American History Quiz

The vote during the election of 1800 was tied. Who ended up making the decision on who was to be president?

• The senate

• The popular vote

• The Electoral College

• The House of Representatives

What has been the significance of the Supreme Court rulings in McCulloch v. Maryland (1819), Gibbons v. Ogden (1824), and Worcester v. Georgia (1832)?

• The decisions validated the principle of judicial review

• The decisions declared the notion of Manifest Destiny unconstitutional.

• The decisions strengthened the power of the national government.

• The decisions endorsed the principle of states’ rights.

What was one goal of Lewis and Clark’s expedition?

• To build schools and hospitals

• To establish trade with Canada

• To deliver documents to French officials

• To find and map the northwest passage

In 1803, the United States of America purchased the Louisiana Territory from

• Spain

• England

• France

• Louisiana

Which politician died, because of, a duel?

• Aaron Burr

• Alexander Hamilton

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

On Lewis and Clarks Expedition a Native American joined the expedition and helped guide them. What was the name of the Native American?

• Tecumseh

• Sitting Bull

The size of the United States was doubled with

• The expedition of Lewis and Clark

• Zebulon Pike’s expedition

• The Louisiana Purchase

• The adoption of New Orleans

The Embargo act of 1807 was created to stop trade with the French and British. This act only ended up hurting who?

• The French

• The British

• The Barbary Pirates

• The US

The Battle of Fort McHenry, also known as the Battle of Baltimore, was a sea/land battle in which American forces repulsed sea and land invasions. One man in particular witness this battle and wrote a poem. Who was this man and what was the name of said poem?

• Thomas Jefferson and the National Anthem

• Francis Scott Key and the National Anthem

• Tecumseh and the National Anthem

• James Monroe and the National Anthem

The treaty of Ghent is signed on December 1814, but the Battle of New Orleans takes place in January,1815. Why did this happen?

• Word of the Treaty of Ghent had yet to reach New Orleans

• Word of the Treaty of Paris had yet to reach New Orleans

• Word of the Treaty of Ghent had yet to reach New Orleans

• Word of the Treaty of Tordesillas had yet to reach New Orleans