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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the Antinomian Controversy take place?
(a) 1711-1713
(b) 1669-1672
(c) 1598-1610
(d) 1636-1638

2. What name refers to a 19th century secret society composed mainly of Irish and Irish-American coal miners?
(a) The Molly Maguires
(b) The Cupie Dolls
(c) The Lowell Mill Girls
(d) The Black Underground

3. By 1619, how many blacks had already been transported from Africa to the Caribbean and South America to work as slaves, according to the author in Chapter 2?
(a) 1 million
(b) 200,000
(c) 590
(d) 100,000

4. In what year was Mary Dyer executed?
(a) 1703
(b) 1690
(c) 1599
(d) 1660

5. Where was the Anti-Rent War centralized?
(a) New York
(b) West Virginia
(c) Pennsylvania
(d) New Hampshire

6. The Indian Removal Act was signed into law by what U.S. President?
(a) Andrew Jackson
(b) Abraham Lincoln
(c) Martin Van Buren
(d) James Polk

7. The author states in Chapter 2 that the history of slavery in the United States traces back to where?
(a) Kentucky
(b) Mississippi
(c) Louisiana
(d) Virginia

8. What is the title of Chapter 7?
(a) As Long as Grass Grows or Water Runs
(b) The Socialist Challenge
(c) Robber Barons and Rebels
(d) The Coming Revolt of the Guards

9. When did the Mexican-American War take place?
(a) 1815-1823
(b) 1798-1805
(c) 1823-1829
(d) 1846-1848

10. When did the Flour Riot break out in New York City?
(a) 1912
(b) 1811
(c) 1837
(d) 1788

11. According to the author in Chapter 7, “In 1820, 120,000 Indians lived east of the Mississippi. By 1844, fewer than” how many were left?
(a) 80,000
(b) 30,000
(c) 20,000
(d) 100,000

12. When was the Tea Act passed by the British Parliament?
(a) 1801
(b) 1659
(c) 1776
(d) 1773

13. When Christopher Columbus returned to Spain after inadvertently landing in the Americas, he told the Queen and King of Spain that he had reached Asia and an island off of China. In reality, Columbus had traveled to what currently-known locations?
(a) To Virginia and Louisiana
(b) To California and Oregon
(c) To Cuba and Hispaniola
(d) To Maine and Massachusetts

14. The Louisiana Purchase was an acquisition by the United States of lands claimed by France totally how many square miles?
(a) 828,000
(b) 234,000
(c) 523,000
(d) 645,000

15. Where was James Polk born?
(a) Connecticut
(b) North Carolina
(c) New Hampshire
(d) Massachusetts

Short Answer Questions

1. The Anti-Rent War was also known by what name?

2. The Seminole people are originally from what current U.S. state?

3. Bacon's Rebellion was an armed rebellion in 1676 by Virginia settlers against what governor?

4. What is the title of Chapter 6 in A People’s History of the United States?

5. Where did the first victory of the American Revolution take place?

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