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Mid-Year Exam Review - Intro Unit + Ch. 1-4

Total questions: 90

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a primary source?

a)

A source created by a historian

b)

The main source that you use in your research

c)

A source from the library

d)

A source created during the actual time period it occured

2.

Which of the following is a secondary source?

a)

Diary of a soldier from World War II

b)

Newspaper article about President Lincoln's assassination

c)

US History textbook

d)

Letter from Abigail Adams to John Adams

3.

Which historical thinking skill should be utilized BEFORE reading a document?

a)

Contextualization

b)

Sourcing

c)

Corroboration

d)

Close Reading

4.

What are you doing when you contextualize a document?

a)

Taking notes while reading it

b)

Comparing it with other documents

c)

Questioning the reliability of the person who wrote it

d)

Considering the time period in which it was created

5.

Which of the following questions should be asked DURING a "close reading" of a document?

a)

What evidence does the author use?

b)

Who wrote the document?

c)

What other documents are similar to this one?

d)

When and where was the document created?

6.

What does it mean to corroborate a document?

a)

Take notes on the document

b)

Find other documents which disagree

c)

Find other documents which agree

d)

Decide not to use the document

7.

Which of the following sources would be the most reliable?

a)

A Hollywood film about the topic

b)

An essay written by a high school student on the topic

c)

A memoir on the topic written 60 years later

d)

A book written by a historian on the topic

8.

Who led a rebellion against the MA Legislature when their farms were confiscated for not being able to pay their taxes?

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

George Washington

c)

Daniel Shays

d)

Thomas Jefferson

9.

Which plan favored the small states?

a)

Virginia Plan

b)

New Jersey Plan

10.

Which plan favored the large states?

a)

Virginia Plan

b)

New Jersey Plan

11.

The Great Compromise is also known as the _______________.

a)

Constitutional Compromise

b)

Congressional Compromise

c)

Carolina Compromise

d)

Connecticut Compromise

12.

Under the Great Compromise, Congress was split up into _____ separate houses.

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

13.

Under the new Constitution, the US government was split up into _____ separate branches.

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

14.

Which of the following is correct?

a)

Executive = Congress, Legislative = president, Judicial = Supreme Court

b)

Executive = president, Legislative = Congress, Judicial = Supreme Court

c)

Executive = Supreme Court, Legislative = Congress, Judicial = president

d)

Executive = president, Legislative = Supreme Court, Judicial = Congress

15.

Which group wanted to count slaves to determine the amount of representatives each state received?

a)

Northern states

b)

Southern states

16.

Which group wanted to count slaves to determine the amount of taxation each state had to pay?

a)

Northern states

b)

Southern states

17.

What number did the delegates settle on in order to count the slaves to determine representation and taxation?

a)

1/2

b)

3/4

c)

3/5

d)

4/5

18.

Which of the following is included in the executive branch?

a)

President

b)

Senate

c)

House of Representatives

d)

Supreme Court

19.

Which of the following is included in the judicial branch?

a)

President

b)

Senate

c)

House of Representatives

d)

Supreme Court

20.

How many presidents did they decide to have as a part of the executive branch?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

9

d)

13

21.

Another name for the legislative branch and the combination of the Senate plus House of Representatives is...

a)

Supreme Court

b)

Congress

c)

Bureaucracy

d)

Capital Hill

22.

How many Senators are there in the U.S. Senate?

a)

50

b)

100

c)

150

d)

It depends on the population

23.

How many representative are in the U.S. House of Representatives?

a)

50

b)

100

c)

150

d)

It depends on the population

24.

How many Supreme Court justices are there?

a)

3

b)

9

c)

12

d)

50

25.

Who is responsible for reviewing laws for their constitutionality?

a)

President

b)

Senate

c)

House of Representatives

d)

Supreme Court

26.

Who has the power to veto?

a)

President

b)

Senate

c)

House of Representatives

d)

Supreme Court

27.

What system was put in place in order to ensure no one branch of government gains too much power?

a)

separation of powers

b)

checks & balances

c)

federalism

d)

voting

28.

How long is the term for a representative in the House of Representatives

a)

1 year

b)

2 years

c)

4 years

d)

6 years

29.

How long is the term for senators?

a)

2 years

b)

4 years

c)

6 years

d)

8 years

30.

How long is the term for the president?

a)

2 years

b)

4 years

c)

6 years

d)

8 years

31.

What does it mean to "quarter a soldier?"

a)

provide him with a quarter (0.25 cents)

b)

provide him with food & shelter

c)

provide him with weapons

d)

legally remove him from the military

32.

Which right is someone asking for when they "plead the fifth?"

a)

the right to bear arms

b)

the right to not quarter a soldier

c)

the right to freedom of the press

d)

the right to remain silent (so as to not self-incriminate)

33.

