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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat was Washington's only military surrender?Fort SurrenderFort PittFort WashingtonFort Necessity
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat was George Washington's wife name?MarthaDollyAbigailCatherine
- 3. Multiple ChoiceHow many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?105812
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat number President was James Madison?2435
- 5. Multiple ChoiceMadison's draft of this document and his revolutionary three-branch federal system became the basis for the American Constitution of today?Rhode Island PlanGeorgia PlanVirginia PlanNew Jersey Plan
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat was James Madison's wife name?MarthaDollyAbigailCatherine
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat number President was John Adams?2435
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe first President to occupy the new, but unfinished President's MansionWashingtonAdamsMadisonJefferson
- 9. Multiple ChoiceOn July 4, 1826, the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, what two presidents died?Washington and AdamsAdams and JeffersonJefferson and MadisonMadison and Monroe
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat number President was Thomas Jefferson?2345
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThis was Thomas Jefferson's slave plantation?MonticelloWalnut GroveMount VernonPrinceton
- 12. Multiple ChoiceJefferson wrote this document that the Second Continental Congress deleted nearly a fourth of the text - changes that Jefferson resented?Declaration of IndependenceU.S. ConstitutionArticles of ConfederationStamp Act
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhere is United States Military Academy more commonly known as Army located?West PointAnapolisColorado SpringsWashington DC
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThis was the first time in history that the United States flag was raised in victory on foreign soil?Battle of DernaFirst Barbary WarSecond Barbary WarWar of 1812
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat was America's first significant overseas war?First Barbary WarSecond Barbary WarWar of 1812Battle of Derna
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThe War of 1812 was nicknamed this by those people in Congress against it?The JeffersonianMr. Madison's WarWar of the RosesWar Hawks War
- 17. Multiple ChoiceU.S.S. Constitution earned this nickname:Old IronsidesNew ConstitutionTitanicFrigate
- 18. Multiple ChoiceThis Treaty ended the war of 1812?Treaty of ParisTreaty of GhentTreaty of LondonTreaty of Yorktown
- 19. Multiple ChoiceFrancis Scott Key was so inspired by the sight that he wrote a poem that later became "The Star Spangled Banner." What did he call his poem?All that JazzYankee DoodleThe Defense of Fort McHenryThe Defense of New Orleans
- 20. Multiple Choicewater route to Asia through North America sought by European explorersPilgrimageNorthwest PassageRenaissanceMission
- 21. Multiple Choicea large estate run by an owner or manager and farmed by laborers who lived therePilgrimageNorthwest PassageMissionPlantation
- 22. Multiple Choicereligious settlementRenaissanceNorthwest PassageMissionMosque
- 23. Multiple ChoiceSpanish explorer in the Americas in the 1500sPilgrimageNorthwest PassageConquistadorMission
- 24. Multiple ChoiceA journey to a holy placeRenaissancePilgrimageConquistadorMission
- 25. Multiple ChoiceA period of intellectual and artistic creativity, c. 1300-1600RenaissanceNorthwest PassageConquistadorMission
- 26. Multiple ChoicePocahontas married the colonist:John StamosJohn WhiteJohn SmithJohn Rolfe
- 27. Multiple ChoiceJamestown became the first permanent English settlement in North America in:1287198116071706
- 28. Multiple ChoiceThe first English baby born in America?Virginia DareGeorgia O'KeefeJohn WinthropCaroline Rhea
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the first English colony in America?RoanokeJamestownRaleighBoston
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the major crop grown along the coast in North Carolina, Virginia, and Maryland?CottonCornTobaccoRice
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWho was Georgia named after?George OglethorpeKing George IIGeorge ForemanGeorge Clooney
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWhat pirate terrorized the waters in the southern colonies?BlackbeardDrakeDavey JonesMorgan
