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US History Founding Fathers Test 3

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History Test 3 (Us Founding Fathers) K-12 to University (USA History) USA — Us Founding Fathers USA History Standards & AP
What is this test? for History practice (US/World/State), USA — K-12 to University (USA History) level, USA — Us Founding Fathers.
For all levels (Elementary to University) studying History in the USA
Section: History Test 3 (Us Founding Fathers) · Education: K-12 to University · Part: History Test 3 (Us Founding Fathers) · Country: USA · Region: USA — Us Founding Fathers

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
Which act closed Boston Harbor as punishment?
A) Intolerable Acts
B) Sugar Act
C) Stamp Act
D) Tea Act
Question 2
What was XYZ Affair?
A) British insult
B) 1798 French bribe demand
C) Spanish threat
D) Dutch joke
Question 3
What was Neutrality 1793?
A) Join France
B) Join Britain
C) Stay out of wars
D) Arm both
Question 4
When was the Early Republic?
A) 1776 to 1789
B) 1828 to 1860
C) 1900 to 1920
D) 1789 to 1828
Question 5
What was Hamilton's plan?
A) Debts tariffs bank
B) Free trade
C) No banks
D) State debts kept
Question 6
Which document created the first national government?
A) Constitution
B) Articles of Confederation
C) Mayflower Compact
D) Bill of Rights
Question 7
What was Embargo 1807?
A) War declaration
B) Tax hike
C) Trade shutdown
D) Bank charter
Question 8
Who helped train the Continental Army at Valley Forge?
A) Friedrich Wilhelm
B) Marquis de Lafayette
C) Casimir Pulaski
D) Baron von Steuben
Question 9
Who was the British king during the Revolution?
A) George III
B) George I
C) Henry VIII
D) Charles I
Question 10
What was Louisiana Purchase?
A) Spanish gift
B) 1803 French deal
C) British sale
D) War prize
Question 11
Which person wrote Kentucky Resolves?
A) Madison
B) Monroe
C) Thomas Jefferson
D) Gallatin
Question 12
Which of the following best defines the 1800 election?
A) Fair calm
B) No contest
C) Court pick
D) Revolution of 1800
Question 13
Name the person who wrote "Give me liberty or give me death".
A) Patrick Henry
B) John Hancock
C) Samuel Adams
D) Thomas Jefferson
Question 14
Provide the definition of the slogan "No taxation without representation" about:
A) Colonists wanted higher taxes
B) Colonists had no vote in Parliament
C) Trade was free
D) British wanted representation
Question 15
Which term means "1809 partial reopen"?
A) the Boston Tea Party (1773)
B) the slogan "No taxation without representation" about
C) Non-Intercourse
D) Common Sense (1776)
Question 16
Which person opposed the Acts?
A) Hamilton
B) Adams
C) Marshall
D) Jefferson Madison
Question 17
Name the main author of the Declaration.
A) Thomas Jefferson
B) John Adams
C) George Washington
D) Benjamin Franklin
Question 18
Provide the definition of Common Sense (1776):
A) A newspaper
B) Pamphlet by Thomas Paine urging independence
C) A law by Parliament
D) A speech by Washington
Question 19
Which person was Monroe?
A) Fourth
B) Sixth
C) Fifth president
D) Third
Question 20
Which person guided Lewis Clark?
A) Nobody
B) Soldiers
C) Traders
D) Sacagawea

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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