History Bee Practice Test

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• Which settlement is recognized as the first permanent English colony in North America?
• What was the bloodiest one-day battle ever waged on American soil?
• Who originated the New Jersey Plan or Small State Plan during the Constitutional Convention?
• What is the court order requiring that a person accused of a crime be brought to trial without any unreasonable delay called?
• What proved to be the main drawback of General McClellan as a Civil War leader?
• Which country lost all of its mainland territory on the North American continent in 1763?
• Who was the Portugese explorer who reached India by sailing around the Cape of Good Hope?
• Which inventor is credited with bringing the factory system to the United States from England?
• Who proposed the Anaconda Plan as the northern strategy in the Civil War?
• Which European explorer conquered the Aztecs of Mexico?
• Which location marked the final major land battle of the American Revolution where Cornwallis surrendered to Washington?
• What was the last major battle of the war for Independence?
• Which plan is associated with Roger Sherman as its author?
• According to the Constitution, who elects the president and vice president?
• What was the first state to secede from the United States?
• The founder of Maryland is associated with which title?
• Which plan, associated with large states, was originated by Edmund Randolph?
• What was the official state religion in England during the colonial period?
• Who served as George Washington's Secretary of the Treasury and was later killed by Aaron Burr?
• Which group declared independence from Britain and served as the government during the Revolutionary War?
• Which disputed territory contributed to the start of the French and Indian War?
• What was a colony owned by an individual called?
• Which religious group founded the colony of Pennsylvania?
• Who killed Abraham Lincoln?
• The Kansas-Nebraska Act proposed that slavery in new territories be decided by what principle?
• What were general search warrants used in colonial times to search homes and businesses called?
• The Line of Demarcation was established by a treaty between which two European powers?
• Which position did John Marshall hold when he served in the early United States government?
• Patrick Henry was a patriot from which colony?
• Which major American city served as the first capital of the United States?
• Who is known as the 'Father of the Constitution'?
• Who was George Washington's Secretary of the Treasury?
• With which European country did Thomas Pinckney negotiate a treaty in 1795?
• What is the power of the Supreme Court to determine when laws of Congress are unconstitutional?
• Which boundary formed the southern edge of the United States after the American Revolution?
• Which amendment officially ended slavery in the United States?
• Which act, passed by Britain before the American Revolution, required the colonies to house and feed British troops?
• Which Virginia patriot declared, 'I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!'?
• As part of the Missouri Compromise, which pairing of states were admitted as slave and free respectively?
• Which group formed to inform the colonies about British actions in Massachusetts?
• What pamphlet written by Thomas Paine encouraged Americans to fight for their independence?
• What did England do to punish Boston for the Boston Tea Party?
• Who was the author of the 'Great Compromise' during the Constitutional Convention?
• How did Alexander Hamilton interpret the Constitution?
• Who was the oldest member of the Continental Congress and often called the peacemaker because he encouraged compromise?
• What was the name of the 1787 law that outlined how a territory could become a state?
• Who was the first President to live in the Presidential mansion, later called the White House?
• Who introduced the resolution for independence in 1776?
• What are changes or additions to the Constitution called?
• Whose Reconstruction plan provided for amnesty to all Confederate soldiers?
• How many states were needed to ratify the Constitution?
• Which statement correctly describes the admission of Northwest Territory states?
• What happened that aided the Union in defeating Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Antietam?
• The founder of Maryland held the title 'Lord Baltimore'. Which name accompanies that title?
• The practice of forcing sailors into service in a navy is known as what?
• Which branch is responsible for interpreting laws?
• Who led the Constitutional Convention as its presiding officer?
• Indentured servants were primarily transported to the New World in exchange for labor.
• In Jamestown, what policy tied labor to meals?
• Which group gave us the Thanksgiving holiday?
• Name the German mercenaries that the British hired to fight the American colonists during the Revolution.
• Which two colonies were originally chartered by a joint-stock company and later became proprietary colonies?
