The Ultimate U.S. History MCQ Test
Quiz Guide:
Q's 1-15: First English Colonies
Q's 16-35: British Colonies in America T/F
Q's 35-57: The First Presidency
Q's 58-79: US Foreign Policy; Presidents Adams and Jefferson
- 1.
Which of these colonies was NOT settled by puritans?
- A.
Pennsylvania
- B.
Connecticut
- C.
New Hampshire
- D.
Massachusetts
- E.
Rhode Island
Correct Answer
A. Pennsylvania -
- 2.
The Virginia company of England was originally given a royal grant to settle in the New World because:
- A.
It would promote Christianity
- B.
It would make war on the Spanish and French
- C.
It would provide a haven for Catholics
- D.
It would produce profits for its shareholders and the king
- E.
It would locate trading ports in Asia
Correct Answer
D. It would produce profits for its shareholders and the king -
- 3.
The Company's royal grant was an example of:
- A.
Free trade capitalism
- B.
Mercantilism
- C.
Monetarism
- D.
Bullionism
- E.
Industrial imperialism
Correct Answer
B. Mercantilism -
- 4.
During the early settlement of Jamestown:
- A.
Gold was discovered
- B.
Most Natives were Christianized
- C.
The death rate among the colonists was high
- D.
Religious freedom was offered to all settlers
- E.
The colony immediately became wealthy
Correct Answer
C. The death rate among the colonists was high -
- 5.
The headright system of the Virginia Company
- A.
Provided fifty acres of land to any person who brought a laborer to Virginia
- B.
Provided free slaves or indentured servants to those who wanted them
- C.
Provided fifty acres of land to any person upon their arrival in Virginia
- D.
Provided seven-year indentures for Africans
- E.
Provided membership in the House of Burgesses
Correct Answer
A. Provided fifty acres of land to any person who brought a laborer to Virginia -
- 6.
Colonial practices that would later be recognized as fundamental to the creation of the United States included all of the following EXCEPT:
- A.
The Maryland Act of Toleration
- B.
The House of Burgesses
- C.
13 separate colonial governments
- D.
Resistance to the Navigation Acts
- E.
Established churches
Correct Answer
E. Established churches -
- 7.
Bacon's Rebellion was significant because it revealed:
- A.
The impact of black slavery on colonial society
- B.
The divide between wealthy Virginia "aristocrats" and poorer back country farmers
- C.
The peaceful relations between white Virginians and the Natives
- D.
The revolutionary effect of Protestant religious movements
- E.
The success of mercantilism in creating economic prosperity in Virginia
Correct Answer
B. The divide between wealthy Virginia "aristocrats" and poorer back country farmers -
- 8.
Maryland:
- A.
Was created as a place for Catholics to worship freely
- B.
Was a Puritan colony
- C.
Was founded by Quakers
- D.
Tried to unite with Virginia
- E.
Did not permit slavery
Correct Answer
A. Was created as a place for Catholics to worship freely -
- 9.
Virginia became a colony with few cities and spread out settlements becaosue of:
- A.
Royal orders
- B.
The fear of Spanish attack
- C.
The success of large tobacco farms
- D.
The absence of rivers
- E.
Nathaniel Bacon
Correct Answer
C. The success of large tobacco farms -
- 10.
1619 was a date important in Virginia's history because:
- A.
Maryland was founded
- B.
The headright system began
- C.
The capital was moved from Jamestown to Williamsburg
- D.
The first royal governor arrived
- E.
The first African laborers arrived
Correct Answer
E. The first African laborers arrived -
- 11.
In the Seventeenth Century, members of the Church of England (Anglican) were:
- A.
Both Christian and Catholic
- B.
Both Puritan and Protestant
- C.
Both Quaker and Christian
- D.
Both Protestant and Christian
- E.
Both Catholic and Quaker
Correct Answer
D. Both Protestant and Christian -
- 12.
John rolfe is a famous figure in the history of colonial Virginia because he:
- A.
Was saved from death by Pocahontas
- B.
Developed tobacco as a successful crop
- C.
Wrote an important book advertising the benefits of Virginia
- D.
Participated in Bacon's Rebellion
- E.
Urged the construction of the first church in Jamestown
Correct Answer
B. Developed tobacco as a successful crop -
- 13.
Virginia's economy and society was imitated in all of the other Southern colonies in teh following ways EXCEPT
- A.
A reliance on slave labor
- B.
Dependence on the export of staple crops such as tobacco
- C.
A society dominated by owners of many slaves and large landholdings
- D.
Large and diverse cities
- E.
Continued conflict between settlers and Natives
Correct Answer
D. Large and diverse cities -
- 14.
Georgia was founded in 1733:
- A.
As an experimental prisoners' colony
- B.
By Catholics
- C.
By Virginians
- D.
By the Spanish
- E.
By the Church of England as a "City on a Hill"
Correct Answer
A. As an experimental prisoners' colony -
- 15.
All of the original 13 colonies:
- A.
Were started for profit
- B.
Were organized by military leaders
- C.
Relied on seaports for trade with England
- D.
Experienced invasions by the Spanish
- E.
Experienced revolutions such as Nathaniel Bacon's
Correct Answer
C. Relied on seaports for trade with England -
- 16.
The Church of England was the officially "established" church in Virginia and Connecticut:
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 17.
The Southern colonies all developed an economy based on the export of staple surplus crops:
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 18.
(At that time) Two profitable Southern staple crops included tobacco and cotton.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 19.
When compared with the colony of New York, Pennsylvania did not have many slaves
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 20.
Delaware was established as a haven for Catholics.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 21.
The colony of Connecticut was started by the Puritan Thomas Hooker.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 22.
The "Pilgrim" colony of Plymouth, Mass. was led by John Winthrop.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 23.
