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WorksheetsU.S. History- Midterm Review
Total questions: 74
Worksheet time: 37mins
Whose side did the Native Americans fight on during the French and Indian War?
British
French
Neither
Both
Who did Nathanial Bacon sympathize with which resulted in Bacon's Rebellion?
Wealthy Landowners
Native Americans
English Settlers and their conflict with Native Americans
Religious Separatists
Which list best describes Virginia during Colonization?
Halfway Covenant, Puritans, Mayflower
French, Founded in 1608
Dutch, New Amsterdam, Natural Harbors
Powhatans, Tobacco, House of Burgesses
What did the Enlightenment emphasize the value of?
Reason
Miracles
Emotions
Religon
Which list best describes New England during Colonization?
Halfway Covenant, Puritans, Mayflower
French, Founded in 1608
Dutch, New Amsterdam, Natural Harbors
Powhatans, Tobacco, House of Burgesses
Which list best describes the Middle Colonies during Colonization?
Halfway Covenant, Puritans, Mayflower
French, Founded in 1608
Dutch, New Amsterdam, Natural Harbors
Powhatans, Tobacco, House of Burgesses
What is Mercantilism?
Political policy that outlaws trade
Religious policy that outlaws merchants
Economic policy that encourages wealth by exporting more than importing
Philosophical policy of Survival of the Fittest
What did the "middle passage" transfer?
Africans from Africa to North and South America
Rum from West Indies to New England
Raw Materials from West Indies to New England
Africans from West Indies to North America
What was the purpose of the Proclamation of 1763?
Claim Canada and all land east of Mississippi River
Force France off of North America
Stop settlers from going west of the Appalachian Mountains
Encourage settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 accomplish?
Set up a way to survey lands
Gained the Mississippi River from the Spanish
Gave ownership of western lands from states to national government
Created requirements for allowing new states into the Union.
What did the Stamp Act do?
Put a direct tax on licenses, documents, and contracts
Taxed colonists to pay off the French and Indian War
Was an effort by Parliament to increase revenue
Made it more expensive to send letters
Which is true of the Sons of Liberty?
Group that organized resistance against England's taxation policies
Started in Georgia
Was only for the wealthy landowners
Created by James Madison and Thomas Jefferson
This Frenchman came and fought for the colonies well before the French officially allied with them.
Voltaire
Marquis de Lafayette
Baron de Montesquieu
Alexis de Tocqueville
Who wrote Common Sense?
Thomas Gage
John Locke
Samuel Adams
Thomas Paine
Which is not true of John Locke?
Influenced by George Washington
Enlightenment thinker
Life, Liberty, Property
Influenced Thomas Jefferson
Who was the commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolution?
Benedict Arnold
Nathanial Greene
Marquis de Lafayette
George Washington
Which Treaty official ended the American Revolution?
Treaty of Ghent
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Treaty of Paris, 1763
Treaty of Paris, 1783
Why was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?
Make all citizens equal
Limit power of judicial branch
Protect the natural rights of individuals
Make the Constitution flexible
What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine?
Started Monroe's Presidency
Was Monroe's policy of dealing with immigrants
Was the policy of the Anti-Federalists
Warned Europe to stay out of the Western Hemisphere
What was the name of the proposal that allowed one house of Congress to be based on population and the other to be equal?
Great Compromise
Virginia Plan
New Jersey Plan
Three-Fifths Compromise
What did Marbury v. Madison establish?
Judicial Review
Prohibit lame-duck presidents from making last minute appointments
Policy that Presidential appointments can not be based on partisan politics
The Powers of the Supreme Court are set by the Constitution
What does a system of checks and balances in government help prevent?
Dominance of one branch over another
Dominance of one house of Congress over the other
Dominance of Federalists over Anti-Federalists
Dominance of Northern states over Southern states
Who was known as the "Father of the Constitution"?
James Madison
James Monroe
Benjamin Franklin
Andrew Jackson
What did Shay's Rebellion make apparent?
