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11th Grade U.S. History Mid-Term Exam Study Guide (Part 2)
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- 1. Multiple Choice
Why do the Iroquois ally with the British?
The British governors had treated them fairly
British trappers had made friends with the Indians
The Iroquois feared the growth of French Power
The Iroquois' enemy had joined the French
- 2. Multiple Choice
What country was England's main opponent during the wars that raged from the 1680s to the 1760s?
Germany
France
Spain
Austria
Portugal
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was a French military leader?
Comte de Frontenac
Louis Joliet
Robert de La Salle
Jacques Marquette
- 4. Multiple Choice
What advantage did the French have over the British throughout the French and Indian War?
stronger Indian allies
larger population in North America
better fleet
popular support for the war
- 5. Multiple Choice
Who were the Acadians?
Indians who allied with the British
Indians who joined Pontiac against the British
Canadians who joined the French army
French settlers who were forcibly removed from Nova Scotia
- 6. Multiple Choice
The British three-part plan to win the Seven Years' War included all of the following except . . .
leaving the fighting in Europe to its ally, Prussia
leaving the fighting in America to the colonists
using its fleet to isolate the French colonies
replacing old, incompetent commanders.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Where were five unarmed colonists killed by British soldiers in 1770?
Baltimore
Boston
Philadelphia
Williamsburg
Plymouth
- 8. Multiple Choice
What was the crucial issue behind the War for Independence?
Stamp tax
Tea tax
An idealized view of liberty
Practical self-government
- 9. Multiple Choice
What was a major accomplishment of the First Continental Congress?
appointing a commander in chief
asserting the rights of the colonies to govern themselves
petitioning the king to stop the abuses of Parliament
raising a continental army
- 10. Multiple Choice
At what point during the Revolution was "the world turned upside down"?
during the siege of Charleston
during the siege of Yorktown
during the Battle of Long Island
during the battles of Lexington and Concord
- 11. Multiple Choice
What decade was probably the most crucial in our nation's history?
1760s
1770s
1780s
1790s
- 12. Multiple Choice
Why did the colonists create a weak confederation?
No one saw the need for a strong central government
Each colony was jealous of its own power
No one had experience in running a government
The qualified leaders refused to participate in the confederacy
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which of the following disputes did the Confederation settle?
Representation
Slavery
Western Lands
Trade
- 14. Multiple Choice
How many free inhabitants were required to live in a territory before it could be accepted as a state?
5,000
10,000
60,000
250,000
- 15. Multiple Choice
Whose ideas provided much of the framework for the Constitution?
James Madison
Alexander Hamilton
John Jay
Patrick Henry
Benjamin Franklin
- 16. Multiple Choice
What was the first major resolution of the Constitutional Convention?
"A national government ought to be established consisting of supreme Legislative, Executive, and Judiciary."
"Each state will retain its sovereignty, freedom, and Independence."
"We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, . . . do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."
"The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises."
- 17. Multiple Choice
What two factions opposed each other over the issue of representation in Congress?
Large States vs. Small States
Southern States vs. Northern States
Coastal States vs. Inland States
Industrial States vs. Farm States
- 18. Multiple Choice
What Christian statesman presented the compromise that broke the deadlock over representation in the Constitution?
James Madison
George Washington
Roger Sherman
Patrick Henry
Benjamin Franklin
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was not a provision of the trade agreement reached by the Constitutional Convention?
Slavery would be banned in twenty years
Congress had power over foreign trade
Congress had power over interstate commerce
Congress could not impose export taxes on states
- 20. Multiple Choice
Who wrote, "If men were angels, no government would be necessary"?
James Madison
Alexander Hamilton
John Jay
Patrick Henry
Thomas Jefferson
- 21. Multiple Choice
The great challenge of the Constitutional Convention was to strike a balance between liberty and . . .
taxes
tyranny
order
independence
- 22. Multiple Choice
Who said, "Thus I consent, Sir, to this Constitution because I expect no better, and because I am not sure, that it is not the best"?
George Mason
James Madison
Alexander Hamilton
Edmund Rudolph
Benjamin Franklin
- 23. Multiple Choice
Who was not one of the authors of The Federalist Papers?
