History Multiple Choice - Semester 1

What are three requirements for becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen?

- The ability to read, write, and speak ordinary English. - A basic knowledge and understanding of the fundamentals of United States history and government. - Continuous residence in the United States for at least five years.

The ___ Amendment stated that no one could file a suit against a state of which he was not a resident.

11th

The colony of Jamestown was founded in ____.

1607

Settlers were recalled from the western lands in ___.

1763

The Northwest Ordinance of ___ reserved some land in each township for government use.

1785

The Northwest Ordinance of ___ called for a public education system.

1787

By 1700, the British outnumbered the French in North America about ___.

25 to 1

A territory could become a state when it reached a population of ___.

60,000

By 1675, more than ___ of the population was native-born.

85%

The ___ were unpopular because people believed they were unconstitutional.

Alien and Sedition Acts

The word "___" began to be used instead of "the colonies."

America

Cato and Brutus were pen names of ___ writers.

Anti-Federalist

Which group formed, based on its views, believed that the new Constitution gave too much power to the central government?

Anti-Federalists

The ___ served as the nation's first constitution and was the result of the need of the former colonies to cooperate to win the war.

Articles of Confederation

Writs of ___ allowed officials to perform searches of businesses, ships, and homes.

Assistance

The Continental ___ established a mechanism for suspending trade with Britain.

Association

Select the three main regions of eastern North America.

Atlantic Coastal Plain, Appalachian Mountains, Piedmont

The campaign for Saratoga ended with the ___.

Battle of Bemis Heights

General "Mad" Anthony Wayne defeated the Indians at the ___.

Battle of Fallen Timbers

___ suggested the plan for union at the Albany Conference

Benjamin Franklin

The ___ involved the shooting of civilians by a group of British soldiers.

Boston Massacre

General ___ built a road from Virginia across the mountains to Fort Duquesne.

Braddock

___ were paid to officials if smuggling was detected when shipping goods.

Bribes

The battle for Boston has been called the Battle of ___.

Bunker Hill

The word ____ was left as a clue by the lost Roanoke colony.

CROTOAN

The colony of Jamestown was saved from certain disaster by the strong leadership of ____.

Captain John Smith

The Maryland colony was started as a place where ____ could worship freely.

Catholics

The ____ guaranteed that William Penn would limit his own authority in the colony he founded and would create a representative legislature.

Charter of Liberties

John Marshall

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

The first European to discover the Caribbean islands was ______.

Christopher Colombus

The President is ___ of the Army and Navy.

Commander in Chief

The Bill of Rights was added by the first ___.

Congress

The ___ was given the power to establish post offices and roads.

Congress

The colony of ____ was started by Thomas Hooker as a result of a disagreement with the church leaders of Massachusetts.

Connecticut

"The powers not delegated to the United States by the ___, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States, respectively."

Constitution

Nine states had to ratify the ___ in order for it to become the law of the land.

Constitution

What was the official name of the group led by Lewis and Clark?

Corps of Discovery

Wars to free the Holy Land from Muslim rule were called the _____.

Crusades

The ___ Act made it impossible for the colonists to pay for private debts with paper money.

Currency

The ___ Act was a statement by Parliament that it had authority to tax the colonies.

Declaratory

General Washington crossed the ___ River to defeat a German mercenary force.

Delaware

___ was the first state to ratify the Constitution.

Delaware

The Line of ________ divided newly discovered lands between Spain and Portugal.

Demarcation

___ kept the Articles from being ratified for four years.

Disputes over land issues

Attorney General

Edmund Randolph

Though the colonists were on the western side of the Atlantic, they were still ____.

Englishmen

At the First Continental Congress, the conservatives were in favor of independence at any cost.

False

___ The acts of Parliament had nothing to do with the unification of the colonies.

False

Washington's ___ was a letter to the American people.

Farewell Address

The ___ Party was led by Alexander Hamilton.

Federalist

Those who supported the Constitution were called ___.

Federalists

Who circumnavigated the earth?

Ferdinand Magellan

What area of the future United States was explored by Ponce de León?

Florida

The nation of ___ experienced a revolution just after the United States ratified the Constitution.

France

The nation of ____ was extremely interested in the fur trade in North America.

