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WorksheetsAmerican History8 Mid-Term Study guide
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The Quebec Act did allow of the following except:
Threaten westward expansion
Allow the use of French law
Close the port of Boston
Recognize Roman Catholicism
What Indian chief organized the raids on frontier settlements following the French and Indian War?
Black Hawk
Squanto
Pontiac
Mohawk
In reaction to the Stamp Act, the colonists did all of the following except:
have a "tea party" in Boston
form groups called the Sons of Liberty to protest
meet in a congress to insist upon their rights
use violence against British agents
Edward Braddock's most lasting contribution from the French and Indian War was
building a road to the frontier
capturing Quebec
developing a system for defeating the French on 3 continents
building Fort Duquesne
Troops let dy what man failed to keep the French from occupying Fort Duquesne and were forced to surrender at Fort Necessity?
Thomas Gage
Captain Preston
George Washington
Edward Braddock
Which of the flooring was NOT one of France's advantages for furthering it's settlement of North America
the support of many Indian tribes
strong central control of it's colonies
strategically placed forts
the strongest Navy
Which of the following was NOT one of the British actions that irritate the colonists after the French and Indian War?
quartering of the British troops
use of writs of assistance to search colonial homes
issuing the proclamation of 1763
calling of the 1st continental congress
Led Virginian forces and acted as an aide to the British in the French and Indian War
James Wolfe
Paul Revere
Edward Braddock
George Washington
Samuel Adams
Made a famous ride through the countryside of Massachusetts
James Wolfe
John Hancock
Paul Revere
Samuel Adams
Urged protest against British actions in Massachussetts
Edward Braddock
Samuel Adams
George Washington
James Wolfe
What Indian confederation supported the British?
Powhatans
Seminoles
Iroqouis
Mohawk
Who said, " Give me liberty, or give me death?"
John Hancock
Patrick Henry
Thomas Jefferson
Adrian Thiessel
Who was the king of Britain while colonial discontent grew?
King George III
King Charles II
King Philip
Queen Elizabeth
Italian explorer who proved that Columbus had discovered a new world.
John Cabot
Amerigo Vespucci
Fransico Vasquez de Coronado
Juan Ponce de Leon
Explorer for Spain who may have been the first European to see the land that is now the United States.
Amerigo Vespucci
Juan Ponce de Leon
John Cabot
Fransico Vasquez de Coronado
Claimed the Atlantic Coast of North America for England
Juan Ponce de Leon
Amerigo Vespucci
John Cabot
Fransico Vasquez de Coronado
Explorer for Spain who discovered the Pueblo Indians and was the first European to see the Grand Canyon.
Amerigo Vespucci
John Cabot
Franciso Vasquez de Coronado
Juan Ponce de Leon
What country explored and settled the land by the St. Lawrence River?
England
Spain
France
Netherlands
The reformation turned which of the following countries to Protestantism?
France
Netherlands
England
Spain
What group of English captains struck at Spanish harbors and ships?
Sea Wolves
Drake
Sea Dogs
Which group of Indians lived near the Jamestown settlement?
Algonquian
Pueblo
Powhatan
Cherokee
The Pilgrims were Puritans.
True
False
Governor who wanted his colony to be "a city upon a hill."
Wiliam Penn
Roger Williams
James Oglethorpe
John Winthrop
Man who determined to build a colony that practiced separation of church and state
John Winthrop
Roger Williams
James Oglethorpe
William Penn
An English general who wanted to help debtors
John Winthrop
Roger Williams
James Oglethorpe
William Penn
A "friend" who accepted a colony as payment of a debt.
Roger Williams
James Oglethorpe
John Winthrop
William Penn
What were two cash crops important to the Carolina colonies. (Click all that apply)
Cotton
Sugar
Tobacoo
Rice
All of the following persons contributed to the success of Plymouth Colony except
Squanto
Pocahontas
Miles Standish
William Bradford
The settlement of Connecticut arose out of controversy with Massachussetts.
True
False
What was the Dutch colony that was later called New York?
Providence
New Sweden
Jamestown
New Amsterdam
What was the name for those who received large grants of land in the Dutch colony?
Pennsylvania Dutch
Patroons
Indentured Servants
Debtors
What document is generally regarded as the first written constitution drawn up in America?
Jamestown Constitution
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Bill of Rights
Mayflower Compact
What is another name for the Society of Friends
Separatists
Puritans
Quakers
Anglicans
To what religious group did the Pilgrims belong?
Anglicans
Separatists
Puritans
Quakers
Known as the bread colonies
Middle colonies
New England colonies
Southern Colonies
The Frontier
Location of the Piedmont and Tidewater
The Frontier
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
New England Colonies
Timber used for shipbuilding industry
New England Colonies
The Frontier
Southern Colonies
Middle Colonies
Settlers attacked Indians without government permission.
Pequot's War
Bacon's Rebellion
French and Indian War
King Philip's War
Resulted in the burning of Jamestown
Bacon's Rebellion
French and Indian War
King Philip's War
Pequot's War
Resulted in the loss of the Indian way of life
Pequot's War
Bacon's Rebellion
King Philip's War
French and Indian War
Who had the "power of the purse" in the colonies?
