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“APUSH MIDTERM “ LATEST 2025 EXAM UPDATED
2025 – 2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
VERIFIED 100% GRADED A+ (LATEST VERSION)
APUSH Midterm Multiple Choice
The Stamp Act Crisis subsided largely due to...
A) The British backed down due to economic pressure created by the
boycotts.
B) The British backed down in response to the colonists petitions.
C) The colonists grew to accept the added taxes.
D) The tax remained but was largely ignored.
A) The British backed down due to economic pressure created by the boycotts.
Thomas Paine's Common Sense was significant for which of the following
reasons?
A) It was the first original list of grievances towards King George.
B) It place the blame for the situation on the British people.
C) The language and concepts were easy for the majority of people to
understand which helped to galvanize support for the revolution.
D) It contained a list of rights that became the Bill of Rights.
C) The language and concepts were easy for the majority of people to understand
which helped to galvanize support for the revolution.
In the 1750s, the relationship between the British Empire and the American
colonies was characterized by
A) most Americans believing that the benefits of the empire far outweigh the
costs
B) the British strictly enforcing colonial trade regulations
C) most Americans objecting to their membership in the British Empire
D) the British constantly intervening in American affairs
A) most Americans believing that the benefits of the empire far outweigh the costs
Which of the following reasons helps explains the British failure to defeat the
Americans?
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A) Egregious errors and miscalculations on the part of the British.
B) Failure of the British to win significant battles.
C) The inability of Britain to move troops to America successfully.
D) All of these choices are correct.
A) Egregious errors and miscalculations on the part of the British.
After the French and Indian War, the British Empire faced all of the following
problems except
A) huge new lands that it had to decide how to use
B) huge war debts that it had to find a way to pay
C) a new king whose personality made governing the empire very difficult
D) wartime government leaders who remained in power despite knowing little
about peacetime governing
D) wartime government leaders who remained in power despite knowing little about
peacetime governing
Women played an important role in the colonial protests. Which of the
following is not true about the role women played?
A) participation in the development of the legal documents of independence
and political debates.
B) organizing boycotts
C) writing dissident literature
D) creation of groups for women to support the cause
A) participation in the development of the legal documents of independence and
political debates.
Resistance in colonial government often centered in which political body?
A) colonial legislatures
B) governors
C) mayors and town councils
D) plantation owners
A) colonial legislatures
The Declaration of Independence did all of the following except
A) present unique arguments for independence that colonists had not heard
before.
B) provided formal justifications for independence
C) restated the social contract theory of John Locke
D) provided a ringing endorsement of the idea that "all men are created equal.
A) present unique arguments for independence that colonists had not heard before.
The Northwest Ordinance did all of the following except
A) divided the Northwest territory into 10 equal sized territories
B) banned slavery in the new territories
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C) set the rules for creating new states out of territories
D) reorganized the territory between the Great Lakes and the Ohio River.
A) divided the Northwest territory into 10 equal sized territories
The Stamp Act Congress of 1765 petitioned the king and the Parliament to
repeal the Stamp Act because
A) the tax gave London merchants an unfair advantage in the colonial trade
B) the price of the stamps was more than the colonists could afford
C) it believed that only the colonial assemblies could place taxes on the
colonies
D) they believed that external taxes were intrinsically unfair
C) it believed that only the colonial assemblies could place taxes on the colonies
A key argument of the Virginia Resolves, written by Patrick Henry, was
A) No taxation without representation
B) The right to trial by jury
C) Freedom of religion
D) The right to have counsel when accused of a crime.
A) No taxation without representation
The inability of the Confederation government to maintain domestic tranquility
is best evidenced by...
A) The Boston Massacre
B) Shay's Rebellion
C) The Annapolis Convention
D) The Treaty of Paris (1783)
B) Shay's Rebellion
Following the "Boston Massacre" of 1770, Samuel Adams stirred up public
outrage and then helped to create a committee of
A) vigilance
B) military training
C) correspondence
D) public safety
C) correspondence
The proposals of the First Continental Congress demonstrate...
A) the division that existed between radicals and moderates in leadership.
B) the unanimous sentiment for division from Britain
C) the growing sentiment to reconcile with Britain
D) the importance of southerners to maintaining union with Britain
A) the division that existed between radicals and moderates in leadership.
In the years immediately following the Glorious Revolution Parliamentary
leaders in Great Britain were...
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A) less inclined to tighten imperial control over commerce.
B) more inclined to tighten control over commerce.
C) became more open to allowing the colonies independence.
D) voluntarily gave power to the monarchy.
A) less inclined to tighten imperial control over commerce.
The Proclamation of 1763 was supported by
A) New England merchants
B) Scots-Irish farmers
C) southern planters
D) Indians
D) Indians
The French and Indian War was primarily caused by
A) The British and French rivalry for control of N. America.
B) Control of trade in the Atlantic
C) William Pitt's policies
D) The defeat of Quebec
A) The British and French rivalry for control of N. America.
In response to Boston's opposition to the Tea Act of 1773, the British
Parliament decided to
A) take no action against the city
B) try the people who organized the Boston Tea Party
C) punish all of Boston and all of Massachusetts
D) hold all of the American colonies responsible for Boston
C) punish all of Boston and all of Massachusetts
As the Revolutionary War began, most Americans believed they were fighting
for
A) their independence
B) the acquisition of more territory
C) a redress of grievances against the British Empire
D) an overthrow of the colonial upper class
C) a redress of grievances against the British Empire
William Pitt transformed the war effort in America by doing all of the following
except
A) leading the British troops in battle
B) planning military strategy
C) impressing colonists into the army
D) relaxing some colonial policies
A) leading the British troops in battle
“APUSH MIDTERM “ LATEST 2025 EXAM UPDATED
2025 – 2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
VERIFIED 100% GRADED A+ (LATEST VERSION)
APUSH Midterm Multiple Choice
The Stamp Act Crisis subsided largely due to...
