History 201 Exam 2 Study Questions
History 201 Exam 2 Study questions
Exam 2 is tomorrow.
Please bring a scantron form B and a #2 pencil.
Below are study questions along with some questions from the text book reading pages 140-151.
1. What battle victory convinced the French to help the Americans?
A. Battle of Lexington and Concord
B. Battle of Bunker Hill
C. Battle of Saratoga
D. Battle of Yorktown
E. Battle of Trenton and Princeton
2. Cornwallis could not escape out to sea because
A. Washington crossed the Delaware River.
B. of the Louisiana Purchase.
C. Washington trapped Cornwallis.
D. the French Navy blocked Cornwallis.
E. the Battle of Trenton and Princeton.
3. T or F George Washington was the commanding general at the Battle of Saratoga. (Reading)
4. The Great Compromise
A. settled the question on how the president would be elected with the Electoral College.
B. allowed the President to veto laws passed by Congress.
C. allowed for the creation on the Judicial Branch.
D. allowed the states to have equal representation in the Senate, and House representation based on state population.
E. All of the Above.
5. The Articles of Confederation
A. established the first form of government for the United States.
B. was in place during the Whiskey Rebellion.
C. replaced the Constitution.
D. established the power to tax for the national government.
E. All of the above.
6. T or F Slaves supported the American side in the Revolutionary War. (Reading question)
7. T or F Many Loyalist thought of themselves as the “better sort of people.”(Reading question)
8. T or F Many Loyalist had their property confiscated.
9..Which statement is false?
A. The Constitution is the second form of government for the United States.
B. The Constitution established six year terms for the senate.
C. The Constitution established four year terms for the president.
D. The Constitution established two year terms for the House of Representatives.
E. The Constitution required all 13 states to ratify it before
Exam 2 is tomorrow.
Please bring a scantron form B and a #2 pencil.
Below are study questions along with some questions from the text book reading pages 140-151.
1. What battle victory convinced the French to help the Americans?
A. Battle of Lexington and Concord
B. Battle of Bunker Hill
C. Battle of Saratoga
D. Battle of Yorktown
E. Battle of Trenton and Princeton
2. Cornwallis could not escape out to sea because
A. Washington crossed the Delaware River.
B. of the Louisiana Purchase.
C. Washington trapped Cornwallis.
D. the French Navy blocked Cornwallis.
E. the Battle of Trenton and Princeton.
3. T or F George Washington was the commanding general at the Battle of Saratoga. (Reading)
4. The Great Compromise
A. settled the question on how the president would be elected with the Electoral College.
B. allowed the President to veto laws passed by Congress.
C. allowed for the creation on the Judicial Branch.
D. allowed the states to have equal representation in the Senate, and House representation based on state population.
E. All of the Above.
5. The Articles of Confederation
A. established the first form of government for the United States.
B. was in place during the Whiskey Rebellion.
C. replaced the Constitution.
D. established the power to tax for the national government.
E. All of the above.
6. T or F Slaves supported the American side in the Revolutionary War. (Reading question)
7. T or F Many Loyalist thought of themselves as the “better sort of people.”(Reading question)
8. T or F Many Loyalist had their property confiscated.
9..Which statement is false?
A. The Constitution is the second form of government for the United States.
B. The Constitution established six year terms for the senate.
C. The Constitution established four year terms for the president.
D. The Constitution established two year terms for the House of Representatives.
E. The Constitution required all 13 states to ratify it before