District of Columbia History Practice Exam

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• Conduit is defined as
• During Reconstruction in DC, who led the Freedman's Bureau in DC?
• The Washington Metro began operation in which year?
• What happened to the DC slave trade under the Compromise of 1850?
• The Beaux-Arts/Neoclassical architectural influence on DC is most closely associated with which plan?
• The 1801 Act placed the District under federal jurisdiction; what did this mean for local governance?
• Howard University was created in which year?
• The Emancipation Proclamation officially freed Black people from enslavement in which areas?
• The Home Rule Act of 1973 established which arrangement?
• Which of the following best describes Abraham Lincoln?
• What term marks the end of lettered streets after W in DC's grid?
• Early Alexandria/Georgetown were established for what purpose?
• The U.S. State Department is located in which DC neighborhood?
• The National Mall is managed by which federal agency?
• Capitol Hill is an internationally known nickname for which DC area?
• The assassination of which leader in 1968 sparked protests in Washington, DC?
• Which statement about Jamestown Colony is true?
• Which of the following is the correct agency that administers the National Mall?
• Which organization did Marion Barry serve as the first chairman of?
• Capitalists are defined as
• The Jefferson Memorial honors which founding father?
• What is a conspiracy?
• The National Zoo is part of which federal institution?
• Capitol Hill is a nickname for which area?
• The boundary origins of DC include land from which two states?
• Which policy occurred in October 1802 in DC governance?
• The Capitol's eastern approach leads to which major federal building anchoring the eastern end of the Mall?
• The Old Patent Office Building houses which national museum?
• Which tribe is described as having the largest village in DC?
• What does the term Affluent mean?
• The Residence Act of 1790 included which compromise regarding the location of the national capital?
• The Old Patent Office Building is home to which museum?
• The Old Patent Office Building houses which museum today?
• Sectionalism is best described as which of the following?
• The Vietnam Veterans Memorial was dedicated in which year?
• Which museum is housed in the Old Patent Office Building?
• Which statement is true about the Old Patent Office Building?
• The Washington Monument honors which figure?
• Covenants refers to what practice in property?
• The Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery in the United States in which year?
• The Lincoln Memorial commemorates which president?
• The Lincoln Memorial anchors which end of the National Mall?
• In which building is the National Museum of American History housed?
• Which statement accurately summarizes the Compromise of 1850?
• The Old Patent Office Building is home to which major Smithsonian museum?
• Which demographic group arrived in Jamestown in 1619?
• Which major civil rights law prohibits discrimination in employment and public accommodations nationwide?
• Which statement describes the Home Rule Act of 1973 arrangement?
• Nacostins/Anacostins are
• Indentured Servitude is defined as which?
• Boundary Stones are best described as markers for which transition?
• Taxation w/o Representation in DC history is best described as what?
• In the Mall and Federal Triangle project, which official oversaw roadway construction, grading, landscaping, tree planting, and a water supply system?
• What did the 1850 DC Bill primarily do regarding slavery?
• Benjamin Lundy is known as what?
• Which neighborhoods were among those that gentrified in DC?
• Which historical figure is associated with planning Washington, D.C.?
• What was the focus of the 1920s DC development plan under the National Capital Park and Planning Commission?
• What is the common term used to describe DC residents’ lack of voting representation in Congress?
• Retrocession refers to
• Which statements describe Stephen Douglass?
• Who surveyed and marked the land south of Alexandria?
• Compensated Emancipation involved paying slave owners off and freeing slaves in which area?
• A Free Holder is defined as which of the following?
• Which memorial was dedicated most recently among these options: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, World War II Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, Korean War Veterans Memorial?
• Which best describes the White House construction in the 1800s?
• Suffrage refers to
• Which term best describes the Jamestown Colony as the first European colony in America?
• Militia is defined as which of the following?
• The Smithsonian Institution originated from a bequest by which scientist?
• Which statement correctly identifies a current use of the Old Patent Office Building?
• In DC's formation, how are the East/West and North/South axes labeled?
• The boundary origins of DC include land from which pair of states?
• What best describes Jim Crow laws?
• In DC, the nickname Capitol Hill refers to which area?
• Which power does Article I, Section 8 grant Congress regarding the District of Columbia?
• The Pearl Affair is best known for which achievement?
• Retrocede means
• Which statement about the Black community in DC around 1860 is NOT accurate?
• The Castle is the nickname of which Smithsonian building?
• The Civil Rights Act of 1964 targeted what area of public life?
• Which building anchors the eastern end of the National Mall?
• Missionaries are defined as which of the following?
• What roles did Benjamin Banneker have according to the material?
• Which area is commonly referred to as Capitol Hill?
• The World War II Memorial was dedicated in which year?
• Howard University offered programs in which fields?
• On what date did Jamestown arrive?
• Conduit is best defined as
• As part of the Compromise of 1850, which of the following described California and former Mexican lands?
• What are the two subgroups of the Nacotchtanke Tribe?