France

The document which gave all male property owners the right to vote and limited the power of the government is the ____.

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

The ___ Plan would have created a unified government.

Galloway

The first President under the Constitution was ___.

George Washington

___ attacked the French and captured Fort Duquesne.

George Washington

___ was opposed to the formation of political parties.

George Washington

___ was selected to lead the Continental Army.

George Washington

Louisburg was called the ___ of North America.

Gibraltar

The ____ ended with the abdication of King James ll.

Glorious Revolution

What were the three motivations for discovery?

God, gold, and glory

The ____ was led by preachers such as Jonathan Edwards.

Great Awakening

George ___ became prime minister of England because of the efforts of King George lll.

Grenville

What was the result of Hamilton's and Jefferson's disagreement on the question of the national bank?

Hamilton convinced Washington that the objectives of the bank were within the authority granted to the government by the Constitution, so Washington signed the bill into law, establishing the national bank.

The discoveries of ___ gave Holland a claim for colonization.

Henry Hudson

_____ started a school for navigators.

Henry the Navigator

___ were German mercenaries hired by the British to fight against the colonies.

Hessians

The colonial efforts of ____ in North America were stopped by Britain.

Holland

The ____ was the first popularly elected government in America.

House of Burgesses

The population of each state determines how many votes each state are assigned in the ___.

House of Representatives

The ____ were French Protestants.

Huguenots

Nathaniel Bacon had a grievance with Governor Berkeley over ____.

Indian conflicts

The ___ Acts were also called the Coercive Acts.

Intolerable

The best notes taken during the convention were written by ___.

James Madison

___ believed political parties were inevitable.

James Madison

___ took the lead in writing the Bill of Rights.

James Madison

___ led the British forces at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, where he was killed.

James Wolfe

The ___ kept the United States out of a war with Great Britain.

Jay Treaty

Which of these authors of the Federalist Papers wrote about foreign policy?

John Jay

Pocahontas' husband, _____, was the first successful tobacco planter in Virginia.

John Rolfe

____ was tied directly to political status.

Landownership

The first European to visit North America was ______.

Leif Ericson

__ was the book by Thomas Hobbes that argued that life was to be protected by a strong government.

Leviathan

Unalienable rights include "Life, ___, and the pursuit of Happiness."

Liberty

What did Monroe purchase from France for $15 million that doubled the size of the United States?

Louisiana Territory

The ___ case established the idea of judicial review.

Marbury vs. Madison

_____ was an Italian merchant who lived for a time in Cathay (China).

Marco Polo

___ led the French forces at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham

Marquis de Montcalm

Maine remained part of ____ until it seceded and became a state in 1820.

Massachusetts

What were the New England colonies?

Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire

Pocahontas' Indian name was _____.

Matoaka

The ____ was signed as an agreement between the Plymouth colonists (Pilgrims).

Mayflower Compact

A playwright with great influence during the Revolutionary War was ___.

Mercy Otis Warren

Who led the expedition to Oregon through Louisiana?

Meriwether Lewis

___ were trained to be ready at any time to go to battle.

Minutemen

The tallest mountain in the Appalachian Mountains is ___.

Mount Mitchell

______ controlled the Holy Land during the Middle Ages.

Muslims

The ___ required all trade and manufacture to be handled by the British in England.

Navigation Acts

What were the Middle Colonies?

New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, New York, Pennsylvania

The viceroyalty of ____ was in North America.

New Spain

The ______ was a theoretical northern water route around North America to reach the Orient.

Northwest Passage

John Jay met with Benjamin Franklin in ___ to negotiate a settlement to end the war.

Paris

The famous "Liberty or Death" speech was delivered by ___.

Patrick Henry

The ___ Boys were vigilantes from Pennsylvania.

Paxton

After the loss at Chesapeake Bay, the Parliament was taken over by the ___.

Peace Party

Why are political coalitions formed?

People with the same interests need to form a cooperative group in order to get enough votes to win.

The ____ led to King Philip's War.

Pequot

William Jackson served as the secretary of the ___.

Philadelphia Convention

The ___ was an agreement with Spain that opened the Mississippi River.

Pickney Treaty

The colony of ____ established the idea of religious liberty.

