Seventh Grade American History Final Quiz

Baron von Steuben trained the colonial army while it was quartered for the winter.

• True

• False

Both the separation of powers and the system of checks and balances help to keep the strength of each of the three branches of government under control.

• True

• False

Congress has the power to declare war.

• True

• False

The beginnings of the nation’s first two political parties were largely the result of differing views toward issues of foreign relations.

• True

• False

The banking practices of western state banks helped to create the Panic of 1819.

• True

• False

The American envoys exceeded their original instructions when they agreed to the Louisiana Purchase.

• True

• False

Henry Clay brought up the renewal of the National Bank early in order to aid his campaign for the presidency.

• True

• False

The pony express ran between St. Louis, Missouri, and Sacramento, California.

• True

• False

Children rarely worked in early American factories.

• True

• False

Despite the poor conditions experienced by factory workers, labor unions did not appear in America until after the Civil War.

• True

• False