Worksheets7th Grade Midterm Review
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 2hrs 38mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In which region would I find the Iroquois and Powhatan, who lived in longhouses and wigwams?
a)
Pacific Northwest
b)
Great Plains
c)
Eastern Woodlands
d)
Southwest
2.
Why did Native American migrate?
a)
To escape religious persecution
b)
To follow the herds of animals they hunted
c)
To pay respect to the Great Spirit
d)
To escape war
3.
Why did pilgrims come to the New World?
a)
They were escaping a drought
b)
They wanted religious freedom
c)
They were criminals on the run
d)
They thought they were traveling to India
4.
What country did the pilgrims and most early colonists come from?
a)
Germany
b)
Spain
c)
France
d)
England
5.
Life in the early colonies was...
a)
Easy! They had everything they needed!
b)
Difficult! New diseases, attacks from Native Americans, and starvation made life hard.
c)
Fun! They had new adventures everyday!
d)
Boring! Colonist had nothing to do.
6.
What did the Mayflower Compact create?
a)
Laws made by and agreed upon by the colonists
b)
A government that broke away from the rule of the King
c)
A system of farming in the New World
d)
The holiday Thanksgiving
7.
Which colony came first?
a)
Plymouth
b)
Roanoke
c)
Jamestown
d)
Buffalo
8.
Which of the following was a cash crop grown in Jamestown?
a)
Tobacco
b)
Cotton
c)
Indigo
d)
Sugar Cane
9.
What is the first successful English colony?
a)
Roanoke
b)
Plymouth
c)
Jamestown
d)
Salem
10.
How did the arrival of Europeans affect the Native Americans?
a)
Their populations increased due to European medicines
b)
Their populations decreases due to diseases brought over from Europe
c)
Their populations decreased because they were sold into slavery in Africa
d)
Their populations increased because the Europeans taught them to farm
11.
Which colonial region had an economy based on whaling, fishing and shipbuilding?
a)
Middle
b)
Southern
c)
New England
12.
Which colonial region had an economy based on large plantations, slavery, and cash crops like tobacco?
a)
New England
b)
Southern
c)
Middle
13.
Which colonial region had small farms that grew a lot of grains, and was known as the breadbasket.
a)
Middle
b)
Southern
c)
New England
14.
What did the Southern Colonies export?
a)
Tobacco
b)
Whale bones
c)
Grains
d)
Codfish
15.
In which colonial region did the Puritan faith heavily influence laws and daily life.
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
16.
Which of the following is a way people modify their enviornments?
a)
Build bridges to cross water
b)
Dig canals
c)
Plant crops
d)
All are ways people modify the environment
17.
How did the first people migrate to North America?
a)
They sailed on large boats
b)
They paddled in dugout canoes
c)
They walked across a land bridge
d)
They traveled on top of glaciers
18.
The first people to migrate to North America crossed the Bering Land Bridge from __________
a)
North Africa
b)
Asia
c)
South America
d)
Mars
19.
What was the main effect of Thomas Paine's pamphlet, Common Sense?
a)
Persuaded many colonists to support independence from Great Britain
b)
It listed ways that the colonies would be better off remaining British subjects
c)
It described ways that Parliament had abused its power in governing the colonies
d)
It persuaded many soldiers in the Continental army to stay until the revolution ended
20.
What was act passed by the British parliament in 1756 that raised revenue from the American colonies by a duty in the form of a stamp required on all newspapers and legal or commercial documents?
a)
stamp act
b)
tea act
c)
quartering act
21.
What was it called when they would bringing the slaves from Africa to the colonies?
a)
Slave passage
b)
Africa to the Colonies
c)
Slave trade
d)
Middle Passage
22.
Who won the French and Indian War?
a)
Spanish
b)
Natives
c)
British
d)
French
23.
The astrolabe (pictured above) was a new technology during Exploration used for ___?
a)
Navigation
b)
Protection
c)
Cartography
d)
Conquering
24.
The Colombian Exchange had deadly effects including
a)
bringing the Bubonic plague and the Black Death to Florence
b)
spreading measles, small pox and typhus throughout Europe
c)
infecting Native Americans with new and deadly diseases
d)
robbing Native Americans of corn, tomatoes, tobacco and cocoa
25.
Colonists who chose to side with the British were called
a)
Redcoats
b)
Loyalists
c)
Patriots
d)
Whigs
26.
Colonists who chose to go against the British were called
a)
Redcoats
b)
Loyalists
c)
Patriots
d)
Whigs
27.
Which of the three colonial regions was the most dependent on the ocean for its economy?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
d)
All Colonies
28.
What did the group of patriots who protested King George's tyranny and called for a boycott of British goods call themselves?
a)
Justice League
b)
American Heroes
c)
Liberty Fighters
d)
Sons of Liberty
29.
What did the Quartering Act require the colonists to do?
a)
pay more money for sugar
b)
dump tea into the Boston Harbor
c)
provide housing for British soldiers
d)
pay a tax on all printed material
30.
Who fought in the French and Indian War?
a)
French vs. Indians
b)
French and Indians vs. British
c)
British and Indians vs. French
d)
British vs. Indians
31.
