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American History Quiz

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The vote during the election of 1800 was tied. Who ended up making the decision on who was to be president?

a)

The senate

b)

The popular vote

c)

The Electoral College

d)

The House of Representatives

2.

What has been the significance of the Supreme Court rulings in McCulloch v. Maryland (1819), Gibbons v. Ogden (1824), and Worcester v. Georgia (1832)?

a)

The decisions validated the principle of judicial review

b)

The decisions declared the notion of Manifest Destiny unconstitutional.

c)

The decisions strengthened the power of the national government.

d)

The decisions endorsed the principle of states’ rights.

3.

What was one goal of Lewis and Clark’s expedition?

a)

To build schools and hospitals

b)

To establish trade with Canada

c)

To deliver documents to French officials

d)

To find and map the northwest passage

4.

In 1803, the United States of America purchased the Louisiana Territory from

a)

Spain

b)

England

c)

France

d)

Louisiana

5.

Which politician died, because of, a duel?

a)

Aaron Burr

b)

Alexander Hamilton

c)

George Washington

d)

Thomas Jefferson

6.

On Lewis and Clarks Expedition a Native American joined the expedition and helped guide them. What was the name of the Native American?

a)

Tecumseh

b)

Sitting Bull

7.

The size of the United States was doubled with

a)

The expedition of Lewis and Clark

b)

Zebulon Pike’s expedition

c)

The Louisiana Purchase

d)

The adoption of New Orleans

8.

The Embargo act of 1807 was created to stop trade with the French and British. This act only ended up hurting who?

a)

The French

b)

The British

c)

The Barbary Pirates

d)

The US

9.

The Battle of Fort McHenry, also known as the Battle of Baltimore, was a sea/land battle in which American forces repulsed sea and land invasions. One man in particular witness this battle and wrote a poem. Who was this man and what was the name of said poem?

a)

Thomas Jefferson and the National Anthem

b)

Francis Scott Key and the National Anthem

c)

Tecumseh and the National Anthem

d)

James Monroe and the National Anthem

10.

The treaty of Ghent is signed on December 1814, but the Battle of New Orleans takes place in January,1815. Why did this happen?

a)

Word of the Treaty of Ghent had yet to reach New Orleans

b)

Word of the Treaty of Paris had yet to reach New Orleans

c)

Word of the Treaty of Ghent had yet to reach New Orleans

d)

Word of the Treaty of Tordesillas had yet to reach New Orleans

11.

Which of the following is NOT a cause of the War of 1812?

a)

British were stopping American ships and forcing American sailors into the British Navy

b)

Surge in American Nationalism

c)

The Embargo Act of 1807

d)

Britain was seizing American ships landing in French ports

12.

Those who were known as supporters of the war of 1812 were _______, and they mostly came from where?

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13.

The US does not win the Battle of York and is forced to surrender?

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Which two countries had control over the Louisiana Territory before the United States?

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