Lesson 2G.2.1

2G.2.1 Establishing the Nation, 1776–1801 Quiz: AQA History, Unit 18

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The 20 questions

  1. Which battle of October 1777 persuaded France to ally with the American colonies?

    • Monmouth
    • Bunker Hill
    • Yorktown
    • Saratoga

  2. Which battle of 1781 effectively ended major fighting in the War of Independence?

    • Trenton
    • Brandywine
    • Yorktown
    • Camden

  3. Which treaty formally recognised the independence of the United States in 1783?

    • Treaty of Ghent
    • Treaty of Paris
    • Treaty of Versailles
    • Treaty of Utrecht

  4. Which document served as the first constitution of the United States from 1781?

    • Declaration of Independence
    • US Constitution
    • Bill of Rights
    • Articles of Confederation

  5. What group led Shays' Rebellion in Massachusetts during 1786 and 1787?

    • Enslaved workers
    • Indebted farmers
    • British loyalists
    • Merchant elites

  6. In which city did the Constitutional Convention meet in 1787?

    • Philadelphia
    • Baltimore
    • New York
    • Boston

  7. Which group during the ratification debates supported a stronger federal government and the new Constitution?

    • The Federalists
    • The Anti-Federalists
    • The Loyalists
    • The Jacobins

  8. What name is given to the first ten amendments to the US Constitution?

    • Bill of Rights
    • Articles of Confederation
    • Declaration of Independence
    • Federalist Papers

  9. Which Treasury Secretary proposed the federal assumption of state debts in the 1790s?

    • James Madison
    • Alexander Hamilton
    • Thomas Jefferson
    • John Jay

  10. Which 1794 uprising in western Pennsylvania protested against a federal excise tax on spirits?

    • The Whiskey Rebellion
    • Dorr Rebellion
    • Shays' Rebellion
    • Nat Turner's Rebellion

  11. Which 1798 laws restricted immigration and criminalised false criticism of the government?

    • Stamp and Tea Acts
    • Alien and Sedition Acts
    • Intolerable Acts
    • Navigation Acts

  12. Who was the first President of the United States under the new Constitution?

    • George Washington
    • John Adams
    • Thomas Jefferson
    • James Madison

  13. Which political party was created by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison in the 1790s?

    • Anti-Masonic Party
    • Federalist Party
    • Democratic-Republican Party
    • Whig Party

  14. Which compromise at the 1787 Convention counted enslaved people as three-fifths of a person for the purposes of representation?

    • The Three-Fifths Compromise
    • The Great Compromise
    • The Compromise of 1850
    • The Missouri Compromise

  15. Which 1787 legislation established the process for admitting new states from western territories?

    • Stamp Act
    • Kansas-Nebraska Act
    • Northwest Ordinance
    • Judiciary Act

  16. Which presidential election of 1800 ended Federalist control of the presidency?

    • The election of 1789
    • The election of 1812
    • The election of 1800
    • The election of 1828

  17. What key power did the national government lack under the Articles of Confederation?

    • Taxation power
    • Treaty making
    • Declaring war
    • Coining money

  18. What addition to the Constitution was promised in 1788 to secure state ratification?

    • National Bank
    • Bill of Rights
    • Federal Treasury
    • Supreme Court

  19. Which 1787 constitutional agreement counted three-fifths of enslaved people for taxation and representation?

    • Great Compromise
    • Commerce Compromise
    • Three-Fifths Compromise
    • Missouri Compromise

  20. Which precedent regarding presidential tenure was established by George Washington?

    • Annual elections
    • Direct election
    • Cabinet veto
    • Two-term limit

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