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History of the United States (1776 - Quiz
  • 1. Who was the first President of the United States?
A) Thomas Jefferson
B) George Washington
C) James Madison
D) John Adams
  • 2. In which year was the Declaration of Independence signed?
A) 1800
B) 1789
C) 1765
D) 1776
  • 3. Which battle is considered the turning point of the American Revolution?
A) Battle of Saratoga
B) Battle of Bunker Hill
C) Battle of Trenton
D) Battle of Yorktown
  • 4. Who wrote the Federalist Papers?
A) John Adams
B) Benjamin Franklin
C) Thomas Jefferson
D) Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay
  • 5. Who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln?
A) Charles Guiteau
B) John Hinckley Jr.
C) John Wilkes Booth
D) Lee Harvey Oswald
  • 6. When did the United States enter World War II?
A) June 6, 1944
B) August 15, 1945
C) December 7, 1941
D) September 1, 1939
  • 7. Who was the first woman to serve on the United States Supreme Court?
A) Ruth Bader Ginsburg
B) Sonia Sotomayor
C) Elena Kagan
D) Sandra Day O'Connor
  • 8. Which event led to the United States declaring war on Spain in 1898?
A) Attack on Fort Sumter
B) Bombing of Pearl Harbor
C) Emancipation Proclamation
D) Sinking of the USS Maine
  • 9. Who was the main author of the Constitution?
A) Benjamin Franklin
B) George Washington
C) James Madison
D) Thomas Jefferson
  • 10. What was the name of the first successful English colony in America?
A) Jamestown
B) Williamsburg
C) Roanoke
D) Plymouth
  • 11. Which President signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law?
A) Dwight D. Eisenhower
B) Richard Nixon
C) John F. Kennedy
D) Lyndon B. Johnson
  • 12. Who was the President of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War?
A) Robert E. Lee
B) Ulysses S. Grant
C) Jefferson Davis
D) Stonewall Jackson
  • 13. Which amendment to the Constitution granted women the right to vote?
A) 26th Amendment
B) 21st Amendment
C) 18th Amendment
D) 19th Amendment
  • 14. Who was the President during the Great Depression and World War II?
A) Harry S. Truman
B) Franklin D. Roosevelt
C) Herbert Hoover
D) Calvin Coolidge
  • 15. Which landmark Supreme Court case established the principle of judicial review?
A) Brown v. Board of Education
B) Roe v. Wade
C) Miranda v. Arizona
D) Marbury v. Madison
  • 16. Who was the Union General known for his 'March to the Sea' during the Civil War?
A) Thomas 'Stonewall' Jackson
B) Robert E. Lee
C) William Tecumseh Sherman
D) Ulysses S. Grant
  • 17. The Louisiana Purchase was made during the presidency of which US President?
A) Andrew Jackson
B) James Madison
C) John Adams
D) Thomas Jefferson
  • 18. Which US President is known for the Watergate scandal that led to his resignation?
A) Jimmy Carter
B) Ronald Reagan
C) Richard Nixon
D) Gerald Ford
  • 19. What invention revolutionized communication in the 19th century United States?
A) Telegraph
B) Internet
C) Telephone
D) Radio
  • 20. Who was the African-American leader who advocated for civil rights through nonviolent protest?
A) Malcolm X
B) Frederick Douglass
C) W.E.B. Du Bois
D) Martin Luther King Jr.
  • 21. Who was the first Secretary of the Treasury for the United States?
A) Alexander Hamilton
B) James Madison
C) Thomas Jefferson
D) John Adams
  • 22. Who was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
A) Jacqueline Cochran
B) Amelia Earhart
C) Harriet Quimby
D) Bessie Coleman
  • 23. The Prohibition era in the United States was primarily enforced through which amendment?
A) 18th Amendment
B) 21st Amendment
C) 13th Amendment
D) 19th Amendment
  • 24. The United States acquired the Oregon Territory through a treaty with which country?
A) Great Britain
B) France
C) Mexico
D) Spain
  • 25. Which document established the basic principles of the United States government?
A) Bill of Rights
B) Constitution
C) Articles of Confederation
D) Declaration of Independence
  • 26. When did the United States purchase Alaska from Russia?
A) 1901
B) 1776
C) 1812
D) 1867
  • 27. Which U.S. President ordered the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
A) Franklin D. Roosevelt
B) Richard Nixon
C) Harry S. Truman
D) Dwight D. Eisenhower
  • 28. Which state was the first to secede from the Union before the Civil War?
A) South Carolina
B) Virginia
C) Georgia
D) Texas
  • 29. Who was the commanding general of the Confederate Army during the Civil War?
A) William T. Sherman
B) Ulysses S. Grant
C) Stonewall Jackson
D) Robert E. Lee
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