1. By percentages, the two primary destinations for most Africanslaves brought to the New World were:
North America & Brazil | |
  | Central America & Brazil |
  | West Indies & Brazil |
  | West Indies & Central America |
  | Guianas & Brazil |
2. Olaudah Equiano:
  | founded Haiti |
  | profited from the Slave Trade |
  | led a slave rebellion |
  | was a former slave who became an established writer |
  | invented rum |
3. The dominant commercial powers of European colonizing theAmericas are known as:
  | Anarcho-Syndicalism |
  | Capitalism |
  | Socialism |
  | Marxism |
  | Mercantilism |
4. Bacon`s Rebellion involved:
  | disagreement over pork products |
  | invasion of Canada |
  | civil unrest in colonial Virginia |
  | invasion from Spain |
  | small pox scare |
5. Which of the following was an element of the Salem WitchTrials?
  | all of those accused were in fact guilty |
  | spectral evidence |
  | Hermione Granger |
  | no executions |
  | the founding of Hogwarts |
6. Benjamin Franklin is closely associated with:
  | supporting slavery |
  | the Enlightenment |
  | Virginia |
  | the legal profession |
  | hating the French |
7. Which of the following is NOT associated with the GreatAwakening?
  | religion |
  | Jonathan Edwards |
  | George Whitefield |
  | itinerant preachers |
  | enumerated goods |
8. The Virginia House of Burgesses is an example of:
  | a brothel |
  | a church |
  | an ale house |
  | a bird sanctuary |
  | a colonial assembly |
9. The French & Indian War is also known as:
  | King William`s War |
  | Queen Anne`s War |
  | King Phillip`s War |
  | Whiskey Rebellion |
  | Seven Years` War |
10. The Albany Congress:
  | proposed independence |
  | proposed colonial unity for defense purposes |
  | declared all taxes unjust |
  | declared equality of men and women |
  | failed to agree on anything |
Quiz#3
1. Samuel Adams:
  | started the Boston Massacre |
  | supported the Stamp Act |
  | supported virtual representation |
  | suggested forming committees of correspondence |
  | was a Loyalist |
2. Who was the author of Common Sense?
  | Thomas Paine |
  | Samuel Adams |
  | John Adams |
  | George Washington |
  | Benjamin Franklin |
3. The Declaration of Independence was issued by:
  | First Continental Congress |
  | Second Continental Congress |
  | Albany Congress |
  | House of Burgesses |
  | Chamber of Deputies |
4. What were the Coercive Acts?
  | orders of execution |
  | guidelines for torture |
  | a tax on all imports |
  | laws responding to the Boston Tea Party |
  | religious tests |
5. The final surrender of the American Revolution took placewhere?
  | Saratoga |
  | Yorktown |
  | Boston |
  | Philadelphia |
  | Freeman`s Farm |
6. Which of the following is associated with the fields ofastronomy and mathematics?
  | John Woolman |
  | Benjamin Banneker |
  | Phillis Wheatley |
  | Lewis Hallam |
  | John Henry |
7. The government of the United States was first organized under:
  | Articles of Confederation |
  | Constitution |
  | Bill of Rights |
  | Philadelphia Petition |
  | House of Burgesses |
8. The Land Ordinance of 1785:
  | prohibited slavery |
  | gave away free land |
  | sold land only to new immigrants |
  | abolished private land ownership |
  | supported public education |
9. The Northwest Ordinance:
  | supported slavery |
  | abolished public education |
  | arranged the purchase of the Oregon Territory |
  | established habeas corpus |
  | established a process for territories to become states |
10. The authors of The Federalist:
  | opposed the new Constitution |
  | were all shot |
  | wrote the Bill of Rights |
  | supported the new Constitution |
  | led Shay`s Rebellion |
Quiz#4
1. Who was the first Secretary of the Treasury?
  | John Jay |
  | John Adams |
  | John Marshall |
  | Alexander Hamilton |
  | John Roberts |
2. The Bank of the United States:
  | was supported by Thomas Jefferson |
  | was opposed by George Washington |
  | was opposed by Alexander Hamilton |
  | was never established |
  | was partly owned by the Federal government |
3. Which of the following is NOT associated with the presidency ofGeorge Washington?
  | Judiciary Act of 1789 |
  | Jay`s Treaty |
  | XYZ Affair |
  | Pinckney`s Treaty |
  | Whiskey Rebellion |
4. The Alien & Sedition Acts:
  | were supported by Jefferson |
  | raised the whiskey tax |
  | established a boarder with Spanish Florida |
  | inspired the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions |
