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American History 1 Midterm Exam B

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

1. 
The New England Way referred to
a.
cooperation between church and state.
b.
a law that required that individual towns maintain schools.
c.
a book of sayings about religious tolerance.
d.
a method of contour farming.
 

2. 
The president can curb congressional power in all of the following ways EXCEPT
a.
by adjourning Congress if members cannot agree when to end a session.
b.
by appointing congressional leaders.
c.
by vetoing bills.
d.
through influence and pressure.
 

3. 
The first state to ratify the Constitution was
a.
Rhode Island.
c.
New York.
b.
Pennsylvania.
d.
Delaware.
 

4. 
The Renaissance began in
a.
Spain.
c.
Portugal.
b.
Italy.
d.
France.
 

5. 
The planter who organized an army of western Virginia settlers and attacked American Indians on the frontier was
a.
William Pitt.
c.
Charles Whitefield.
b.
Edmund Andros.
d.
Nathaniel Bacon.
 

6. 
All of the following were viceroyalties EXCEPT
a.
New Bolivia.
c.
La Plata.
b.
New Granada.
d.
New Spain.
 

7. 
Which one of the following states was NOT carved out of the Northwest Territory?
a.
Wisconsin
c.
Michigan
b.
Pennsylvania
d.
Ohio
 

8. 
Crotoan was the American Indian name for
a.
an island off the coast.
c.
corn.
b.
an inland sea.
d.
squash.
 

9. 
What type of struggle was the Protestant Reformation?
a.
religious
c.
political, religious, and territorial
b.
political
d.
territorial
 

10. 
Who was known as the Delaware Prophet?
a.
Neolin
c.
George Croghan
b.
Thayendanagea
d.
Pontiac
 

11. 
Which of these statements about tobacco growing in Jamestown is accurate?
a.
It was unsuccessful because of poor soil.
b.
It brought an end to indentured servitude.
c.
It was a source of conflict with the American Indians.
d.
It was limited to low-lying areas.
 

12. 
Most Puritans
a.
were Separatists.
c.
left the Anglican Church.
b.
left England.
d.
supported Oliver Cromwell.
 

13. 
The first people in the Americas were the
a.
Anasazi.
c.
Pueblo.
b.
Paleo-Indians.
d.
Hopewell.
 

14. 
Which of these statements about the Powhatan is accurate?
a.
They taught the early settlers how to cultivate corn.
b.
They burned the shelters of the early settlers.
c.
They taught the settlers how to fish.
d.
They took gold from the settlers.
 

15. 
The most powerful restriction on presidential authority is the legal process of
a.
overriding a veto.
c.
adjournment.
b.
impeachment.
d.
judicial review.
 

16. 
Which of the following is an example of a concurrent power?
a.
establish courts
c.
create marriage laws
b.
establish post offices
d.
admit states
 

17. 
Most rancho owners
a.
lived on their land and worked beside their laborers.
b.
lived in Spain and appointed managers to run their land.
c.
lived on haciendas and did all the labor themselves.
d.
lived in missions and worked beside their laborers.
 

18. 
Cuzco was the capital city of the
a.
Adena.
c.
Toltec.
b.
Inca.
d.
Maya.
 

19. 
Why did the British expect to win battles in the South?
a.
Morale was low in the American army.
b.
Some of their best generals were positioned there.
c.
The American army there was small.
d.
Many supporters lived there.
 

20. 
What replaced the western part of the Roman Empire when it collapsed?
a.
small warring kingdoms
c.
large urban areas
b.
the Roman Republic
d.
small peaceful kingdoms
 

21. 
The Thanksgiving holiday tradition owes much to the Wampanoag and the kindness of
a.
Metacomet.
c.
Squanto.
b.
Pocahontas.
d.
Miantonomo.
 

22. 
The colony that was supposed to help England’s poor was
a.
New Jersey.
c.
Georgia.
b.
Delaware.
d.
New York.
 

23. 
The Arawak language is associated with the
a.
Taino.
c.
Inca.
b.
Aztec.
d.
Pueblo.
 

24. 
The Loyalists were also known as
a.
Tories.
c.
Patriots.
b.
Redcoats.
d.
minutemen.
 

25. 
After the Revolutionary War, the United States was granted
a.
most of the land east of the Mississippi River.
b.
fishing rights in the Mississippi River.
c.
British land in Canada.
d.
all land west of the Mississippi.
 

