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WorksheetsPre-Ap Colonies - Madison Test
Total questions: 99
Worksheet time: 50mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was Washington's only military surrender?
a)
Fort Surrender
b)
Fort Pitt
c)
Fort Washington
d)
Fort Necessity
2.
What was George Washington's wife name?
a)
Martha
b)
Dolly
c)
Abigail
d)
Catherine
3.
How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?
a)
10
b)
5
c)
8
d)
12
4.
What number President was James Madison?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
3
d)
5
5.
Madison's draft of this document and his revolutionary three-branch federal system became the basis for the American Constitution of today?
a)
Rhode Island Plan
b)
Georgia Plan
c)
Virginia Plan
d)
New Jersey Plan
6.
What was James Madison's wife name?
a)
Martha
b)
Dolly
c)
Abigail
d)
Catherine
7.
What number President was John Adams?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
3
d)
5
8.
The first President to occupy the new, but unfinished President's Mansion
a)
Washington
b)
Adams
c)
Madison
d)
Jefferson
9.
On July 4, 1826, the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, what two presidents died?
a)
Washington and Adams
b)
Adams and Jefferson
c)
Jefferson and Madison
d)
Madison and Monroe
10.
What number President was Thomas Jefferson?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
11.
This was Thomas Jefferson's slave plantation?
a)
Monticello
b)
Walnut Grove
c)
Mount Vernon
d)
Princeton
12.
Jefferson wrote this document that the Second Continental Congress deleted nearly a fourth of the text - changes that Jefferson resented?
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
U.S. Constitution
c)
Articles of Confederation
d)
Stamp Act
13.
Where is United States Military Academy more commonly known as Army located?
a)
West Point
b)
Anapolis
c)
Colorado Springs
d)
Washington DC
14.
This was the first time in history that the United States flag was raised in victory on foreign soil?
a)
Battle of Derna
b)
First Barbary War
c)
Second Barbary War
d)
War of 1812
15.
What was America's first significant overseas war?
a)
First Barbary War
b)
Second Barbary War
c)
War of 1812
d)
Battle of Derna
16.
The War of 1812 was nicknamed this by those people in Congress against it?
a)
The Jeffersonian
b)
Mr. Madison's War
c)
War of the Roses
d)
War Hawks War
17.
U.S.S. Constitution earned this nickname:
a)
Old Ironsides
b)
New Constitution
c)
Titanic
d)
Frigate
18.
This Treaty ended the war of 1812?
a)
Treaty of Paris
b)
Treaty of Ghent
c)
Treaty of London
d)
Treaty of Yorktown
19.
Francis Scott Key was so inspired by the sight that he wrote a poem that later became "The Star Spangled Banner." What did he call his poem?
a)
All that Jazz
b)
Yankee Doodle
c)
The Defense of Fort McHenry
d)
The Defense of New Orleans
20.
water route to Asia through North America sought by European explorers
a)
Pilgrimage
b)
Northwest Passage
c)
Renaissance
d)
Mission
21.
a large estate run by an owner or manager and farmed by laborers who lived there
a)
Pilgrimage
b)
Northwest Passage
c)
Mission
d)
Plantation
22.
religious settlement
a)
Renaissance
b)
Northwest Passage
c)
Mission
d)
Mosque
23.
Spanish explorer in the Americas in the 1500s
a)
Pilgrimage
b)
Northwest Passage
c)
Conquistador
d)
Mission
24.
A journey to a holy place
a)
Renaissance
b)
Pilgrimage
c)
Conquistador
d)
Mission
25.
A period of intellectual and artistic creativity, c. 1300-1600
a)
Renaissance
b)
Northwest Passage
c)
Conquistador
d)
Mission
26.
Pocahontas married the colonist:
a)
John Stamos
b)
John White
c)
John Smith
d)
John Rolfe
27.
Jamestown became the first permanent English settlement in North America in:
a)
1287
b)
1981
c)
1607
d)
1706
28.
The first English baby born in America?
a)
Virginia Dare
b)
Georgia O'Keefe
c)
John Winthrop
d)
Caroline Rhea
29.
What was the first English colony in America?
a)
Roanoke
b)
Jamestown
c)
Raleigh
d)
Boston
30.
What was the major crop grown along the coast in North Carolina, Virginia, and Maryland?
a)
Cotton
b)
Corn
c)
Tobacco
d)
Rice
31.
Who was Georgia named after?
a)
George Oglethorpe
b)
King George II
c)
George Foreman
d)
George Clooney
32.
What pirate terrorized the waters in the southern colonies?
a)
Blackbeard
b)
Drake
c)
Davey Jones
d)
Morgan
33.
What was the first step taken to ensure freedom of religion in America?
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
Fundamental orders
c)
US Constitution
d)
Toleration act of Maryland
34.
What is considered to be the first constitution for a government in America?
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
Fundamental orders
c)
US Constitution
d)
Toleration act of Maryland
35.
