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American History8 Mid-Term Study guide

Total questions: 124

Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Quebec Act did allow of the following except:

a)

Threaten westward expansion

b)

Allow the use of French law

c)

Close the port of Boston

d)

Recognize Roman Catholicism

2.

What Indian chief organized the raids on frontier settlements following the French and Indian War?

a)

Black Hawk

b)

Squanto

c)

Pontiac

d)

Mohawk

3.

In reaction to the Stamp Act, the colonists did all of the following except:

a)

have a "tea party" in Boston

b)

form groups called the Sons of Liberty to protest

c)

meet in a congress to insist upon their rights

d)

use violence against British agents

4.

Edward Braddock's most lasting contribution from the French and Indian War was

a)

building a road to the frontier

b)

capturing Quebec

c)

developing a system for defeating the French on 3 continents

d)

building Fort Duquesne

5.

Troops let dy what man failed to keep the French from occupying Fort Duquesne and were forced to surrender at Fort Necessity?

a)

Thomas Gage

b)

Captain Preston

c)

George Washington

d)

Edward Braddock

6.

Which of the flooring was NOT one of France's advantages for furthering it's settlement of North America

a)

the support of many Indian tribes

b)

strong central control of it's colonies

c)

strategically placed forts

d)

the strongest Navy

7.

Which of the following was NOT one of the British actions that irritate the colonists after the French and Indian War?

a)

quartering of the British troops

b)

use of writs of assistance to search colonial homes

c)

issuing the proclamation of 1763

d)

calling of the 1st continental congress

8.

Led Virginian forces and acted as an aide to the British in the French and Indian War

a)

James Wolfe

b)

Paul Revere

c)

Edward Braddock

d)

George Washington

e)

Samuel Adams

9.

Made a famous ride through the countryside of Massachusetts

a)

James Wolfe

b)

John Hancock

c)

Paul Revere

d)

Samuel Adams

10.

Urged protest against British actions in Massachussetts

a)

Edward Braddock

b)

Samuel Adams

c)

George Washington

d)

James Wolfe

11.

What Indian confederation supported the British?

a)

Powhatans

b)

Seminoles

c)

Iroqouis

d)

Mohawk

12.

Who said, " Give me liberty, or give me death?"

a)

John Hancock

b)

Patrick Henry

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Adrian Thiessel

13.

Who was the king of Britain while colonial discontent grew?

a)

King George III

b)

King Charles II

c)

King Philip

d)

Queen Elizabeth

14.

Italian explorer who proved that Columbus had discovered a new world.

a)

John Cabot

b)

Amerigo Vespucci

c)

Fransico Vasquez de Coronado

d)

Juan Ponce de Leon

15.

Explorer for Spain who may have been the first European to see the land that is now the United States.

a)

Amerigo Vespucci

b)

Juan Ponce de Leon

c)

John Cabot

d)

Fransico Vasquez de Coronado

16.

Claimed the Atlantic Coast of North America for England

a)

Juan Ponce de Leon

b)

Amerigo Vespucci

c)

John Cabot

d)

Fransico Vasquez de Coronado

17.

Explorer for Spain who discovered the Pueblo Indians and was the first European to see the Grand Canyon.

a)

Amerigo Vespucci

b)

John Cabot

c)

Franciso Vasquez de Coronado

d)

Juan Ponce de Leon

18.

What country explored and settled the land by the St. Lawrence River?

a)

England

b)

Spain

c)

France

d)

Netherlands

19.

The reformation turned which of the following countries to Protestantism?

a)

France

b)

Netherlands

c)

England

d)

Spain

20.

What group of English captains struck at Spanish harbors and ships?

a)

Sea Wolves

b)

Drake

c)

Sea Dogs

21.

Which group of Indians lived near the Jamestown settlement?

a)

Algonquian

b)

Pueblo

c)

Powhatan

d)

Cherokee

22.

The Pilgrims were Puritans.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Governor who wanted his colony to be "a city upon a hill."

a)

Wiliam Penn

b)

Roger Williams

c)

James Oglethorpe

d)

John Winthrop

24.

Man who determined to build a colony that practiced separation of church and state

a)

John Winthrop

b)

Roger Williams

c)

James Oglethorpe

d)

William Penn

25.

An English general who wanted to help debtors

a)

John Winthrop

b)

Roger Williams

c)

James Oglethorpe

d)

William Penn

26.

A "friend" who accepted a colony as payment of a debt.

a)

Roger Williams

b)

James Oglethorpe

c)

John Winthrop

d)

William Penn

27.

What were two cash crops important to the Carolina colonies. (Click all that apply)

a)

Cotton

b)

Sugar

c)

Tobacoo

d)

Rice

28.

All of the following persons contributed to the success of Plymouth Colony except

a)

Squanto

b)

Pocahontas

c)

Miles Standish

d)

William Bradford

29.

