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WorksheetsJosh Mid-Term Study Guide
Total questions: 80
Worksheet time: 40mins
Which factor most determined the type of housing used by the various Indian tribes?
tribal population
written language
technological innovations
geographic environment
Which of the following men explored for Portugal?
Martin Luther
Francisco de Coronado
Bartolomeu Dias
Christopher Columbus
Which people built their capital city on the site of modern Mexico City?
the Aztecs
the Incas
the Mayas
the Croatans
Which country’s shipping in the New World was attacked by Francis Drake?
Spain’s
Portugal’s
France’s
England’s
The House of Burgesses was. . .
The financial backer of the Pennsylvania colony
The home of the governor in Virginia
The first church in Maryland
The first self-governing assembly in America
Connecticut differed from Massachusetts in that it . . .
had less attractive land.
had peace with the Indians.
excluded Puritans.
did not require church membership for voting.
Which of the following were considered Middle Colonies?
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, New York
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut
Which phrase does not apply to the Puritans?
City on a hill
Community of believers
Holy Commonwealth
Separation of Church and State
Which phrase best fits Rhode Island?
settlers originally from Virginia
haven for religious dissenters
policy of religious intolerance
support for the established church
settlers from Canada
The two largest non-English groups in America were . . .
Germans and Swedes.
Scots-Irish and Germans.
Scots-Irish and French.
Dutch and Germans.
The “colonial style” of architecture . . .
was borrowed from Tudor England.
reflected French architecture.
showed the influence of the American frontier.
was an open log cabin.
The Pennsylvania Dutch were . . .
immigrants from New Netherland.
Dutch settlers in the middle colonies.
German immigrants.
settlers in New York.
Which of the following was not true about education in the colonies?
The Protestant Reformation had an effect on education.
There were college graduates.
The Bible was taught in colonial schools.
Literacy was lowest in the New England colonies.
What were dame schools?
village schools in New England
college prep schools for upper-class girls
plantation schools in the South
private schools run by tutors
Which of the following was true about education in the southern colonies?
Some would walk miles to borrow a book.
The majority went to a village school.
Private tutors were not an option.
Public libraries were unheard of.
What was the largest group of Anabaptists?
Mennonites
Baptists
Amish
Presbyterians
Anglicans
The center of Roman Catholicism in colonial America was . . .
Maryland
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Connecticut
Who founded what is considered the first Baptist church in America?
Thomas Bray
George Fox
John Eliot
Roger Williams
Which statement about the Salem witch trials is true?
Only people who professed innocence were executed
Puritan ministers were the driving force behind the trials
No one was practicing witchcraft at the time
The citizens of Salem remained unrepentant about their excesses
From what did Puritans want to "purify" the Church of England?
Government interference in church affairs
Run-down buildings
Corrupt priests
Catholic Ceremonies
Who was the English evangelist who preached in both Britain and the colonies?
George Fox
Roger Williams
Jonathan Edwards
George Whitefield
Which of the following was not true of Moravians?
followers of John Huss
emphasized personal piety and holy living
followers of George Fox
conducted much mission work
What country was England’s main opponent during the wars that raged from the 1680s to the 1760s?
Germany
France
Spain
Austria
Belgium
The first successful example of colonial unity was the _______ Congress.
Albany
First Continental
Stamp Act
Sugar Act
Second Continental
Under the Treaty of Paris (1763), Britain gained control of all the following territories except . . .
eastern Canada.
Florida.
the Louisiana Territory.
French land east of the Mississippi River.
What event sparked the French and Indian War?
A force commanded by George Washington clashed with the French near Fort Duquesne.
The colonists called the Albany Congress.
The British attacked Quebec.
The French refused to honor the Treaty of Paris.
The Boston Massacre
Nationalism grew in the American colonies for all of the following reasons except that . . .
the colonies were isolated from Britain.
private ownership of land gave Americans a stake in their society.
all of the colonists had a common heritage from Great Britain.
the colonies were accustomed to self-government.
