History Quiz

Question 1

Columbus sails ocean blue, lands in Bahamas

Answer 1

1492

Question 2

1565

Answer 2

Spain builds fort at St Augustine Florida

Question 3

Spain builds fort at St Augustine Florida

Answer 3

1565

Question 4

1588

Answer 4

England defeats Spanish Armada

Question 5

England defeats Spanish Armada

Answer 5

1588

Question 6

1607

Answer 6

First permanent English settlement at Jamestown (Virginia colony founded)

Question 7

First permanent English settlement at Jamestown (Virginia colony founded)

Answer 7

1607

Question 8

1608

Answer 8

Quebec founded

Question 9

Quebec founded

Answer 9

1608

Question 10

1619

Answer 10

First African slave arrives at Jamestown

Question 11

First African slave arrives at Jamestown

Answer 11

1619

Question 12

1614 and 1644

Answer 12

Anglo-Powhatan wars

Question 13

Anglo-Powhatan wars

Answer 13

1614 and 1644

Question 14

1661

Answer 14

Barbados slave codes limit freedoms of slaves

Question 15

Barbados slave codes limit freedoms of slaves

Answer 15

1661

Question 16

1620

Answer 16

Pilgrims sail on the mayflower (mayflower compact)

Question 17

Pilgrims sail on the mayflower (mayflower compact)

Answer 17

1620

Question 18

1630

Answer 18

Puritans found Massachusetts bay colony

Question 19

Puritans found Massachusetts bay colony

Answer 19

1630

Question 20

1630s

Answer 20

Great English Migration
Roger Williams champions religious freedom
Roger Williams founds Rhode Island
Anne Hutchinson banished from Massachusetts

Question 21

Great English Migration
Roger Williams champions religious freedom
Roger Williams founds Rhode Island
Anne Hutchinson banished from Massachusetts

Answer 21

1630s

Question 22

1639

Answer 22

Fundamental orders of Connecticut (1st state constitution)

Question 23

Fundamental orders of Connecticut (first state constitution)

Answer 23

1639

Question 24

1650

Answer 24

First navigation laws to control colonial commerce (not really enforced)

Question 25

First navigation laws to control colonial commerce (not really enforced)

Answer 25

1650

Question 26

1675-1676

Answer 26

King Phillip's war

Question 27

King Phillip's war

Answer 27

1675-1676

Question 28

1676

Answer 28

Bacon's rebellion leads to an increase in slavery and a decrease in indentured servitude.

Question 29

Bacon's rebellion leads to an increase in slavery and a decrease in indentured servitude.

Answer 29

1676

Question 30

1692

Answer 30

Salem witch trials in Massachusetts

Question 31

Salem witch trials in Massachusetts

Answer 31

1692

Question 32

1739

Answer 32

Stono slave uprising in South Carolina

Question 33

Stono slave uprising in South Carolina

Answer 33

1739

Question 34

1732

Answer 34

Poor Richard's Almanac by Ben Franklin

Question 35

Poor Richard's Almanac by Ben Franklin

Answer 35

1732

Question 36

1734-1735

Answer 36

Freedom of press trial in New York (John Peter Zenger)

Question 37

Freedom of press trial in New York (John Peter Zenger)

Answer 37

1734-1735

Question 38

1730's and 1740's

Answer 38

First great awakening

Question 39

First great awakening

Answer 39

1730's and 1740's

Question 40

1750

Answer 40

Industrial revolution begins in Britain

Question 41

Industrial revolution begins in Britain

Answer 41

1750

Question 42

1754

Answer 42

Albany congress(Join or Die cartoon) tries to unify colonies against the French

Question 43

Albany congress(Join or Die cartoon) tries to unify colonies against the French

Answer 43

1754

Question 44

1754-1763

Answer 44

French and Indian War (known in Europe as the 7 year war)

Question 45

French and Indian War (known in Europe as the 7 year war)

Answer 45

1754-1763

Question 46

1759

Answer 46

Battle of Quebec. (Decides the French and Indian war)

Question 47

Battle of Quebec. (Decides the French and Indian war)

Answer 47

1759

Question 48

1763

Answer 48

French and Indian war ends | Pontiac's rebellion

Question 49

French and Indian war ends

Answer 49

1763

Question 50

1492?

Answer 50

Columbus sailed the ocean blue. ( lands in Bahamas)