American History (1776-1945)

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MCQ on American History (1776-1945)
unit I
1.America was recognize as a country in
a) 1776 b) 1777 c) 1778 d) 1779
2.Which battle was the turning point of American revoulation?
a) Battle of Saratoga b)Battle of Quebee c)Battle of Bercis Heights d) Battle of
Alamo
3.The role played by the colonies in the war encourage them to raise in arms against
a)France b)England C)America d) Spain
4.Who among the following was the father of the constitution
a)James Madision b)Patrick Henry c)Abraham Lincoln d) Jefferson
5.The major issues of the two parties debated concerned the inclusion of the
a)Bill of rights b)Slavery rights c)Constitution rights d) Women's Right
6.The political parties began to form during the struggle over the ratification of the
federal constitution of
a)1783 b) 1785 c)1787 d) 1788
7.The fedaralist was led by secretary of state
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a)Alexander Hamerton b) Thomas Jefferson c) F.D Roosevelt d) David John
8.The anti-federalist were led by secratery of state
a) Thomas Jefferson b)James Madison c)Alexander Hmilton d) John Coulhon
9.The federalist era was a period in American history from
a)1729-1802 b)1787-1801 c)1789-1801 d) 1801-1806
10.The United States Constitution was written in
a)1777 b)1797 c)1787 d) 1788
11.Who among the following feared strong central government
a)Thomas Jefferson c)Alexander hamiltion c)Andrew Jackson d) James Monroe
12.Who among the following disaggreed with the religious reform
a)Andrew Jackson b)Alexander Hamiltion c)Thomas Jefferson d) David James
13.The first continantial congress 1774 was held in
a)Ohio b)Philadelphia b)Texas d) New York
14Who was the architech of the American constitution
a)Thomas Jefferson b)F.D Rossevelt c)Abraham Lincoln d) George Washington
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15.The numbers of colonies during the American Revoulation was
a)12 b)13 c)15 d) 16
16.The first American political party was
a)Demoratic party b)Federalist party c)Republican party d) The Whigs
17.The federalist party control the federal government until
a)1801 b)1803 c)1802 d) 1804
18.The republican party was led by
a)Thomas efferson b)Andrew Jackson c)Abraham Lincoln d) James manroe
19.The American war was followed by the 2nd continential congress in
a)1773 b)1774 c)1776 d) 1775
20.The Boston tea party took place in the year
a)1773 b)1773 c)1734 d) 1772
21. In the war of 1812 between 13 states of the US and the Great Britian ; Britian set
fire to the White House in
a)April 1813 b) August 1813 c) August 1814 d) April 1814
22The Virgianian tobacco was regulated to be exported only to England in
a)1605 b)1606 C)1607 d) 1609
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23. Bury my heart at wounded knee was written by
a) Dee Brown b) Hugh Brogan c) H.B.Parkes d) John Williams
24. The War of 1812 was fought in between
a)June 1812-january 1814 b)June 1812 - january 1815 c) june 1814 - January 1816
d) June 1812- January 1818
25. The War of the 1812 was the
a)First war of indenpendent b)second war of Indenpendent c) second war of civil
war d) Indian war
26.The President Madison signed a declaration of war against Britian on
a)June 18,1812 b)June 19,1812 c)July 20, 1812 d) August 18,1813
27.The Monroe doctrine was a U.S foreign policy regarding domination of the
Americas in
a)1820 b)1823 c)1825 d)1828
28.President James Monroe first stated the doctrine during his
a)6th Anual congress b)7th Anual congress c)8th Anual congress d) 2
nd
annual
congress
29 The term 'Monroes Doctrine' itsef was coined in
a)1847 b)1850 c)1852 d) 1853T
30.Who among the following was British foreign minister to the U.S during signing the
