10th and 11th Grade Test

Who was the first Mesoamerican Tribe?

• Olmec

• Maya

• Aztec

• Inca

In what year did Christopher Columbus land in America?

• 1453

• 1492

• 1499

• 1458

What two countries divided the Americas between them in the Treaty of Tordesillas?

• Spain and England

• Spain and France

• Spain and Portugal

• Portugal and England

What Spanish explorer conquered the Aztec Empire?

• Hernan Cortes

• Francisco Vásquez de Coronado

• Francisco Pizarro

• Hernando de Soto

Where was the first English settlement in the Americas?

• St. Augustine

• Plymouth

• Charleston

• Jamestown

What was the name of the first American governing document?

• Mayflower Compact

• Magna Carta

• House of Burgess

• Declaration of Independence

Who was the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Ulyess Grant

• George Washington

• Nathanael Green

What General defended New Orleans during the War of 1812?

• George Washington

• Robert E. Lee

• Andrew Jackson

• William Henry Harrison

What was the Missouri Compromise?

• Banned Slavery South of the 36 20 Parallel

• Split Missouri into two states

• Bought Missouri from Mexico

• Ended the Missouri War

Who was the President of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War?

• Jefferson Davis

• Abraham Lincoln

• Robert E. Lee

• Andrew Johnson