Midterm Review Guide #1 – Answers
Warned minutemen at Lexington
Great speaker from Virginia
Paul Revere
Patrick Henry
King of England during the American
Revolution.
King George III
Leader of Sons of Liberty from Mass.
Lawyer from Massachusetts
Sam Adams
John Adams
Main author of the Declaration of
Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Here are a few social studies state assessment styles of questions. The trick here is to look at
all the clues and not let the wording trick you. Hints are included.
Example 1: An example of a primary source from the time period before the Revolutionary War is
a. a letter George W. Bush wrote about the Boston Massacre
b. an engraving of the Boston Massacre by Paul Revere CORRECT
c. a biography of Patrick Henry’s role in the American Revolution
d. an article about the Boston Tea Party by a 20th century historian
hint: Make sure you choose a primary source AND from the correct time period.
Example 2: Which development led to the other three?
a. The port of Boston is closed.
b. Town meetings in Massachusetts are limited to one per year.
c. The Boston Tea Party CORRECT
d. The Battles of Lexington and Concord
hint: What this question means is which event happened first.
Example 3: A colony founded as a home for debtors was
a. Virginia, which was founded by John Smith
b. Georgia, which was founded by Lord Baltimore
c. Pennsylvania, which was founded by James Oglethorpe
d. Georgia, which was founded by James Oglethorpe CORRECT
Hint: You need to know the correct answer but be careful with the answer. This is actually a complex
question. You need to know the answer (Georgia) but also who the founder was (James Oglethorpe).
If you rush you will often miss this style of question.
Constructed Response: Use the document below and your knowledge of social studies to answer
the following questions. Use complete sentences. You will receive 2 points if you mark up the
document.
1. Name 2 businesses found on the map. (2 points)
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Blacksmith
Cooper
Shoe maker
Furniture maker
You get the idea
2. What type of school would be in this village? (2 points)
• A tutor would come to the plantation
3. Describe the farming found in this village. Why would they have this type of farming? (4
points)
• Plantation farming for rice, indigo and tobacco. The workers would be enslaved African
Americans.
Use the timeline below to answer questions 6-7.
_D_6. According to the timeline above, which event most closely followed Bacon's Rebellion?
a. Act of Toleration
b. Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
c. founding of New Jersey
d. signing of English Bill of Rights
_A_7. According to the timeline above, which colony was founded first?
a. Massachusetts Bay b. Maryland c. New Jersey d. Connecticut
A = Appalachian Mountains
B = Sierra Nevadas
C = Rocky Mountains
D = Cascades
Use the picture below and your knowledge of social studies to answer questions 33-35.
_C_33. What region of the country do you think this picture would have been taken in?
a. New England
b. Middle
c. Southern
_A_34. How would this farmer probably have brought their goods to market?
a. boat
b. train
c. horse and wagon
d. truck
_C_35. What type of farming would have occurred at this location?
a. subsistence
b. cash crop farming for grains
c. plantation
d. no farming would have been found here