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WorksheetsMidterm Review - US History
Total questions: 148
Worksheet time: 1hrs 14mins
Early European exploration and colonization resulted in the redistribution of the world's ____________
Population
Money
Cash crops
Water Supply
New England -> Town Meetings -> _______
Liberalism
Indian Wars
Direct Democracy
Republicanism
Middle Colonies incorporated a number of democratic principles that reflected rights of ___________________
Colonists
Indigenous people
Everyone in the world
Englishmen
Which colonial region maintained the strongest ties to the Church of England/Great Britain?
Southern
Northern
New England
Middle
Who held most of the power in the Southern colony legislatures?
Priests
Landholders/planters
Indentured servants
Women
Explorations and settlements of the English and Spanish often led to _______________ conflicts with Native Americans
Complicated
Peaceful
Violent
No
The first Africans were brought against their will to America to work in what year?
1650
1607
1691
1619
What is the trip from Africa to the New World referred to as?
The Middle Passage
The Long Leg
The Dungeon
The Nightmare
Before slaves, Southern colony labor needs were met by _____________, until there weren't enough to farm the vast amounts of crops anymore.
Animals
Indentured servants
Women
Children
What was the religious movement that swept through the colonies and Europe in the mid 1700s?
The Renaissance
Scientific Revolution
Great Awakening
The Enlightenment
The Mayflower Compact and Puritan beliefs went into the formation of a _______________ in the NE colonies
Covenant community
Temple
High class society
Middle class
The new England colonies were settled by ____________, who were seeking religious freedom.
Cavaliers
Catholics
Slaves
Puritans
New England colony economics included all of the following except..
Shipbuilding
Cash crops
Fishing
Lumbering
NE colonies prospered partly due to the Puritan belief in hard work and _________
Good farm land
Prayer
Thrift
Cavaliers
NE society was based on ______________ standing
Religious
Family
Property
None of the above
True or False? Puritans were intolerant of people that didn't share the same religious views as them (dissenters)
True
False
What colony was founded by dissenters fleeing persecution by the Puritans in Massachusetts?
Maryland
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Delaware
The Middle Atlantic Colonies were settled chiefly by what 3 groups of people?
Spanish, English, African
German, African, Italian
English, Dutch, German
French, Spanish, Dutch
Cities such as New York and Philadelphia grew as seaports and _____________ centers
Gospel
Small
Commercial
Slave
Which religious groups settled in New York?
Huguenots and Jews
Jews and Methodists
Presbyterians and Baptists
Quakers and Catholics
What religious group settled in Pennsylvania with their leader William Penn?
Puritans
Presbyterians
Catholics
Quakers
What religious group settled in New Jersey?
Jews
Catholics
Presbyterians
Quakers
The Middle Atlantic Colonies had a _______________ social structure
Strict
Concrete
Conform
Flexible
The ____________ class was developed in the Middle Colonies
Middle
High
Low
Blue
The Southern Colonies were settled by people looking for __________________
Economic opportunity
Religious freedom
The Fountain of Youth
New chickens
Who were the Cavaliers?
People that worked for a period of time in return for their passage to the New world
Members of the ENglish Navy
Wealthy landowners in the Southern Colonies
Colonial scouts that spied on the Natives
The foothills of the Appalachians had economies based on ____________and trading
Hunting, subsistence farming
Shipbuilding
Cash crops
Lumbering
The Great Awakening laid the social foundation for the:
American Revolution
Civil War
Scientific Revolution
Virginia House of Burgesses
This group of colonies, shaded in red here, had the most diverse economies. religious groups, and people.
New England
Mid Atlantic
Southern
All of the above
New political ideas about the relationship between people and _________________ helped to justify the Declaration of Independence
Government
Their rulers
God
Animals
Who's ideas were most influential in the American belief in self-government?
George Washington
John Locke
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
John Locke called life, liberty, and property what?
