US History Midterm Review

Who was England’s main opponent from the 1680s to the 1760s?

Why were epidemics in the colonies more common in the 18th century?

What act of treason did Benedict Arnold agree to perform?

Who was a German drillmaster for the Continental army?

Who was America’s ally during the War for Independence?

What were dame schools?

Who built Fort Necessity?

Which denomination did not allow infant baptism?

The key military campaign of the French and Indian War was the capture of _____.

Some of the proceeds of each township were set aside to build _____.

Which of the following principles was NOT included in the Constitution?

Whose rise to power in 1760 marked a major shift in British policy toward its American colonies?

Who claimed the Louisiana Territory for France?

Who defended the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre?

The New England Primer was a _____.

Who became the “voice of the Revolution”?

What was Britain’s chief disadvantage during the French and Indian War?

Who led the Sons of Liberty?

What was the first religious group to settle in America?

Which of the following issues was the least debated at the Constitutional Convention?

What did Common Sense advocate?

Cotton Mather was a well-known _____ in the colonies.

Which one of these foods was already in North America when the Europeans came?

Where was the center of Roman Catholicism in America?

What were opponents of ratifying the Constitution called?

Who was the English evangelist who preached in both Britain and the colonies?

Which group was also known as the Society of Friends?

Why did Puritans emphasize education for their children?

What was America’s single greatest contribution to political thought?

What peace treaty brought an end to the French and Indian War?

Where did the Americans suffer their greatest defeat, losing an entire army?

What Christian statesman presented the compromise that broke the deadlock over representation in the Constitution?

From what did Puritans want to “purify” the Church of England?

Which war brought an end to French power in the New World?

Which American general achieved victory at the Battle of Cowpens?

The Pennsylvania Dutch were from _____.

Which law was a direct threat against the colonists’ power of the purse?

What was the main purpose of the Committees of Correspondence?

Where did Scots-Irish and German settlers live?

Where was “the shot heard round the world” fired?

Who became the leader of the Great Awakening in New England?

Which European power did the Iroquois support?

What was the most influential religious group in colonial America?

Who was the American leader in the war in the West?

Who was the first president elected under the Constitution?

Who founded what is considered the first Baptist church in America?

Who were the followers of a Dutch teacher who stressed the importance of a holy, simple life?

What decade was probably the most critical in our nation’s history?

Which British general was killed during an ambush?

Which document was filled with witty sayings, including some that we still use today?

Where did the custom of wearing powdered wigs come from?

What unicameral plan did the small states support at the Constitutional Convention?

Which of the following battles helped raise American morale after the Battle of Long Island?

What was the largest group of Anabaptists?

What was the most important part of a colonial service?

The Huguenots came from _____.

Which of these best describes the Articles of Confederation?

Why was Franklin’s Albany Plan a failure?

What advantage did the French have during the French and Indian War?

To whom was the Olive Branch Petition addressed?

What was the first book published in America?

Who led a team of men to bring artillery from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston?

Which Protestant denomination generally opposed the Great Awakening?

What sparked the Coercive Acts?

How did infant death rates in America compare to those in Europe?

What was the first example of successful American colonial unity?

Which of the following was NOT an epidemic that seriously reduced the population of New England?

Rice was grown in which colonial region?

What young French aristocrat became a major general in the American army?

Who was appointed commander in chief at the Second Continental Congress?

What bicameral plan did the large states support at the Constitutional Convention?

Who was NOT one of the authors of The Federalist Papers?

How did the “Swamp Fox” help the war effort?

Which of the following was a success of the Confederation?

Who promised to introduce a bill of rights during the heated debate over ratification in Virginia?

Who won the Battle of Quebec?

What group became known as Congregationalists?

Where were the Huguenots from?

How many free inhabitants did a territory need before it could be accepted as a state?

Which state refused to participate in the Constitutional Convention?

Who wrote, “If men were angels, no government would be necessary”?

Where did most Lutherans come to America from?

Who was the author of Poor Richard’s Almanack?

Which battle convinced France to join the war?

Which of the following was NOT characteristic of early colonial settlers?

Where were five unarmed colonists killed by British soldiers in 1770?

Which of the following men began the religious group called the Quakers?

Where was the Old Deluder Satan Act passed?

Instruction regarding Christian beliefs is called _____.

Who was the French commander who died at the Battle of Quebec?

Which group was followers of the teachings of John Huss?

What was a major reason for Scots-Irish and German immigrants to come to America?

Which of the following disputes did the Confederation settle?

For what statement is Captain John Paul Jones famous?

What region was most opposed to granting the federal government control over trade?

Who drafted most of the Declaration of Independence?

Why did women in America marry earlier than European women?

What caused the Newburgh Conspiracy?

Who was the military genius known as the “Fighting Quaker”?

Colonial architecture was borrowed from which country?