American History 6-10
American History Quiz: Test Your Knowledge!
Challenge your understanding of American History with our comprehensive quiz designed for history enthusiasts and learners alike. This quiz covers key events, figures, and concepts from the Revolutionary period to the early 19th century.
- 37 thought-provoking questions
- Multiple choice format
- Learn while you test your knowledge!
How did British General Thomas Gage attempt to deal with the uprising in Massachusetts in 1774?
A. He offered the rebels land on the Maine frontier in return for loyalty to England.
B. He allowed for town meetings in an attempt to appease the rebels.
C. He attempted to seize arms and munitions from the colonial insurgents.
D. He ordered his troops to burn Boston to the ground to show the determination of Britain.
Which of the following was not a result of Dunmore’s Proclamation?
A. Slaves joined Dunmore to fight for the British.
B. A majority of slaves in the colonies won their freedom.
C. Patriot forces increased their commitment to independence.
D. Both slaveholding and non-slaveholding whites feared a slave rebellion.
Which of the following is not true of a republic?
A. A republic has no hereditary ruling class.
B. A republic relies on the principle of popular sovereignty.
C. Representatives chosen by the people lead the republic.
D. A republic is governed by a monarch and the royal officials he or she appoints.
Which city served as the base for British operations for most of the war?
A. Boston
B. New York
C. Philadelphia
D. Saratoga
What battle turned the tide of war in favor of the Americans?
A. the Battle of Saratoga
B. the Battle of Brandywine Creek
C. the Battle of White Plains
D. the Battle of Valley Forge
Which term describes German soldiers hired by Great Britain to put down the American rebellion?
A. Patriots
B. Royalists
C. Hessians
D. Loyalists
Which American general is responsible for improving the American military position in the South?
A. John Burgoyne
B. Nathanael Greene
C. Wilhelm Frederick von Steuben
D. Charles Cornwallis
. Which of the following statements best represents the division between Patriots and Loyalists?
A. Most American colonists were Patriots, with only a few traditionalists remaining loyal to the King and Empire.
B. Most American colonists were Loyalists, with only a few firebrand revolutionaries leading the charge for independence.
C. The vast major American colonists were divided among those who wanted independence, those who wanted to remain part of the British Empire, and those who were neutral.
D. Majority of American colonists were neutral and didn’t take a side between Loyalists and Patriots.
Which of the following is not one of the tasks women performed during the Revolution?
A. Holding government offices
B. Maintaining their homesteads
C. feeding, quartering, and nursing soldiers
D. Raising funds for the war effort
To what form of government did the American revolutionaries turn after the war for independence?
A. republicanism
B. monarchy
C. democracy
D. oligarchy
Which of the following was not one of Franklin’s thirteen virtues?
A. sincerity
B. temperance
C. mercy
D. tranquility
Which of the following figures did not actively challenge the status of women in the early American republic?
A. Abigail Adams
B. Phillis Wheatley
C. Mercy Otis Warren
D. Judith Sargent Murray
Which state had the clearest separation of church and state?
A. New Hampshire
B. Pennsylvania
C. Virginia
D. New York
Which of the following states had the most democratic constitution in the 1780s?
A. Pennsylvania
B. Massachusetts
C. South Carolina
D. Maryland
Under the Articles of Confederation, what power did the national Confederation Congress have?
A. The power to tax
B. The power to enforce foreign treaties
C. The power to enforce commercial trade agreements
D. The power to create land ordinances
Which plan resolved the issue of representation for the U.S. Constitution?
A. the Rhode Island Agreement
B. the New Jersey Plan
C. the Connecticut Compromise
D. the Virginia Plan
How was the U.S. Constitution ratified?
A. By each state at special ratifying conventions
B. At the Constitutional Convention of 1787
C. At the Confederation Convention
D. By popular referendum in each state
How were the New England textile mills planned and built? Experienced British builders traveled to the United States to advise American merchants.
