United States History: Founding to Civil Rights

In what year was Jamestown, Virginia established?

• 1587
• 1620
• 1776
• 1607

Who primarily drafted the Declaration of Independence?

• Alexander Hamilton
• John Marshall
• James Madison
• Thomas Jefferson

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

• 1791
• July 4, 1776
• 1783
• 1787

The ____ created a weak central government unable to tax effectively.

• Bill of Rights
• Articles of Confederation
• Mayflower Compact
• Constitution

Where was the Constitutional Convention held in 1787?

• New York
• Philadelphia
• Jamestown
• Boston

Marbury v. Madison (1803) established the principle of ____.

• separate but equal
• judicial review
• equal protection
• checks and balances

The Louisiana Purchase occurred in 1803.

• True
• False

The Dred Scott decision ruled African Americans were citizens.

• True
• False

Which amendment abolished slavery?

• Fourteenth
• Thirteenth
• Fifteenth
• First

Which amendment guaranteed equal protection and citizenship?

• Thirteenth
• Fifteenth
• Tenth
• Fourteenth

Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) endorsed ____ segregation.

• separate but equal
• judicial review
• equal protection
• manifest destiny

Which case overturned Plessy v. Ferguson?

• Dred Scott
• Marbury v. Madison
• Missouri Compromise
• Brown v. Board

When did the Great Depression begin?

• 1917
• 1929
• 1920
• 1941

President Franklin D. Roosevelt's ____ expanded the federal role in the economy.

• New Deal
• Great Society
• Fair Deal
• New Frontier

The Civil War took place from 1861 to 1865.

• True
• False