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American History - Mixed Bag Trivia Quiz

These come as if straight from the book.

A multiple-choice quiz by dwoody81. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
dwoody81

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
303,123

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
2270

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of these books did Samuel Langhorne Clemens NOT write? Hint

Roughing It

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Man Who Corrupted Haileyboro

The Innocents Abroad

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Question 2 of 10

2. Emily Dickinson wanted all her poems published after her death.

Yes

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Question 3 of 10

3. What did the case of Marbury vs. Madison establish? Hint

judicial review

outlawed monopolies

supremacy of federal government

outlawed segregation

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Question 4 of 10

4. What major battle was a turning point in the American Civil War, and marked the end of any real danger of intervention by France or Britain? Hint

Antietam

Gettysburg

Manassas

Vicksburg

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was the result of the Adams-Onis Treaty? Hint

Gain of Alaska

Northern border at 49th Parallel

Gain of Florida

Oregon Territory

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Question 6 of 10

6. What nation caused the XYZ Affair? Hint

Britian

Portugal

Spain

France

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was the other name given to the French and Indian War (1756-1763)? Hint

The Nine Years' War

Franco-Indian War

The Seven Years' War

Monroe's War

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Question 8 of 10

8. What was the name of the powerful Confederate ironclad warship in the Civil War? Hint

Virginia

Alabama

Merrimack

Monitor

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who is considered the "Father of the Constitution"? Hint

John Adams

Thomas Jefferson

James Madison

Benjemin Franklin

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Question 10 of 10

10. How many states were in the Union in 1860? Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these books did Samuel Langhorne Clemens NOT write?

Answer: The Man Who Corrupted Haileyboro

You may know him as Mark Twain and the real title is "The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg".

2. Emily Dickinson wanted all her poems published after her death.

Answer: no

In her will she specifically told her sister to destroy all of her works. But her sister started to read them and she decided to publish them.

3. What did the case of Marbury vs. Madison establish?

Answer: judicial review

It was caused by the Midnight Judges scandal in which President John Adams tried to appoint numerous judges to keep his party in power.

4. What major battle was a turning point in the American Civil War, and marked the end of any real danger of intervention by France or Britain?

Answer: Gettysburg

France and Britain were thinking about helping the Confederacy until news of the Battle of Gettysburg made it clear that the Confederacy had no hope of winning.

5. What was the result of the Adams-Onis Treaty?

Answer: Gain of Florida

This gave the US an extended border on the Gulf of Mexico.

6. What nation caused the XYZ Affair?

Answer: France

US ambassadors were bribed to see the French ambassador. As the newspapers could not spell out their names, so they referred to them as X, Y, and Z.

7. What was the other name given to the French and Indian War (1756-1763)?

Answer: The Seven Years' War

This war started in the Ohio River Vally over forts and fur trade and spilled over to Europe where it received that name. This war also proved that the British were not all powerful and helped colonists decide to revolt.

8. What was the name of the powerful Confederate ironclad warship in the Civil War?

Answer: Virginia

This ironclad (precursor to the later battleships) was captured as the USS Merrimack but renamed the CSS Virginia. Its sister ship was the USS Monitor, and the CSS Alabama was infamous for sinking US shipping.

9. Who is considered the "Father of the Constitution"?

Answer: James Madison

Madison wrote most of the Constitution. Jefferson, Adams, and Franklin wrote and edited the Declaration of Independence. The Contitution was writen to replace the old form of government that was started by the Articles of Confederation. The Articles gave most power to the states.

10. How many states were in the Union in 1860?

Answer: 33

West Virginia was still a part of Virginia, and most of the western states were still territories.

Source: Author dwoody81

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