American History Quiz Questions and Answers

1

What document declared the colonies' independence from Britain?

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A

The Bill of Rights

B

The Articles of Confederation

C

The Constitution

D

The Declaration of Independence

2

What is the supreme law of the United States?

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A

Common Law

B

The Federalist Papers

C

The Constitution

D

The Magna Carta

3

What term describes the expansion of the U.S. across North America?

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A

Manifest Destiny

B

Isolationism

C

Imperialism

D

Industrialization

4

Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?

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A

Benjamin Franklin

B

Thomas Jefferson

C

John Adams

D

George Washington

5

What was the system of forced labor in the South called?

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A

Slavery

B

Indentured servitude

C

Sharecropping

D

Feudalism

6

What branch of government makes the laws?

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A

Legislative

B

Administrative

C

Executive

D

Judicial

7

Which document ended the Revolutionary War?

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A

Treaty of Ghent

B

Treaty of London

C

Treaty of Versailles

D

Treaty of Paris

8

What does the 'Stars and Stripes' refer to?

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A

The Constitution

B

The Declaration

C

The national anthem

D

The American flag

9

Which territory was purchased from France in 1803?

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A

Alaska

B

Florida

C

Texas

D

Louisiana

10

What is the head of the executive branch called?

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A

The President

B

The Governor

C

The Chief Justice

D

The Speaker

11

What event marked the beginning of the Great Depression?

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A

The Dust Bowl

B

The end of Prohibition

C

World War I

D

The Stock Market Crash

12

What is the purpose of the 'Checks and Balances' system?

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A

To balance the budget

B

To control foreign trade

C

To limit government power

D

To increase tax revenue

13

Which president served during the Great Depression and WWII?

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A

Franklin D. Roosevelt

B

Herbert Hoover

C

Dwight Eisenhower

D

Harry Truman

14

Which event brought the U.S. into World War II?

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A

The Battle of Britain

B

Attack on Pearl Harbor

C

Invasion of Poland

D

D-Day

15

Who was a major leader in the Civil Rights Movement?

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A

Bill Clinton

B

Martin Luther King Jr.

C

Ronald Reagan

D

John F. Kennedy

16

What was the name of the competition between the U.S. and USSR?

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A

The World War

B

The Cold War

C

The Space Race

D

The Trade War

17

Which president was in office during the Moon landing?

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A

Lyndon B. Johnson

B

John F. Kennedy

C

Richard Nixon

D

Gerald Ford

18

What happened on September 11, 2001?

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A

Terrorist attacks

B

Economic collapse

C

Declaration of war

D

Presidential election

19

Who was the first African American President?

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A

Thurgood Marshall

B

Barack Obama

C

Colin Powell

D

Jesse Jackson

20

Which war involved U.S. troops fighting in Southeast Asia?

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A

Korean War

B

Persian Gulf War

C

Vietnam War

D

Iraq War

21

Which amendment granted women the right to vote?

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A

15th

B

21st

C

26th

D

19th

22

What city was the site of the first atomic bomb drop?

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A

Tokyo

B

Berlin

C

Hiroshima

D

Nagasaki

23

What ended the segregation of public schools?

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A

Voting Rights Act

B

Brown v. Board of Education

C

Civil Rights Act

D

The Emancipation Proclamation

24

Which president resigned due to the Watergate scandal?

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A

Richard Nixon

B

Ronald Reagan

C

John F. Kennedy

D

Jimmy Carter

25

What organization was formed after WWII to keep world peace?

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A

United Nations

B

League of Nations

C

NATO

D

Warsaw Pact

26

Who was the president during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

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A

Richard Nixon

B

Lyndon B. Johnson

C

Dwight Eisenhower

D

John F. Kennedy

27

Which decade saw the fall of the Berlin Wall?

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A

1980s

B

1970s

C

1990s

D

1960s

28

How many stars are on the American flag?

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A

52

B

50

C

48

D

13

29

What are the two major political parties in the U.S.?

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A

Democrat and Republican

B

Federalist and Whig

C

Liberal and Conservative

D

Labor and Tory

30

Which holiday celebrates the birth of the U.S.?

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A

Labor Day

B

Memorial Day

C

Independence Day

D

Thanksgiving

31

What is the capital of the United States?

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A

Philadelphia

B

Boston

C

Washington, D.C.

D

New York City

32

Who is known as the 'Father of the Country'?

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A

Benjamin Franklin

B

Thomas Jefferson

C

George Washington

D

Abraham Lincoln

33

What is the national bird of the United States?

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A

Golden Eagle

B

Hawk

C

Turkey

D

Bald Eagle

34

Which ocean is on the East Coast of the U.S.?

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A

Pacific

B

Indian

C

Arctic

D

Atlantic

35

How many stripes are on the American flag?

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A

13

B

7

C

50

D

12

36

Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation?

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A

Andrew Jackson

B

George Washington

C

Ulysses S. Grant

D

Abraham Lincoln

37

In what month do U.S. presidential elections occur?

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A

December

B

January

C

November

D

July

38

Which statue was a gift from France?

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A

Statue of Liberty

B

Washington Monument

C

Mount Rushmore

D

Lincoln Memorial

39

What document begins with 'We the People'?

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A

The Constitution

B

Declaration of Independence

C

Gettysburg Address

D

Bill of Rights

40

Who wrote 'The Star-Spangled Banner'?

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A

Irving Berlin

B

George M. Cohan

C

Francis Scott Key

D

John Philip Sousa

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