American History

Independence Day was first established as a holiday by Congress in what year?
1853
1776
1938
1870
Who was the first president of the United States?
Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
America won its independence from this country..
Great Britain
France
Brazil
Germany
Who were the first people to fly an airplane?
Who invented the electric light bulb?
Thomas Edison
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson
Shirley Temple
2. Who was the first president to live in the White House?
What do the colors of the American flag symbolize?
Nothing, the Founding Fathers simply found them aesthetically pleasing
Red: hardiness, White: purity, Blue: perseverance
Red: compassion, White: peace and unity, Blue: remembrance
Red: revolution, White: stability, Blue: integrity
Calvin Coolidge was the only U.S. President born on the Fourth of July. Three presidents, however, died on that date. Who were they?
George Washington, Chester Arthur and James Monroe
Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson and Richard Nixon
Zachary Taylor, Martin Van Buren and Warren Harding
John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe
Harry Truman, Franklin Pierce and John Tyler
On July 4, 1976, Americans all over the country celebrated our nation’s 200th birthday. How many tons of fireworks were exploded in a magnificent display above the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C.?
5
17
24
33
7. Where was the first Fourth of July celebration with a fireworks display held?
Washington, D.C.
New York, New York
Boston, Massachusetts
Atlanta, Georgia
11. 2014 marked the 200th birthday of:
When was the Civil War?
1750-1800
1800-1850
1850-1900
1900-1950
After 1950
Who said "Give me liberty or give me death?”
John Hancock
James Madison
Patrick Henry
Samuel Adams
What is the Magna Carta?
The foundation of the British parliamentary system
The Great Seal of the monarchs of England
The French Declaration of the Rights of Man
The charter signed by the Pilgrims on the Mayflower
The term "Reconstruction" refers to:
The Missouri Compromise was the act that:
Funded the Lewis and Clark expedition on the upper Missouri River
Granted statehood to Missouri but denied the admission of any other states
Settled the boundary dispute between Missouri and Kansas
Admitted Maine into the Union as a free state and Missouri as a slave state
The Emancipation Proclamation issued by Lincoln stated that:
Slaves were free in areas of the Confederate states not held by the Union
The slave trade was illegal
Slaves who fled to Canada would be protected
Slavery was abolished in the Union
Sputnik was the name given to the first:
Telecommunications system
Animal to travel into space
Hydrogen bomb
Man-made satellite
Who is credited with discovering America?
John McHenry
John F. Kennedy
Rudolph Frances
Christopher Columbus
In 1620 these people came to the United States from England and later celebrated the first Thanksgiving.
The Pilgrims
The Ocean people
The Explorers
The Hurricanes
What is the birthday of the United States?
April 1st
December 25th
July 4th
November 23rd
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