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US History Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was Shays’ Rebellion?

a)

A protest against the Louisiana Purchase

b)

An uprising by farmers against taxes

c)

A British attack

d)

A slave revolt

2.

Where was the 1787 convention held?

a)

Boston

b)

Philadelphia

c)

New York

d)

Charleston

3.

Who was president of the Constitutional Convention?

a)

Jefferson

b)

Madison

c)

Washington

d)

Adams

4.

Who is the “Father of the Constitution”?

a)

Hamilton

b)

Madison

c)

Jefferson

d)

Franklin

5.

Who proposed the Great Compromise?

a)

Patrick Henry

b)

Roger Sherman

c)

John Adams

d)

Thomas Paine

6.

Who led the Federalist Party?

a)

Jefferson and Madison

b)

Hamilton and Adams

c)

Franklin and Jay

d)

Monroe and Clay

7.

Who led the Democratic-Republicans?

a)

Hamilton

b)

Jefferson

c)

Adams

d)

Franklin

8.

Who were the Barbary Pirates?

a)

Pirates from North African kingdoms

b)

Pirates from France

c)

British sailors

d)

Caribbean thieves

9.

What did the Louisiana Purchase include?

a)

Florida

b)

The Oregon Territory

c)

The entire Louisiana Territory

d)

Texas

10.

What did the Monroe Doctrine warn?

a)

Britain to stop taxes

b)

Europe to stay out of the Western Hemisphere

c)

France to return stolen land

d)

Native Americans to move west

11.

The Great Compromise created a two-house legislature with the House of Representatives and the (a)   .

12.

The Legislative Branch (a)   the laws.

13.

The Executive Branch (a)   the laws.

14.

The Judicial Branch (a)   the laws.

15.

The Constitution required approval from (a)   states to be ratified.

16.

The Bill of Rights includes the first (a)   amendments.

17.

The national bank disagreement was between _______________ and _______________.

(a)  

18.

During the War of 1812, the British burned the city of (a)   .

19.

The Monroe Doctrine was issued by President (a)   .

20.

Under the Missouri Compromise, Missouri entered as a __________ state and Maine as a __________ state.

(a)