U.S. History Quiz

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

How many Amendments are contained in the Bill of Rights?

• 10

• 12

• 15

• 8

How did the United States gain the new land extending to the Mississippi River?

• Ceded to the United States by Great Britain

• Purchased from France

• Won in a war with Spain

• Traded with Native American tribes

The Northwest Territory consisted of the area that we know today as which states?

• Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, and parts of Minnesota

• New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware

• Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska

• California, Nevada, Arizona, and Utah

What problem was solved by auctioning off the new land?

• Debt

• Inflation

• Unemployment

• Overpopulation

When the territory reaches ______ they can draft a state constitution and apply to Congress to become a state.

• 60,000

• 100,000

• 50,000

• 75,000

Who wrote the Bill of Rights?

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

• John Jay

Jim Crow laws were designed to:

• Continue Segregation in the South

• Promote industrialization

• Encourage westward expansion

• Support women's suffrage

When was the Homestead Act signed into law?

• 1862

• 1850

• 1875

• 1880

How long did families have to live on the new land?

• Five Years

• Three Years

• Seven Years

• Ten Years