Ohio American History

The leaders of the American Revolution signed a document called __________.

• The Biography

• The Letters to Washington

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Constitution

In the American Revolution, the Patriots were fighting for

• Britain

• France

• America's freedom from Britain

The Declaration of Independence was a document which 

• formed a new government for America

• told the world the colonists complaints against the King of England

The Declaration of Independence was signed on 

• December 25, 1770

• July 4, 1776

What was the primary purpose of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?

• To establish a system for admitting new states to the Union

• To create a new constitution for the United States

• To end the American Revolutionary War

• To regulate trade between the states

Which Native American tribe was primarily located in Ohio before European settlement?

• Cherokee

• Iroquois

• Shawnee

• Apache

What was the significance of the Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1794?

• It marked the end of the American Civil War

• It was a decisive victory for Native American tribes

• It led to the Treaty of Greenville and opened Ohio to settlement

• It was the first battle of the American Revolutionary War

Who was the first governor of the state of Ohio?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Edward Tiffin

• James Madison

• William Henry Harrison

In what year did Ohio become a state of the United States?

• 1787

• 1803

• 1812

• 1795

Which river forms the southern border of Ohio?

• Mississippi River

• Ohio River

• Missouri River

• Hudson River