American History Midterm

Which of the following statements accurately describes the Hessians during the Revolutionary War?

 

Hessians were German mercenaries hired by the British.

This was the first plan for a permanent form of government for the United States.

 

the Articles of Confederation

The war for independence sparked the creation of state constitutions in each of the former colonies. Which of the following statements describes the basic principle of these state constitutions?

 

States would have a republican form of government with limited powers to protect the rights of the people.

Conditions at Washington’s winter camp at Valley Forge were

difficult, as food and proper clothing were in short supply.

Which of the following is an accurate assessment of the impact of the Battle of Saratoga?

 

France decided to intervene, which in the end led to the defeat of the British in the war.

The news of the outcome of the Battle of Yorktown convinced the British government to do which of the following?

 

seek to negotiate a peace treaty with the United States to end the war

During the period of the Revolution, a slave might gain their freedom by

 

joining the British army.

Which of the following statements most accurately describes a challenge faced by Washington in creating an effective army?

 

The soldiers, both militiamen and new recruits, lacked training and discipline.

Which city did the British capture and occupy early in the American Revolution, making it the headquarters of both the Royal Navy and the British army?

New York City

The treaty with Britain that ended the Revolutionary War

 

recognized American independence and sought to establish the boundaries of the United States.

Which of the following is true of the so-called Great Compromise?

 

It settled the question of congressional representation.

What argument did Hamilton use in his debate with Jefferson over the National Bank’s constitutionality?

 

He used the doctrine of implied powers.

The Constitution was to be considered ratified as soon as it was approved by

 

nine of the states.

The Constitution addressed slavery by

 

counting slaves as three-fifths of a person for the purposes of representation.

The Bill of Rights was written to

 

safeguard freedoms such as press, speech, and assembly.

Pinckney’s Treaty between Spain and the United States resolved many outstanding border questions. The treaty was also an important development because it

 

gave Americans access to Spanish New Orleans for trade.

Which of the following is true of Madison’s Virginia Plan?

 

It proposed a two-house Congress.

The Convention, which assembled in May 1787, was supposed to

 

revise the Articles of Confederation.

Which of the following occurred as a result of Shays’s Rebellion?

 

There were numerous calls promoting a stronger central government.

Which of the following statements accurately describes the delegates who met at the Constitutional Convention?

 

They included many participants from the Revolution who engaged in active debate with one another.

How did the Lewis and Clark expedition benefit the U.S. government?

 

Their detailed maps enabled the government to claim Oregon Country by right of discovery and exploration.

What was Tecumseh’s primary political goal in forming his confederacy in the early 1810s?

 

He wished to unify numerous Native American tribes into a nation powerful enough to prevent further encroachment on Indian lands.

Which of the following occurred in the Battle of Tippecanoe?

 

The hope of an Indian confederation to protect their lands was ended.

Why was the Battle of New Orleans significant?

 

It resulted in an American victory that helped establish Jackson as a possible presidential candidate.

Why did Thomas Jefferson decide to purchase Louisiana despite his constitutional concerns?

 

He wished to remove the threat of French control of New Orleans and to double the size of the United States.

One of the most remembered aspects of the British assault on Baltimore was

 

its inspiration for what would become the national anthem.

In the case of Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court chief justice who established the principle of judicial review was

 

John Marshall.

Which of the following statements describes the impact of steamboats on the development of the market economy in the United States?

 

Steamboats turned American rivers into major routes of commerce, transforming the economy of the old Northwest and the Mississippi Valley.

The major impetus for the huge Irish immigration to the United States after 1845 was

 

a deadly potato famine.

Which of the following statements describes the impact of the Erie Canal?

 

It connected the economies of the Midwest and the East, turning New York into a major commercial and international trading center.

Which of the following statements accurately describes the United States between 1815 and 1850?

 

The United States evolved into a transcontinental power and experienced a period of economic prosperity.

In the 1820s and 1830s, early labor organizations in the United States represented the interests of which of the following groups?

 

skilled craftsmen and artisans

What was the Lowell System?

 

textile mill factory town with housing for workers (usually young women) provided adjacent to the factory

Which of the following statements describes the impact of the invention and use of the cotton gin in the United States?

 

It led to an increased demand for cotton exports and thereby an increased demand for slave labor in the South.

Which of the following statements would be a correct analysis of the impact of mechanical seeders and mechanical reapers developed by Cyrus McCormick in the 1830s and 1840s?

 

They led to the growth of large-scale commercial agriculture in the Midwest and Great Plains.

To what does the term nativist refer?

 

an American who is strongly opposed to the arrival of new immigrants into the United States

The war for independence sparked the creation of state constitutions in each of the former colonies. Which of the following statements describes the basic principle of these state constitutions?

 

States would have a republican form of government with limited powers to protect the rights of the people.

Which of the following statements most accurately describes a challenge faced by Washington in creating an effective army?

 

The soldiers, both militiamen and new recruits, lacked training and discipline.

Which of the following is an accurate assessment of the impact of the Battle of Saratoga?

 

France decided to intervene, which in the end led to the defeat of the British in the war.

The news of the outcome of the Battle of Yorktown convinced the British government to do which of the following?

 

seek to negotiate a peace treaty with the United States to end the war

This was the first plan for a permanent form of government for the United States.

 

the Articles of Confederation