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WorksheetsHIST 1301 Midterm Vocabulary
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
What is the largest slave revolt in the British mainland that began on 9 September 1739, in the colony of South Carolina, led by a slave known as Jemmy, and resulted in white colonists putting black codes in place to further limit slaves' rights?
Stono Rebellion
Nat Turner Rebellion
Gabriel's Rebellion
New York Slave Revolt of 1712
Which document was ratified on July 4, 1776 and signed on August 2, 1776 by US revolutionaries, listing the colonist grievances against Great Britain?
Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
Bill of Rights
Constitution of the United States
What war is known in England as the 7 Years War, fought over the expansion of the Ohio River Valley area and the disputed lands in North America?
French and Indian War
American Revolutionary War
War of 1812
Mexican-American War
What were the laws that controlled the lives of enslaved African Americans and denied them basic rights, put into place after the Stono Rebellion?
slave codes
emancipation acts
civil rights laws
freedom charters
Which battle is considered a turning point of the war, bringing colonists aid and a formal alliance from France?
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Lexington and Concord
What was the 1st Constitution and governing document of the US, adopted in 1777 and enacted in 1781, that established a national legislature and government but gave most authority to the states?
Articles of Confederation
Bill of Rights
Declaration of Independence
Federalist Papers
What is the term for the global transfer of foods, plants, and animals during the colonization of the Americas between America and Europe, Asia, and Africa in the 15th and 16th centuries?
Columbian Exchange
Silk Road
Triangular Trade
Industrial Revolution
What is the set of five laws implemented by the British rule, the first of which was established in direct retaliation for the Boston Tea Party?
Coercive Acts
Stamp Act
Townshend Acts
Navigation Acts
What were the laws that governed trade between England and its colonies, requiring colonists to ship certain products exclusively to England and forbidding them from trading with other countries?
Navigation Acts
Stamp Act
Townshend Acts
Intolerable Acts
What was the name of the rebellion listed as number 10 in the HIST 1301 Midterm vocabulary list?
Bacon's Rebellion
Shays' Rebellion
Whiskey Rebellion
Stono Rebellion
A fight between British soldiers and the people of Boston. The British killed 5 members of an angry mob. It became known as a "massacre" because it was sensationalized by Samuel Adams. What is the term?
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
Lexington and Concord
Intolerable Acts
Set of rules for self-governance established by the Pilgrims shortly before they set foot in the New World. What is the term?
Mayflower Compact
Articles of Confederation
Emancipation Proclamation
Bill of Rights
War waged by Native Americans of the Great Lakes region against British rule after the French and Indian War. What is the term?
Pontiac's Rebellion
Bacon's Rebellion
King Philip's War
Shays' Rebellion
Washington's winter camp where his soldiers are trained and turned into a true fighting force by Baron Von Steuben. Washington lost more than 2,500 soldiers to starvation, disease, and freezing temperatures. What is the term?
Valley Forge
Yorktown
Saratoga
Trenton
The final battle of the American Revolution. Colonial and French forces led by George Washington captured two British defenses leading to their surrender. What is the term?
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Lexington and Concord
A trade network between the Americas, Africa, and Europe where people exchanged raw materials, manufactured goods, and slaves. Sugar, tobacco, and cotton were taken to Europe and traded for textiles and rum which were traded to Africans for slaves. What is the term?
triangular trade
Silk Road
Columbian Exchange
Middle Passage
The first internal tax levied directly on American colonists by British Parliament. It required colonists to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper. What is the term?
Stamp Act
Townshend Acts
Tea Act
Intolerable Acts
This document ended the Revolutionary War, recognized the U.S. as an independent country, and set the boundaries of the new nation. What is the term?
Treaty of Paris 1783
Treaty of Versailles
Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
The military engagement of the American Revolution (April 19, 1775)--"shot heard around the world." What is the term?
Lexington and Concord
Battle of Saratoga
Siege of Yorktown
Battle of Bunker Hill
Which term is described as: '"Large state" proposal for the new constitution, calling for proportional representation in both houses of a bicameral Congress. The plan favored larger states and thus prompted smaller states to come back with their own plan for apportioning representation.'?
