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Key Laws, People, and Treaties in US History

Explore important laws, influential people, and significant treaties in U.S. history, from Navigation Acts to John Marshall and Treaty of Ghent. Test your knowledge with this informative quiz!

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Key Laws, People, and Treaties in US History

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  1. US History 10 1st Semester Exam

  2. Laws People Treaties Presidents Places 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 30 30 30 30 30 40 40 40 40 40 50 50 50 50 50

  3. Topic 1 – 10 Points • QUESTION: This law was an attempt by the British government to cut down on smuggling by the colonists • ANSWER: • Navigation Acts

  4. Topic 1 – 20 Points • QUESTION: • This law was a tax on imports that was particularly hated by South Carolina and led to the Nullification Crisis • ANSWER: • Tariff of Abominations

  5. Topic 1 – 30 Points • QUESTION: • Law passed by Federalists to punish people for being critical of President Adams. Included limitations on freedom of the press. • ANSWER: • Alien & Sedition Acts

  6. Topic 1 – 40 Points • QUESTION: • Law that admitted Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state; maintained the balance of power between North & South in Congress • ANSWER: • Missouri Compromise

  7. Topic 1 – 50 Points • QUESTION: • Law passed by the British that prevented settlement west of the Appalachian mountains. Angered colonists after the French & Indian War. • ANSWER: • Proclamation of 1763

  8. Topic 2 – 10 Points • QUESTION: • Chief justice of the Supreme Court who worked to strengthen the power of the federal government in key cases • ANSWER: • John Marshall

  9. Topic 2 – 20 Points • QUESTION: • Woman who worked for prison reform and to improve treatment of the mentally ill • ANSWER: • Dorothea Dix

  10. Topic 2 – 30 Points • QUESTION: • Founder of the Sons of Liberty • ANSWER: • Isaac Sears

  11. Topic 2 – 40 Points • QUESTION: • Said “Give me liberty or give me death!” • ANSWER: • Patrick Henry

  12. Topic 2 – 50 Points • QUESTION: • Wrote the “Star Spangled Banner” • ANSWER: • Francis Scott Key

  13. Topic 3 – 10 Points • QUESTION: • This treaty ended the war with Mexico • ANSWER: • Treaty of Guadelupe-Hidalgo

  14. Topic 3 – 20 Points • QUESTION: • This treaty ended the War of 1812 with the British • ANSWER: • Treaty of Ghent

  15. Topic 3 – 30 Points • QUESTION: • This treaty ended the Revolutionary War • ANSWER: • Treaty of Paris (1783)

  16. Topic 3 – 40 Points • QUESTION: • This treaty ended the French & Indian War • ANSWER: • Treaty of Paris (1763)

  17. Topic 3 – 50 Points • QUESTION: • Treaty made with Spain in which the US kept the ability to use the port at New Orleans • ANSWER: • Pickney’s Treaty

  18. Topic 4 – 10 Points • QUESTION: • Third president of the United States • ANSWER: • Thomas Jefferson

  19. Topic 4 – 20 Points • QUESTION: • Son of a previous president • ANSWER: • John Quincy Adams

  20. Topic 4 – 30 Points • QUESTION: • President during the “Era of Good Feelings” • ANSWER: • James Monroe

  21. Topic 4 – 40 Points • QUESTION: • President who declared war on the British in the War of 1812 • ANSWER: • James Madison

  22. Topic 4 – 50 Points • QUESTION: • President because someone else died • ANSWER: • John Tyler

  23. Topic 5 – 10 Points • QUESTION: • Place where Washington’s troops camped for the winter • ANSWER: • Valley Forge

  24. Topic 5 – 20 Points • QUESTION: • First permanent European settlement in North America • ANSWER: • St. Augustine

  25. Topic 5 – 30 Points • QUESTION: • Key battle in the Revolutionary War that is considered a major turning point • ANSWER: • Saratoga

  26. Topic 5 – 40 Points • QUESTION: • Where the first fighting took place in the Revolutionary War • ANSWER: • Lexington & Concord

  27. Topic 5 – 50 Points • QUESTION: • Place Columbus thought he was going when he reached the Americas • ANSWER: • India

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