American History Quiz 1492-1840s

What term refers to the indigenous peoples who lived in North America before the arrival of Europeans?

• Pilgrims

• Conquistadors

• Native Americans

• Colonists

What is a territory controlled by a distant country called?

• Colony

• State

• Nation

• Province

Who were the Spanish conquerors who sought gold and converted Native Americans to Christianity?

• Pilgrims

• Conquistadors

• Colonists

• Missionaries

Who were the English settlers that came to America on the Mayflower in 1620 seeking religious freedom?

• Native Americans

• Conquistadors

• Pilgrims

• Colonists

What document, created by the Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower in 1620, established a form of self-government for the Plymouth Colony?

• Declaration of Independence

• Constitution

• Mayflower Compact

• Bill of Rights

What is the practice of owning and controlling another person as property, often for forced labor?

• Taxation

• Slavery

• Colonization

• Revolution

What was the religious revival movement in the American colonies during the 1730s and 1740s called?

• Great Awakening

• Enlightenment

• Reformation

• Renaissance

What was the conflict between Britain and France for control of North America from 1754-1763 called?

• Revolutionary War

• Civil War

• French and Indian War

• War of 1812

What term describes the practice of imposing taxes on the American colonies without allowing them to vote on the taxes?

• Taxation without representation

• Direct taxation

• Indirect taxation

• Tax evasion

What was the 1773 protest where colonists dumped British tea into Boston Harbor called?

• Boston Massacre

• Boston Tea Party

• Lexington and Concord

• Bunker Hill