Bill O'Reilly: O'Reilly's History Quiz - Quiz: Legends & Lies Episode 8

1. What were the farmers who participated in Shays' Rebellion protesting?

Taxes

Constitution

Bill of Rights

Treaty of Paris

Pensions

2. What is the name of the first U.S. constitution?

Articles of Confederation

Constitution

Bill of Rights

Articles of Federation

Articles of Confabulation

3. One of the most important pieces of legislation issued by the Confederation Congress protected civil liberties and outlawed slavery in the new territories; it was called what?

Northwest Territories

Louisiana Purchase

Paris Ordinance

Northwest Ordinance

New England Ordinance

4. What did the Constitutional Convention meet to discuss in 1787?

Treaty of Paris

Treaty of London

Weak central government

Central bank

Trade Embargo

5. Who authored the Bill of Rights?

George Washington

James Madison

Henry Lee

Thomas Paine

John Locke

6. How many states were necessary to ratify the new Constitution?

One

Three

Five

Seven

Nine

7. Each state has two seats in the Senate and that the House of Representatives is based upon population because of what compromise?

New England Compromise

Virginia Plan

Connecticut Compromise

Delaware Compromise

Rhode Island Plan

8. What did the Virginia Plan propose?

Three Branches of Government

Two Branches of Government

Income Tax

Population Tax

Excise Tax

9. What was the intent of the Federalist Papers?

To help ratify the Bill of Rights

To help ratify the Articles of Confederation

To help ratify the Constitution

To help ratify the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Virginia

To make some money

10. Where did the Whiskey Rebellion take place?

Maryland

New York

Maine

Pennsylvania

South Carolina