- 33. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the first step taken to ensure freedom of religion in America?Mayflower CompactFundamental ordersUS ConstitutionToleration act of Maryland
- 34. Multiple ChoiceWhat is considered to be the first constitution for a government in America?Mayflower CompactFundamental ordersUS ConstitutionToleration act of Maryland
- 35. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the first document allowing for self-government in America?Mayflower CompactFundamental ordersUS ConstitutionToleration act of Maryland
- 36. Multiple ChoiceHow did the Puritans get their name?Because the monarchy was restoredThey wanted to purify the Church of EnglandThe expelledThey desired to purify their lives
- 37. Multiple ChoiceWilliam Penn belonged to the Protestant group called the Society of Friends, which was also known as:PuritansQuakersMormansAmish
- 38. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Philadelphia means: city of ?Brotherly loveCream CheeseFriendsCity of
- 39. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Pennsylvania mean?Penn�s WoodsFriendly ForestQuaker WoodlansPenn's Thicket
- 40. Multiple ChoiceWho was the first explorer to America from the Netherlands?John CabotJacques CartierHenry HudsonMarco Polo
- 41. Multiple ChoiceWho explored the St. Lawrence River for France?John CabotJacques CartierHenry HudsonMarco Polo
- 42. Multiple ChoiceWho was the first explorer to America from France?Giovanni da VerrazanoBartolome de Las CasasFransico Vasquez de CoronadoHernando de Soto
- 43. Multiple ChoiceWho was the first explorer to America from England?John CabotJacques CartierHenry HudsonMarco Polo
- 44. Multiple ChoiceWho led the Protestant Reformation in England?John CalvinMartin LutherKing Henry VIIIKing George III
- 45. Multiple ChoiceWho led the Protestant Reformation in France?John CalvinMartin LutherKing Henry VIIIKing George III
- 46. Multiple ChoiceWhose actions led to the Protestant Reformation?John CalvinMartin LutherKing Henry VIIIKing George III
- 47. Multiple ChoiceWhich priest helped make enslaving Native Americans illegal, and suggested using Africans instead?Giovanni da VerrazanoBartolome de Las CasasFransico Vasquez de CoronadoHernando de Soto
- 48. Multiple ChoiceWhich conquistador explored present day Arizona?Giovanni da VerrazanoBartolome de Las CasasFransico Vasquez de CoronadoHernando de Soto
- 49. Multiple ChoiceWhich conquistador was the first to see the Mississippi River?Giovanni da VerrazanoBartolome de Las CasasFransico Vasquez de CoronadoHernando de Soto
- 50. Multiple ChoiceWhich conquistador led the first expedition to see present day Texas?Hernan CortezFransico PizarroJuan Ponce de LeonPanfilo de Narvaez
- 51. Multiple ChoiceWhich conquistador was looking for the fountain of youth?Hernan CortezFransico PizarroJuan Ponce de LeonPanfilo de Narvaez
- 52. Multiple ChoiceWhich conquistador conquered the Inca?Hernan CortezFransico PizarroJuan Ponce de LeonPanfilo de Narvaez
- 53. Multiple ChoiceWhich conquistador conquered the Aztecs?Hernan CortezFransico PizarroJuan Ponce de LeonPanfilo de Narvaez
- 54. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these was not the name of one of Christopher Columbus's ships?NinaMayflowerPintaSanta Maria
- 55. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the capital city of Mali?MoroccoSongalTimbuktuMali
- 56. Multiple ChoiceWhich country developed the magnetic compass?ChinaPortugalGreeceItaly
- 57. Multiple ChoiceWho was the leader of the first expedition to make it all around the world, even though he was killed along the way?Ferdinand MagellanVasco Nunez de BalboaAmerigo VespucciVasco da Gama
- 58. Multiple ChoiceWho was the first European to see the Pacific from America?Ferdinand MagellanVasco Nunez de BalboaAmerigo VespucciVasco da Gama
- 59. Multiple ChoiceThe Americas were named after:Ferdinand MagellanVasco Nunez de BalboaAmerigo VespucciVasco da Gama
- 60. Multiple ChoiceWho led the first expedition that made it to India by sea and then returned to Europe with goods?Ferdinand MagellanVasco Nunez de BalboaAmerigo VespucciVasco da Gama
- 61. Multiple ChoiceWhose book, Travels, about his travels in Asia inspired an Age of exploration?John CabotJacques CartierHenry HudsonMarco Polo
- 62. Multiple ChoiceTories remained remained loyal to Britain during the American Revolution.TRUEFALSE
- 63. Multiple ChoiceLoyalists remained remained loyal to Britain during the American Revolution.TRUEFALSE
- 64. Multiple ChoicePatriots remained remained loyal to Britain during the American Revolution.TRUEFALSE
- 65. Multiple ChoiceWhat did the Americans call the mercenaries hired by the British?ToriesLoyalistsPatriotsHessians
