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? Treaty of Ghent Albany Plan of Union Fundamental Orders of Conneticut Mayflower Compact

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

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? The Missouri Compromise came into effect Cornwallis surrendered Yorktown Fort Sumter was attacked by the Confederacy Harriet Beecher Stowe published "Uncle Tom's Cabin"

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

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 Gadsden Purchase Louisiana Purchase Washington Territory

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

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

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