What problem did winning the French and Indian War cause for the British?
a)
They lost their land in America.
b)
They gained more land in America.
c)
They owed a lot of money.
d)
They lost all of their trade partners.
32.
What happened in the Boston Massacre.
a)
Colonists killed King George.
b)
Colonists were killed by British soldiers.
c)
Colonists threw tea into the Boston Harbor
d)
Boston Harbor was shutdown.
33.
Colonists had no representation in Parliament, so the people cried, "______________!"
a)
"Help Us!"
b)
"Kill the King"
c)
"Go Dawgs!"
d)
"No taxation without representation!"
34.
As King George and Parliament continued taxing the colonies unfairly, the colonists broke in to three different groups. What was the name of the colonists that supported the colonies breaking away from Britain and becoming an independent country?
a)
Loyalists
b)
Patriots
c)
Neutrals
d)
Colonists
35.
The dumping of tea in the Boston Harbor angered King George, so imposed the Coercive Acts on the colonists. The colonists called it ________________.
a)
The King George Act
b)
The Intolerable Acts
c)
The Tea Party Act
d)
Rebel Act
36.
What is the central point of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
That the colonies should be better represented in Parliament
b)
That the colonies were breaking from England to from their own country: the United States of America
c)
That the taxes on tea and stamps are too high
d)
That King George III was a terrible tyrannt
37.
What did Britain do as a result of the French and Indian War?
a)
The stopped the fur trade in North America.
b)
The signed the treaty of London.
c)
They gave four colonies away to the French.
d)
They decided to tax the colonists to help pay for the war.
38.
_____________________ was the name of Britain's law making assembly.
a)
House of Burgess
b)
Meeting House
c)
Parliament
d)
Congress
39.
This group was formed by ____________________. ___________________ dressed as Mohawks and dumped tea in the harbor.
a)
John Adams; Women
b)
Samuel Adams; Sons of Liberty
c)
Ben Franklin; Sons of Liberty
d)
Paul Revere; Sons of Liberty
40.
What angered colonists the most about the Stamp Act?
a)
They were not allowed to live past the Appalachian Mountains.
b)
It was an example of taxation without representation.
c)
The Loyalists did not have to buy stamps.
d)
There were no post offices in the colonies.
41.
What is the purpose of this political cartoon by Benjamin Franklin?
a)
Each colony should prepare militias.
b)
Each colony should fight the British on its own.
c)
If the colonies join together, they will be stronger against their enemies.
d)
Snakes are dangerous and you should be careful if you see one.
42.
Those fighting for their rights and freedoms were know as __________________.
a)
loyalists
b)
redcoats
c)
patriots
d)
traitors
43.
To refuse to buy items in order to show disapproval or force acceptance of one's terms.
a)
Boycott
b)
Repeal
c)
Petition
d)
Preamble
44.
What was the name of the series of laws passed by the British to limit colonial trade?
a)
Sugar Act
b)
Townshend Acts
c)
Navigation Acts
d)
Stamp Act
45.
Why did the British begin to tax the colonists?
a)
The British felt the colonists should pay more than those living in England
b)
The British did not like the colonists
c)
The British were greedy
d)
The British were in debt from supporting the colonists during the French and Indian War
46.
Which of the following best describes the purpose of the Sons/Daughters of Liberty?
a)
To help England defeat the French
b)
To protest British policies
c)
To protest the First Continental Congress
d)
To help collect taxes
47.
Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Paul Revere
48.
According to the Declaration of Independence, where does the government get its power?
a)
From its Constitution
b)
From its military
c)
From the elected representatives
d)
From the Consent of the Governed
49.
What is the importance of the first section, the Introduction.
a)
States that people have rights that cannot be taken away and the purpose of a government
b)
It's the longest section that states the grievances the colonists had.
c)
It's where members of Congress signed & pledged their loyalty to one another & declared independence
d)
States why it is being written, which was to break away from Britain.
50.
What is the importance of the second section, the Preamble.
a)
States that people have rights that cannot be taken away and the purpose of a government
b)
It's the longest section that states the grievances the colonists had.
c)
It's where members of Congress signed & pledged their loyalty to one another & declared independence
d)
States why it is being written, which was to break away from Britain.
51.
What is the importance of the 3rd Section, Grievances: Justification for Independence?
a)
States that people have rights that cannot be taken away and the purpose of a government
b)
General statement of why the colonies are just in declaring independence
c)
It's where members of Congress signed & pledged their loyalty to one another & formally declared independence
d)
States why it is being written, which was to break away from Britain.
52.
To whom were the signers writing this "break-up letter"?
a)
The world
b)
King George
c)
George Washington
d)
One Republic & Timabland
53.
According to the Declaration of Independence, what truths were "self-evident"?
a)
All men are created equal
b)
Rights are bestowed by good kings
c)
Government exists to protect us from ourselves
d)
Only a democracy can protect our rights
54.
On what date did Congress approve the Declaration of Independence?
a)
July 4, 2017
b)
July 4, 1776
c)
July 44, 1776
d)
December 25
55.
Which of these was NOT a reason why the Declaration of Independence was written?
a)
It declared the colonies independence from Great Britain.
b)
It stated basic rights and liberties for Americans.
c)
It made tea free for everyone.
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