Big states and small states needed equal representation
Slaves should not be counted as people in determining representation in Congress
Nation needed a stronger central government
Articles of Confederation were working well
What incident lead George Washington to send 13,000 troops to stop an uprising proving the strength of our central government?
The Stono Rebellion
Shays' Rebellion
Bacon's Rebellion
The Whiskey Rebellion
What did the Kansas-Nebraska act result in?
Popular sovereignty for Kansas in deciding slavery
Peace throughout the states
The end of Stephen Douglas' political career
Showing the Missouri Compromise was a good idea
This was the idea that the U.S. needed to control all lands between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Halfway Covenant
Social Darwinism
Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick
Manifest Destiny
What is NOT true of the Dred Scott Case?
He remained in slavery until his death
Ruled that slaves were property
Increased tensions between the North and South
Scott was granted his freedom
What was the first women's rights convention organized by Elizabeth Cady Stanton?
ACLU Convention
Seneca Falls Convention
Women's Leadership Convention
Niagara Falls Convention
What treaty ended the Mexican-American War?
Treaty of Velasco
Treaty of 1845
Treaty of San Lorenzo
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Which is NOT true of Jacksonian Democracy?
Jackson favored the landowning elite
It was the "Age of the Common Man"
Wanted a stronger presidency and executive branch with a weaker Congress
Expanded voting rights
Which is NOT true of the Missouri Compromise?
Made Missouri a slave state and Maine a free state
Created by Henry Clay
Created an Imbalance in the Senate
Created a slave and non-slave line at 36'30" line of latitude
Which is true of Nat Turner?
Owned an abolitionist newspaper
Worked with john Brown
Worked with Frederick Douglas
Led a slave uprising in Virginia
Which was NOT a part of the North's Anaconda Plan during the Civil War?
Splitting the Confederacy
Drafting freed slaves to fight
Capturing Richmond
Blockading Southern ports
The idea of people aligning themselves politically with their region instead of their entire country.
Sectionalism
Regionalism
Nationalism
Abolition
What was Lincoln's main goal at the start of the Civil War?
Free the slaves
Split the Confederacy
Draft freed slaves
Save the Union
Who was known as a War Hawk, the Great Compromiser, and creator of the American System?
John C. Calhoun
Henry Ford
Henry Clay
William Marbury
Who were the Carpetbaggers?
Southerners who moved North during Reconstruction to profit
Northerners who moved South during Reconstruction to profit
Scalawags
Northern Democrats who moved South and became Republicans
Why was Gettysburg a turning point for the North?
South had to give up idea of invading the North because of large casualties
Divided the Confederacy
Was first Union victory on the battlefield
Convinced the Confederacy to surrender
What did the Compromise of 1877 end?
Reconstruction
Panic of 1873
The Republican Party
Civil Rights Legislation
What was the purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation?
To only free slaves in the Confederacy, which gave the war a cause.
To free all the slaves in the United States
To only free the slaves in the Union
To enlist slaves into the Union Army
Which word best describes John Brown, Frederick Douglas, The Grimke Sisters, and William Lloyd Garrison?
Abolitionists
Anti-Federalists
Federalists
Nationalists
What was the main goal of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments?
Nullification
Punish the South for seceding
Created a "separate but equal" policy
Granted basic rights to former slaves
What did the 13th Amendment do?
Gave black males the right to vote
Gave all citizens of the United States the right to vote
Freed the slaves
Granted citizenship to all persons born in the U.S.
What did the 14th Amendment do?
Gave black males the right to vote
Gave all citizens of the United States the right to vote
Freed the slaves
Granted citizenship to all persons born in the U.S.
What did the 15th Amendment do?
Gave black males the right to vote
Gave all citizens of the United States the right to vote
Freed the slaves
Granted citizenship to all persons born in the U.S.
What was the main purpose for poll taxes, literacy tests, and grandfather clauses in Southern States?
