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American History

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The settlers of our country came from where?
a)
England
b)
Asia
c)
Mexico
d)
Ireland
2.
The settlers traveled on a ship named...
a)
the Mayday
b)
the Monster
c)
the Mayflower
d)
the Big Apple
3.
The settlers created ____ colonies in the new land. 
a)
10
b)
11
c)
12
d)
13
4.
Why did the settlers of the 13 colonies want to become their own country?
a)
They didn't like the king of England and his laws.
b)
They wanted to start a fight.
c)
They were bored.
d)
They didn't like George Washington.
5.
Were there some people that still liked the King and wanted to stay a part of England?
a)
No, everyone disliked England and the king. 
b)
Yes, some people didn't want to the colonies to become their own country.
6.
What do we call the war we had with England to start our own country?
a)
The American Revolution
b)
The United States War
c)
The Big War
d)
The Revolution of England
7.
Who was one of the leaders of the American Revolution?
a)
Barack Obama
b)
George Washington
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Mrs. Aguilar
8.
The leaders of the American Revolution signed a document called __________.
a)
The Biography
b)
The Letters to Washington
c)
The Declaration of Independence
d)
The Constitution
9.
What year was the declaration of independence signed?
a)
1768
b)
2006
c)
1825
d)
1776
10.
What is the name of our country now?
a)
Texas
b)
The United States of America
c)
America
d)
The Beach Boys
11.
In the American Revolution, the Patriots were fighting for
a)
Britain
b)
France
c)
America's freedom from Britain
12.
In the American Revolution, the Loyalists wanted
a)
America to be free of Britain
b)
America to remain loyal to Britain
13.
The Declaration of Independence was a document which 
a)
formed a new government for America
b)
told the world the colonists complaints against the King of England
14.
The Declaration of Independence was signed on 
a)
December 25, 1770
b)
July 4, 1776
15.
In 1492, what Navigator landed in the Caribbean and connected Europe to the Americas?
a)
Your mom
b)
Christopher Columbus 
c)
Leif Erikson
d)
Hernan Cortez
16.
What Country did the United States address when writing the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Ireland
b)
The United Kingdom
c)
France
d)
Spain
17.

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Samuel Adams

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Paul Revere

18.

The Preamble is...

a)

in the beginning of the Declaration...

b)

the conclusion.

c)

in the middle.

d)

not in the Declaration.

19.

According to the Declaration of Independence, what truth was "self-evident"?

a)

All men are created equal

b)

Rights are given by good kings

c)

Government exists to protect us from ourselves

d)

Only a democracy can protect our rights

20.

What are our natural rights according to Jefferson? (He got the idea from John Locke, but he changed the last right.)

a)

Freedom of speech, religion, and press

b)

Life, liberty, and property

c)

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

d)

Voting, rebelling, and health

21.

According to the Declaration of Independence, where does government get its power?

a)

From the King

b)

From the Supreme Court

c)

From God

d)

From the people

22.

Who did Thomas Jefferson get his ideas from?

a)

John Locke

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

George Washington

23.

How did Enlightenment thinking affect the formation of the U.S. government?

a)

It was where the building blocks (ideas) for our government came from

b)

It didn't

c)

It showed us what not to do

24.

What are unalienable rights?

a)

rights that can be taken away

b)

rights that cannot be taken away

c)

rights that don't matter

d)

rights for the government

25.

The last MAJOR battle of the American Revolution was the __________.

a)

Battle of Bunker Hill

b)

Battle of Yorktown

c)

Battle of Trenton

d)

Battle of Lexington

26.

Common Sense was written by

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

George Washington

c)

John Locke

d)

Thomas Paine

27.

What were American's called who supported independence?

a)

Tories

b)

Separatists

c)

Patriots

d)

Loyalists

28.

Colonists who chose to side with the British were known as

a)

Redcoats

b)

Loyalists

c)

Neutrals

d)

Patriots

29.

Who is on the $10 bill?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

James Madison

c)

Mighty D

d)

Alexander Hamilton

30.

Who was the 1st president of the United States?

a)

Marshall Dillon

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

George Washington

d)

Abraham Lincoln

31.

How did Alexander Hamilton die?

a)

Cancer

b)

Heart Attack

c)

Lost a duel to Aaron Burr

d)

Fell into the Potomac River & drowned

32.

In 1862, Abraham Lincoln announced the Emancipation Proclamation. What did this mean?

a)

Every child under 18 had to attend school

b)

All citizen would celebrate "Presidents Day"

c)

Slavery was outlawed in the United States

d)

All citizens would proclaim loyalty to the United States

33.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the United States fought against the Confederate States of America. Who was the president of the Confederates?

a)

Jefferson Davis

b)

Tex

c)

Marshall Dillon

d)

John F. Kennedy

34.

During the Cold War (1946-1991), the United States fought to stop the spread of...?

a)

Nazism

b)

Communism

c)

Feudalism

d)

Vaderism

35.

The United States has three branches of government. Which answer IS NOT a branch of government?

a)

Legislative

b)

Judicial

c)

Executive

d)

Local

36.

