Duplicate of US History Midterm Review

What did Common Sense advocate?

What was the most influential religious group in colonial America?

What group became known as Congregationalists?

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

The Pennsylvania Dutch were from _____.

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

What act of treason did Benedict Arnold agree to perform?

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

Which of these best describes the Articles of Confederation?

Which British general was killed during an ambush?

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

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

Which American general achieved victory at the Battle of Cowpens?

Who led the Sons of Liberty?

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

What was the largest group of Anabaptists?

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

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

Which of the following was a success of the Confederation?

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

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

What was the most important part of a colonial service?

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

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

What caused the Newburgh Conspiracy?

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

Why was Franklin’s Albany Plan a failure?

Which of the following disputes did the Confederation settle?

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

Which state refused to participate in the Constitutional Convention?

Who was a German drillmaster for the Continental army?

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

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

What were opponents of ratifying the Constitution called?

What was the first religious group to settle in America?

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

Who drafted most of the Declaration of Independence?

Who claimed the Louisiana Territory for France?

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

What were dame schools?

Where did most Lutherans come to America from?

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

Who won the Battle of Quebec?

Where did Scots-Irish and German settlers live?

Which group was also known as the Society of Friends?

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

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

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

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

Which European power did the Iroquois support?

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

Why did Puritans emphasize education for their children?

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

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

Who defended the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre?

The Huguenots came from _____.

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

Which battle convinced France to join the war?

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

Instruction regarding Christian beliefs is called _____.

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

Where did the custom of wearing powdered wigs come from?

Who built Fort Necessity?

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

What was the first book published in America?

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

Where was the center of Roman Catholicism in America?

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

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

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

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

What sparked the Coercive Acts?

The New England Primer was a _____.

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

Who was the author of Poor Richard’s Almanack?

Which denomination did not allow infant baptism?

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

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

Who was the first president elected under the Constitution?

For what statement is Captain John Paul Jones famous?

What was the first example of successful American colonial unity?

To whom was the Olive Branch Petition addressed?

Rice was grown in which colonial region?

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

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

Why did women in America marry earlier than European women?

Where was the Old Deluder Satan Act passed?

Colonial architecture was borrowed from which country?

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

Who became the “voice of the Revolution”?

Which Protestant denomination generally opposed the Great Awakening?

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

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

Where were the Huguenots from?

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

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

Which group was followers of the teachings of John Huss?

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

What was the main purpose of the Committees of Correspondence?

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