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United States History

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the first president?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

George Washington

d)

John Adams

2.

Benjamin Harrison was the 23rd president?

a)

False

b)

True

3.

What did they cross to get to North & South America?

a)

bridge

b)

wall

c)

land bridge

d)

ice

4.

How many presidents are there in the United States?

a)

43

b)

45

c)

100

d)

20

5.

Why do we celebrate the 4th of July?

a)

To honor soldiers.

b)

The signing of the Declaration of Independence.

c)

To honor pilgrims and native americans.

6.

The Alamo

a)

The Alamo is a mountain range in Australia.

b)

The Alamo is a historic site in San Antonio, Texas.

c)

The Alamo is a famous restaurant in Paris, France.

d)

The Alamo is a shopping mall in New York City.

7.

In what year did Illinois become a state?

(a)  

8.

During what time period did the land boom and bust take place?

a)

1950's

b)

1920's

c)

1720's

d)

2000's

9.

Which PA city used to be the capital of the United States before Washington D.C.?

a)

Pittsburgh

b)

Harrisburg

c)

Philadephia

10.

Nebraska became a state in ___.

a)

1967

b)

1867

c)

1767

d)

1667

11.

In what year did Illinois become a state?

(a)  

12.

Why is 1803 Significant?

a)

Louisiana Purchase

b)

Civil War

c)

Bacon's Rebellion

d)

Mayflower Compact

13.

What is the belief that Americans thought they had the right to expand west called?

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

Manifest Destiny

c)

Constitutional Rights

14.

Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement, was close to the ________________ Ocean.

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Gulf of Mexico

15.

What was one way the United States grew and expanded?

a)

The United States made the Louisiana Purchase from France in 1803.

b)

The United States convinced France to give them land.

c)

The United States has always been a large country.

16.

The United States _______________ Texas in 1845.

a)

annexed

b)

purchased

c)

fought

17.

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

George Washington

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

John Adams

18.

What year did the United States enter World War I?

a)

1914

b)

1917

c)

1918

d)

1920

19.

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery?

a)

13th Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

d)

16th Amendment

20.

Who was the president during the Louisiana Purchase?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

James Madison

c)

John Adams

d)

James Monroe

21.

What was the primary cause of the American Civil War?

a)

Slavery

b)

Taxation without representation

c)

Tea Act

d)

Stamp Act

22.

Which U.S. state was the first to secede from the Union before the Civil War?

a)

Virginia

b)

South Carolina

c)

Georgia

d)

Texas

23.

What was the main purpose of the Lewis and Clark expedition?

a)

To find a water route to the Pacific Ocean

b)

To map the East Coast

c)

To establish trade with Canada

d)

To explore the Gulf of Mexico

24.

Who was the U.S. president during the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Andrew Johnson

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Rutherford B. Hayes

25.

What was the significance of the Battle of Gettysburg?

a)

It was the turning point of the Civil War

b)

It was the first battle of the Civil War

c)

It ended the Revolutionary War

d)

It was the last battle of the War of 1812