History 1301 Midterm Answers

History 1301 Midterm 1. What attracted the conquistadors to the Americas? A. religious freedom B. democratic principles C. the prospect of wealth D. the idea of missionary work 2. Why did the Spanish push northward into what is now the southwestern and southeastern United States? A. They wanted to push the Muslims out of this part of the world. B. They wanted to prevent other countries from establishing colonies there. C. They wanted to provide an education to the Native Americans who lived there. D. They wanted to encourage the construction of major cities and trade networks. 3. How did the Spanish priests show disrespect to the Native Americans in New Mexico? A. The Spanish priests destroyed the Native Americans’ religious objects. B. The Spanish priests forced the Native Americans to trade with Europeans. C. The Spanish priests discouraged the Native Americans’ beliefs in land ownership. D. The Spanish priests compelled the Native Americans into fighting battles for them. 4. What was the House of Burgesses? A. England’s representative assembly B. Massachusetts Bay’s church council C. Pennsylvania’s land court D. Virginia’s representative government 5. How were indentured servants different from slaves? A. They worked in the household instead of in the fields. B. They were guaranteed free land after a set time of service. C. They worked for a limited number of years before being free. D. They were able to return to their homeland during their service. 6. Which of the following occurred as part of the policy of salutary neglect? A. decreased use of triangular trade B. passage of the English Bill of Rights C. relaxed enforcement of the Navigation Acts D. stricter royal management of individual colonies 7. What became the main labor source in the southern colonies? A. African slaves B. English colonists C. indentured servants

D. Native Americans 8. Why were committees of correspondence established? A. to communicate with other colonies about threats to liberty B. to plan military revolts against British soldiers C. to draft a colonial declaration of rights D. to organize a boycott of British goods 9. Which of the following correctly describes the justification that Thomas Jefferson provided in the Declaration of Independence for revolt by the colonists? A. A revolt would allow the colonies to trade freely with other nations. B. A revolt would allow the colonies to create a society with equal economic opportunities. C. A revolt would allow the colonies to create a system that would remove the cruelty of the slave trade. D. A revolt would allow the colonies to form a government that would uphold the unalienable rights of the people. 10. Why did many colonists oppose independence? A. They wanted to pursue economic opportunities. B. They were accustomed to the order of British rule. C. They thought a tyrannical government was ineffective. D. They needed British protection from Native Americans on the frontier. 11. How did the British change their war strategy after their surrender at Saratoga? A. They decided to keep their soldiers along the coast. B. They moved into the frontier to capture more territory. C. They signed an alliance with France to gain more troops. D. They tried to isolate New England from the rest of the colonies. 12. How did women’s roles in society change after the American Revolution? A. They enjoyed several new political rights. B. Married women were allowed to keep their property. C. They began to educate children in civic responsibility. D. Most women saw an increase in economic opportunities. 13. Following the American Revolution, why did leaders favor having a republic over a democracy? A. They feared giving the people too much power. B. They admired how long the Roman Republic lasted. C. They wanted to limit how many people could own property. D. They knew that democracy was short-lived in ancient Greece. 14. Why did the national government under the Articles of Confederation have difficulty enforcing acts of Congress? A. There was no separate judicial branch. B. All 13 states had to approve an act in order to make it law. C. There was no separate executive branch.

Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow it. from King George III’s proclamation that the American colonies were in open rebellion, August 23, 1775 (1) Whereas many of our subjects in divers parts of our Colonies and Plantations in North America, misled by dangerous and ill designing men, and forgetting the allegiance which they owe to the power that has protected and supported them; after various disorderly acts committed in disturbance of the publick peace, to the obstruction of lawful commerce, and to the oppression of our loyal subjects carrying on the same; have at length proceeded to open and avowed 1 rebellion, by arraying themselves in a hostile manner, to withstand the execution of the law, and traitorously preparing, ordering and levying war against us: And whereas, there is reason to apprehend that such rebellion hath been much promoted and encouraged by the traitorous correspondence, counsels and comfort of divers wicked and desperate persons within this realm: To the end therefore, that none of our subjects may neglect or violate their duty through ignorance thereof, or through any doubt of the protection which the law will afford to their loyalty and zeal, we have thought fit, by and with the advice of our Privy Council, 2 to issue our Royal Proclamation, hereby declaring, that not only all our Officers, civil and military, are obliged to exert their utmost endeavours to suppress such rebellion, and to bring the traitors to justice, but that all our subjects of this Realm, and the dominions 3 thereunto belonging, are bound by law to be aiding and assisting in the suppression of such rebellion, and to disclose and make known all traitorous conspiracies and attempts against us, our crown and dignity. . . . GOD save the KING. 21. Part A Which sentence BEST summarizes King George III’s view of the colonists’ rebellion? A. It was unpopular and limited in its influence. B. It was ill-intentioned and unthreatening. C. It was shortsighted and unproductive. D. It was unlawful and disloyal. 22. Part B Which excerpt from the passage BEST supports the correct answer to Part A? A. . . . in a hostile manner, to . . . [the] law, and traitorously . . . levying war against us . . . B. . . . through ignorance . . . of the protection which the law will afford . . . C. . . . to be aiding and assisting in the suppression of such rebellion . . . D. . . . to disclose and make known all . . . attempts against us, our crown and dignity . . . 1 avowed: declared 2 Privy Council: the King’s advisors 3 dominions: colonies of Great Britain

23. Part A Which reason does King George III give to explain why many of the colonists supported the rebellion? A. They had been taxed unfairly. B. They had been deceived by their leaders. C. They had been given inadequate support. D. They had been mistreated by royal troops. 24. Part B Which excerpt from the passage BEST supports the correct answer to Part A? A. . . . misled by dangerous and ill designing men . . . B. . . . forgetting the allegiance which they owe . . . C. . . . to their loyalty and zeal . . . D. . . . bound by law . . . 25. Part A Which sentence BEST explains why King George III ordered his colonial officers to “exert their utmost to suppress such rebellion”? A. He wanted to restore the allegiance of his subjects. B. He wanted to establish military rule in the colonies. C. He wanted to find a more peaceful way to grant their independence. D. He wanted to keep other countries from taking over the colonies. 26. Part B Which excerpt from the passage BEST supports the correct answer to Part A? A. . . . to the obstruction of lawful commerce . . . B. . . . that none of our subjects may neglect or violate their duty through ignorance thereof . . . C. . . . with the advice of our Privy Council . . . D. . . . to disclose and make known all traitorous conspiracies . . . The test continues on the next page.

29. Part A Read the sentence from the passage. His successor (whose name I have no desire to be informed of, provided his intelligence is good, & seasonably transmitted) should endeavor . . . upon some certain mode of conveying his information quickly; for it is of little avail to be told of things after they have become matters of public notoriety; & known to everybody. What is the BEST meaning of intelligence as it is used in the sentence? A. knowledge gained from spying B. education or training C. personal reputation D. military skill 30. Part B Which phrase from the sentence in Part A provides the BEST clue to the meaning of intelligence ? A. His successor B. seasonably transmitted C. his information D. known to everybody

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