Posted on 01/13/2010 8:47:26 AM PST by Lucky9teen
National Survey The American Revolution Center commissioned the first national survey to assess adult knowledge of the American Revolution. The results show that an alarming 83 percent of Americans failed a basic test on knowledge of the American Revolution and the principles that have united all Americans. Results also revealed that 90 percent of Americans think that knowledge of the American Revolution and its principles is very important, and that 89 percent of Americans expected to pass a test on basic knowledge of the American Revolution, but scored an average of 44 percent. The survey questions addressed issues related to the Revolutionary documents, people, and events, and also asked attitudinal questions about the respondents’ perception of the importance of understanding the Revolutionary history and the institutions that were established to preserve our freedoms and liberties. The survey results highlight the importance of, interest in, and lack of understanding of our Founding.
1. Is the Bill of Rights part of:
a. the U.S. Constitution
b. the Declaration of Independence
c. the Gettysburg Address
d. the Articles of Confederation
e. Don’t know
2. The most important consequence of the Boston Tea party was:
a. the repeal of the tax on tea
b. the failure of the other colonies to support Boston’s action
c. the opening of negotiations between Britain and Massachusetts
d. the enactment by Parliament of the Coercive Acts
e. Don’t Know
3. Which document outlines the division of powers between the states and the federal government?
a. Declaration of Independence
b. Marshall Plan
c. U.S. Constitution
d. Homestead Act
e. Don’t Know
4. The last major military action of the American Revolution was at:
a. Bunker Hill
b. Trenton
c. Saratoga
d. Yorktown
e. Don’t Know
5. Which of the following rights is not protected by the Bill of Rights?
a. Freedom of Speech
b. Trial by Jury
c. The right to bear arms
d. Right to vote
e. Don’t know
6. Which of the following events most directly encouraged the states to send delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787:
a. the Whiskey Rebellion
b. the Boston Massacre
c. Bacon’s Rebellion
d. Shays’ Rebellion
e. Don’t know
7. Which of the following was responsible for declaring America’s independence from Great Britain?
a. The Albany Congress
b. The Stamp Act Congress
c. The House of Commons
d. The Second Continental Congress
e. Don’t know
8. Which of the following conflicts most directly led to the Stamp Act?
a. The War of the Roses
b. The War of 1812
c. The Mexican-American War
d. The French and Indian War (aka The 7 Years war)
e. Don’t Know
9. Benjamin Franklin epitomized which movement in colonial America?
a. the Enlightenment
b. the Great Awakening
c. the Loyalist movement
d. the Glorious Revolution
e. Don’t Know
10. Who wrote the influential pamphlet called “Common Sense” which advocated independence from Britain?
a. Patrick Henry
b. Edmund Burke
c. Paul Revere
d. Thomas Paine
e. Don’t Know
11. Who took detailed notes at the Constitutional Convention and is widely regarded as the “Father of the Constitution?”
a. Abraham Lincoln
b. James Madison
c. Winston Churchill
d. George Washington
e. Don’t Know
12. Who was the first Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court?
a. Alexander Hamilton
b. John Marshall
c. Charles Evans Hughes
d. John Jay
13. Which of the following are the inalienable rights stated in the Declaration of Independence?
a. Life, liberty and property
b. Honor, liberty and peace
c. Life, respect and equal protection
d. Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
e. Don’t know
14. The US Constitution establishes which of the following forms of government in the United States?
a. A Direct Democracy
b. A Republic
c. A Confederacy
d. An Oligarchy
e. Don’t know
15. John Locke developed the concept of the “consent of the governed,” an important principle underlying the War for Independence, in a theory known as:
a. Natural Law
b. Law of Relativity
c. Common Law
d. Statutory Law
e. Don’t know
16. Which of the following nations played an important role in helping the colonies defeat the British in the American Revolution?
