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U.S. History Quiz - 1st Day of School
U.S. History Quiz - 1st Day of School
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1
This man invented the light bulb.
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
Thomas Edison
Robert Fulton
2
How many original colonies were there?
21
10
50
13
3
The first president of the United States was
Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Edison
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
4
The war between the North and the South that began in 1861 was called
The Revolutionary War
World War II
World War I
The Civil War
5
Which countries did American fight against in World War II?
Germany and Russia.
Germany and France.
Japan and England.
Japan and Germany.
6
This doubled the size the United States in 1803
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
The Northwest Territory.
The Revolutionary War.
The Louisiana Purchase.
7
Which group established the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
The Puritans.
The Native Americans.
The French
The Pilgrims.
8
The "Cold War" was between which two countries?
The United States and France.
The United States and England.
The United States and Japan.
The United States and the U.S.S.R.
9
Which of the following is true about Native Americans?
They were farmers.
They were nomadic (moved from place to place).
All of the above.
They hunted buffalo.
10
Which country attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor in 1941?
The Philippines
Japan
Vietnam
Indonesia
11
This man invented the telephone
Thomas Edison
Alexander Graham Bell
Robert Fulton
Henry Ford
12
The first successful English settlement was at
Jamestown
Plymouth
Boston
Roanoke
13
Which of the following are traditional American values?
Independence
Freedom
All of the above
Hard work
14
This important American document was written by Thomas Jefferson.
The Constitution.
Common Sense.
The Declaration of Independence.
The Bill of Rights.
15
America fought in World War 1.
True
False
16
The supreme law of the United States is set forth in the
The Olive Branch Petition.
Declaration of Independence.
The Supreme Court.
The Constitution.
17
After the Stock Market Crashed in 1929, a period of hard economic times ensued, called the...
Black Friday
World War I
The Great Depression
The Period of Poverty
18
During this protest the colonists threw tea into Boston Harbor.
The Battle of Bunker Hill.
The Stamp Act Congress.
The Boston Massacre.
The Boston Tea Party.
19
This war was very unpopular with many Americans.
The Revolutionary War.
The Vietnam War.
World War II.
The Korean War.
20
Many Americans see this as the greatest threat today.
Totalitarianism
Liberalism
Communism
Terrorism
