1) Who was a loyalist? a) Colonist who no longer supported King George III b) Colonist who wanted to stay a part of the British Empire c) People who supported the tax on tea d) People who wanted to be a part of the French Empire 2) Who was a Patriot? a) Colonist who supported remaining a part of Britian and supported the King b) A low-income farmer of Indigenous background c) Colonist who supported separating from Great Britain d) Colonist who wanted to move further south 3) What is the definition of the word tax? a) A long-written government document b) An illegal action c) A payment imposed on businesses and people by the government to raise money d) A form of transportation to help colonist travel throughout the colonies 4) What was the Stamp Act? a) An agreement between the British and American colonies b) An act that prohibited colonial trade with other countries c) A tax on printed materials imposed by the British on the American colonies d) A protest against the British government and it's policies 5) What is a representative? a) A person who is involved in international affairs b) An elected official who speaks and acts on behalf of others c) A type of government d) A document created at the time of an event 6) In your own words, what does "no taxation without representation" mean? a) A slogan used by American colonist to protest taxes created by parliament b) A policy that allowed colonial assemblies to impose taxes c) A law that did not allow taxes on certain goods d) An agreement between Britain and the American colonies regarding taxation 7) Define the term tyrant. a) Trade between nations b) A historical event around the American Revolution c) A type of government system that was unique to the colonist d) A person who has complete control and uses their power unfairly 8) What did the British Government tax the colonist after the French and Indian War? a) To fund the King's lifestyle b) To punish the colonists for their involvement in the war c) To establish control over the colonies d) To help pay off the debt Britian had accumulated from the French and Indian War 9) In mercantilism what does the mother country take from the colonies? a) Soil to plant new crops at home b) A type of social organization in colonial America c) Technology to improve quality of life for the mother country d) Raw materials and resources 10) What was the Columbian Exchange? a) Different types of Asian cultures coming to the Americas b) An economic systems that involves bartering c) Migration of Indigenous Americans to Europe d) The exchange of goods, plants, and diseases between the Americas and Europe 11) What happened during the Boston Tea Party? a) The destruction of British tea by the Sons of Liberty b) A peaceful protest against British taxes on tea c) A negotiation between British and American representatives d) A deadly riot in Boston over tea prices 12) Define the word propaganda. a) A document stating basic human rights b) Spread of information to promote a political cause or influence opinion c) A form of government in which power is held by the people d) A trade agreement between countries over resources 13) Why did Columbus originally sail west? What was his goal? a) To explore new lands and establish American colonies b) To escape political turmoil in Europe c) To find a faster trade route to Asia and to take its valuable resources d) To spread Catholicism to indigenous peoples of the Americas 14) Who were the Sons of Liberty? What did they protest? a) A group of British loyalists who supported the King's authority b) Organization of colonists that protested British rule and taxes c) The signers of the Declaration of Independence d) The first major political party in America 15) Define the word boycott. a) A military tactic used during wars to physically harm an opponent b) A type of government system for the original 13 colonies c) A political party in the Continental Congress d) A coordinated refusal to buy or use goods or services as a form of protest 16) Before the Revolutionary War, what were some advantages that the American forces had? a) Superior military technology b) Support from France and Spain c) Knowledge of the land d) Control over key trade routes in Europe and Asia 17) What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence? a) To outline the grievances the colonist had and declare independence from Britain b) To negotiate a peace treaty with Britain c) To establish a new government for the Southern American colonies d) To establish a new trade route for the Northern American colonies 18) What is colonization? a) The trade between two independent countries b) The exchange of ideas and technology between cultures c) The act of exploring new lands to promote partnerships d) Establishing and controlling settlements in a new territory for resources 19) What is a democratic government? a) A government controlled by a single ruler b) A government ruled by the military c) A government in which citizens have the power to elect leaders d) A government that enforces strict laws and regulations against citizens 20) What were some of the effects of colonization of the Americas on Indigenous Americans? a) An emerging international community based on creating peace b) Up to 90% of Indigenous Americans dying from diseases c) Intense negotiations between Europeans and African kingdoms d) Indigenous American populations having a huge period of growth 21) What was one of the diseases that had devastating effects on Indigenous Americans? a) Smallpox b) Hand, foot, and mouth disease c) Covid-19 d) Pernicious Fevers 22) What resources did Spain take when the colonized the Americas? a) Beaver fur b) Gold and silver c) Advanced weapons d) Soil for crops 23) What resources did France take when they colonized New France (present-day Canada)? a) Gold and silver b) Crude oil c) Copper d) Beaver fur 24) What happened during the Boston Massacre? a) A peaceful protest on the Boston Commons b) Colonist dumped British tea into the Boston Harbor c) British soldiers shot into a crowd of civilians, killing 5 people d) A 1775 protest by Indigenous Americans in Boston 25) What was women’s role in the military and during the battles of the Revolutionary War? a) Writing political letters/poems to newspapers b) Caring for the sick and injured c) Working in military camps d) All of the above 26) What were some of the motivations for Black colonists to support the British during the American Revolution? a) To find new types of employment b) To support the founding of a new nation c) To gain their freedom d) To get back at the British 27) What were some of the motivations for low-income Americans to join the Patriots during the American Revolution? a) The offer of money and land b) To gain their freedom c) To support the British d) To get livestock 28) Which three European countries controlled the most land in North America during the early 1750s? a) Portugal, The Netherlands, and Britain b) Britian, Denmark, and France c) The Netherlands, France, and Spain d) Britain, Spain, and France 29) What is this a map of? a) 13 colonies b) New France  c) The Powhatan Empire d) Europe

Humanities Midterm Review (2023-2024)

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