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Total questions: 89
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Name
Class
Date
1.
What Colony did Penn start?
a)
Pennsylvania
b)
Ohio
c)
New Jersey
d)
New York
2.
Who founded Rhode Island?
a)
William Penn
b)
Duke of York
c)
Roger Williams
d)
Thomas Hooker
3.
Who founded Connecticut?
a)
Roger Williams
b)
David Thomason
c)
Thomas Hooker
d)
John Winthrop
4.
Who founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
a)
John Winthrop (Puritans)
b)
Roger Williams
c)
David Thomason
d)
Thomas Hooker
5.
Who founded Rhode Island?
a)
Roger Williams
b)
David Thomason
c)
Thomas Hooker
d)
John Winthrop
6.
Anne Hutchinson was welcomed in Massachusetts
a)
True
b)
False
7.
How did Oglethorpe help the people in debtor's prisons?
a)
He helped bring the people in prison to Georgia to help start a new colony and make a new life.
b)
He paid all of their debts.
c)
He gave them food.
d)
He took care of their children.
8.
Maryland was founded by _________________.
a)
Lord Baltimore
b)
Lord Chesapeake
c)
Lord Annapolis
d)
Ms. Vallee
9.
He led a group of Puritans to settle the Massachusetts Bay Colony. They named their settlement Boston.
a)
John Winthrop
b)
Roger Williams
c)
John Bradford
d)
John Smith
10.
The person in charge of the Pilgrims in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
a)
William Penn
b)
Roger Williams
c)
William Bradford
d)
Thomas Hooker
11.
Wife and advisor of John Adams, proclaimed "Remember the Women"
a)
Mercy Otis Warren
b)
Abygail Washington
c)
Betsy Ross
d)
Abigail Adams
12.
There was a scandal during Adams' term as president involving France, and bribery about the French seizing American ships. What was the name of this scandal?
a)
The French Connection
b)
Adams' Spygate
c)
Jay's Treaty
d)
XYZ Affair
13.
Who wrote the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions?
a)
John Adams and George Washington
b)
Patrick Henry and George Mason
c)
Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
d)
Sam Adams and John Hancock
14.
Commander of the Continental Army, 1st Potus, Federalists
a)
George Washington
b)
John Adams
c)
John Paul Jones
d)
Thomas Paine
15.
women patriot, author of anti-British plays/poems, mostly anonymous
a)
Abigail Adams
b)
Mercy Otis Warren
c)
Betsy Ross
d)
Ariana Grande
16.
Scottish Sailor who became a continental naval leader. "Fathr of the U.S. Navy"
a)
Haym Salomon
b)
James Armistead
c)
John Paul Jones
d)
Crispus Attucks
17.
author of common sense, persuaded colonists to seek independence
a)
Wentworth Cheswell
b)
Haym Salomon
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
Thomas Paine
18.
Black Indian man, first casualty of the American Revolution during the Boston Massacre
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Thomas Paine
c)
Crispus Attucks
d)
James Armistead
19.
Spanish General/Governor (Louisiana), aided the Colonies in the war effort
a)
Marquis de Lafayette
b)
Mercy Otis Warren
c)
Bernardo de Galvez
d)
John Paul Jones
20.
French Noble who assisted in the war efforts against Britain
a)
Marquis de Lafayette
b)
Bernardo de Galvez
c)
John Adams de Washington
d)
Crispus Armistead
21.
Diplomat, secured French aid for the war, inventor, advocated colonial unity
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
John Paul Jones
c)
Abigail Adams
d)
Marquis de Lafayette
22.
Spied on the British, posing as a runaway slave
a)
Crispus Attucks
b)
Wentworth Cheswell
c)
James Armistead
d)
Frederick Douglass
23.
Free black who rode all night to warn of British invasion
a)
Crispus Attucks
b)
Wentworth Cheswell
c)
James Armistead
d)
Frederick Douglass
24.
main author of Declaration of Independence Louisiana Purchase, 3rd POTUS
a)
George Washington
b)
James Monroe
c)
Thomas Paine
d)
Thomas Jefferson
25.
Jewish Business man, helped raise money for the war effort, joined the sons of liberty
a)
Haym Salomon
b)
Thomas Paine
c)
Marquis de Lafayette
d)
John Adams
26.
2nd Potus, key member of the Continental Congress, advocated independence
a)
Sam Adams
b)
John Adams
c)
George Adams
d)
Adam Adams
27.
This patriot made a daring ride to warn colonists that British soldiers were approaching.
a)
Patrick Henry
b)
Paul Revere
c)
Phillis Wheatley
d)
Samuel Adams
28.
What patriot leader is represented by this image?
a)
John Adams
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
Paul Revere
d)
Patrick Henry
29.
What was the name of the British king during the American Revolution?
a)
Charles III
b)
George III
c)
William III
d)
James III
30.
Who was elected as the first President of the United States of America?
a)
George Washington
b)
John Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
James Madison
31.
