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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the first victory of the American Revolution take place?
(a) Jamestown, Virginia
(b) Lexington, Kentucky
(c) Boston, Massachusetts
(d) Yorktown, Virginia

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

3. For what utopian novel is Edward Bellamy most famous?
(a) The Sun Also Rises
(b) The Trail of Tears
(c) Looking Backward
(d) The Great American North

4. Where was Mary Harris born?
(a) Maine
(b) Scotland
(c) England
(d) Ireland

5. Why does author Zinn make the argument that the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were unnecessary?
(a) Japan had already surrendered
(b) Nagasaki and Hiroshima were not important cities to Japan
(c) The U.S. government knew the Japanese were considering surrender beforehand
(d) The U.S. government had more capable weapons to ensure the surrender of Japan

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was Mary Dyer executed?

2. When did the Flour Riot break out in New York City?

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

4. During what years did Gerald Ford serve as President of the United States?

5. What name refers to female workers who came to work for the textile corporations in Lowell, Massachusetts, during the Industrial Revolution in the United States?

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