  | made it illegal to be an alien |
5. The Quasi-War involved the United States with which country?
  | Canada |
  | Britain |
  | Spain |
  | Mexico |
  | France |
6. Which of the following is NOT associated with the presidency ofThomas Jefferson?
  | Louisiana Purchase |
  | Lewis & Clark Expedition |
  | Barbary War |
  | War of 1812 |
  | Aaron Burr |
7. The case of Marbury versus Madison established:
  | the doctrine of separate-but-equal |
  | the prerogative of the Supreme Court to declare a law unconstitutional |
  | that a slave taken to a free state automatically became free |
  | freedom of the seas |
  | the doctrine of habeas corpus |
8. Who is the author of the Star Spangled Banner?
  | Francis Scott Key |
  | John C. Calhoun |
  | Daniel Webster |
  | Henry Clay |
  | John Marshall |
9. The War of 1812 was officially ended with the:
  | Hartford Convention |
  | Treaty of Ghent |
  | The Battle of Put-in-Bay |
  | The Battle of New Orleans |
  | Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo |
10. Aaron Burr:
  | was convicted of treason |
  | supported Thomas Jefferson for president |
  | commanded the army in the War of 1812 |
  | was impeached and convicted |
  | murdered Alexander Hamilton |
Quiz#5
1. Which of the following was not considered one of the fiveCivilized Tribes?
  | Choctaw |
  | Chickasaw |
  | Sequoayn |
  | Cherokee |
  | Seminole |
2. Which of the following is most closely associated with thedevelopment of the steamboat?
  | Eli Whitney |
  | Francis Lowell |
  | Robert Fulton |
  | Jim Beckworth |
  | Daniel Boone |
3. The Era of Good Feelings is associated with the presidency of:
  | Thomas Jefferson |
  | James Madison |
  | James Monroe |
  | John Quincy Adams |
  | Andrew Jackson |
4. As a result of the Missouri Compromise:
  | Missouri was admitted as a free state |
  | Maine was admitted as a slave state |
  | Maine was admitted as a free state |
  | Missouri became Indian Territory |
  | Missouri became a half-free and half-slave state |
5. According to the Monroe Doctrine:
  | no more free states would be admitted |
  | no more slave states would be admitted |
  | the United States opposed further colonization in the Americas |
  | all were created equal |
  | all citizens needed passports |
6. Which of the following is associated with the presidency ofJohn Quincy Adams?
  | Tariff of Abominations |
  | end of the Bank of the United States |
  | end of slavery |
  | Specie Circular |
  | War with Mexico |
7. Which of the following is NOT associated with presidency ofAndrew Jackson?
  | Trail of Tears |
  | support from Whig Party |
  | kitchen cabinet |
  | Bank War |
  | Nullification Crisis |
8. Who was Nicholas Biddle?
  | vice president under Andrew Jackson |
  | General in charge of Indian removal |
  | founder of Democratic Party |
  | head of the Bank of the United States |
  | inventor of the wheel barrow |
9. The Panic of 1837:
  | resulted from an invasion scare |
  | was caused by plague |
  | was started by Indians |
  | never happened |
  | hurt the presidency of Martin Van Buren |
10. Who was Alexis de Tocqueville?
  | authored a study of American democracy |
  | inventor of steel plow |
  | invented mechanical reaper |
  | Vice President of the US |
  | founder of the chemical industry |
Quiz#6
1. Who was Nat Turner?
  | founder of the AME Church |
  | supporter of slavery |
  | inventor of the cotton gin |
  | newspaper publisher |
  | leader of a slave revolt |
2. What was the primary commercial crop of the Old South?
  | cotton |
  | tobacco |
  | wheat |
  | corn |
  | rice |
3. Who was Denmark Vessey?
  | Danish philosopher |
  | Slave trader |
  | First Whig elected president |
  | organizer of a potential slave insurrection |
  | founder of the Underground Railroad |
4. What was the Underground Railroad?
  | the first subway system |
  | a tunnel |
  | a mine shaft ventilator |
  | network for assisting fugitive slaves |
  | a failure |
5. Gradual voluntary emancipation of slaves was supported by the:
  | Democratic Party |
  | Whig Party |
  | American Colonization Society |
  | States` Rights Movement |
  | Southern Slave owners Association |
6. Which of the following is NOT considered a leader of the SecondGreat Awakening?
  | Timothy Dwight |
  | Nathaniel Taylor |
  | Lyman Beecher |
  | Charles G. Finney |
  | Eli Whitney |
7. The Cult of Domesticity implied that:
  | women belonged in the home |
  | men and women were equal |