Who was America's first Vice-President and elected and the Second President of the United states of America?
a)
George Washington
b)
John Adams
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
John Marshal
32.
Who was the third President of the United States and the leader of the Democratic Republican Party?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Alexander Hamilton
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
John Adams
33.
Who was the leader of the Federalist Party and and Secretary of the Treasury.
a)
Alexander Hamilton
b)
James Madison
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
George Washington
34.
He was our Fourth President and wrote most the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
a)
James Madison
b)
John Marshall
c)
George Washington
d)
John Adams
35.
John Adams, Alexander Hamilton , and John Marshall were all
a)
Federalists
b)
Democratic-Republicans
36.
Thomas Jefferson and James Madison were both
a)
Federalists
b)
Democratic-Republicans
37.
Which party was Alexander Hamilton a member of?
a)
Federalist
b)
Tea Party
c)
Anti-federalists
38.
This Federalist is known as the "Father of the Constitution".
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Thomas Paine
c)
James Madison
39.
Patrick Henry and George Mason Belonged to which party?
a)
Anti-Federalists
b)
Whigs
c)
Federalists
40.
Which 'inspiration' had the ideas for unalienable rights AND consent of the governed?
a)
William Blackstone
b)
John Locke
c)
Baron de Montesquieu
d)
William Penn
41.
Which man feared all power in the hands of one person, and so created 'separation of powers?'
a)
William Blackstone
b)
John Locke
c)
Baron de Montesquieu
d)
William Penn
42.
Which 'law' translated legal codes from Latin to English and made the law easy-to-understand?
a)
William Blackstone
b)
John Locke
c)
Baron de Montesquieu
d)
William Penn
43.
Why was James Monroe considering helping Latin America in their revolution against Spain?
a)
Latin America could gain power.
b)
Latin America could gain pride.
c)
It would open the door for trade between Latin America and the U.S.
d)
Latin America could gain land.
44.
What did John Quincy Adams get out of the "Corrupt Bargain"?
a)
Henry Clay convinced congress to vote him into office as president
b)
He got a lot of money to pay off U.S. debts
c)
He became vice president to Andrew Jackson
d)
He was not involved in the corrupt bargain
45.
Andrew Jackson's election victory in 1828 depended on support from
a)
the rich and well-born.
b)
Native Americans.
c)
the common people.
d)
states' rights supporters.
46.
Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner?
a)
Francis Scott Kay
b)
Francis Scott Kane
c)
Francis Scott Key
d)
Francis Scott Keen
47.
"The high tariff on foreign goods will force us to buy manufactured goods from the northern states instead of the cheaper ones from Britain. We end up paying more!"
a)
John C. Calhoun
b)
Daniel Webster
48.
"Even if a tariff makes American goods more expensive, it is better in the long run for the American economy to buy the goods made by American workers."
a)
John C. Calhoun
b)
Daniel Webster
49.
Reformers such as Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton (pictured here) were most concerned with
a)
Abolishing Slavery
b)
Securing Women's Rights to vote
c)
Securing Property Rights for Women
d)
Trying to keep the US out of World War I
50.
Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton organized a national meeting at Seneca Falls in 1848. The primary purpose of this convention was to organize the
a)
Abolition Movement
b)
Temperance Movemnet
c)
Women's Suffrage Movement
d)
Native American Assistance Movement
51.
Horace Mann is MOST associated with what issue during the 19th Century?
a)
Child Labor
b)
Prison Reform
c)
Education Reform
d)
Women's Suffrage
52.
What did Eli Whitney invent??
a)
Iron plow
b)
Cotton gin
c)
Crop rotation
d)
None of the above
53.
Who had the biggest steel production
a)
Henry Bessemer
b)
James watt
c)
Robert fulton
d)
Samuel Cunard
54.
Who invented the telegraph?
a)
James Hargraves
b)
Alexander Graham bell
c)
Samuel Morse
d)
Eli Whitney
55.
Who invented the mechanical reaper
a)
Robert Fulton
b)
Cyrus McCormick
c)
Eli whitney
d)
Henry Bessemer
56.
_______ saved many important papers from the White House when the British soldiers set it on fire.
a)
Dolley Madison
b)
Amelia Earhart
c)
Robert Fulton
d)
Mary Todd Lincoln
57.
Who invented the sewing machine?
a)
Robert Fulton
b)
Peter Cooper
c)
Elias Howe
d)
Tom Thumb
58.
James Hargraves invented the
a)
Spinning Wheel
b)
Spinning Jenny
c)
Spinning Spool
d)
Spinning Jimmy
59.
Who came up with the idea of interchangeable parts?
a)
James Hargreaves
b)
Edmund Cartwright
c)
Thomas Edison
d)
Eli Whitney
60.
Who combined spinning and weaving under one roof so that raw cotton would come in and finished cloth would leave?
a)
Samuel Slater
b)
Francis Lowell
c)
Eli Whitney
d)
Thomas Edison
61.
