What was NOT a reason for the War of 1812?

British invasion of US and destruction of DC

Under the Articles of Confederation the states are-

strong compared to the central government

What did the Pickney Treaty do?

Allowed US to use Mississippi and unload in NOLA per Spain

Usually a woman who helps women deliver babies

Territorial disputes leading to the French & Indian War

What did the 1st Continental Congress NOT do?

Create an army of 'Minute Men' led by Washington

What did the Declaratory Act do?

Declared Parliament's superiority over colonies & their govt

What did the Great Compromise NOT do?

Make slavery illegal in the northern states

What best describes the Headright System?

Grant free land to settlers willing to colonize

What was the cause of the Proclamation Line?

Ended fighting between England and Native American Pontiac

What did the Alien & Sedition Act NOT do?

Protests for Washington's reelection

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1
What does NOT describe slaves in Africa?
Children did not inherit parents' slavery
Could be enslaved for unpaid debt
Captured during war
Slaves for life
2
Where did slaves attempt to escape to during the Stono Rebellion?
Florida
Georgia
Canada
Towards the Mississippi River
3
Which colony separated itself from Pennsylvania?
Delaware
Rhode Island
Vermont
Georgia
4
Who was the general and commander-in-chief of the Continental Army?
Chuck Norris
Andrew Jackson
George Winthrop
George Washington
5
Which English monarch was not responsible for the persecution of Catholics?
Elizabeth 1
Mary I
Henry VIII
Edward VI
6
What property was given to those loyal to Charles II after the Civil War?
Carolinas
New Hampshire
Pennsylvania
Georgia
7
What was the 1st European settlement in North America?
Santa Fe
Jamestown
Roanoke
St. Augustine
8
What destroyed most of Montezuma's army and population?
Hernan Cortes and his conquistadors
Small pox
Syphillis
Typhus
9
What was NOT a characteristic of the Aztec Empire?
Medical system
Human sacrifice
Public schools
Nomadic tribes
10
Who was responsible for dealing with the Natives in the Indiana territory for the US?
Jackson
Monroe
Harris
Harrison
11
What document were the first laws of the American government composed?
Bill of Rights
US Constitution
Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
12
What was NOT a reason for the War of 1812?
Impressment
British invasion of US and destruction of DC
War Hawks want Canada & Florida (yay- Disney World!!!!!)
Supplying weapons to Tecumseh & Native Americans
13
What national holiday was created by the Puritans?
Kwanzaa
Labor Day
Memorial Day
Thanksgiving
14
What is the lower house called that is based off of population?
Texas
Republicans
Federalists
House of Representatives
15
Who was the first elected president of the US?
George Washington
Alexander Hamilton
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
16
Under the Articles of Confederation the states are-
weak compared to the central government
strong compared to the central government
allowed to go to war without consent of the central govt
required to coin their own money
17
What event started the French & Indian War
Impressment
Battle at Fort Duquesne
Battle at Fort Necessity
Battle at Fort Louisbourg
18
Who was president during the War of 1812?
Andrew Jackson
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
Aaron Burr
19
Which fort was being bombed after British troops destroyed Washington DC?
Necessity
Knox
McHenry
McDonalds
20
What did the Pickney Treaty do?
Allowed US to use Mississippi and unload in NOLA per Spain
US would support France in the French Revolution
Prevented trade between US, England, and France
Recognized boundary between US & Canada with England
21
Under the Articles of the Confederation, what CAN'T the states do?
levy taxes
raise an army
pass laws
regulate interstate commerce
22
Which resident of Jamestown was instrumental in Native American relations?
John Rolfe
Governor Radcliffe
Captain John Smith
Pocahontas
23
Which colonies did NOT break away from Massachusetts?
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Delaware
Connecticut
24
What was the first permanent English settlement in North America?
Santa Fe
Jamestown
Roanoke
St. Augustine
25