The settlement of Connecticut arose out of controversy with Massachussetts.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

What was the Dutch colony that was later called New York?

a)

Providence

b)

New Sweden

c)

Jamestown

d)

New Amsterdam

31.

What was the name for those who received large grants of land in the Dutch colony?

a)

Pennsylvania Dutch

b)

Patroons

c)

Indentured Servants

d)

Debtors

32.

What document is generally regarded as the first written constitution drawn up in America?

a)

Jamestown Constitution

b)

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

Mayflower Compact

33.

What is another name for the Society of Friends

a)

Separatists

b)

Puritans

c)

Quakers

d)

Anglicans

34.

To what religious group did the Pilgrims belong?

a)

Anglicans

b)

Separatists

c)

Puritans

d)

Quakers

35.

Known as the bread colonies

a)

Middle colonies

b)

New England colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

d)

The Frontier

36.

Location of the Piedmont and Tidewater

a)

The Frontier

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

d)

New England Colonies

37.

Timber used for shipbuilding industry

a)

New England Colonies

b)

The Frontier

c)

Southern Colonies

d)

Middle Colonies

38.

Settlers attacked Indians without government permission.

a)

Pequot's War

b)

Bacon's Rebellion

c)

French and Indian War

d)

King Philip's War

39.

Resulted in the burning of Jamestown

a)

Bacon's Rebellion

b)

French and Indian War

c)

King Philip's War

d)

Pequot's War

40.

Resulted in the loss of the Indian way of life

a)

Pequot's War

b)

Bacon's Rebellion

c)

King Philip's War

d)

French and Indian War

41.

Who had the "power of the purse" in the colonies?

a)

The legislature

b)

The militia

c)

The Justice of the Peace

d)

The Governor

42.

What do historians call the trade network between the Americas, Europe, and Africa?

a)

Triangular trade

b)

triangular deal

c)

square deal

d)

triple trade

43.

Which of the following did not take place at a town meeting?

a)

A legislature was elected

b)

New settlers were given citizenship

c)

Night watchmen were appointed

d)

Ways to help the poor were considered

44.

Which of the following was not one of the three largest groups of immigrants to the colonies?

a)

Scots-Irish

b)

French

c)

German

d)

Engish

45.

Which Puritan Minister translated the Bible into a different language?

a)

John Elliott

b)

John Bell

c)

William Berkley

d)

Roger Williams

46.

The first Bible printed in America was written in which language?

a)

Powhatan

b)

Dutch

c)

English

d)

Algonqin

47.

What popular vehicle did the colonists use to move their belongings inland?

a)

Railroads

b)

Schooners

c)

Conestoga Wagons

d)

Keelboats

48.

What was the two methods of caring for the poor in the colonies?

a)

"putting up and "to the town"

b)

"join the town" and "putting off"

c)

"round the town" and "putting out"

d)

"welfare" and "going to town"

49.

In a charter colony who decided who was the governor?

a)

Eligible voters

b)

the proprietor

c)

the king

d)

puritans

50.

In a royal colony who decided who was the governor?

a)

The proprietor

b)

the legislatures

c)

eligible voters

d)

the king

51.

In a proprietary colony who decided who was the governor?

a)

the proprietor

b)

eligible voters

c)

the king

d)

the legislatures

52.

Some colonists continued to send their sons to school in Europe even after American colleges were founded.

a)

True

b)

False

53.

Samuel Davies preached a well known sermon entitled "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God."

a)

True

b)

False

54.

What "book" did colonial children use to help them learn the alphabet and other simple lessons?

a)

Thornbook

b)

Hornbook

c)

Webster's Dictionary

d)

King James Bible

55.

What were schools that met in the homes of widows or single women?

a)

Public schools

b)

Dame schools

c)

Grammar schools

d)

Seminary

56.

Who wrote the "blue backed speller?"

a)

Samuel Davies

b)

Noah Webster

c)

David Brainerd

d)

William Tennent

57.

Who started a college in a log cabin?

a)

William Tennent

b)

Jonathan Edwards

c)

Samuel Davies

d)

David BRainerd

58.

Who was a devoted missionary to the Indians?

a)

Noah Webster

b)

William Tennent

c)

Samuel Davies

d)

David Brainerd

59.

Who was a pastor at Northampton, Massachussets

a)

David Brainerd

b)

Samuel Davis

c)

Johnathan Edwards

d)

William Tennaent

60.

Members of a religion that was especially strong among some American Intellectuals?

a)

Unitarians

b)

Dunkers

c)

Anglicans

d)

Moravians

61.

Members of the official church in every southern colony?

a)

Moravians

b)

Unitarians

c)

Anglicans

d)

Dunkers

62.

