Thursday, January 7, 2010
T. Harrison Question of the week?
Monday, January 4, 2010
Ch. 6 Mid-Term Questions
____ 61. The Judiciary Act of 1789
____ 62. Washington's cabinet included the Department of
____ 63. Alexander Hamilton
____ 64. The Bank of the United States
____ 65. The Republican Party of the late 1700s
____ 66. An excise tax
Ch.4 and 5 Question for Mid-Term
____ 25. During which event did the first fighting between redcoats and minutemen occur?
____ 26. Who wrote a pamphlet called "Common Sense", arguing that the time had come for American independence?
____ 27. Which European country supported the American colonies during the Revolutionary War?
____ 28. Which event confirmed American independence and set the boundaries of the new nation?
____ 29. In which incident did Crispus Attucks play a significant role?
____ 30. Which of the following men helped to found the Sons of Liberty?
____ 31. What did the Townshend Acts bring about?
____ 32. How did the colonists react to the Intolerable Acts?
____ 33. Whose concepts did Jefferson draw upon as he drafted the Declaration of Independence?
____ 34. During the Revolutionary War, what did the Continental Army lack?
Select the letter of the term, name, or phrase that best completes the statement.
A. Stamp Act
B. martial law
C. King George III
D. Samuel Adams
E. Intolerable Acts
F. Townshend Acts
G. Boston Tea Party
H. Boston Massacre
I. committees of correspondence
____ 44. In 1765, Parliament passes the ___, requiring colonists to pay a direct tax on a variety of printed items.
____ 45. In 1765, ___ helps to found the Sons of Liberty, a secret resistance group.
____ 46. In 1766, colonists react with rage and well-organized resistance to the ___, a package of revenue laws imposing taxes on imports of glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea.
____ 47. In 1770, tensions rise between Britain and the colonies when the ___ leaves Crispus Attucks and four others dead.
____ 48. In 1772, the assemblies of Massachusetts and Virginia set up ___ to communicate with other colonies about British threats to colonists' liberties.
____ 49. In 1773, Colonists stage the ___ to send a forceful message to Britain communicating their feelings about the Tea Act.
____ 50. In 1774, ___, the royal head of England urges Parliament to take quick action to punish Massachusetts.
____ 51. In 1774, Parliament passes what the colonists call the ___, a series of measures that, among other things, shut down Boston Harbor and authorize British commanders to house soldiers in private homes.
____ 52. In 1774, to keep the peace, General Thomas Gage places Boston under ___.
____ 53. In 1774, the ___ rally around the colonists of Boston, quickly moving into action and assembling the First Continental Congress.
CHAPTER 5
____ 54. Under the Articles of Confederation, each state's power in Congress was based on
____ 55. The Articles of Confederation gave the national government the power to
____ 56. From the time of the Declaration of Independence until the ratification of the Constitution, the United States functioned without
____ 57. Shays's Rebellion was a protest by farmers who faced problems from
____ 58. The Great Compromise was an agreement about how to
____ 59. The system that maintains the separation of powers among the branches of the federal government is called
____ 60. Adding a bill of rights to the Constitution was largely supported by the
Ch. 2 and 3 Questions for American History Mid-Term
Mr. Harrison Fall 2009 Mid-Term Review
CHAPTER 2
____ 1. The first English colonies in North America were set up in the hope of achieving
____ 2. Jamestown's most serious problems during its first year were caused by
____ 3. Bacon's Rebellion resulted from Nathaniel Bacon's sympathy with the problems faced by
____ 4. The Puritans' views and attitudes led them to promote the idea of
____ 5. The colony that was founded on principles of social equality and religious tolerance was
CHAPTER 3
____ 11. The purpose of the Navigation Acts was to
____ 12. As a result of England's policy of "salutary neglect," the colonies developed
____ 13. In the late 1600s, the number of enslaved Africans in the South increased dramatically, in part due to a decline in
____ 14. The "middle passage" refers to the part of the transatlantic trade network that carried
____ 15. The Enlightenment was a movement that emphasized the value of
____ 16. The Great Awakening caused some colonists to
____ 17. During the French and Indian War, Native Americans fought on the side of
____ 18. With the Proclamation of 1763, the British government attempted to
____ 19. The Sugar Act was an effort by the British Parliament to