• Agrarian refers to which of the following?
• Which statement is true about the Nacotchtanke Tribe according to the material?
• In which year did the Burning of Washington occur?
• The District of Columbia Home Rule Act was enacted in which year?
• Which term describes someone who works to spread religious beliefs?
• Which architectural influence is linked to the McMillan Plan?
• Which date is associated with the Burning of Washington?
• The Anacostia neighborhood lies on which side of the National Mall?
• The Old Patent Office Building on the National Mall now houses which Smithsonian museum?
• Which agency was established in the 1920s to plan and build the city in the District of Columbia?
• Which of the following individuals is associated with the Republican Party in the material?
• The War of 1812 involved which sides?
• The Triangular Trade, also called the Middle Passage, refers to which?
• The Snow Riot began after which incident?
• The Burning of Washington occurred during which historical event?
• Which area is commonly associated with the federal government and DC's seat of power?
• Under the 1802 Charter, what type of home rule existed in DC and who elected the city council?
• What term refers to laws passed by Congress that authorize the federal government to spend specific amounts of money for defined purposes?
• What did Brent's January 1803 legislation authorize?
• Who held the office of Mayor of DC from 1802 to 1812?
• Which term denotes the right to vote?
• General Oliver O. Howard served as the third president of which university?
• On what date did The Pearl Affair take place?
• What was the July 1803 penalty regarding stagnate water?
• Boundary Stones mark which boundary?
• Which memorial on the National Mall commemorates service in the Vietnam War?
• Who intervened to stop the Snow Riot?
• The Washington Monument was completed in which year?
• The Philadelphia Constitutional Convention is described as discussing which need?
• The southern boundary of the District of Columbia is formed by which river?
• The Burning of DC occurred on which date?
• The Nacotchtanke tribe spread along which river?
• What does the term Government Employment imply about workers who were employed by the government?
• Under the 1802 Charter, who appointed the mayor of DC?
• The Fairfax Independence Company is listed with which year?
• The Lincoln Memorial was dedicated in which year?
• Constables are described as
• What is the internationally known nickname for DC’s administrative center area?
• Which items are listed under English Settlers in the material?
• Powhatan's Confederation is best described as
• The Jefferson Memorial was completed in which year?
• What date is associated with the Jamestown Colony in the material?
• Under the Home Rule Act 1973, how many ward leaders were established?
• Which demographic is associated with rivers and bays in the Potomac region?
• Who was the second Black mayor of DC and the first chairman of SNCC?
• Which major monument anchors the western end of the National Mall?
• Which amendment gives DC residents the ability to vote for President?
• Which museum is housed in the Old Patent Office Building?
• The sequence 'Letters and numbers -> syllables (2) -> syllables (3) -> trees and flowers -> states' describes what aspect of DC history?
• What does the term matrilineal mean in this historical context?
• The Great Fire of 1874 led to what kind of rebuilding in downtown DC?
• Howard University used $500,000 of Freedman's Funds.
• Which individual helped design the federal city utilizing Paris as inspiration?
• Which 1947 case attempted to integrate eleven Black students and was dismissed?
• Cede means which of the following?
• Which term refers to returning power or jurisdiction that had been granted away?
• The Anacostia neighborhood lies on which side of the National Mall?
• The National Zoo is part of which federal institution?
• Which case involved 13-year-old Marguenite Daisy Carr suing the district school system over segregation and losing?
• President Wilson's New Freedom policy originally aimed to help Black people but resulted in what?
• Which description best matches the Mall and Federal Triangle area before full development?
• What was a primary tactic of the NAACP?
• What were Slave Codes?
• The phrase 'Stagnated Government in 1790' indicates
• The Civil War lasted during which years?
• The Lincoln Memorial was dedicated in which year?
• Boundary Stones indicate what kind of boundary?
• The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom took place in which city in 1963?
• Which term describes the formal return of power or jurisdiction that had previously been given away?
• When did the Snow Riot occur in Washington, DC?
• The Washington Monument honors which figure, and when was it completed?
• What is a restrictive covenant?
• In what year did DC gain a nonvoting member of the U.S. House of Representatives?
• Which area was NOT a focus of Howard University's early programs?
• In which year was Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination?
• What is a Headright?
• Under the L'Enfant Plan, how is Washington, DC geographically organized?
• In political process terminology, what is a Lobby?
• Who was the first mayor elected under the Home Rule Act?
• The 23rd Amendment grants DC residents the right to vote in presidential elections; how many electoral votes does DC have?
• Which best describes the Fall Line?
• Head of Navigation refers to the area where parts of which two places meet?
• The Home Rule Act of 1973 established which structure?
• In this context, what does Outcasts/Solidarity describe?
• Emporium in the historical notes refers to what?
• Capitalists are described as
• How many enslaved people attempted to escape DC aboard The Pearl?
• The first set of laws restricting Black people in the District of Columbia included prohibitions on which activities?
• Which term describes a group of civilians trained to fight in emergencies?