American History Quiz

Imagine this, Liam, Nora, and Lily are time-traveling adventurers! They find themselves on the historic Oregon Trail, between Fort Laramie and Fort Hall. They need your help to identify the major geographic feature they must pass through. Can you help them?

• the Rocky Mountains

• the Mojave Desert

• the Sierra Nevadas

• the Great Basin

Evelyn, William, and David are playing a game of 'Historical Journey'. They are pretending to be Lewis and Clark, traversing terrain from ______________ to ___________. Can you help them complete their journey?

• St. Louis to New Orleans

• St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean

• New Orleans to St. Louis

• St. Louis to Pike's Peak

Imagine this, Harper and Henry are playing a game of historical trivia. Henry asks Harper, 'What was one cause of the War of 1812?'

• Was it because slavery was needed in the north?

• Did the French burn the White House causing the war?

• Did the British take over American ships?

• Or, did the colonists want their own country?

Aiden, Jackson, and Scarlett are playing a trivia game about American history. They stumbled upon a question: 'The United States fought __________ in the War of 1812.' Can you help them answer?

• France

• Britain

• Spain

• Mexico

Imagine this, Priya, Avery, and Arjun are time-traveling historians! They find themselves in Texas during a crucial period when Texas was declaring their independence. Suddenly, they realize a war is about to break out between the United States and another country. Can you guess which country that was?

• Mexico

• England

• France

• Georgia

Aiden, Lily, and Sophia are on a thrilling time-travel adventure! They've joined the Lewis and Clark expedition. Can you guess one of the goals of their expedition?

• to build new cities in the Great Plains

• to make new treaties with the Native Americans

• to convert Native Americans to Christianity

• to find a water route to the Pacific

Imagine this, Abigail, Noah, and Sophia are playing a trivia game. They stumble upon a question: 'What was the name of the historical land buy that not just doubled, but nearly tripled the size of the United States?'

• The Oregon Territory

• The Louisiana Purchase

• The Great Plains

• The California Gold Rush

Imagine you're Abigail, Avery, and Harper, time-traveling back to 1805. You're reading a journal entry written by Meriwether Lewis. "Thursday, June 13, 1805 We ate venison and fish for breakfast. Traveling southwest, we climbed river hills to level land. Six miles of our travel was through rolling hills. I saw a beautiful plain covering 50 to 60 miles."

As time-traveling explorers, what goal of the Lewis and Clark expedition did you accomplish in this entry?

• identify a route to the Pacific Ocean

• learn about the geography of the region

• learn about the people living in the region

• identify a route across the Rocky Mountains

Imagine this, guys! David, Jackson, and Henry are time-traveling back to the early 19th century. They stumble upon a heated discussion about the War of 1812. Can you guess one reason that led to this war?

• People in the north desperately needed slavery.

• The French, out of nowhere, burned the White House.

• The British, being the bullies they were, took over American ships.

• The colonists woke up one day and decided they wanted their own country.

Elijah, Priya, and Michael are playing a trivia game about the War of 1812. They stumble upon a question: Which event from the War of 1812 is most remembered even today?

• The White House going up in flames.

• The abolition of slavery.

• The establishment of reservations.

• The creation of the song "My Country, 'Tis of Thee".