

d)

formed a new country

18.

Which two European Powers fought in the French and Indian War?

a)

Great Britain and Germany

b)

Great Britain and France

c)

Great Britain and Italy

d)

The French and the Indians

19.

Who won the French and Indian War?

a)

The British

b)

The French

c)

The Spanish

d)

The Indians

20.

Which side did the Native Americans fight with in the French and Indian War?

a)

Spain

b)

Great Britain

c)

France

d)

Both Great Britain and France, but MAINLY with the French

21.

What did the Proclamation of 1763 do?

a)

allowed settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains

b)

forbid settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains

c)

ended the French and Indian War

d)

ended the Revolutionary War

22.

What did the Treaty of Paris (1763) do?

a)

allowed settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains

b)

forbid settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains

c)

ended the French and Indian War

d)

ended the Revolutionary War

23.

A loyalist would have...

a)

wanted to fight for independence from Great Britain

b)

wanted the colonies to remain a part of Great Britain

c)

been neutral

d)

liked a New England football team

24.

These are rights given by G-d, simply because we are human..

a)

neutral laws

b)

natural rights

c)

human opinions

25.

This document stated that the colonies were leaving Great Britain and were now free and independent sovereign states, signed in 1776...

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

The Proclamation of 1763

26.

A "fence sitter" would have...

a)

wanted to fight for independence from Great Britain

b)

wanted to remain a part of Great Britain

c)

been neutral

d)

liked a New England football team

27.

All of the following are causes of the Revolutionary War EXCEPT:

a)

Stamp Act

b)

the attack on Pearl Harbor

c)

Intolerable Acts

d)

Townshend Acts

28.

Why did Great Britain begin to tax the colonies, after a long period of salutary neglect?

a)

The British needed to prove a point about their power and control over the colonies.

b)

The British needed to raise money to help pay debt left over from the French and Indian War.

c)

The British were upset with the events at Lexington and Concord were upset.

d)

The British were at war with the Russians and needed to raise money for war.

29.

All of the following are causes of the Revolutionary War EXCEPT:

a)

Boston Massacre

b)

Lexington and Concord

c)

the Missouri Compromise

d)

Sugar Act

30.

A patriot would have...

a)

wanted to fight for independence from Great Britain

b)

wanted the colonies to remain a part of Great Britain

c)

been neutral

d)

liked a New England football team

31.

All of the following were MIDDLE colonies EXCEPT...

a)

New York

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

Connecticut

d)

New Jersey

32.

Annexation means...

a)

paying for it

b)

taking it as a spoil of war

c)

taking it without much conflict

d)

exchanging it

33.

All of the following were expansions of US territory except...

a)

Louisiana Purchase

b)

Alaska Purchase

c)

Mexican Cession

d)

Paris Accord of 1776

34.

Providence means

a)

good thoughts

b)

the will of g-d

c)

westward expansion

d)

annexation

35.

a strong loyalty to one region (section) of the country over the nation as a whole is ...

a)

nationalism

b)

patriotism

c)

sectionalism

d)

racism

36.

The North was all of the following except...

a)

urban

b)

free

c)

industrial

d)

pro-slavery (for slavery)

37.

The South was all of the following EXCEPT...

a)

rural

b)

anti-slavery (against slavery)

c)

agricultural

d)

favored states' rights

38.

All of the following led to the Civil War EXCEPT

a)

Dred Scott Decision of the US Supreme Court

b)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

c)

Missouri Compromise

d)

Election of Andrew Johnson as President

39.

This angered Northerners...

a)

Southern secession

b)

The Fugitive Slave Act

c)

Expansion of slavery in the WESTERN territories

d)

All of these

40.

CSA is to the Confederacy as USA is to

a)

states

b)

Union

c)

federalism

d)

freedom

41.

The idea that G-d wanted the USA to expand our form of government, religion, and culture across all of North America...

a)

Progress

b)

Manifest Destiny

c)

Destiny of Providence

d)

Natural Rights

42.

As the nation expanded, the most significant division was over the expansion of slavery in the new territories in the...

a)

North

b)

South

c)

West

43.

secession means

a)

adding states

b)

a state leaving the nation

c)

expanding westward

d)

adding members of Congress

44.

The mythical figure that represent America is known as

a)

Violetta

b)

Julia

c)

Columbia

d)

Veronica

45.

Purchased from Russia for $7.2 Million...

a)

Alaska

b)

Cuba

c)

Louisiana Territory

d)

Oregon Country

46.