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Monroe Doctrine
a)John Quincey b)Gorge Canning c)James K.Polk d)Robert Brown
31.Christopher Colombus landed in American in the year
a) 1440 b)1419 c)1492 d) 1994
32. George Washington belong to the state of
a) Virginia b) Kentakey c) New York d) Philladelphia
33. In which year George Washington became the first American President ?
a) 1780 b) 1786 c) 1789 d) 1790
34. Indenpendent Day was first established as a Holiday by congress in the year
a)1870 b)1871 c)1872 d)1873
35. When did Textas become a state ?
a) 1814 b) 1843 c)1845 d)1846
36. Who was a first President to live in the White House
a) George Washington b) John Adams c) Jefferson d) Jackson
37. Which European language was first use in the U.S
a)Spanish b) Freanch c) English d) Dutch
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38. What is the name of the first American constitution
a) Article of Confederation b) The Philedellphia Amendment c) The free American
Constitution d) Unified Colorial Articles
39. The Judiciary Act of 1789 specified that the supreme court shall consist of
a) 3 Judge b) 4 Judge c) 5 Judge d) 6 Judge
40. who among the American presidents was given the nick name "Sharp Knife" by
the Indian
a) Andrew Jackson b) Madision c) Jefferson d) Monroe
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MCQ on American History 1775 -1945
unit II
1. What was one reason James k. polk won the Presidential ecection of 1849
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a)He was removing Americian Indians from their native land
b)He was committed to fullfiling the goals of manifest destiny
c)He passed the extention of slavery west of the Missippi River
d)He was backup by Americian settlers of Textas
2.Which of these was a goal shared by advocates of manifest destiny
a)Occupying all of the North American b)Withdrawing from foreign affair c)Returning to a aggrasian
economic d) occupation of the land below the Rio Grande River
3.What was the idea called that "GOD" wanted America to streach from the Atlantic to the Pacific
occean
a)westward Expansion b)Stretchy time c) manifest Destiny d) Monroe Doctrine
4.The compromise of 1850 allowed certain territories to use popullar sovereigenty to determines
weather the terrilary would be free or slave. this desicion applied to much of the land gained from the
a)War of 1812 b) U.S Mexcian war c)civil war d) Annexation of Texas
5.The economies of the new westeern states were very different from those of the northern states in
the mid 1800's. one major different was that western states
a)relied on substance farming b)focused on mining and agricture c)used natural harbors for
shipping d) Relied on trade and agricture
6.the U.S acquired the oregon territory when
a)Russia sold the land to the United State for dolar 7.2 million
b)a treaty divided U.S and Britian claims to the land is settled
c)Mexico sold the terilory to the U.S for dolar 10 million
d) The Mexican were defeated
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7.What was the reason for the U.S to declared war against Mexcio in 1846
a)To defend U.S territory from Mexican aggression
b)To overturn a corrupt Mexican government
c) To end the Mexcian slave rebellion
d) To secured Texas
8. African slavery begain in north American in 1619 at
a) New Foundland b)Jamestown c) Missourie d) New Jersey
9. Before the compromise of 1820 there were
a) 20 States b) 21 States c) 22 States d) 23 States
10.Why did the Texas annexation cause tension to take over Maxico?
a) Many Maxican felt that Americia would try to take over Mexico through texas
b) Mexico wanted to take over Texas
c) Mexico was afraid of losing Texas as an ally
d) Mexico wanted Texas for themselve
11.Which texas President was the only President to also serve as governor in the state of textas
a) Houston b) Jones c) Henry Jack d) Macmillion
12. Which of the 13 colinies became the first to abolish slavery (1777)
a) Vermont b) Pennsylvania c) Virgiana d) Delaware
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13.what is the manifest destiny?
a)Americian belief that it was their "God" given right to own the land from east to west from the
atlantic to pacific ocean
b)the progress of the white Man
c) Texas future to reach the pacific
d) Abolition of slavery
14.The Texas was the ________ state to be annexed to the United State
a)28th b)15th c)23th d) 26th
15.Since Texas become a state the head of it's executive branch would be
a) The Prime Minister
b)The Governor
c)The President
d) Senator
16. The principal of Republicasim is
a) When people are allowed to elected their leader
b) A political party
c) Communism
d) Federalism
17.Which war happened because of Texas Annnexetion
a)U.S Mexican war
b) Civil war
c) American Revolution
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d) The war of 1812
18. The head of the excutive branch for whole country is
a) The President b)the senator c)the king d) Prime Minister
19.As a state Texas shared power with the federal government this is called
a) Federalism b) Socialism c)Sovereignty d) Secularism
20.When was the Missouri compromisse reached
a)1820 b)1803 c)1850 d) 19851
21.Who came up with the idea of the Missouri compromise
a) Henry Clay b) Thomas Jefferson c)George Washington d) John Adams
22.At the time of Missouri compromoise these were free state and slave states.,where would the
balance between free and slave state become unbalance if Missurri was accepted as a slave state.
a)In the senate b) in the judicial branch c) in the house of Representiative d) Executive Branch
23.Where was the Missouri compromise line
a)36-30 degrees north in the Louisiana purchase
b)64-40 degrees north in the Louisiana purchase
c)66-60 degrees north in the Louisiana purchase
d) 60-64 degrees north in the Louisiana purchase
24.How many votes does each state have in the Senate
a)1 b)2 c)4 d)3
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