a. Canada
b. Mexico
c. Denmark
d. France
e. Don’t know
17. Which of the following phrases are the opening words to the US Constitution?
a. When in the course of human events
b. We the People
c. Fourscore and seven years ago
d. I have a dream
e. Don’t Know
18. Which of the following events came BEFORE the Declaration of Independence?
a. Founding of Jamestown, VA
b. The Civil War
c. The Emancipation Proclamation
d. The War of 1812
e. Don’t Know
19. How many children do celebrities “Jon and Kate” have?
a. 4
b. 6
c. 8
d. 10
e. Don’t know
20. How many states were there after the United States won its independence from Britain?
a. 7
b. 13
c. 15
d. 21
e. Don’t Know
21. Who said the following: “From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs”?
a. George Washington
b. Barack Obama
c. Karl Marx
d. Thomas Paine
e. Don’t know
22. Who was the first athlete to win a record 8 gold medals at a single Olympics?
a. Scott Hamilton
b. Kobe Bryant
c. Shannon Miller
d. Michael Phelps
e. Don’t know
23. Who famously sang the songs “Beat it” and “Billie Jean”?
a. Elvis
b. Bruce Springsteen
c. N*SYNC
d. Michael Jackson
e. Don’t know
24. What river did George Washington cross on Christmas Eve in 1776 in a surprise attack on the Hessian troops?
a. Rhine
b. Potomac
c. Delaware
d. Michigan
e. Don’t know
25. Who was the first Secretary of the Treasury?
a. James Monroe
b. Alexander Hamilton
c. Larry Summers
d. John Seward
e. Don’t Know
26. In what state did the Valley Forge winter encampment occur?
a. New York
b. Delaware
c. Ohio
d. Pennsylvania
e. Don’t know
27. When did the American Revolution begin? Was it in the . . .
a. 1770s
b. 1640s
c. 1490s
d. 1800s
e. Don’t know
28. Which side of the American War of Independence did American Indians support?
a. British
b. American
c. Both
d. Neither
e. Don’t know
29. The westernmost military action of the American Revolution took place at:
a. St. Louis
b. Austin
c. Richmond
d. Atlanta
e. Don’t know
30. Who famously implored her husband to “remember the ladies” in drafting laws for the newly independent United States of America?
a. Martha Washington
b. Abigail Adams
c. Molly Pitcher
d. Phyllis Wheatley
e. Don’t know
I was disappointed that I missed 5 of these....I totally misread one question, which had I not been in a hurry I would of been able to determine correctly, but 5 out of 30 = 84%....I hope they’re grading on a curve.
I got #19 and #29 wrong.
28 out of 30, missed #s 28 and 29
You got 20 of 20 possible points.
Your score: 100%
You have knowledge!
Who the hell are 'Jon and Kate', anyway?
Yeah, I punted on that one. Didn’t even try a guess. I would have guessed 10, which was wrong anyway.
Interesting...
Tennessee Nana UE
You got 17 of 20 possible points.
Your score: 85%
You have knowledge!
Missed 3, but I didn’t know who Jon&Kate were.
I missed 1 — who the heck are Jon and Kate? Otherwise I got all the others! YAY for me! Do I win a prize?
I would probably do pretty poorly on this quiz if I tried it, but so what? Dates, names and locations are just dates, names, and locations. I’m more concerned that people can’t seem to remember the ideas and principles for which the Revolutionary War was fought.
100%
Good test. I Missed 4....it said I “Have Knowledge”, which was cool until I realized how much my head hurts now. Some of those took some serious thought, a few educated guesses and at least one SWAG.
Owning up to it... missed 10.
95%
I attempted to take the quiz at the site. Must be overloaded or something. Before I could even read the question they put x’s over all the choices and said that I skipped them.
Wrong answers:
John Marshall
Whiskey Rebellion
Saratoga
Congrats! Better than me...I was suprised about the Marx answer and you could argue with the Yorktown answer where the British basically showed up to surrender...Saratoga was more decisive.
A great test...stuff I hadn’t thought about in a longtime.
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