Major U.S. Dates Quiz

What important event happened in Jamestown 1607?

• Captain John Smith Returned to England to heal his leg.
• Pocahontas got married to John Rolfe
• Jamestown was founded.
• Virginia House of Burgesses was established.

What important event happened in the year 1620?

• Puritans arrived in Massachusetts Bay.
• Pilgrims arrived in Plymouth and signed the Mayflower Compact.
• Jamestown was founded.
• First Africans and women arrived in Jamestown.

The date July 4, 1776 should be important to every U.S. citizen because-

• It was the year Jamestown was founded as the first permanent English settlement in America.
• It was the year the Virginia House of Burgesses was established.
• It was the year we bought the Louisiana Purchase from France.
• It was the year the 13 colonies declared their independence from Great Britain and signed the Declaration of Independence.

The year 1787 is important to every U.S. citizen because-

• It was the year that the Declaration of Independence was signed.
• It was the year the Louisiana Purchase was bought from France.
• It is the year that the U.S. Constitution was drafted and signed.
• It was the year Jamestown, Virginia was founded.

Why is the year 1803 remembered in U.S. History?

• It was the year the U.S. bought the Louisiana Purchase from France.
• It was the year Pearl Harbor was attacked.
• It was the year the Mayflower Compact was signed.
• It was the year Jamestown was founded.

1861-1865 should be remembered because-

• These were the dates of the 9/11 attacks in the U.S.
• These were the dates of the American Civil War.
• These were the years Pearl Harbor was attacked.
• These were the dates of the American Revolution.

The date December 7, 1941 is remembered because

• It was the day New York City and other sites were attacked.
• It was the day the 13 colonies declared their independence.
• It was the day the Mayflower Compact was signed.
• It was the day Pearl Harbor was attacked in Hawaii.

September 11, 2001 is a memorable day in U.S. History because-

• Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
• Terrorists attacked the U.S. on its own soil.
• Civil was fought between the north and south.
• George Washington became the 1st president of the U.S.

This picture represents what date?

• 1607
• 1787
• 1620
• 1776

This picture represents what location and date?

• Jamestown, 1607
• Massachusetts Bay, 1620
• Louisiana Purchase, 1803
• Triangular Trade, 1660