Basic North American History

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. The War of 1812 ended in 1814 with the signing of the what? Fundamental Orders of Conneticut Mayflower Compact Albany Plan of Union Treaty of Ghent

2. In government, the term "bicameral", which can be used to describe the Legislative Branch, means what? having at least two Secretaries of State needing to consult the Constitution during court having two houses having two Supreme Court Justices

3. All of the Iroquois had formed one central government known as the League of the Five Nations. However, they were also called this. Party of the Iroquois League of the Iroquois League of Five Justices Court of Five Houses

4. What happened on April 12, 1861? Cornwallis surrendered Yorktown The Missouri Compromise came into effect Harriet Beecher Stowe published "Uncle Tom's Cabin" Fort Sumter was attacked by the Confederacy

5. Historians believe that the first Native Americans reached North America from Asia by using what? Mozambique Channel The Louisiana Purchase Colombus' ships The Bering Strait

6. He was a Catholic noble who established Maryland in 1634. William Penn Lord Baltimore James Ogelthorpe John Winthrop

7. This piece of land was bought by the U.S. in 1853 in order to build a transcontinental railroad. Mexican Cession Washington Territory Louisiana Purchase Gadsden Purchase

8. Spain and the United States signed the Pinckney Treaty in this year. 1795 1808 1834 1712

9. This man became known as "Old Tippecanoe," after his victory at the Battle of Tippecanoe. Andrew Jackson William Henry Harrison Baron von Steuben Marquis de LayFayette

10. Southerners called the Tariff of 1828 the Tariff of ______________ Abominations Traitors Turpitudes Unfair Rules