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How well do you know American History?

Authored by Matthew Judkins

Social Studies

9th - 12th Grade

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How well do you know American History?
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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Americans celebrate the 4th of July to commemorate:

The day of the Continental Army’s victory at Yorktown

The adoption of the Declaration of Independence

The first day the Continental Congress met in Philadelphia

The date the Constitution of the United States took effect

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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The number of congressional representatives each state can send to the U.S. House of Representatives is determined by

State population

Amount of land in the state

When the state ratified the US Constitution

Every state has the same number of US representatives: 2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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Which famous American document begins with "We the people"?

Constitution

Declaration of Independence

Gettysburg Address

JFK’s Inaugural Address

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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What was the first southern state to secede, or declare it was no longer part of the United States, in 1861?

Texas

Mississippi

South Carolina

North Carolina

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which event took place on the beaches of Normandy, France on June 6, 1944, during World War II?

The dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima

The Allied invasion to liberate Western Europe from Nazi control

The signing of the Treaty of Versailles

The attack on Pearl Harbor by Japanese forces

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

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Which of the following is NOT one of the three branches of the United States government?

Legislative

Executive

Judicial

Military

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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Who was President of the United States during the Civil War?

Abraham Lincoln

George Washington

Ulysses S. Grant

Lyndon B. Johnson

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