LSA WH English Civil War & American Revolution

Question 1

Thanks to the revenge of Charles II, he had trouble getting "ahead."

Accepted Answer

Oliver Cromwell

Question 2

In the years before the Revolution, Britain taxed all of the following in the colonies EXCEPT:

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Textiles

Question 3

After the puritan victory over Charles I, Oliver Cromwell ended the monarchy and named himself:

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Lord Protector

Question 4

Britain's profitable trade with its American colonies was based on this economic principle.

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Mercantilism

Question 5

There are 50 states, but how many U.S. territories are there?

Accepted Answer

16

Question 6

How many recyclable plastic bottles do Americans throw away each year?

Accepted Answer

35 Billion

Question 7

James II was the ________________ of James I.

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Grandson

Question 8

MODERN AMERICA BONUS ROUND: What is the current population of the United States?

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327.2 million

Question 9

The current U.S. Secretary of State is ___________.

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Mike Pompeo

Question 10

Thomas Jefferson's plantation home, featured on the reverse of the U.S. nickel, is called:

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Monticello

Question 11

"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots & tyrants?"

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Thomas Jefferson

Question 12

France was forced to give much of French Canada to Britain after this war ended in 1763.

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French & Indian War

Question 13

The first major American miltary victory over the British came here in 1777:

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Saratoga

Question 14

Those in Parliament opposed to the Catholic James II's ascension to the throne were called:

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Whigs

Question 15

Seeking to pay for the French & Indian War, Britain introduced this in the colonies in 1765.

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Stamp Act

Question 16

Benjamin Franklin was the Continental Congress ambassador to this nation during the Revolution.

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France

Question 17

This 1701 act of Parliament banned Catholics from inheriting the English throne.

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Act of Settlement

Question 18

How many total amendments are there in the current U.S. Constitution?

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27

Question 19

This popular English queen died with no heir, ending the eventfully violent Tudor dynasty.

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Elizabeth I

Question 20

Puritans escaping from James I's England founded a new American colony here in 1620.

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Plymouth

Question 21

Charles soon angered Parliament more than his father had by doing all of the following EXCEPT:

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War with Spain

Question 22

Parliament replied by holding funds, forcing Charles to sign this limiting his power in 1628.

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Petition of Right

Question 23

A Continental Congress delegate, he famously said "I am not a Virginian, but an American."

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Patrick Henry

Question 24

"In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock."

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Thomas Jefferson

Question 25

The Intolerable Acts included all of the following penalties for the colonies EXCEPT:

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Higher Tea Tax

Question 26

Charles I soon tried to spread the Church of England's authority, leading to a war with ______.

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Scotland

Question 27

How many U.S. Presidents have been members of the Republican Party?

Accepted Answer

19

Question 28

James II returned from exile and led a Catholic revolt against English rule here in 1689.

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Ireland

Question 29

Puritan and Parliamentary opponents of Charles I became known as the ___________.

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Roundheads

Question 30

After James' death in 1625, his throne was inherited by his equally absolutist son ________.

Accepted Answer

Charles I

Question 31

The first shots of the American Revolution were fired at Lexington and Concord in ______.

Accepted Answer

1775

Question 32

James I was most unpopular with this group, who thought the Church of England too Catholic.

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Puritans

Question 33

These founding fathers signed the Declaration of Independence, but not the U.S. Constitution.

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Thomas Jefferson & John Adams

Question 34

How many U.S. Presidents have been members of the Democratic Party?

Accepted Answer

13

Question 35

All of the following are features of the reign of Charles II from 1660-1685 EXCEPT:

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Absolutism

Question 36

He wrote the first declaration of independence, but it was too poor to present to Congress.

Accepted Answer

Benjamin Franklin

Question 37

The policies of English King George III, especially with regard to taxes, would lead to this:

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American Revolution

Question 38

This famous order was given by William Prescott at Bunker Hill: "Don't fire until you see:

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the whites of their eyes."

Question 39

Charles II's love of a good time earned him the nickname the _____________.

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Merry Monarch

Question 40

The current U.S. Secretary of Defense is _________.

Accepted Answer

Mark Esper

Question 41

After James I became king, Parliament soon grew concerned with his sympathy for _________.

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Catholics

Question 42

When was the most recent amendment (27th) added to the U.S. Constitution?

Accepted Answer

1992

Question 43

SUPER "AMERICA" BONUS: This American patriot famously said "Give me liberty, or give me death!"

Accepted Answer

Patrick Henry

Question 44

After the Articles of Confederation proved a failure, the U.S. Constitution was passed in ____.

Accepted Answer

1787

Question 45

George I's poor English skills led to his chief minister, Robert Walpole, assuming this title.

Accepted Answer

Prime Minister

Question 46

What is the current U.S. national debt (money owed by the U.S. government) as of today?

Accepted Answer

$22 Trillion

Question 47

With the republic's end after Cromwell's death, Parliament invited _____ to reclaim the throne.

Accepted Answer

Charles II

Question 48

He famously said, "If we don't hang together, we most assuredly will all hang separately."

Accepted Answer

Benjamin Franklin

Question 49

This English king had the Bible translated into English for the first time.

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James I

Question 50

This American patriot famously said "We have it in our power to begin the world over again."

Accepted Answer

Thomas Paine

Question 51

The victorious Roundhead army was led by this effective, but ruthless military commander.

Accepted Answer

Oliver Cromwell

Question 52

Elizabeth's death with no heir cleared the throne for James I of Scotland, the first ____ king.

Accepted Answer

Stuart

Question 53

The English Civil War began in 1642, and finally ended with the capture of Charles I in ______.

Accepted Answer

1646

Question 54

The death of Queen Anne I in 1702 ended the Stuart dynasty and made way for a ________ king.

Accepted Answer

Hanover

Question 55

Which U.S. Constitution Bill of Rights amendment forbids "cruel and unusual" punishment?

Accepted Answer

Eighth Amendment

Question 56

In Cromwell's English puritan republic, all of the following were banned EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

Executions

Question 57

Which U.S. Constitutional Bill of Rights amendment forbids the quartering of troops in homes?

Accepted Answer

Amendment Three

Question 58

How old was Ben Franklin when he became the oldest signee of the Declaration of Independence?

Accepted Answer

70

Question 59

In the resulting English Civil War, supporters of Charles I became known as _________.

Accepted Answer

Cavaliers

Question 60

How many of those U.S. territories are inhabited?

Accepted Answer

5

Question 61

He famously said: "Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth."

Accepted Answer

George Washington

Question 62

All of these were key delegates at the First Continental Congress meeting in 1774 EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

John Quincy Adams

Question 63

James I was also an _____________, believing the king should hold more power than parliament.

Accepted Answer

Absolutist

Question 64

This future founding father was defense lawyer for the British soldiers' Boston Massacre trial.

Accepted Answer

John Adams

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