American History

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. Who issued a doctrine in 1824 that could be considered a self defense doctrine? James Monroe John Quincy Adams James Madison Thomas Jefferson

2. What guerilla warrior was given the nickname "Swamp Fox"? Francis Marion Tecumseh George Washington Joseph Brant

3. Who lost to Gates at Saratoga in October 1777? William Howe Admiral de Grasse Horatio North Burgoyne

4. Who is the author of "Common Sense"? Answer: (First and Last Name, or just last.)

5. Who started the process of Judicial Review? John Jay John Marshall Henry Knox John Quincy Adams

6. Who was the first secretary of war? John Jay Samuel Chase Alexander Hamilton Henry Knox

7. Who was the first colonial shot in the Boston Massacre? Crispus Attucks John Hancock Sam Adams Benedict Arnold

8. Who did Washington defeat at Yorktown in 1781? Tecumseh Admiral de Grasse Cornwallis Nathanial Greene

9. Who sold the Lousiana Purchase to the US in 1803? George III Italy Spain Napoleon

10. Who was the president at the Time of the Louisiana Purchase? Jefferson Madison Monroe Adams

11. Who won the battle of New Orleans in 1815? Marquis de LaFayette Andrew Jackson George Mason William Henry Harrison

12. Who was the first person to map the Louisiana territory acquired in 1803? Meriwether Lewis Talley Rand George Rogers Clark Prophet

13. Which US president could be described as a "cold, confident, irritable, Federalist from Quincy,Massachusetts?" John Quincy Adams John Adams George Washington Thomas Jefferson

14. Which future president defeated Tecumseh in 1811? Abraham Lincoln John Tyler William Henry Harrison John Quincy Adams

15. Whigs are to patriots as ______ are to loyalists? Answer: (One Word)

16. True or False: Alexander Hamilton is affiliated with the Federalist party. True False

17. True or False: The Federalist party was pro-agriculture. True False

18. True or False: The Democratic Republicans were pro-French. True False

19. True or False: John Adams was a Democratic Republican. True False

20. What was the first war that the U.S. was involved in to be funded partly by lottery tickets? English Civil War Civil War Revolutionary War War of 1812