US History 2111: Midterm
Approximately what percentage of the population of New York was enslaved?
20%***
Which of the following was not a result of Dunmore's Proclamation?
A majority of slaves in the colonies won their freedom.***
Which of the following was a considerable problem for the British colonies caused by British victory in the French and Indian War?
An increased need to defend the frontier, where French colonist and their tribal allies remained strong***
Which of the following Indian peoples built homes in cliff dwellings that still exist?
Anasazi
Scholars believe that most Native Americans immigrated to the Americas thousands of years ago from:
Asia
Some scholars believe that the Americas were populated between 9000 and 15000 years ago by people crossing a land bridge called Beringia. This argument is supported by which of the following?
Asian and American Indians share genetic markers on the Y chromosome
Many scholars today accept the theory that the first inhabitants of the New World arrived via a land bridge called
Beringia
What form of protest to British action was advocated by the First Continental Congress?
Boycott of British goods
What battle is depicted in this picture? (https://www.archives.gov/files/research/military/american-revolution/pictures/images/revolutionary-war-015.jpg) Charleston and Boston
Bunker Hill
Which of the following best describes the treatment of religion in the new states?
By 1790, most states had disposed of any laws limiting the rights of certain religious groups.***
How did women support the Patriot cause during the American Revolution?
By making homespun clothing and by participating in boycotts of British goods
How did the Virginia House of Burgesses show its support of Massachusetts after the passing of the Coercive Acts?
Calling for a day of fasting and prayer
Who founded the colony of Maryland?
Cecilius Calvert
Which of the following tribes would an English explorer be most likely to encounter?
Cherokee
The purpose of the First Continental Congress was to
Coordinate resistance to the Intolerable Acts
The basis of the Mesoamerican diet was:
Corn/Maize
The most common conflict in eighteenth-century colonial politics was between:
Different colonies, such as the rivalry between New York and Massachusetts***
According to the New World Encounters video, the greatest weapon that the Spanish had in their quest to conquer Native Americans was what?
Disease
The textbook argues that Europeans could not have come to dominate the New World without Africans and Native Americans. Which of the following pieces of evidence best supports that argument?
Europeans relied on African slavery to provide labor for the sugar plantations of the Caribbean and Brazil
Which two groups of settlers focused on fur trading?
French and Dutch
Which of the following could not be considered a Restoration Colony?
Georgia
Who were the Hessians?
German soldiers-for-hire
According to the excerpt from Christopher Columbus's journal, the end of Spain's wars with the the Moors came in 1492, when they reconquered what region?
Granada
In the Thomas Harriot reading describing an Englishman meeting Native Americans in Virginia, which statement best describes the Englishman's impression of the Native Americans?
He believed they could be easily conquered and easily converted to Christianity.***
Why did John Dickinson offer the British the Olive Branch Petition?
He thought we had enough internal disputes to resolve first
Martin Luther and John Calvin agreed that the Catholic Church should
Help people read and understand the Bible***
Who was the Dutch explorer who explored the New York Harbor?
Henry Hudson
Native American societies at the time of European contact can best be described as:
Highly unified, with little variation in practices and beliefs***
Which culture developed the first writing system in the Western Hemisphere?
Inca
Which of the following was a voluntary work commitment?
Indentured servitude
Oliver Cromwell ruled over England during the:
Interregnum***
What did the Stamp Act do?
It placed a tax on all legal documents and printed materials
What role did New York City play in the Revolution?
It served as the headquarters for the British forces
Which of the following was true of the city of Tenochtitlan?
It was well-planned, clean, and orderly
Mansa Musa was the king of which African Empire?
Mali
Why did racial hatred increase during the Revolution?
Many blacks and Indians helped the British***
Where did Shays's Rebellion begin?
Massachusetts
Which of the following people would have been most likely to support the Patriots and the cause of American independence from Britain after 1776?
Men who had served on the Committees of Correspondence
What woman wrote a history of the American Revolution in 1812?
Mercy Otis Warren
In the Columbian Exchange, which of the following statements about animals is NOT true?
