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US History Midterm Review Quiz

Description: Covers colonization through the Constitution
Number of Questions: 30
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Which document created a more powerful Federal Government?

  1. Articles of Confederation

  2. The Constitution

  3. The Bill of Rights

  4. The Mayflower Compact


Correct Option: B

Who was the author of the Declaration of Independence?

  1. James Madison

  2. Ben Franklin

  3. Thomas Jefferson

  4. Thomas Paine


Correct Option: C

Why did the King pass the Proclamation of 1763?

  1. to keep peace with the natives

  2. to remove the colonies from British rule

  3. To proclaim that he is now under the law

  4. to sell the land west of the Mississippi


Correct Option: A

In what year was the Mayflower Compact written?

  1. 1607

  2. 1620

  3. 1676

  4. 1803


Correct Option: B

What year was Jamestown, Virginia settled?

  1. 1607

  2. 1620

  3. 1676

  4. 1683


Correct Option: A

What was the biggest factor in the differences in the colonial economies?

  1. climate and geography

  2. population

  3. wealth

  4. type of settlers


Correct Option: A

Which is NOT true about Unalienable Rights...

  1. they cannot be taken away

  2. should be protected by gov.

  3. discussed by John Locke

  4. left out of Dec. of Independence


Correct Option: D

Which document establishes the structure and jobs of the US government?

  1. The Declaration of Independence

  2. The United States Constitution

  3. The Articles of Confederation

  4. The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut


Correct Option: B

The Mayflower Compact is important because it was a step toward

  1. writing the Bill of Rights

  2. creating a Monarchy

  3. self-government

  4. free enterprise


Correct Option: C

Who was the author of the Albany Plan of Union and was a diplomat to France?

  1. Benjamin Franklin

  2. Patrick Henry

  3. Thomas Paine

  4. James Madison


Correct Option: A

Why did the American colonists oppose the British system of mercantilism?

  1. limited taxation

  2. discouraged export of raw materials

  3. encouraged colonial manufacturing

  4. restricted trade with others limiting profits


Correct Option: D

What do we call the time period after the French and Indian War but before Yorktown

  1. Colonial Era

  2. New Times

  3. The Hard Times

  4. Revolutionary Era


Correct Option: D

The Anti Federalist thought the constitution made the Federal Government too

  1. weak

  2. wealthy

  3. strong

  4. small


Correct Option: C

Which region had cold winters, rocky soil, trees and harbors?

  1. New England

  2. Southern

  3. Northwestern

  4. Middle


Correct Option: A

What year was the Constitution written?

  1. 1607

  2. 1620

  3. 1776

  4. 1787


Correct Option: D

What did most Anti Federalist want in order to ratify the constitution

  1. 50 acres of land

  2. a large sum of money

  3. King George III in prison

  4. a Bill of Rights


Correct Option: D

The Mayflower Compact, House of Burgesses and Fundamental Orders of Connecticut helped to

  1. protest British land policies

  2. establish religious freedom

  3. protest British taxation policies

  4. establish representative government


Correct Option: D

what's one thing the Pilgrims, Puritans, and Quakers had in common

  1. seeking wealth in the colonies

  2. escaped religious persecution

  3. believed men and women were equal

  4. supported religious tiler


Correct Option: B

What famous Bostonian organized the Committee of Correspondence

  1. Samuel Adams

  2. John Adams

  3. Paul Revere

  4. John Hancock


Correct Option: A

What did Parliament do to pay off debt from the French and Indian War

  1. Sell the 13 colonies

  2. raise new taxes on the 13 colonies

  3. sold more tea the their allies

  4. sold part of the royal naval fleet


Correct Option: B

Who was the President of the Constitutional Convention

  1. Thomas Jefferson

  2. Ben Franklin

  3. James Madison

  4. George Washington


Correct Option: D

What was the compromise in the constitution that decided how states would be represented

  1. 3/5ths Compromise

  2. The Big Compromise

  3. The Great Compromise

  4. The Last Stand


Correct Option: C

What event officially granted Independence to the United States?

  1. Signing of the Declaration of Independence

  2. Treaty of Paris of 1783

  3. Proclamation of 1763

  4. Battle of Yorktown


Correct Option: B

What type of economy allows people to build their own wealth in many ways?

  1. Republicanism

  2. Dictatorship

  3. Free Enterprise

  4. Mercantilism


Correct Option: C

Why did the early Americans distrust a strong central government?

  1. bad experience with George Washington

  2. They didn't like their lives under King George III

  3. They didn't like the idea of having a new government

  4. They distrusted all types of government


Correct Option: B

What was one success of the Articles of Confederation?

  1. Development of guidelines for governing new territories

  2. removal of all British troops from North America

  3. elimination of debts from the war

  4. removing all Native Americans from the 13 colonies


Correct Option: A

Which of the following events happened after Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense

  1. Sugar Act

  2. Boston Tea Party

  3. Lexington and Concord

  4. Declaration of Independence


Correct Option: D

Why is Lexington and Concord important?

  1. We captured the British

  2. The French helped us

  3. First shot of the Revolutionary War

  4. We won our first battle


Correct Option: C

What type of item did the Stamp Act tax?

  1. Stamps

  2. Paper

  3. Tea

  4. Glass


Correct Option: B

Who started the fight at the Boston Massacre?

  1. Colonists

  2. British Soldiers

  3. King George III

  4. The Sons of Liberty


Correct Option: A
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