26. 
New Mexico’s first settlement was established by
a.
Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo.
c.
Junípero Serra.
b.
Juan de Oñate.
d.
Popé.
 

27. 
Bacon’s Rebellion occurred because
a.
indentured servants were buying all of the available land.
b.
the settlers wanted more American Indian land for farming.
c.
Nathaniel Bacon was against the planting of tobacco.
d.
the House of Burgesses was against the settlers.
 

28. 
Olaudah Equiano’s autobiography
a.
focused on the perils of living on the frontier.
b.
encouraged a series of religious revivals.
c.
convinced many people of the need to stop the slave trade.
d.
convinced many people to support public education.
 

29. 
The oldest city established by Europeans within the present-day United States is
a.
Roanoke.
c.
Plymouth.
b.
Jamestown.
d.
St. Augustine.
 

30. 
The battle that effectively ended the war was
a.
Vincennes.
c.
Saratoga.
b.
Trenton.
d.
Yorktown.
 

31. 
Which of the following statements applies to the Great Compromise?
a.
It was proposed by William Paterson of New Jersey.
b.
It granted each state an equal voice in the upper house and representation in the lower house according to population.
c.
It provided for a strong unicameral legislature.
d.
It was rejected by a majority of the delegates.
 

32. 
The largest Mississippian settlement was located near present-day
a.
New Orleans.
c.
St. Louis.
b.
Chicago.
d.
Memphis.
 

33. 
The document that established a self-governing colony based on majority rule of male church members was the
a.
Mayflower Compact.
c.
Albany Plan of Union.
b.
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut.
d.
Toleration Act.
 

34. 
Christopher Columbus grew up in
a.
Lisbon, Portugal.
c.
Genoa, Italy.
b.
Paris, France.
d.
Palos, Spain.
 

35. 
Which of these statements about Spanish women in the colonies is NOT TRUE?
a.
Women could not own property.
b.
There were few opportunities for women.
c.
Many wealthy women cooked.
d.
Many women managed haciendas.
 

36. 
Magna Carta provided which group with guaranteed basic liberties?
a.
all men
c.
serfs
b.
peasants
d.
nobles
 

37. 
Spain’s Royal Orders for New Discoveries commanded priests to do all of the following EXCEPT
a.
teach English grammar.
c.
teach about weapons.
b.
teach about horses.
d.
teach Catholicism.
 

38. 
The Islamic holy city is
a.
Mecca.
c.
Timbuktu.
b.
Mombasa.
d.
Mogadishu.
 

39. 
Which culture was known for its multistory rock and adobe dwellings?
a.
Adena
c.
Hopewell
b.
Anasazi
d.
Olmec
 

40. 
Which of the following powers is NOT given to the national government by the Constitution?
a.
conduct elections
b.
declare war
c.
coin money
d.
set standard weights and measures
 

41. 
Who did most of the actual writing of the Declaration of Independence?
a.
Thomas Jefferson
c.
Richard Henry Lee
b.
Thomas Paine
d.
John Adams
 

42. 
The typical soldier during the war was
a.
between ages 24 and 29.
c.
under age 17.
b.
over age 30.
d.
under age 23.
 

43. 
Who assumed full control of Great Britain’s war efforts during the French and Indian War?
a.
James Wolfe
c.
William Berkeley
b.
William Pitt
d.
Jeffrey Amherst
 

44. 
The “Lost Colony” was located in
a.
Newfoundland.
c.
Roanoke.
b.
Jamestown.
d.
Plymouth.
 

45. 
Spain’s American empire was not challenged until the
a.
early 1400s.
c.
late 1600s.
b.
late 1500s.
d.
early 1500s.
 

46. 
Who was chosen to command the Continental Army?
a.
George Washington
c.
William Howe
b.
George Rogers Clark
d.
Nathanael Greene
 

47. 
Who believed rebelling against the king was like rebelling against God?
a.
Hessians
c.
Patriot
b.
Sons of Liberty
d.
Loyalists
 

48. 
Since 1789 the Constitution has been amended
a.
hundreds of times.
c.
27 times.
b.
10 times.
d.
only once.
 

49. 
The first written constitution in the colonies was the
a.
Albany Plan of Union.
c.
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut.
b.
Toleration Act.
d.
Mayflower Compact.
 

50. 
Which of the following powers is NOT given to the states by the Constitution?
a.
create marriage laws
c.
establish foreign policy
b.
provide for public safety
d.
establish and maintain schools
 



 
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