Which of the following was invented by Edmund Cartwright?
a)
interchangeable parts
b)
cotton gin
c)
steamboats
d)
power loom
62.
Who is known for his many paintings of birds?
a)
John James Audubon
b)
Alfred Jacob Miller
c)
George Caleb Bingham
d)
Charles Grandison Finney
63.
Which writer encouraged civil disobedience and authored the novel 'Walden' after spending two years in the woods?
a)
Ralph Waldo Emerson
b)
Walt Whitman
c)
Henry David Thoreau
d)
Asher Durand
64.
Which writer mentored Henry David Thoreau and urged people of judge right from wrong for themselves?
a)
Ralph Waldo Emerson
b)
Henry David Thoreau
c)
Thomas Cole
d)
Washington Irving
65.
William Lloyd Garrison was the founder of which antislavery newspaper?
a)
The Examiner
b)
The Liberator
c)
The New York Times
d)
The Independence Gazette
66.
John Brown was hanged for leading a raid on _____.
a)
Independence Square
b)
Truman Corners
c)
Harper's Ferry
d)
The Landing
67.
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote a book to show the cruelties of slavery. What was it called?
a)
Uncle Bob's Stories
b)
Uncle Tom's Hotel
c)
Uncle Joe's Best Recipes
d)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
68.
Sojourner Truth preached to people about _____.
a)
evils of slavery
b)
how to escape to freedom
c)
how to talk to slave owners
d)
how to bake bread
69.
Who led the largest revolt in Virginia?
a)
Nat Tuner
b)
William Lloyd Garrison
c)
David Walker
d)
Maria Stewart
70.
Former slave who taught himself to read and write
a)
John Brown
b)
William Lloyd Garrison
c)
Frederick Douglass
d)
Harriet Tubman
71.
Lieutenant General of Union forces; accepted Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Court House, ending the Civil War
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
George Meade
c)
George McClellan
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
72.
Leader of Confederate forces, successfully led major battles until his defeat at Gettysburg, and surrendered to Grant Appomattox Court House
a)
Stonewall Jackson
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
George Meade
d)
Robert E. Lee
73.
Actor and Confederate supporter who assassinated Abraham Lincoln
a)
Lee Harvey Oswald
b)
Andrew Johnson
c)
John Wilkes Booth
d)
Rutherford B. Hayes
74.
U.S President after the assassination of Lincoln, impeached for his unpopular ideas about Reconstruction
a)
Rutherford B. Hayes
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Andrew Johnson
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
75.
President of the United States during the Civil War
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
George Washington
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
76.
First and only President of the Confederate States of America
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
George Washington
77.
Which of the following was when William Tecumsah Sherman led Union troops down South and destroying the South on their way to the sea
a)
Battle of Antietam
b)
First Battle of Bull Run
c)
March to the Sea
d)
Siege of Vicksburg
78.
General for the Confederate Army who got his nickname “Stonewall” because helped a rally during the First Battle of Bull Run where his troops and him heroically stood there like a “Stonewall.”
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Thomas Jackson
79.
Dred Scott is famous for
a)
being sued
b)
suing for his freedom
c)
becoming a famous doctor
d)
winning his freedom
80.
African American soldier that fought with the 54th Massachusetts Regiment in the Civil War. 1st black soldier to win the Medal of Honor
a)
Philip Bazaar
b)
William Carney
c)
Jamestown 1607
81.
Hispanic Union naval hero during the Civil War. Received the Medal of Honor.
a)
Philip Bazaar
b)
William Carney
c)
Jamestown 1607
82.
Which senator was beat with a cane on the senate floor?
a)
Preston Brooks
b)
Andrew Butler
c)
Charles Sumner
d)
Aaron Burr
83.
First African-American to be elected into the U.S. Senate, represented Mississippi.
a)
Phillip Bazaar
b)
Hiram Rhodes Revels
c)
James Armistead
d)
Wentworth Cheswell
84.
Who designed the first efficient steam engine?
a)
James Hargreaves
b)
John Kay
c)
Richard Arkwright
d)
James Watt
85.
Founder of the Sons of Liberty in Boston
a)
Patrick Henry
b)
Sam Adams
c)
Thomas Paine
d)
Paul Revere
86.
Which of the following does not describe Ben Franklin?
a)
Oldest member of the constitutional convention
b)
Ambassador to France during the Revolution
c)
Advocate for Join or Die during the French/Indian War
d)
Founder of the Sons of Liberty
87.
All of the following are associated with Henry Clay EXCEPT -
a)
"The Great Compromiser"
b)
The Corrupt Bargain
c)
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
d)
The American System
88.
Which of the following reformers focused on prison reform and care for the disabled?
a)
Frederick Douglass
b)
Susan B. Anthony
c)
William Lloyd Garrison
d)
Dorothea Dix
89.
Who is responsible for writing the "Battle Hymn of the Republic" during the Civil War
a)
Francis Scott Key
b)
Julia Ward Howe
c)
John James Audubon
d)
Walt Whitman
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