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7th Grade U.S. History Trivia Quiz

Sit back and relax and take a ride back in time. See how much you remember from history classes.

A multiple-choice quiz by mrbell. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
mrbell

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
260,840

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
4787

Last 3 plays: Guest 174 (2/10), Guest 99 (1/10), Guest 24 (5/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What two states did the Mason-Dixon line serve as a boundary for? Hint

North Carolina and South Carolina

Pennsylvania and Maryland

Massachusets and Connecticut

Maine and New Hampshire

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Question 2 of 10

2. How were indentured servants different from slaves? Hint

They were the same.

Their wages were minimal.

They worked without wages in exchange for life in America.

Women could not be indentured servants.

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was among the first to die in the Boston Massacre? Hint

Samuel Adams

Jack Dowle

Mercy Warren

Samuel Maverick

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Question 4 of 10

4. What did the first section of the Declaration of Independence state? Hint

laws for foreigners

human rights

natural rights

the power of the government

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was James Armistead? Hint

a lieutenant in the Continental Navy

a general in the British army

a slave and a spy

a committee member for the Declaration of Independence

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of the following "men" was actually a woman in disguise who fought during the Revolution? Hint

Francis Marion

Robert Shurtleff

Henry Laurens

Benjamin Tallmadge

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who promoted laissez faire - the doctrine that the government should play as small a role as possible in economic affairs? Hint

Adam Smith

John Marshall

Thomas Pinckney

Conrad McMunn

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Question 8 of 10

8. What Native American tribe did Sacagawea belong to? Hint

Shoshone

Ojibwas

Natchez

Pomos

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was defeated three times in his efforts to become president? Hint

Henry Clay

John Fitch

Samuel Slater

Edward Longfellow

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Question 10 of 10

10. What did Norbert Rillieux invent? Hint

A machine that cooked sugar in closed vats under low air pressure

A machine that could spin cotton with the control of the weaver

A machine that could transfer writing onto a fresh piece of paper

A machine that could count money

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What two states did the Mason-Dixon line serve as a boundary for?

Answer: Pennsylvania and Maryland

The Mason-Dixon line also divided the middle colonies from the southern colonies.

2. How were indentured servants different from slaves?

Answer: They worked without wages in exchange for life in America.

After the service of an indentured servant was complete, they received freedom dues such as clothes, tools, and land. Female indentured servants could shorten their term of service by marrying.

3. Who was among the first to die in the Boston Massacre?

Answer: Samuel Maverick

Samuel Maverick and Crispus Attucks were two of the five people killed on March 5, 1770.

4. What did the first section of the Declaration of Independence state?

Answer: natural rights

Natural rights are rights that belong to all people from birth, including life liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

5. Who was James Armistead?

Answer: a slave and a spy

James Armistead volunteered in British army camps. The information he obtained was helpful to the American victory at Yorktown.

6. Which of the following "men" was actually a woman in disguise who fought during the Revolution?

Answer: Robert Shurtleff

Deborah Sampson's diguise was discovered after she was injured in battle and had to be taken to the hospital. She had enlisted in the army as Robert Shurtleff. She was not punished for her deception but received an honorable discharge.

7. Who promoted laissez faire - the doctrine that the government should play as small a role as possible in economic affairs?

Answer: Adam Smith

John Marshall was a supreme court justice who wanted the federal government to grow stronger. Conrad and McMunn's was a boardinghouse where Thomas Jefferson stayed the night before his inauguration.

8. What Native American tribe did Sacagawea belong to?

Answer: Shoshone

Sacgawea's presence during the Lewis and Clarke expedition was very helpful becuase a woman traveling with a party of men was considered a token of peace. It helped the other Native American tribes trust white men.

9. Who was defeated three times in his efforts to become president?

Answer: Henry Clay

Henry Clay never did become president. He was a firm defender of the Union. Samuel Slater was a skilled mechanic from Britain who brought his ideas about textile mills to America. John Fitch created the first steam engine in America. His efforts failed and he went out of business, later replaced by Robert Fulton. Daniel Webster also ran for president (and lost) three times as well.

10. What did Norbert Rillieux invent?

Answer: A machine that cooked sugar in closed vats under low air pressure

Norbert Rillieux's techniques are still used in many factories today. Before his invention was made, the process of boiling sugar cane was very dangerous because you had to move the hot liquids from vat to vat.

Source: Author mrbell

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