- 66. Multiple ChoiceAt his hanging this spy's famous last words were, "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country?Nathan HaleFrancis MarionJohn Paul JonesRoger Sherman
- 67. Multiple ChoiceWho was nicknamed the Swamp Fox?Nathan HaleFrancis MarionJohn Paul JonesRoger Sherman
- 68. Multiple ChoiceWhen asked to surrender who responded by saying: "I have not yet begun to fight"?Nathan HaleFrancis MarionJohn Paul JonesRoger Sherman
- 69. Multiple ChoiceWhat victory was the turning point in the American Revolution?YorktownCharles TownTrentonSaratoga
- 70. Multiple ChoiceWhere was the worst American defeat during the Revolutionary War take place?YorktownCharles TownTrentonSaratoga
- 71. Multiple ChoiceWhat tune did the French play at the British surrender at Yorktown?The World Turned Upside DownYankee DoodleStar-Spangled BannerO' Continental
- 72. Multiple ChoiceWhat tune did the British play at the British surrender at Yorktown?The World Turned Upside DownYankee DoodleStar-Spangled BannerO' Continental
- 73. Multiple ChoiceWhat ended the American Revolution?Treaty of GhentTreaty of ParisTreaty of Guadelupe HidalgoTreaty of Verailles
- 74. Multiple ChoiceWhat was America's first constitution called?Fundamental ordersUS ConstitutionMayflower CompactThe Articles of Confederation
- 75. Multiple ChoicePhillis Wheatley wrote this kind of Literature?PoetryHistorical FictionFictionShort Stories
- 76. Multiple ChoiceWhat nickname did Madison earn for his role at the Constitutional Convention?Little JimmyFather of the ConstitutionSpeaker of the HouseFather Liberty
- 77. Multiple ChoiceWho is credited with creating the great compromise?Nathan HaleFrancis MarionJohn Paul JonesRoger Sherman
- 78. Multiple ChoiceThe Pennsylvania State House where the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitutional Convention took place is now known asPennsylvania State HouseIndependence HallWashington MonumentPennsylvania Customs House
- 79. Multiple ChoiceDoes the Federal Government have more powers under the Articles of Confederation or the United States Constitution?US ConstitutionThe Articles of Confederation
- 80. Multiple ChoiceThe first state to ratify the constitution wasDelawareRhode IslandNew YorkTexas
- 81. Multiple Choiceto give official approval toratifybicameralArticleAmendment
- 82. Multiple Choicea law or regulationordinanceconstitutionpetitionratify
- 83. Multiple Choicea formal requestpetitionconstitutionordinanceratify
- 84. Multiple Choiceconsisting of two houses, or chambers, especially in a legislaturebicameralrepublicFederalismordinance
- 85. Multiple Choicea formal plan of governmentconstitutionpetitionordinancearticle
- 86. Multiple Choicea government in which citizens rule through elected representativesrepublicbicameralFederalismpetition
- 87. Multiple Choicethe sharing power between federal and state governmentsFederalismrepublicbicameralpetition
- 88. Multiple Choicea part of a document, such as the Constitution, that deals with a single subjectArticleAmendmentratifybicameral
- 89. Multiple Choicethe branch of the government that makes the nation's lawsLegislative BranchExecutive BranchJudicial BranchFederalism
- 90. Multiple Choicethe branch of government, headed by the president, that carries out the nation's laws and policiesLegislative BranchExecutive BranchJudicial BranchFederalism
- 91. Multiple Choicethe branch of government, including the federal court system, that interprets the nation's lawsLegislative BranchExecutive BranchJudicial BranchFederalism
- 92. Multiple Choicean addition to a formal document such as the ConstitutionAmendmentArticleratifyFederalism
- 93. Multiple ChoiceWho wrote the following qoute: "These are the times that try men's souls."PaineFranklinWashingtonJefferson
- 94. Multiple Choice
Which other President is in the picture Washington Crosses the Delaware?AdamsJeffersonMadisonMonroe - 95. Multiple ChoiceWhat General was known as: Gentleman JohnnyBurgoyneTarletonCornwallisMarion
- 96. Multiple ChoiceWho were two of the heros of Saratoga?Washington and LafayetteGates and ArnoldBurgoyne and ClintonTarleton and Paine
- 97. Multiple ChoiceWhy did European nations help the American cause?They believed in FreedomThey believed in the Pursuit of HappinessThey believed in LibertyThey hated the British.
- 98. Multiple ChoiceWho was known as "The Butcher" and "Bloody Ban."BurgoyneTarletonCornwallisMarion
- 99. Multiple ChoiceWho was the General who infamously betrayed the Patriot cause?WashingtonArnoldGatesClinton
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