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US History Revolution Basic Test 7

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History Revolution Basic (Elementary) Elementary School (USA History, K-5) USA USA History Standards & AP
What is this test? for Elementary School US/World History (K-5), USA — Elementary School (USA History, K-5) level, USA.
For Elementary School students (K-5) studying History in the USA
Section: History Revolution Basic (Elementary) · Education: Elementary School · Part: History Revolution Basic (Elementary) · Country: USA

Knowledge of history is essential for understanding the vast accumulation from past to present and for establishing cause-and-effect relationships among historical events.

This test will help you develop chronological thinking and prepare for history questions on your exams.

By solving this test of 20 questions, you can both test your knowledge and identify the topics you need to improve.

Question 1
What was XYZ Affair?
A) 1798 French bribe demand
B) British insult
C) Spanish threat
D) Dutch joke
Question 2
How did Washington respond?
A) Ignored
B) Sent militia 1794
C) Repealed tax
D) Fled capital
Question 3
Who was Treasury chief?
A) Jefferson
B) Madison
C) Alexander Hamilton
D) Randolph
Question 4
What burned Washington?
A) Fire accident
B) Riot
C) Lightning
D) 1814 British raid
Question 5
Which treaty ended the Revolutionary War?
A) Treaty of Paris 1783
B) Treaty of Paris 1763
C) Treaty of Ghent
D) Treaty of Versailles
Question 6
Who wrote Kentucky Resolves?
A) Madison
B) Thomas Jefferson
C) Monroe
D) Gallatin
Question 7
Who was the British king during the Revolution?
A) George I
B) Charles I
C) George III
D) Henry VIII
Question 8
Who wrote "Give me liberty or give me death"?
A) Thomas Jefferson
B) Samuel Adams
C) John Hancock
D) Patrick Henry
Question 9
Which Frenchman was a key ally?
A) Marquis de Lafayette
B) Rochambeau
C) Louis XVI
D) Napoleon
Question 10
Who wrote the anthem?
A) Madison
B) Francis Scott Key
C) Monroe
D) Jackson
Question 11
Which of the following best defines Hartford Convention?
A) War rally
B) Peace treaty
C) 1814 Federalist protest
D) Trade fair
Question 12
Which person was Monroe?
A) Fourth
B) Sixth
C) Third
D) Fifth president
Question 13
Which person broke the tie?
A) House for Jefferson
B) Senate
C) Court
D) Governors
Question 14
Provide the definition of Hamilton's plan:
A) Free trade
B) Debts tariffs bank
C) No banks
D) State debts kept
Question 15
Which of the following best defines Embargo 1807?
A) War declaration
B) Tax hike
C) Trade shutdown
D) Bank charter
Question 16
What best defines the slogan "No taxation without representation" about?
A) British wanted representation
B) Colonists wanted higher taxes
C) Trade was free
D) Colonists had no vote in Parliament
Question 17
What best defines Citizen Genet?
A) 1793 French envoy row
B) British friend
C) Spanish spy
D) Dutch trader
Question 18
What best defines Fort McHenry?
A) Defeat
B) 1814 anthem battle
C) Surrender
D) No fight
Question 19
Name the person who sold Louisiana.
A) Spain
B) Britain
C) Napoleon
D) Jefferson
Question 20
Name the person who won in 1800.
A) Adams
B) Burr
C) Pinckney
D) Thomas Jefferson

About This Test

For Elementary to University (USA) — U.S. History from Colonial to modern era and World History across ancient to contemporary, including state history and AP. Section: History, USA.

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