One of the major reasons that the colonies were taxed after the French and Indian War was that the British
wanted to punish the colonies for failing to help during the war.
wanted the colonies to rebel.
needed money to pay for the war.
wanted to ruin the colonial economy.
Whose rise to power in 1760 marked a major shift in British policy toward its American colonies?
Charles II
George III
Patrick Henry
William Pitt
Gregory III
Who became the “voice of the Revolution”?
Samuel Adams
John Dickinson
George Grenville
Patrick Henry
John Adams
Which law or series of laws was a direct threat against the colonists’ power of the purse?
the Proclamation Line
the Quartering Act
the Stamp Act
the Townshend Acts
the Intolerable Acts
Who was America’s ally during the War for Independence?
Italy
Germany
France
Russia
What sparked the Coercive Acts?
the Gaspee incident
the Boston Massacre
the Committees of Correspondence
the Boston Tea Party
To whom was the Olive Branch Petition addressed?
King George III
the British Parliament
the French monarch
colonial legislatures
What young French aristocrat became a major general in the American army?
Marquis de Lafayette
Baron de Kalb
Count Pulaski
Baron von Steuben
Which of the following best describes the government under the Articles of Confederation?
strong executive branch
strong judicial branch
unicameral Congress
bicameral Congress
strong legislative branch
Why did the colonists create a weak confederation?
No one saw the need for a strong central government.
Each colony was jealous of its own power.
No one had experience in running a government.
The qualified leaders refused to participate in the confederacy.
What Christian statesman presented the compromise that broke the deadlock over representation in the Constitution?
James Madison
George Washington
Roger Sherman
Patrick Henry
Alexander Hamilton
In the original Constitution, which person or group of people was elected directly by the people?
the president of the United States
federal judges
senators
members of the House of Representatives
Which of the following was the Confederation government able to do?
restore Loyalists’ property seized during the War for Independence
make a treaty with Great Britain
be the sole printer of currency in the colonies
prevent uprisings
What were opponents of ratifying the Constitution called?
radicals
Tories
Anti-Federalists
Confederationists
The great challenge of the Constitutional Convention was to strike a balance between liberty and . . .
taxes.
tyranny.
order.
independence.
Who was the first president elected under the Constitution?
Roger Sherman
James Madison
Patrick Henry
George Washington
What issue first opened debate over constitutional interpretation?
assumption of state debts
the title of the president
creation of a national bank
salaries for congressmen
Who was the first chief justice of the Supreme Court?
Thomas Jefferson
John Knox
John Jay
Alexander Hamilton
Who was called “the greatest administrative genius in America”?
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
John Jay
Alexander Hamilton
Which of the following was not one of Hamilton’s suggestions as secretary of the treasury?
assume state debts.
fund the national debt.
create a national bank.
move the national government to New York City.
What caused the Whiskey Rebellion?
Indian raids
opposition to an internal tax
anger over back pay
opposition to the Alien and Sedition Acts
Alexander Hamilton was not nominated as a presidential candidate in the 1796 election because he . . .
had too many enemies.
was not qualified.
opposed party politics.
refused to run.
With whom did the United States fight an undeclared war during the 1790s?
Britain
Spain
France
Germany
The main effect of the Jay Treaty was that it . . .
increased trade with Britain.
averted war with Britain.
averted war with France.
ended the War for Independence.
Whom did John Adams choose as the chief justice of the Supreme Court?
Edmund Randolph
John Jay
Alexander Hamilton
John Marshall
The Democratic-Republicans strongly supported . . .
a strong central government.
the national bank.
national debt.
the common man.
The Alien Acts granted the president the power to . . .
expel foreign diplomats.
declare war.
expel or imprison immigrants.
prohibit “treasonous” speech.
What was a direct result of the election of 1800?
judicial review
the Twelfth Amendment
the lapse of the Judiciary Act
the principle of implied powers
Sacagawea was an Indian . . .
military leader in the Mississippi Territory.
interpreter for Anthony Wayne.
assistant to Lewis and Clark.
prophet in the Northwest.
