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What happened on July 4, 1776?
The first pilgrims came to North America.
Thanksgiving was celebrated for the first time.
The USA declared its independence from Britain.
The USA won the war of independence.
2
The Great Depression was a very difficult economic period that lasted from 1929 until ......
1968
1999
1939
2008
3
What country is this a picture of?
America
The USA
Alaska
Canada
4
A lot of people came to the USA in the 1840s and 50s because of a famine. Where were they from?
Ireland
Poland
Germany
England
5
What event caused the USA to join World War 2?
The Great Depression
The assassination of John F. Kennedy
The Japanese attack on the US base at Pearl Harbor
The German invasion of Norway
6
The Homestead Act of 1862 was a law that gave free land to settlers. Whose land was given away?
The Native Americans'
Mexico's
Nobody's
The Government's
7
In 1860, the American Civil War began. What were the two sides in it called?
The East Coast and the West Coast
The USA and Mexico
The Northern States and The Southern States
The Democrats and the Republicans
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BONUS QUESTION: One of the following people has
NOT
been President of the USA. Who?
Jimmy Carter
Henry Kissinger
Bill Clinton
George Bush (Senior)
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Who was the USA competing against during the Cold War? (1945-1991)
Japan
The Soviet Union
China
Germany
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Who was the first president of the USA?
Abraham Lincoln
Benjamin Franklin
Abraham Washington
George Washington
