History 180 Midterm #1
Multiple Choice – 2 points each
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. Which of the following had established a permanent settlement in North America before 1600?
a.
France
b.
Spain
c.
England
d.
the Netherlands
e.
Portugal
____ 2. Britain’s new imperial policy after 1763 can best be described as
a.
one of increased centralized control over the colonies.
b.
one of relaxed control over the colonies.
c.
unchanged from before 1763.
d.
one that sought to get rid of the colonies.
e.
one that sought to exterminate the Indians.
____ 3. The religious group in North America that led the attack on slavery was the
a.
Catholics.
b.
Presbyterians.
c.
Baptists.
d.
Quakers.
e.
Jews.
____ 4. The Stamp Act
a.
was at first accepted grudgingly by most colonial leaders.
b.
was an internal tax.
c.
was the last in a series of direct taxes on the colonies.
d.
exempted newspapers and pamphlets.
e.
lowered taxes in the colonies.
____ 5. During the Revolutionary War, most Indian tribes
a.
remained neutral.
b.
sided with the revolutionaries.
c.
sided with the British.
d.
split down the middle.
e.
sided with the Spanish.
____ 6. In the period 1530 to 1630, the population of Mexico and Peru decreased by approximately
a.
10 percent.
b.
25 percent.
c.
50 percent.
d.
90 percent.
e.
100 percent
____ 7. All of the following were food crops grown in the Americas during the late Stone Age (Neolithic) except
a.
maize.
b.
white potatoes.
c.
tomatoes.
d.
oranges.
e.
squash.
____ 8. The factory villages where entire families labored for mill owners in the process of cloth production was known as
a.
the Lowell system.
b.
the Waltham system.
c.
the Rhode Island system.
d.
the Massachusetts system.
e.
the Carnegie system.
____ 9. The primary cash crop of the South in the nineteenth century was
a.
tobacco.
b.
rice.
c.
cotton.
d.
wheat.
e.
potatoes.
____ 10. The inventor of the cotton gin was
a.
James Henry Hammond.
b.
Eli Whitney.
c.
Samuel Slater.
d.
Richard Arkwright.
e.
Thomas Edison.
True/False – 2 points each
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
____ 11. Women in semi sedentary Indian societies did most of the farming.
____ 12. The person most responsible for the development of tobacco as a cash crop in Virginia was John Rolfe.
____ 13. Jesuits did not believe that Indians had to be Europeanized before they could be Christianized.
____ 14. Spain and France were more concerned with religious missionary activity in their colonies than England was.
____ 15. Massachusetts slave Elizabeth Freeman sued her master in 1781 and won her liberty.
____ 16. Most Indians and slaves hoped that the colonies would be victorious in the Revolutionary War.
____ 17. Most slaves who reached British units during the Revolution won their freedom.
____ 18. The Stamp Act was the last in a series of direct taxes on the colonies.
____ 19. The Revolutionary War officially came to a close with the Treaty of Paris (1783).
____ 20. French aid to the Americans during the Revolution was insignificant.
Short Answer – 20 points each (Choose only 3 of the 7 questions below)
21. Describe the most significant plant, animal, and bacterial aspects of the Columbian Exchange – between Europe and the Americas.
22. Explore the implications of the American Revolution for black Americans.
23. Examine the early Jamestown settlement. What were the problems and successes there?
24. What was the purpose of the Stamp Act?
25. Describe the causes and significance of the Boston Massacre in 1770.
26. What was the Whiskey Rebellion? What were its causes, repercussions?
27. Discuss the Louisiana Purchase and examine its impact on American society.
