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WorksheetsMidterm Review
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The French and Indian War between
The French and Indians
The British and the Indians
The French and British
The Colonist and the Indians
Who borrowed fighting tactics from the Indians?
The Colonist
The British
The French
All of the Above
After the French and Indian War who gained land east of the Mississippi River?
Indians
French
Spain
Britain
The French and Indian war was a major expense. Who began to levy taxes to pay for it?
Spain
Netherlands
Britain
France
The Stamp Act placed a tax on
Shoes and wagon wheels
Tea and cookies
All printed paper
Cattle
What act established a monopoly on tea sales?
Townsend Act
New World Act of 1772
Stamp Act
Tea Act
When did 150 men and boys dress as Mohawk Indians and throw cases of tea off of 3 ships?
Boston Tea Party
Boston Massacre
Philadelphia Tea Pot
New York Tea Raid
The first shot of the American Revolution was fired at
The Potomac
Lexington
Boston
Savannah
The first shot of the American Revolution was fired at
The Potomac
Lexington
Boston
Savannah
What did the colonists call the Coercive Acts imposed by Parliament?
Blasphemies
Intolerable Acts
Inexcusable Acts
Martial Law Acts
Who was selected as the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army?
George Washington
John Braddock
William Wallace
Paul Revere
The Declaration of Independence was signed on what date?
July 4, 1776
January 3, 1783
July 4, 1781
June 12, 1776
America was recognized as a sovereign nation after the signing of the
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Toronto
New York Accord
Treaty of Paris
The new form of government put in place after the Declaration was a
Republic
Communist
Democracy
Confederation
Government with only one house of legislature is
unicameral
bicameral
parliament
judiciary
What was a major downfall of the Articles of Confederation?
no ability to tax
no accountability
many forms of currency
all of the above
In order to make changes to the Articles of Confederation it took
7 votes
2 votes
12 votes
13 votes
James Madison promised what to Virginia if they would ratify the Constitution?
Lower Taxes
A Bill of Rights
An extra seat in Congress
Free Election
Powers of the Legislature include
Borrowing money, conviction of Treason, interpreting the law
Commanding the Army, granting pardons, and calling the militia
Settling disputes among states, make appointments, declare war
Borrowing money, regulating commerce, declaring war, supporting militia
Powers of the Judicial Branch include
Settling disputes among states, make appointments, declare war
Conviction of treason, make appointments
Interpreting Law, setting disputes among states
Borrowing money, conviction of Treason, interpreting the law
The first two political parties were
Democrats and Republicans
Federalist and Democrats
Socialists and Communists
Federalists and Democratic-Republicans
The first 10 amendments to the Constitution is called
The Bill of Rights
The Big 10
Articles of Confederation
Articles of Rights
No one could settle west of the Mississippi River under the
Demarcation Line
Proclamation Line
Prime Meridian
30* line
A two house system is called
bicameral
unicameral
bi-housed
bi-partisian
The President was elected
Electoral College
Congress
Judiciary
Election Council
The First President
Samuel Adams
John Adams
George Washington
George White
The Executive branch is separated into 3 departments; the departments of
Legislature, Congress and Judiciary
State, Treasury and War
Finance, Law and Congress
Military Finance and Congress
Congress (Legislative Branch) is made of 2 houses:
House of Representatives and Senate
Right and Left
Parliament and Confederation
Commons and Parliament
First Secretary of State
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Samuel Adams
Alexander Hamilton
The First Secretary of Treasury was
Alfred Hambry
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
Eli Whitney
The First Attorney General
John Adams
Alexander Hamilton
Edmund Randolph
Edward Watson
Alexander Hamilton was under a lot of scrutiny for wanting to establish a
National Bank
Electorate
New Court
National Confederacy
The second President was
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Samuel Adams
Alexander Hamilton
The second Vice President was
Alexander Hamilton
Samuel Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Edward Watson
First Amendment
Freedom of religion, speech, press,
peaceful assembly and petition
2nd Amendment
Right to keep
and bear arms
3rd Amendment
No soldier shall be quartered in private homes in time of peace
in time of war specified by law
4th Amendment
Freedom from unlawful search and seizure
warrant has to be obtained on probable cause
detailing what and where to be searched
5th Amendment
Right to trial by jury
no double jeopardy
not to incriminate themselves
right to due process
6th Amendment
Right to speedy trial
compel witnesses to testify on their behalf
right to counsel for defence
7th Amendment
Right to trial by jury
for civil cases
Amendment 8
No excessive bail
no cruel or unusual punishment
9th Amendment
Rights listed in the Constitution shall not be
construed or denied to the people
10th Amendment
Powers not expressly delegated
or expressly prohibited to the states
are reserved for the states
What president said, "Science is my passion, politics my duty"?
