US History Midterm Review II
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This will be a cumulative comprehensive review of all information covered up to this point.
- 1.Which ammendment abolished slavery and prohibited involuntary servitude?
- A.
13
- B.
14
- C.
15
- D.
16
- 2.Which of the following wars are listed in chronological order correctly?
- A.
Revolutionary, Seven Year , 1812
- B.
Revolutionary, 1812, Civil War
- C.
French & Indian, Civil War, Revolutionary
- D.
None of the above
- 3.The first slaves were brought to America by
- A.
German Hessians
- B.
Dutch Merchants
- C.
Colonial Settlers
- 4.Congress is made up of several internal committees such as
- A.
Public Health and Safety Commission
- B.
Ways & Means
- C.
House of Representatives
- 5.The process of Filibustering on a bill is best accomplished in
- A.
Executive Cabinet meetings
- B.
Judicial Review of the Supreme Court
- C.
During House of Representative assemblies
- D.
During Senatorial Sessions
- 6.The proclamation of 1763 established colonial settlers authority to operate freely within America and spawned their ability to move Westward
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.Chrispus Attickus and many other valiant men died senselessly during Shay's Rebellion
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.The slave trade in America was inclusive of more than 4 million slaves
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.The south was referred to as the confederacy due to their staunch support of the articles of confederation
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.The necessity of modifying the U.S. Constitution was due to the framers failure to make adequate provisions to protect personal ___________
- 11.The Compromise of 1820 averted sectional conflict by
- A.
Removing federal troops from the south
- B.
Preserving the balance of power between free and slave states
- C.
Implementing a more stringent Fugitive Slave Law
- D.
Lowering tariff rates
- E.
Eliminating the constitutional ban on the importation of the slaves
- 12.Samuel Gompers
- A.
Used the state militia to break up the Boston police strike
- B.
Led the American Federation of Labor
- C.
Directed President FDR's War Labor Board
- D.
Advocated Socialism as head of the INdustrial Workers of the World
- 13.During the McCarthy Era, Americans were greatly concerned about Socialism and a poor economy
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 14.Alger Hiss was tried and accused of giving secrets to the Russia
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 15.The Boston Tea Party took place in
- 16.The French & Indian War has also been called the __________ War
- 17.In the trial of Peter Zenger of 1734, the Supreme Court acquitted him of
- A.
Treason
- B.
Seditious libel
- C.
Unlawful protests
- D.
Improper religious activity
- 18.Jamestown was the very first settlement ever attempted in the Americas
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 19.The writ of assistance, stamp act and the harbor blockade were all considered to be _____________ Acts by the colonists
- 20.The transcontinental railway was established in
- A.
1754
- B.
1863
- C.
1859
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