American History Quiz

How was Lafayette able to help the Americans gain an advantage over the British?

• By providing financial support

• By leading a surprise attack

• By securing French reinforcements

• By negotiating a peace treaty

What happened at the Battle of Yorktown?

• The British won a decisive victory

• The Americans retreated

• The British surrendered

• The French withdrew their support

What happened to the men in General Washington’s first unit?

• They were captured by the British

• They deserted the army

• They were promoted

• They were killed in battle

How was Hercules Mulligan able to get inside information about the British officers?

• By intercepting their communications

• By working as a tailor

• By bribing British soldiers

• By disguising himself as a British officer

What common experience do Hamilton and Burr experience around the same time?

• They both became governors

• They both lost their fathers

• They both had children

• They both got married

What did Hamilton and Burr both do after the war?

• They became business partners

• They ran for president

• They practiced law

• They moved to Europe

Where is Thomas Jefferson originally from?

• New York

• Virginia

• Massachusetts

• Pennsylvania

What compromise did Hamilton, Jefferson, and Madison make and what were the conditions?

• The Missouri Compromise; slavery was allowed in new states

• The Great Compromise; representation was equal in the Senate

• The Compromise of 1790; the capital was moved to Washington D.C.

• The Three-Fifths Compromise; slaves were counted as three-fifths of a person

Why did Jefferson oppose Hamilton’s financial plan for America?

• He believed it favored the wealthy

• He thought it was too conservative

• He wanted more government control

• He believed it would lead to inflation

Who did Aaron Burr defeat to become a senator?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

• John Adams

• George Clinton