• Which colony was founded by Lord Baltimore to encourage religious freedom for Catholics?
• What was the most sensational part of the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision?
• What was the method of protest the colonists used before the Revolution that was most effective in getting the British to repeal taxes?
• What was the first European country to establish permanent settlements in the New World?
• Who was chosen as chairman, or President of the Constitutional Convention?
• The 22nd Amendment limits the President's term to a maximum of how many years?
• Which monarch ruled Britain during the American Revolution?
• Which exploration duo is credited with exploring the Louisiana Territory to the Pacific coast?
• In which year did the British surrender at Yorktown to American and French forces?
• What method did Andrew Jackson use to destroy the national bank?
• Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
• Which Italian traveler authored a travelogue that sparked European interest in Asian goods?
• Which two names were used to describe Americans who supported the British during the American Revolution?
• The Northwest Ordinance established a process for admitting new states from which region?
• What was the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America?
• Which city hosted the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
• What term is applied to the seizing of American sailors and forcing them to serve in the British Navy?
• Who tries cases of impeachment in the United States?
• Which two men explored the Louisiana Territory and the Columbia River to the Pacific for the US?
• Who was Alexander Hamilton's chief opponent to the national bank?
• In 1823, which policy was adopted as the cornerstone of American foreign policy for the next century?
• Which Italian adventurer traveled to China and wrote a travel account that increased European demand for goods from the East?
• Which must approve all treaties and presidential appointments?
• Thomas Hooker was a Puritan minister associated with founding which colony?
• What officer presides over the Senate when the Vice President is not there?
• The policy No Work-No Food was implemented in which colony?
• Who headed the American Navy during the Revolutionary War and is famous for the line 'I have not yet begun to fight'?
• Which country did Vasco da Gama represent on his voyage to reach India?
• What anti-black group formed in the South in response to Reconstruction policies?
• Which document established a framework for governance in the Plymouth settlement?
• What European explorer discovered the Pacific Ocean?
• From which country did the United States purchase the Louisiana Territory?
• Name the Supreme Court Chief Justice who handed down the decision in the Dred Scott Case?
• Who were people who signed contracts to work without wages in return for transportation to the New World known as?
• In what year did Pinckney's Treaty take place?
• Name the three branches of government.
• Who was the first casualty of the Boston Massacre?
• What were the names of the first two political parties in the United States?
• Who was President during the War for 1812?
• What was it in the Kansas-Nebraska Act that caused the controversy?
• Name the Indian princess who married John Rolfe at Jamestown.
• In which house of Congress do the states have equal representation?
• Which policy was instrumental in Jackson's approach to dismantling the national bank?
• Which President appointed the midnight judges?
• This President is sometimes called 'King Mob' due to his rowdy inauguration.
• What were the years of the American Revolution?
• What is suffrage?
• Who was the Jamestown leader known for the policy 'No Work-No Food'?
• Which river formed the western boundary of the United States after the American Revolution?
• The first representative legislature in America met in which colony?
• What was the main objection that the colonists had to the Stamp Act and other taxes?
• Who was President when the United States purchased Louisiana from France?
• Who defended the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre?
• Which colony was founded by James Oglethorpe as a refuge for debtors?
• Who was the first Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court?
• Which religious group helped found the colony of Pennsylvania?
• Name two undemocratic practices still in existence after the Treaty of Paris, 1783 was signed?
• From what European nation did the US buy Florida?
• Who was the original leader of the first expedition to sail around the world?
• Which explorer conquered the Inca Empire?
• Name five states carved from the Northwest Territory and admitted into the Union on an equal basis with the original 13 states.
• In what year did the Louisiana Purchase occur?
• Who was America's last king?
• What was the campaign against the consumption of alcohol called?
• Under the Missouri Compromise, which provisions were included regarding slavery?
• Which explorer conquered the Aztec Empire?
• In 1649, which colony passed a law granting religious freedom to Christians?