What is a midwife?
Usually a woman who helps women deliver babies
A person who worships the devil and is granted powers
An educated man with land but no title
A laborer who works off his passage to America
26
What did Washington warn against during his Farewell Address?
Women in Government
Zombies
Political Parties
the dangers of alcohol
27
What did the Spain gain by conquering the Aztec Empire?
The allegiance of the Aztecs as trading allys
Gold and silver
Technological advancements of the Empire
A military army of converted Natives
28
Who was responsible for slaughtering the Creek Indians at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend?
Chuck Norris
William Henry Harrison
The Hulk (Smash)
Andrew Jackson
29
Which colony did the Salem Witch trial take place?
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Conneticutt
Pennsylvania
30
What is it called when sailors are forced onto service regardless of job or citizenship?
Secession
Blockade
Implied powers
Impressment
31
Where were most universities located in the English colonies?
East
South
West
North
32
This map best shows-
Louisiana Purchase
Territorial disputes leading to the French & Indian War
Pickney Treaty recognition of Spanish Florida
Territorial disputes leading to the War of 1812
33
Slave labor was diminishing until Eli Whitney invented this-
Cotton gin
Steel plow
Steamboat
Interchangeable parts
34
Who wrote the Articles of Confederation?
James Madison
John Dickinson
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
35
What did the 1st Continental Congress NOT do?
Agree to meet again after a year if no response
Declaration of Rights & Grievances
Continue to the boycott
Create an army of 'Minute Men' led by Washington
36
What did the New Jersey Plan NOT propose?
Unicameral legislative branch
Executive branch composed of multiple leaders
Representation based on wealth
Equal representation
37
Who did Bartolome de las Casa see abusing the Natives?
Cortes
Montezuma
Pizzaro
Spanish
38
What did the Declaratory Act do?
Declared Parliament's superiority over colonies & their govt
Repealed the Tea Act of 1773
Taxed goods on lead, paint, paper, & tea
Allowed soldiers to be quartered at no cost
39
Which colony was originally divided in 2 and unified in 1702?
Carolinas
Maine
New Jersey
Delaware
40
What was the biggest impact of Christopher Columbus?
Responsible for a national holiday
Encouraged others to sail west
1st European to discover America
He started the slave trade
41
What did the Great Compromise NOT do?
Make slavery illegal in the northern states
Bicameral legislative branch
Representation based on population & equality per state
Give us 3 branches of government
42
Where did the American government get the idea of a confederate government?
Spanish
British
Iroqouis
French
43
Who were the first slaves the Europeans used i the New World?
Native Americans
Africans
Indentured servants
Asians
44
What best describes the Headright System?
Grants property to Native Americans who aid colonists.
Grant free land to settlers willing to colonize
Created trading companies between colonies and England.
Provides colonies to all who request a charter
45
What was the cause of the Proclamation Line?
Created the border between Spain and England
Ended fighting between England and Native American Pontiac
Created the border between England and France
Unrest between colonists and the need to expand west.
46
Citizens agreed to support this, if the capital was moved to the Potomac River in the South?
Washington as president
National Bank
Whiskey tax
Alien & Sedition Act
47
Who was responsible for winning the Battle of New Orleans?
Andrew Jackson
Chuck Norris
Tony Stark
William Henry Harrison
48
What did the Alien & Sedition Act NOT do?
Limited immigrants from being citizens
Protests for Washington's reelection
Limited freedom of speech
Made Adams an unpopular president
49
What event made the founders realize the Articles of Confederation was weak and needed fixed?
Whiskey Rebellion
Northwest Ordinance
Shay's Rebellion
Battle of Fallen Timbers
50
What is another name for the religious group Society of Friends?
Quakers
Amish
Methodists
Separatists
51
Where did the Puritans land when coming to America?
New Amsterdam
Boston
Plymouth Rock
Jamestown