What was the first document allowing for self-government in America?
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
Fundamental orders
c)
US Constitution
d)
Toleration act of Maryland
36.
How did the Puritans get their name?
a)
Because the monarchy was restored
b)
They wanted to purify the Church of England
c)
The expelled
d)
They desired to purify their lives
37.
William Penn belonged to the Protestant group called the Society of Friends, which was also known as:
a)
Puritans
b)
Quakers
c)
Mormans
d)
Amish
38.
What does Philadelphia means: city of ?
a)
Brotherly love
b)
Cream Cheese
c)
Friends
d)
City of
39.
What does Pennsylvania mean?
a)
Penn�s Woods
b)
Friendly Forest
c)
Quaker Woodlans
d)
Penn's Thicket
40.
Who was the first explorer to America from the Netherlands?
a)
John Cabot
b)
Jacques Cartier
c)
Henry Hudson
d)
Marco Polo
41.
Who explored the St. Lawrence River for France?
a)
John Cabot
b)
Jacques Cartier
c)
Henry Hudson
d)
Marco Polo
42.
Who was the first explorer to America from France?
a)
Giovanni da Verrazano
b)
Bartolome de Las Casas
c)
Fransico Vasquez de Coronado
d)
Hernando de Soto
43.
Who was the first explorer to America from England?
a)
John Cabot
b)
Jacques Cartier
c)
Henry Hudson
d)
Marco Polo
44.
Who led the Protestant Reformation in England?
a)
John Calvin
b)
Martin Luther
c)
King Henry VIII
d)
King George III
45.
Who led the Protestant Reformation in France?
a)
John Calvin
b)
Martin Luther
c)
King Henry VIII
d)
King George III
46.
Whose actions led to the Protestant Reformation?
a)
John Calvin
b)
Martin Luther
c)
King Henry VIII
d)
King George III
47.
Which priest helped make enslaving Native Americans illegal, and suggested using Africans instead?
a)
Giovanni da Verrazano
b)
Bartolome de Las Casas
c)
Fransico Vasquez de Coronado
d)
Hernando de Soto
48.
Which conquistador explored present day Arizona?
a)
Giovanni da Verrazano
b)
Bartolome de Las Casas
c)
Fransico Vasquez de Coronado
d)
Hernando de Soto
49.
Which conquistador was the first to see the Mississippi River?
a)
Giovanni da Verrazano
b)
Bartolome de Las Casas
c)
Fransico Vasquez de Coronado
d)
Hernando de Soto
50.
Which conquistador led the first expedition to see present day Texas?
a)
Hernan Cortez
b)
Fransico Pizarro
c)
Juan Ponce de Leon
d)
Panfilo de Narvaez
51.
Which conquistador was looking for the fountain of youth?
a)
Hernan Cortez
b)
Fransico Pizarro
c)
Juan Ponce de Leon
d)
Panfilo de Narvaez
52.
Which conquistador conquered the Inca?
a)
Hernan Cortez
b)
Fransico Pizarro
c)
Juan Ponce de Leon
d)
Panfilo de Narvaez
53.
Which conquistador conquered the Aztecs?
a)
Hernan Cortez
b)
Fransico Pizarro
c)
Juan Ponce de Leon
d)
Panfilo de Narvaez
54.
Which of these was not the name of one of Christopher Columbus's ships?
a)
Nina
b)
Mayflower
c)
Pinta
d)
Santa Maria
55.
What was the capital city of Mali?
a)
Morocco
b)
Songal
c)
Timbuktu
d)
Mali
56.
Which country developed the magnetic compass?
a)
China
b)
Portugal
c)
Greece
d)
Italy
57.
Who was the leader of the first expedition to make it all around the world, even though he was killed along the way?
a)
Ferdinand Magellan
b)
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
c)
Amerigo Vespucci
d)
Vasco da Gama
58.
Who was the first European to see the Pacific from America?
a)
Ferdinand Magellan
b)
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
c)
Amerigo Vespucci
d)
Vasco da Gama
59.
The Americas were named after:
a)
Ferdinand Magellan
b)
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
c)
Amerigo Vespucci
d)
Vasco da Gama
60.
Who led the first expedition that made it to India by sea and then returned to Europe with goods?
a)
Ferdinand Magellan
b)
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
c)
Amerigo Vespucci
d)
Vasco da Gama
61.
Whose book, Travels, about his travels in Asia inspired an Age of exploration?
a)
John Cabot
b)
Jacques Cartier
c)
Henry Hudson
d)
Marco Polo
62.
Tories remained remained loyal to Britain during the American Revolution.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
63.
Loyalists remained remained loyal to Britain during the American Revolution.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
64.
Patriots remained remained loyal to Britain during the American Revolution.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
65.
What did the Americans call the mercenaries hired by the British?
a)
Tories
b)
Loyalists
c)
Patriots
d)
Hessians
66.
