Interesting Trivia On War! Ultimate Quiz Questions!
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- 1.Primogenture is
- A.
Where the eldest son receives all the family wealth.
- B.
Going against one's country.
- C.
To refuse to obey.
- D.
Where the most votes decide the issue.
- 2.Judicial Review is defined as
- A.
Can not be tried for the same crime twice.
- B.
Read the fine print before signing any contract.
- C.
The Supreme Court makes the final decision about Constitutionality.
- D.
To accuse of wrong doing.
- 3.The Barbary Coast War was under the presidency of which of the following?
- A.
George Washington
- B.
Thomas Jefferson
- C.
James Madison
- D.
Abraham Lincoln
- 4.The Texicans were
- A.
The original families from the US who went to Texas, MEXICO.
- B.
The original families from the US who went to Texas, SPAIN.
- C.
The original families from the US who went to Texas, USA.
- D.
The original families from the US who took over California.
- 5.To assimilate means to
- A.
Hold onto own culture, language and traditions.
- B.
Give up some of own culture...keep language and religion only.
- C.
Give up all its own culture...accept all of the new cultures.
- 6.ExPost Facto is defined as
- A.
Can be held by authorities for short time, then arrested or freed.
- B.
Receiving the crime on the books at the time of the crime.
- C.
Only the guilty can be punished, not the family.
- D.
Must be found guilty, be told sentence prior to going to jail.
- 7.Checks and Balances in the US government are separated among
- A.
Legislative, Executive and Judicial branches.
- B.
Congress, President/VP, and Supreme Court.
- C.
Both of the above answers.
- 8.The Great Compromise created
- A.
Congress
- B.
House of Representatives and Senate
- C.
Legislative Branch
- D.
All of the above answers
- 9.He was a war hawk, created the American System, compromised the Missouri Compromise of 1820 and the Compromise of 1850 and ran unsuccessfully for President 3 times.
- A.
Andrew Jackson
- B.
James Madison
- C.
Henry Clay
- D.
John Brown
- 10.The War of 1812 was caused by...
- A.
Seizing and impressment of US ships and sailors.
- B.
The British supplying the Native Americans with guns and supplies.
- C.
The Stamp tax
- D.
Compromise of 1820
- E.
All of the above
- F.
Only a and b
- 11.The War of 1812 was against
- A.
Napoleon
- B.
King George III
- C.
Barbary Coast Pirates
- 12.She won claim as the 1st African American female poet.
- A.
Dorothea Dix
- B.
Abigail Adams
- C.
Deborah Sampson
- D.
Phillis Wheatley
- 13.Due to high infant mortality, a colonial child was not named until
- A.
The first Christmas
- B.
The first spring
- C.
The first harvest
- D.
The first birthday
- 14.The line deleted from the Declaration of Independence was concerning
- A.
Ending slavery in this new country.
- B.
An income tax for all who owned slaves.
- C.
An income tax for all voters.
- D.
Suffrage
- 15.He was a propagandist, an agitator, a very active member of the Sons of Liberty in Boston and signed the Declaration of Independence
- A.
John Adams
- B.
George Washington
- C.
Thomas Jefferson
- D.
Sam Adams
- 16.He was known as the Citizen of the World, from Philadelphia, inventor, creator, scientist, published Poor Richard's Almanac, signed the Declaration of Independence.
- A.
Walt Whitman
- B.
Benjamin Banneker
- C.
Commodore Barry
- D.
Benjamin Franklin
- 17.Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, and Tyler were all presidents from this one state.
- A.
New Jersey
- B.
Pennsylvania
- C.
Massachusetts
- D.
Virginia
- 18.Why was promised by the signers of the Declaration of Independence to each other?
- A.
Our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.
- B.
We the People, in order to make a more perfect Union.
- C.
Justice and tranquility.
- D.
Common defense, secure the blessings of liberty to our children.
- 19.Define Suffrage
- A.
To refuse to obey an unjust law.
- B.
Ending liquor sales and use.
- C.
Against slavery.
- D.
Right to vote.
- 20.Define Social Gospel
- A.
Take care of physical needs, then spiritual.
- B.
An end to slavery.
- C.
Refuse to obey an unjust law.
- D.
The perfect society.
- 21.What did Charles Sumner do which got him "caned"?
- A.
He sent guns to Kansas in crates labelled as Bibles.
- B.
He sent in "border ruffians" to Kansas to influence the vote.
- C.
He blamed all the violence of Kansas on the plantation owners.
- D.
He hacked 5 pro slavers to death to protest the spread of slavery.
- 22.William B. Travis, Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie all
- A.
Went to Kansas to help end the violence.
- B.
Died in the Mexican American war.
- C.
Died attempting to cross the Rocky Mountains.
- D.
Died at the Alamo.
- 23.The Quartering Act stated that
- A.
The British soldiers could stay in colonial homes/gain food.
- B.
Only in times of invasion could soldiers stay in local homes.
- C.
All paper goods had a direct tax added.
- D.
No colonists could go west of the Appalachian Mountains.
- 24.Who won the French and Indian War?
- A.
The French
- B.
The Indians
- C.
The British
- D.
The Spanish
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