John Quincy Adams
Thomas Jefferson
James Monroe
James Madison
The Chesapeake affair resulted in
the Embargo Act
The Louisiana Purchase
Macon's Bill Number Two
the War of 1812
Sacajawea did what
assistant to Lewis and Clark
interpreter for Anthony Wayne
military leader in the Mississippi Territory
Prophet to the Northwest
Tecumseh was a threat to the US because he
attempted to unite the Indian tribes into one nation
gave the British detailed information about American forts
preached against whiskey and the white man's ways
promoted torture and attacks on frontier women and children
What advantage did the US enjoy at the Beginning of the War of 1812?
America had a large standing army
America had a formidable fleet
The British were tied down in a war with Napoleon
Almost all Americans supported the ear
What were the benefits of the War of 1812
growth of American industry and manufacturing
a sense of national pride
settlement of trade disputes with Britain
destruction of the Indian confederation in the Northwest
Who was American's popular president during the "Era of Good Feelings"?
John Quincy Adams
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
James Monroe
Which of the following were elements of the American System?
tariffs
internal improvements
world-class navy
national bank
Who benefits most from protective tariffs?
manufacturers
cotton growers
consumers
the shipping industry
What issue lay at the heart of the debate over the admission of Missouri as a state?
Missouri's state constitution
Missouri's boundaries
the route of the National Road
the balance of slave states and free states in the Senate
Which of the following were provisions of the Missouri Compromise?
to reduce tariffs
to ban slavery north of Missouri's southern border
to admit Missouri as a slave state
to admit Maine as a free state
What Indian tribe attempted to keep its lands through legal action?
Fox
Sauk
Cherokee
Seminole
The main issue that pulled the Whig Party together was opposition to
Jackson's policies
protective tariffs
the National Bank
the Force Bill
What was America's first industry?
iron
coal
textiles
railroads
What step in wheat production did McCormick improve?
planting
harvesting
winnowing
crushing
What single cash crop dominated southern agriculture in the mid-nineteenth century?
wheat
rice
tobacco
cotton
What was the main problem of water transportation that the steamboat solved?
speed
upstream travel
cost
landlocked cities
What step in cotton production was improved by the cotton gin?
harvesting
cleaning
baling
spinning
What was America's first economically successful railroad?
Baltimore & Ohio
Wabash & Erie
Norfolk & Western
New York
What event was heralded by the words "What God hath wrought"?
opening of the Erie Canal
first voyage of McKay's Lightening
successful thirteen-mole trip of the Tom Thumb
first intercity telegraph message
What did Prohibition seek to reform?
slavery
education
insane asylums
alcohol abuse
What was the revival that affected the entire nation in the early nineteenth century?
Cane Ridge revival
Prayer Meeting Revival
Second Great Awakening
Yale Revival
What city became the center of Mormonism?
Los Angeles
Phoenix
Salt Lake City
San Francisco
Why did the Texas settlers decide to fight for independence?
The Texans disliked the Mexican constitution of 1824
The Texans believed in Manifest Destiny
A Mexican army invaded Texas
The Mexican government was unstable
What trail was the most important trail in the settlement of the far West?
Mormon
Oregon
Santa Fe
Western
John Tyler was called "his Accidency" because he
came to the presidency when William Henry Harrison died
constantly gave into the demands of Congress
was always tripping when he walked up stairs
annexed Texas without a formal treaty
Daniel Webster remained on Tyler's cabinet after everyone else resigned because he
was Tyler's personal friend
hoped to win the next presidential election
was in the middle of negotiations with Britain
supported the Whig party at all costs.
Which of the following were goals of Polk's administration?
lowering tariffs
acquiring California
annexing Texas
settling the Oregon question
Why was Texas annexed by a joint resolution rather than by a formal treaty?
The president opposed the annexation
Congress lacked the necessary two-thirds support required to approve a treaty
A joint resolution had more authority than a treaty
The Constitution required a joint resolution in this case
Which of the following contributed to the Mexican War?
America's refusal to negotiate over purchasing California.
Mexico's resentment over America's annexation of Texas
America's belief in Manifest Destiny
the history of hostility between Mexico and the US
What dispute was the immediate cause of the Mexican War?
annexation of Texas
Texas-Mexico border
purchase of California
cession of New Mexico
Which state was the "Bear Flag Republic"?
California
New Mexico
Oregon
Texas
What did Samuel Slater memorize and come to America to build based on his knowledge?
typewriter
spinning wheel
textile mill
cotton gin
Who was the chief justice of the Supreme Court who handed down many landmark decisions, including Marbury v Madison?