Virginia Plan
New Jersey Plan
Connecticut Compromise
Three-Fifths Compromise
Which term is described as: 'The proposal at the Constitutional Convention that called for equal representation of each state in Congress regardless of the state's population.'?
New Jersey Plan
Virginia Plan
Connecticut Compromise
Three-Fifths Compromise
Which term is described as: 'This case establishes the Supreme Court's power of Judicial Review.'?
Marbury v. Madison
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
Roe v. Wade
Which term is described as: 'Americans who feared that immigrants would take jobs and impose their Roman Catholic beliefs on society.'?
nativists
abolitionists
suffragists
progressives
Which term is described as: 'Supreme Court ruling (1819) confirming the supremacy of national over state government.'?
McCulloch v. Maryland
Marbury v. Madison
Gibbons v. Ogden
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Which term is described as: 'An American foreign policy opposing interference in the Western hemisphere from outside powers.'?
Monroe Doctrine
Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine
Open Door Policy
Which term is described as: 'Rebellion led by Daniel Shays of farmers in western Massachusetts in 1786-1787, protesting mortgage foreclosures. It highlighted the need for a strong national government just as the call for the Constitutional Convention went out.'?
Shay's rebellion
Whiskey Rebellion
Bacon's Rebellion
Stono Rebellion
Which term is described as: 'A collection of 85 articles written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison under the name "Publius" to defend the Constitution in detail.'?
Federalist papers
Bill of Rights
Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
Which term is described as: '1794 protest against the government's tax on whiskey by backcountry farmers.'?
whiskey rebellion
Shays' Rebellion
Boston Tea Party
Alien and Sedition Acts
Which term is described as: '1787; This compromise was between the large and small states of the colonies. The Great Compromise resolved that there would be representation by population in the House of Representatives, and equal representation would exist in the Senate. Each state, regardless of size, would have 2 senators. All tax bills and revenues.'?
Great Compromise
Three-Fifths Compromise
Missouri Compromise
Connecticut Compromise
Which event is described as follows: Jefferson and Burr each received 73 votes in the Electoral College, so the House of Representatives had to decide the outcome. The House chose Jefferson as President and Burr as Vice President.
election of 1800
election of 1824
election of 1860
election of 1876
Which war (1812-1814) was fought between the United States and England, with England trying to interfere with American trade with France and impress their soldiers?
War of 1812
Mexican-American War
Revolutionary War
Spanish-American War
What treaty, signed on December 24, 1814, ended the War of 1812 and restored the status quo, returning most territory to the original owner and setting up a commission to determine the disputed Canada/U.S. border?
Treaty of Ghent
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Tordesillas
What landmark Supreme Court decision held that the power to regulate interstate commerce was granted to Congress by the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution?
Gibbons v. Ogden
Marbury v. Madison
Plessy v. Ferguson
Dred Scott v. Sandford
What conflict involved Jackson believing the Bank of the US had too much power and was too rich, leading him to veto the 2nd Bank charter and withdraw government money from US Banks to put it into 'pet banks'?
The Bank War
The Nullification Crisis
The Whiskey Rebellion
The Missouri Compromise
What 1830 congressional act authorized the removal of Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi River?
Indian Removal Act
Homestead Act
Dawes Act
Kansas-Nebraska Act
What battle occurred when British troops attacked U.S. soldiers in New Orleans on January 8, 1815, after the War of 1812 had officially ended with the signing of the Treaty of Ghent?
Battle of New Orleans
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Saratoga
What is the term for a series of improvements in industrial technology that transformed the process of manufacturing goods?
Industrial Revolution
Green Revolution
Renaissance
Information Age
What was the 'Compromise of 1820' over the issue of slavery in Missouri called?
Missouri Compromise
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Compromise of 1850
Fugitive Slave Act
What was the 1828 tariff that raised the tariff on imported manufactured goods, protected the North but harmed the South, and was called economically discriminatory and unconstitutional by the South?
Tariff of Abominations
Tariff of 1816
Tariff of 1832
Tariff of 1857
What is the name of the forced journey where the Cherokee Indians were made to leave their lands and travel more than 800 miles to the Indian Territory, resulting in the death of more than 4,000 Cherokees due to cold, disease, and lack of food?
Trail of Tears
Oregon Trail
Santa Fe Trail
Gold Rush Migration
