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USVA History
Mid Term Exam Study Guide
Chapter 2 – The American Colonies Emerge
“Flash CardABLE” Terms, Concepts, People:
1607, John Smith, VA Company, indentured servant, Bacon’s Rebellion, tobacco, cavalier,
House of Burgesses, John Winthrop, “city on a hill”, Puritan, Pilgrim, Covenant Community,
Mayflower Compact, Dutch-fur trade, William Penn, Quakers – PA, Catholics - MD
Sample Multiple Choice Questions:
Which of the following was most directly driven by religious motivations?
A
France’s Indian policy
B
Spain’s decision to support the voyages of Columbus
C
the settlement at Jamestown
D
the movement of Puritans to Massachusetts
The Jamestown Settlement was established with the hopes of achieving
A
religious freedom
C
military supremacy over Spain
B
combining cultures with Natives
D
financial gain for investors
Chapter 3 – The Colonies Come of Age
“Flash CardABLE” Terms, Concepts, People:
Mercantilism, Navigation Acts, cash crop, African slavery, Middle Passage
North’s diversified economy – New England: shipbuilding, fishing, lumbering, small scale
farming, Middle Colonies: shipbuilding, small scale farming, trading
French and Indian War, Proclamation of 1763
Sample Multiple Choice Questions:
In the early years of the Virginia colony, a field laborer was most likely to be
A
an indentured servant
C
a Powhatan
B
a landholder
D
African slave
Which of the following acts of Parliament was intended to enforce the theory of
mercantilism?
A
Half-Way Covenant, 1662
C
Stamp Act, 1765
B
Act of Toleration, 1649
D
Navigation Act, 1651
Chapter 4 – The War for Independence
“Flash CardABLE” Terms, Concepts, People:
Stamp Act, Boston Massacre, Townshend Acts, Boston Tea Party, Intolerable Acts, Sam Adams,
Lexington and Concord, Common Sense, Thomas Paine, Thomas Jefferson, John Locke,
Declaration of Independence, Continental Congress, Trenton, Saratoga, George Washington,
patriot, loyalist, Ben Franklin, Yorktown, Treaty of Paris 1783
Sample Multiple Choice Questions:
Which of the following colonial documents outlines the “unalienable rights” of “life,
liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”?
A
Common Sense
C
The Declaration of Independence
B
The Declaration of Rights
D
The Olive Branch Petition
The main purpose of the Townshend Acts was to
A
raise money to help pay Britain’s debt
B
protect and support a monopoly
C
punish the colonists for resentment
D
demonstrate Parliament’s right to rule the colonies
Chapter 5 – Shaping a New Nation
“Flash CardABLE” Terms, Concepts, People:
Articles of Confederation, Western Lands, Shays’ Rebellion, James Madison, Constitution, VA
Plan, NJ Plan, Great Compromise, Three-Fifths Compromise, Federalism, Separation of Powers,
Federalist, Antifederalist, Bill of Rights, Alexander Hamilton, Federalist Papers, VA Statute for
Religious Freedom, VA Declaration of Rights
Sample Multiple Choice Questions:
The major weakness of the Articles of Confederation was the
A
high federal taxes
C
lack of a central executive power
B
repression by a strong federal government D
Excessive presidential powers
Federalism, as established by the Constitution, provides for
A
separation of powers
B
ultimate sovereignty of state governments
C
division of power between states and the national government
D
creation of the republic
Chapter 6 – Launching the New Nation
“Flash CardABLE” Terms, Concepts, People:
protective tariff, Hamilton vs. Jefferson, Democratic-Republicans, Federalists, Whiskey
Rebellion, John Adams, neutrality, XYZ Affair, Alien and Sedition Acts, VA and KY
Resolutions, Election of 1800, John Marshall, Marbury v. Madison, LA Purchase, McCulloch v.
Maryland, Lewis and Clark, Sacajawea, impressment, War of 1812, Monroe Doctrine
Sample Multiple Choice Questions:
This was set up by Alexander Hamilton to get out of debt
A
National Bank
C
Commerce
B
Internal Revenue
D
Cabinet
Which Supreme Court decision established the principle of judicial review?
A
Marbury vs. Madison
B
Lewis vs. Clark
C
McCulloch vs. Maryland
D
Jefferson vs. Hamilton
Chapter 7 - Balancing Nationalism and Sectionalism
“Flash CardABLE” Terms, Concepts, People:
cotton gin, American System, Henry Clay, Eli Whitney, Missouri Compromise, Monroe
Doctrine, Andrew Jackson, nullification, John C. Calhoun, Trail of Tears, Spoils System, veto,
Panic of 1837
Sample Multiple Choice Questions:
What is one thing the Missouri Compromise of 1820 did?
A
It determined that a slave counted as 2/3 of a person for representation.
B
It prohibited slavery in California.
C
It established a bicameral legislature
D
It admitted Missouri to the Union as a slave state.
Andrew Jackson opposed the National Bank mostly because he believed that the bank was:
A
an elitist institution that hurt the common man
B
was controlled too much by the middle class
C
unconstitutional as an institution
D
not powerful enough
Chapter 8 – Reforming American Society
“Flash CardABLE” Terms, Concepts, People:
abolition movement, William Lloyd Garrison, Nat Turner, Frederick Douglass, women’s rights,
Seneca Falls Convention, Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Sample Multiple Choice Question:
William Lloyd Garrison, in his publication “The Liberator,” was outspoken in calling for
A
repeal of the gag rule
C
an end to slavery
B
strict maintenance of states’ rights
D
colonization of slaves to Africa
Chapter 9 - Expanding Markets and Moving West
“Flash CardABLE” Terms, Concepts, People:
Manifest Destiny, Sam Houston, Stephen F. Austin, Republic of Texas, Alamo, James K. Polk,
forty-niners, War with Mexico
Sample Multiple Choice Questions:
Northerners were reluctant to support the annexation of Texas because of conflicts over
A
its price
C
its boundaries
B
westward expansion
D
the balance of free and slave states
“Fifty-Four Forty or Fight” referred to a boundary dispute between the United States and
Great Britain over what territory?
A
Mexican
C
Oregon
B
California
D
Utah
Chapter 10 – The Union in Peril
“Flash CardABLE” Terms, Concepts, People:
popular sovereignty, Stephen Douglas, Compromise of 1850, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, KansasNebraska Act, Know-Nothing Party, Free Soil Party, Dred Scott, John Brown, Election of 1860
Sample Multiple Choice Questions:
In effect, the Kansas and Nebraska Act repealed the
A
Fugitive slave Act
C
B
Compromise of 1850
D
Dred Scott decision
Missouri Compromise
The major aim of the Free Soil Party was to
A
expand the right to vote
B
prevent slavery in new territories
abolish slavery everywhere
encourage secession in the South
C
D
Chapter 11 – The Civil War
“Flash CardABLE” Terms, Concepts, People:
Abraham Lincoln, Jeff Davis, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, Fort Sumter, Antietam,
Gettysburg, Vicksburg, Appomattox, secession, Emancipation Proclamation, Gettysburg Address
Sample Multiple Choice Questions:
The Emancipation Proclamation changed the goal of the Civil War for the North to:
A
destroying the Southern economy
C
freeing the slaves
B
industrializing the South
D
obtaining help from other nations
The Civil War decided the question of:
A
nullification and states’ rights
B
foreign influence in the US
C
D
equality among whites and blacks
industrialization in the US