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Midterm Review 2.0

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

One significant impact of the Columbian Exchange on the Old World was...

a)

the growth of the food supply, which led to population increase

b)

slavery as a significant source of labor for European landowners

c)

the widespread devastation of new diseases among the poor

d)

a draining of capital from the royal families shifting wealth to the merchant class

2.

Spanish friar who argued for the protection of Native Americans under Spanish control.

a)

Bartolomeo de las Casas

b)

Juan Sepulvida

c)

Vasco de Gama

d)

Francisco Pizarro

3.

A New England colonist that strongly believed in religious toleration and fair dealings with Native Americans.

a)

William Penn

b)

John Rolfe

c)

Roger WIlliams

d)

John Smith

4.

were a series of English laws enacted in the 17th century that regulated colonial trade and commerce by requiring colonial goods to be transported on English ships and sold primarily to English markets, thereby establishing a trade monopoly and benefiting the British economy at the expense of colonial economic autonomy.

a)

Navigation Acts

b)

Mercantilism

c)

Stamp Act

d)

The British Transatlantic Trade Laws

5.

The snake on the flag represents . . . 

a)

The 13 British Colonies in North America

b)

Parliament

c)

The King of England

d)

The King of France

6.

What was the name given to the idea that educated women were essential for the success of the republic?

a)

Republican Motherhood

b)

Enlightened Feminism

c)

Revolutionary Sisterhood

d)

Patriotic Maternity

7.

Why was the Bill of Rights amended to the Constitution?

a)

Federalists felt the Constitution was not long enough to be effective.

b)

Anti-Federalists argued that the Constitution did not effectively protect the rights of the citizen.

c)

Federalists believed that the government held too much power.

d)

Anti-Federalists were looking for a way to overthrow the current administration.

8.

Why is the Bill of Rights referred to as the anti-Federalists legacy?

a)

It was added in response to fears that the new government would take away from liberties of the people/states.

b)

The anti-Federalists opposed the ratification of the Constitution.

c)

It was added to the Constitution through the formal amendment process.

d)

The Bill of Rights was ratified two years after the Constitution went into effect.

9.
 Why were the Alien and Sedition Acts passed?
a)
To silence Democratic-Republican opposition
b)
To promote immigration to the US
c)
To end immigration to the US
d)
To improve conditions for immigrants to the US
10.
What two states passed resolutions to nullify the Alien and Sedition Acts
a)
Indiana and Ohio
b)
New York and Massachusetts
c)
Kentucky and Virginia
11.

Why did the British impose the Stamp Act?

a)

As payback for the repeal of the sugar act

b)

To repay debts formed from the French and Indian War

c)

To punish the colonies for the Declaration of Independence

d)

To help defeat the French in the 7 Years War

12.

All of the following are examples of improvements made by the "American System", except?

a)

New transportation systems built

b)

Protective tariffs to encourage American manufacturing

c)

A strong national leader

d)

A new national bank

13.

What is the Market Revolution?

a)

The immigration of European immigrants, particularly Irish and German, to the United States

b)

The rapid growth of industrial cities in the northern part of the country

c)

The emergence of a middle class in the North

d)

The linking of northern industries with western and southern farms through advancements in agriculture, industry, and transportation

14.

Which of the following would be most likely to oppose Jackson's bank policy

a)

A Southern planter

b)

A western planter

c)

A western immigrant

d)

An Urban Laborer

e)

A northern Businessman

15.

Developed the American System that included taxes on imported goods & federal spending on roads, etc. Represented KY. in both the United States Senate and H.O.R. & was a War Hawk.

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

Henry Clay

d)

Frederick Douglass

16.

Who would most disagree with John C Calhoun;s description of slavery as a "positive good"?

a)

Henry Clay

b)

Stephen Douglas

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Frederick Douglass

17.
Which sentence best describes Manifest Destiny?
a)
The United States should not acquire Texas.
b)
The united States needed to compete for trade with Asia.
c)
The United States was meant to share North America with England and France.
d)
the United States had the right to settle North America from coast to coast.
18.

Why did James K. Polk want to go to war with Mexico?

a)

To claim Texas for the U.S.

b)

To claim California and New Mexico for the U.S.

c)

To defend America from an attack from Mexico

d)

To stop Native American attacks on the border of the two countries

19.

These were named for a speech in which Abraham Lincoln (W-IL) called upon President Polk to name the precise location on the ground where American blood had allegedly been shed.

a)

Dot Resolutions

b)

Slidell Resolutions

c)

Spot Resolutions

d)

Leighton is a Communist

20.
The Wilmot Proviso, which never passed, would have
a)
created a compromise by dividing the territories into free states and slave states.
b)
made it easier for slaveholders to retrieve an enslaved person
c)
prevented Congress from banning slavery in any territory gained from Mexico
d)
prohibited slavery in any territory gained from Mexico.
21.

This party called for slavery to be banished from the western territories and free land for homesteaders

a)

Free Soil Party

b)

Republican Party

c)

Know-Nothing Party

d)

Liberty Party

22.

What is popular sovereignty?

a)

A way to be involved in all decisions for a country.

b)

Government based on the consent of the people.

c)

Government based on the popularity of the people.

d)

Government that is separate but equal.

23.

Which of the following ways does NOT represent popular sovereignty?

a)

People are involved directly or by representation.

b)

The constitution is made and ratified by the people.

c)

People are indirectly involved in actions by the government.

d)

Support by the people is shown in elections.

e)

The constitution makes the people accountable.

24.

Which law allowed slave holders to gain access to the north to retrieve their runaway slaves

a)

Fugitive Immigrant Law

b)

Runaway Slave Clause

c)

Fugitive Slave Law

d)

Property Abandonment Clause

25.

Which of the following was a part of the Compromise of 1850?

a)

Slavery ended in Kansas and Missouri

b)

Slavery was allowed to continue in the Union

c)

California was admitted as a slave state

d)

The Fugitive Slave law became more extensive in the North

26.

The Civil War fighting began...

a)

When southern states succeeded from the union

b)

When Abraham Lincoln became president

c)

When the Confederacy attacked the federal Ft. Sumter

d)

When Jefferson Davis became the president of the Confederacy

27.

Superior transportation, an industrialized economy, and a large population describes the

a)

Union (North)

b)

Confederacy (South)

28.

Agricultural economy, superior military leadership, and a large slave population describes

a)

Union (North)

b)

Confederacy (South)

29.

What was gone after the battle of Bull Run?

a)

the innocence of the army

b)

the belief the war would be over by christmas

c)

The general of the Union Army

d)

All of the above

30.

What was the impact of the Civil War on the economy of the South?

a)

The Civil War had no impact on the economy of the South.

b)

The Civil War led to economic prosperity in the South.

c)

The Civil War devastated the Southern economy, destroyed infrastructure and the end of slavery disrupting the agricultural economy.

d)

The Civil War led to the industrialization of the South.

31.

Hardships faced by black regiments like the 54th Massachusetts included all of the following except:

a)

Lack of proper footwear

b)

Salary discrepancy as compared to white soldiers

c)

Harsher treatment than their white officers if captured by the Confederacy

d)

Initial hesitation by the Union Army to allow them to go into a combat situation

32.

Laws passed in southern states to restrict the rights of former slaves; to nullify the codes, Congress pass the Civil Rights Act of 1866 and the Fourteenth Amendment.

a)

Black Codes

b)

Sharecropping

c)

Ku Klux Klan

d)

Freedmen's Bureau