52
What was the last battle of the Revolutionary War?
Cornwallis
Washington
Yorktown
New Orleans
53
Who was the author of the Constitution?
James Madison
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
54
Which colony was eventually given to the Duke of York?
New Hampshire
New York
Pennsylvania
Carolinas
55
What is checks and balances?
Separates the legislative and executive branch
What you do when you write checks to pay bills
Allows all 3 branches to equally share power
Prevents 1 branch of government from being more powerful
56
What did the Toleration Act do?
Protected slaves from discrimination
Provided for English toleration of colonial governments
Protected women from witchcraft
Provided for religious toleration
57
Who was NOT an author of the Federalist Papers?
John Jay
James Madison
Sam Adams
Alexander Hamilton
58
Where was the Incan civilization?
Brazil
Mexico
Peru
Yuctan Pennisula
59
What document did William and Mary agree to sign after the Glorious Revolution?
Declaration of Independence
Treaty of Paris
English Bill of Rights
Treaty of Ghent
60
What did the Virginia Plan NOT request?
Representation based on wealth
Representation based on population
Unicameral Legislative branch
An executive branch
61
What does this best describe?
Triangle trade
Middle Passage
African slave trade
European exploration of the New World
62
Why did the English place so many taxes on the colonists?
Punishment for violating the Proclamation Line
Paying off debt from previous war
Punishment for violating Navigation Act
Because the King George III needed a gold bathtub
63
Who invented the use of interchangable parts?
Eli Whitney
Robert Fulton
Henry Ford
Tony Stark
64
What year was the Declaration of Independence written & signed?
1783
1781
1776
1773
65
What document ended the Revolutionary War?
Treaty of York
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Ghent
66
What were the people called who supported the ratification of the Constitution?
Tories
Federalists
Patriots
Loyalists
67
During the Glorious Revolution, which king was deposed?
Charles II
James II
William IV
Charles III
68
What year was Jamestown established in Virginia?
1598
1492
1607
1776
69
What is not one of the 3 branches of the US government
Judical
Executive
Legislative
Representative
70
What is primogeniture?
Sounds like a witch to me
When men pay off their passage with years of labor
Property is given to the first born son upon father's death
Property is given to the sons upon the fathers' death
71
Which was NOT a battle of the Revolutionary War?
Cow Pens
Yorktown
York
Bunker Hill
72
How many branches of government did the A of C have?
2
1
3
4
73
What was the first battle of the Revolutionary War?
Yorktown
Lexington & Concord
Cow Pens
Saratoga
74
What was significant of the XYZ Affair?
Americans remove last 3 letters of the alphabet
French attempted to bribe Americans
Americans lost support of the French
3 spies invaded LA territory and report French purchase
75
What battle encouraged the French to ally with the colonies and support them militarily?
Saratoga
Trenton
Lexington & Concord
Yorktown
76
Who established the colony of Georgia?
George Carteret
James Oglethorpe
William Berkley
George Calvert
77
Who wrote essays encouraging women to be educated in America?
John Locke
Judith Sargent Murray
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Louisa May Alcott
78
What does NOT describe the Articles of Confederation?
Required unanimous vote
Unicameral
2 votes per state
Weak central government
79
What meeting or group met to fix the A of C after Shay's Rebellion?
3rd Continental Congress
2nd Continental Congress
Founding Fathers
Constitutional Convention
80
What group of people established the colony of Massachusetts?
Quakers
Puritans
Prisoners
Catholics
81
What is NOT one of the Bill of Rights?
Taxation without representation
Due Process
Cruel & Unusual Punishment
Quartering of Soldiers
82
Which colony was established by Thomas Hooker?
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Vermont
Connecticut
83
What was NOT a difference between the Northern and Southern colonies
Language
Geography
Religion
Landscape
84
What product was first taxed by the central government under the Constitution?
Rum
Sugar
Whiskey
Land
85
