The American Journey: Reconstruction to the Present

Chapter/Prologue 1: A Nation Is Born

Self-Check Quizzes

1
The land bridge that once joined Asia and the Americas is called ____________.
A)Cahokia
B)Cuzco
C)Beringia
D)Tikal
2
Ferdinand Magellan's expedition was the first to ___________.
A)discover a Northwest Passage
B)circumnavigate the globe
C)explore Florida
D)seek the Seven Cities of Cibola
3
The Jamestown colony was founded in ___________.
A)1588
B)1606
C)1607
D)1620
4
Maryland was founded to provide religious freedom for ___________.
A)Anglicans
B)Puritans
C)Catholics
D)Separatists
5
The Proclamation of 1763 ______________.
A)halted settlers' westward expansion at the Appalachian Mountains.
B)encouraged mining operations in the Appalachian Mountains.
C)called for the colonies to unite in fighting the French.
D)opened the Ohio territory to settlement.
6
___________ was unanimously chosen to be the commander of the Continental Army.
A)George Washington
B)Robert Livingston
C)Benedict Arnold
D)Roger Sherman
7
British general Cornwallis surrendered at ___________.
A)Saratoga
B)Yorktown
C)Trenton
D)Albany
8
The document outlining the first government of the United States was the ____________.
A)Declaration of Independence
B)Bill of Rights
C)Constitution
D)Articles of Confederation
9
Which of the following was not an accomplishment of the Articles government?
A)the Northwest Ordinance
B)successful conclusion of the American Revolution
C)the Louisiana Purchase
D)the Ordinance of 1785
10
___________ is known as the Father of the Constitution.
A)Benjamin Franklin
B)James Madison
C)George Washington
D)Edmund Randolph
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