James Madison
John Jay
Alexander Hamilton
Patrick Henry
- 24. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was not accomplished during the first session of Congress?
Proclamation of Neutrality
Supreme Court organized
Bill of Rights passed
Executive departments organized
- 25. Multiple Choice
Which amendment reserves all non-delegated powers to the states and the people?
First Amendment
Second Amendment
Sixth Amendment
Tenth Amendment
- 26. Multiple Choice
What secretary of the treasury has been called "the greatest administrative genius in America"?
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
John Jay
Alexander Hamilton
- 27. Multiple Choice
What did the South accept in return for locating the national capital in the South?
assumption of state debts
funding of federal debts
creation of a national bank
the Bill of Rights
- 28. Multiple Choice
What issue first opened debate over constitutional interpretation?
assumption of state debts
the title of the president
creation of a national bank
the Bill of Rights
- 29. Multiple Choice
The Federalists strongly supported . . .
states' rights.
industry and commerce.
farmers.
strict constructionism.
- 30. Multiple Choice
The main effect of the jay Treaty was that it . . .
increased trade with Britain
averted war with Britain
averted war with France
ended the War for Independence
- 31. Multiple Choice
Alexander Hamilton was not nominated as a presidential candidate in the 1796 election because he . . .
had too many enemies
was not qualified
opposed party politics
refused to run
- 32. Multiple Choice
What event encouraged the president to create a Department of the Navy?
French Revolution
British impressment
Quasi War
Genet episode
- 33. Multiple Choice
What situation made Americans willing to accept the Alien and Sedition Acts?
Quasi War
Whiskey Rebellion
Formation of a national bank
Blazing of the Wilderness Road
- 34. Multiple Choice
What president said, "Science is my passion, politics my duty"?
John Quincy Adams
Thomas Jefferson
James Monroe
James Madison
- 35. Multiple Choice
What was the "revolution of 1800"?
Louisiana Purchase
Marbury v. Madison
Political victory of the Republicans
Rebellion by angry farmers
- 36. Multiple Choice
Jeffersonian Republicans strongly supported . . .
commerce
industry
centralized government
states' rights
- 37. Multiple Choice
What victory did America win during Jefferson's administration?
defeat of Tripoli
Battle of Tippecanoe
defense of Fort McHenry
Battle of New Orleans
- 38. Multiple Choice
What was the first state added from the Northwest Territory?
Ohio
Illinois
Michigan
Indiana
Oklahoma
- 39. Multiple Choice
Tecumseh was a threat to the United States because he . . .
attempted to unite the Indian tribes into one nation
gave the British detailed information about American forts
preached against whiskey and the white man's ways
promoted torture and attacks on frontier women and children
- 40. Multiple Choice
The Battle of ______ was an astounding victory by a makeshift American fleet.
Bladensburg
Lake Erie
New Orleans
the Thames
Lake Superior
- 41. Multiple Choice
Andrew Jackson won fame for all the following victories except the . . .
Battle of Lake Erie
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
Capture of Spanish Pensacola
Battle of New Orleans
- 42. Multiple Choice
Which event led to the death of the Federalist Party?
Chesapeake affair
Embargo Act
Hartford Convention
Macon's Bill Number Two
- 43. Multiple Choice
Who was America's popular president during the "Era of Good Feelings"?
John Quincy Adams
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
James Monroe
- 44. Multiple Choice
What was the main provision of the Monroe Doctrine?
No European country could intervene in the Western Hemisphere
The United States would aid any Latin American country that asked for it
The United States would no longer trade with any country that retained its trade restrictions
The United States would support any independence effort in the Western Hemisphere
- 45. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was not an element of the American System?
Tariffs
Internal Improvements
World-class navy
National Bank
- 46. Multiple Choice
What was the main reason that many Americans opposed federal funding of internal improvements?
America did not need internal improvements
Taxes from all regions would be used to benefit only limited regions
Manufacturers were opposed to internal improvements
The federal government would have to raise taxes to pay for internal improvements
- 47. Multiple Choice
What was not a major factor in the Panic of 1819?
fall of cotton prices
failure of the wheat crop
irresponsibility of state banks
irresponsibility of the National Bank
- 48. Multiple Choice
What "Great Compromiser" helped defuse the crises over the admission of Missouri and the nullification of the Tariff of 1828?