Tecumseh was a threat to the United States because he . . .
promoted torture and attacks on frontier women and children.
gave the British detailed information about American forts.
preached against whiskey and the white man’s ways.
attempted to unite the Indian tribes into one nation.
Which occurred during Jefferson’s administration?
the Battle of New Orleans
the Battle of Tippecanoe
the defense of Fort McHenry
the attack on Tripoli
Which president reportedly said, “Science is my passion, politics my duty”?
John Quincy Adams
Thomas Jefferson
James Monroe
James Madison
What advantage did the United States enjoy at the beginning of the War of 1812?
America had a large standing army.
America had a formidable fleet.
Almost all Americans supported the war.
The British were preoccupied in a war with Napoleon.
Why was the USS Constitution called “Old Ironsides”?
Enemy cannonballs bounced off its oak sides.
Its guns launched deadly broadsides against the enemy.
Its sides were covered with iron.
It was the only American ship to win a duel against a British ship during the War
of 1812.
Which of the following men was tried for treason?
Alexander Hamilton
Aaron Burr
William Henry Harrison
Zebulon Pike
Which word or phrase best describes Aaron Burr?
inordinately ambitious
patriotic
brilliant militarist
virtuous
Which of the following was not an argument for purchasing the Louisiana Territory?
It secured New Orleans.
It was constitutional.
Jefferson’s ministers in France warned him to hurry before Napoleon changed
his mind.
It furthered Jefferson’s vision of more land for farmers.
Andrew Jackson won fame for all the following victories except the . . .
Battle of Lake Erie.
Battle of Horseshoe Bend.
capture of Pensacola.
Battle of New Orleans.
Who was America’s popular president during the “Era of Good Feelings”?
John Quincy Adams
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
James Monroe
What was the main reason that many Americans opposed federal funding of internal improvements?
America did not need internal improvements
Taxes from all regions would be used to benefit only limited regions
Manufacturers were opposed to internal improvements
The federal government would have to raise taxes to pay for internal improvements
Which of the following was not one pf the provisions of the Missouri Compromise?
to reduce tariffs
to ban slavery north of the Missouri's southern boundary
to admit Missouri as a slave state
to admit Maine as a free state
Which tariff caused the nullification crisis?
the Tariff of 1816
the "Tariff of Abominations" (1828)
the Revised Tariff of 1832
the Compromise Tariff of 1833
For what "corrupt bargain" did Adams's opponents attack him?
an alleged deal with Clay to get the presidency
the Missouri Compromise
the Compromise Tariff of 1833
the " Tariff of Abominations"
What Indian tribe attempted to keep its lands through legal action?
Fox
Sauk
Cherokee
Seminole
Which presidential candidate used the slogan " Tippecanoe and Tyler too"?
John Quincy Adams
Martin Van Buren
William Henry Harrison
Andrew Jackson
James Knox Polk
Who may have lost a presidential election because he hedged his position on the annexation of Texas?
Henry Clay
James K. Polk
John Tyler
Zachary Taylor
Which of the following was the most important reason that the Texas settlers decided to fight for independence?
The Texans disliked the Mexican constitution of 1824.
The Texans believed in Manifest Destiny.
A Mexican army invaded Texas.
The Mexican government was unstable.
John Tyler was called “His Accidency” because he . . .
was never expected to become president.
constantly gave in to the demands of Congress.
was constantly making mistakes.
annexed Texas without a formal treaty.
Which of the following was not a goal of the Polk administration?
lowering the tariff
acquiring California
annexing Texas
settling the Oregon question
Daniel Webster remained in President Tyler’s cabinet after everyone else resigned because he . . .
was Tyler’s personal friend.
hoped to win the next presidential nomination.
was in the middle of negotiations with Britain.
supported the Whig Party at all costs.
America's "Manifest Destiny" was to . . .
"become the greatest nation on earth."
"spread liberty and federal self-government to all the nations."
"overspread and to possess the whole of the continent."
"protect the Western Hemisphere from European dictators."
What state’s borders were settled as a result of negotiations with Britain?
California
Maine
New Mexico
Texas
