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 Madison Thomas Jefferson John Quincy Adams James Monroe

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

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

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? Samuel Chase John Jay Henry Knox Alexander Hamilton

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

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

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

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? William Henry Harrison Marquis de LaFayette Andrew Jackson George Mason

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

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

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

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? Revolutionary War War of 1812 Civil War English Civil War