What does the right to bear arms mean?

a)

people have the right to not wear sleeves

b)

people have the right to own a bear

c)

people have the right to own a gun

d)

people have the right to grow lots of hair on their arms

34.

Which of the following is NOT included in the first amendment?

a)

freedom of religion

b)

freedom of speech

c)

freedom from unreasonable searches & seizures

d)

freedom of the press

35.

According to the Bill of Rights, any powers not given to the federal or state governments are reserved for the...

a)

local (city/town) government

b)

the president

c)

the courts

d)

the people

36.

How many amendments are in the US Constitution today?

a)

10

b)

27

c)

36

d)

50

37.

How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?

a)

10

b)

27

c)

3

d)

50

38.

What does "double jeopardy" mean?

a)

You can't be tried for the same crime twice

b)

You can't receive a double life sentence

c)

You can't have more than two rounds of "Jeopardy"

d)

You have the right to own a gun

39.

Which of the following is true?

a)

You can be tried for the same reason twice in a criminal trial

b)

You can be tried for the same reason twice in a civil trial

c)

You can be tried for the same reason in a separate criminal and civil trial

d)

You can never be tried for the same reason under any circumstances

40.

Which of the following might be considered "cruel and unusual punishment?"

a)

a life sentence for murder

b)

5 years in prison for multiple DUIs

c)

a $100 fine for a speeding ticket

d)

20 years in prison for stealing a candy bar

41.

Which section of the Constitution is the preamble?

a)

the beginning

b)

the conclusion

c)

Article II

d)

Article IV

42.

What does the Constitution say is the "supreme law of the land?"

a)

the Bill of Rights

b)

state laws

c)

the amendments

d)

U.S. or federal laws

43.

What was added to the Constitution that listed rights not already in the Constitution?

a)

the 14th amendment

b)

the approval of all 13 states

c)

the Bill of Rights

d)

the necessary and proper clause

44.

Which branch of the government prints money?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

d)

None

45.

Which branch of the government can declare war?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

d)

None

46.

Which branch of the government can make treaties with other countries?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

d)

None

47.

Which of the first four presidents led the army himself to put down the Whiskey Rebellion?

a)

Adams

b)

Madison

c)

Washington

d)

Jefferson

48.

Which of the first four presidents won the Election of 1796?

a)

Adams

b)

Madison

c)

Washington

d)

Jefferson

49.

Which of the first four presidents made the Louisiana Purchase?

a)

Adams

b)

Madison

c)

Washington

d)

Jefferson

50.

Which of the first four presidents sent John Jay to Britain to negotiate Jay's Treaty?

a)

Adams

b)

Madison

c)

Washington

d)

Jefferson

51.

Which of the first four presidents won the Election of 1800?

a)

Adams

b)

Madison

c)

Washington

d)

Jefferson

52.

Which of the first four presidents was the "Architect of the Constitution" and one of the writers of the Federalist Papers?

a)

Adams

b)

Madison

c)

Washington

d)

Jefferson

53.

Which of the first four presidents was responsible for the Alien & Sedition Acts?

a)

Adams

b)

Madison

c)

Washington

d)

Jefferson

54.

Which of the first four presidents declared war on Britain, starting the War of 1812?

a)

Adams

b)

Madison

c)

Washington

d)

Jefferson

55.

Which of the first four presidents warned Americans against forming political parties?

a)

Adams

b)

Madison

c)

Washington

d)

Jefferson

56.

Which political party was led by Thomas Jefferson?

a)

Federalist

b)

Democratic-Republican

57.

Which political party was led by Alexander Hamilton?

a)

Federalist

b)

Democratic-Republican

58.

Which political party had people mostly from the North?

a)

Federalist

b)

Democratic-Republican

59.

Which political party had people mostly from the South?

a)

Federalist

b)

Democratic-Republican

60.

Which political party preferred a smaller, weaker central government?

a)

Federalist

b)

Democratic-Republican

61.

Which political party preferred a larger, stronger central government?

a)

Federalist

b)

Democratic-Republican

62.

Which political party consisted of mostly middle-class farmers?

a)

Federalist

b)

Democratic-Republican

63.

Which political party consisted of mostly wealthy merchants?

a)

Federalist

b)

Democratic-Republican

64.

On Christmas Day, Washington famously crossed the Delaware River to sneak attack the British & Hessian troops in the middle of the night.

a)

Lexington & Concord

b)

Battle of Trenton

c)

Battle of Saratoga

d)

Battle of Monmouth

e)

Siege of Yorktown

65.

The largest single battle of the American Revolution in terms of number of participants.

a)

Lexington & Concord

b)

Battle of Trenton

c)

Battle of Saratoga

d)

Battle of Monmouth

e)

Siege of Yorktown

66.