God-given rights
Can't take 'em rights
Natural rights
Unalienable rights
John Locke said all original power resides with the _________
President
King
Congress
People
Who wrote Common Sense?
John Locke
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Thomas Paine
Thomas Jefferson listed grievances against the king based on ideas described in what?
Common Sense
The Constitution
The Magna Carta
Two Treatises on Government
The ____________ reflected ideas of John Locke and Thomas Paine.
Federalist Papers
Declaration of Independence
Treaty of Versailles
Silence Dogood Letters
Extending the franchise, upholding due process, & public education are ways the Declaration of Independence has increased ____________ participation over time
Social
Economic
Political
Abolishing slavery & extending civil rights to women and other groups are ways the Declaration of Independence has extended _____________ participation over time
Social
Political
Economic
Regulating free enterprise, promoting economic opportunity, & protecting property are ways the Declaration of Independence has increased ____________ participation over time
Economic
Social
Political
The French and Indian War resulted from a rivalry between who?
France and pirates
Britain and France
France and the Natives
Britain and the Natives
What did Britain pass to prohibit colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains?
English Bill of Rights
The Townshend Acts
Proclamation of 1763
Magna Carta
New ______________ were levied to help pay for debt accrued during the French and Indian War.
Taxes
Crops
Rules
Regulations
New ______________ were levied to help pay for debt accrued during the French and Indian War.
Taxes
Crops
Rules
Regulations
What was it called when British troops fired on an anti-British demonstration?
Shot Heard 'Round The world
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
Revolutionary War
What was the first time the colonies acted together (except GA)?
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Tea Party
First Continental Congress
Second Continental Congress
Where was the brief skirmish that began the Revolutionary War? (Shot Heard 'Round the World)
Trenton
Saratoga
Yorktown
Lexington & Concord
Who believed in independence from Britain and were inspired by Locke and Paine?
Patriots
Neutrals
Loyalists
Tories
A diplomatic factor leading to American victory in the Revolutionary War was what?
George Washington's leadership
The Natives
Ben Franklin negotiating a treaty with France
War being unpopular in Britain
True or False? George Washington protecting troops & his great leadership were winning factors of the war
True
False
Where did the Americans benefit from help of the French Navy to end the Revolutionary War?
Yorktown
Saratoga
Trenton
Boston
this political party's key leaders were Alexander Hamilton and and John Adams and was characterized by supporting bankers, England and a National Bank
Democrats
Federalists
independents
Communist party
This president purchased the Louisiana Purchase from France in 1803
George Washington
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
One main concept of the Monroe Doctrine was --
set a series of laws for purchasing land
to make it easier to expand west
to allow the Native Americans to stay on their land
to keep Europe out of our affairs and out of the western hemisphere
This battle was a rallying cry for Texans when they were trying to win independence from Mexico
Battle of the Bulge
the Alamo
Saratoga
Gettysburg
British navy kidnapping American sailors (and ships)
Andrew Jackson's Presidency is often referred to as the
Era of Good Feelings
era of mistakes
Age of the Common Man
Age of Expansion
rewarding his supporters military leadership
allowing Native Americans to retain their lands
What did South Carolina attempt in 1832 when they argued that states could nullify federal laws?
The "Nullification Crisis" was all about -
whether states had to pay the federal tariff of 1832
whether to avoid war at all costs
whether to let the North secede from the Union
slavery
the Spoils System
a states right to choose whether to allow slavery or not
the choice of whether expand South or North
Southerners began to pass hard fugitive slave laws in response to revolts led by:
Nat Turner and Gabriel Prosser
Harriet Tubman and Nat Turner
Susan B. Anthony and Gabriel Prosser
John Brown and John Tipton
Women's Suffrage Movement refers to
Women's Moving Company
women fighting for the right to vote
Women wanting to work in factories
Women's right to choose where to live
Trail of Despair
Revolutionary War
The Territory with the letter "A" was acquired after the _________
Letter "B" on the map was acquired from --
France
Spain
Mexico
England
Andrew Jackson "extended the franchise" - this means
he opened up voting to white men without property
he opened voting rights to women
he allowed African Americans to vote
he allowed only white men with property to vote
Which slavery compromise drew an east-west line through the Louisiana Purchase, where above the line was free and below the line were slave states?
