American History

Of the follwing, who was NOT a founding father of The United States?

John Adams

James Madison

Thomas Jefferson

Abraham Lincoln

Of the following, which country has the United States NOT been at war with?

Great Britain

Colombia

Mexico

Germany

This executive order, issued in January 1863, changed the legal status of more than 3 million enslaved people in the United States.

Gettysburg Address

Declaration of Independence

Emancipation Proclimation

Alien and Sedition Acts

Upon which ship did the Japanese sign the written agreement that formalized the surrender of the Empire of Japan in 1945?

USS Missouri

USS Arizona

HMS Victory

RMS Titanic

The American Civil War was fought between which years?

1776-1783

1861-1865

1812-1814

1862-1863

This American Baptist minister was a leader during the Civil Rights Movement.

Frederick Douglas

Al Sharpton

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Malcom X

Which of the following was the only man to serve three terms as President of the United States of America?

Ulysses S. Grant

Theodore Roosevelt

George Washington

Franklin D. Roosevelt

This NASA mission allowed United States astronauts to be come the first humans to walk on the moon's surface.

Gemini 4

Apollo 13

Apollo 11

STS-51-L (Space Shuttle Challenger)

Which of the following was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War?

Robert E. Lee

Abraham Lincoln

George Meade

Joseph E. Johnston

The purpose of the Second Amendment to the United States Constituion is what?

Abolish slavery

Freedom of speech, press, and religion

Right to bear arms

Extends the right to a jury trial

The broad objective of the Lewis and Clark Expedition was to:

Explore territory acquired by the Louisiana Purchase

Establish a safe passage for Native Americans in the west

Map the border between Mexico and the United States

Search for gold deposits in the California Territory

The United States entered World War II after a surprise attack at this location:

Fort Sumter

Gettysburg

Pearl Harbor

Oklahoma City

This founding father was a principal author of the Declaration of Independence:

Thomas Jefferson

George Washington

Henry Clinton

Paul Revere

Which city never served as a temporary Caitol of the United States?

Philadelphia

New York City

Princeton

Chicago

The first American to orbit Earth was:

Neil Armstrong

John Glenn

Charles Lindbergh

Amelia Earhart

Which was not one of the original 13 colonies?

Province of New Hampshire

Province of North Carolina

Province of Georgia

Province of Maine

This Hollywood star became the 40th President of the United States of America:

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Ted Kennedy

Ronald Reagan

Barack Obama

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