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1
"Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" was preached by?
Jonathan Edwards
John Paul Jones
2
The German printer and editor who was brought to trial for criticizing the governor of New York was ?
Jonathan Edwards
John Peter Zenger
3
Who was the pioneer that discovered the Cumberland Gap
William Tennent
Zebulon Pike
Daniel Boone
Joseph Brant
4
What was the name of the French fort kthat George Washington failed to capture in the French and Indian War?
For duquesne
Fort Masion
Fort Dela Croix
Fort Anne
5
Which colonial industry was uniquely important to New England?
fishing and whaling
fur trade
shipbuilding
lumber
6
Which of the following was NOT part of George Grenville's program?
Proclamation of 1763
Stamp Act
Administration of Justice Act
Sugar Act
7
Which economic theory were the Navigation Acts intended to implement?
socialism
feudalism
free enterprise
mercantilism
8
What American diplomat negotiated a treaty with Spain.
Thomas Paine
Thomas Pickney
Thomas Grenville
Thomas Jefferson
9
Hernando Cortes conquered the?
Aztecs
Mayans
10
The Council of New England was a meeting of northeastern states which claimed that they could nullify federal laws.
False
True
11
Date of the Constitutional Convention
1787
1814
1630
1607
12
In the Middle Ages, mercantilism was the economic system of Europe
False
True
13
Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania was written by?
Jonathan Pruitte
John Dickinson
John Paul Jones
14
Which legislation, passed under President Adams, allowed Napoleon to manipulate the US into war with Great Britian?
Macon Bill
British Bill
Maven Bill
Hazard Bill
15
Who was the founder of Log College
Patrick Henry
Baron von Steuben
Daniel Boone
William Tennent
16
Date of the Louisiana Purchase
1803
1814
1804
1796
17
To quell uprisings, King George III appointed ________ to be the military governor of Massachusetts.
Sir William Howe
Sir William Bradford
Sir William Hardford
18
Which region opposed the War of 1812?
the South
New England
the West
the middle states
19
Who was the first chief justice of the Supreme Court was?
John Bradford
John Edwards
John Levitt
John Jay
20
Who explored the southern portion of the Louisiana Territory?
Horotia Gates
Zebulon Pike
Hernando Cortes
Francisco Pizarro
21
Which of these was NOT a British advantage in the French and Indian War?
superior manpower
control of the high seas
strong agriculture, trade, and industry
a highly centralized colonial government
22
Whom did Queen Elizabeth I send to search for the Norwest Passage
Thomas Pickney
Daniel Boone
Oliver Hazard Perry
Sir Martin Forbisher
23
What colony was intended to be a haven for English Catholics?
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
24
The American War for Independence began on July 4, 1776
True
False
25
Who was the inventer of the movable type printing
George Greenville
William Blackstone
Johann Gutenberg
John Winthrop
26
What consititutional compromise resolved the issue of states' slave populations?
Two - fifths Compromise
Three-fifths Compromise
New England Compromise
Louisiana Compromise
27
Who was the author of Commentaries on the Laws of England?
William Pike
William Blackstone
William Tennet
William Taylor
28
The first secretary of the treasury and the one responsible for organizing the American economic system was?
Samuel Edwards
Benjamin Franklin
Alexander Hamilton
29
Date of the Bill of Rights
1791
1791
1754
1773
30
Most of the southern colonies followed the Anglican church.
False
True
31
Date of the beginning of the French and Indian War
1789
1796
1791
1754
32
The first written consitution in the present day United States was the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut.
False
True
33
Which of the following was a method of education common to southern colonies?
academies
common schools
old-field schools
Latin grammar schools
34
What Native American helped the British in the War for Independence?
William Tennent
William Blackstone
Daniel Shays
Joseph Brant
35
Which of the following Native Americans tribes did not ally with the French in the French and Indian War?
