Chapter 10 Practice Test Name: ______________________

1. Why was St. Augustine erected?

a. To have a place for management
b. In order to block the French
c. In order to search for gold
d. So that ships had a place to refill their supplies
e. To use as a trading center

2. Who found the first California mission?

a. The current pope
b. Serra
c. Rinalo
d. Vasquez
e. Coronado

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

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

4. Which was not a cause of American colonies being established by England?

a. Unemployment
b. Population growth
c. Thirst for religious freedom
d. Availability of joint-stock companies
e. War with France

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

a. John Smith
b. Walter Raleigh
c. John Rolfe
d. James Oglethorpe
e. John Wesley

6. Who did not attempt to set up a colony in the New World?

a. Lord Baltimore
b. John Wesley
c. Sir Walter Raleigh
d. James Oglethorpe
e. Sir Humphrey Gilbert

7. Who was the leader of the Pilgrims?

a. John Winthrope
b. Lord Baltimore
c. Roger Williams
d. Squanto
e. William Bradford

8. 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

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9. Where was the Religious Society of Friends most prominent?

a. Pennsylvania
b. Connecticut
c. Rhode Island
d. Massachusetts
e. Delaware

10. Which was not an after affect of Bacon’s Rebellion?

a. Chaos swept through Virginia.
b. Berkeley was chased out of Jamestown.
c. The capital was burned.
d. African slavery became more popular than indentured servitude.
e. Indian relations were improved.

11. What was unique about the French and Indian War?
a. It involved Indians.
b. The British and French were usually allies.
c. It began in America instead of Europe.
d. There was no bloodshed at all.
e. It was never resolved.

12. What kind of choice was Washington to become the colony’s leader?
a. Economic
b. Political
c. Military
d. Wrong
e. Radical

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

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

14. What was Washington’s military tactic?

a. Fight until death.
b. Never give up.
c. Always have an escape route.
d. Have faith.
e. Kill the Brits.

15. Put these battles in order: Bunker Hill, Saratoga, Yorktown, Trenton
a. Bunker Hill, Saratoga, Yorktown, Trenton
b. Bunker Hill, Saratoga,, Trenton, Yorktown
c. Saratoga, Trenton, Bunker Hill, Yorktown
d. Trenton, Yorktown, Saratoga, Bunker Hill
e. Bunker Hill, Trenton, Saratoga, Yorktown
16. Who wrote the Bill of Rights?
a. Abraham Lincoln
b. George Washington
c. Thomas Jefferson
d. James Madison

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e. Alexander Hamilton

17. Who was the first secretary of state?

a. Alexander Hamilton
b. John Adams
c. Thomas Jefferson
d. John Jay
e. Henry Knox

18. Which was not one of the first four states to join the union after the original thirteen?
a. Maine
b. Vermont
c. Tennessee
d. Kentucky
e. Ohio

19. Which was not a cabinet position formed by Washington?

a. Secretary of State
b. Secretary of Defense
c. Attorney General
d. Secretary of War
e. Secretary of Treasury

20. Who was the first secretary of treasury?

a. John Adams
b. Thomas Jefferson
c. George Washington
d. Alexander Hamilton
e. Henry Knox

21. Which group of people believed that the federal government should have the power to run a bank?
a. Federalists
b. Democratic-Republicans
c. Democrats
d. Republicans
e. The Whigs

22. Which of these rebellions did not occur in the 1700s?

a. Shay’s Rebellion
b. Bacon’s Rebellion
c. Whiskey Rebellion
d. American Revolution
e. The Cotton Rebellion

23. Who became president after Washington retired?

a. Thomas Jefferson
b. Alexander Hamilton
c. John Adams
d. James Monroe
e. James Madison

24. What was the result of the Battle of Fallen Timbers?

a. Indians were cast into exile.
b. The Trail of Tears was created.
c. Indian tribes were seen as sovereign nations.

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d. Washington was elected president.

e. Madison is convicted of treason.

25. What did Federalists and Democrat-Republicans have in common?

a. Both believed in strong, central governments.
b. Both wanted to keep the nation unified.
c. Both wanted democracy for all.
d. Both believed in state banks.
e. Both interpreted the Constitution loosely.

26. Who became the vice president under Adams?

a. Alexander Hamilton
b. Thomas Jefferson
c. James Madison
d. George Washington
e. John Jay

27. Why was John Jay’s arguments so weak when negotiating with Britain?
a. He wasn’t smart.
b. He was too poor.
c. He didn’t know English.
d. Hamilton had sabotaged him.
e. He never negotiated with Britain.
28. What was Hamilton’s greatest contribution to the country?
a. His excellent presidential skills
b. His riches that he donated to the country
c. His financial plans
d. His help in negotiating with Britain
e. His popularity with the Americans

29. What is not associated with Hamilton?

a. The excise tax
b. Supporting of a federal bank
c. Sharing debts among states
d. Federalism
e. Democrat-Republicanism

30. Why didn’t the Republicans believe in a federal bank?

a. It wasn’t stated in the Constitution.
b. It wasn’t fair.
c. It was a dumb idea.
d. They wanted to take over the world.
e. They didn’t like thinking up the answers to questions.