Native Americans introduced horses to the Europeans
How did the Treaty of Paris of 1783 cause future trouble?
New Englanders could fish off the coast of Canada***
According to the textbook, which civilization is considered to be "The mother of Mesoamerican cultures" because of their influence on art, architecture, agriculture, and trade?
Olmec
Which of the following could be considered a consequence of the agricultural revolution that happened approximately 10,000 years ago?
Permanent settlements***
Which group of Europeans led the slave trade?
Portuguese
Who made up the labor force in Puritan New England?
Puritan young people
Which religious group in colonial North America was noted for their strong opposition to slavery?
Quakers
Scholars believe that the Incan city of Machu Picchu primarily served what kind of purpose?
Religious (housing the priesthood)
Which of the following cannot be considered a consequence of the Stono Rebellion
Several slaves gained their freedom after a successful
Which of the following was NOT a significance of Pocohontas?
She gave birth to three children for the future of the colony***
The region where the British had the most success was
South
What was NOT a concern of the Anti-Federalists?
States would have some powers reserved to them
What group of Native American did Bacon and his supporters attack without permission?
Susquehannock
The map in Figure 1.14 below from the textbook shows the spread of Islam. According to this map, Islam began in ________ before spreading to __________ and _____ in the 7th and 8th centuries.
The Arabian peninsula; North Africa & the Middle East
Which of the following was NOT one of the consequences of the Coercive Acts?
The Boston Massacre increased colonial support for the Revolution
Which of the following is the best answer to this question: How was Bacon's Rebellion a foreshadowing of the American Revolution?
The British government officials were disregarding the needs of the colonists.
The only true source of centralized authority in Europe during the Middle Ages was the:
The Catholic Church
The textbook suggests that propaganda played an important role in how patriots built support for revolution in the colonies. Which of the following pieces of evidence best supports that conclusion?
The Daughters of Liberty encouraged participation in the non-importation movement in response to the Stamp Act
The break between the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthdox Church was known as what?
The Great Schism
The excavations of the Hopewell peoples' burial sites in the Midwestern United States and the objects discovered within have indicated which of the following?
The Hopewell had a wide trade network
William Penn obtained the land for his new "Holy Experiment" colony because
The King wanted to cancel his debt to the Penn family and bolster the English presence in North America
The imperial reform act that allowed for British troops to be stationed in private colonial homes was called:
The Quartering Act
According to Crash Course video #5, which of the following could not be considered a long-term cause of the American Revolution?
The Second Continental Congress
The imperial reform act that imposed an internal tax on nearly every type of printed paper (including newspapers, legal documents, and playing cards) was called:
The Stamp Act
The imperial reform act that allowed the British East India Company to export its tea directly to the colonies without paying import or export duties was called:
The Tea Act
In John Dickinson's second "Letter from a Farmer in Pennsylvania," he argues that what was unconstitutional? (https://teachingamericanhistory.org/library/document/letter-2-from-letters-from-a-pennsylvania-farmer/)
The Townshend Act(s)
What was the primary purpose of the South Carolina Slave Codes of 1740? (https://digital.scetv.org/teachingAmerhistory/tTrove/1740slavecode.htm)
The authors wanted to prevent potential slave uprisings in South Carolina.
Which of the following was not a common practice of the first Spanish conquistadors?
The conquistadors became infected by the native diseases.
Which of the following did Leo Africanus NOT present as evidence of the power of the king in Timbuktu?
The king's tolerance for Jews
To what does the term "Restoration" refer?
The restoration of Charles II to the English throne
In Boston King's writing as a slave who fought for the British, what did he say that the British did to help the slaves?
They declared the slaves free and protected.
How did the English discover Bermuda?
They ship-wrecked there
What did Thomas Jefferson think should be done with slaves in Virginia?
They should be removed from the country
Why did the Founding Fathers prefer a republic over a democracy?
They were worried about tyranny of the majority.
Who was the author of the political pamphlet called Common Sense, a small, but influential work that convinced many Americans to support the cause of independence in the spring and summer of 1776?
