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

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

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what year was Mary Dyer executed?
(a) 1599
(b) 1660
(c) 1690
(d) 1703

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

4. The Louisiana Purchase was an acquisition by the United States of lands claimed by France totally how many square miles?
(a) 828,000
(b) 234,000
(c) 645,000
(d) 523,000

5. The First Seminole War began in 1814 and lasted until what year?
(a) 1825
(b) 1819
(c) 1830
(d) 1901

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What was the name of the agreement struck in 1895 between African-American leaders and Southern white leaders that stipulated Southern blacks would work meekly and submit to white political rule, while Southern whites guaranteed that blacks would receive basic education and due process in law?

3. Where did the Dorr Rebellion take place?

4. What percentage of profits was Christopher Columbus contracted to receive for the goods he brought back to the King and Queen of Spain during his voyage when he accidentally encountered the Americas?

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

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