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Name _________________________________Mid-Term Exam____1. In 1492 Christopher Columbus sailed west to A. make Spain a strong military power C. locate gold and become wealthy B. discover unknown continents D. find a trade route to the Far East ____2. Which statement best describes why English settlers came to America? A. Englishmen came looking for economic opportunity and to live and worship freely. B. Englishmen came to make England the greatest colonial power in Europe. C. Englishmen came to build the foundation for the future United States. D. Englishmen came to prevent the Spanish and French from settling in America.____3. Which statement about the Pilgrims is NOT true? A. From their arrival in America, Pilgrims consistently thanked God for His blessings. B. Squanto, God’s special blessing, taught Pilgrims how to hunt, farm, and fish. C. Once Gov. Bradford established free enterprise, the Pilgrim economy began to thrive. D. Pilgrims were Godly people, but they never lived at peace with nearby Indians.____4. Which of the following statements about the free enterprise system is NOT true? A. The free enterprise system requires intense government control of all commerce. B. The free enterprise system is based on the private ownership of property. C. The free enterprise system rewards those who work hard. D. Free enterprise produces more of everything than the common store model ____5. Government was established in the colonies to do all of the following EXCEPT A. pass laws B. keep peace C. defend the citizens D. provide food for everyone____6. The English legacy is strongest in America because A. England had the most powerful army during the exploration period B. all the early colonists learned to speak English C. English settlers built homes and formed permanent communities in all 13 colonies D. no other ethnic groups were allowed to settle in the 13 colonies____7. With which statement about religious freedom would Roger Williams NOT have agreed? A. Christianity cannot be forced on people. B. Citizens should be taxed equally in order to fund the mission of the church. C. Ministers should be selected by the worshipers, not by the government. D. Colonists should have the right to attend the church of their choice.____8. Which statement most accurately describes our Puritan heritage? A. Puritans worked hard and used their resources wisely. B. Puritans believed strongly in moral living as defined and commanded by scripture. C. Puritans believed in obeying civil law and supporting public office holders. D. All of these statements are true E. None of these statements are true Page 2____9. Which event was most important in setting a precedent for economic freedom in America? A. Widespread trade with England and the islands of the West Indies B. The widespread use of the free enterprise system in all 13 colonies C. The end of the practice of levying tariffs on imported and exported trade goods D. The election of the first group of representatives to the Virginia House of Burgesses____10. For what kind of government did the Mayflower Compact help set a precedent? A. government ruled by a king or queen B. socialism where the government institutes the common store and says everyone is equal C. self-government where the citizens or their representatives make governmental decisions D. Dictatorship where the top government official makes all the decisions ____11. The ‘Great Awakening’ A. was a renewed commitment to God by many people in all 13 colonies. B. began in New England with the inspired preaching of Jonathan Edwards. C. saw a great increase in Americans’ willingness to assist orphans, the poor, and those in need. D. The Great Awakening was all these things E. It was none of these things. ____12. What was the primary cause of the French and Indian War? A. A dispute over trading rights with the Indians B. France and England hated each other and were always ready to fight C. A disagreement over fishing rights in the waters off the coast of New England D. Ownership of North America east of the Mississippi River ____13. England’s 1700’s economic policy called ‘mercantilism’ A. weakened her military C. was harmful to the colonial economy B. decreased the power of King George D. was popular with American merchants____14. Tariffs A. increase the cost of goods B. decrease the cost of goods C. do not affect the cost of goods____15. Which group would support a tariff on imported coffee? A. Starbucks customers B. Starbucks owners C. neither group would support this tariff____16. Colonists hated the Stamp Act because it A. tripled the amount of postage required on all colonial mail B. was a tax forced on Americans without giving Americans representation in Parliament C. drastically reduced the right of Americans to travel from one colony to another D. required Americans to provide free food and shelter to English soldiers ____17. ‘Common Sense’ and the Committees of Correspondence A. were used by King George as an excuse to raise taxes on the colonists. B. persuaded many colonists to oppose the Declaration of Independence. C. convinced Benedict Arnold to betray his country. D. kept patriots informed about negative English activities in the colonies. ____18. When colonists from Massachusetts refused to pay their taxes, the English Page 3 A. smuggled tea and other goods into the colonies. B. built a Customs House in Boston to insure that all money from tariffs was collected. C. repealed export taxes on all products shipped out of Boston. D. sank all colonial war ships anchored in Boston harbor. ____19. The Boston Massacre A. resulted in the death of many English soldiers at the hands of the colonial militia. B. increased Tory support for the English government. C. was used as propaganda to motivate patriots to seek independence from England. D. took place because English merchants refused to sell goods to patriot colonists.____20. What was the reaction of patriotic Americans to the Intolerable Acts? A. They refused to pay their taxes. B. They wrote the Declaration of Independence. C. They asked King George to repeal all tariffs placed on the American goods. D. They sent food and supplies to the hungry citizens of Boston.