Thomas Paine
Of all the ways that diseases were spread, what was the most effective?
Through trade routes
What Native Americans were decimated by the arrival of the Spanish at St. Augustine?
Timucua
What was the purpose of the Tea Act of 1773?
To help revive the struggling East India Company
Why did the British start taxing the colonists in 1763?
To pay off debt from the French and Indian War
There is a purple line draw in the Atlantic Ocean to the west of the Cape Verde islands (at the 46th meridian). There is a green line at in the Pacific Ocean to the east of China (at the 142nd meridian). A large blue arrow is pointing to the purple line.) Question
Treaty of Tordesillas***
Place the following events in order: Cortes entering Tenochtitlan Cartier discovering the St. Lawrence River Hudson discovering New York Harbor Cabot discovers the east coast of northern North America
__1__Cabot discovers the east coast of northern North America __2__Cortes entering Tenochtitlan __3__Cartier discovering the St. Lawrence River __4__Hudson discovering New York Harbor
Put the following events in order Spanish Inquisition Marriage of Ferdinand (of Aragon) and Isabella (of Castille) unites Spain Christopher Columbus's first voyage to Hispaniola Crusades
__1__Crusades __2__Marriage of Ferdinand (of Aragon) and Isabella (of Castille) unites Spain __3__Spanish Inquisition __4__Christopher Columbus's first voyage to Hispaniola
Put the following events in chronological order: King George's War French and Indian War War of Jenkins' Ear Queen Anne's War
__1__Queen Anne's War __2__War of Jenkins' Ear __3__King George's War __4__French and Indian War
Put the following events into chronological order. Articles of Confederation ratified by the Continental Congress States write their own constitutions Shay's Rebellion Philadelphia Convention
__1__States write their own constitutions __2__Articles of Confederation ratified by the Continental Congress __3__Shay's Rebellion __4__Philadelphia Convention
What was the Inquisition?
a brutal campaign to root out Jews and Muslims who had seemingly converted to Christianity but secretly continued to practice their faith
The term "matriarchal," as it was applied to tribes of the Eastern Woodlands in chapter 1 means:
a form of social or political organization where women are in charge
What was an on-going concern of Americans when forming the Articles of Confederation or the Constitution?
a national government that would oppress the people
According to Bernal Diaz del Castillo's report, how did Cortes's soldiers react to their first sight of Tenochtitlan?
a) They were awed by the size of the city b) They were shocked by the buildings that seemed to just rise out of the water c) They were impressed by the number of inhabitants of the city d)All of the above CORRECT: d) ALL OF THE ABOVE
Which of the following best describes the Columbian Exchange?
an exchange of plants, animals, and diseases between Europe and the Americas
The Protestant Reformation was begun by
complaints nailed on a church door
What were the three separate branches in the state constitutions?
executive, judicial, legislative
What was a consistent problem among large landowners in all the colonies?
finding sufficient labor
Which of the following pieces of evidence supports the argument that slavery was important to the economy of South Carolina?
not sure :/ but it's not: South Carolina was established as a proprietary colony
To what form of government did the American revolutionaries turn after the war for
republicanism
What was the main crop grown in the English islands in the West Indies?
sugar
Which of the following describes the first winter of the Jamestown settlers?
the "starving time"
A republic requires all of the following EXCEPT
the people to be financially stable
Why did General Gage send troops to Concord?
to get a cache of arms
Why were probanzas de meritas written?
to get support from monarchs
What was the most lucrative product of the Chesapeake colonies?
tobacco
In this quote, to whom is Adams referring by "another Tribe"? "As to your extraordinary Code of Laws, I cannot but laugh. We have been told that our Struggle has loosened the bands of Government every where. That Children and Apprentices were disobedient—that schools and Colledges were grown turbulent—that Indians slighted their Guardians and Negroes grew insolent to their Masters. But your Letter was the first Intimation that another Tribe more numerous and powerful than all the rest were grown discontented. . . . Depend on it, We know better than to repeal our Masculine systems."
women