7th Grade History Semester 2 Exam

Who invented the cotton gin?

Army general who became dictator of France

American entrepreneur Henry Ford worked with this invention.

What group founded the Plymouth Colony?

The term for religion used to promote the goals of the state.

Who was the most famous privateer of his time?

Who studied the body's circulatory system?

What French writer described and endorsed Enlightenment ideals?

What were Argentinean cowboys called?

In what state did the first successful airplane flight occur?

Who was the first kaiser of united Germany?

A famous comet is named after this astronomer.

What country colonized Brazil?

Which were the two major turning points of WWI?

What art form had the goal of reflecting how the artist felt, rather than what he saw?

Who fought alongside Jack Rackham as part of his crew?

What government was formed in Germany after WWI?

First king of united Italy

Who improved the steam engine?

Who was the queen of France during the French Revolution?

Which Scottish scientist laid a foundation for Einstein?

Who is known as the Father of Modern Chemistry?

Which was the first religious group known to fight against the slave trade?

What were nobles that ruled Portuguese colonies called?

What taught that people can find knowledge only through experience?

Who was chancellor of Prussia and became the driving force behind unification of German states?

Which scientist developed a smallpox vaccine?

What is the privilege to vote called?

What term describes the concept of drinking alcohol in moderation?

Who developed an advanced form of calculus and discovered the laws of gravity and motion?

Who founded the Bank of France to stabilize French currency and enhance trade.

__________ were children of Indian and Spanish parents.

What nationalist formed the "Red Shirts" and conquered Sicily and Naples?

The Risorgimento was a nationalistic movement in _______.

In what country did Napoleon lose majority of his men because of harsh weather?

What Methodist preacher traveled throughout Britain on horseback?

What is it called when two armies fight without gains on either side?

What did the 1833 Factory Act place limits on?

What group of people did Karl Marx encourage to rebel against oppression?

Who used patents to control the sales of inventions?

Which scientist studied human anatomy?

What English prime minister tried to avoid war by giving into Hitler's demands?

The Belgians revolted and became independent from this country.

What organization was formed in order to try to bring about international cooperation?

Pogroms were originally associated with what country?

How many Africans were enslaved and taken to South America?

Which estate were French archbishops and bishops members of?

Which one was a strong leader in the Jamestown Colony?

Which person was more commonly known as “Blackbeard”?

Which estate were French aristocrats and nobles members of?

Who patented the first known telegraph?

United the German territories into one country

What ruler turned Vienna into an important center for the arts during the 1700s?

Congress created ___________ to control America’s money supply.

Which wore brightly-colored clothing which gave him the nickname “Calico”?

Canada began as a ______ colony.

Who wrote The Skeptical Chymist?

Who was a slave-ship captain before he was saved?

Who theorized that the earth revolves around the sun?

The Zollverein was an economic union that led to the unification of this country.

Which literary figure wrote about hardship in England's Industrial Age?

What is the philosophy that encouraged fee choice and accepting consequences?

Who “sacked” Panama City and was knighted by the king of England?

What Jewish man served as a captain in the French army?

Which country bought slaves in Africa and took them to Europe and the New World?

Who was the king of France at the start of the French Revolution?

This nation controlled and annexed eastern Poland.

The name for the alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire.

Who became the ruler of England after Cromwell's death?

Which British prime minister supported increasing the number of eligible British voters?

The style of painting in which painters reduced their subjects to geometric shapes.

The name for the alliance of Russia, Serbia, and France.

Who arranged the Reinsurance Treaty with Russia to protect his country's interests?

Who was an Italian nationalist who formed a group called Young Italy?

What was the approach to philosophy promoted by Descartes?

Karl Marx viewed history as a series of __________.

What crop was an important export of colonial America?

Who was a Greek astronomer and geographer?

Who developed a self-propelled steam engine and steam tractor?

Russia continued the process of developing a strong monarchy under the rule of whom?

Which American abolitionist was once a slave in Maryland?

Which French chemist helped prevent the spread of several diseases?

What law did Britain pass in 1774 to maintain loyalty of French Canadians?

Who worked with Karl Marx to write the Communist Manifesto?

Anti-Semitism is hostility toward which group of people?

Who invented the reaping machine?

In what country was the Declaration of the Rights of Man?

What is the term for avoiding conflict by making concessions?

Spain colonized the western regions of what continent?

What is the name of the committee that led France's revolutionary government?

Who was the assassinated heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary?

Against which country did Hungary revolt?

Who was considered the Father of Medicine?

What neutral country did the Schlieffen Plan call the Germans to send forces through?

The French celebrate their independence on what date?

Prime minister of Sardinia who helped unite Italy

Which emperor founded the Second Empire in France in 1852?

What was the name for Spaniards born in Spain?

What was the approach to philosophy promoted by Locke?

What is the name for the colonial ruler that represented the king of Spain?