How well do you know American History?

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

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

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

• Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

• Gettysburg Address

• JFK’s Inaugural Address

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

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

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

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

• Military

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

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Lyndon B. Johnson

When was the Civil War?

• 1775 - 1783

• 1803 - 1812

• 1861 - 1865

• 1914 - 1918

Who are the four Presidents on Mount Rushmore?

• George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, John Adams

• John Quincy Adams, Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Teddy Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln

• Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison

What was the first European nation to send people to traveled to the Americas?

• United Kingdom

• Japan

• Germany

• Spain