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Basics of American History and Geography Quizzez

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what state do you live and go to school?

a)

Texas

b)

Utah

c)

Virginia

d)

Hawaii

2.

Who was the 16th President of the United States?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

George Washington

c)

Donald Trump

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

3.

What lady was known for creating the American flag?

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Susan B. Anthony

c)

Martha Washington

d)

Betsy Ross

4.

How many stars are on the American flag?

a)

13

b)

50

c)

100

d)

10

5.

What do you call land that is completed surrounded by water?

a)

Isthmus

b)

Canal

c)

Island

d)

Peninsula

6.

Who was the "father of the Declaration of Independence?"

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

James Monroe

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

George Washington

7.

Select the THREE branches of government in the United States?

a)

Legislative

b)

State

c)

Executive

d)

Judicial

8.

Where does the President live?

a)

US Capitol

b)

White House

c)

Presidential Mansion

9.

From what country did the United States gain its independence?

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Spain

d)

Great Britain

10.

What war happened between 1861-1865 where the North and the South fought against each other?

a)

Mexican American War

b)

World War I

c)

Civil War

d)

Desert Storm

11.

Who was elected the first African American president in US history?

a)

Martin Luther King Jr.

b)

L. Douglass Wilder

c)

Barack Obama

d)

Hiram Revels

12.

What doe the 13 stripes on the American flag represent?

a)

the states

b)

the number of presidents

c)

the original thirteen colonies

13.

The Bill of Rights are-

a)

the amendments that protect voting rights

b)

the first 10 amendments to the Constitution

c)

rights that the government can take away

14.

What statesman from Virginia said "Give me liberty or give me death?"

a)

Nathaniel Bacon

b)

John Rolfe

c)

Patrick Henry

15.

What Powhatan princess protected John Smith?

a)

Sacajewea

b)

Pocahontas

c)

Many Horses

16.

What was the first permanent English Colony established in 1607?

a)

Jamestown

b)

Fort McHenry

c)

Ticonderoga

d)

Valley Forge

17.

What physical land form consist of parched soil, a lot of sand, and a dry climate with cacti?

a)

Mountain

b)

Marshlands

c)

Desert

d)

Tundra

18.

What lady refused to give up her seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama in 1954?

a)

Rosa Parks

b)

Coretta Scott King

c)

Harriet Tubman

d)

Ida B. Wells

19.

What U.S. state is the largest in size?

a)

California

b)

Texas

c)

Alaska

d)

Florida

20.

U.S. Astronaut Neil Young was the first man to land here in 1969?

a)

Mars

b)

The Moon

c)

The Sun

d)

Venus

21.

How many states are there in the United States?

a)

13

b)

50

c)

75

d)

20

22.

On what date do Americans celebrate Independence Day?

a)

July 4th

b)

May 18th

c)

September 9th

23.

What Shoshone princess served as a tour guide and as an interpreter for explorers Lewis and Clark?

a)

Pocahontas

b)

Sacagawea

c)

Shenandoah

24.

What animal was very vital to the Plains Indians?

a)

Elk

b)

Horse

c)

Buffalo

25.

Which of these regions are flat, grassy, dry, and treeless?

a)

Mississippi Delta

b)

Coastal Plains

c)

Great Lakes

d)

Great Plains

26.

What long mountain chain runs along the eastern part of the United States from Maine to Georgia?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

Andes Mountains

d)

Ural Mountains

27.

What U.S. President led America during the Civil War? He was later assassinated by John Wilkes Booth

a)

Thomas

Jefferson

b)

Abraham

Lincoln

c)

Ronald Reagan

d)

John F. Kennedy

28.

On what coin is Thomas Jefferson?

a)

Quarter

b)

Dime

c)

Nickel

d)

Penny