10 Events & 10 Books that matter for U.S. History

10 Events & 10 Books that matter for U.S. History

Multiple Choice

The Printing Press was invented in 1436. This event happened during the ____________ Era (Before 1492).

• PreColumbian

• Revolutionary

• Postwar

• Modern

Multiple Choice

Who wrote the book "Poor Richard's Almanack?"

• Thomas Jefferson

• Jefferson Davis

• Benjamin Franklin

Multiple Choice

According to the Monroe Doctrine, the United States would not allow European nations to establish new colonies in the....

• Americas

• Rest of the World

• Rest of the Solar System!

• Arabian Penninsula

Multiple Choice

U.S. President _______ _______ called Harriet Beecher Stowe, the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin, "the little woman who started this great war [the Civil War]."

• John Quincy Adams

• Franklin Pierce

• Abraham Lincoln

Multiple Choice

What was the name of the President who was assassinated in 1881?

• John F. Kennedy

• George Washington

• James Garfield

Multiple Choice

Former U.S. President, _____ _________, wrote and published the book, "New Nationalism" just a year after he left the Presidency.

• Thomas "Tommy" Jefferson

• Woodrow "Woody" Wilson

• Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt

Multiple Choice

True or False: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, the author of "The Woman's Bible," helped lead the struggle for women's right to vote for decades.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False: In the years after the Baby Boom (1946-1964), many Americans worried about the problem of "overpopulation" (ie. having too many people).

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Who was President during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• John Adams

• James Monroe

• John F. Kennedy

Multiple Choice

Who was President at the beginning of the War on Drugs in 1971?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• John F. Kennedy

• Richard M. Nixon