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Quiz about US Historical Figures and Their Accomplishments

U.S. Historical Figures and Their Accomplishments Quiz

This quiz tests you on your 10th grade U.S. history skills. It asks questions over people like Paul Revere, Thomas Jefferson, Harriet Beecher Stowe, etc.

A multiple-choice quiz by patriots21. Estimated time: 2 mins.

Author
patriots21

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
261,840

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
5141

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: townshend71 (10/10), Guest 98 (8/10), Guest 76 (8/10).

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1. Who wrote pamphlets in support of the revolution? Key works include "Common Sense" and "The Crisis". Hint

Samuel Adams

Thomas Paine

George Washington

Daniel Webster

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2. Who reportedly said, "Give me liberty or give me death"? Hint

James Monroe

Patrick Henry

Andrew Jackson

John Paul Jones

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3. Who organized the Seneca Falls Convention? Hint

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Elizabeth Blackwell

Lucretia Mott

Susan B. Anthony

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4. Did Benjamin Franklin invent the telephone?

Yes

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5. Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence? Hint

Abraham Lincoln

Thomas Jefferson

James Monroe

Robert E. Lee

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6. Who was the author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin"? Hint

Emma Willard

Horace Mann

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Elizabeth Blackwell

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7. James Otis said this very famous quote "No taxation without _________
Hint

money

a leader

representation

rights

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8. Who was vice president under Jackson who supported "Nullification"? Hint

Ulysses S. Grant

Samuel Adams

George Washington

John C. Calhoun

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9. Was William Bradford the founder of the Plymouth Colony?

Yes

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10. Who helped improve the steamboat? Hint

James Hargreaves

Robert Fulton

Francis C. Lowell

Elias Howe

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who wrote pamphlets in support of the revolution? Key works include "Common Sense" and "The Crisis".

Answer: Thomas Paine

Thomas Paine wrote revolutionary pamphlets in order to support the people in the Revolutionary War era, so that they would be able to be free from Britain.

2. Who reportedly said, "Give me liberty or give me death"?

Answer: Patrick Henry

Whether he actually said this or whether the words were simply ascribed to him later is debated.

James Monroe was the main author of the Manifest Destiny. Andrew Jackson is widely held responsible for the Trail of Tears, a trail along which a group of Indians had to travel after being forced to leave their original homes in the east of the country, and John Paul Jones was famous for saying "I have not yet begun to fight".

3. Who organized the Seneca Falls Convention?

Answer: Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Elizabeth C. Stanton co-authored the 'Declaration of Sentiments' while at the Seneca Falls Convention. Stanton organised the convention, alongside local Quaker women, to mark a visit by Lucretia Mott.

4. Did Benjamin Franklin invent the telephone?

Answer: no

Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. Benjamin Franklin invented the bifocals, and the Franklin Stove.

5. Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

Answer: Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson was the main author of the Declaration of Independence and also created the Democratic-Republican Party.

6. Who was the author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin"?

Answer: Harriet Beecher Stowe

Harriet Beecher Stowe was an abolitionist who wrote this very influential anti-slavery book in order to demonstrate to people the hardships of slaves.

7. James Otis said this very famous quote "No taxation without _________

Answer: representation

James Otis along with many of the colonists were very angry with the British for taxing them unreasonably. They were fed up with being taxed like that, and Otis finally spoke up.

8. Who was vice president under Jackson who supported "Nullification"?

Answer: John C. Calhoun

He was from the South and a strong supporter of states' rights. The Nullification Crisis was a confrontation between South Carolina and President Andrew Jackson over the right of a state to disobey a federal law or to make a federal law null and void in a state.

9. Was William Bradford the founder of the Plymouth Colony?

Answer: Yes

John Winthrop was the founder of the Massachussetts Bay Colony, Thomas Hooker was the founder of the Hartford and New Haven colony.

10. Who helped improve the steamboat?

Answer: Robert Fulton

James Hargreaves invented the spinning jenny, Francis C. Lowell invented Lowell factories, and Elias Howe invented the sewing machine.

Source: Author patriots21

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