Kansas Nebraska Act
Compromise of 1850
3/5th's Compromise
Missouri Compromise
Which compromise added California as a free state but allowed popular sovereignty in the southwestern territories?
Compromise of 1850
Kansas Nebraska Act
Missouri Compromise
None of the above
Which compromise allowed for popular sovereignty in Kansas and Nebraska? This led to brutal fighting in Kansas over the issue of slavery.
Compromise of 1850
Kansas Nebraska Act
Missouri Compromise
Popular Sovereignty Agreement
Who is the author of the anti-slavery newspaper known as The Liberator?
Henry Clay
William Lloyd Garrison
Thomas Paine
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Who invented the cotton gin?
Sam Witner
Thomas Edison
Andrew Jackson
Eli Whitney
This painting best represents the idea of ---
Manifest Destiny
Trail of Tears
Age of the Common Man
Monroe Doctrine
Which number on the map was acquired from France in 1803?
2
3
7
6
This political cartoon best represents the ideas of the ---
War of 1812
Age of the Common Man
Trail of Tears
Monroe Doctrine
What does this political cartoon suggest about Andrew Jackson?
That he was the first king of the United States
That he abused his power like a corrupt king with no consequences
That he loved monarchies and supported them in Europe
That he was a brilliant leader and never made any mistakes
How was the territory numbered "4" acquired?
Through a war with Spain
Through a war with England
Through a purchase from France
Through a purchase from Spain
Which number on the map represents the territory acquired through the Gadsden Purchase from Mexico?
3
7
8
5
Which of these is NOT part of the Monroe Doctrine?
The US would most certainly interfere in European affairs
The US would not allow further colonization in the Western Hemisphere
Countries in the Western Hemisphere are different (better) because they are democracies
The US would openly go to war with any country that interfered in the Western Hemisphere
This state was the relocation site for many Native Americans during the Trail of Tears
Florida
Montana
Oklahoma
Kansas
Which state is shaded here and why is it important?
South Carolina - Nullification Crisis
Texas - The Alamo
Oklahoma - Trail of Tears reservations
South Carolina - The Alamo
The Battle of New Orelans:
Was a victory for the Americans and led to claims we won the war
Took place during the War of 1812
Andrew Jackson was a hero for the Americans here
All of the above
The major issue for the United States as it expanded westward was:
access to new resources
slavery
compromises with Native Americans
constant fighting with the other countries
What happened at the Hartford Convention?
Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act
Federalists talked about secession over the War of 1812
Thomas Jefferson was elected as president
James Madison Declared war on France
US Constitution
What would be the best title for this table?
weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
weaknesses of the Constitution
weaknesses of the House of Burgesses
weaknesses of New England town meetings
Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights?
George Mason
George Washington
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
Who wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom?
George Mason
George Washington
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
What completes the graphic?
Bill of Rights
Declaration of Independence
Mayflower Compact
Constitution
What was the role of George Washington at the Constitutional Convention?
Presided over the Convention
Father of the Constitution
Argued for a new government
Argued to keep the Articles of Confederation
Who is described?
James Madison
George Mason
Thomas Jefferson
Patrick Henry
The Great Compromise solved the problem of representation in the national legislature. Which answer is the solution the framers came up with?
House of Representatives = based on population; Senate = equal (2 senators per state)
Senate = based on population; House of Representatives = equal
It created a unicameral legislature based on population
It created a unicameral legislature based where each state had EQUAL representation
Which letter on the table describes "limited government"?
B
A
C
D
E
Who were the leading Anti-Federalists from Virginia?