____21. Which statement BEST describes why Americans declared independence? A. Americans wanted to be free to live, work, and worship without government interference. B. Americans did NOT want to pay the high taxes that the English levied on them. C. England refused to lift the restrictions they had placed on American trade. D. Americans did not like or respect King George.____22. The ‘Shot heard round the world’ fired at the battle of Lexington A. marked the first of many revolutions fought to win freedom for citizens in many lands B. persuaded France to enter the war on the side of England C. was America’s greatest military victory in the Revolutionary War D. caused the Continental Congress to appoint G. Washington commander of the colonial army ____23. The American victory at Saratoga was considered the turning point of the war for all these reasons EXCEPT A. It was the first major victory of the war for America and it raised the morale of all patriots. B. It prevented the English from separating New England from the other American colonies. C. It was the battle in which General George Washington was killed. D. It was after this battle that France was persuaded to assist America in her quest for independence ____24. Which statement about the Battle of Yorktown is NOT true? A. Yorktown was the final battle of the Revolutionary War. B. The French fleet set up a blockade of Chesapeake Bay that prevented an English retreat. C. Thousands of Americans were killed in the fierce fighting that took place at Yorktown. D. Yorktown was a great military victory for General George Washington and all Americans. ____25. The Treaty of Paris A. officially determined that America was independent and free from English rule. B. established the boundaries of the United States on the north, west, and south. C. both of the answers are true about the Treaty of Paris. D. neither answer is true. Page 4_____26. America won the Revolutionary War primarily because A. The colonists fought on their own land for their homes, farms, families, and freedom. B. The colonists had a larger, better trained army than England. C. The colonists were given military assistance by both Spain and France. D. The colonists had much better equipment and more supplies than the English.____27. On whose authority did the Declaration of Independence say that ‘all men are created equal’? A. Thomas Jefferson’s authority B. God’s authority C. The government’s authority D. There was no authority that could make that claim ____28. The Declaration of Independence clearly states that government should get its power from A. the king B. elected officials C. Congress D. the people/citizens____29. When any government rules its people with tyranny, the Declaration of Independence says to A. elect new leaders B. abolish or alter the government C. form a new political party D. endure the tyranny ____30. Which of the following statements is NOT true about America? A. Colonial Immigrants from many lands left their old lives behind and became Americans rather than remaining English or German or Dutch or Swedish. B. Americans practiced the idea that it would be hard work that led to success rather than the parents to whom you were born as was the case with English nobility. C. Once the Declaration of Independence was signed by delegates to the Continental Congress, racism ended and racists were forced to leave the country. D. Though colonists belonged to many denominations, all wanted to be able to worship freely. ____31. MagellanA. leader of the Jamestown Colony____32. La Salle B. English general killed in the battle for Fort Duquesne____33. William PennC. Claimed Mississippi Valley for France and named it Louisiana____34. Henry HudsonD. Primary author of the Declaration of Independence____35. James SmithE. Founder of the colony of Pennsylvania____36. Patrick Henry F. Losing General in the last battle of the Revolutionary War____37. General BraddockG. Leader of first expedition to sail around the world____38. Von SteubenH. Early Dutch explorer who discovered Manhattan Island ____39. General CornwallisJ. German officer who trained the colonial army at Valley Forge____40 Thomas JeffersonK. Patriot who said “Give me liberty or give me death” in declaring his support for independence Page 5 ____41. TechnologyA. New England colonies formed a __ to defend against their enemies.____42. BoycottB. French traders would __ guns and ammo for Indian pelts. ____43. IndigenousC. Benedict Arnold showed great __ in exposing himself to enemy fire. ____44. ConfederationD. A representatives to the Continental Congress was called a __.____45. PacifistE. Daughters of Liberty organized a __ of tea to protest the Tea Act. ____46. RefugeF. One became an __ in order to learn a trade or skill in colonial days.____47. EraG. Most Americans were __ because they could read and write.____48. Barter H. Georgia was founded as a __ for debtors jailed in England.____49. ApprenticeJ. Improved __ like the astrolabe enabled Columbus to sail west in 1492.____50. LiterateK. The years 1607 – 1776 were known as the colonial __.____51. VulnerableL. The Stamp Act Congress asked Parliament to __ the stamp tax.____52. ValorM. A Quaker was a __ if he did not participate in war or violence.____53. IncompetentN. Pioneers were __ to Indian attacks during the French & Indian War. ____54. RepealO. The __ people of North America are called Indians.____55. DelegateP. Americans thought that English soldiers were __ because they were not trained guerilla or Indian warfare. 56. ________________________ was commander-in-chief of the colonial army that fought England. 57. ________________________ is regarded as our nation’s birthday because it was on this day that (month/day/year) the Declaration of Independence was signed.Name the three (3) unalienable rights granted to all by God as listed in the Declaration of Independence:58. ________________________59. ________________________60. ________________________Bonus: Identify these people: (1 point each)______________________ was the leader of the Sons of Liberty and a great propagandist______________________ authored ‘Common Sense’, convincing many Americans to become patriots______________________ was the city where the treaties ending both the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War were signed ................
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