Quiz Me! - All Categories Test your knowledge about all categories in all eras. 1 / 10 This Founding Father was known as the “Father of the Constitution” for suggesting a system of checks and balances, balancing the powers of the states and the federal governments and his detailed note taking during the Constitutional Convention. James Madison Aaron Burr Benjamin Franklin George Washington 2 / 10 John Witherspoon was a prominent Presbyterian minister who helped draft the Articles of Confederation and sign ed the Declaration of Independence. He was also president of which Ivy League university? Dartmouth Yale Harvard Princeton 3 / 10 How did the Freedmen’s Bureau support freedmen? It proposed the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments. It prevented Southern states from being readmitted into the Union It was created to help formerly enslaved persons with jobs and education It provided economic support with 40 acres of land and a mule 4 / 10 Which is the best title for the historical event described above? End of the Mormon Trail Klondike Gold Rush California Gold Rush Changing Demographics in the West 5 / 10 After which battle did President Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation? The Battle of Vicksburg The Battle of Antietam The Battle of Gettysburg The Battle of Bull Run/Manassas 6 / 10 Alexis de Tocqueville criticised what, stating that associations among people would lead to the greatest happiness for society. Monarchies The Presidency Large groups Individualism 7 / 10 Why were the Battles of Lexington and Concord described by poet Ralph Waldo Emerson as “the shot heard round the world”? They were the first battles the Colonial Army won in the American Revolution. More colonists joined the Continental Army because of the American victories. After the American victories at both sites, the French agreed to send aid. The battles eventually led to independence for the colonies. 8 / 10 Which U.S. Supreme Court case interpreted the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution to mean that national law preempts state law? Marbury v. Madison Worcester v. Georgia Barron v. Baltimore Gibbons v. Ogden 9 / 10 The Declaration of Sentiments issued at the Seneca Fall Convention was modeled after which of the following U.S. documents? The Declaration of Independence The Preamble to the United States Constitution The Bill of Rights The Articles of Confederation 10 / 10 What allowed individuals to claim 160 acres of non-occupied land by paying a nominal fee and living on the land for 5 years? Omaha Platform Homestead Act Missouri Compromise Kansas-Nebraska Act Your score is Restart quiz