The legislature
The militia
The Justice of the Peace
The Governor
What do historians call the trade network between the Americas, Europe, and Africa?
Triangular trade
triangular deal
square deal
triple trade
Which of the following did not take place at a town meeting?
A legislature was elected
New settlers were given citizenship
Night watchmen were appointed
Ways to help the poor were considered
Which of the following was not one of the three largest groups of immigrants to the colonies?
Scots-Irish
French
German
Engish
Which Puritan Minister translated the Bible into a different language?
John Elliott
John Bell
William Berkley
Roger Williams
The first Bible printed in America was written in which language?
Powhatan
Dutch
English
Algonqin
What popular vehicle did the colonists use to move their belongings inland?
Railroads
Schooners
Conestoga Wagons
Keelboats
What was the two methods of caring for the poor in the colonies?
"putting up and "to the town"
"join the town" and "putting off"
"round the town" and "putting out"
"welfare" and "going to town"
In a charter colony who decided who was the governor?
Eligible voters
the proprietor
the king
puritans
In a royal colony who decided who was the governor?
The proprietor
the legislatures
eligible voters
the king
In a proprietary colony who decided who was the governor?
the proprietor
eligible voters
the king
the legislatures
Some colonists continued to send their sons to school in Europe even after American colleges were founded.
True
False
Samuel Davies preached a well known sermon entitled "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God."
True
False
What "book" did colonial children use to help them learn the alphabet and other simple lessons?
Thornbook
Hornbook
Webster's Dictionary
King James Bible
What were schools that met in the homes of widows or single women?
Public schools
Dame schools
Grammar schools
Seminary
Who wrote the "blue backed speller?"
Samuel Davies
Noah Webster
David Brainerd
William Tennent
Who started a college in a log cabin?
William Tennent
Jonathan Edwards
Samuel Davies
David BRainerd
Who was a devoted missionary to the Indians?
Noah Webster
William Tennent
Samuel Davies
David Brainerd
Who was a pastor at Northampton, Massachussets
David Brainerd
Samuel Davis
Johnathan Edwards
William Tennaent
Members of a religion that was especially strong among some American Intellectuals?
Unitarians
Dunkers
Anglicans
Moravians
Members of the official church in every southern colony?
Moravians
Unitarians
Anglicans
Dunkers
German settlers who followed the early reformer John Huss?
Jews
Anglicans
Moravians
Dunkers
What English preacher spoke to large outdoor crowds during the Great Awakening?
Jonathan Edwards
Samuel Davies
George Whitefield
William Tennent
People in colonial America usually learning Greek, Latin, and natural philosophy in
Seminary
Grammar schools
College
Dame schools
What philosophy asserts the God created the universe and then stepped aside to let the laws of nature function without His intervention?
Congregationalists
Unitarians
Anglicanism
Deism
What was the first institution of higher learning in the colonies?
Dartmouth
Yale
Princeton
Harvard
The Boston Tea Party occurred because American taxes had caused the price of tea to skyrocket.
True
False
Both the separation of powers and the system of checks and balances help to keep the strength of each of the three branches of government under control.
True
False
There have been many major changes in constitutional law over the past two hundred years.
True
False
All of the following except are among the freedoms guaranteed in the First Amendment EXCEPT
Freedom of the Press
Freedom of Suffrage
Freedom of Speech
Freedom of Assembly
Who was the experienced treaty maker maker sent by the Confederation Congress to negotiate with Spain?
Thomas Jefferson
John Jay
Alexander Hamilton
Ben Franklin
Probably the most important legislation passed by the Confederation Congress dealt with
Indian affairs
the western lands
waging war
the taxation of citizens
What is the name given to the first paragraph of the Constitution?
Declaration of Independence
Bill of Rights
Article 1
Preamble
Who was chosen as chairman of the Constitutional Convention?
Ben Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Alexander Hamilton
What two plans were merged to form the Great Compromise?
New Jersey & Georgia
Georgia & Virginia
New York & Georgia
Virginia & New Jersey
Which one of these men was NOT one of the writers of the Federalist papers?
John Jay
Alexander Hamilton
James Madison
Roger Sherman
Which one of the following men attended to Constitutional Convention
Patrick Henry
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
Samuel Adams
Which state was slow to ratify the Articles of Confederation?
Massachussets
Virginia
New York
Georgia
Before and during most of the War for Independence, the colonies were governed by
the electoral college
The Continental Congress
The Constitution
The Confederation Congress
The Constitution of the United States is
older than all but a few constitutions of other nations
younger than most other national constitutions
the only constitution in existence
older than all constitutions of other nations
In what building did delegates meet and devise the new Constitution?
Independence Hall
Liberty Hall
Mount Vernon
House of Congress
What system did the Constitution devise to elect a president?
majority vote
legislature vote
electoral college
senate majority
During which incident did the French try to bribe the American envoys?
