WorksheetsSOL mid-term review
Total questions: 49
Worksheet time: 25mins
Established by the 1640s, the House of Burgesses is known today as the —
Virginia Supreme Court
Virginia General Assembly
Virginia House of Commons
Virginia Chamber of Commerce
Why did the Puritans who settled in New England form a covenant community?
to form a positive relationship with the American Indians
to govern and bind themselves together for religious purposes
To develop a strong economy based on tobacco
To pay for their passage to the New World
What was the name of the agreement that was signed to bind the New England community together?
English Bill of Rights
Mayflower Compact
Articles of Confederation
Magna Carta
What was the name of the natural barrier to the west of the original 13 colonies?
Appalachian Mountains
Atlantic Ocean
Mississippi River
Great Lakes
Which European country had a more cooperative relationship with American indigenous peoples?
English
Portuguese
German
French
What colony was established as the first permanent English colony, then suffered hardship and starvation, but ultimately became profitable through the success of a "cash crop"?
Georgia
Jamestown
Plymouth
Massachusetts Bay
Which colonial region was best known for shipbuilding, fishing, and lumbering?
Western
Southern
New England
Middle
What religious group settled primarily in Pennsylvania?
Presbyterians
Catholics
Puritans
Quakers
What religious group settled primarily in New York?
Quakers
Catholics
Jews
Presbyterians
The Stamp Act existed ...
to give the American colonists a greater say in government
to encourage the westward movement of settlers
to encourage the colonists to rebel against England.
to collect revenue (taxes) for England to reimburse them for the French-Indian War
Which colony's society was based on family status and the ownership of land?
Mid-western colonies
Southern colonies
Middle colonies
New England colonies
Which Middle Atlantic cities became major seaports and commercial centers?
Philadelphia and Chicago
Boston and Jamestown
Atlanta and Baltimore
New York and Philadelphia
At the Battle of Yorktown, ...
The British were able to drive the Americans out of the area but with heavy causalities.
The American troops defeated the British in the first battle of the Revolutionary War.
The American troops forced the surrender of Major General John Burgoyne.
The French army and navy helped American troops achieve victory over the British.
The American Revolution began when the Minutemen fired on the British troops at —
Lexington and Concord
Philadelphia
Saratoga
Boston
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal..." ~ Declaration of Independence
Which action best supports this quote from the Declaration of Independence?
Laws were passed to provide public education to every child in the United States.
The Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson upheld segregation in public
facilities.
Secret societies were established to use violence against minority groups.
Poll taxes were established after the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed
by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the
pursuit of Happiness.
Which Enlightenment philosopher directly influenced this quote?
Jean Jacques Rousseau
James Madison
Thomas Paine
John Locke
What happened first?
Battle of Yorktown, First Continental Congress, Treaty of Alliance
Treaty of Alliance, First Continental Congress, Battle of Yorktown
First Continental Congress, Treaty of Alliance, Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Yorktown, Treaty of Alliance, First Continental Congress
Who is known for his negotiation of a Treaty of Alliance with France?
Thomas Paine
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
What did anti-Federalists propose insist on adding to the Constitution before it's full ratification?
a Bill of Rights
A process by which states could veto acts of Congress
establish that the states can leave the United States at anytime
an amendment to maintain slavery permanently
What idea would Thomas Jefferson's Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom support?
State-sponsored churches
Mandatory tithes to churches
Punishment for inappropriate religious traditions
State neutrality on religion
n. The belief that states can ignore or prevent the enforcement of federal laws. (ie.) South
Carolina
What term best fits with this definition?
Democracy
Representation
Federalism
Nullification
Which war resulted in an American victory and the acquisition of territory that includes the
present day states of California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona?
Mexican War (Cession)
Spanish-American War
War of 1812
French and Indian War
Which famous battle was waged by a band of Texans that fought against a vastly superior
force led by Santa Anna?
Vicksburg
The Alamo
Bull Run
Battle at Lone Creek
Some of Andrew Jackson's actions while in office included...
The Indian Removal Act
The Spoils System
Vetoing the Second Bank of the United States.
The Monroe Doctrine
Who invented the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney
Cyrus McCormick
Benjamin Banneker
Jo Anderson
The Great Awakening of the mid-1700s resulted in
laws that protected individual rights.
a movement to increase public education.
rules that banished dissenters from colonies.
an increase in evangelical religions.
Who became president during the Election of 1876 which eventually led to the Compromise of 1877 and the end of Reconstruction?
Andrew Jackson
Ulysses S. Grant
Jefferson Davis
Rutherford B. Hayes
What role did Ulysses S. Grant serve after the Civil War?
President of Washington College
Ambassador to Haiti
Ambassador to Great Britain
President of the United States
What's the correct order?
