Question 1

What was the piece of land bought by Thomas Jefferson

Accepted Answer

Louisiana Purchase

Answer

Oregon Territory

Answer

New Foundland

Answer

Northwest Territory

Question 2

How much money did Thomas Jefferson spend?

Accepted Answer

12 million

Answer

12 billion

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19 dollars

Answer

5 million

Question 3

Who explored the land for America?

Accepted Answer

Lewis and Clark

Answer

Jefferson and Adams

Answer

Boone and Crockett

Answer

Sacagawea and Clark

Question 4

What country did America buy the Louisiana Purchase from?

Accepted Answer

France

Answer

Mexico

Answer

England

Answer

Spain

Question 5

Who guided the explorers in the new territory

Accepted Answer

Sacagawea

Answer

Squanto

Answer

Tippecanoe

Answer

Samoset

Question 6

When did Thomas Jefferson buy the land?

Accepted Answer

1803

Answer

1850

Answer

1945

Answer

1849

Question 7

What were the two sides of the war of 1812?

Accepted Answer

the english and the US

Answer

the US and France

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the Mexicans and the Texans

Answer

the English and the French

Question 8

Which choice is NOT one of the reasons for the war of 1812

Accepted Answer

the French were giving Native Americans weapons

Answer

the Americans wanted land in Canada

Answer

American sailors were being impressed

Answer

the British were giving the Native Americans weapons

Question 9

Which group wanted war because of their belief that the British were helping the American Indians?

Accepted Answer

the War Hawks

Answer

the Federalist Party

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the American Patriots

Answer

the Bald Eagles

Question 10

What part of North America did America try to attack first?

Accepted Answer

Canada

Answer

Greenland

Answer

Mexico

Question 11

What city did the British attack and burn in August 1814?

Accepted Answer

Washington D.C.

Answer

Baltimore

Answer

Boston

Answer

Philadelphia

Question 12

Who was president during the War of 1812?

Accepted Answer

James Madison

Answer

Thomas Jefferson

Answer

John Quincy Adams

Answer

James Monroe

Question 13

Who saved important documents and artwork from the White House?

Accepted Answer

Dolley Madison

Answer

Davey Crocket

Answer

James Madison

Answer

Abigail Adams

Question 14

What was the name of the fort where the Battle of Baltimore took place?

Accepted Answer

Fort McHenry

Answer

Fort McKinley

Answer

Fort McHouston

Answer

Fort McKensie

Question 15

What famous song was written during the battle, and who wrote it?

Accepted Answer

the star-spangled banner, Francis Scott Key

Answer

god bless america, Francis Scott Key

Answer

Yankee Doodle, Unknown

Answer

America the Beautiful, Katharine Lee Bates

Question 16

How did the war of 1812 end?

Accepted Answer

both sides agreed to stop fighting and make peace

Answer

the Americans captured Quebec

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the British surrendered and left

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the French came and helped

Question 17

Why did Americans move to Texas?

Accepted Answer

cheap land

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fewer laws

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more food

Answer

less people

Question 18

Who owned the land near texas and california?

Accepted Answer

Mexico

Answer

france

Answer

spain

Answer

england

Question 19

Who ruled Mexico, and wanted more control over Texas?

Accepted Answer

Santa Anna

Answer

Ponce DeLeon

Answer

Davy Crockett

Answer

Napoleon Bonaparte

Question 20

What was the Alamo?

Accepted Answer

a mission/fort defended by the Texans

Answer

the boat were Francis Scott Key watched the battle

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the place where gold was discovered

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the Spanish name for the american settlers

Question 21

What happened to the Texan soldiers at the Alamo?

Accepted Answer

they all died

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no one knows for sure

Answer

they escaped

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they were captured

Question 22

What battle cry was created to honor the fallen soldiers at the Alamo?

Accepted Answer

Remember the alamo

Answer

God bless the USA

Answer

forget the alamo

Answer

down with santa anna

Question 23

TRUE OR FALSE: Texas joined the US right away.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 24

Who led the Texans, and eventually had a city named after him?

Accepted Answer

sam houston

Answer

davy crockett

Answer

dallas cowboys

Answer

john smith

Question 25

When did Texas officially become a state?

Accepted Answer

1845

Answer

1850

Answer

1812

Answer

1849

Question 26

who and where was the first piece of gold found?

Accepted Answer

by James Marshall in California

Answer

by Davy Crockett in the Alamo

Answer

by Sacagawea by the Pacific Ocean

Answer

by Lewis and Clark in the Rocky Mountains

Question 27

What was the nickname given to people searching for gold?

Accepted Answer

the 49ers

Answer

the Gold Rushers

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the Gold Fevers

Answer

the 03's

Question 28

What are the towns that shot up, then were abandoned called?

Accepted Answer

ghost towns

Answer

gold towns

Answer

Alamo towns

Answer

rush towns

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