French Affair
ABC Affair
XYZ Affair
123 Affair
Thomas Jefferson wrote Common Sense, one of the most influential political tracts in history.
True
False
The Colonial army had plenty of the supplies and financial support it needed.
True
False
The Americans expected the Canadians to join in the effort for Independence.
True
False
The War for Independence officially ended with the signing of
Treaty of Paris
Olive Branch Petition
Proclamation of 1763
Declaration of Independence
Which one of the following most clearly demonstrated that the colonies wanted to restore a friendly relationship with Britain before an all out war developed?
Declaration of Independence
The Olive Branch Petition
The Prohibitory Act
Writing of Common Sense
What Patriot schoolteacher lost his life in an attempt to provide Washington with information about British activities in New York?
Daniel Morgan
Nathan Hale
Francis Marion
Ethan Allen
The British officer who surrendered to Washington at Yorktown was
Charles Cornwallis
John Burgoyne
Henry Clinton
William Howe
Which one of the following did not side with the British during the war?
Loyalists
Over-Mountain men
Tories
Hessians
What Patriot victory won official French support for the Patriot cause and forced the British to move their focus on winning the South?
Bunker HIll
Kings Mountain
Princeton
Saratoga
Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold joined forces to capture
Bunker Hill
Fort Ticonderoga
Princeton
Saratoga
Leader of the Green Mountain Boys
Nathaniel Greene
George Rogers Clark
John Burgoyne
Ethan Allen
Captured frontier outposts to give America claim to western regions
George Rogers Clark
Ethan Allen
John Paul Jones
John Burgoyne
Patriot army quartermaster who replaced General Gates as leader in the South
John Burgoyne
Nathaniel Greene
Ethan Allen
George Rogers Clark
Who was not an American representative at the signing of the Treaty of Paris?
John Adams
John Jay
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington entered the presidency intending to mold the new government into the pattern set by the republics of Western Europe.
True
False
At the beginning of the French Revolution, Americans were generally outraged by the French actions.
True
False
John Adam's failures as president were largely the result of his inadequate political background.
True
False
The outcome of the Whiskey Rebellion proved that the national government would not allow disobedience of federal laws
True
False
Who was a troublesome French diplomat?
John John
Edmond Genet
John Adams
Aaron Burr
Who made an unpopular treaty with the British?
James Madison
Aaron Burr
Thomas Pickeney
John Jay
Who was the first Vice President of the United States?
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
James Madison
Aaron Burr
What was it called when the British are putting Americans in the British Navy?
Precedent
Cabinet
Inauguration
Impressment
What did Washington issue to urge Americans to be impartial toward France and Britain in their war with each other during the French Revolution?
Silence Stance
Neutral stance
Proclamation of silence
Proclamation of Neutrality
Who was John Ada's Vice President?
Aaron Burr
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
James Madison
What famous ship was built during the naval buildup for during the "quasi war" with France?
USS Independence
USS Bill of Rights
USS Washington
USS Constitution
All of the following were members of George Washington's cabinet except
John Marshall
Thomas Jefferson
Edmond Randolph
Alexander Hamilton
Which one of the following was not one of the precedents set by George Washington?
the establishment of a cabinet
placing a hand on the Bible while repeating the presidential oath
holding regular press conferences
maintaining a two - term tradition
The man who led opposition against Alexander Hamilton's financial plans was
Anthony Wayne
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Aaron Burr
The case of Marbury v. Madison established the policy of
allowing the nullification of the laws
deporting dangerous foreigners
assuming the debts of states
having the Supreme Court exercise judicial review
The "Midnight Judges" are appointed by
George Washington
John Marshall
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
In the British colonies, which group most was most actively involved with missions to the Americas?
Catholics
Quakers
Pilgrims
Puritans
Spread through Massachussetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Maine.
Kng Philip's War
French and Indian War
Bacon's Rebellion
Pequot's War
Colonists captured Indians and sold them as slaves.
Bacon's Rebellion
Pequot's War
King Philip's War
French and Indian War
Several navigable rivers to aid transportation and settlement.
Frontier
New England
Southern
Middle
Which colonial city became the leading center of government and culture among the southern colonies?
Williamsburg
Charleston
Savannah
Jamestown
The First Continental Congress did all of the following except:
call out troops to fight the British
adopt the Declaration of Rights and Grievances
declare it's loyalty to the king
organize the Continental Association
The leadership of which of the following men during the French and Indian War brought the British to victory?
Lord Baltimore
William Pitt
King George III
Edward Braddock
What was the denomination name of the New England Puritans?
Baptists
Deists
Congregationalists
Unitarians
What is the commonly stated function of the judicial branch?
to interpret the laws
to make the laws
none of the above
to enforce the laws
All of the following are true of the battle of Bunker Hill except that
Patriots had taken possession of Bunker Hill
The battle took place near New York City
Thousands of British soldiers assaulted the Patriot Positions
Patriots ran out of ammo
The Patriots' invasion of Canada to capture Quebec resulted in
failed attack by the Patriots
Introduction of French aid to the cause
British surrender of the St. Lawrence Valley
The fall of Canada to the Patriots
