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