Bill O'Reilly: O'Reilly's History Quiz - Quiz Yourself on U.S. President James Monroe

1. Born on April 28, 1758, James Monroe was the last president of what group?

Southern Dynasty

Yeoman Dynasty

Virginia Dynasty

Planters' Guild

Governor's Group

2. Monroe had an illustrious public career as a governor, solider, senator, and served in two presidential cabinets in what roles?

State and Treasury

State and War

Treasury and War

Commerce and State

Commerce and War

3. Monroe attended what Virginia institution in 1774, where he and friends helped loot an arsenal for the revolutionary cause?

College of William and Mary

University of Virginia

Virginia Military Institute

George Mason University

Mary Washington College

4. Monroe was severely wounded during what Christmastime battle?

Battle of Princeton

Battle of Fredericksburg

Battle of Yorktown

Battle of Trenton

Battle of Harlem Heights

5. Monroe helped to negotiate what large land purchase that would forever change the United States?

Gadsden Purchase

Adams-Onis Purchase

Seward Purchase

Ohio Purchase

Louisiana Purchase

6. Monroe's presidency is known by what moniker?

Era of Good Feelings

Ill Will

Good Vibes

Easy James

James the Peach

7. What compromise and backstage politicking helped Monroe avoid sectarian crisis?

Washington Compromise

Oregon Compromise

Ohio Compromise

Missouri Compromise

Kansas Nebraska Act

8. What territory was acquired by the Monroe Administration?

California

Florida

Oregon

Northwest

Maine

9. The Monroe Administration settled boundary issues with what foreign country after the War of 1812?

France

Spain

Great Britain

Mexico

Portugal

10. Monroe created one of the major tenets of U.S. foreign policy that lasted for many decades, it is called what?

Monroe Doctrine

Hands Off Doctrine

Good Faith Doctrine

Exclusion Doctrine

Quiet Doctrine