Plymouth

___ Rebellion did not succeed in removing white settlers from the trans-Appalachian region.

Pontiac's

What language do the people of Brazil speak?

Portuguese

Samuel Osgood

Postmaster General

The ___ was caused by General Gage looking for powder and arms along the Mystic River.

Powder Alarm

The ___ cannot be born outside the United States.

President

General Washington defeated a large British force at ___, New Jersey, in January of 1777.

Princeton

____ was founded by the Presbyterians in 1746.

Princeton

Which of the following is NOT a proper function of government?

Providing insurance

The pen name given to authors of the Federalist Papers was ___.

Publius

The Massachusetts colony got a boost from the arrival of ____ in 1629.

Puritans

The ___-War was an undeclared war against France.

Quasi

King James Vl of Scotland became King James l of England when ____ died.

Queen Elizabeth I

___ had the closest vote in the ratification process.

Rhode Island

Who brought the textile industry to America?

Samuel Slater

____ superiority gave England the upper hand in colonizing the New World.

Sea

Thomas Jefferson

Secretary of State

Alexander Hamilton

Secretary of Treasury

Henry Knox

Secretary of War

___ justices were chosen to fill the Supreme Court.

Six

John Jay was sent to France and ___ as an ambassador during the War for Independence.

Spain

The ___ joined the French in the fight against Britain, but they were unsuccessful.

Spanish

The ___ Act placed a tax on paper used for certain purposes.

Stamp

The kings of the House of ____ included James I and Charles II.

Stuart

The ___ Act modified the taxes on products, such as molasses and rum.

Sugar

The U.S. holiday called ____ had its beginnings with the colonists at Plymouth.

Thanksgiving

What was the effect of the Federalist Papers on New York?

The people elected delegates who would ratify the Constitution.

What did the delegates to the Constitutional Convention NOT have in common?

They were from the same section of the nation.

The Louisiana Purchase was arranged by ___.

Thomas Jefferson

The ___ Compromise involved the counting of slaves.

Three-Fifths

Which of the following is NOT a reason given for the establishment of the Constitution?

To insure foreign tranquility

___ is a crime committed through the levying of war against the government.

Treason

The Revolutionary War came to an end with the signing of the ___.

Treaty of Paris

The Americans endured a difficult winter while training at ___.

Valley Forge

The Senate is headed by the U.S. ___.

Vice President

The colony of ____ was named for Queen Elizabeth l.

Virginia

____ was the first English child born in America.

Virginia Dare

The two plans concerning representation were the ___.

Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan

What were the Southern Colonies?

Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

John Locke was influenced by the ___.

Whigs of England

The rebellion of western farmers over high excise taxes has been called the ___.

Whiskey Rebellion

The famous Methodist evangelist George ____ led revival meetings throughout the colonies.

Whitefield

General ___ assembled an invasion force to take New York City.

William Howe

The founder of Pennsylvania was ____.

William Penn

___ led the British forces against the French in the Seven Years' War

William Pitt

The ___ Affair involved an attempted bribe by French diplomats.

XYZ

"___" was played by an American military band after the victory at Saratoga.

Yankee Doodle

Jefferson and Madison opposed the formation of ___.

a national bank

What is responsibility?

a sense of "ought" and involves doing the right thing

George Washington died of ___.

a throat infection

"The ___ shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial."

accused

In order to add ___ to the Constitution, two-thirds of both Houses or two-thirds of the states must call a convention for proposing amendments; then they must be ratified by the Legislatures of three-fourths of the states or by three-fourths of the Convention.

amendments

The fourth section of the Declaration of Independence closes by ___.

announcing that the colonies are now an independent nation, the United States of America

"The right of the people to keep and bear ___, shall not be infringed."

arms

A(n) ____ is a device for taking measurements of the positions of heavenly bodies.

astrolabe

The British attempted to discourage the Americans by ___.

blockading American ports

Great Britain angered foreign nations by ___.

boarding neutral ships

​​​​Who authored the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom?

both Thomas Jefferson and James Madison

What are three privileges that make U.S. citizenship desirable?

bringing family members into the United States, holding political office, and voting

A small, two- or three-masted ship built after the Middle Ages by the Portuguese or Spanish is a _______.

caravel

To _____ means to sail around the world.

