Dates Test

Question 1

Name the Kentucky politician who ran for president 3 times in the early 19th century and lost every time. He is most famous for the American system.

Answer 1

Clay

Question 2

What president from the late 1820’s & early 1830’s allowed the Trail of Tears and dealt successfully with the South Carolina nullification crisis? He also famously vetoed the Bank of the United States and is on the $20 bill.

Answer 2

Jackson

Question 3

John Quincy Adams won the controversial election of 1824 in what was called the ______ ______.

Answer 3

Corrupt Bargin

Question 4

The Missouri Compromise occurred in which year?

Answer 4

1820

Question 5

The Fugitive Slave Law was the most controversial part of the Compromise of _____.

Answer 5

1850

Question 6

In what war did Britain burn Washington D.C. and later Old Hickory become hero in the Battle of New Orleans?

Answer 6

War of 1812

Question 7

During what decade did the philosophical feud between Jefferson and Hamilton take place?

Answer 7

1790’s

Question 8

What is the exact date of the Declaration of Independence?

Answer 8

July 4, 1776

Question 9

In what decade did the Revolutionary war begin?

Answer 9

1770’s

Question 10

In what decade did the Revolutionary war end?

Answer 10

1780’s

Question 11

What famous land deal took place in 1803?

Answer 11

Louisiana Purchase

Question 12

Who was the president who signed the famous land deal that took place in 1803 even though he didn’t think it was constitutional?

Answer 12

Jefferson

Question 13

John Adams signed what controversial laws that limited civil liberties in 1798?

Answer 13

Alien and Sedition Acts

Question 14

What year did the Constitutional Convention take place?

Answer 14

1787

Question 15

What year was Jamestown, VA founded?

Answer 15

1607

Question 16

In 1676, an uprising in Virginia know as _______ Rebellion lead to and increase of slavery and decrease of indentured servanthood.

Answer 16

Bacon’s

Question 17

In 1775, Paul Revere’s ride took place as did the opening shots at ________ and ______ in Massachusetts.

Answer 17

Lexington

Concord

Question 18

What war ended in 1763?

Answer 18

French and Indian War

Question 19

What law from 1765 required something on various papers/documents?

Answer 19

Stamp Act

Question 20

Sons of Liberty disguised as Mohawk Indians participated in the ______ in 1773.

Answer 20

Boston Tea Party

Question 21

What are the years of the U.S. military’s involvement in WWI?

Answer 21

1917-1918

Question 22

“Separate But Equal” facilities for blacks were declared legal in 1896 in what Supreme Court decision?

Answer 22

Plessy vs. Ferguson

Question 23

What Supreme Court case in 1857 said that a black person was not a U.S. citizen and cannot sue for his freedom?

Answer 23

Dred Scott Case

Question 24

In what decade did Sacco and Vanzetti case take place?

Answer 24

1920’s

Question 25

What war was fought in 1898?

Answer 25

Spanish-American War

Question 26

In what town in upstate New York did women famously meet in a convention in 1848?

Answer 26

Seneca Falls

Question 27

The Civil war started in the year _____ and ended in the year _____.

Answer 27

1861 | 1865

Question 28

Name the two men who debated in Illinois when running for U.S. senate in 1858.

Answer 28

Lincoln and Douglas

Question 29

In 1823 the ____________ attempted to limit the powers of Europe in the Western Hemisphere.

Answer 29

Monroe Doctrine

Question 30

Name one African American who led a slave revolt in the 19th century.

Answer 30

Gabriel | Not from High School Musical

Question 31

During which decade was the worst depression of the 19th century?

Answer 31

1890's

Question 32

What religious revival took place in the 1730's and 40's?

Answer 32

The First Great Awakening

Question 33

What year did Jefferson defeat Adams in the "Jeffersonian Revolution"? (Peaceful change of powers)

Answer 33

1800

Question 34

In 1777 the Battle of _______ was a turning point in the war that lead to the Franco-American Alliance.

Answer 34

Saratoga

Question 35

______ and _____ explored the West in 1804-1806.

Answer 35

Lewis | Clark (Not Superman)

Question 36

What war took place from 1846-1848?

Answer 36

Mexican-American War

Question 37

What year did Abraham Lincoln win the presidency?

