10-question US-history quiz

[NB: I made this before I'd tried ChatGPT's HTML capabilities. Now that I have an HTML template for this sort of quiz, I might convert this.]

This is apparently supposed to answer the question of whether you know more than the average 8th grader about US history. Being a multiple-choice test, it was solvable with a combination of guesswork, common sense, and one or two tricks laid out in my book—tricks that I mentioned to show why multiple choice is a bad way to test people. 

Anyway, try your luck. I got 9 out of 10 and was therefore rated more knowledgeable than the average 8th grader and a true history aficionado—neither claim of which is likely true. When I was in school, I hated history as a subject; my best buddy Mike, on the other hand, with his love and extensive knowledge of history, could easily have become a history prof. Anyway, I've stolen the quiz and have laid it out below. If you can guess which question I got wrong I'll... I'll... well, I won't give you oral pleasure.

From the original quiz's site:

Can you pass a U.S. 8th-grade history test?

Only 14% of American 8th graders are proficient in history. That means most can’t correctly answer the questions in this quiz (pulled from several state standardized tests). Can you?

Question 1:

During the American Revolution, which group was known for making statements such as, "Give me liberty or give me death," "A government of our own is our natural right…," and "We must all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately"?
a. Redcoats
b. Patriots
c. Tories
d. Native Americans

Question 2:
Which era involved legislation enacted by the Radical Republicans?
a. the Revolutionary War
b. Reconstruction
c. the Era of Good Feelings
d. the Roaring Twenties

Question 3:
Why did the Constitutional Convention agree to the Three-Fifths Compromise?
a. to reconcile Northerners and Southerners by counting the enslaved population for purposes of representation
b. to abolish the importation of slaves
c. to create a government based on the principle of federalism
d. to ensure that all the states had a bicameral legislature

Question 4:
Which historic document includes the famous words: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness"?
a. Mayflower Compact
b. Treaty of Paris
c. Emancipation Proclamation
d. Declaration of Independence

Question 5:
Why is Thomas Jefferson’s writing of the Declaration of Independence considered to be one of his greatest contributions to American history?
a. He showed responsibility by outlining the structure for a new government.
b. He helped define rights that laid the foundation for American liberty.
c. He developed a military plan to defeat the British.
d. He outlined a strategy for acquiring the Louisiana Territory.

Question 6:
Which statement explains an effect of the Missouri Compromise?
a. The compromise maintained the balance between the number of free states and slave states in the Senate.
b. The compromise allowed slaves to be counted toward a state’s population for representation in Congress.
c. The compromise enabled Southerners to pursue fugitive slaves into the North.
d. The compromise ended the slave trade in Washington, D.C.

Question 7:
What was one impact of European exploration on Native Americans?
a. Nearly every tribe quickly adopted European farming techniques.
b. Many Native Americans were resettled throughout Europe.
c. Conflicts between Native American tribes ended.
d. Diseases brought by Europeans caused large numbers of deaths.

Question 8:
During his presidency, opponents of Andrew Jackson regularly called him “King Andrew the First.” This portrayal reflects the opinion that:
a. The Executive Branch had become too powerful.
b. The British had too much influence over the president.
c. The president wasn’t sympathetic enough to the common man.
d. The spoils system had failed to improve the government.

Question 9:
The Mexican Cession, Gadsden Purchase, Oregon Treaty, and the Annexation of Texas are examples of which larger historical development?
a. the removal of the French from North America
b. results of Manifest Destiny
c. the rise of Christianity in America
d. adoption of the Missouri Compromise

Question 10:
In his first annual message on December 8, 1801, President Thomas Jefferson said, "Agriculture, manufactures, commerce, and navigation, the four pillars of our prosperity, are the most thriving when left most free to individual enterprise." Which economic principle is President Jefferson endorsing in this statement?
a. protective tariffs
b. limited competition
c. minimal government regulation
d. taxes to fund internal improvements

Answers are between the brackets below. Just highlight them.
[1. b, 2. b, 3. a, 4. d, 5. b, 6. a, 7. d, 8. a, 9. b, 10. c]

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