Keep African Americans from being able to vote
Enforce the 15th Amendment
Stop criminals from voting
Eliminate corruption in politics
This was the South's attempt to restrict the rights of former slaves.
Passing Black Codes
Ratifying the 15th Amendment
Supporting the goals of the Radical Republicans
Creating the Freedman's Bureau
Why was President Andrew Jackson impeached?
Violated the Tenure of Office Act
Blackmailed Thaddeus Stephens
Caned Charles Sumner
Helped assassinate President Lincoln
This was the rallying cry of the Sons of Liberty.
Committes of Correspondence
"No Taxation without Representation"
The Declaration of Independence
Quebec
How the colonists quickly spread information during the American Revolution.
Committes of Correspondence
"No Taxation without Representation"
The Declaration of Independence
Quebec
Was written by Thomas Jefferson and separated us from England.
Committes of Correspondence
"No Taxation without Representation"
The Declaration of Independence
Quebec
First permanent French settlement in the New World.
Committes of Correspondence
"No Taxation without Representation"
The Declaration of Independence
Quebec
Leader of England during American Revolution.
Quebec
Powhatan
Three-Fifths Compromise
King George III
Stated that slaves would be partially counted when determining population for representation in Congress.
Quebec
Powhatan
Three-Fifths Compromise
King George III
Native American Tribe that had conflicts with early Jamestown settlers.
Quebec
Powhatan
Three-Fifths Compromise
King George III
Which of the following officially gave black males the right to vote?
John Adams
Erie Canal
Jefferson Davis
15th Amendment
Who was the President of the Confederate States of America?
John Adams
Erie Canal
Jefferson Davis
15th Amendment
Which of the following is responsible for allowing New York City to flourish as an economic center?
John Adams
Erie Canal
Jefferson Davis
15th Amendment
Who was the 2nd President of the United States?
John Adams
Erie Canal
Jefferson Davis
15th Amendment
Who invented the Cotton Gin?
Eli Whitney
Freedman's Bureau
Andrew Johnson
James K. Polk
This was created to help newly freed slaves.
Eli Whitney
Freedman's Bureau
Andrew Johnson
James K. Polk
Who was President during the Mexican-American War and believed in Manifest Destiny?
Eli Whitney
Freedman's Bureau
Andrew Johnson
James K. Polk
Who was the first President to be impeached?
Eli Whitney
Freedman's Bureau
Andrew Johnson
James K. Polk
Which was the location of the first battle of the Civil War?
Fort Sumter
Nullification
Antietam
Compromise of 1850
Ulysses S. Grant
The idea that states could veto federal laws.
Fort Sumter
Nullification
Antietam
Compromise of 1850
Ulysses S. Grant
Which was the single bloodiest one-day battle in the Civil War?
Fort Sumter
Nullification
Antietam
Compromise of 1850
Ulysses S. Grant
This allowed popular sovereignty to decide if a state would allow slavery.
Fort Sumter
Nullification
Antietam
Compromise of 1850
Ulysses S. Grant
Was the General who won at Vicksburg.
Fort Sumter
Nullification
Antietam
Compromise of 1850
Ulysses S. Grant
Who carried out his "March to the Sea"?
Harriett Beecher Stowe
John Marshall
Stephen F. Austin
Robert E. Lee
William T. Sherman
Who was the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Harriett Beecher Stowe
John Marshall
Stephen F. Austin
Robert E. Lee
William T. Sherman
Who was the Chief Justice for the Marbury vs. Madison and Gibbons vs. Ogden cases?
Harriett Beecher Stowe
John Marshall
Stephen F. Austin
Robert E. Lee
William T. Sherman
Who is considered one of the greatest Generals in U.S. History?
Harriett Beecher Stowe
John Marshall
Stephen F. Austin
Robert E. Lee
William T. Sherman
Who recruited over 300 families to Texas?
Harriett Beecher Stowe
John Marshall
Stephen F. Austin
Robert E. Lee
William T. Sherman