Which US president was NOT assassinated?

a)

John F. Kennedy

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Teddy Roosevelt

d)

James Garfield

37.

Which country was on our side during World War 2?

a)

Australia

b)

Germany

c)

Japan

d)

Italy

38.

Who was the president before Donald J. Trump?

a)

George W. Bush

b)

George H.W. Bush

c)

Ronald Reagan

d)

Barack Hussein Obama

39.

California is known for its

a)

Spanish Missions

b)

The 1849 Golden Rush

c)

The Silicon Valley

d)

All of the above

40.

What does the 2nd Amendment guarantee?

a)

Right to Bear Arms

b)

Right to remain silent

c)

Right to not have Marshall Dillon search your house without a warrant

d)

Right to Freedom of Speech

41.

Which California team was the 1st to win a Super Bowl?

a)

San Francisco 49ers

b)

Oakland Raiders

c)

Los Angeles Rams

d)

San Diego Chargers

42.

Which California baseball team has won the most World Series Championships?

a)

Los Angeles Dodgers

b)

San Diego Padres

c)

San Francisco Giants

d)

Oakland A's

43.
a supporter of a strong federal government
a)
federalist
b)
anit-federalist
c)
Democratic-Republican
d)
Whig
44.
was a leader in the American revolution. he went to serve as the first Vice President and second president of the united states
a)
John Adams
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
George Washington
d)
Alexander Hamilton
45.
a party that believes in states having more rights than the federal government
a)
anti-federalist
b)
federalist
c)
Democratic-Republican
d)
Whig
46.
a tax on foreing goods
a)
tariff
b)
bond
c)
interest
d)
income
47.
a ceremony in which the President publicly takes the oath of office.
a)
inauguration
b)
farewell address
c)
speculator
d)
impeachment
48.

What era in the United States started in 1929 and ended in 1939 with the outbreak of WWII?

a)

Roaring 20s

b)

Great Depression

c)

Gilded Age

d)

Civil Rights Movement

49.

What event occurred from 1914-1918?

a)

WWI

b)

WWII

c)

Cold War

d)

Spanish-American War

50.

What event occurred from 1939-1945?

a)

WWI

b)

WWII

c)

Cold War

d)

Great Depression

51.

Why is 1941 a significant date in U.S. history?

a)

It is the year the U.S. intervened in World War I.

b)

It is the year that Japan bombed Pearl Harbor which led to U.S. entry in WWII.

c)

It is the year that the stock market crashed as a result of overspeculation.

d)

It was the start of the Space Race.

52.

What year did the United States enter WWI?

a)

1898

b)

1917

c)

1941

d)

1957

53.

When did the United States land on the moon?

a)

1898

b)

1957

c)

1969

d)

1991

54.

In what year was the first minority elected president of the U.S.?

a)

1898

b)

1991

c)

1968

d)

2008

55.

In what year did Al Qaeda attack the World Trade Center which resulted American intervention on the war against terror?

a)

1968

b)

1991

c)

2001

d)

2008

56.

Vietnam War, Richard Nixon, Anti-War Movement

a)

1940s

b)

1980s

c)

1970s

d)

1950s

57.

Flappers, Credit, Prohibition Era, Consumerism

a)

1940s

b)

1950s

c)

1920s

d)

1960s

58.

Reagan, Conservative Resurgence, SDI

a)

1990s

b)

1970s

c)

1930s

d)

1980s

59.

Plymouth, or sometimes called Plymouth Rock was a colony established by what group?

a)

Businessmen

b)

Catholics

c)

Puritans

d)

Quakers

60.

In 1607, the first permanent English settlement was founded as a business venture and was called what?

a)

New England

b)

Jamestown

c)

Plymouth

d)

Charlestown

61.

The Sugar Act, then the Stamp Act, followed by the Quartering Act were all attempts by Parliament to do what?

a)

Get colonists jobs

b)

Raise money using taxes

c)

Regulate trade in the colonies

d)

All of the above

62.

A little protest got out of control in Boston on the evening of March 5, 1770 and was later called what?

a)

The shots heard round the world

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Boston Massacre

d)

Paul Revere's Ride

63.

Parliament passed the Tea Act in 1773, and how did the Sons of Liberty respond in Boston, Massachusetts?

a)

Boston Massacre

b)

Battle of Bunker Hill

c)

Battle of Lexington

d)

Boston Tea Party

64.

British troops marched out of Boston to search for weapons being stored by revolutionaries in nearby towns, the "shots heard 'round the world" would be fired where?

a)

Philadelphia and Baltimore

b)

New York and Saratoga

c)

Montreal and Ft. Stanwix

d)

Lexington and Concord

65.