The colony of New Hampshire was a Puritan colony.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 24.
The founder of Rhode Island, Roger Williams, was a Puritan minister.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 25.
The main cash crop of Pennsylvania and New York was grain.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 26.
The main source of income for the New England colonies was shipping and trading.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 27.
A staple crop that emerged as a money maker for some Southern colonies was indigo.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 28.
The Duke of York founded the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 29.
Powerful landowners in the Hudson valley were called by the Dutch name "patroon."
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 30.
Farming was economically least successful in New England.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 31.
All of the colonies made money in producing naval stores.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 32.
The Church of England was the most widely established denomination in the British colonies.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 33.
Three of the colonies had no established religion.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 34.
John Winthrop was the leader of the colonizers known as the Massachusetts Bay Company.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 35.
Slavery was outlawed for religious reasons in Quaker Pennsylvania.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 36.
George Washington was the only president to:
- A.
Serve only two terms
- B.
Hold a military office while being president
- C.
Be chosen by a unanimous vote of the Electoral College
- D.
Select his vice-president
- E.
Run for re-election
Correct Answer
C. Be chosen by a unanimous vote of the Electoral College -
- 37.
George Washington was inaugurated as president in:
- A.
1791
- B.
1790
- C.
1788
- D.
1789
- E.
1799
Correct Answer
D. 1789 -
- 38.
As president, Washington believed that he, the chief executive of a new nation, should exhibit:
- A.
An ability to live modestly on a tight budget
- B.
A lifestyle that would be respected by foreign dignitaries
- C.
A passion for military adventures
- D.
Obvious contempt for property-less citizens
- E.
The many advantages of the slave system
Correct Answer
B. A lifestyle that would be respected by foreign dignitaries -
- 39.
George Washington was favored for the presidency by most Americans because he:
- A.
Had proven that he did not wish to hold on to positions of power
- B.
Distrusted the new Constitution
- C.
Was a military general who believed in strict discipline
- D.
Promised to carry out Hamilton's financial plan
- E.
Would make the presidency similar to a monarchy
Correct Answer
A. Had proven that he did not wish to hold on to positions of power -
- 40.
The first so-called "cabinet" of the United States government consisted of:
- A.
A Secretary of the Treasury
- B.
The Secretary of State, War, treasury, and the Attorney-General
- C.
The Secretaries of War and State
- D.
The Attorney-general and Secretary of State
- E.
The Secretaries of War, Interior, State, and Treasury
Correct Answer
B. The Secretary of State, War, treasury, and the Attorney-General -
- 41.
Prominent among the first cabinet Secretaries were:
- A.
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams
- B.
John Adams and Alexander Hamilton
- C.
Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr
- D.
John Adams and Adam Smith
- E.
Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton
Correct Answer
E. Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton -
- 42.
Problems facing the nation at the beginning of the 1790's included all of the following EXCEPT:
- A.
Reduced trade with Britain
- B.
A growing number of slave rebellions
- C.
The government's failure to pay off debts to investors
- D.
Farmers' over-production of alcoholic beverages
- E.
A growing gap between the political interests of merchants and farmers
Correct Answer
B. A growing number of slave rebellions -
- 43.
One cause for optimism about the nation at the beginning of the 1790's was:
- A.
Increased military spending
- B.
The creation of a new navy
- C.
Federal spending on roads and bridges
- D.
A rapidly increasing population
- E.
Harmonious relations between slave and free states
Correct Answer
D. A rapidly increasing population -
- 44.
The first state admitted to the Union after the ratification of the Constitution, the fourteenth state, was:
- A.
Ohio
- B.
Kentucky
- C.
Tennessee
- D.
New Hampshire
- E.
Vermont
Correct Answer
E. Vermont -
- 45.
Politics in new states admitted to the Union after the ratification of the constitution were dominated by:
- A.
Farmers
- B.
Merchants
- C.
Riverboat traders
- D.
Manufacturers
- E.
Missionaries
Correct Answer
A. Farmers -
- 46.
Hamilton's financial plan proposed paying off debts owed to:
- A.
Foreign nations, domestic investors in national bonds, and the state governments
- B.
Foreign nations and state governments
- C.
Domestic investors, trading merchants, and whiskey distillers
- D.
State governments and domestic investors in national bonds
- E.
Foreign nations and tariffs
Correct Answer
A. Foreign nations, domestic investors in national bonds, and the state governments -
- 47.
Hamilton's financial plan relied for revenue on:
- A.
A tax on the interstate commerce
- B.
Taxes on banks
- C.
Taxes on whiskey and imports
- D.
Taxes on imports and interstate commerce
- E.
Taxes on whiskey and tobacco
Correct Answer
C. Taxes on whiskey and imports -
- 48.
Some unscrupulous businessmen took advantage of Hamilton's plan by:
- A.
Distilling rum as a way to take profit from farmers
- B.
Advocating state currencies in place of national money
- C.
Proposing charters for state banks instead of a national bank
- D.
Buying devalued US bonds from unsuspecting owners
- E.
Smuggling goods in defiance of new tariff laws
Correct Answer
D. Buying devalued US bonds from unsuspecting owners -
- 49.
Hamilton's national bank was opposed by Thomas Jefferson for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:
- A.
Int expanded the power of the national government
- B.
It restricted foreign trade
- C.
Its constitutional justification was wrong
- D.
It would give financial power to merchants rather than to farmers
- E.
It resembled the Bank of England
Correct Answer
B. It restricted foreign trade -
- 50.
A "loose construction" of the Constitution was advocated by:
- A.
Alexander Hamilton
- B.
Thomas Jefferson
- C.
John Adams
- D.
George Washington
- E.
Henry Knox
Correct Answer
A. Alexander Hamilton -
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