German settlers who followed the early reformer John Huss?

a)

Jews

b)

Anglicans

c)

Moravians

d)

Dunkers

63.

What English preacher spoke to large outdoor crowds during the Great Awakening?

a)

Jonathan Edwards

b)

Samuel Davies

c)

George Whitefield

d)

William Tennent

64.

People in colonial America usually learning Greek, Latin, and natural philosophy in

a)

Seminary

b)

Grammar schools

c)

College

d)

Dame schools

65.

What philosophy asserts the God created the universe and then stepped aside to let the laws of nature function without His intervention?

a)

Congregationalists

b)

Unitarians

c)

Anglicanism

d)

Deism

66.

What was the first institution of higher learning in the colonies?

a)

Dartmouth

b)

Yale

c)

Princeton

d)

Harvard

67.

The Boston Tea Party occurred because American taxes had caused the price of tea to skyrocket.

a)

True

b)

False

68.

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.

a)

True

b)

False

69.

There have been many major changes in constitutional law over the past two hundred years.

a)

True

b)

False

70.

All of the following except are among the freedoms guaranteed in the First Amendment EXCEPT

a)

Freedom of the Press

b)

Freedom of Suffrage

c)

Freedom of Speech

d)

Freedom of Assembly

71.

Who was the experienced treaty maker maker sent by the Confederation Congress to negotiate with Spain?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

John Jay

c)

Alexander Hamilton

d)

Ben Franklin

72.

Probably the most important legislation passed by the Confederation Congress dealt with

a)

Indian affairs

b)

the western lands

c)

waging war

d)

the taxation of citizens

73.

What is the name given to the first paragraph of the Constitution?

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Article 1

d)

Preamble

74.

Who was chosen as chairman of the Constitutional Convention?

a)

Ben Franklin

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

George Washington

d)

Alexander Hamilton

75.

What two plans were merged to form the Great Compromise?

a)

New Jersey & Georgia

b)

Georgia & Virginia

c)

New York & Georgia

d)

Virginia & New Jersey

76.

Which one of these men was NOT one of the writers of the Federalist papers?

a)

John Jay

b)

Alexander Hamilton

c)

James Madison

d)

Roger Sherman

77.

Which one of the following men attended to Constitutional Convention

a)

Patrick Henry

b)

Alexander Hamilton

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Samuel Adams

78.

Which state was slow to ratify the Articles of Confederation?

a)

Massachussets

b)

Virginia

c)

New York

d)

Georgia

79.

Before and during most of the War for Independence, the colonies were governed by

a)

the electoral college

b)

The Continental Congress

c)

The Constitution

d)

The Confederation Congress

80.

The Constitution of the United States is

a)

older than all but a few constitutions of other nations

b)

younger than most other national constitutions

c)

the only constitution in existence

d)

older than all constitutions of other nations

81.

In what building did delegates meet and devise the new Constitution?

a)

Independence Hall

b)

Liberty Hall

c)

Mount Vernon

d)

House of Congress

82.

What system did the Constitution devise to elect a president?

a)

majority vote

b)

legislature vote

c)

electoral college

d)

senate majority

83.

During which incident did the French try to bribe the American envoys?

a)

French Affair

b)

ABC Affair

c)

XYZ Affair

d)

123 Affair

84.

Thomas Jefferson wrote Common Sense, one of the most influential political tracts in history.

a)

True

b)

False

85.

The Colonial army had plenty of the supplies and financial support it needed.

a)

True

b)

False

86.

The Americans expected the Canadians to join in the effort for Independence.

a)

True

b)

False

87.

The War for Independence officially ended with the signing of

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Olive Branch Petition

c)

Proclamation of 1763

d)

Declaration of Independence

88.

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?

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

The Olive Branch Petition

c)

The Prohibitory Act

d)

Writing of Common Sense

89.

What Patriot schoolteacher lost his life in an attempt to provide Washington with information about British activities in New York?

a)

Daniel Morgan

b)

Nathan Hale

c)

Francis Marion

d)

Ethan Allen

90.

The British officer who surrendered to Washington at Yorktown was

a)

Charles Cornwallis

b)

John Burgoyne

c)

Henry Clinton

d)

William Howe

91.

Which one of the following did not side with the British during the war?

a)

Loyalists

b)

Over-Mountain men

c)

Tories

d)

Hessians

92.

What Patriot victory won official French support for the Patriot cause and forced the British to move their focus on winning the South?

a)

Bunker HIll

b)

Kings Mountain

c)

Princeton

d)

Saratoga

93.

Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold joined forces to capture

a)

Bunker Hill

b)

Fort Ticonderoga

c)

Princeton

d)

Saratoga

94.

Leader of the Green Mountain Boys

a)

Nathaniel Greene

b)

George Rogers Clark

c)

John Burgoyne

d)

Ethan Allen

95.

