Quiz on the United States






1. What city has the largest population in Connecticut?
Hartford
New Haven
Bridgeport
Greenwich



2. What was the last state added to the United States?
Hawai'i
Arizona
New Hampshire
Idaho



3. What is the largest state in the United States?
California
Texas
Alaska
Montana



4. What was the first recorded settlement in America?
Plymouth
Jamestown
Providence
Roanoke



5. How long was the Seven Years' War (French and Indian War)?
1754-1763
1752-1759
1763-1783
1754-1761



6. In colonial America, what were the four main crops in the South?
corn,tobacco,rice,indigo
potatoes,rice,cotton,fur
fur,corn,potatoes,indigo
tobacco,rice,indigo,cotton



7. Who was Pontiac?
member of the Iroquois Confederacy
Ottawa tribal leader
leader of a revolt against English
both B & C



8. In what year was the Molasses Act passsed by the Parliament?
1892
1733
1758
1906



9. During what century did the Great Awakening take place?
17th century
16th century
18th century
20th century



10. What was a common way slaves were brought to America?
Middle Passage
swam across ocean
rode horses
shipped as cargo



11. What were slaves traded for during the Triangular Trade?
Rum
Corn
Money
Jewels



12. Slaves became important to the colonial societies for the improvement of...
Politics
Economy
Religion
both A & B



13. Family Stability in New England during the 17th century meant...
birth rate created by population
longer life-span
nurturing environment for survival
All of the above



14. Benjamin Franklin was all except a...
scientist
writer
painter
civilized person



15. Who ignited the Great Awakening in the mid-1730s?
Phillis Wheatley
George Whitefield
Jonathon Edwards
John Trumbull



16. For whom was Pennsylvania named?
William Penn
Nathaniel Bacon
King Louis XIV
Queen Elizabeth II



17. How did John Peter Zenger's case affect the Constitutional amendments?
established the 5th amendment
led to the First Amendment for Freedom of Speech
made Constitutional delgeates argue about amendments
Both A & B



18. When the French settled in North America, what animals did the fur trade depend on?
Buffalo
Raccoons
Moose
Beavers



19. Who named Louisiana in honor of King Louis XIV?
Robert de La Salle
George Washington
Benjamin West
Antoine Cadillac



20. Who was the 32nd president?
Teddy Roosevelt
Andrew Jackson
Franklin Roosevelt
John Kennedy



21. During Urban Shipbuildig Craftwork in the 18th century, all were a job except a...
Caulker
Porter
Rigger
Ropemaker



22. Who did Pocahontas marry?
John Smith
leader of Cherokee tribe
Sir Francis Drake
John Rolfe



23. In the late 16th century, what country gained Naval Sea Power after destroying the Spanish Armada?
France
Britian
India
Italy



24. What was the motivation for settlers to go to America?
economic reasons
adventure
religious freedom
All of the above



25. Out of the three types of colonial structures (Royal colonies, Charter colonies, and Proprietary colonies), which state was a Charter colony?
New Jersey
Virginia
Connecticut
Gerogia



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