circumnavigate

Patrick O'Bannon

defeated the Pasha of Tripoli at Derna

Many of the new tax collectors were incompetent; some were actually ___.

dishonest

The ____ between the king and his colonial subjects was more about interests than miles.

distance

The members of House of Representatives were directly ___ by the people of the states.

elected

One who is able to cast a vote for President in the electoral college is the definition of ___.

elector

The duty of ___ is to give their votes for President.

electors

Napoleon

emperor of France

"All men are created ___."

equal

The English Bill of Rights had no direct bearing on the U.S. Constitution's Bill of Rights and on other important U.S. documents

false

"Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive ___ imposed."

fines

The people of the colonies had enjoyed a century of increasing ____.

freedom

The Americans were ___ to be part of the British Empire.

glad

The word "ambitious" means ____.

having an eagerness and strong desire to achieve or obtain

The word "penal" means:

having to do with the punishment of criminal behavior

The ____ rule gave heads of household free land in the Virginia Colony.

headright

A company owned by private investors was called a _____.

joint-stock

The Sugar Act did away with the right of smugglers to a trial by ___.

jury

The "___" states gave up their western lands.

landed

Which branch of the government is usually the most responsive to the will of the people?

legislative

The Bill of Rights was to be ratified by three-fourths of the ___.

legislatures

Government is formed to protect life, ___, and property.

liberty

What two things were the Jamestown colonists required by their investors to do?

make a profit for the investors and propagate the Christian religion

The economic system called ___ required European nations to colonize new areas to provide resources.

mercantilism

A(n) _____ is a rebellion against authority, particularly against the captain or leader of a ship or mission.

mutiny

The art of science of plotting, determining, or directing the course of travel is called ____.

navigation

Declaring independence ___ the colonial charters.

nullified

No person shall "be subject for the same ___ to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb."

offence

The Senators and Representatives of Congress were not to hold any other ___ while in their elected office.

office

The first challenge facing the Treasury Department was ___.

paying off the national debt

The powers not given to the United States or to the States are reserved to the ___.

people

Congress has the ___ to declare the punishment of treason.

power

The colonists objected to soldiers being ___ in their towns in peace time.

quartered

Stephen Decatur

recaptured the U.S.S. Philadelphia

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of ___ or prohibiting the free exercise thereof."

religion

"No taxation without ___."

representation

The Philadelphia Convention was held to ___, but instead, replaced it with the U.S. Constitution.

revise the Articles of Confederation

What cash crops were grown in the South?

rice, tobacco, cotton, and indigo

One purpose of the government is to protect the ___ and liberties of the individual.

rights

The second part of the Declaration of Independence is a ___.

section defending the idea of separation from a government

The third part of the Declaration of Independence is a ___.

section listing the wrongs of the British government and how it failed to correct these wrongs

Sacagawea

served as an interpreter for the Lewis and Clark Expedition

The "___ heard round the world" was fired at Lexington.

shot

The introduction of ____ started with the capture and sale of Indians.

slavery

The Navigation Acts that controlled shipping were largely ineffective because of the efforts of ___.

smugglers

Abigail Adams

spoke out on social issues

Paul Revere was a leader of the colonial ___ network.

spy

The Cabinet was ___.

the President's board of advisors

The Congress desired to sell the lands of the Northwest Territory because ___.

the nation needed the money

The first part of the Declaration of Independence is ___.

the preamble

The 12th Amendment changed ___.

the way Presidential elections were determined

Aaron Burr

tied with Jefferson in a presidential election

Define the word "accommodate."

to allow; to oblige someone in need

What was the purpose of the Olive Branch Petition?

to ask for help and favor of the king

Washington's most important strategy was ___.

to keep his army from being destroyed

A spirit of religious ____ had increased steadily since the founding of the colonies.

toleration

Colleges had a very different emphasis in the colonies than in England.

true

Religious toleration in the colonies was narrowly focused on Christianity.

true

The Suffolk Resolves called for a boycott of all British trade.

true

The Trade Compromise meant that slavery could be ended in ___.

twenty years

The ___ plan failed, but its narrow defeat demonstrated how close the colonies were to becoming a unified nation.

unification

The constitutions of the states were ___.

very similar