Purchased from France for $15 Million...

a)

Alaska

b)

Cuba

c)

Louisiana Territory

d)

Oregon Country

47.

The USA traded Cuba to __________ in exchange for Florida.

a)

France

b)

Great Britain

c)

Spain

d)

Russia

48.

This treaty ended the French and Indian War

a)

Treaty of Paris (1763)

b)

Treaty of Paris (1776)

c)

Treaty of Paris (1783)

d)

Declaration of Independence (1776)

49.

This treaty ended the Revolutionary War...

a)

Treaty of Paris (1763)

b)

Treaty of Paris (1776)

c)

Treaty of Paris (1783)

d)

Declaration of Independence (1776)

50.

This doubled the size of the nation

a)

Gadsden Purchase

b)

Hawaiian Annexation

c)

Florida trade

d)

Louisiana Purchase

51.

One cause of the Civil War was the Missouri Compromise. In this compromise, Missouri would be allowed to be a slave state and _____________ would be a free state.

a)

Massachusetts

b)

Vermont

c)

California

d)

Maine

52.

North is to URBAN abs SOUTH is to

a)

industrial

b)

rural

c)

crowded

d)

slave

53.

This person served as President of the Confederate States of America...

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

Davis Jackson

d)

Robert E. Lee

54.

As the end of the Civil War approached, President Lincoln called for a/an ______________ peace with the Southern States.

a)

harsh

b)

easy

c)

complicated

55.

The 13th Amendment...

a)

Guaranteed women the right to vote in all states

b)

Ended slavery in all the states

c)

defined citizenship, and provided "equal" rights and protection for all citizens

d)

Guaranteed all men the right to vote

56.

The 14th Amendment...

a)

Guaranteed women the right to vote in all states

b)

Ended slavery in all the states

c)

defined citizenship, and provided "equal" rights and protection for all citizens

d)

Guaranteed all men the right to vote

57.

The 15th Amendment...

a)

Guaranteed women the right to vote in all states

b)

Ended slavery in all the states

c)

defined citizenship, and provided "equal" rights and protection for all citizens

d)

Guaranteed all men the right to vote

58.

After federal (US) troops left the Southern States, Southern politicians devised this system of laws to deny former slaves their rights...

a)

John Doe

b)

Jeff Crow

c)

Jim Crow

d)

Dred Scott

59.

All of the following were MIDDLE colonies EXCEPT:

a)

Delaware

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

New York

d)

Virginia

60.

Reconstruction is the term used to describe the time immediately after the ...

a)

French and Indian War

b)

American Revolutionary War

c)

Civil War

d)

Mexican American War

61.

The term RECONSTRUCTION (literally) means that after the CIVIL WAR...

a)

the physical destruction of the south (buildings, roads, bridges, railroad, etc.) would need to be rebuilt

b)

The relationship between the North and the South would need to be rebuilt an d the governments unified and reunited

62.

The term RECONSTRUCTION (as a metaphor) means that after the CIVIL WAR...

a)

the physical destruction of the south (buildings, roads, bridges, railroad, etc.) would need to be rebuilt

b)

The relationship between the North and the South would need to be rebuilt an d the governments unified and reunited

63.

Number 7 on this map represents

a)

Texas Annexation

b)

Mexican Cession

c)

Gadsden Purchase

d)

Original 13 British Colonies

64.

Number 5 on this map represents

a)

Texas Annexation

b)

Mexican Cession

c)

Gadsden Purchase

d)

Original 13 British Colonies

65.

Number 1 on this map represents

a)

Texas Annexation

b)

Mexican Cession

c)

Gadsden Purchase

d)

Original 13 British Colonies

66.

Number 3 on this map represents

a)

Texas Annexation

b)

Mexican Cession

c)

Louisiana Purchase

d)

Original 13 British Colonies

67.

Number 8 on this map represents

a)

Texas Annexation

b)

Mexican Cession

c)

Gadsden Purchase

d)

Original 13 British Colonies

68.

The three amendments added to the CONSTITUTION, immediately following the Civil War (1865-1870) are called the

a)

Civil Rights Amendments

b)

Reconstruction Amendments

c)

Jim Crow Amendments

d)

Natural Rights Amendments

69.

This person assassinated President Abraham Lincoln...

a)

Andrew Johnson

b)

John Wilkes Booth

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

Robert E. Lee

70.

This group wanted HARSH consequences for the rebellious Southern States...

a)

Southern Democrats

b)

Northern Democrats

c)

Radical Republicans

d)

Moderate Republicans

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