British General Burgoyne loses to patriots led by Generals Arnold and Gates and what battle becomes a turning point during the American Revolution?

a)

Battle of Saratoga

b)

Battle of Gettysburg

c)

Battle of Montreal

d)

Battle of Bunker Hill

66.
Where the 13 original colonies located?
a)
On the East Coast 
b)
On the West Coast
c)
In the middle of  North America 
67.
There were three regions in the 13 original colonies. 
a)
East, West and North
b)
Top, middle and bottom
c)
New England, Middle and Southern
68.
The French and Indian War was fought between the
a)
French and Indians
b)
French and Spanish
c)
French and the British
69.
Who won the French and the Indian War?
a)
French
b)
British
c)
Indians
70.
What was the major cause of the American Revolution?
a)
The Indians were causing trouble for the British
b)
The King was taxing the colonists unfairly and they had no representation.
c)
The Colonists were stubborn and inconsiderate.
71.
In the American Revolution, the Patriots were fighting for
a)
Britain
b)
France
c)
America's freedom from Britain
72.

Who wanted to end slavery ?

a)

The Union (northern states)

b)

The Confederates (southern states)

73.

Who wanted to keep slavery ?

a)

The Union (northern states)

b)

The Confederates (southern states)

74.

When was the US Constitution signed ?

a)

September 17, 1787

b)

September 17, 1878

75.

What freedom is this? The right of papers to publish anything without criticism of the government.

a)

Freedom of Religion

b)

Freedom of Speech

c)

Freedom of Expression

d)

Freedom of the Press

76.

What two cities did we drop the atomic bomb on in World War II

a)

Hiroshima and Belarus

b)

London and Nagasaki

c)

Belarus and Nagasaki

d)

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

77.

What year did the Supreme Court start having 9 justices?

a)

1787

b)

1789

c)

1865

d)

1900

78.

Who was the first president to be impeached?

a)

Richard Nixon

b)

John Tyler

c)

Andrew Johnson

d)

William Henry Harrison

79.

What was the march as the result of the Indian Removal Act called?

a)

The Trail of Tears

b)

The Long Road of Death

c)

The Black Death

d)

The Long Trail of Forges

80.

the belief that a country should maintain a strong military and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests.

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliances

c)

Imperialism

d)

Nationalism

81.

A union formed for mutual benefit between countries.

a)

Militarism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Nationalism

d)

Alliances

82.

When a stronger nation dominates a weaker nation for political social or economic reasons

a)

Imperialism

b)

Militarism

c)

Alliances

d)

Nationalism

83.

Intense pride in your country and its people instead of in a ruler.

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliances

c)

Imperialism

d)

Nationalism

84.

Archduke of the Austro-Hungarian Empire who was assassinated by Serbian Nationalists

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Gavrillo Princip

c)

Franz Ferdinand

d)

Arthur Zimmerman

85.

Meant to convince Mexico to attack the U.S.A. and join Germany’s side - Germany offered to return land lost in the Mexican-American War after WWI ended as a reward.

a)

Lusitania

b)

Zimmerman Telegram

c)

Schlieffen Plan

d)

Austria's Ultimatum

86.

U.S. President who tried, in vain, to keep the United States out of WWI

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Harry Truman

c)

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR)

d)

Theodore Roosevelt

87.

The use of German U-boats to indiscriminately attack any ship in international waters

a)

UBoat Warfare

b)

Zimmerman Note

c)

Schlieffen Plan

d)

Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

88.

A type of combat in which opposing troops fight from trenches facing each other.

a)

Guerilla Warfare

b)

Modern Warfare

c)

Trench Warfare

d)

Mechanized Warfare

89.

Who was not in the Allied Powers?

a)

Germany

b)

Great Britain

c)

Russia

d)

France

90.

When was Abraham Lincoln elected president?

a)

1860

b)

1861

c)

1863

d)

1865

91.

What president was assassinted in 1865?

a)

George Washington

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Abraham Lincoln

92.

The Brown vs. Board of Education Supreme Court ruling stated that ________ in schools was unconstitutional.

a)

segregation

b)

federation

c)

regulation

d)

None of these

93.

The Montgomery Bus Boycott started because ________ was arrested.

a)

Thurgood Marshall

b)

Malcom X

c)

Rosa Parks

d)

Martin Luther King Jr.

94.

Martin Luther King Jr. used ___________ protests.

a)

non-violent

b)

deadly

c)

violent

d)

chaotic

95.

Sit-in protests were led by:

a)

Kids

b)

Adults

c)

Senior Citizens

d)

College Students

96.

The Bay of Pigs was a political ___________ for Kennedy.

a)

Party

b)

Debate

c)

Victory

d)

Humiliation

97.

The Cuban Missile Crisis involved:

a)

Kennedy, Khruschev & Castro

b)

Johnson, Khruschev & Castro

c)

Kennedy, Stalin & Castro

d)

Kennedy, Stalin & Carter

98.

The leader of North Vietnam was

a)

Saigon

b)

Ho Chi Minh

c)

Mao Zedong

d)

Ngo Dinh Diem

99.

____________ was the belief that if Vietnam became communist then other countries would too.

a)

Domino Theory

b)

Yahtzee Theory

c)

Poker Theory

d)

Jenga Theory

100.

The Watergate Scandal resulted in President __________ resignation.

a)

Kennedy's

b)

Johnson's

c)

Nixon's

d)

Ford's

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