A) The British backed down due to economic pressure created by the
boycotts.
B) The British backed down in response to the colonists petitions.
C) The colonists grew to accept the added taxes.
D) The tax remained but was largely ignored.
A) The British backed down due to economic pressure created by the boycotts.
Thomas Paine's Common Sense was significant for which of the following
reasons?
A) It was the first original list of grievances towards King George.
B) It place the blame for the situation on the British people.
C) The language and concepts were easy for the majority of people to
understand which helped to galvanize support for the revolution.
D) It contained a list of rights that became the Bill of Rights.
C) The language and concepts were easy for the majority of people to understand
which helped to galvanize support for the revolution.
In the 1750s, the relationship between the British Empire and the American
colonies was characterized by
A) most Americans believing that the benefits of the empire far outweigh the
costs
B) the British strictly enforcing colonial trade regulations
C) most Americans objecting to their membership in the British Empire
D) the British constantly intervening in American affairs
A) most Americans believing that the benefits of the empire far outweigh the costs
Which of the following reasons helps explains the British failure to defeat the
Americans?
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A) Egregious errors and miscalculations on the part of the British.
B) Failure of the British to win significant battles.
C) The inability of Britain to move troops to America successfully.
D) All of these choices are correct.
A) Egregious errors and miscalculations on the part of the British.
After the French and Indian War, the British Empire faced all of the following
problems except
A) huge new lands that it had to decide how to use
B) huge war debts that it had to find a way to pay
C) a new king whose personality made governing the empire very difficult
D) wartime government leaders who remained in power despite knowing little
about peacetime governing
D) wartime government leaders who remained in power despite knowing little about
peacetime governing
Women played an important role in the colonial protests. Which of the
following is not true about the role women played?
A) participation in the development of the legal documents of independence
and political debates.
B) organizing boycotts
C) writing dissident literature
D) creation of groups for women to support the cause
A) participation in the development of the legal documents of independence and
political debates.
Resistance in colonial government often centered in which political body?
A) colonial legislatures
B) governors
C) mayors and town councils
D) plantation owners
A) colonial legislatures
The Declaration of Independence did all of the following except
A) present unique arguments for independence that colonists had not heard
before.
B) provided formal justifications for independence
C) restated the social contract theory of John Locke
D) provided a ringing endorsement of the idea that "all men are created equal.
A) present unique arguments for independence that colonists had not heard before.
The Northwest Ordinance did all of the following except
A) divided the Northwest territory into 10 equal sized territories
B) banned slavery in the new territories
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C) set the rules for creating new states out of territories
D) reorganized the territory between the Great Lakes and the Ohio River.
A) divided the Northwest territory into 10 equal sized territories
The Stamp Act Congress of 1765 petitioned the king and the Parliament to
repeal the Stamp Act because
A) the tax gave London merchants an unfair advantage in the colonial trade
B) the price of the stamps was more than the colonists could afford
C) it believed that only the colonial assemblies could place taxes on the
colonies
D) they believed that external taxes were intrinsically unfair
C) it believed that only the colonial assemblies could place taxes on the colonies
A key argument of the Virginia Resolves, written by Patrick Henry, was
A) No taxation without representation
B) The right to trial by jury
C) Freedom of religion
D) The right to have counsel when accused of a crime.
A) No taxation without representation
The inability of the Confederation government to maintain domestic tranquility
is best evidenced by...
A) The Boston Massacre
B) Shay's Rebellion
C) The Annapolis Convention
D) The Treaty of Paris (1783)
B) Shay's Rebellion
Following the "Boston Massacre" of 1770, Samuel Adams stirred up public
outrage and then helped to create a committee of
A) vigilance
B) military training
C) correspondence
D) public safety
C) correspondence
The proposals of the First Continental Congress demonstrate...
A) the division that existed between radicals and moderates in leadership.
B) the unanimous sentiment for division from Britain
C) the growing sentiment to reconcile with Britain
D) the importance of southerners to maintaining union with Britain
A) the division that existed between radicals and moderates in leadership.
In the years immediately following the Glorious Revolution Parliamentary
leaders in Great Britain were...
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A) less inclined to tighten imperial control over commerce.
B) more inclined to tighten control over commerce.
C) became more open to allowing the colonies independence.
D) voluntarily gave power to the monarchy.
A) less inclined to tighten imperial control over commerce.
The Proclamation of 1763 was supported by
A) New England merchants
B) Scots-Irish farmers
C) southern planters
D) Indians
D) Indians
The French and Indian War was primarily caused by
A) The British and French rivalry for control of N. America.
B) Control of trade in the Atlantic
C) William Pitt's policies
D) The defeat of Quebec
A) The British and French rivalry for control of N. America.
In response to Boston's opposition to the Tea Act of 1773, the British
Parliament decided to
A) take no action against the city
B) try the people who organized the Boston Tea Party
C) punish all of Boston and all of Massachusetts
D) hold all of the American colonies responsible for Boston
C) punish all of Boston and all of Massachusetts
As the Revolutionary War began, most Americans believed they were fighting
for
A) their independence
B) the acquisition of more territory
C) a redress of grievances against the British Empire
D) an overthrow of the colonial upper class
C) a redress of grievances against the British Empire
William Pitt transformed the war effort in America by doing all of the following
except
A) leading the British troops in battle
B) planning military strategy
C) impressing colonists into the army
D) relaxing some colonial policies
A) leading the British troops in battle