Thomas Jefferson
John Marshall
James Tyler
Alexander Hamilton
What tract of land did Napoleon Bonaparte sell to the US?
Montana
Bear Flag Republic
Louisiana Purchase
Florida
What region did the US government buy as result of the Adams-Onis Treaty with Spain?
California
Florida
Louisiana
Oregon
What type of high tax on imported goods is designed to protect national manufacturers against foreign competition?
protective tariff
Embargo
trade treaty
tax
What was Jackson's close circle of informal advisory called?
The Good Ole Boys
the Kitchen Cabinet
the Great Circle
Jackson's boys
What policy did Jackson adopt towards the Indian problem?
war
Indian Removal act
offer farm subsidies
educate them
What invention made cotton "king" in the south?
textile mills
spinning wheels
mechanical reaper
cotton gin
What famous canal connected the Great Lakes with New York City?
New York Canal
Great Lakes Canal
Erie Canal
New York-Great Lakes Canal
What was the fastest type of sailing ship ever built?
54' sailing boat
brigadier ship
clipper ship
starboard ship
What term describes the movement to eliminate slavery?
Prohibition
Abolitionism
Methodism
Annihilation
What literary movement (1820-65) emphasized the emotional and the imaginative?
transendentailsm
romanticism
Emersonism
Unitarianism
What was the popular idea that held that it was America's destiny to stretch from "sea to shining sea"?
Manifest Destiny
Continentialism
Unitarianism
National Destiny
What mission became the rally cry during Texas's war for independence?
remember San Juan
remember Houston
remember the Alamo
remember the Valencia
What two territories did Mexico cede to America as a result of its defeat in the Mexican War?
New Mexico and Texas
Arizona and Nevada
California and Oregon
California and New Mexico
Which political idea allowed a territory/state to decide how they felt regarding whether or not to allow slavery in their territory/state?
Wilmont Proviso
Popular Sovereignty
Popular Rule
Majority Rule
What discovery in California sparked a sudden uptick in immigration?
quartz
uranium
iron ore
gold
The Compromise of 1850 made what provisions?
CA admitted as a free state
slave trade abolished in Washington DC
Slavery abolished in DC
Fugitive Slave Act
Utah and New Mexico admitted without slavery conversation
Dred Scott v Sandford established what standard?
Slavery is evil
a slave is not a citizen, therefore cannot sue
a slave must be uneducated
slaves are protected from abuse
Who was the northerner who murdered slave owners in Kansas and in essence was taught-ed as a hero?
Samuel Worster
John Penn
Alfred White
John Brown
Which was the first state to succeed from the Union?
South Carolina
Georgia
Tennessee
Virginia
What was the major question at hand with the spark of the Civil War?
Can states make their own decisions?
Can states print money?
Can states succeed from the Union?
Can states elect their own representatives?
The primary source of economics in the North was what?
industry and manufacturing
agriculture
trade with Europe
tourism
The primary source of economics in the South was what?
industry and manufacturing
agriculture
trade with Europe
tourism
The first goal of the Union in the War in the East was to
capture the rebels
cut off the supplies from Europe
capture Richmond
destroy the railroad
What was considered the bloodiest battle of the War?
Antietam
Gettysburg
Richmond
Atlanta
The primary goal of the Union in the West was to ....
cut off Texas
gain control of the Mississippi River
get Texas and Oklahoma to join the Union
cut off Louisiana
Who was the general of the Union Army?
Samuel Adams
Millard Fillmore
Ulysses Grant
Robert Lee
Who was the general of the Confederate Army?
Samuel Adams
Millard Fillmore
Ulysses Grant
Robert Lee
What General marched through Georgia on his "March to the Sea"
Grant
Williams
Lee
Sherman
Where did the Confederate general surrender to the Union general?
Richmond
Antietam
Atlanta
Appomattox
Who became president after Lincoln was assassinated?
Johnson
Clay
Grant
Lee
The period of time trying to put the country back together after the civil war was
The Reconstruction
The Rennissance
The Rebuilding
The Repair
The 13th Amendment did what?
Gave women the right to vote
Made slaves citizens
Gave slaves new owners
Abolished slavery
The 14th Amendment gave what?
Full citizenship to newly freed slaves
Gave slaves the right to vote
Gave women the right to vote
Prohibited slavery
Amendment 15 gave what?
Right to own land to freed slaves
Right to vote to women
Citizenship to freed slaves
Right to vote to Blacks
Grant's presidency was plagued with
Racism
Corruption
Political dischord
Economic success