Captured frontier outposts to give America claim to western regions

a)

George Rogers Clark

b)

Ethan Allen

c)

John Paul Jones

d)

John Burgoyne

96.

Patriot army quartermaster who replaced General Gates as leader in the South

a)

John Burgoyne

b)

Nathaniel Greene

c)

Ethan Allen

d)

George Rogers Clark

97.

Who was not an American representative at the signing of the Treaty of Paris?

a)

John Adams

b)

John Jay

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Benjamin Franklin

98.

George Washington entered the presidency intending to mold the new government into the pattern set by the republics of Western Europe.

a)

True

b)

False

99.

At the beginning of the French Revolution, Americans were generally outraged by the French actions.

a)

True

b)

False

100.

John Adam's failures as president were largely the result of his inadequate political background.

a)

True

b)

False

101.

The outcome of the Whiskey Rebellion proved that the national government would not allow disobedience of federal laws

a)

True

b)

False

102.

Who was a troublesome French diplomat?

a)

John John

b)

Edmond Genet

c)

John Adams

d)

Aaron Burr

103.

Who made an unpopular treaty with the British?

a)

James Madison

b)

Aaron Burr

c)

Thomas Pickeney

d)

John Jay

104.

Who was the first Vice President of the United States?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

John Adams

c)

James Madison

d)

Aaron Burr

105.

What was it called when the British are putting Americans in the British Navy?

a)

Precedent

b)

Cabinet

c)

Inauguration

d)

Impressment

106.

What did Washington issue to urge Americans to be impartial toward France and Britain in their war with each other during the French Revolution?

a)

Silence Stance

b)

Neutral stance

c)

Proclamation of silence

d)

Proclamation of Neutrality

107.

Who was John Ada's Vice President?

a)

Aaron Burr

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Alexander Hamilton

d)

James Madison

108.

What famous ship was built during the naval buildup for during the "quasi war" with France?

a)

USS Independence

b)

USS Bill of Rights

c)

USS Washington

d)

USS Constitution

109.

All of the following were members of George Washington's cabinet except

a)

John Marshall

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Edmond Randolph

d)

Alexander Hamilton

110.

Which one of the following was not one of the precedents set by George Washington?

a)

the establishment of a cabinet

b)

placing a hand on the Bible while repeating the presidential oath

c)

holding regular press conferences

d)

maintaining a two - term tradition

111.

The man who led opposition against Alexander Hamilton's financial plans was

a)

Anthony Wayne

b)

John Adams

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Aaron Burr

112.

The case of Marbury v. Madison established the policy of

a)

allowing the nullification of the laws

b)

deporting dangerous foreigners

c)

assuming the debts of states

d)

having the Supreme Court exercise judicial review

113.

The "Midnight Judges" are appointed by

a)

George Washington

b)

John Marshall

c)

John Adams

d)

Thomas Jefferson

114.

In the British colonies, which group most was most actively involved with missions to the Americas?

a)

Catholics

b)

Quakers

c)

Pilgrims

d)

Puritans

115.

Spread through Massachussetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Maine.

a)

Kng Philip's War

b)

French and Indian War

c)

Bacon's Rebellion

d)

Pequot's War

116.

Colonists captured Indians and sold them as slaves.

a)

Bacon's Rebellion

b)

Pequot's War

c)

King Philip's War

d)

French and Indian War

117.

Several navigable rivers to aid transportation and settlement.

a)

Frontier

b)

New England

c)

Southern

d)

Middle

118.

Which colonial city became the leading center of government and culture among the southern colonies?

a)

Williamsburg

b)

Charleston

c)

Savannah

d)

Jamestown

119.

The First Continental Congress did all of the following except:

a)

call out troops to fight the British

b)

adopt the Declaration of Rights and Grievances

c)

declare it's loyalty to the king

d)

organize the Continental Association

120.

The leadership of which of the following men during the French and Indian War brought the British to victory?

a)

Lord Baltimore

b)

William Pitt

c)

King George III

d)

Edward Braddock

121.

What was the denomination name of the New England Puritans?

a)

Baptists

b)

Deists

c)

Congregationalists

d)

Unitarians

122.

What is the commonly stated function of the judicial branch?

a)

to interpret the laws

b)

to make the laws

c)

none of the above

d)

to enforce the laws

123.

All of the following are true of the battle of Bunker Hill except that

a)

Patriots had taken possession of Bunker Hill

b)

The battle took place near New York City

c)

Thousands of British soldiers assaulted the Patriot Positions

d)

Patriots ran out of ammo

124.

The Patriots' invasion of Canada to capture Quebec resulted in

a)

failed attack by the Patriots

b)

Introduction of French aid to the cause

c)

British surrender of the St. Lawrence Valley

d)

The fall of Canada to the Patriots