7th Grade History Welcome

Question 1

Where did the Renaissance begin?

Accepted Answer

Italy

Question 2

The final battle of the American Revolution:

Accepted Answer

Yorktown

Question 3

General who won the Battle of Trenton in December, 1775:

Accepted Answer

Washington

Question 4

Disease that killed one third of Europe in the 1300s:

Accepted Answer

Black Plague

Question 5

He sailed for Spain, but Columbus was from:

Accepted Answer

Italy

Question 6

Large river that flowed through ancient Egypt

Accepted Answer

Nile

Question 7

Only "Wonder of the Ancient World" that still exits:

Accepted Answer

Pyramids

Question 8

The belief in many gods:

Accepted Answer

Polytheism

Question 9

The US purchased this territory from France in 1803:

Accepted Answer

Louisiana

Question 10

Ancient Egyptians used this to write on:

Accepted Answer

Papyrus

Question 11

Samuel Morse invented this:

Accepted Answer

Electric Telegraph

Question 12

City founded originally as "New Amsterdam":

Accepted Answer

New York

Question 13

How many US Senators are in Congress today?

Accepted Answer

100

Question 14

Name given to the rulers of the Roman Empire

Accepted Answer

Caesar

Question 15

Spaniard who conquered the Aztecs in Mexico:

Accepted Answer

Cortes

Question 16

Prophet who founded the Muslim faith:

Accepted Answer

Mohammed

Question 17

Where the first Olympic Games were held:

Accepted Answer

Greece

Question 18

Invented the Cotton Gin:

Accepted Answer

Whitney

Question 19

The First Continental Congress met here in 1775:

Accepted Answer

Philadelphia

Question 20

First successful English colony in America

Accepted Answer

Jamestown

Question 21

First woman to rule over England:

Accepted Answer

Queen Elizabeth 1

Question 22

Under the US Constitution, who has the power to appoint federal judges?

Accepted Answer

The President of the US

Question 23

Man who invented moveable type for the printing press:

Accepted Answer

Guttenberg

Question 24

Founder of the colony of Pennsylvania

Accepted Answer

William Penn

Question 25

Where was the US Constitution written?

Accepted Answer

Philadelphia

7th Grade History Welcome

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7th Grade History Welcome

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