• Who was the first Vice President of the United States?
• Which Maryland law, passed in 1649, granted religious freedom for all Christians?
• Which explorer is the namesake of the continents of the Americas?
• Who originated the Virginia Plan for large states during the Constitutional Convention?
• What was the first permanent English settlement in the New World?
• Which European explorer conquered the Incas of Peru?
• What is present date for the inauguration of the President of the US as set by the 20th amendment?
• Who appoints Cabinet members?
• Which colony was established as a haven for debtors?
• Who is the first president to be impeached?
• Which general is traditionally credited with proposing the Anaconda Plan?
• Which man is associated with the phrase 'give me liberty or give me death' as a Virginia patriot?
• The ratification of the U.S. Constitution required how many states?
• What was the final major engagement of the American Revolutionary War?
• What was the first representative legislature in America?
• Which explorer is credited with leading the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe?
• Which of the following states was carved from the Northwest Territory and admitted to statehood?
• Who established the colony of Maryland?
• Which document stated our freedom from England?
• Name the border states in the Civil War.
• How much money was paid for the Louisiana Purchase?
• What group was formed before the Revolution to inform the colonies and the world about what the British were doing in the colony of Massachusetts?
• Which foreign country helped America win the Revolutionary War?
• Who was the first Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court?
• What amount of money was paid for the Louisiana Purchase, and in what year did this purchase occur?
• What Act, passed by Parliament in 1766 after the repeal of the Stamp Act, asserted Parliament's right to legislate for the colonies in all cases whatsoever?
• Which Chief Justice delivered the Dred Scott decision?
• A member of the House must have been a citizen for at least how many years?
• Name the British commander who surrendered to Washington at Yorktown
• One qualification for a member of the U.S. House of Representatives is that they must be at least how old?
• What person built a factory in America from memory of factories in England?
• Which pamphlet by Thomas Paine encouraged independence from Britain?
• Who was the President during the Era of Good Feelings?
• Which Native American taught the Pilgrims planting techniques that helped them survive?
• Name the first place to establish a high school, and the state that also established the first board of education.
• Which residence condition is required for a member of the U.S. House of Representatives in addition to age and citizenship?
• The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution are called which of the following?
• Which body approves Presidential cabinet appointments?
• Which explorer is the namesake of the continents of the Americas?
• Which individual is credited with founding the Maryland colony?
• Name the groups that formed, during the American Revolution, to resist British taxation through open rebellion.
• Which organization formed in the South in response to Reconstruction policies?
• Who was the first person killed in the Boston Massacre?
• During the American Revolutionary War, which naval commander is associated with the line 'I have not yet begun to fight'?
• Which President is correctly associated with the appointment of the midnight judges?
• What was the location of the convention of 1787?
• Which boundary formed the eastern edge of the United States after the American Revolution?
• Who was the first U.S. president to be impeached?
• Which document did the Pilgrims draft to establish a framework for governance in their settlement?
• Which region was described as a Northwest Territory from which five states were admitted on equal terms with the original thirteen?
• Which document declared the American colonies' independence from Great Britain?
• Before being hanged by the British as a spy, he stated, "I regret that I have but one life to give for my country."
• Which body conducts impeachment trials in the United States?
• Who authored the Great Compromise?
• Which country first controlled the colony of New York and founded New York City?
• Under the flag of what European country did Columbus sail?
• Which document was authored by Thomas Jefferson?
• The first capital of the United States was which city?
• What position did John Marshall hold in the early United States government?
• What term describes a system of government in which states retain local powers but are united under a strong central government?
• Connecticut was founded by which Puritan minister?
• Which major American city lies at the mouth of the Mississippi River?
• According to the 22nd Amendment, how many total years may the President serve?
• Who was the commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolution?
• What title is given to the presiding officer of the House of Representatives?
• Which act during John Adams's presidency limited the ability of immigrants to become U.S. citizens?