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American History Quiz

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the main purpose of the Three-Fifths Compromise?

a)

Appropriate congressional seats

b)

Override presidential vetoes

c)

Approve legislation

d)

Amend the Constitution

2.

The “Virginia Dynasty” refers to:

a)

A group of U.S. presidents from Virginia

b)

Military leaders from Virginia

c)

Federalist leaders from Virginia

d)

Dominance of Virginia in trade

3.

Which act required colonists to house British soldiers?

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Sugar Act

c)

Quartering Act

d)

Intolerable Acts

4.

The Battle of New Orleans made a hero out of:

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

James Madison

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

John Adams

5.

Washington protected his army from smallpox by:

a)

Social distancing

b)

Inoculation

c)

Anesthesia

d)

All of these

6.

The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution mainly to:

a)

Protect individual freedoms

b)

Strengthen Congress

c)

Limit state power

d)

Regulate trade

7.

Which battle was the turning point of the Revolutionary War?

a)

Gettysburg

b)

Saratoga

c)

Monmouth

d)

Midway

8.

The Whiskey Rebellion showed:

a)

Weakness of Articles of Confederation

b)

Strength of the new Constitution

c)

Start of Civil War

d)

Collapse of Congress

9.

The XYZ Affair involved:

a)

U.S. diplomats bribed by French officials

b)

British seizing American ships

c)

Spanish land disputes

d)

Native treaties

10.

The Suffolk Resolves were:

a)

A resistance plan to the Intolerable Acts

b)

Adams Manifesto

c)

Species Circular

d)

Massachusetts Circular

11.

Who defended soldiers after the Boston Massacre?

a)

John Hancock

b)

John Adams

c)

Samuel Adams

d)

John Dickinson

12.

What did Marbury v. Madison establish?

a)

Judicial review

b)

States’ rights

c)

Free speech

d)

National supremacy

13.

Why did the Virginia House of Burgesses oppose the Stamp Act?

a)

Created economic burden

b)

Prevented necessities

c)

Affected southern colonies more

d)

Protected colonies

14.

The Proclamation of 1763:

a)

Allowed settlers to move west

b)

Forbade settlement west of Appalachians

c)

Opened Ohio Valley

d)

Ended French & Indian War

15.

Which plan resolved the issue of representation at the Constitutional Convention?

a)

Rhode Island Agreement

b)

Virginia Plan

c)

Connecticut Compromise

d)

New Jersey Plan

16.

Washington’s Farewell Address warned against:

a)

Political parties & foreign alliances

b)

Expansion westward

c)

Adding a Bill of Rights

d)

Taxation

17.

The Alien & Sedition Acts were passed to:

a)

Limit criticism of the government

b)

Reduce tariffs

c)

Expand suffrage

d)

Strengthen press freedom

18.

The Great Compromise created:

a)

Senate & House of Representatives

b)

Ratification of the Constitution

c)

Checks and balances

d)

Slave representation count

19.

Which battle ended with Cornwallis surrendering to Washington?

a)

Monmouth

b)

Cowpens

c)

Saratoga

d)

Yorktown

20.

Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense” argued for:

a)

Stronger ties with Britain

b)

Immediate independence

c)

A new constitution

d)

Ending slavery

21.

The Treaty of Ghent (1814):

a)

Ended the War of 1812

b)

Transferred land to Britain

c)

Gave U.S. Florida

d)

Stopped slavery expansion

22.

The Paxton Boys were known for:

a)

Supporting the British Crown

b)

Attacking Native Americans in Pennsylvania

c)

Organizing boycotts

d)

Leading Shays’ Rebellion

23.

The most important outcome of Saratoga was:

a)

French entered war on U.S. side

b)

Washington elected commander

c)

Ended the war

d)

British ministry collapsed

24.

The Coercive (Intolerable) Acts were a response to:

a)

Shays’ Rebellion

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Townshend boycotts

d)

Lexington & Concord

25.

Which event marked the official start of the Revolutionary War?

a)

Battle of Yorktown

b)

Valley Forge

c)

Lexington & Concord

d)

Saratoga

26.

Under the Three-Fifths Compromise, slaves were counted as:

a)

One-fourth

b)

Two-thirds

c)

Three-fifths

d)

One-half

27.

Which Revolutionary War victory was a morale boost on Christmas night?

a)

Valley Forge

b)

Brooklyn Heights

c)

Trenton

d)

Harlem Heights

28.

