WGU Academy US History 1 Midterm
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1. When George Washington crossed the Delaware River the Hessians
on Christmas night, 1776, he was intent on surprising
2. During the American Revolution, enslaved African were assisted by the
Americans in the colonies British to escape, as a way
to disrupt the American
war effort. South Carolina
lost nearly 1/3 of all slaves.
3. Which of the following statements regarding the After the war, many Indi-
American Revolution and Native Americans is FALSE? ans began to adapt to the
norms of white society
4. The British military campaign of 1777 saw General John Burgoyne
suffer a major defeat at
Saratoga
5. As leaders of a tax rebellion the 1780s, Daniel Shays moratorium on debt col-
and his supporters demanded lection
6. Shortly after signing the Treaty of Paris of 1783, the restricted American access
British government to British markets
7. The Ordinances of 1784 and 1785 represented an at- provide for the admission
tempt to of new states into the
union
8. Post-Revolution American domestic manufacturing the closing of British ports
was stimulated by to American trade
9. The Constitutional Convention of 1787 came close to None of these answers are
correct. (abolishing slav-
ery, granting citizenship to
, WGU Academy US History 1 Midterm
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slaves, granting suffrage
for free black males, abol-
ishing slavery and granti-
ng citizenship to slaves)
10. In the first national elections in 1789, all the presidential elec-
tors cast their votes for
George Washington
11. The delegates to the Constitutional Convention of were well educated by the
1787 standards of their time.
12. Delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 special state ratifying con-
recommended the document be ratified by ventions
13. As treasury secretary, Alexander Hamilton supported the creation of
a national bank.
14. Jay's Treaty (1794) avoided a likely war with
England
15. Alexander Hamilton recommended that the federal an excise tax and an im-
government raise revenue through port tax
16. The emergence of an alternative political organization belief that the power of
to the Federalists was prompted by the Federalists needed to
be restrained
17. The Judiciary Act of 1801 was an attempt by Feder-
alists to secure their hold
on the courts
18. In the 1790s, those who were labeled Republicans be largely agricultural and
envisioned developing a nation that would rural
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19. The presidential campaign of 1800 was notable for the sensa-
tional personal slandering
of both candidates
20. The Second Great Awakening began as an effort by
church establishments to
revitalize their organiza-
tions
21. During the Second Great Awakening, the Indian re- the restoration of tradi-
vivalist Handsome Lake called for tional Indian culture
22. The religious concept of deism argued for a remote God
that had withdrawn from
human affairs.
23. The Supreme Court's ruling in the case of Marbury v. stated that Congress had
Madison (1803) no authority to expand
the power of the Supreme
Court, and the Supreme
Court had the power to
nullify an act of Congress
24. In the early nineteenth century, many members of considered their state leg-
Congress islatures to be more pres-
tigious political bodies
25. The Non-Intercourse Act reopened American trade all nations except Great
with Britain and France
26. During his first term, President Thomas Jefferson eliminated all internal tax-
es
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1. When George Washington crossed the Delaware River the Hessians
on Christmas night, 1776, he was intent on surprising
2. During the American Revolution, enslaved African were assisted by the
Americans in the colonies British to escape, as a way
to disrupt the American
war effort. South Carolina
lost nearly 1/3 of all slaves.
3. Which of the following statements regarding the After the war, many Indi-
American Revolution and Native Americans is FALSE? ans began to adapt to the
norms of white society
4. The British military campaign of 1777 saw General John Burgoyne
suffer a major defeat at
Saratoga
5. As leaders of a tax rebellion the 1780s, Daniel Shays moratorium on debt col-
and his supporters demanded lection
6. Shortly after signing the Treaty of Paris of 1783, the restricted American access
British government to British markets
7. The Ordinances of 1784 and 1785 represented an at- provide for the admission
tempt to of new states into the
union
8. Post-Revolution American domestic manufacturing the closing of British ports
was stimulated by to American trade
9. The Constitutional Convention of 1787 came close to None of these answers are
correct. (abolishing slav-
ery, granting citizenship to
, WGU Academy US History 1 Midterm
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_8jqun1
slaves, granting suffrage
for free black males, abol-
ishing slavery and granti-
ng citizenship to slaves)
10. In the first national elections in 1789, all the presidential elec-
tors cast their votes for
George Washington
11. The delegates to the Constitutional Convention of were well educated by the
1787 standards of their time.
12. Delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 special state ratifying con-
recommended the document be ratified by ventions
13. As treasury secretary, Alexander Hamilton supported the creation of
a national bank.
14. Jay's Treaty (1794) avoided a likely war with
England
15. Alexander Hamilton recommended that the federal an excise tax and an im-
government raise revenue through port tax
16. The emergence of an alternative political organization belief that the power of
to the Federalists was prompted by the Federalists needed to
be restrained
17. The Judiciary Act of 1801 was an attempt by Feder-
alists to secure their hold
on the courts
18. In the 1790s, those who were labeled Republicans be largely agricultural and
envisioned developing a nation that would rural
, WGU Academy US History 1 Midterm
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_8jqun1
19. The presidential campaign of 1800 was notable for the sensa-
tional personal slandering
of both candidates
20. The Second Great Awakening began as an effort by
church establishments to
revitalize their organiza-
tions
21. During the Second Great Awakening, the Indian re- the restoration of tradi-
vivalist Handsome Lake called for tional Indian culture
22. The religious concept of deism argued for a remote God
that had withdrawn from
human affairs.
23. The Supreme Court's ruling in the case of Marbury v. stated that Congress had
Madison (1803) no authority to expand
the power of the Supreme
Court, and the Supreme
Court had the power to
nullify an act of Congress
24. In the early nineteenth century, many members of considered their state leg-
Congress islatures to be more pres-
tigious political bodies
25. The Non-Intercourse Act reopened American trade all nations except Great
with Britain and France
26. During his first term, President Thomas Jefferson eliminated all internal tax-
es
