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Social Studies Midterm Study Guide

Question 1 of 77

1

What country did Christopher Columbus THINK he landed in?

Select one of the following:

  • Cuba

  • England

  • East Indies of Asia

  • Spain

Explanation

Question 2 of 77

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Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean in 1487 in search for riches.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 3 of 77

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Christopher Columbus actually landed in present day and explored the .

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    Caribbean
    England
    Asia
    Cuba
    India
    Hawaii

Explanation

Question 4 of 77

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Name Columbus' 3 ships.

Select one or more of the following:

  • Pinta

  • Santa Maria

  • Niña

  • Titanic

  • Justiné

Explanation

Question 5 of 77

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In what year was Pocahontas born?

Select one of the following:

  • 1492

  • 1738

  • 1876

  • 1595

Explanation

Question 6 of 77

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Pocahontas' tribe settled in the colony of Roanoke.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 7 of 77

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In 1606, King James I granted a charter to a group of Englishmen to establish an English settlement (Jamestown) in North Carolina to find gold and riches.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 8 of 77

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What are some strengths of the Patriots?

Select one or more of the following:

  • More of a cause

  • Lots of money

  • Smart leaders

  • Many sympathizers

Explanation

Question 9 of 77

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What are some of the Patriots weaknesses?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Lots of money

  • Not a lot of money

  • Natives sided with the British

  • Strong government supporting them

Explanation

Question 10 of 77

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What are some strengths the Redcoats had?

Select one or more of the following:

  • More of a cause

  • Strong government and king as support

  • Natives sided with the British mostly

  • Lots of money for guns and ammunition

Explanation

Question 11 of 77

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What groups were involved in the French and Indian War?

Select one of the following:

  • German and English

  • Indian and French

  • English and French

  • French and Russian

Explanation

Question 12 of 77

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What was the Sugar Act?

Select one of the following:

  • A tax on things such as paper, newspapers, and letters

  • A tax on luxury items such as wine, silk, sugar, and coffee that the colonists bought from Britain

  • A law that said colonists couldn't move past the Appalachians

  • A tax on homes

Explanation

Question 13 of 77

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Thomas Paine was mostly recognized as a ( pamphleteer, delegate, writer, soldier ).

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Question 14 of 77

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Name the criteria a person must have to become a representative in the House of Representatives.

Select one or more of the following:

  • You must be at least 25 years old

  • You must have been a citizen of America for 7 years

  • You must have worked in the executive branch

  • You must live in the state you want to represent

Explanation

Question 15 of 77

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The executive branch executes laws made by the legislative branch.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 16 of 77

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The ( Supreme, Justice, Town ) Court is the highest court in the US.

Explanation

Question 17 of 77

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What is "separation of powers?"

Select one of the following:

  • The division of the government into three separate branches

  • The job each branch of government does

Explanation

Question 18 of 77

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The three branches of government are , , and .

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    executive
    legislative
    judicial
    state
    Congress
    bicameral

Explanation

Question 19 of 77

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Which branch has the most amount of checks?

Select one of the following:

  • Executive

  • Legislative

  • Judicial

Explanation

Question 20 of 77

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Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

Select one of the following:

  • Thomas Jefferson

  • George Washington

  • Benjamin Franklin

  • John Hancock

Explanation

Question 21 of 77

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Fill the blank space to complete the text.

The Declaration of Independence was written in .

Explanation

Question 22 of 77

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What does preamble mean?

Select one of the following:

  • Introduction

  • Conclusion

  • Speech

  • Document

Explanation

Question 23 of 77

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In what city did the Constitutional Convention meet?

Select one of the following:

  • Boston

  • Philadelphia

  • Charlotte

  • Albany

Explanation

Question 24 of 77

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The 19th amendment protects the voting rights of .

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    women
    immigrants

Explanation

Question 25 of 77

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Which amendment protects a citizen's right to vote, regardless of race?

Select one of the following:

  • 15

  • 18

  • 11

  • 13

Explanation

Question 26 of 77

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The Constitiutional Amendment that was later repealed was the 19th amendment.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 27 of 77

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Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

The legislative branch is discussed in Article . The executive branch is discussed in Article . The judicial branch is discussed in Article .

Explanation

Question 28 of 77

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Andrew Jackson was born in 1789 in the border area between North and South Carolina.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 29 of 77

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In what year did Andrew Jackson become president?

Select one of the following:

  • 1828

  • 1790

  • 1812

  • 1888

Explanation

Question 30 of 77

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What act was passed while Jackson was president?

Select one of the following:

  • Indian Removal Act of 1830

  • Sugar Act

  • Stamp Act

Explanation

Question 31 of 77

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The first major land acquisition for the new world was by President Thomas Jefferson when he bought the Lousiana territory from the French.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 32 of 77

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Which president purchased the Florida territory from Spain for $5 million?

Select one of the following:

  • James Monroe

  • Thomas Jefferson

  • George Washington

Explanation

Question 33 of 77

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Fill the blank space to complete the text.

In , Texas fought for and gained its independence from Mexio.

Explanation

Question 34 of 77

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The state of forced the Cherokees to leave the state and march west from 1838-1839.

Explanation

Question 35 of 77

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Who supervised the removal of the Cherokees?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Federal troops

  • General Winfield Scott

  • General Cornwallis

  • General Washington

Explanation

Question 36 of 77

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The removal of the Cherokees was offically called the .

Explanation

Question 37 of 77

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What is an abolitionist?

Select one of the following:

  • A person who supported the end of slavery

  • A person who supported slavery

  • A person who owned slaves

Explanation

Question 38 of 77

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A humanitarian is a person who works to make other people's lives better

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 39 of 77

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Manifest is a future event that is sure to happen.

