Midterm Exam Practice Quiz

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This quiz covers information taught from the beginning of September, onward. It includes 60 questions that will be automatically graded and reported to you. This quiz does not require you to receive an 80% or higher, it is meant as an open format review. Good luck!

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1.

In the French and Indian War, Spain sided with the British.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
2.

In the summer of 1775, most members of the Second Continental Congress wanted the colonies to have the right to govern themselves, but they did not want to break with the British Empire.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
3.

The first skirmish of the French and Indian War occurred because
- A.
  
  The French organized Native American attacks on frontier settlements.
- B.
  
  Both the French and the British wanted the Ohio River valley.
- C.
  
  The French ambushed a British detachment near Quebec City.
- D.
  
  Both the French and the British claimed Louisiana.
4.

The Albany Plan of Union proposed that
- A.
  
  The Iroquois join with the British against the French.
- B.
  
  The colonies join together to form a federal government.
- C.
  
  The colonies join with the British against the French.
- D.
  
  The colonies join with the French against the British.
5.

In response to the Sugar Act, some colonists argued that the British had no right to tax Americans
- A.
  
  To raise money.
- B.
  
  To control trade.
- C.
  
  Directly.
- D.
  
  Without a vote of the people.
6.

In the Gaspee Affair,
- A.
  
  A British ship seized an American ship without warrant.
- B.
  
  The colonists burned a British ship that had run aground.
- C.
  
  The colonists seized the cargo of tea that a British ship had brought into Boston.
- D.
  
  The colonists forced a British ship carrying tea to return home.
7.

King George III declared the colonies “open and avowed enemies” after
- A.
  
  He read the Olive Branch Petition.
- B.
  
  The battles of Lexington and Concord.
- C.
  
  The attack on British troops in Boston.
- D.
  
  The attack on British troops in Quebec.
8.

The purpose of the Albany Conference was to negotiate
- A.
  
  A peace treaty to end the French and Indian War.
- B.
  
  A repeal of the Stamp Act.
- C.
  
  An alliance with the Iroquois.
- D.
  
  An end to the tea boycott.
9.

In the treaty that ended the French and Indian War, the British gained all of the following territory EXCEPT
- A.
  
  New France.
- B.
  
  Louisiana east of the Mississippi.
- C.
  
  Florida.
- D.
  
  New Orleans.
10.

The colonists protested the Stamp Act by
- A.
  
  Refusing to sell goods to Britain.
- B.
  
  Refusing to buy goods from Britain.
- C.
  
  Dumping British tea into Boston Harbor.
- D.
  
  Dissolving the Massachusetts assembly.
11.

After the Boston Massacre, the British brought peace to the colonies temporarily by repealing the
- A.
  
  Townshend Acts.
- B.
  
  Stamp Act.
- C.
  
  Sugar Act.
- D.
  
  Quartering Act.
12.

At the suggestion of Thomas Jefferson, the colonies formed
- A.
  
  Committees of resistance.
- B.
  
  Negotiating committees.
- C.
  
  Committees of correspondence.
- D.
  
  Pamphlet committees.
13.

The laws known as the “Intolerable Acts” were the Coercive Acts and the
- A.
  
  Quebec Act.
- B.
  
  Tea Act.
- C.
  
  Sugar Act.
- D.
  
  Stamp Act.
14.

The Royal Proclamation of 1763 declared that colonists could not settle west of a line drawn north to south along
- A.
  
  Chesapeake Bay.
- B.
  
  The Ohio River.
- C.
  
  The Appalachian Mountains.
- D.
  
  The Hudson River.
15.

Fighting between the British and French that began in 1754 in North America is known as
- A.
  
  Braddock’s War.
- B.
  
  The Seven Years’ War.
- C.
  
  The British and French War.
- D.
  
  The French and Indian War.
16.

On March 5, 1770, a crowd of colonists began taunting and throwing snowballs at a British soldier guarding a customs house, which resulted in the
- A.
  
  Formation of the Sons of Liberty.
- B.
  
  French and Indian War.
- C.
  
  Virginia Resolves.
- D.
  
  Boston Massacre.
17.

The fighting between the French and British during the French and Indian War eventually spread to Europe, where it later became known as the ____________________ War.
18.

Name of the pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that attacked the monarchy
- A.
  
  Minutemen
- B.
  
  Common Sense
- C.
  
  Committee of correspondence
- D.
  
  Battle of Bunker Hill
19.

To assist customs officers in arresting smugglers, the Revenue Act legalized the use of general search warrants called
- A.
  
  Revenue Acts.
- B.
  
  Writs of assistance.
- C.
  
  Customs duties.
- D.
  
  Non-importation agreements.
20.

_{The Articles of the Confederation gave the Confederation Congress all of the following powers EXCEPT the power to:}
- A.
  
  Declare war.
- B.
  
  Impose taxes.
- C.
  
  Raise armies.
- D.
  
  Sign treaties.
21.

Amending the Constitution requires:
- A.
  
  Proposal and ratification.
- B.
  
  Impeachment and ratification.
- C.
  
  Agreement of both houses of Congress.
- D.
  
  Ratification by half of the states.
22.

News of Shays' Rebellion and unrest elsewhere convicted the Congress to:
- A.
  
  Send federal troops to states where the government was abusing its power.
- B.
  
  Send federal troops to states where the government was abusing its power.
- C.
  
  Call a convention of the states to revise the Constitution.
- D.
  
  Pass laws to provide relief for poor farmers who were losing their farms.
23.

What cause resulted in the effect shown in the diagram above? (Save to desktop to view larger image)
- A.
  
  The Confederation Congress was not allowed to raise money by imposing taxes.
- B.
  
  The Confederation Congress was not allowed to regulate commerce.
- C.
  
  The Confederation Congress was not allowed to make treaties.
- D.
  
  The Confederation Congress had no president to settle disputes among the states.
24.

Shays' Rebellion started because:
- A.
  
  The government of Massachusetts decided to issue paper money to pay off its debts instead of raising taxes.
- B.
  
  The paper money in Rhode Island became so worthless that merchants refused to accept it in payment for debts.
- C.
  
  The government of Massachusetts decided to raise taxes to pay off its debts instead of issuing paper money.
- D.
  
  New York taxed goods coming into the state from Connecticut and New Jersey.
25.

The delegate chosen as presiding officer of the Constitutional Convention was:
- A.
  
  George Washington.
- B.
  
  James Madison.
- C.
  
  Alexander Hamilton.
- D.
  
  Benjamin Franklin.