U.S. History Quiz

Europeans began settling in North America in

• the 1500s.

• the 1600s.

• the 1700s.

• the 1800s.

American colonists fought the British in

• World War I.

• World War II.

• the Revolutionary War.

• the Cold War.

U.S. citizens are allowed to vote starting at what age?

• 16

• 17

• 18

• 19

The United States has a limited, democratic government based on

• the U.S. Book of Rules.

• the U.S. Constitution.

• British law.

• the Declaration of Independence.

How did British colonists feel about England leading up to the Revolutionary War?

• They loved British rule.

• They were unhappy with British rule.

• They hated Columbus.

• They wanted bigger houses.

The discovery of what natural resource brought hundreds of thousands of people to California in the late 1840s?

• gold

• silver

• water

• petroleum

Why did pioneers move west?

• to find new friends and family

• because they had a rat problem

• to get away from the heat

• for land and plentiful resources

When did delegates meet in Philadelphia to create a constitution?

• 1787

• 1776

• 1850

• 1900

Counties and cities have their own local governments.

• True

• False

The United States fought in several wars during the 1900s.

• True

• False