ONRAMPS US HISTORY MIDTERM (FALL) UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
1. Bacons Rebellion -Nathaniel Bacon grouped together and angry mob to burn Jamestown and
Indian settlements as a protest for the reason that they didn't get any protection
from the government.
-It was the first rebellion in the American Colonies in which the frontiersmen took
part. Also, it hastened the hardening of racial lines dealing with slavery, because
this rebellion involved both black and white indentured servants which worried
the ruling class.
-outcome=He burned Jamestown to the ground and then bacon sudden illness
and death ended the rebellion and hanged bacon's followers
2. Salem Witch Trials It was in the years 1692-1693, in Salem Massachusetts.
3. Constitutional Took place in Philadelphia met between May and September of 1787 to address
Convention the problems of the weak central government that existed under the Articles of
Confederation.(1787-1789)
4. Great Awakening Number of periods of religious revival in American religious history.
5. Battle of Saratoga This battle was the turning point of the American Revolution. The US gained
military support from the French, and began to win battles.
6. Loyalists vs. Patri- nial Government
ots
7. Federalist (Hamil-
ton) vs. Anti-Feder-
alist ( Jefferson) Ar-
gument
8. Interaction of Colo-
, The revolutionary war split the
people of the American colonies
into two groups: the loyalists and
the patriots.
*Anti-Federalist: were those who
opposed the development of a
strong federal government and
the ratification of the Constitution
in 1788, preferring instead for
power to remain in the hands of
state and local governments.
*Federalist: wanted a stronger
national government and the
ratification of theConstitution to
help properly manage the debt
and tensions following the
American Revolution.
CORRECT Answers
1. Bacons Rebellion -Nathaniel Bacon grouped together and angry mob to burn Jamestown and
Indian settlements as a protest for the reason that they didn't get any protection
from the government.
-It was the first rebellion in the American Colonies in which the frontiersmen took
part. Also, it hastened the hardening of racial lines dealing with slavery, because
this rebellion involved both black and white indentured servants which worried
the ruling class.
-outcome=He burned Jamestown to the ground and then bacon sudden illness
and death ended the rebellion and hanged bacon's followers
2. Salem Witch Trials It was in the years 1692-1693, in Salem Massachusetts.
3. Constitutional Took place in Philadelphia met between May and September of 1787 to address
Convention the problems of the weak central government that existed under the Articles of
Confederation.(1787-1789)
4. Great Awakening Number of periods of religious revival in American religious history.
5. Battle of Saratoga This battle was the turning point of the American Revolution. The US gained
military support from the French, and began to win battles.
6. Loyalists vs. Patri- nial Government
ots
7. Federalist (Hamil-
ton) vs. Anti-Feder-
alist ( Jefferson) Ar-
gument
8. Interaction of Colo-
, The revolutionary war split the
people of the American colonies
into two groups: the loyalists and
the patriots.
*Anti-Federalist: were those who
opposed the development of a
strong federal government and
the ratification of the Constitution
in 1788, preferring instead for
power to remain in the hands of
state and local governments.
*Federalist: wanted a stronger
national government and the
ratification of theConstitution to
help properly manage the debt
and tensions following the
American Revolution.