Considered to be the first battle of the American Revolution, and where the “shot heard ‘round the world” was fired.

a)

Lexington & Concord

b)

Battle of Trenton

c)

Battle of Saratoga

d)

Battle of Monmouth

e)

Siege of Yorktown

67.

Considered to be the turning point of the war and victory for the Americans in this battle convinced France to aid them.

a)

Lexington & Concord

b)

Battle of Trenton

c)

Battle of Saratoga

d)

Battle of Monmouth

e)

Siege of Yorktown

68.

The final battle of the American Revolution in which the British sang the “world turned upside down” while surrendering.

a)

Lexington & Concord

b)

Battle of Trenton

c)

Battle of Saratoga

d)

Battle of Monmouth

e)

Siege of Yorktown

69.

“America’s favorite fighting Frenchman” who helped convince France to send “Guns & Ships” to aid the American colonists in the American Revolution.

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

Eliza Schuyler

c)

Marquis de Lafayette

d)

George Washington

e)

John Laurens

70.

The wife of Alexander Hamilton.

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

Eliza Schuyler

c)

Marquis de Lafayette

d)

George Washington

e)

John Laurens

71.

Worked on trying to end slavery in South Carolina.

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

Eliza Schuyler

c)

Marquis de Lafayette

d)

George Washington

e)

John Laurens

72.

Despite being Washington’s “right hand man,” he wanted to “fight, not write.”

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

Eliza Schuyler

c)

Marquis de Lafayette

d)

George Washington

e)

John Laurens

73.

“History [had] its eyes on [him],” as he was the General of the Continental Army.

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

Eliza Schuyler

c)

Marquis de Lafayette

d)

George Washington

e)

John Laurens

74.

After being on the losing side during the American Revolution, didn’t think America would be able to successfully govern itself.

a)

Hercules Mulligan

b)

Aaron Burr

c)

Theodosia

d)

Charles Lee

e)

King George III

75.

Spied on the British while in the role of a tailor’s apprentice.

a)

Hercules Mulligan

b)

Aaron Burr

c)

Theodosia

d)

Charles Lee

e)

King George III

76.

Was married to a British soldier while having an affair with Aaron Burr.

a)

Hercules Mulligan

b)

Aaron Burr

c)

Theodosia

d)

Charles Lee

e)

King George III

77.

Like Hamilton, was also an orphan, graduated from King’s College, and also served in the Continental Army.

a)

Hercules Mulligan

b)

Aaron Burr

c)

Theodosia

d)

Charles Lee

e)

King George III

78.

Was held responsible for the death of many Americans at the Battle of Monmouth, and thus challenged to a duel.

a)

Hercules Mulligan

b)

Aaron Burr

c)

Theodosia

d)

Charles Lee

e)

King George III

79.

Along with Jefferson, made a deal with Hamilton to move the capital from New York to Washington D.C.

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

Eliza Schuyler

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

George Washington

e)

James Madison

80.

Returned from France, and became the first Secretary of State.

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

Eliza Schuyler

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

George Washington

e)

James Madison

81.

Helped to preserve the legacy of Alexander Hamilton by opening an orphanage in New York, interviewing the soldiers he fought alongside, etc.

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

Eliza Schuyler

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

George Washington

e)

James Madison

82.

The president who decided to step down and not run for re-election in order to “teach them how to say good-bye” (i.e. not run for re-election).

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

Eliza Schuyler

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

George Washington

e)

James Madison

83.

Argued for the creation of a national bank and debt, as well as not getting involved in the French Revolution.

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

Eliza Schuyler

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

George Washington

e)

James Madison

84.

Shot and killed Philip Hamilton in a duel.

a)

Philip Hamilton

b)

Aaron Burr

c)

Maria Reynolds

d)

George Eaker

e)

Angelica Schuyler

85.

Had an affair with Alexander Hamilton.

a)

Philip Hamilton

b)

Aaron Burr

c)

Maria Reynolds

d)

George Eaker

e)

Angelica Schuyler

86.

The son of Alexander Hamilton, who was also killed in a duel.

a)

Philip Hamilton

b)

Aaron Burr

c)

Maria Reynolds

d)

George Eaker

e)

Angelica Schuyler

87.

Alexander Hamilton’s sister-in-law who moved to Britain after marrying a British man.

a)

Philip Hamilton

b)

Aaron Burr

c)

Maria Reynolds

d)

George Eaker

e)

Angelica Schuyler

88.

The vice president who shot and killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel.

a)

Philip Hamilton

b)

Aaron Burr

c)

Maria Reynolds

d)

George Eaker

e)

Angelica Schuyler

89.

Which of the following is the best video game console maker?

a)

Nintendo

b)

Sony

c)

Microsoft

90.

Marvel Civil War... Choose Your Side...

a)

Iron Man

b)

Captain America