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Question 1 of 24

1

How did George Washington affect the presidents that followed him?

Select one of the following:

He left really good graffiti in the bathrooms at the White House
He set the precedents for the presidency, like only serving two 4 year terms.
He passed a bunch of laws saying what presidents could and couldn't do.
He made sure that the president would be the strongest branch of government.

Explanation

Question 2 of 24

1

Who were the first two American political parties?

Select one of the following:

The Democrats and Republicans
The Federalists and Anti-Federalists (Democratic-Republicans)
The Socialists and the Communists
The Sharks and the Jets

Explanation

Question 3 of 24

1

Alexander Hamilton participated in the Whiskey Rebellion

Select one of the following:

True
False

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Question 4 of 24

1

What was important about the government's response to the Whiskey Rebellion?

Select one of the following:

Washington was able to send in troops to end the rebellion, which showed that the government was stronger under the Constitution than it had been under the Articles of Confederation
Washington was able to send in troops to party with the rebellion, which showed that the government was a lot cooler under the Constitution than under the Articles of Confederation.
Washington was too weak to do anything about the Whiskey Rebellion, which is why we live in the Whiskey States of America today.
The government destroyed all small farmers, leaving the country to starve without any food.

Explanation

Question 5 of 24

1

What were the Alien and Sedition Acts?

Select one of the following:

Laws that made criticizing the government mandatory.
Laws that made criticizing the government important.
Laws that made criticizing the government illegal.
Laws that made drinking whiskey illegal.

Explanation

Question 6 of 24

1

From what country did Jefferson buy the Louisiana Territory?

Select one of the following:

France
Germany
Canada
Zimbabwe

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Question 7 of 24

1

Lewis and Clark were famous singers.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 8 of 24

1

The Monroe Doctrine said that any intervention by European powers in the politics of North and South America would be seen as a hostile action against the United States.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 9 of 24

1

What two important things did Eli Whitney invent? (Check all that are correct)

Select one or more of the following:

Cotton Gin
Repeating Musket
Interchangeable Parts
Fidget Spinners

Explanation

Question 10 of 24

1

What were four major reform movements during the Jacksonian age? (Check all that are correct)

Select one or more of the following:

Women's Sufferage
Emancipation
Weight Loss
Public Education
Prison Reform
Temperance
Campaign Finance Reform

Explanation

Question 11 of 24

1

What did the Missouri Compromise of 1820 try to fix?

Select one of the following:

It ended the civil war.
It tried to increase nationalism.
It tried to preserve the balance between the east coast and the west coast.
It tried to preserve the balance between slave states and free states.

Explanation

Question 12 of 24

1

Nat Turner was a black American slave who led the most effective slave rebellion in U.S. history.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 13 of 24

1

What is Nullification?

Select one of the following:

The name for when people decide not to follow the laws.
What happens when your food goes bad in the fridge.
The idea that states can get rid of (nullify) national laws they see to be unconstitional.
The idea that states are more powerful than the national government.

Explanation

Question 14 of 24

1

What were the important points in the Compromise of 1850? (Check all that are correct)

Select one or more of the following:

California would become a state.
The slave trade would be abolished in the District of Columbia, but slavery itself would continue.
Congress would strengthen the Fugitive Slave Act by requiring citizens of any state, slave or free, to help capture and return runaway slaves.
Led to 8 months of debate in Congress, called the "Great Debate."

Explanation

Question 15 of 24

1

The Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their borders.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 16 of 24

1

What did the Dred Scott decision say?

Select one of the following:

Because Scott was black, he was not a citizen of the United States and therefore could not sue a White man in court.
Because Scott was born in the United States, he was a citizen and able to sue in court.
Because slavery was unfair and inhumane, it must be abolished in the United States.
Because Scott was smart, he should be able to go to UGA to get his education.

Explanation

Question 17 of 24

1

Who was John Brown, and what did he do?

Select one of the following:

He was a famous dancer, and he danced the most beautiful dance ever seen.
He was a radical abolitionist who led a raid on Harpers Ferry in an attempt to steal guns and weapons. He wanted to arm the enslaved people to rise up against their enslavers.
He was an abolitionist who wrote lots of important letters and articles on why slavery was evil.
He was a presidential candidate who ran against Abraham Lincoln.

Explanation

Question 18 of 24

1

The most important part of the Civil War for Abraham Lincoln was to end enslavement.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 19 of 24

1

Who were two Confederate Generals? (pick two)

Select one or more of the following:

Robert E. Lee
"Stonewall" Jackson
Michael Render
William Leonard Roberts II

Explanation

Question 20 of 24

1

Who were two Union generals?

Select one or more of the following:

Ulysses S. Grant
William Tecumpseh Sherman
Eric Marlon Bishop
Christopher Edwin Breaux

Explanation

Question 21 of 24

1

What were the FOUR main battles of the Civil War?

Select one or more of the following:

Lexington and Concord
Bull Run
Gettysburg
Gallipoli
Antitam
Vicksburg
Battle of the Bulge
Arnheim

Explanation

Question 22 of 24

1

What was important about Lincoln's Secon Inagural Address and the Gettysburg Address?

Select one of the following:

They focused on how much the Confederacy sucked.
They focused on national unity and healing.
They focused on how much Lincoln missed his son who had just died.
They focused on how evil slavery was.

Explanation

Question 23 of 24

1

Andrew Johnson was impeached.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 24 of 24

1

What were Black Codes?

Select one of the following:

Laws during Reconstruction that restricted African Americans' freedom and of forced them to work for very low wages.
Laws during Reconstruction that said that everyone had to wear black.
Laws during Reconstruction about what sorts of jobs White people could have.
Laws during Reconstruction about what women could and could not do.

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Quiz on DO, created by Rebecca Mountain on 15/11/2017.

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Question 1 of 24

How did George Washington affect the presidents that followed him?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 24

Who were the first two American political parties?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 24

Alexander Hamilton participated in the Whiskey Rebellion

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 24

What was important about the government's response to the Whiskey Rebellion?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 24

What were the Alien and Sedition Acts?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 6 of 24

From what country did Jefferson buy the Louisiana Territory?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 7 of 24

Lewis and Clark were famous singers.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 8 of 24

The Monroe Doctrine said that any intervention by European powers in the politics of North and South America would be seen as a hostile action against the United States.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 9 of 24

What two important things did Eli Whitney invent? (Check all that are correct)

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 10 of 24

What were four major reform movements during the Jacksonian age? (Check all that are correct)

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 11 of 24

What did the Missouri Compromise of 1820 try to fix?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 12 of 24

Nat Turner was a black American slave who led the most effective slave rebellion in U.S. history.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 13 of 24

What is Nullification?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 14 of 24

What were the important points in the Compromise of 1850? (Check all that are correct)

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 15 of 24

The Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their borders.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 16 of 24

What did the Dred Scott decision say?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 17 of 24

Who was John Brown, and what did he do?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 18 of 24

The most important part of the Civil War for Abraham Lincoln was to end enslavement.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 19 of 24

Who were two Confederate Generals? (pick two)

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 20 of 24

Who were two Union generals?