Who was responsible for the Louisiana Purchase?
Jefferson & Livingstone
Adams & Onis
Washington & Hamilton
Jefferson & Jay
86
What compromise agreed to ratify the Constitution if a Bill of Rights was added?
Pennsylvania Compromise
Conneticut Compromise
Carolina Compromise
Massachusetts Compromise
87
What was the impact of Bacon's Rebellion?
Ended indentured servitude and more reliance on slaves
The need for religious toleration
Created the need for a representative government
Ended slavery in Virginia
88
This colony was given to William Penn in payment for a debt-
New Jersey
Delaware
Georgia
Pennsylvania
89
Which state was the last state to ratify the Constitution?
Delaware
Vermont
Rhode Island
Georgia
90
What was NOT a characteristic of the Mayan Empire?
Numerical system
Accurate calendar
Written language
Hunter Gatherers
91
Per the Commerce & Slave Trade Compromise how long would govt. wait to make laws on slave trade
20
50
10
30
92
Later this colony would be divided into 2-
New York
Carolinas
Pennsylvania
Virginia
93
Hernan Cortes tried to conquer this group-
Incan Empire
Powhatan Empire
Mayan Empire
Aztec Empire
94
Who sold the Louisiana Purchase to the US?
Cajuns
Louis XVI
George III
Napoleon Bonaparte
95
What type of government was established in the colony of Massachusetts?
Representative democracy
Socialism
Constitutional monarchy
Theocracy
96
Which Native American group sided with England during the French & Indian War?
Trick Question- none sided with England. England sucks!
Ottowa
Huron
Iroquois Confederacy
97
What is the belief that one person or nation could grow rich at the expense of another?
Communism
Mercantilism
Capitalism
Free Enterprise
98
Which area did most slaves come from in Africa?
Congo
Guinea
Sudan
Egypt
99
Who is responsible for writing the Declaration of Independence?
John Dickinson
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
100
What was the effect of the Embargo Act?
Financially hurt the US economy
US becomes a super power in the Western hemisphere
It caused England to apologize
Nothing
101
Which colony was established by Catholics looking for religious freedom?
Delaware
Rhode Island
Maryland
Massachusetts
102
Where was the first temporary capital of the US?
Pittsburg
Boston
New York City
Philadelphia
103
How did early Americans migrate to North America?
Viking ships to New Foundland
Bering Strait land bridge
Canadian Ice Shelf
There when the continents broke away
104
What is the Great Awakening?
Encouraged men to look towards science not God
When people wake up and realize todays' Monday
Era also known as the Glorious Revolution
Religious revival that founded new religious denominations
105
What treaty ended the French & Indian War?
Treaty of Washington
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Ghent
Treaty of Versailles
106
What did they call people who supported the colonists during the Revolutionary War?
Loyalists
Patriots
Self-righteous jerks
Tories
107
What was British response to the Boston Tea Party?
Intolerable Acts
Tea Act
Battle of Lexington & Concord
Quartering Act
108
Which colony was given by James II (Duke of York) to his loyal followers?
Delaware
Georgia
New York
New Jersey
109
What was the first state to enter the US after the original 13?
Ohio
Vermont
Maine
Florida
110
Why was the Battle of Horseshoe Bend significant?
Showed the power of the American navy
Shows how AWESOME Jackson was in battle
Men, women, & children killed and the land was taken for US
Tecumseh died in battle
111
Which group was brought to the Americas against their will?
Asians
Africans
Native Americans
Europeans
112
Which country owned the colony of New Amsterdam?
English
Dutch
French
Portuguese
113
What was the Canadian capital that the Americans burned during War of 1812?
York
Montreal
Washington DC
Ottawa
114
What demographic was NOT allowed to settle in Georgia?
Jews
African Americans
Debtors
Prisoners
115
What did the 3/5th's compromise discuss?
Population representation of slaves
Allowing 3/5ths of states approval for ratification
Slaves property not citizens
Legality of the slave trade
116
Why were the colonists upset about the Proclamation Line of 1763?
It prevented colonial expansion west
It created animosity between the English & the Natives