At his hanging this spy's famous last words were, "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country?
a)
Nathan Hale
b)
Francis Marion
c)
John Paul Jones
d)
Roger Sherman
67.
Who was nicknamed the Swamp Fox?
a)
Nathan Hale
b)
Francis Marion
c)
John Paul Jones
d)
Roger Sherman
68.
When asked to surrender who responded by saying: "I have not yet begun to fight"?
a)
Nathan Hale
b)
Francis Marion
c)
John Paul Jones
d)
Roger Sherman
69.
What victory was the turning point in the American Revolution?
a)
Yorktown
b)
Charles Town
c)
Trenton
d)
Saratoga
70.
Where was the worst American defeat during the Revolutionary War take place?
a)
Yorktown
b)
Charles Town
c)
Trenton
d)
Saratoga
71.
What tune did the French play at the British surrender at Yorktown?
a)
The World Turned Upside Down
b)
Yankee Doodle
c)
Star-Spangled Banner
d)
O' Continental
72.
What tune did the British play at the British surrender at Yorktown?
a)
The World Turned Upside Down
b)
Yankee Doodle
c)
Star-Spangled Banner
d)
O' Continental
73.
What ended the American Revolution?
a)
Treaty of Ghent
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Treaty of Guadelupe Hidalgo
d)
Treaty of Verailles
74.
What was America's first constitution called?
a)
Fundamental orders
b)
US Constitution
c)
Mayflower Compact
d)
The Articles of Confederation
75.
Phillis Wheatley wrote this kind of Literature?
a)
Poetry
b)
Historical Fiction
c)
Fiction
d)
Short Stories
76.
What nickname did Madison earn for his role at the Constitutional Convention?
a)
Little Jimmy
b)
Father of the Constitution
c)
Speaker of the House
d)
Father Liberty
77.
Who is credited with creating the great compromise?
a)
Nathan Hale
b)
Francis Marion
c)
John Paul Jones
d)
Roger Sherman
78.
The Pennsylvania State House where the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitutional Convention took place is now known as
a)
Pennsylvania State House
b)
Independence Hall
c)
Washington Monument
d)
Pennsylvania Customs House
79.
Does the Federal Government have more powers under the Articles of Confederation or the United States Constitution?
a)
US Constitution
b)
The Articles of Confederation
80.
The first state to ratify the constitution was
a)
Delaware
b)
Rhode Island
c)
New York
d)
Texas
81.
to give official approval to
a)
ratify
b)
bicameral
c)
Article
d)
Amendment
82.
a law or regulation
a)
ordinance
b)
constitution
c)
petition
d)
ratify
83.
a formal request
a)
petition
b)
constitution
c)
ordinance
d)
ratify
84.
consisting of two houses, or chambers, especially in a legislature
a)
bicameral
b)
republic
c)
Federalism
d)
ordinance
85.
a formal plan of government
a)
constitution
b)
petition
c)
ordinance
d)
article
86.
a government in which citizens rule through elected representatives
a)
republic
b)
bicameral
c)
Federalism
d)
petition
87.
the sharing power between federal and state governments
a)
Federalism
b)
republic
c)
bicameral
d)
petition
88.
a part of a document, such as the Constitution, that deals with a single subject
a)
Article
b)
Amendment
c)
ratify
d)
bicameral
89.
the branch of the government that makes the nation's laws
a)
Legislative Branch
b)
Executive Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
d)
Federalism
90.
the branch of government, headed by the president, that carries out the nation's laws and policies
a)
Legislative Branch
b)
Executive Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
d)
Federalism
91.
the branch of government, including the federal court system, that interprets the nation's laws
a)
Legislative Branch
b)
Executive Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
d)
Federalism
92.
an addition to a formal document such as the Constitution
a)
Amendment
b)
Article
c)
ratify
d)
Federalism
93.
Who wrote the following qoute: "These are the times that try men's souls."
a)
Paine
b)
Franklin
c)
Washington
d)
Jefferson
94.
Which other President is in the picture Washington Crosses the Delaware?
a)
Adams
b)
Jefferson
c)
Madison
d)
Monroe
95.
What General was known as: Gentleman Johnny
a)
Burgoyne
b)
Tarleton
c)
Cornwallis
d)
Marion
96.
Who were two of the heros of Saratoga?
a)
Washington and Lafayette
b)
Gates and Arnold
c)
Burgoyne and Clinton
d)
Tarleton and Paine
97.
Why did European nations help the American cause?
a)
They believed in Freedom
b)
They believed in the Pursuit of Happiness
c)
They believed in Liberty
d)
They hated the British.
98.
Who was known as "The Butcher" and "Bloody Ban."
a)
Burgoyne
b)
Tarleton
c)
Cornwallis
d)
Marion
99.
Who was the General who infamously betrayed the Patriot cause?
a)
Washington
b)
Arnold
c)
Gates
d)
Clinton
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