George Washington and James Madison
George Mason and Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry and George Washington
George Mason and Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton and James Madison
What did the new Congress pass in order to make the Anti-Federalists happy?
the Bill of Rights
the Constitution
Hamilton's financial plan
the Alien and Sedition Acts
#1 on the chart represents the -
beliefs of the Federalists.
beliefs of the Democratic-Republicans.
beliefs of the Democrats.
beliefs of the Republicans.
The Supreme Court case of Marbury v Madison established the principle of -
judicial review.
limited government.
"Separate but Equal".
African-Americans were not citizens.
John Marshall strengthened the national government through decisions of -
the Supreme Court.
president.
House of Representatives.
Senate.
Which Supreme Court case established the doctrine of implied powers?
Marbury v. Madison
McCulloch v. Maryland
Gibbons v. Ogden
None of the above
Who were the two leaders of the Federalists?
George Washington and James Madison
James Madison and Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry and George Washington
George Mason and Thomas Jefferson
Who wrote the Va Statute for Religious Freedom?
George Mason
Benjamin Franklin
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
Marbury v. Madison established the doctrine of:
implied powers
regulation of trade and commerce by Congress
judicial review
expressed powers
In this decision, Chief Justice John Marshall's Court ruled that Congress has the power to “regulate commerce” and that federal law takes precedence over state laws. Which case established this judicial ruling?
Marbury v. Madison
Gibbons v. Ogden
McCulloch v. Maryland
New York v. Virginia
"It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is"
-John Marshall
This quote applies to the doctrine of:
judicial review (Marbury v. Madison)
implied powers (McCulloch v. Maryland)
trade, commerce, and supremacy (Gibbons v. Ogden)
All of the above
Who is known as the "Father of the Constitution"?
George Washingotn
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
What election was one of the causes of the Civil War, causing the Southern States to secede?
1860
1895
1800
1803
What was the opening confrontation of the Civil War?
Appomattox
Fort Sumter
Fort McHenry
Gettysburg
The Emancipation Proclamation, written by Abraham Lincoln, was given after what battle?
Appomattox
Saratoga
Antietam
Gettysburg
Which battle was the turning point of the Civil War?
Yorktown
Antietam
Appomattox
Gettysburg
Where was the site of General Lee's Surrender to General Grant? This was the final battle of the War.
Appomattox
Fort Sumter
Antietam
Gettysburg
Who was the President of the Confederacy?
Thomas Jefferson
Frederick Douglas
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
Who was Union military commander who won several victories after several union commanders failed? Hint: He became the major general of the Union Army and accepted Lee's surrender at Appomattox.
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
Frederick Douglas
Ulysses S. Grant
Who was the general of the Confederacy?
Ulysses S. Grant
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee
Who was the former slave that encouraged Lincoln to recruit Africans to fight for the Union army in the Civil War?
Nat Turner
Frederick Douglas
Jefferson Davis
Gabriel Prossor
One of Lincoln's famous speeches - took place after the Battle of Gettysburg. It said All men are created equal; the United States is a nation ruled by a government "of the people, by the people, and for the people." Also the famous speech that began with "Four score and Seven years ago" and includes the words "of the people, by the people, and for the people"
This list describes which document?
The Constitution
The Declaration of Independence
The Gettysburg Address
The Emancipation Proclamation
Who came into power after Lincoln was assassinated and punished the South during Reconstruction?
Radical Republicans
Know Nothings
Democratic Republicans
Whigs
This president took over after Lincoln was assassinated. He allowed many former Confederates to claim positions of power in the South, clashed with Radical Republicans, and was the first to be impeached.
Andrew Johnson
Ulysses S. Grant
Jefferson Davis
Frederick Douglass
Which Amendment abolished slavery?
16th
13th
14th
15th
Which Amendment prohibited states from denying equal rights to an American and granted citizenship to all Americans?
27th
10th
14th
2nd
Which Amendment guaranteed voting rights to African American men?
16th
19th
8th
15th
The completion of the ________________ after the Civil War intensified movement westward.
