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Midterm Review

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

“I have heard it asserted (stated) by some, that as Americans hath (have) flourished (done well) under her former connection with Britain, the same connection is necessary towards her future happiness. Nothing can be more fallacious (false).

What is Thomas Paine trying to say in the above quote from "Common Sense"?

a)

America needs Britain to flourish or be successful.

b)

America does not need Britain to flourish or be successful

c)

America was never successful so it doesn't matter.

d)

America must assert happiness or flourish fallaciously.

2.

The commerce (trade) by which she hath enriched (made rich) herself are the necessaries of life, and will always have a market (place to sell goods) while eating is the custom of Europe.”

Why does Thomas Paine believe America will be successful without her Mother Country?

a)

He does not believe America will be successful. In fact, he says the opposite!

b)

America will be able to fight European nations and force them to give America money and resources.

c)

America will be able to make money by trading crops to any European nation.

d)

America does not use commerce or trade to make money, so it does not matter what Europe wants.

3.

Which are the following are examples of propaganda? Select all that apply.

a)
b)
c)
d)
4.

Why did Thomas Paine write "Common Sense"?

a)

To break away and fight their Mother Country

b)

To fight Native Americans trying to steal American lands

c)

To look both ways before crossing the street

d)

To make peace with their Mother Country

e)

To convince the Patriots to become Loyalists

5.

That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed- that whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government.

This best represents...

a)

Abolitionists

b)

John Locke's Social Contract

c)

Mercantilism

d)

Thomas Paine's Common Sense

6.

Who created this famous engraving?

a)

Paul Revere

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

Samuel Adams

d)

John Adams

7.

Who created this famous cartoon?

a)

Paul Revere

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

Samuel Adams

d)

John Adams

8.

Which of the following was NOT an unalienable right?

a)

Life

b)

Liberty

c)

Pursuit of Happiness

d)

Cellphone

9.

That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.

Which rights were the citizens forcing the governments to "secure"?

a)

Unalienable Rights

b)

Privileges

c)

Common Ideas

d)

Enlightenment

10.

That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed- that whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government.

What should the citizens do if the government breaks the Social Contract?

a)

Alter or Abolish it

b)

Deal with it

c)

Leave the country

d)

Elect a new king

11.

What is the significance (overall importance) of the "Join, or Die" cartoon?

a)

Early sign of unity among the colonists

b)

Early sign of snake chopping in the colonies

c)

Early sign of alliances with Iroquois Native Americans

d)

Early sign of hatred towards Parliament

12.

How did the Boston Massacre Engraving affect the colonists?

a)

More colonists were willing to follow Parliament

b)

More colonists grew angry at the Redcoat soldiers

c)

More colonists were upset at the Stamp Act of 1765

d)

More colonists were angry at Paul Revere for lying about the Boston Masacre

13.

Select all of the following that can be true about propaganda

a)

Trying to spread information, typically negative

b)

Trying to make someone think or feel in a certain way

c)

It can be a cartoon, an engraving, a written piece or something else

d)

Only used in Colonial Times

14.
What region produced huge amounts of grain during  the colonial period?
a)
Middle  Colonies
b)
Southern Colonies
c)
New England Colonies
d)
frontier region
15.

Which of the following is an example of how geography influenced the Native Americans?

a)

Native Americans lived in houses based on the resources in their environment

b)

Native Americans relied on European supplies to create a superior religion

c)

God, Gold,and Glory caused millions of Europeans to be killed by disease

d)

Native Americans did not notice their environment, therefore did not use any of the available resources

16.

The Columbian Exchange impacted all of the following EXCEPT (Select all that apply)

a)

The spread of religion through cultural diffusion

b)

An increase in trade between the Old and New Worlds

c)

A decline in Native American population due to European diseases

d)

Rapid spread of Native American culture to the Old World (Europe)