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U.S. Midterm Prep B

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who supported the Bill of Rights?

a)

Federalists

b)

Anti-Federalists

c)

Monarchists

d)

Loyalists who moved to Canada

2.

Why did the Anti-Federalists want the Bill of Rights?

a)

They wanted to safeguard individual liberties from governmental abuses.

b)

They wanted a stronger relationship with the king.

c)

They wanted a strong federal government.

d)

They felt that The Constitution already provided enough protection for the citizens.

3.

Which compromise attempted to solve the issues regarding slavery and representation?

a)

The Great Compromise

b)

The Compromise of 1763

c)

The 3/5 Compromise

d)

The Treaty of Paris

4.

What law was passed to help new states enter the union after The Revolutionary War?

a)

Sedition Act of 1798

b)

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787

c)

The treaty of Paris 1783

d)

The Articles of Confederation

5.

What event made it obvious that a stronger Federal Government was needed?

a)

Shay's Rebellion

b)

The Siege of Yorktown

c)

The Monroe Doctrine

d)

The French and Indian War

6.

What was the name of the policy that stated that The United States would protect the Western Hemisphere from European colonization?

a)

The Bill of Rights

b)

The Washington Policy

c)

The Lewis andClark Expedition

d)

The Monroe Doctrine

7.

Washington had a foreign policy of ........................ that set a precedence that was followed for decades.

a)

neutrality

b)

aggression in Europe

c)

mercantilism

d)

helplessness

8.

We did not defeat Britain in the War of 1812, so why was it important?

a)

We only lost Georgia and the Carolinas because of this war.

b)

We did not lose any land even though we fought against a world power.

c)

We did NOT have any cities burned.

d)

This war showed that the U.S. was unable to compete against minor powers.

9.

The land acquired in the Louisiana Purchase was explored by

a)

Lewis and Clark from 1804-1806

b)

Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Butterworth Jackson

c)

The Erie Canal in 1453

d)

By Washington during the frightful weather during the Battle of Trenton. Don't wake the Hessians!

10.

What act/law was considered by many to be a threat to freedom of speech?

a)

The Wilmot Proviso

b)

The Bill of Rights

c)

The Sedition Act

d)

The Law of Gravity

11.

The routes on this map depict the

a)

Lewis and Clark Expedition

b)

Movement of settlers on the Oregon Trail

c)

Forced removal of the Cherokee from their ancestral lands

d)

Transcontinental Railroad

12.

The women's Equal Rights movement begins with

a)

The Seneca Falls Convention of 1848

b)

Monroe doctrine

c)

March on Washington 1999

d)

Reconstruction before The Civil War

13.

What event led to stricter slave codes?

a)

The California Gold Rush

b)

Appomattox Courthouse

c)

The Nat Turner Rebellion

d)

Valley Forge

14.

What created a better transportation network to facilitate the exchange of goods?

a)

John Brown's Raid

b)

The Missouri Compromise

c)

The American System

d)

The Declaration of Independance

15.

Which item below is not correct about the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

a)

It ends the war with Mexico

b)

Mexico abandoned claims to much of the land that used to be part of Mexico.

c)

The U.S. promised to pay $15 million to Mexico.

d)

Mexico ceded control of the Oregon Territory to the U.S.