U.S. History Quiz

The starting point of the 1804 Lewis and Clark expedition was near which major city?

In the late 1800s, there were several battles between the U.S. Army and the Great Plains Indians. One of the most famous was the Battle of Little Big Horn. Battles like this were fought because

In 1838, U.S. troops began forcing thousands of Cherokee Indians west to Oklahoma from their homeland in north Georgia. The journey saw 4,000 Cherokees die in the terrible conditions. What was this event called?

The land that was included in the Louisiana Purchase was mainly located in which of the following regions of the present-day United States?

After the British attacked Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Francis Scott Key wrote the words for which song?

What was the outcome of the War of 1812 for the United States?

Which state was the destination for a flood of prospectors during the gold rush of 1849?

Which of the following rivers was used by Lewis and Clark in their journey to the Pacific Ocean?

How was the city of Washington, D.C. affected by the War of 1812?

In the American West in the late 1800s, the U.S. government moved thousands of American Indians onto land that was set aside in Oklahoma. Why did the government move the American Indians?