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US History Midterm Review

Total questions: 102

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which statement accurately describes the reasons for establishing Plymouth
and Jamestown?
a)
Both colonies were established to bring wealth to stockholders.
b)
Plymouth's founders intended to produce raw materials, while Jamestown's founders expected to discover gold.
c)
Both colonies were established to limit the expansion of other European empires.
d)
Plymouth was founded as a refuge from religious persecution, while Jamestown wasfounded for commercial profit.
2.
Boston and New Orleans were both founded as - 
a)
port cities
b)
farming communities
c)
industrial centers
d)
military outposts
3.
Which sentence best completes this diagram?
a)
The Puritans allowed women to participate in government.
b)
The Puritans refused to obey the appointed governor.
c)
The Puritans outlawed slavery in Massachusetts.
d)
The Puritans developed a form of representative self-government.  
4.
From 1690 to 1760, Parliament and the king of England allowed colonists in America to exercise a great deal of control over local and regional matters.Historians have described this practice as "salutary neglect."Which of the following happened as a direct result of this policy?
a)
The colonies developed a strong tradition of self-government.
b)
Many proprietary colonies were converted to royal colonies.
c)
The colonies refused to participate in a system of common defense. 
d)
Many colonies sought economic aid from other countries.
5.
Which of the following was a primary reason France sought to colonize North
America?
a)
To reduce overpopulation in Europe
b)
To create communities founded on religious tolerance
c)
To profit from trading in furs and other goods
d)
To create joint ventures with other European powers
6.
How did geography influence the early economic development of New York,
Boston, and Charleston?
a)
Long coastlines offered abundant natural resources.
b)
Proximity to flooding rivers limited development.
c)
Natural harbors provided access to markets.
d)
Extreme climates limited productive activity.
7.
This diagram describes events in colonial American that are related to - 
a)
the eventual adoption of the U.S. Constitution
b)
the formation of a government controlled by religious officials
c)
the creation of a national system of checks and balances
d)
the establishment of the principle of religious freedom
8.
Which statement best explains the significance of the Mayflower Compact?
a)
It limited the power of future colonial governments.
b)
It weakened the influence of religion in government.
c)
It established a form of self-government based on a social contract.
d)
It guaranteed liberties for colonists through local government.
9.
John Winthrop wanted to make the perfect society in America based on this religion. They were getting away from religious persecution.
a)
Puritans
b)
Pilgrims
c)
Mayflower
d)
Quakers
10.
Colonies owned by a single individual who is appointed by the king.
a)
Proprietary Colonies
b)
Mayflower Compact
c)
King's Colonies
d)
Private Colonies
11.

This is the name of the settlement in Virginia that started in 1607.

a)

Jamestown

b)

Plymouth

c)

Massachusetts Bay

12.

The reason the English settlers came to Jamestown was

a)

religious freedom

b)

economic opportunity/gold

c)

political freedom

13.
 indentured servant
a)
•A person who agreed to work for someone for a certain amount of time in exchange for the cost of the ocean voyage to North America
b)
works for a set wage for a set number of years
c)
is forced into hard manual labor against his will
d)
mostly came from Africa
14.

What happened after the First Great Awakening?

a)

Preachers helped the growth of the Enlightenment

b)

Religions saw a growth in their population

c)

New religions created their own colonies

d)

Religious leaders were also political leaders

15.

What phrase exemplifies the American colonist attitude about the taxes being levied on them by the English parliament?

a)

"Give me Liberty or Give me Death"

b)

"No Taxation without Representation"

c)

"Be Excellent to Each Other"

d)

"I came, I saw, I conquered"

16.

The French and Indian War was fought over control of what area?

a)

Missouri River Valley

b)

Mississippi River Valley

c)

Hudson River Valley

d)

Ohio River Valley

17.

The proclamation of 1763 forbade?

a)

Colonists expanding north into Canada

b)

Colonists expanding south into Florida

c)

Colonists expanding west over the Appalachian Mountains

d)

Colonists expanding southeast into Louisiana

18.

One way the colonists resisted taxes was to boycott British goods. What is a boycott?

a)

Creating a monopoly

b)

A refusal to buy a particular product.

c)

An element of vertical integration.

d)

A supplier of raw materials.

19.

Which act gave the East India Tea Company a monopoly?

a)

Tea Act

b)

Sugar Act

c)

Stamp Act

d)

Townshend Act

20.

This is considered the first battle of the American Revolution?

a)

Battle of Bunker Hill

b)

Battle of Yorktown

c)

Battle of Saratoga

d)

Lexington & Concord

21.

Outcome of the French & Indian War?

a)

British Victory, France leaves, Big tax increase on colonies

b)

French Victory, Britain leaves, Big tax cut on colonies

c)

British Victory, Britain leaves, Colonist leave

d)

Indian Victory, France leaves, Colonist convert to being natives

22.

