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WorksheetsSocial 7 Midterm Review
Total questions: 47
Worksheet time: 24mins
Which document, written during the American Revolution, explained the colonists’ decision to break away from England?
Bill of Rights
Constitution
Declaration of Independence
The belief that it is Okay for others to have a different religion and political opinions is called
toleration
culture
racism
Complete control of a market (no competition) is called
capitalism
monopoly
communism
The division of government responsibilities into separate branches is called
mercantilism
checks and balances
separation of power
A formal written request, usually signed by many people, for a particular cause is called a
protest
petition
faction
Which economic policy was based on the idea that the American colonies existed primarily to provide economic benefits for Great Britain?
socialism
free trade
mercantilism
The authors of the Declaration of Independence used the phrase “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” to identify
natural rights
legal rights
States rights
The process or system by which goods and services are produced, sold, and bought in a country or region is called
economy
religion
government
A form of government in which people choose representatives who will make the laws by which they will be governed is called
direct democracy
dictatorship
republic
The purpose of colonies is to ship raw materials to the colonial power and buy finished goods from the colonial power. This statement reflects the basic idea of which economic system?
mercantilism
capitalism
communism
A tax on an imported good is called a(n)
tariff
surplus
tax
The belief that one race is superior (higher/better) than another is called:
petition
racism
toleration
Way of life including religion, language, food, clothing, manners, etc. is called
surplus
charter
culture
The Middle Passage is best defined as
the forced journey of enslaved Africans to the Americas
the expulsion of Muslims from Spain
a route through the Swiss Alps
This person believed that people had the right to “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”
Thomas Jefferson
Moa Zedong
William Churchill
Karl Marx
The Proclamation of 1763 was intended to:
prevent France from expanding into the Great Lakes region
allow American farmers to use the Mississippi River
avoid conflicts with Native American Indians west of the Appalachian Mountains
outlaw slavery in the Ohio River valley
What was the major effect of the Stamp Act (1765) on colonial trade?
It made imported goods cheaper for colonists.
It placed taxes on printed materials used in trade.
It allowed colonies to trade freely with other nations.
It ended all British taxes on colonial goods.
Which set of events related to early America is in the correct chronological order?
inauguration of George Washington → passage of Stamp Act → Battle of Saratoga → French and Indian War
passage of Stamp Act → French and Indian War → inauguration of George Washington → Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Saratoga → French and Indian War → passage of Stamp Act → inauguration of George Washington
French and Indian War → passage of Stamp Act → Battle of Saratoga → inauguration of George Washington
The results of the French and Indian War (1754–1763) led to the independence movement in the thirteen colonies because the British:
1. lost control of Canada and Florida
2. began imposing new taxes on the colonists
3. removed the Spanish threat to the colonists
4. opened the area west of the Appalachian Mountains to colonial settlers
Determine the main cause of the French and Indian War (1754–1763):
2. conflicts between American colonists and the French over the control of the Great Plains
1. disputed lands claims in the Ohio River valley between the French and the British
3. taxation of American colonists without representation in Parliament
4. violation of trade agreements between European nations and Native Americans
Europeans traded manufactured goods for captured Africans, who were shipped across the Atlantic Ocean to become slaves in the Americas. Raw materials were then sent to England. This system was called
Triangular Trade
Middle Passage
Navigation Acts
Which development led to the other three?
New diseases are introduced.
The African slave trade is expanded.
Europeans explore the Americas.
Native American Indians lose their lands.
Which statement about Valley Forge in the winter of 1777–1778 is most accurate?
The battle at Valley Forge was the turning point of the Revolutionary War.
Valley Forge was the scene of much hardship for General Washington’s troops.
Conditions at Valley Forge ended hopes for American independence
Loyalists were discouraged by reports from Valley Forge
This ended the Revolutionary War:
The Treaty of Ghent 1833
The Treaty of Moscow 1900
The Treaty of Portugal 1700
The Treaty of Paris 1783
The Battle of Saratoga was significant in the Revolutionary War because it
ended the British threat to the South
guaranteed Canadian help for the colonists
convinced the French to support the Americans
forced the British to withdraw from North America
• Colonists protest the Stamp Act.
• Sons of Liberty groups are formed.
• Crates of tea are thrown into Boston Harbor.
• Parliament passes several Acts.
These events helped lead to the:
1. French and Indian War
2. Revolutionary War
3. Whiskey Rebellion
4. War of 1812
The main purpose for writing the Declaration of Independence was to:
declare war on Great Britain
force France to support the Revolutionary War
convince Great Britain to abolish slavery
state the colonists’ reasons for separating from Great Britain
What was the primary result of Bacon’s Rebellion?
Increased colonial loyalty to England
Greater restrictions on African slavery
Strengthening of colonial government power
A shift toward using more African slaves instead of indentured servants
What was the primary characteristic of plantation life in the Southern colonies?
Small Family Farms
Large estates with many enslaved workers
Relied heavily on trade with Native Americans
Religious Toleration
What was the role of slavery in the Southern colonies?
Slavery was banned in the Southern colonies.
Slavery was only used for household work.
Slavery was a key element of the economy, particularly in agriculture.
Slavery was rare and mostly limited to small farms.
What is the definition of an "import"?
A type of currency used for trade
Goods or services sold to other countries
Goods or services brought into a country
Goods produced by a country for local consumption
What did Thomas Paine write?
The Declaration of Independence
Common Sense
The Bible
The Jungle
Who wrote the draft of the Declaration of Independence?
Squanto
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine
The traitor that betrayed America to hand over West Point to the British was:
Deborah Sampson
John Paul Jones
Benedict Arnold
Friedrich von Steuban
The last major battle of the Revolutionary War was _______. General Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington.
The Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Trenton
The Battle of Bunker Hill
Why did England decide to tax the colonies after the French and Indian War?
To buy more land
To repay war debt
To stop trade
To punish the colonists
What slogan did colonists use to protest British taxes?
"Liberty or Death!"
"Freedom for All!"
"No taxation without representation!"
What was the name of the war between Britain and France in North America?
French and Indian War
War of 1812
Revolutionary War
Civil War
What happened to France under the Treaty of Paris (1763)?
They lost all of their power in North America
They kicked the British out of America
France gained Mexico and Cuba
France gained Alaska and Hawaii
What group organized protests against British policies?
Sons of Liberty
Loyalists
Red Coats
What happened on March 5, 1770?
Lexington and Concord
Boston Tea Party
Boston Massacre
Treaty of Paris
Which Native American group was conquered by Hernán Cortés?
Aztecs
Iroquois
Inca
Inuit
The Spanish class system placed which group at the top?
Peninsulares
Mestizos
Native Americans
Enslaved Africans
What was the Mayflower Compact?
A treaty with the Native Americans
A trade agreement
An agreement to govern the colony fairly
A religious document
What was Christopher Columbus originally searching for when he sailed west in 1492?
The New World
The Northwest Passage
A direct route to Asia
Gold in South America
Who led the Vikings to North America around 1000 A.D.?
Francisco Pizzaro
Hernan Cortez
Leif Erikson
Christopher Columbus
A formal written request, usually signed by many people, for a particular cause is called a:
faction
protest
petition
