Colonial history of the United States - Quiz
A) May 14, 1610 B) May 14, 1607 C) May 14, 1605 D) May 14, 1620
A) East India Company B) Plymouth Company C) London Virginia Company D) Massachusetts Bay Company
A) Furs B) Gold C) Silver D) Timber
A) Cotton B) Sugar C) Corn D) Tobacco
A) Bacon's Rebellion B) The Stamp Act Riots C) The Great Awakening D) The Boston Tea Party
A) Local tenant farmers B) Indentured servants C) Hired European mercenaries D) Native American laborers
A) By the British Parliament B) By a lottery system C) By popular elections D) By incumbents
A) Easy river navigation allowed direct shipping B) The soil was too poor for urban development C) The King prohibited the building of cities D) Native Americans refused to allow town construction
A) Lord Delaware B) Lord Cornwallis C) Lord Thomas Fairfax D) Lord Baltimore
A) 1638 B) 1799 C) 1625 D) 1614
A) Fort Christina B) New Amsterdam C) Fort Nya Elfsborg D) Wilmington
A) 1614 B) 1664 C) 1625 D) 1655
A) The French B) The Russians C) The Swedes D) The English
A) Patroon system B) Fur trading system C) Corporate charter system D) Missionary system
A) Less than 1,000 B) Less than 10,000 C) Exactly 20,000 D) Over 50,000
A) Fort Nya Elfsborg B) New Amsterdam C) Tinicum Island D) Fort Christina
A) The English B) The Dutch C) The Spanish D) The Russians
A) Teepees B) Skyscrapers C) Adobe brick homes D) Log cabin
A) Lutheranism B) Russian Orthodoxy C) Catholicism D) Calvinism
A) Buying sea otter fur B) Establishing feudal landholdings C) Spreading Lutheranism D) Building log cabins
A) 1799 B) 1784 C) 1820 D) 1867
A) Catherine the Great B) Peter the Great C) Nikolay Rezanov D) Grigory Shelikhov
A) 1750s B) 1820s C) 1860s D) 1660s
A) Near Salem, New Jersey B) At the tip of Manhattan C) On Tinicum Island D) In Alaska
A) 17th century B) 18th century C) 15th century D) 16th century
A) Adams–Onís Treaty B) Treaty of Paris C) Treaty of Fontainebleau D) Third Treaty of San Ildefonso
A) Treaty of Paris B) Third Treaty of San Ildefonso C) Adams–Onís Treaty D) Treaty of Fontainebleau
A) Treaty of Fontainebleau B) Third Treaty of San Ildefonso C) Treaty of Paris D) Adams–Onís Treaty
A) Tristán de Luna y Arellano B) James Moore C) Andrew Turnbull D) James Oglethorpe
A) Mission Nombre de Dios B) San Ildefonso C) New Smyrna D) Fort Mose
A) Coquina B) Granite C) Brick D) Marble
A) 1740 B) 1687 C) 1693 D) 1702
A) James Oglethorpe B) Tristán de Luna C) James Moore D) Andrew Turnbull
A) Puerto Rico B) New Mexico C) Havana, Cuba D) Guam
A) Andrew Turnbull B) James Oglethorpe C) Tristán de Luna D) James Moore
A) Adams–Onís Treaty B) Treaty of Paris (1763) C) Treaty of Fontainebleau D) Peace of Paris
A) 1821 B) 1803 C) 1783 D) 1810
A) 1783 B) 1810 C) 1821 D) 1819
A) Seven Years' War B) American Revolution C) Mexican–American War D) Spanish–American War
A) Converting to Catholicism and military service B) Returning to Britain C) Paying a fine D) Building a mission
A) Patriot colonies B) Loyalist colonies C) Neutral territory D) Independent republics
A) Feudalism B) Capitalism C) Mercantilism D) Communism
A) Freedom from religious persecution B) Escape from mandatory military service C) Search for instant political fame D) Desire to explore new flora and fauna
A) Spain B) Germany C) France D) The Netherlands
A) 1620 B) 1583 C) 1660 D) 1526
A) King Charles I B) Queen Elizabeth I C) King Henry VIII D) King James I
