1. What was the most civilized and organized Native American tribe north of Mexico?

a. Iroquois
b. Cherokee
c. Choctaw
d. Apache
e. Navajo

2. Which group is accredited to being the first to reach the Americas?

a. Spanish
b. Italian
c. British
d. Vikings
e. Portuguese

3. Who led the first expedition around the tip of Africa and reached India?
a. Da Gama
b. Magellan
c. Diaz
d. Columbus
e. Balboa

4. What did the Treaty of Tordesillas do?

a. Unite Spain
b. End the war with the Moors
c. Secure and divide the New World land with Portugal and Spain
d. Claim California for Spain
e. Claim the Grand Canyon

5. Where did the most highly developed Native American tribes exists?
a. Northeastern United States
b. Southwestern United States
c. Central and South America
d. The West Indies
e. The Midwest United States

6. What church was formed because of the English Protestant Reformation?

a. Baptist
b. Calvinism
c. Anglican
d. Catholic
e. Methodist

7. What did the charter of the Virginia Company ensure?

a. Reimbursement for ships
b. A piece of land for each new settler
c. Guarantee oversea settlers would have the same rights as Englishmen
d. Insurance for personal property
e. Religious freedom

8. Who is considered the “father of tobacco?”

a. John Smith
b. Walter Raleigh
c. John Rolfe
d. James Oglethorpe
e. John Wesley
9. What was the first form of democracy in America?
a. Town meetings
b. The Mayflower Compact
c. The Articles of Confederation
d. House of Burgesses
e. Magna Carta

10. Which of these least describes the colony of North Carolina?

a. democratic
b. independent-minded
c. aristocratic
d. viewed as irreligious
e. resisted authority

11. Who did not begin their own religion?

a. Martin Luther
b. Henry VIII
c. Lord Baltimore
d. John Calvin
e. John Wesley

12. Who was the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
a. John Winthrope
b. William Bradford
c. John Cotton
d. Roger Williams
e. James II

13. Which fundamental principle did the Puritans help establish in America?
a. Freedom of speech
b. Freedom of religion
c. Innocent until proven guilty
d. Pursuit of happiness
e. Separation of church and state

14. What group of people did Thomas Paine appeal to?

a. Aristocrats
b. Heirs
c. Military dictators
d. Loyalist
e. Commoners

15. Who made the movement during the Continental Congress for independence?
a. Richard Henry Lee
b. Benjamin Franklin
c. Thomas Jefferson
d. Thomas Paine
e. John Hancock

16. Which of these states gave women the right to vote for a short period of time?
a. Connecticut
b. Rhode Island
c. New Jersey
d. New York
e. North Carolina
17. What was the first written constitution for the new nation?
a. Mayflower Compact
b. Common Sense
c. The United States Constitution
d. The Articles of Confederation
e. The Federalist

18. How did the United State help raise money after the war?
a. It raised taxes.
b. It put debtors in jail.
c. It sold slaves.
d. It sold land in the Northwest.
e. It barrowed it from Britain.

19. Which was not true under the Articles of Confederacy?

a. There was no executive branch.
b. The legislative house was bicameral.
c. The central government had little power.
d. The legislative branch was given sweeping powers.
e. Each state had one vote.

20. Which is not true about the Land Ordinance of 1785?

a. The land of the Old Northwest would be sold.
b. Proceeds would be used to pay off debts.
c. Land would be divided into thirty-six sections.
d. Each section was a mile wide.
e. Block One was used for funding of public education.

21. Which is not true under the United States Constitution?

a. There are two houses in the legislature.
b. The country is a loose confederation of states.
c. There are three branches of government.
d. Amendments were less difficult.
e. The Supreme Court is the highest court.

22. Which was the last state to ratify the Constitution?

a. Rhode Island
b. North Carolina
c. New York
d. New Jersey
e. Delaware

23. Which state adopted a constitution ratified by a popular vote?

a. Rhode Island
b. North Carolina
c. New York
d. Maryland
e. Massachusetts

24. What initially gave the requirements for a territory becoming a state?
a. Land Ordinance of 1785
b. Articles of Confederation
c. Northwest Ordinance of 1787
d. The United States Constitution
e. Statehood Ordinance