Gettysburg Address, Emancipation Proclamation, The assassination of Lincoln, Lee's surrender at Appomattox
Gettysburg Address, The assassination of Lincoln, Emancipation Proclamation, Lee's surrender at Appomattox
Emancipation Proclamation, Lee's surrender at Appomattox, Gettysburg Address , The assassination of Lincoln
Emancipation Proclamation, Lee's surrender at Appomattox, Gettysburg Address , The assassination of Lincoln
“Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth upon this continent a new nation: conceived in liberty…”
“…dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.”
“we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain… that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom… and that government of the people… by the people… for the people…”
The quotes above are excerpts from the —
Constitution of the United States of America
Gettysburg Address
Declaration of Independence
Emancipation Proclamation
“…with malice towards none, with charity for all… to bind up the nation’s wounds" -Abraham Lincoln
Based on the quote above, how did Lincoln believe the South should be treated after it was defeated?
Forbid the South from ever having equal representation in Congress
Give the South a large sum of money to get back on its feet
Force the South to pay damages to those injured during the war
Allow the South to rejoin the nation without being punished
The Compromise of 1877 opened the door to —
the Jim Crow Era
allowing southerners to begin trading with Europe
the Civil Rights Era
allowing southerners to begin trading with northern industrialists
Which law prevents any business structure from creating a monopoly on their industry?
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Pullman Act
Smoot-Hawley Act
Haymarket Act
Which title best completes the graphic organizer?
Impact the Civil War had on African Americans
Impact the Civil War had on women
Impact the Civil War had on the common soldier
Impact the Civil War had on American Indians
Prior to 1871, most immigrants to America came from what area of the world?
1
2
3
4
After 1871, where did most immigrants come from as they arrived in America?
Western Europe, Eastern Europe and Asia
Southern Europe, Eastern Europe and Asia
Africa, Asia and Northern Europe
Asia, Africa and South America
What business employed the workers shown in the chart?
The Transcontinental Railroad
New England textile mills
Gold mines in California
Plantations in the South
Who was the civil rights leader that led an anti-lynching crusade, and called on the federal government to take action, especially against the violence seen in the South?
Ida B. Wells - Barnett
Jane Addams
Booker T. Washington
W.E.B. DuBois
What U.S. policy encouraged banks and businesses to invest in Latin America by promising government support if political unrest threatened American investments?
Dollar Diplomacy
Open Door Policy
Square Deal
Truman Doctrine
What was the result of the completion of the Panama Canal?
Panama became a US territory
The canal linked Cuba with Panama.
The Atlantic Ocean was linked with the Pacific Ocean.
The canal linked the Atlantic Ocean with the Caribbean Sea.
Read the quote from a 1906 New York Tribune article.
When President [Theodore] Roosevelt completes his visit . . . he will have enjoyed the distinction of having overseen the preliminary preparations for several of the most marvelous feats of engineering ever done by the hand of man and some of the most wonderful artificial changes in physical geography ever wrought on the globe.
Based on the quote, what location was the President visiting in 1906?
Panama
Philippines
Grand Canyon
Rio Grande
As a result of the Open Door Policy, which nation opened its borders for foreign trade, provided other nations accepted its laws?
Panama
Puerto Rico
China
Canada
President Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points was his plan for —
stopping the Bolshevik menace from spreading in Russia
punishing Germany at the conclusion of the War
maintaining peace after the war
winning the war
Which captain of industry is not matched correctly with their industry?
Cornelius Vanderbilt — Automobiles
Andrew Carnegie — Steel
John D. Rockefeller — Oil
J.P. Morgan — Banking
What did the Missouri Compromise establish?
The ability for new territories to vote on whether slavery was legal
The end of slavery in the Louisiana Territory and other territories
A boundary between free and slave regions
The end of the slave trade in Washington, D.C.
What was a condition of the Compromise of 1850?
A fugitive slave law
An extension of the 36'30 line of latitude
A demand for Boston to allow slavery
An end to the slave trade
What did England do that caused James Madison to involve the United States in what would be called the War of 1812?
England was trying to take our slaves back to England to fight the French.
England was trying to take back lands settled after the Revolutionary War.
England was trying to interfere with our trade with France, and tried to put Americans into the British navy (impressment).
England was fighting with France and wanted to tax us to pay for the war.
Who led the slave revolts in Virginia?
Harriet Beecher Stowe and Sojourner Truth
William Lloyd Garrison and Andrew Jackson
Nat Turner and Gabriel Prosser
William Lloyd Garrison and Nat Turner
The term laissez-faire refers to —
an economic policy where the government does not interfere with business
a consistent, strong government regulation of business
a fair and just punishment in a criminal trial
a type of barter system where people exchange goods for services
