USH crash course unit 1 hush practice quiz

Who were the first people to come to what is now America?

• Native Americans

• Europeans

• Africans

• Australians

In what year did Columbus arrive in America?

• 1492

• 1607

• 1776

• 1865

What was the first British colony that lasted in America?

• Jamestown, Virginia

• Plymouth, Massachusetts

• New York City

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

When was the first British colony that lasted established?

• 1607

• 1492

• 1776

• 1865

What phrase did colonists use to protest British taxes?

• No taxation without representation!

• Give me liberty or give me death!

• We the people

• E pluribus unum

In what year was the Declaration of Independence signed?

• 1776

• 1789

• 1861

• 1845

When was the United States Constitution adopted?

• 1789

• 1776

• 1607

• 1865

What is the term for the belief that Americans had a right to expand westward to the Pacific Ocean?

• Manifest destiny

• Industrialization

• Reconstruction

• Federalism

Which country sold the US a lot of land in the Louisiana Purchase?

• France

• Spain

• Mexico

• Britain

Which war resulted in the US gaining a lot of the west coast from Mexico?

• Mexican-American War

• Civil War

• Revolutionary War

• War of 1812