WorksheetsFall APUSH Midterm Review
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 15mins
Virginia and the Carolinas were similar in that they were both
economically dependent on the production of a cash crop
proprietary colonies.
founded as refuges for persecuted religious sects in England.
able to live in peace with the Native Americans.
What best describes the British policy of “salutary neglect?”
it allowed the colonies to develop their own political institutions and trade relationships.
it led the American colonies to seek independence from England.
it led to much discontent in the colonies which wanted closer ties to England.
it allowed colonies to elect representatives to send to Parliament
The “headright” system, which made some people very wealthy, consisted of...
using Indians as forced labor.
giving land to indentured servants to get them to come to the New World.
giving the right to acquire fifty acres of land to the person paying the passage of a laborer to America.
discouraging the importation of indentured servants to America.
Which colonial region was most characterized by religious homogeneity and the migration of family units?
Southern Colonies
The Chesapeake
New England
The Middle Colonies
The development that brought 'corne' to the attention of botanists such as Gerard is best known as the
Columbian Exchange
encomienda system
trans-Atlantic slave trade
Enlightenment
Gerard’s description of 'corne' in the excerpt best reflects which of the following?
Curiosity about American Indian ways of life
Assumptions about the superiority of European culture
Inability to find uses for North American crops
Concerns about economic threats posed by North American imports
What was the purpose of Franklin's 'Join or Die' cartoon?
Show the need to attend the Albany Congress and unify the colonies.
Pressure Delaware and Georgia to join the Albany Congress.
Get colonists to understand why the American Revolution needed to be fought.
Persuade colonists to accept draft notices and fight in the French and Indian War.
Fill in the blank: The 'Join or Die' cartoon was published by Benjamin Franklin in the ________ Gazette on May 9, 1754.
New York
Pennsylvania
Boston
Virginia
What was a goal of Benjamin Franklin in 1754 as depicted in the 'Join, or Die' cartoon?
achieve colonial unity and common defense against the French threat.
propose independence of the colonies from Britain.
declare war on the Iroquois tribe.
prohibit New England and New York from trading with the French West Indies.
What was the primary message of the 'JOIN, or DIE.' political cartoon by Benjamin Franklin?
To encourage unity among the colonies
To promote independence from Britain
To support the French in the war
To criticize colonial governments.
During the French and Indian War, British officials were disturbed by the _______ support of many colonials.
enthusiastic
lukewarm
overwhelming
hostile
The British Parliament passed the Stamp Act to:
punish the American colonists.
reduce the number of printed documents in America.
raise taxes to a higher level than in Britain.
raise money to support new military forces needed for colonial defense.
The Stamp Act imposed a duty of two ______ on every sheet of paper used for legal documents.
dollars
shillings
pounds
pence
Response to the above act took all of the following forms EXCEPT:
the widespread adoption of nonimportation agreements against British goods.
British authorities defiantly refused to repeal the hated act.
homespun garments were made to replace boycotted manufactured clothing.
the Sons of Liberty ransacked the homes of British officials.
As the War for Independence began, Britain had the advantage of ________.
superior national wealth and naval power.
an alliance with Spain and Holland.
a well-organized and united home government and population.
the moral high ground.
Thomas Paine argued that all government officials...
should derive their authority from popular consent.
should be part of a “natural aristocracy.”
need not listen to the voice of the uneducated.
were inherently corrupt.
According to the text, it is absurd to suppose a continent to be perpetually governed by a(n) ______.
island
monarchy
republic
democracy
Ultimately, Paine’s Common Sense was crucial in convincing many Americans to fight for...
an alliance with the French against Britain.
a federal constitution and bill of rights.
a Constitution that created a strong federal government.
an independent and republican America, separate from Britain.
The Articles of Confederation left Congress unable to ...
deal with foreign affairs.
apportion state representation equally.
organize development of the western lands.
enforce a tax-collection program.
Fill in the blank: According to Paine’s Common Sense, it makes no sense for a man to say, 'you will rule over me, your children will rule over my children, and their children will rule over their children,' because down the line there will be rulers unworthy of ruling their own lives let alone a nation of people depending upon them. This statement supports the idea of ______.
Monarchy
Republicanism
Federalism
Colonialism
The debate between the supporters and critics of the Articles of Confederation centered on how to...
transfer territories to equal statehood.
reconcile states' rights with a strong national government.
balance the power of legislative and executive offices of government.
abolish slavery yet preserve national unity.
The Great Compromise and the 3/5th Compromise at the Constitutional Convention can be seen in this part of the Constitution as it worked out an acceptable scheme for ______.
levying taxes for raising a militia.
regulating interstate commerce.
electing the president.
apportioning congressional representation.
Alexander Hamilton's financial program for the economic development of the United States favored
trade with France.
the wealthier class.
the middle class.
agricultural interests.
The main purpose of the Alien and Sedition Acts was to
capture French and British spies.
control the Federalists.
silence and punish critics of the Federalists.
keep Thomas Jefferson from becoming president.
Women became especially active in the social reforms stimulated by the Second Great Awakening because:
they refused to accept the idea that there was a special female role in society and shunned the “cult of domesticity.”
they were looking to obtain as much power as possible, capitalizing on the burgeoning women’s rights movement.
evangelical religion emphasized their spiritual dignity and religious social reform legitimized their activity outside the home.
many of the leading preachers and evangelists were women.
The only argument not put forward by the War Hawks as a justification for a declaration of war against Britain was that:
the British armed Indians and incited them to raid frontier settlements.
British impressment policies were an affront to American nationalism.
Britain's commercial restrictions had come close to destroying America's profitable New England shipping business.
British Canada and Spanish Florida were attractive and easily obtainable prizes of war.
Once begun, the War of 1812 was supported strongly by
the majority of Americans.
New England and the seaboard states.
the West and South.
Native Americans.
The Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812...
resulted in one more American defeat.
helped the United States to secure more favorable terms in the Treaty of Ghent.
increased nationalism as British troops were defeated by Andrew Jackson's soldiers.
allowed America to strengthen its demands for land in Canada.
The War of 1812 resulted in all the following EXCEPT:
the end of the Federalist Party as a major force in US politics
an increase in sectionalism immediately after the war as only the South’s interests were reflected in the peace agreement
a flourishing of American literature and art and a deepened sense of national identity
the prospering of manufacturing in the North and a decreased reliance on the import of manufactured goods from abroad
