USA (1700s)

Question 1

Each of the Federalist Papers was signed with this Roman name, perhaps derived from a word meaning “people.”

Answer 1

Publius

Question 2

Federalist Paper 74 said, “the dread of being accused of connivance” would keep presidents from abusing this power.”

Answer 2

Presidential pardon

Question 3

Nicknamed “Light-Horse Harry”, he represented the Federalist party as Governor of Virginia.

Answer 3

Henry Lee

Question 4

In June 1776 Virginia became an independent commonwealth and this famed orator was elected its first governor.

Answer 4

Patrick Henry

Question 5

Congress met in June 1778 to sign these but found errors in the official copy; it had to reconvene with a new set in July.

Answer 5

Articles of Confederation

Question 6

Two Benjamins signed the Declaration of Independence for Pennsylvania, Benjamin Franklin and this noted physician (who also founded Dickinson College).

Answer 6

Benjamin Rush

Question 7

A statue of Charles Carroll, the last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence, represents this state in the U.S. capitol. He later went on to become the first U.S. that state.

Answer 7

Maryland

Question 8

Name any one of the U.S. states that were not one of the original thirteen British colonies but became a state in the 18th century.

Answer 8

Vermont, Tennessee, Kentucky

Question 9

Name the political machine, originally a club incorporated in 1789, that 100 years later was a dominant and corrupt force in New York City politics?

Answer 9

Tammany Hall

Question 10

It was established in 1790 as the Revenue Marine Service.

Answer 10

Coast Guard

Question 11

The date December 7, 1787 is rather important in identifying the flag of this state.

Answer 11

Delaware

Question 12

Hamilton began and ended the Federalist Papers warning of this type of person, Greek for “people’s leader.”

Answer 12

Demagogue

Question 13

In a famous 1775 speech, he said, “Our chains are forged! Their clanking may be heard on the plains of Boston!”

Answer 13

Patrick Henry

Question 14

In addition to a bribe, three French agents demanded a $10 million “loan” to France in this 1797 scandal.

Answer 14

XYZ Affair

Question 15

She was disowned by the Quakers after marrying an Episcopalian upholsterer in 1773 and later took over his business.

Answer 15

Betsy Ross

Question 16

Sometimes confused as the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, John Marshall was in fact the fourth person to hold the position. Who was the first?

Answer 16

John Jay

Question 17

John Marshall was elected to Congress to represent his district in Richmond, and he held the floor when the news of George Washington’s death reached the Capitol. Marshall immediately called for a recess and, by the House rules, still held the floor when Congress reconvened the next day. It was then that Marshall delivered an informal eulogy for the first president (although he did not write it) which ended with the famous quote: “First in war, first in peace, first in ________.” (Fill in the blank).

Answer 17

The Hearts Of His Countrymen

Question 18

The 1764 Sugar Act taxed molasses imports to help pay for this recently concluded war.

Answer 18

French and Indian War

Question 19

What was the name of the militia led by Ethan Allen that captured Fort Ticonderoga on Lake Champlain in 1775 during the American Revolutionary War? The inspiration for the militia’s name was the same as that for the present-day state in whose territory the militia was organized.

Answer 19

Green Mountain Boys

Question 20

Who formed and led the militia group, the Green Mountain Boys?

Answer 20

Ethan Allen

Question 21

The painting “Washington Crossing the Delaware” depicts Washington and his men en route to what city?

Answer 21

Trenton

Question 22

Conducted in 1790, the first Census revealed a U.S. population of 3.9 million, with this state being the most populous.

Answer 22

Virginia