Transcontinental Railroad
Brooklyn Bridge
Golden Gate Bridge
Eerie Canal
Reconstruction ended with the:
Election of Abraham Lincoln
Compromise of 1877
Dawn of the Gilded Age
None of the above
After Reconstruction, the long period in which African Americans were denied rights in South was referred to as what?
The Jim Crow Era
Second Civil War
The Holocaust
The Great Depression
Who served as president of Washington College after the Civil War?
Ulysses S. Grant
Thomas Jackson
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
Who served as an ambassador to Haiti and was in the civil service after the Civil War?
Jefferson DAvis
Robert E. Lee
Frederick Douglas
Ulysses S. Grant
The author of the controversial book, Uncle Tom's Cabin, was:
Harriet Beecher Stowe
William Lloyd Garrison
Frederick Douglass
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
* allowed the enlistment of African American soldiers in the Union Army.
· Freed those slaves located in the "rebelling" states (Southern states that had seceded)
· Made the abolition of slavery a Northern war aim
· Discouraged any interference of foreign governments
This list describes what document?
Emancipation Proclamation
Freedmen's Bureau
Gettysburg Address
State of the Union Address
· Sectional disagreements and debates over tariffs, extension of slavery in the territories, and the nature of the Union (states' rights)
· Northern abolitionists versus Southern defenders of slavery
· United States Supreme Court decision in the Dred Scott case
· Publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
· Ineffective presidential leadership in the 1850s
· A series of failed compromises over the expansion of slavery in the territories
President Lincoln's call for federal troops in 1861
This list describes:
Causes of westward expansion
Issues between the United States and Mexico
Causes of the Civil War
Differences between Democrats and Republicans before the Civil War
"Ah, so you're the little woman whose book started this war!"
-Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln was most likely addressing:
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Harriett Beecher Stowe
Susan B. Anthony
Sojourner Truth
Which state was the first to secede from the union in 1860?
South Carolina
North Carolina
Virginia
Texas
Which two southern cities lay in ruin after the Civil War?
Richmond and Atlanta
Atlanta and New Orelans
Athens and Richmond
Richmond and Charlotte
Who became president as a result of the Compromise of 1877?
Andrew Johnson
Rutherford B. Hayes
Ulysses S. Grant
Grover Cleveland
A) Lincoln is assassinated
B) Shots fired at Ft. Sumter
C) Emancipation Proclamation issued
D) Lee surrenders at Appomattox
What is the correct order of these events?
A, C, B, D
B, A, D, C
A, C, D, B
B, C, D, A
The period of rebuilding the South after the Civil War is known as:
10 Percent Plan
Radicalism
Reconstruction
Reinvention
1. Reconstruction
2. American Revolution begins at Lexington and Concord
3. Abraham Lincoln is assassinated
4. Jamestown is established
5. French and Indian War
6. Civil War
7. Battle of Yorktown
8. Britain passes new taxes on colonies
Place these events in the correct chronological order.
5, 7, 2, 1, 3, 4, 8, 6
4, 5, 8, 2, 7, 6, 3, 1
4, 5, 6, 8, 7, 2, 1, 3
7, 4, 6, 5, 2, 1, 8, 3
American Indian populations were most impacted by the introduction of European __________________.
weapons
diseases
culture
religion
During the American Revolution, this cartoon by Benjamin Franklin attempted to __________.
persuade colonists to support the Loyalists
recruit colonists for the Royal Navy
encourage colonists to resolve their differences
convince colonists to maintain state sovereignty
convince colonists to maintain state sovereignty
President can veto an act passed by Congress
Congress can override a veto by the President
Courts can declare a law unconstitutional
These powers are a result of ________________________.
a system of constitutional checks and balances
suggested amendments to the Articles of Confederation
foreign influences on the colonies and territories
an idea taken from the Articles of Confederation
Which amendment to the Constitution of the United States was directly influenced by the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom?
1st
2nd
3rd
5th
