13 Colonies
Which mountain range marked the Proclamation Line of 1763?
a) Himalayas b) Andes Mountains c) Appalachian Mountains d) Rocky Mountains
c) Appalachian Mountains
During the American Revolution, which side did Native Americans take? a) the British b) the Patriots c) Neutral d) It depended on the individual tribes
d) It depended on the individual tribes
Who was the Native American woman who helped as a guide on the Lewis and Clark expedition? a) Pocahontas b) Sacagawea c) Sitting Bull d) Matoaka
b) Sacagawea
The Missouri Compromise established the precedent of admitting one slave state for every free state joining America. Which free state joined in 1820 along with Missouri's entry as a slave state? a) California b) Ohio c) Maine d) Kansas
c) Maine
What idea claimed that white Americans had the god-given right to settle the entirety of North America (what now became the US, at least)? a) the First Great Awakening b) Popular Sovereignty c) Abolitionism d) Manifest Destiny
d) Manifest Destiny
The French and Indian War began with conflicts between the British and French over which territory they both claimed? a) Quebec b) the Ohio River Valley c) Louisiana d) Florida
b) the Ohio River Valley
Thomas Paine is famous for his pamphlet Common Sense. What was his main argument there? a) Americans should gain independence b) America should remain loyal to Britain c) Slavery should be abolished d) George Washington should become president
a) Americans should gain independence
Hamilton argued that he could create a national bank because it was an “implied power” in the Constitution. Jefferson dismissed this argument initially, but then used it himself to justify which act? a) the Louisiana Purchase b) the Indian Removal Act c) Annexing Texas d) establishing the Supreme Court
a) the Louisiana Purchase
Who struck down the Indian Removal Act and tried to prevent it from being implemented? a) Andrew Jackson b) Congress c) the State of Georgia d) the Supreme Court
d) the Supreme Court
What did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848) do? a) forced Mexico to give up more than 500,000 square miles of territory to the US b) gave the US control of Puerto Rico c) ended slavery in California d) forced Mexicans living in Texas to leave the territory
a) forced Mexico to give up more than 500,000 square miles of territory to the US
Which colonies did slavery exist in? a) New England Colonies b) Middle Colonies c) Southern Colonies d) All of the Above
d) All of the Above
During the American Revolution, which side officially offered enslaved people freedom if they left their masters (who were on the opposite side) and fought in the military? a) Loyalists (British Crown) b) Patriots c) Both d) Neither
a) Loyalists (British Crown)
Which of the following policies was NOT advocated by Alexander Hamilton? a) establishing a national bank b) having the federal government take on state debts c) taxing foreign goods (tariffs) to protect American industry d) sending support to the French revolutionaries
d) sending support to the French revolutionaries
In the Second Franco-Mexican War (1861–1867), France invaded Mexico and the United States eventually pressured them to leave. What policy do you think Americans invoked to pressure the French to leave? a) Nullification b) Separation of Powers c) the Missouri Compromise d) the Monroe Doctrine
d) the Monroe Doctrine
The Mexican-American war resulted in the US acquiring massive territory mostly South of the 36’30 Parallel. Why was this important? a) new states entering America below the line were supposed to be slave states according to the Missouri Compromise b) Britain threatened to reclaim all US territory south of the 36’30 Parallel c) the territory South of the 36’30 was too dangerous to settle d) American companies immediately discovered oil in this territory in 1848
a) new states entering America below the line were supposed to be slave states according to the Missouri Compromise
Name at least 7 of the 13 colonies.
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
Which of the following was NOT one of the taxes that annoyed colonists and pushed them to fight for independence from Britain? a) Whiskey Tax b) Sugar Act (taxes on sugar) c) Stamp Act (taxes on mail) d) Tea Act (taxes on tea)
a) Whiskey Tax
An official government order or legal restriction that prohibits or limits trade and commerce with a specific country is called ______ a) a subsidy b) an abolitionist c) a tariff d) an embargo
d) an embargo
What does the Trail of Tears refer to? a) the march of approximately 1 million enslaved people sold from the upper to the lower South b) the forced removal of the five civilized tribes from Georgia to what is now Oklahoma c) the expulsion of Mexicans from Texas after the US annexed it d) the dangerous journey of white settlers to California during the Gold Rush
b) the forced removal of the five civilized tribes from Georgia to what is now Oklahoma
Which US state was actually its own country for almost 10 years after it seceded from Mexico? a) New Mexico b) California c) Arizona d) Texas
d) Texas
Which state was founded by Quakers and known for religious tolerance? a) New York b) Maryland c) Massachusetts d) Pennsylvania
d) Pennsylvania
Which American Patriot General changed sides and secretly joined the British during the American Revolution, betraying the Americans? a) Benedict Arnold b) Thomas Jefferson c) Alexander Hamilton d) Aaron Burr
a) Benedict Arnold
Who was in charge of France when they sold the Louisiana territory to the United States in 1803? a) King George III b) King Louis XVI c) Napoleon d) Robespierre
c) Napoleon
What US policy signalled the collapse of the free state-slave state balance policy that had been introduced during the Missouri Compromise? a) the Compromise of 1850 b) the hanging of John Brown after his raid on Harper's Ferry in 1859 c) the Dred Scott Supreme Court decision in 1857 d) Nat Turner's slave revolt in 1831
a) the Compromise of 1850
American frontiersman Davy Crocket famously died fighting unsuccessfully to defend the Alamo from the Mexican Army in 1836. Where is the Alamo today? a) California b) Texas c) Louisiana d) New Mexico
b) Texas