A) Plymouth B) Maryland C) Maine D) Virginia
A) Maine B) Florida C) South Carolina D) Texas
A) 1565 B) 1783 C) 1776 D) 1620
A) New Netherland B) Saint Augustine, Florida C) Appalachian Mountains D) Nova Scotia
A) 1760 B) 1689 C) 1565 D) 1676
A) New England B) Appalachian Mountains C) The Chesapeake Bay D) Coastal Florida
A) 1676 B) 1783 C) 1760 D) 1689
A) Volcanic activity B) Forced migration to Europe C) Newly introduced diseases D) Lack of agricultural skills
A) Four B) Eight C) Six D) Two
A) The Dutch B) Native Americans C) The Ulster Scots D) The Cavaliers
A) Spain conquered the thirteen colonies B) The United States gained its independence C) The French seized the Atlantic seaboard D) Russian America was established
A) Niza expedition B) Coronado expedition C) Cabrillo expedition D) Vizcaino expedition
A) 1610 B) 1538 C) 1540 D) 1680
A) 1540 B) 1680 C) 1610 D) 1692
A) 12 years B) 223 years C) 10 years D) 25 years
A) 12 years B) 25 years C) 223 years D) 150 years
A) Gali B) Unamuno C) Cabrillo D) Vizcaino
A) Cape Mendocino B) San Francisco Bay C) San Diego D) Monterey Bay
A) Vizcaino B) Gali C) Cabrillo D) Unamuno
A) Drake's Bay B) Half Moon Bay C) Monterey Bay D) San Diego Bay
A) Cabrillo B) Serra C) Vizcaino D) Soromenho
A) 1602 B) 1769 C) 1542 D) 1820
A) Franciscan priests B) Dominicans C) Jesuits D) Benedictines
A) Cabrillo B) Soromenho C) Vizcaino D) Father Junípero Serra
A) The Spanish Trail B) The Mission Path C) El Camino Real D) The Royal Highway
A) Presidios B) Pueblos C) Ranchos D) Reductions
A) American immigrants B) Franciscan priests C) Californios D) Native Americans
A) Pueblos B) Ranchos C) Missions D) Presidios
A) September 1493 B) September 1503 C) November 1493 D) August 1508
A) Macao B) San Juan C) Daguao D) Agüeybaná
A) 1508 B) 1503 C) 1511 D) 1493
A) 1520s B) 1530s C) 1500s D) 1510s
A) 1513 B) 1508 C) 1521 D) 1493
A) The Taínos B) The Caribs C) The Europeans D) The Higuey
A) 300,406 B) 500,000 C) 282,775 D) 583,308
A) 48.5% B) 83.7% C) 51.5% D) 18.3%
A) Unincorporated territory B) Spanish province C) Independent nation D) State of the U.S.
A) 1803 B) 1783 C) 1800 D) 1710
A) Louisiana Purchase B) Alaska Purchase C) Florida Purchase D) Gadsden Purchase
A) Montreal B) New Orleans C) Detroit D) Quebec City
A) 1679 B) 1683 C) 1754 D) 1701
A) 2,500 B) 1,400 C) 500 D) 10,000
A) Jacques Cartier B) Enrico Tonti C) René-Robert Cavelier D) Louis XIV
A) 5,000 B) 10,000 C) 1,400 D) 2,500
A) Louis XIV B) Louis XV C) Louis XVI D) Louis XIII
A) Detroit B) Peoria C) St. Louis D) Chicago
A) Textile center B) Gateway port C) Manufacturing hub D) Mining headquarters
A) Great Britain B) Portugal C) Spain D) The Netherlands
A) Charles IV B) Louis XVI C) Napoleon D) George Washington
A) $20 million B) $10 million C) $15 million D) $5 million
A) It did not change the size significantly B) It added only the state of Louisiana C) It tripled the nation's size D) It doubled the nation's size
A) They sought to conquer the entire continent B) They planned to annex Spanish territories C) They mandated the creation of fifty colonies D) There was no official attempt
A) Mandatory government expansion B) Commercial enterprise C) A quest to find ancient artifacts D) The desire to learn new languages
A) Widespread famine B) Lack of natural resources C) Over-crowding D) Political instability in the monarchy |
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