These acts shut down Boston harbor, imposed military rule on Boston and were punishment for the Boston Tea Party

a)

Townshend Act

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Sugar Act

d)

Intolerable Acts

23.
A group of volunteers who fight in times of emergency.
a)
blockade
b)
boycott
c)
rivalry
d)
militia
24.

What was a result of the French and Indian War?

a)

Spain gained control of the U.S.

b)

Britain lost control of the U.S.

c)

France controlled the U.S.

d)

Britain gained control of Canada

25.

What was the name of Britain's law-making assembly?

a)

Parliament

b)

Congress

c)

House of Representatives

d)

First Continental Congress

26.

Taxes on printed material

a)

Tea Act

b)

Print Act

c)

Stamp Act

d)

Intolerable Acts

27.

Imposed as a punishment for the Boston Tea Party

a)

Tea Act

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Intolerable Acts

d)

Townshend Acts

28.

British fired into a crowd of colonists, killing 5 during the...

a)

Boston Tea Party

b)

Boston Massacre

c)

French and Indian War

d)

Intolerable Acts

29.
What act prompted the Boston Tea Party?
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Quartering Act
c)
Tea Act
d)
Sugar Act
30.

Common Sense, a pamphlet calling for the American Independence from England, was written by?

a)

Samuel Adams

b)

Patrick Henry

c)

Paul Revere

d)

Thomas Paine

31.

He was the commander of the Continental Army?

a)

George Washington

b)

Paul Revere

c)

Alexander Hamilton

d)

Lord Cornwallis

32.

This is considered the first battle of the American Revolution?

a)

Battle of Bunker Hill

b)

Battle of Yorktown

c)

Battle of Saratoga

d)

Lexington & Concord

33.
The Intolerable Acts, First Continental Congress, and Common Sense all happened during what era?
a)
The era of westward expansion
b)
The era of Good Feelings
c)
The Revolutionary Era
d)
The Jacksonian Era 
34.
Which battle brought the French into the Revolutionary War on the side of the Americans?
a)
Saratoga
b)
Concord
c)
Trenton
d)
Yorktown
35.
"America may boast that she has accomplished what no power before her ever did, contending with Britain--Captured two of their celebrated Generals and each an Army of thousands of veteran Troops to support them."
-- Abigail Adams, letter to John Adams, December 9, 1781
Which of the following is Abigail Adams referring to?
a)
The American victory at the battle of Yorktown
b)
The negotiation of the Treaty of Paris by American diplomats.
c)
The bravery of American soldiers at Valley Forge
d)
The arrival off French aid after the Battle of Saratoga
36.
The rights in the Declaration of Independence are considered...
a)
Granted to citizens by their government
b)
Natural and possessed at birth
c)
Protected under religious doctrine
d)
Defined by the courts
37.
According to the Declaration of Independence, the government gets its power from…
a)
The consent of the governed
b)
Elected representatives
c)
 The military
d)
The U.S. Constitution
38.
Which document was based on the Enlightenment ideals and established the separation of the colonies from Britain?
a)
English Bill of Rights
b)
US Constitution
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Declaration of the Rights of Man
39.
Which battle in the American Revolution was considered the major turning point, in which the American colonists began defeating the British in most battles?
a)
Yorktown
b)
Saratoga
c)
Bunker Hill
d)
Waterloo
40.

Valley Forge was a hard winter for Washington to.....

a)

entertain his army

b)

keep his army together

c)

make them shoes

d)

keep his army happy

41.

A colonist of the American revolutionary period who was a supporter of the King

a)

Loyalist

b)

Patriot

c)

Good person

d)

African slave

42.

A person who supports their country and is prepared to defend it against enemies

a)

Loyalist

b)

New Englander

c)

Patriot

d)

King George

43.
Great Britain recognized the United States as an independent country through the: 
a)
Treaty of Paris 1763
b)
Declaration of Independence 1776
c)
Treaty of Paris 1783
d)
Articles of Confederation
44.

This person wrote Common Sense and The Crisis.

