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WorksheetsUS History General Knowledge
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 50mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which European country led the way in overseas exploration?
a)
Portugal
b)
Spain
c)
England
d)
France
2.
Pilgrims and Puritans settled here.
a)
Middle Colonies
b)
Southern Colonies
c)
New England Colonies
d)
All of the above
3.
All of the following are American victories in the Revolutionary War EXCEPT:
a)
Trenton
b)
Siege of Boston
c)
Yorktown
d)
Bunker Hill
4.
What was the Bill of Rights?
a)
a document added to the Constitution to protect citizens' rights
b)
a document used to limit the powers of state government
c)
a document outlining the rights of the federal government
d)
a document stating the ways in which citizens can participate in government
5.
Which Founding Father wrote the majority of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
John Adams
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
Alexander Hamilton
6.
What is the American Revolution?
a)
A war between Britain and France
b)
A war between the 13 American Colonies and Britain
c)
A war
d)
A war that happened in France
7.
What are the first ten amendments of the Constitution called?
a)
Federalist Papers
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
Magna Carta
8.
What country did the first settlers, like John Smith, come from?
a)
Germany
b)
England
c)
France
d)
Spain
9.
America was named after which explorer?
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Amerigo Vespucci
c)
Ferdinand Magellan
d)
Hernando Cortez
10.
The document that was written in 1776 and cut ties with England was called what?
a)
Declaration of Indpendence
b)
House of Burgesses
c)
Constitution of the United States
d)
Mayflower Compact
11.
Thomas Jefferson and Alexander served as members of Washington's?
a)
Congress
b)
Judiciary
c)
Cabinet
d)
Military
12.
What were the first two political parties formed in the U.S.?
a)
Democrats & Republicans
b)
Federalist & Democratic-Republicans
c)
Torries & Whigs
d)
Anti-federalist & Democrats
13.
What said that United States citizens could not "write, print, utter, or publish" false or hostile words against the English government?
a)
XYZ Affair
b)
Alien Act
c)
Sedition Act
d)
Midnight Appointments
14.
What does the Bill of Rights primarily protect?
a)
members of Congress
b)
states' rights
c)
individual rights
d)
the federal government
15.
William Penn named the Capital of his colony Philadelphia, which meant?
a)
"Town of Protestant Equality"
b)
"City of Elder Knowledge"
c)
"Place of Pilgrim Rest"
d)
"City of Brotherly Love"
16.
Two men that were sent by Jefferson to explore the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
Lewis and Clark
b)
Clay and Calhoun
c)
Lincoln and Douglas
d)
Trump and Obama
17.
A two word definition for Conquistador would be...
a)
American Warrior
b)
African Farmer
c)
Canadian Mountie
d)
Spanish Explorer
18.
The young attorney who penned the words to the Star Spangled Banner during the War of 1812
a)
Napoleon Bonaparte
b)
Francis Scott Key
c)
Henry Clay
d)
John Phillip Sousa
19.
Harriet Tubman
a)
helped nearly 300 slaves escape to freedom
b)
was called the President of the Underground Railroad
c)
was born a free woman in Philadelphia
d)
Refused to give up her seat on a bus
20.
The belief that exploration of the Western United States was ordained by God is known as...
a)
Social Gospel
b)
Manifest Destiny
c)
Final Destination
d)
Gold Rush of 1849
21.
After the Civil War the Constitution was amended to outlaw slavery by the passing of which amendment?
a)
23rd
b)
13th
c)
15th
d)
19th
22.
What did Dred Scott do that made him famous?
a)
Escaped on the Underground Railroad
b)
Sued the US government for his freedom
c)
Was a Civil War general
d)
assassinated President Lincoln
23.
President Abraham Lincoln was shot in what Washington D.C. establishment?
a)
The White House
b)
The Capitol
c)
Ford's Theatre
d)
Arlington National Cemetary
24.
Where was the surrender for the ending of the Civil War settled?
a)
Appomattox Court House
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Bunker Hill
d)
Ft. Sumpter
25.
The President of the Confederate States of America was...
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Stonewall Jackson
d)
William Sherman
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