A People's History of the United States Quiz | Four Week Quiz A

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A People's History of the United States Quiz | Four Week Quiz A

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year was the first representative assembly introduced in Jamestown in the form of the Virginia House of Burgesses?
(a) 1619
(b) 1711
(c) 1625
(d) 1600

2. How many men did Columbus leave behind at the Navidad fort?
(a) 59
(b) 19
(c) 20
(d) 39

3. When was the Treaty of Paris signed?
(a) February 10, 1763
(b) September 18, 1734
(c) July 28, 1629
(d) May 15, 1729

4. Who among Christopher Columbus’s shipmates took the Pinta on an unauthorized expedition in search of an island called "Babeque" to search for gold while in Cuba?
(a) Bartolome de las Casas
(b) Martín Alonso Pinzón
(c) William Berkeley
(d) Nathan Bacon

5. In Chapter 9, the author asserts that in 1790, there were 500,000 slaves in the U.S. How many slaves were there in 1860?
(a) 2 million
(b) 1 million
(c) 3 million
(d) 4 million

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Amelia Bloomer born?

2. The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was issued by whom?

3. The Louisiana Purchase was an acquisition by the United States of lands claimed by France which took place in what year?

4. Where did the Stono Rebellion take place?

5. When did James Polk serve as President of the United States?

(see the answer key)

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