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Thomas Paine

c)

Ben Franklin

d)

Paul Revere

45.
A meeting held in Philadelphia in 1787 at which delegates from the states wrote the U.S. Constitution 

a)
Philly meeting
b)
Treaty of Philadelphia
c)
Constitutional Convention
46.
A law passed by Congress in 1787 that specified how western lands would be governed 
a)
Northwest Ordinance
b)
Northwest Lands
c)
Northwest Territory
47.
An agreement made at the Constitutional Convention stating that enslaved persons would be counted as three-fifths of a person when determining a state’s population for representation in the House of Representatives 
a)
Two-halves Compromise
b)
Three-fourths Compromise
c)
Two-fifths Compromise
d)
Three-fifths Compromise
48.
The lawmaking part of government, called the legislature. To legislate is to make a law. 
a)
Legislative Branch
b)
Executive Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
49.
 The part of government, consisting of the Supreme Court and lower federal courts, that interprets the laws 

a)
Executive Branch
b)
Legislative Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
50.
The part of government that carries out, or executes, the laws 
a)
Judicial Branch
b)
Executive Branch
c)
Legislative Branch
51.
The plan of government adopted at the Constitutional Convention that established a two-house Congress. In the House of Representatives, representation from each state is based on state population. In the Senate, each state is represented by two senators. 

a)
Huge Compromise
b)
Great Addition
c)
Great Compromise
52.
The Great Compromise solved the problem of both big and small states wanting representation. 
a)
True
b)
False
53.
Federalist SUPPORT a strong, national government and creating a new constitution.
a)
True
b)
False
54.
What is the name of the first Constitution?
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Articles of Incorporation
c)
The Federalist Papers
d)
The Great Constitution 
55.
Shay's Rebellion helped prove what point?
a)
The federal government needed changing
b)
The states powers were too weak
c)
The Articles of Confederation were powerful
d)
George Washington was a great leader.
56.
How many representatives does each state get in the House of Representatives?
a)
Every state gets 2
b)
Based on population
c)
Every state gets 1
d)
Only certain states get into the House
57.

What is the name of the meeting where the Founding Fathers gather to revise the Articles of Confederation?

a)

First Continental Congress

b)

2nd Continental Congress

c)

Treaty of Paris

d)

Constitutional Convention

58.

What did the Great Compromise create?

a)

One lawmaking house by population

b)

Two lawmaking houses, one by population and one with equal representation

c)

Two lawmaking houses with equal representation

d)

One lawmaking house with equal representation

59.

Who was known as the father of the U.S. Constitution?

a)

George Washington

b)

Alexander Hamilton

c)

James Madison

d)

Thomas Jefferson

60.

The Bill of Rights is important because...

a)

It gave us freedom from Great Britain

b)

It gives power to the states

c)

it protects our basic freedoms

d)

It creates three branches of government

61.
What did Anti-Federalists believe?
a)
States to have power to govern themselves
b)
No state government, only Federal
c)
Less power for the states, more for the national government
d)
A strong central government for the US
62.
What did the Federalists want?
a)
States to govern themselves
b)
To be governed by England
c)
A strong federal government
d)
A new leader for the House of Representatives
63.
Which part of the legislative branch has the same number of representatives for each state?
a)
House of Representatives
b)
Judicial
c)
Executive
d)
Senate
64.
What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
a)
To add to the Articles of Confederation
b)
To establish a stronger federal (central, national) Government
c)
To create a militia 
d)
To write the Declaration of Independence
65.
The best definition for Federalism is...
a)
power split between states and federal government
b)
all power in one place
c)
a loose alliance of states
d)
Ms. Snyder made this word up...
66.
What is the U.S Constitution?
a)
Supreme law of the land
b)
An amendment
c)
A system of government
d)
A group of people who make laws
67.
What do we call a change to the constition?
a)
Bill of rights
b)
Preamble
c)
Laws
d)
Amendment
68.
What is the bill of rights?
a)
A add on to the declaration of independence
b)
The lasts words of the premble
c)
The first 3 words of the constitution
d)
The first 10 amendments
69.

What type of power allows for the national and state governments to share a power?

a)

reserved

b)

concurrent

c)

enumerated

d)

