Early American History Quiz

The first permanent English settlement in North America was established in:

• Jamestown

• Plymouth

• Roanoke

• Boston

The Pilgrims, seeking religious freedom, arrived in North America aboard the:

• Mayflower

• Santa Maria

• Nina

• Susan Constant

The American Revolution began with the battles of

• Yorktown

• Lexington and Concord

• Saratoga

• Valley Forge

The author of the Declaration of Independence

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Adams

The United States purchased the territory of Louisiana from:

• Spain

• England

• Mexico

• France

The War of 1812 was fought between the United States and whom?

• Russia

• Great Britain

• France

• Spain

The Indian Removal Act of 1830 resulted in the forced relocation of Native American tribes to present day:

• Florida

• Texas

• Oklahoma

• California

The invention of the cotton gin let to an increase in demand of:

• Silk
• Wool
• Cotton
• Leather

The Missouri Compromise of 1820 addressed the issue of:

• The abolition of slavery
• The division of the Louisiana Purchase
• The admission of Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state
• The establishment of the Oregon Trail

The Mexican-American War was fought over disputed land that later became which state:

• California
• Texas
• New Mexico
• Arizona