Algonquin
Iroquois
Shawnee
Ottawa
36
The American forces at the Battle of Saratoga were commanded by General ?
George Washington
Horatio Gates
Sir William Howe
37
Date of election where the president and vice president were from different parties
1754
1791
1796
1773
38
What was the name for the alliance of Native American tribes formed about AD 1400?
Ottawa Confederacy
Algonquin Confederacy
Canadian Confederacy
Iroquois Confederacy
39
To defend against the French, Benjamin Franklin proposed the Virginia Plan for a union of the colonies.
False
True
40
After winning the Battle of Lake Erie, who told General Harrison, "We have met the enemy, and they are ours"?
Oliver Hazard Perry
Martin Oliver Perry
Oliver Macon Perry
Macon Oliver Perry
41
Who was the young Virginian lawyer who declared, "Give me liberty, or give me death"
Baron de Kalb
George Greenville
Thomas Pinckney
Patrick Henry
42
Which plan was most similar to the Articles of Conferdation?
New Jersey Plan
Virginia Plan
Connecticut Plan
Albany Plan
43
Date of the founding of Jamestown
1630
1607
1588
44
Date of first Contentinental Congress
1774
1814
1492
1773
45
Which of the following was NOT a part of Alexander Hamilton's financial plan to repay America's debt?
protective tariffs
creation of a national bank
federal income tax
assumption of state debts
46
What was the most widely used textbook in colonial America?
hornbook
New England Primer
Pilgrim's Progress
Blue Backed Speller
47
John Adam's vice president was Thomas Pinckney.
False
True
48
What town did George Washington reclaim from the Hessians on Christmas night in 1776?
Germantown
Princeton
Brandywine
Trenton
49
Who was the leard of a rebellion during the Critical Period?
Daniel Blackstone
Daniel Tennent
Daniel Shays
Daniel Boone
50
Which Spainard conquered the Aztecs?
Francisco Pizarro
Hernando de Soto
Francisco Coronada
Hernando Cortes
51
Which effect of the crusades helped end feudalism in Europe?
the explusion of Moorish invaders from Spain
the example for the conquest of the New World
the rise of the middle class in Europe
the spread of Christian influence
52
What political principle prevented the colonists from accepting any parliamentary taxes even if they were external?
French and Indian War
no taxation without representation
War of 1812
prohibitory Act
53
What major English precedent for Am. Government emerged from the Magna Carta?
Parliament
social contract theory
divine right of kings
limited representative government
54
Date of the Treaty of Ghent
1791
1789
1803
1814
55
The first American dictionary was written by?
Noah Webster
John Paul Jones
Benjamin Franklin
56
What was the name of John Paul Jone's ship which captured the British Serapis?
Chesapeake
Bonhomme Richard
Constitution
Golden Hind
57
Who was the Prussian general for the Patriot army?
Joseph Brant
Patrick Henry
Zebulon Pike
Baron von Steuben
58
Who was the first governor of Massachusetts
Patrick Henry
Thomas Pinckney
John Winthrop
Daniel Shays
59
What interpretation of the Constitution did not allow for a national bank?
Allowed construction
strict construction
strictly constructed
Allowable construction
60
The Land Ordinance of 1785 divided government owned land into townships.
True
False
61
Date of the founding of Massachusetts Bay Colony
1588
1607
1630
62
The prime minister that who passed the Stamp Act
Thomas Pinckney
William Blackstone
Daniel Boone
George Greenville
63
What law virtually expelled the American colonies from the British Empire?
Prohibitory Act
Stamp Act
Macon Bill
64
Date that the Spanish Armada was defeated
1588
1814
1789
1630
65
What was the first institution of higher learning in British North America?
Harvard
Princeton
Weslyan
Yale
66
What was the name for the trend of raising fences or hedges to farm sheep?
Enclosure Movement
Prohibitory Act
Fenced In Movement
Land Movement
67
Date Christopher Columbus discovered the New World
1630
1607
1588
1492