  | everyone should be able to own slaves |
  | people should worship in their houses |
  | people should practice what they preach |
8. Which of the following was NOT an opponent of slavery?
  | William Lloyd Garrison |
  | Frederick Douglass |
  | Sojourner Truth |
  | Mason Dixon |
  | Harriet Tubman |
9. The Seneca Falls Convention had to do with:
  | women`s rights |
  | slavery |
  | statehood |
  | Indian removal policies |
  | the money question |
10. John Humphrey Noyes:
  | founded the Shakers |
  | founded the Oneida Community |
  | started transcendentalism |
  | owned Brooke Farm |
  | wrote about Walden Pond |
Quiz#7
1. Which of the following is NOT associated with the TexasRevolution?
  | Gen. Santa Anna |
  | Tejanos |
  | the Alamo |
  | Sam Houston |
  | Tranquility Base |
2. Which of the following as president initiated the policy ofManifest Destiny?
  | William Henry Harrison |
  | John Tyler |
  | James K. Polk |
  | Franklin Pierce |
  | James Buchanan |
3. As a result of the Mexican-American War:
  | the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was rejected |
  | Texas became a free state |
  | California became part of the United States |
  | slavery was abolished in Mexico |
  | the border between the US and Canada was settled |
4. Who was Winfield Scott?
  | an opponent of the Mexican-American War |
  | a commander of US troops in the Mexican-American War |
  | first President of the Bear Flag Republic |
  | a hero of the Alamo |
  | the last Whig to serve as President of the United States |
5. During the 1840s and 1850s the two largest groups of immigrantsto the United States were:
  | German & Italian |
  | German & Irish |
  | Irish & Italian |
  | Irish & Chinese |
  | German & Chinese |
6. The Wilmot Proviso:
  | prohibited slavery in Mexico |
  | mandated slavery in Texas |
  | permitted slavery in territories acquired from Mexico |
  | never became law |
  | required a balanced budget |
7. Officially, the Know-Nothing Party was known as the:
  | Democratic Party |
  | Republican Party |
  | Free Soil Party |
  | Liberty Party |
  | American Party |
8. Who was the last Whig candidate for President?
  | Zachary Taylor |
  | Millard Fillmore |
  | Winfield Scott |
  | Franklin Pierce |
  | John C. Fremont |
9. Uncle Tom`s Cabin:
  | glorified slavery |
  | was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe |
  | featured stories about Brer Rabbit |
  | did not sell well |
  | was banned in Free States |
10. Who led a raid on the federal arsenal at Harper`s Ferry,Virginia?
  | James Brown |
  | John Brown |
  | Charley Brown |
  | Ota Mae Brown |
  | Vince Brown |
Quiz#8
1. Who was the President of the Confederacy?
  | Abraham Lincoln |
  | Jefferson Davis |
  | Ulysses S. Grant |
  | Andrew Johnson |
  | Robert E. Lee |
2. Northerners generally opposed to the Civil War and supporting apolicy of "peace at any price" were known as:
  | Sidewinders |
  | Cobras |
  | Anacondas |
  | Diamondbacks |
  | Copperheads |
3. The general strategy for fighting the Civil War recommend toPresident Lincoln was a policy known as the:
  | Sidewinder |
  | Cobra |
  | Anaconda |
  | Diamondback |
  | Copperhead |
4. What were Greenbacks in the American Civil War?
  | nurses |
  | former slaves who became soldiers |
  | rifles |
  | deserters |
  | paper money |
5. Ford`s Theater was the site of what?
  | The Confederate surrender to the North |
  | Anti-draft riots |
  | Republican National headquarters |
  | the Lincoln assassination |
  | signing of the Emancipation Proclamation |
6. Which of the following prohibited slavery?
  | Freedmen`s Bureau |
  | 13th Amendment |
  | 14th Amendment |
  | 15th Amendment |
  | Compromise of 1877 |
7. Which of the following mandated equal rights under the law?
  | Freemen`s Bureau |
  | 13th Amendment |
  | 14th Amendment |
  | 15th Amendment |
  | Compromise of 1877 |
8. Which of the following guaranteed voting rights to all malecitizens?
  | Freedmen`s Bureau |
  | 13th Amendment |
  | 14th Amendment |
  | 15th Amendment |
  | Compromise of 1877 |
9. The impeachment of President Johnson:
  | resulted in an acquittal |
  | led to his conviction and removal from office |
  | stemmed from a bribery scandal |
  | had something to do with a stain on a dress |
  | was covered by C-SPAN |
10. What was the name of the temporary agency set up to aid formerslaves?
  | Scalawag Department |
  | Carpetbagger Group |
  | Radical Republicans |
  | Black Codes |
  | Freedmen`s Bureau |