It prevented trade amongst the Native Americans
It created animosity between the colonists and the Natives
117
What document ended the War of 1812?
Treaty of Ghent
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Washington
118
Who was responsible for founding the colony of Maryland?
George Calvert (Lord Baltimore)
Duke of York
Thomas Hooker (Duke of Cumberland)
James Oglethorpe (Earl of Sussex)
119
What did the Stamp Act do?
Tax on paper money
Tax on all imports
Tax on all printed goods
Tax on tea
120
What was a majority of the labor force in Jamestown?
Native American slaves
African American slaves
Mail order brides
Indentured servants
121
What does NOT describe slaves in America?
Retained legal protections such as the right to marry
Eventually based their servitude on being an inferior race
Children automatically inherit their parents' slavery
Slaves served for life
122
What did the Intolerable Acts NOT do?
Closed the port of Boston
Placed a tax on all colonial governments
Allowed soldiers to try colonists for crimes
Colonists forced to quarter soldiers w/o compensation
123
What did the Northwest Ordinance do?
Showed the strength of the US army after the war
Allowed states to divide land beyond the Proclamation Line
Allowed US central govt to create new states in Ohio Valley
Returned land west of the Ohio river to the Native Americans
124
According to the Pickney treaty, where is the boundary for Florida?
31st parallel
38th parallel
51st parallel
Who cares, we'll get it during War of 1812
125
The New World was claimed entirely by this country-
Portugal
France
England
Spain
126
What were people called who supported England during the Revolutionary War?
Loyalists
Patriots
Stupid Heads
TRAITORS!!!!!!!!!!!!
127
Who was responsible for blockading the port at Yorktown?
England
Dutch
France
Spain
128
Which area of the colonies relied heavily on the slave trade due to it's fertile soil?
North
West
East
South
129
Why did the Anti-federalists not support the ratification of the Constitution?
Because it created a President who could become a king
Because it looked similar to the English government
Because it did not include a Bill of Rights
Because people hated Hamilton
130
Which explorer did NOT traveled east to Asia?
Ferdinand Magellan
Prince Henry the Navigator
Vasco de Gama
Bartholomeu Dias
131
Under the Articles of Confederation, what CAN'T the central government do?
declare WAR!!!!!!!!!!!
settle state disputes
coin money
levy taxes
132
What was significant about the Battle of New Orleans?
Jackson's outnumbered men destroyed the British army
Crushed England's will to fight
Makes Andrew Jackson president
First time pirates were allowed to help the Americans win
133
What was the first type of US government?
Communist
Unitarian
Confederate
Despotism
134
What crop led to the success of Jamestown?
Corn
Pumpkins
Wheat
Tobacco
135
Which colony was established by Roger Williams?
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Connecticut
New Hampshire
136
What was it called when the founders combined the VA plan and the NJ plan?
3/5ths Compromise
American Compromise
Massachusetts Compromise
Great Compromise
137
Using the steam engine, this inventor created a steamboat that could go upriver-
Noah Webster
Eli Whitney
Robert Fulton
Benjamin Franklin
138
What did the Treaty of San Illdefenso do?
Gave the Americans access to the Mississippi
Sold Florida to France
Violated the Pickney Treaty
Spain sold back the land the French lost during 7 years war
139
How did the Americans directly react to the Stamp Act?
Declare War!
Boycott
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
140
What was NOT an impact of the French & Indian War?
Spain gained territory
England gained territory
French lost territory
Native Americans gained territory
141
Who unified the Natives, & formed a Confederacy to oppose the whites settlers?
Crazy Bull
Pontiac
Tecumseh
Squanto
142
What was the 1st battle between Tecumseh Confed. & Harrison over land in Indiana?
Horseshoe Bend
Tippacanoe
Necessity
Tippakayak
143
What does this best describe?
Shipment of Indentured Servants
Stockroom of apple watches
Triangle Trade
African Slave Trade
144
What was NOT an impact of the Great Awakening and Enlightenment?
Increased literacy