Martin Van Buren
John C. Calhoun
Henry Clay
John Tyler
Andrew Jackson
- 49. Multiple Choice
What event caused an observer to comment, "The reign of King Mob seemed triumphant"?
passage of the Force Bill
passage of the Tariff of Abominations
Inauguration Andrew Jackson
Inauguration of William Henry Harrison
- 50. Multiple Choice
What was the major issue in Andre Jackson's reelection campaign?
Riffs
National Bank
Nullification
Internal improvements
- 51. Multiple Choice
What was not a precedent introduced by the 1832 election?
a third party
a national convention
a party platform
internal improvements
- 52. Multiple Choice
What was the main theme of the Whigs' colorful 1840 presidential campaign?
Log Cabin
Tariff
National Bank
Indian Removal Policy
- 53. Multiple Choice
What did the Democratic Review mean when it said of the Whig victory in 1840, "We have taught them to conquer us"?
Whig leaders were taken from the Democratic Party
Whigs borrowed Democratic Campaign ideas
Whigs selected a strong candidate from each region
Whigs accused the Democrats of a "corrupt bargain"
- 54. Multiple Choice
Why did the Texas settlers decide to fight for independence?
The Texans disliked the Mexican constitution of 1824
The Texans believed in Manifest Destiny
A Mexican army invaded Texas
The Mexican government was unstable
- 55. Multiple Choice
The ________ Trail was a trade route between Mexico and the United States.
Mormon
Oregon
Santa Fe
Western
- 56. Multiple Choice
Daniel Webster remained on John Tyler's cabinet after everyone else resigned because he . . .
was Tyler's personal friend
hoped to win the next presidential nomination
was in the middle of negotiations with Britain
supported the Whig Party at all costs
- 57. Multiple Choice
What president led America during the Mexican War?
William Henry Harrison
James K. Polk
John Tyler
Zachary Taylor
- 58. Multiple Choice
All of the following contributed to the Mexican War except
America's refusal to negotiate over purchasing California
Mexico's resentment over America's annexation of Texas
America belief in Manifest Destiny
the history of hostility between Mexico and the United States
- 59. Multiple Choice
Which state was the "Bear Flag Republic"?
California
New Mexico
Oregon
Texas
Utah
- 60. Multiple Choice
The ____ Campaign was one of the most brilliant military campaigns in American history.
New Mexico
California
Northern Mexico
Central Mexico
- 61. Multiple Choice
Which of the following events came last?
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
annexation of Texas
Maine boundary settlement
Gadsden Purchase
- 62. Multiple Choice
Popular sovereignty said that slavery . . .
could not be banned in new states
could not be banned until a territory became a state
could be banned in a territory only by a vote of the people
must be banned in all new territories
- 63. Multiple Choice
What short-lived party arose in 1848 to oppose the spread of slavery?
Know-Nothing Party
Republican Party
Free-Soil Party
Constitutional Union Party
- 64. Multiple Choice
Who were forty-niners?
early gold hunters in California
South seccessionists
radical abolitionists
free-staters
- 65. Multiple Choice
What was the greatest spur to the American settlement of California?
beaver trapping
gold rush
missionaries
cheap land
- 66. Multiple Choice
What state was admitted to the Union as a result of the Compromise of 1850?
Texas
California
Missouri
Oregon
- 67. Multiple Choice
The Kansas-Nebraska Act was introduced to
settle the slavery issue in the territories
strengthen the provisions of the Missouri Compromise
ensure that the transcontinental railroad would benefit Illinois
satisfy the demands of abolitionists in the North
- 68. Multiple Choice
What party became the real successor of the Whig Party?
Know-Nothing Party
Republican Party
Free-Soil Party
Constitutional Union Party
- 69. Multiple Choice
Pro-slavery forces were responsible for the . . .
Secret Six conspiracy
raid on Harpers Ferry
Pottawatomie Massacre
sack of Lawrence
- 70. Multiple Choice
Which of the following men was an abolitionist?
John Brown
Henry Clay
Jefferson Davis
Roger Taney
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