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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Anti-Rent War was also known by what name?
(a) The Mondale War
(b) The Hunt War
(c) The Powderly War
(d) The Helderberg War

2. When did World War I begin?
(a) July 28, 1914
(b) September 15, 1900
(c) August 12, 1898
(d) March 27, 1925

3. Who signed into law the Espionage Act of 1917?
(a) Woodrow Wilson
(b) Martin Van Buren
(c) James Polk
(d) Andrew Jackson

4. The Louisiana Purchase was an acquisition by the United States of lands claimed by France which took place in what year?
(a) 1819
(b) 1803
(c) 1698
(d) 1799

5. Where did the Antinomian Controversy take place?
(a) The Province of Maine
(b) The Plymouth Colony
(c) The Massachusetts Bay Colony
(d) The Jamestown Colony

Short Answer Questions

1. Martin Van Buren served as U.S. President during what years?

2. When did Christopher Columbus first encounter the Arawak people?

3. When did the Spanish-American War end?

4. What was the name of the alliance comprised of Germany and Austria-Hungary during World War I?

5. What is the title of Chapter 6 in A People’s History of the United States?

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