Questioning the English government & society
Increased importance of education
More witches convicted of witchcraft
145
What did the 2nd Continental Congress NOT do?
Send out representatives to make an alliance with Spain
Make Washington the Commander-in-Chief of Contiental army
Sign the Declaration of Independence
Begin to construct a new government
146
What reason did NOT encourage Europeans to explore?
Growth of the population
Decreased demand of foreign goods
Advances in maritime navigation
Wanted to enhance commercial development of their nation
147
After the Glorious Revolution, who became monarchs of England?
Charles and Elizabeth
James and Anne
William and Mary
Henry and Margaret
148
What event in 1773 had colonists dressed as Indians, board English ships and dump their cargo?
Boston Tea Party
Battle of Yorktown
Boston Massacre
Battle of Lexington & Concord
149
What did the Navigation Acts do?
Prevent colonists from making trade agreements with Natives
Prevent colonists from trading with countries other than UK
Prevent colonists from trading with Spain
Prevent colonists from building a navy
150
Where was the Proclamation Line?
Ohio River
Appalachian Mountains
Mississippi River
Rocky Mountains
151
Under Article 7 of the Constitution, how many states were needed to ratify it?
9
7
13
11
152
Which English monarch won the English Civil War?
Richard III
Edward IV
James II
Charles II
153
What colony created a border between Spanish controlled Florida and English colonies?
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Georgia
154
Which colony would you most likely find the pacifist Quakers?
Rhode Island
Maryland
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
155
Why did Roanoke fail?
Settlers starved to death
Unsure, however hostile relations with Indians.
Died due to the harsh conditions of the winter weather
Because the Croations slaughtered them all.
156
What did the Spanish promise African Americans living in Georgia?
Freedom if they convert to Catholicism
Land which they would own and work for Spain
Safe passage back to Africa
Opportunity to become soldiers and kill English overlords
157
What was the purpose of the Catholic monks coming to the New World?
Convert the Native Americans
To send a portion of the gold to the Pope
Provide religious services for Cortes and his men
Required in order to establish settlements in the New World
158
During the bombing of Fort McHenry, who wrote the Star Spangled Banner poem?
William Henry Harrison
Patrick O'Flanegan
Francis Scott Key
Madame Bovart
159
What does NOT characterize William Pitt's influence regarding the French & Indian War?
Required soldiers to be quartered without compensation
Forcibly enlisted colonists to serve in the war
General who overtook French fort of Quebec
Put England into a great deal of debt
160
Which country did Columbus sail for in 1492?
Dutch
Italy
Portugal
Spain
161
Which colony created the Toleration Act?
Carolinas
Maryland
Massachusetts
Connecticut
162
Who was the founder of the National Bank?
Alexander Hamilton
George Washington
Gringotts Goblins
John Jay
163
Who did Jefferson NOT send to explore the Louisiana Purchase?
Clark
Lewis
Pike
Madison
164
What did the Townshed Act NOT tax?
tea
paint
sugar
lead
165
What did the Whiskey Rebellion prove?
That the US army was more powerful than the state army
That it's Washington's drink of choice
The strength of the US Constitution
Whiskey is an American beverage
166
The larger cities were mostly found in the-
North
South
West
East
167
What event is best portrayed in Paul Revere's engraving?
Boston Tea Party
Battle of Lexington & Concord
Boston Massacre
Battle of Yorktown
168
What was it called when Jefferson stopped trade with all countries?
Non-Intercourse Act
Impressment Act
Coercive Acts
Embargo Act
169
What is the upper house of the legislative branch that has equal representation called?
House of Representatives
House of Targarian
Senate
House of Senators
170
What was significant about the Mayflower Compact?
Established the national religion of Massachusetts
1st constitution and government in the New World
Created a policy for how to establish English colonies
Created and documented the life of the Purtians

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