bicameral

70.
What part of the Constitution keeps the national government from becoming too powerful? 
a)
separation of powers
b)
bicameral legislature
c)
elastic clause
d)
executive branch
71.
The president signs bills into law.  What is this an example of? 
a)
concurrent powers
b)
elastic clause 
c)
legislative branch 
d)
checks and balances
72.
What part of the Constitution allows for the legislature to make all laws "necessary and proper" to carry out its function?
a)
checks and balances
b)
reserved powers  
c)
elastic clause
d)
concurrent powers 
73.
The introduction to the U.S. Constitution, which lists the goals of the document, is better known as the _________________.
a)
Preface
b)
Prologue
c)
Preamble
d)
Bill of Rights
74.
The President's cabinet is best described as a:
a)
political party
b)
group of members of Congress
c)
group of the President's advisors
d)
the place where the President keeps his Wheaties
75.
The biggest Domestic policy problem faced by President Washington was:
a)
The National Debt
b)
The Jordhamo Crisis
c)
The war between Britain and France
d)
Attacks on American ships
76.
Washington's Secretary of the Treasury was:
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
John Adams
d)
Alexander Hamilton
77.
In order to get Southerners to agree to pay off Northern state debts, Alexander Hamilton agreed to:
a)
but a tax on whiskey
b)
move the capital to Washington DC
c)
support the British in their war against France
d)
create a National Bank
78.
A tax on imports is called a:
a)
whiskey tax
b)
tariff
c)
cabinet
d)
bond
79.
Which of the following was taxed under Hamilton's plan?
a)
corn
b)
tea
c)
cotton
d)
whiskey
80.
The only President without a political party was:
a)
Washington
b)
Adams
c)
Jefferson
d)
Hamilton
81.
The Neutrality Proclamation stated that:
a)
America would not be involved in foreign affairs
b)
America would not be involved in the war between Britain and France
c)
America would not trade with Britain or France
d)
All of these
82.
Jay's treaty stated that:
a)
Britain was sorry for attacking U.S. ships
b)
Britain would pay for U.S. ships it destroyed
c)
The U.S. would not trade with France
d)
The British would stop attacking U.S. ships
83.
The Democratic Republican Party was created by supporters of:
a)
George Washington
b)
John Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Alexander Hamilton
84.
Supporters of Alexander Hamilton created which Political Party?
a)
Federalist
b)
Democratic-Republican
c)
Whig
d)
Tupperware
85.
Washington's Proclamation of __________ stated the U.S. would stay out of foreign affairs.
a)
Independence
b)
Neutrality
c)
Tyranny
d)
Sectionalism
86.
Washington had earned the respect of Americans after leading the U.S. to a victory over the _________ in the _____________ War.
a)
British; Revolutionary
b)
French; Rebellious
c)
British; French & Indian
d)
French; French & Indian
87.
Who was George Washington's vice president?
a)
Edmund Randolph
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Henry Knox
d)
John Adams
88.
In his Farewell Address, George Washington warned against 2 things.  What were they?
a)
political parties and native americans
b)
permanent alliances & native americans
c)
political parties and permanent alliances
d)
native americans and the national bank
89.
One of the main domestic issues Washington had to face as President was stopping the - 
a)
French & Indian War
b)
Whiskey Rebellion
c)
Shay's Rebellion
d)
Great Awakening
90.

Second President of the US

a)

George Washinton

b)

John Adams

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Alexander Hamilton

91.

Seizing sailors and forcing them to serve in the enemy’s navy.

a)

Impressment

b)

Nullify

c)

Bond

d)

Precedent

92.

Which political party supported a loose interpretation of the Constitution?

a)

Democratic-Republicans

b)

Federalists

93.

What was the purpose of Jay's Treaty?

a)

Remove British forts from the Northwest Territory

b)

Make peace with the French

c)

Pay back money owed to America by France

d)

Prevent French ships from attacking American merchant ships

94.

The XYZ Affair controversy happened because....

a)

the French attacked American ships

b)

the British refused to meet American diplomats

c)

French diplomats demanded a bribe to meet with American diplomats

d)

the British were forcing Americans to join their navy

95.

Why would John Adams have supported the Alien Act?

a)

He hated immigrants

b)

Many immigrants favored the Democratic-Republicans and supported France

c)

Immigrants were trying to run for public office

d)

Too many British immigrants were entering the country

96.

What was the purpose of the Sedition Act?

a)

To prevent people from criticizing the government

b)

To get Americans to support a war with France

c)

To get Americans to support a war with Britain

d)

To stop immigrants from entering the country illegally

97.

The result of Marbury v. Madison was...

a)

the Supreme Court did not have the power to strike down laws that violate the Constitution

b)

the Supreme Court ruled that the president can no longer appoint judges

c)

the Supreme Court ruled that they have the power to strike down laws that violate the Constitution

d)

no president could appoint people within the last three months of their presidency

98.
The Marbury vs. Madison case established _____________________which gave the Supreme Court the power to declare laws unconstitutional.
a)
Judicial Act of 1789
b)
Presidential vetoes
c)
Constitutional amendments
d)
Judicial Review
99.
How did Jefferson double the size of the United States in 1803?
a)
The Louisiana Purchase
b)
The purchase of California
c)
The Treaty of Ghent
100.
The War of 1812 dealt with a conflict between the US and _____________
a)
France
b)
European Union
c)
Britain
d)
Native Americans
101.

What was the last battle fought in the War of 1812?

a)

The Battle of Lake Erie

b)

The Battle of Toronto

c)

The Battle of Quebec

d)

The Battle of New Orleans

102.

Which of the following was NOT an effect (or result) of the War of 1812?

a)

Treaty of Ghent is signed

b)

Increase in nationalism (ex: Star Spangled Banner)

c)

Increase in manufacturing in the US, less reliance on European products

d)

Canada is given to the US

e)

End of the Federalist party

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