Answer 37

1860

Question 38

``` During what decade was... Uncle Tom's Cabin Kansas-Nebraska Act Bleeding Kansas John Brown Pierce and Buchanan ```

Answer 38

1850's

Question 39

In 1831, ______ published an anti-slavery newspaper called the Liberator.

Answer 39

Garrison

Question 40

1907 immigrants first stopped at which New York island?

Answer 40

Ellis Island

Question 41

________ and______ made up most of the Old Immigrants during the 1840's and 50's.

Answer 41

Germans | Irish

Question 42

What is the period from 1865-1877 called?

Answer 42

Reconstruction

Question 43

In the year ______ Columbus sailed the ocean blue.

Answer 43

1492

Question 44

Which one-term president elected in 1844 is most closely related to Manifest Destiny? The Mexican War was fought during his Presidency. We acquired most of the Southwestern most parts of the U.S. during this time too.

Answer 44

Polk

Question 44

Period of greed and corruption in the late 1800's is called the ______ Age.

Answer 44

Gilded

Question 45

The reform movement in the early 20th century was called the _____ Era.

Answer 45

Progressive

Question 46

During the end of which year did the California Gold Rush take place?

Answer 46

1849

Question 47

______ Rebellion showed the weakness of the Article of Confederation in 1786.

Answer 47

Shay's

Question 48

The 1820's through 1850's are know as the ______ Era.

Answer 48

Canal

Question 49

During which decade did George Washington's presidency take place?

Answer 49

1790's

Question 50

Social Security was created by _____ in the decade of the ______.

Answer 50

Franklin D. Roosevelt | 1930's

Question 51

The Cold War began in the decade of the _____.

Answer 51

1940's

Question 52

The Korean War began in the early decade of the ______ when ______ was president.

Answer 52

1950's | Truman

Question 53

Who was president during most of the 1950's?

Answer 53

Eisenhower

Question 54

The First Red Scare was after what war?

Answer 54

WWI

Question 55

The Second Red Scare was after what war?

Answer 55

WWII

Question 56

What law permanently ended segregation in the U.S. (year too)?

Answer 56

Civil Rights Act 1964

Question 57

What foreign policy crisis was handled brilliantly in 1962?

Answer 57

Cuban Missile Crisis

Question 58

Who was president during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

Answer 58

JFK

Question 59

What war was fought during the late 1960's and early 1970's?

Answer 59

Vietnam War

Question 60

What happened in 1607? What happened in 1776?

Answer 60

Jamestown founded | Declaration of Independence

Question 61

What two people feuded in the 1790's and what party was the most prominent in the 1840's?

Answer 61

Jefferson and Hamilton | Whig Party

Question 62

What prominent third party came about as a result of immigration during the 1840's and 1850's?

Answer 62

Know Nothing Party

Question 63

What murder case related to discrimination of an immigrant in the 1920's?

Answer 63

Sacco and Vanzetti

Question 64

What was the famous feminist book published in 1963?

Answer 64

The Feminine Mystique

Question 65

What state was annexed by President Tyler in 1845?

Answer 65

Texas

Question 66

The Fugitive Slave Act was part of what?

Answer 66

Compromise of 1850

Question 67

What compromise came about in 1854?

Answer 67

Kansas-Nebraska Act

Question 68

What Supreme Court case about slavery was decided in 1857?

Answer 68

Dred Scott Case

Question 69

What year was President Lincoln elected?

Answer 69

1860

Question 70

Who was president when you were born?

Answer 70

Bill Clinton

Question 71

Was the economy good or bad after WWII?

Answer 71

Good

Question 72

Was the economy good or bad in the 1970's?

Answer 72

Bad

Question 73

Who was president during this time?

Answer 73

Both Ford and Carter

Question 74

What did the 15th Amendment do?

Answer 74

African Americans got the right to vote.

Question 75

You would need to write about the conflict in the early 1970's?

Answer 75

Vietnam War

Question 76

Was the U.S. successful in that conflict?

Answer 76

No

Question 77

Name the Middle East County we came in conflict with in 1979-1981. Which president got blamed?

Answer 77

Iran | Carter

Question 78

What president created Medicare and Medicaid?

Answer 78

Johnson

Question 79

Why did Al Smith lose to Hoover in 1928?

Answer 79

Catholic

Question 80

Who was president most of the time during 1928-1948?

Answer 80

FDR

Question 81

What political party was FDR?

Answer 81

Democrat

Question 82

What was the name of the third political party in 1948?

Answer 82

Dixi Crats

Question 83

Significant thing that happened in 1763?

Answer 83

End of French and Indian War

Question 84

What decade did television become big?

Answer 84

1950's

Question 85

During 1865-1890 what group was mistreated in the West?

Answer 85

Native Americans

Question 86

Name the conflict that took place in 1890?

Answer 86

Battle of Wounded Knee

Question 87

Besides Nixon the most famous anti-communist crusader in the 1950's was _______.

Answer 87

McCarthy

Question 88

During what two decades did the civil rights movement take place?

Answer 88

1950's | 1960's

Question 89

One more famous African American during the civil rights movement?

Answer 89

Thurgood Marshall

Question 90

Supreme Court decision that allowed abortion in 1973?

Answer 90

Roe v. Wade

Question 91

Liberal Chief Justice during 1950's and 1960's?

Answer 91

Earl Waren

Question 92

Only president to have era named after him in 1824-1848?

Answer 92

Jackson

Question 93

Alabama civil rights movement protest city?

Answer 93

Birmingham

Question 94

Most infamous segregation politician during the civil rights movement?

Answer 94

Wallace

Question 95

High school in city of ________ was integrated in 1957?

Answer 95

Little Rock

Question 96

What president gets credit for beating Soviets to the moon?

Answer 96

Kennedy

Question 98

Politician scandal in 1970's?

Answer 98

Watergate (Nixon)

Question 99

In 1970's the term _______ describes using race, gender, disability, and etc. as a factor in schools and jobs.

Answer 99

Affirmative Action

Question 100

What decade was the UN, NATO, and Marshall plan created?

Answer 100

1940's