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What was the agreement that ended the American Revolution called?
a. Treaty of Ghent
b. Treaty of Paris
c. Mayflower Compact
b. Treaty of Paris
Which of the following is an example of a primary source?
a. A Social Studies textbook
b. President Gerald Ford's personal diary
c. A Netflix documentary about Valley Forge
b. President Gerald Ford's personal diary
Who was the commander of the colonial Army during the American Revolution?
George Washington
During the expansion era in the 1800s, the United States expanded in which direction?
a. North
b. West
c. East
b. West
One reason Europeans settled in America was for...
a. better weather
b. religious freedom
c. less pollution
b. religious freedom
Following the French and Indian War, Great Britain was in a lot of _____________, meaning that they owed a lot of money.
a. debt
b. surplus
c. ammunition
a. debt
What caused thousands of people to move to California in 1849?
a. Silver
b. Gold
c. Food
b. Gold
"The shot heard 'round the world," is best associated with which battle?
a. Lexington
b. Saratoga
c. Bunker Hill
a. Lexington
The trade of food and animals between the Old World and the New World was called the ____________________ Exchange.
a. Columbian
b. Rural
c. Jamestown
a. Columbian
During George Washington's presidency, Pennsylvanian farmers rioted and protested the new tax on alcohol. It was the first real test of the United States Constitution. What was this event called?
a. Civil War
b. Emancipation Proclamation
c. Whiskey Rebellion
c. Whiskey Rebellion
What event led to Lewis and Clark's expedition to the west?
a. Louisiana Purchase
b. Gadsden Purchase
c. Treaty of Paris
a. Louisiana Purchase
Christopher Columbus set sail for Asia, but instead landed in...
a. India
b. Japan
c. North America
c. North America
During the 1800s, many men and women fought for women's suffrage. What is suffrage?
a. Slavery
b. Equal Pay
c. Voting rights
c. Voting rights
After the Patriot victory at Saratoga, who did Benjamin Franklin convince to lend military support to the Americans?
a. The Moops
b. The Germans
c. The French
c. The French
As a result of the invention of the cotton gin, the growth of cotton farming and ______________ took place in the United States.
a. slavery
b. voting
c. protests
a. slavery
What issue was the Civil War fought over?
a. Women's Rights
b. Education
c. Slavery
c. Slavery
Texas sought to secede, or break free from the rule of which country?
a. United States
b. Mexico
c. France
b. Mexico
What was the name of Thomas Paine's pamphlet that he wrote which urged colonists to break away from Great Britain?
a. Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
b. Poor Richard's Almanac
c. Common Sense
c. Common Sense
The basic purpose of the Bill of Rights in the United States Constitution is to protect...
a. State's rights
b. Federal government's rights
c. The people's rights
c. The people's rights
Which word best describes the condition of George Washington's army at Valley Forge?
a. rested
b. strong
c. exhausted
c. exhausted
What was the purpose of the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848?
a. To elect a new President
b. Women's Rights
c. To discuss forbidding the sale of alcohol
b. Women's Rights
George Washington set many examples for future Presidents to follow. What are these called?
a. precedents
b. matching
c. impressment
a. precedents
Which amendment guarantees your right to a speedy trial?
a. 5
b. 1
c. 6
c. 6
What was the idea that it was a God-given right for the United States to expand, called?
a. Manifest Destiny
b. Gadsden Purchase
c. Monroe Doctrine
a. Manifest Destiny
Before the American Revolution, colonists wrote a list of complaints to King George III and the British government about how the colonies were being run. What was this called?
a. Declaration of Sentiments
b. Declaration of Rights
c. Declaration of Independence
b. Declaration of Rights