Test Your Knowledge of American History

American History Trivia: Key Facts and Figures

• James Madison is known as the father of the Constitution.
• The XYZ Affair was a diplomatic incident between the United States and France in 1797-98.
• The Louisiana Purchase was signed in 1803.
• The Virginia Plan called for representation to be based on population.
• Edmund Randolph was the first Attorney General.
• Daniel Boone founded Boonesborough and discovered Big Bone Lick.
• The 3/5’s Compromise declared that three out of every five slaves would count towards population regarding representation in Congress and taxation.
• The Battle of New Orleans was considered the last great battle of the War of 1812.
• The Federalist essays first appeared in New York newspapers.
• The Tariff of 1816 was a protective tariff designed to protect American industry.
• The Gadsden Purchase was important because it secured land for a southern transcontinental railroad.
• The first innovative educational institution for Black Americans was the Tuskegee Institute, founded by Booker T. Washington in 1881.

Test your knowledge of American history with our trivia quiz! From key figures like James Madison and Edmund Randolph to pivotal events like the Louisiana Purchase and the Tariff of 1816, this quiz covers a range of important facts. See how much you know about American history and challenge yourself to learn even more.