A. Experienced British builders traveled to the United States to advise American merchants.
B. New England merchants paid French and German mechanics to design factories for them.
C. New England merchants and Britishmigrants memorized plans from British mills
D. Textile mills were a purely American creation, invented by Francis Cabot Lowell in 1813.
Which is the best characterization of textile mill workers in the early nineteenth century?
A. Male and female indentured servants from Great Britain who worked hard to win their freedom
B. Young men who found freedom in the rowdy lifestyle of mill work
C. Experienced artisans who shared their knowledge in exchange for part ownership in the company
D. Young farm women whose behavior was closely monitored.
Most people who migrated within the United States in the early nineteenth century went .
A. North toward Canada
B. West toward Ohio
C. South toward Georgia
D. East across the Mississippi River
Which of the following was not a cause of the Panic of 1819?
A. The Second Bank of the United States made risky loans.
B. States chartered too many banks.
C. Prices for American commodities dropped.
D. Banks hoarded gold and silver.
Robert Fulton is known for inventing .
A. The cotton gin
B. The mechanical reaper
C. The steamship engine
D. Machine tools.
Which of the following was not a factor in the transportation revolution?
A. The steam-powered locomotive
B. The canal system
C. The combustion engine
D. The government-funded road system
What was the significance of the Cumberland Road?
A. It gave settlers a quicker way to move west.
B. It reduced the time it took to move goods from New York Harbor to Lake Erie.
C. It improved trade from the Port of New Orleans.
D. It was the first paved road.
Which of the following groups supported the abolition of slavery?
A. Northern business elites
B. Southern planter elites
C. Wage workers
D. middle-class northerners
Which social class was most drawn to amusements like P. T. Barnum’s museum?
A. Wage workers
B. middle-class northerners
C. Southern planter elites
D. Northern business elites
Which group saw an expansion of their voting rights in the early nineteenth century?
A. Free blacks
B. non-property-owning men
C. Women
D. Indians
What was the lasting impact of the Bucktail Republican Party in New York?
A. They implemented universal suffrage.
B. They pushed for the expansion of the canal system.
C. They elevated Martin Van Buren to the national political stage.
D. They changed state election laws from an appointee system to a system of open elections.
Who won the popular vote in the election of 1824?
A. Andrew Jackson
B. Martin Van Buren
C. Henry Clay
D. John Quincy Adams
What was the actual result of Jackson’s policy of “rotation in office”?
A. An end to corruption in Washington
B. A replacement of Adams’s political loyalists with Jackson’s political loyalists
C. The filling of government posts with officials the people chose themselves
D. The creation of the Kitchen Cabinet
The election of 1828 brought in the first presidency of which political party?
A. the Democrats
B. the Democratic-Republicans
C. the Republicans
D. the Bucktails
South Carolina threatened to nullify which federal act?
A. The abolition of slavery
B. The expansion of the transportation infrastructure
C. The protective tariff on imported goods
D. The rotation in office that expelled several federal officers
How did President Jackson respond to Congress’s re-chartering of the Second Bank of the United States?
A. He vetoed it.
B.He gave states the right to implement it or not.
C.He signed it into law.
D.He wrote a counterproposal.
How did most whites in the United States view Indians in the 1820s?
A. As savages
B. As being in touch with nature
C. As slaves
D. As shamans
The 1830 Indian Removal Act is best understood as .
A. An example of President Jackson forcing Congress to pursue an unpopular policy
B. An illustration of the widespread hatred of Indians during the Age of Jackson
C. An example of laws designed to integrate Indians into American life
D. An effort to deprive the Cherokee of their slave property
The winner of the 1840 election was___.
A. a Democrat
B. a Democratic-Republican
C. an Anti-Federalist
D. a Whig
Which of the following did not characterize political changes in the 1830s?
A. Higher voter participation
B. Increasing political power of free black voters
C. Stronger partisan ties
D. Political battles between Whigs and Democrats
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