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Early American History Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz on Early American History. More specifically it is based on the first 6 chapters of the textbook "American Pageant" by David Kennedy, Thomas Bailey and Lizbeth Cohen.

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

Author
boblarry

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
194,480

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
11 / 20

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Question 1 of 20

1. What is Giovanni de Verrazzano known for discovering? Hint

Hudson River

Massachusetts

New York Bay

Delaware

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Question 2 of 20

2. Who is most commonly associated with the Great Awakening? Hint

Jacob Arminius

Jonathon Edwards

George Whitefield

John Calvin

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Question 3 of 20

3. Who is the founder of the Presbyterian Church? Hint

John Wesley

The Puritans

Roger Williams

John Knox

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Question 4 of 20

4. With what church was Harvard affiliated? Hint

Congregational

Presbyeterian

Methodist

Anglican

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Question 5 of 20

5. Who posted the 95 theses at the Wittenberg Castle Church in 1517?

Answer: ( Two words, or just surname )

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Question 6 of 20

6. Where did the Separatist Puritans settle? Hint

Maine

Plymouth Colony

Mississippi Bay

Connecticut

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Question 7 of 20

7. What city did Cortes take over? Hint

Tenochtitlan

Machu Pichu

Quelzalcoatl

Chitzen Itza

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Question 8 of 20

8. Which of these men was a disenfranchised planter? Hint

John Winthrop

Nathanial Bacon

William Bradford

Richard Dunn

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Question 9 of 20

9. Who was known as the "Virgin Queen"? Hint

Elizabeth I

Pocahontas

Mary Tudor

Princess Diana

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Question 10 of 20

10. What man is associated with one of the earliest cases of Freedom of Press? Hint

Lord Cornbury

John Trumbull

John Peter Zenger

Charles WIlson Peale

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Question 11 of 20

11. What colony was known as the "debtor's colony"? Hint

Delaware

North Carolina

Connecticut

Georgia

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Question 12 of 20

12. What colony was known as the "Catholic Haven"? Hint

New York

Pennsylvania

Maryland

Virginia

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Question 13 of 20

13. Who was the first Baptist in America? Hint

Roger Williams

John Smith

Anne Hutchinson

Peter Minuet

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Question 14 of 20

14. What was Pennsylavania College's affiliation? Hint

Non-sectarian

Congregationalist

Anglican

Baptist

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Question 15 of 20

15. By what other name is Metacom known? Hint

James II

Kind Henry

King Phillip

Charles I

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Question 16 of 20

16. Which English leader was beheaded? Hint

Danton

James II

Charles I

King Philip

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Question 17 of 20

17. Who led the Dominion of New England? Hint

James II

Charles II

William III

Sir Edmund Andros

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Question 18 of 20

18. Who was removed from the English throne in the Glorious Revolution? Hint

William III

James II

Charles II

Charles I

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Question 19 of 20

19. In which British territory did sugar plantations flourish best? Hint

West Indies

South Carolina

Texas

Virginia

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Question 20 of 20

20. Where did Anne Hutchinson flee to after being exiled from the Massachusetts Bay Colony?

Answer: (Think of a very small state)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is Giovanni de Verrazzano known for discovering?

Answer: New York Bay

Giovanni de Verrazzano- Eastern Seaboard

2. Who is most commonly associated with the Great Awakening?

Answer: Jonathon Edwards

Jonathon Edwards was an evangelist who believed in a covenant of grace, rather than a covenant of works.

3. Who is the founder of the Presbyterian Church?

Answer: John Knox

Presbyterians were also called Calvinists because they followed John Calvin's beliefs in predestination.

4. With what church was Harvard affiliated?

Answer: Congregational

Harvard, the first college established in the United States, is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and was opened in 1636, with an affiliation to the Congregational Church.

5. Who posted the 95 theses at the Wittenberg Castle Church in 1517?

Answer: Martin Luther

Martin Luther is generally acknowledged as the person who started the Protestant Reformation.

6. Where did the Separatist Puritans settle?

Answer: Plymouth Colony

The Separatist Puritans were those on the Mayflower that wanted to break away from the corruptions of the Church of England.

7. What city did Cortes take over?

Answer: Tenochtitlan

Tenochtitlan, the Aztec City was taken over by Cortes in 1519. Montezuma, the Aztec leader, thought that Cortes was a god that had been foretold about and allowed him into the city.

8. Which of these men was a disenfranchised planter?

Answer: Nathanial Bacon

Nathanial Bacon led Bacon's Rebellion in 1676, against William Berkeley, governor of Virginia. The men were upset over the lack of money, land, work and women available.

9. Who was known as the "Virgin Queen"?

Answer: Elizabeth I

Elizabeth I, Queen of England, defeated the Spanish Armada, and secretly supported Sir Francis Drake.

10. What man is associated with one of the earliest cases of Freedom of Press?

Answer: John Peter Zenger

John Peter Zenger criticized the royal governor of New York in his newspaper. He was charged with seditious libel. Andrew Hamilton defended him and was proven not guilty.

11. What colony was known as the "debtor's colony"?

Answer: Georgia

The founders of Georgia were determined to "carve out a haven for wretched souls imprisoned for debt."

12. What colony was known as the "Catholic Haven"?

Answer: Maryland

Lord Baltimore, the founder of Maryland, gave huge estates to Catholics seeking refuge.

13. Who was the first Baptist in America?

Answer: Roger Williams

Roger Williams challenged the legality of the Massachusetts Bay Colony's charter, and was therefore banished. He fled to Rhode Island, which he founded, along with the first Baptist Church in America.

14. What was Pennsylavania College's affiliation?

Answer: Non-sectarian

Pennsylvania College, originally known as The Academy, was founded by Benjamin Franklin and was the first American college free of denominational control.

15. By what other name is Metacom known?

Answer: King Phillip

King Philip, Metacom, launched assaults on English towns in America, and was captured and beheaded.

16. Which English leader was beheaded?

Answer: Charles I

Charles I was beheaded during the English Civil War. King Philip, Metacom, was beheaded but he was not an English leader. Danton was also beheaded, but he was affiliated with the Reign of Terror following the French Revolution.

17. Who led the Dominion of New England?

Answer: Sir Edmund Andros

Sir Edmund Andros was supported by James II in England. He supported the restricting Navigation Acts, and the Church of England.

18. Who was removed from the English throne in the Glorious Revolution?

Answer: James II

James II was replaced by William and Mary, and under whom there was period of salutary neglect of the American colonies.

19. In which British territory did sugar plantations flourish best?

Answer: West Indies

As the British were colonizing America, they were also settling in the West Indies, allowed by the decline in Spanish power. Thousands of slaves were sent to the West Indies to operate the Sugar Plantations.

20. Where did Anne Hutchinson flee to after being exiled from the Massachusetts Bay Colony?

Answer: Rhode Island

Anne Hutchinson had held meetings in her house and was charged with heresy.

Source: Author boblarry

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