History Quiz 1A Study Guide

Who was given credit for discovering North America? ________

• Christopher Columbus

• Leif Erikson

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Ferdinand Magellan

What happened after the Battle of Saratoga? ________

• France decided to help America in the Revolutionary War.

• The British captured Philadelphia.

• George Washington surrendered to the British.

• The Declaration of Independence was signed.

Who was responsible for buying the Louisiana Purchase from the French? ________

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• James Madison

• John Adams

Who won the War of 1812? ________

• No one won the war.

• The United States won the war.

• Great Britain won the war.

• France won the war.

What kind of government does the United States have? ________

• A republic – the people elect a president and representatives to run the government.

• A monarchy – the country is ruled by a king or queen.

• A dictatorship – one person has absolute power.

• An oligarchy – a small group of people control the government.

What is one big difference between the Constitution and the Articles of Confederation? ________

• The U.S. government has more power under the Constitution than it did under the Articles of Confederation.

• The Articles of Confederation created a stronger executive branch than the Constitution.

• The Constitution gave more power to the states than the Articles of Confederation.

• The Articles of Confederation established a federal court system, but the Constitution did not.

Which part of the U.S. government can declare war and control the military?

• Only the federal government.

• Only the state governments.

• Only the Supreme Court.

• Only the President.

Who were the first people to arrive in North America?

• Native Americans

• Vikings

• Spanish Explorers

• British Colonists

Why did colonists from Britain come to America? ________

• To make money and have political and religious freedoms.

• To escape from warm weather and find new spices.

• To join the Native American tribes and learn their languages.

• To avoid paying taxes to the British government.

What was unfair about how the British Parliament treated the British colonists in America? ________

• The British colonists had no one to represent them in the British Parliament.

• The British colonists were allowed to vote in British elections.

• The British Parliament gave the colonists more rights than people in Britain.

• The British Parliament let the colonists make their own laws.