Explanation

Question 40 of 77

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By the late , most factory workers were .

Explanation

Question 41 of 77

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How many German immigrants came to the US between 1850 and 1860?

Select one of the following:

  • 1 million

  • 3.5 million

  • 200,000

  • 1.5 million

Explanation

Question 42 of 77

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The cotton gin was developed by Eli .

Explanation

Question 43 of 77

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What were some crops that the South was dependent on?

Select one or more of the following:

  • cotton

  • tobacco

  • sugar

  • rice

  • milk

  • corn

Explanation

Question 44 of 77

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Why were most northerners abolitionists?

Select one of the following:

  • Slavery wasn't needed for the North's economic growth

  • They weren't

  • They were afraid they would get in trouble with other countries

Explanation

Question 45 of 77

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What is one of the main reasons the west grew?

Select one of the following:

  • The California Gold Rush

  • new land

  • good farm land

Explanation

Question 46 of 77

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On what day did settlers reach Jamestown?

Select one of the following:

  • May 14, 1607

  • May 10, 1600

  • May 13, 1702

Explanation

Question 47 of 77

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Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

On May 14, 1607, the settlers landed in about 60 miles away from the mouth of the .

Explanation

Question 48 of 77

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What Native American group attacked the settlers of Jamestown?

Select one of the following:

  • Powhatan

  • Cherokee

  • Catawba

  • Apache

Explanation

Question 49 of 77

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Who organized and financed the enterprise for the Roanoke colony?

Select one of the following:

  • Sir Walter Raleigh

  • the King of Spain

  • Christopher Columbus

Explanation

Question 50 of 77

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Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

In , Captain returns to Roanoke to fine that the colony disappeared.

Explanation

Question 51 of 77

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When Captain White returned, "CRO" was carved on a nearby tree and "CROATOAN" was carved on a post.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 52 of 77

1

What was the Columbian Exchange?

Select one of the following:

  • The exchange of plants, animals, and diseases spreading from the Old World to the New World.

  • The import of goods between countries

Explanation

Question 53 of 77

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Effects of the Columbian Exchange are advanced production, evolution of , incerased rates, and .

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    agricultural
    warfare
    mortality
    education

Explanation

Question 54 of 77

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The Columbian Exchange began before Columbus' discovery of 1492.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 55 of 77

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Europeans came to America and began colonies to increase their wealth and broaden their influence over world affairs.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 56 of 77

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The first colony out of the colonies that was founded was in in

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    1607.
    thirteen
    Virginia

Explanation

Question 57 of 77

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What is a primary source?

Select one of the following:

  • First hand evidence that has not been passed down

  • Evidence that has been dictated by other people

Explanation

Question 58 of 77

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A secondary source is a source of information that has been or written the event has happened.

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    passed down
    after

Explanation

Question 59 of 77

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Name the eight branches of social studies.

Select one or more of the following:

  • Anthropology

  • Archeology

  • Economics

  • Geography

  • History

  • Political science

  • Psychology

  • Sociology

  • Earth Science

  • Historical Fiction

Explanation

Question 60 of 77

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The first president of the US was . He was also the general of the army.

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    George Washington
    Abraham Lincoln
    continental
    colonial

Explanation

Question 61 of 77

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George Washington lead the in victory over the in the

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    Continental Army
    British
    American Revolution.

Explanation

Question 62 of 77

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Washington's army was a group of untrained "ragtags" who had to fight against strong, trained British soldiers.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 63 of 77

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Who was the third president of the US?

Select one of the following:

  • John Adams

  • George Washington

  • Abraham Lincoln

  • Andrew Jackson

Explanation

Question 64 of 77

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Fill the blank space to complete the text.

wrote the Declaration of Independence.

Explanation

Question 65 of 77

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In , John Adams served on the First and helped to draft the Declaration of Indpendence.

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    Continental Congress
    House of Representatives
    Constitutional Convention
    1774
    1789
    1738

Explanation

Question 66 of 77

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Thomas Paine supported slavery and was against women's rights.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 67 of 77

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What was a famous article that Thomas Paine was the author of?

Select one of the following:

  • Common Sense

  • the Constitution

  • Treaty of 1763

Explanation

Question 68 of 77

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During the War of Independence, volunteered for the Continental Army and started with the writing of his influential papers.

Explanation

Question 69 of 77

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Abigail Adams was the wife of and the mother of .

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    John Adams
    John Quincy Adams

Explanation

Question 70 of 77

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Abigail was an animal right's advocate.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 71 of 77

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The quote "Remember the ladies" was said by Abigail Adams and it was written in a formal letter to her husband.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 72 of 77

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What are some public affairs (in his adopted city) Ben Franklin was active in?

Select one or more of the following:

  • launching a lending library

  • hospital and college

  • acclaim for his experiments with electricity

  • political position

  • becoming President

Explanation

Question 73 of 77

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During the Franklin served in the Continental Congress.

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    American Revolution
    Civil War
    Second
    First

Explanation

Question 74 of 77

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Ben Franklin helped to draft the Declaration of Independence.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 75 of 77

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The Sons of Liberty were an organization of British spies created in the Old World.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 76 of 77

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Why were the Sons of Liberty formed?

Select one of the following:

  • To protect colonists' rights and fight British taxation

  • To keep the American colonists from rebelling against the British government

Explanation

Question 77 of 77

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The Sons of Liberty played a major role in fighting the in .

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    Stamp Act
    Sugar Act
    1765
    1777

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