The Embargo Act of 1807:

a)

Hurt American merchants

b)

Boosted U.S. trade

c)

Encouraged expansion

d)

Led to the Treaty of Ghent

29.

The Treaty of Paris (1783):

a)

All of these

b)

Protected Loyalists

c)

Gave fishing rights off Newfoundland

d)

Set Mississippi River as boundary

30.

The Hartford Convention hurt the reputation of:

a)

Republicans

b)

Federalists

c)

War Hawks

d)

Southern planters

31.

Which movement most influenced the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Enlightenment

b)

Scholasticism

c)

Humanism

d)

Transcendentalism

32.

The Sons of Liberty were:

a)

Colonists protesting British taxes

b)

Indians resisting settlers

c)

Customs officials

d)

Continental Army division

33.

Jay’s Treaty (1794) was designed to:

a)

Settle disputes with Britain over forts

b)

End War of 1812

c)

Stop impressment

d)

Ally with France

34.

The Olive Branch Petition was:

a)

Final peace appeal to Britain

b)

A call for war

c)

A French treaty

d)

Hamilton’s plan

35.

Shays’ Rebellion convinced many leaders that:

a)

Stronger central government was needed

b)

Britain needed to be defeated again

c)

Farmers required more land

d)

Slavery should end

36.

Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown mainly because:

a)

French navy controlled Chesapeake

b)

Americans retook NYC

c)

Hessians abandoned him

d)

Southern ports lost

37.

Lewis & Clark Expedition was mainly meant to:

a)

Explore Louisiana Purchase

b)

Attack Spanish Florida

c)

End Native resistance

d)

Establish trade with Britain

38.

The Louisiana Purchase:

a)

Doubled U.S. size

b)

Began War of 1812

c)

Ended French alliance

d)

Established Monroe Doctrine

39.

Which battle turned the tide in favor of the Americans?

a)

Valley Forge

b)

White Plains

c)

Saratoga

d)

Brandywine

40.

Which statement about the Virginia Plan is NOT correct?

a)

It was unicameral

b)

Drafted by Madison

c)

Bicameral body

d)

Based on population

41.

The Election of 1800 was significant because:

a)

Created political parties

b)

First peaceful transfer of power

c)

Ended Revolution

d)

Abolished slavery

42.

Patrick Henry is remembered for:

a)

“Give me liberty or give me death”

b)

Drafting Jay’s Treaty

c)

Leading Sons of Liberty

d)

Defending Boston soldiers

43.

The Massachusetts Circular Letter protested:

a)

Townshend Acts

b)

Whiskey Tax

c)

Intolerable Acts

d)

Proclamation of 1763

44.

What justified replacing the Articles of Confederation?

a)

Weak central government

b)

Lack of Bill of Rights

c)

Not all states agreed

d)

Couldn’t tax

45.

Hamilton’s financial plan included all EXCEPT:

a)

National Bank

b)

Assumption of state debts

c)

Tariffs on imports

d)

Free land for farmers

46.

The Committees of Correspondence were created to:

a)

Share resistance ideas

b)

Collect taxes

c)

Negotiate peace

d)

Train militias

47.

What was the primary decision of the First Continental Congress?

a)

Boycott British goods & prepare for war

b)

Repay tea tax

c)

Declare war

d)

All of these

48.

The Era of Good Feelings was marked by:

a)

National unity under one party

b)

Sectional conflict

c)

Slavery debates

d)

Civil War tensions

49.

Friedrich von Steuben’s main role was:

a)

Training Washington’s troops at Valley Forge

b)

Leading Hessians

c)

Defeating French

d)

Winning Saratoga

50.

The Declaration of Independence was influenced most by:

a)

John Locke & Enlightenment ideas

b)

Feudalism

c)

Medieval church teachings

d)

Navigation Acts

51.

The Burning of Washington D.C. happened during:

a)

War of 1812

b)

French & Indian War

c)

Revolutionary War

d)

Civil War

52.

Under the Articles of Confederation, the central government was:

a)

Weak

b)

Strong

c)

Balanced

d)

Dictatorial

53.

Pontiac’s War was sparked by:

a)

Colonists ignoring Proclamation of 1763

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Boston Massacre

d)

Tea tax

54.

The Sons of Liberty are best described as:

a)

Colonists using violent protest

b)

Loyalists supporting Britain

c)

French allies

d)

Farmers seeking land

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