American History

Question 1

The colonists came to America for many reasons. Name one.

Answer 1

Freedom
Political liberty
Religious freedom
Economic opportunity
Escape persecution

Question 2

Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

Answer 2

American Indians/ Native Americans

Question 3

What group of people was taken and sold as slaves?

Answer 3

Africans

Question 4

What war did the Americans fight to win independence from Britain?

Answer 4

American Revolution

War for independence

Question 5

Name one reason why the Americans declared independence from Britain.

Answer 5

High taxes
Taxation without representation
Boston Massacre

Question 6

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence

Answer 6

Thomas Jefferson

Question 7

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

Answer 7

July 4, 1776

Question 8

The American Revolution had many important events. Name one.

Answer 8

Declaration of independence

Battle of Bunker Hill

Question 9

There were 13 original states. Name five.

Answer 9

New Hampshire, MA, Rhode Island, NY, NJ, Penn, Virginia, NC, SC, GA

Question 10

What founding document was written in 1787

Answer 10

US constitution

Question 11

The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the US Constitution. Name one of the writers.

Answer 11

(James) Madison
(Alexander) Hamilton
(John) Jay
Publius

Question 12

Why were the Federalist Papers important?

Answer 12

They helped people understand the US Constitution

They supported passing the US Constitution

Question 13

Benjamin Franklin is famous for many things. Name one

Answer 13

Founded the first free public libraries
First Postmaster General of the US
Helped write the Declaration of Independence 
Inventor
US diplomat

Question 14

George Washington is famous for many things. Name one.

Answer 14

Father of Our Country
First president of the US
General of the Continental Army

Question 15

Thomas Jefferson is famous for many things. Name one.

Answer 15

Writer of the Declaration of Independence
Third President of the US
Doubled the size of the US
First Secretary of State

Question 16

James Madison is famous for many things. Name one.

Answer 16

Father of the Constitution
Fourth president of the US
One of the writers of the Federalist Paper

Question 17

Alexander Hamilton is famous for many things. Name one

Answer 17

First Secretary of the Treasury
One of the writers of the Federalist Papers
Helped establish the First Bank of the US

Question 18

What territory did the US buy from France in 1803

Answer 18

Louisiana

Question 19

Name one war fought by the US in the 1800s

Answer 19

War of 1812
Mexican-American War
Civil War

Question 20

Name the US war between the North and the South

Answer 20

The Civil War

Question 21

The Civil War had many important event. Name one.

Answer 21

Battle of Fort Sumter

Emancipation Proclamation

Question 22

Abraham Lincoln is famous for many things. Name one

Answer 22

Freed the slaves
Saved the Union
Led the US during the Civil War
16th president of the US

Question 23

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

Answer 23

Freed the salves

Freed salves in the Confederacy

Question 24

What US war ended slavery?

Answer 24

The Civil War

Question 25

What amendment gives citizenship to all persons born in the United States?

Answer 25

14th Amendment

Question 26

When did all men get the right to vote

Answer 26

After the Civil War During Reconstruction 1870

Question 27

Name one leader of the women's right movement in the 1800s.

Answer 27

Lucy Stone | Susan B. Anthony

Question 28

Name one war fought by the US in the 1900s

Answer 28

WWI, WWII, Korean War, Vietnam War

Question 29

Why did the US enter World War I?

Answer 29

Because Germany Attacked US (civilian) ships To support the Allied Powers To oppose the Central Powers

Question 30

When did all women get the right to vote?

Answer 30

After WWI, 1920

Question 31

What was the Great Depression?

Answer 31

Longest economic recession in modern history

Question 32

When did the Great Depression start?

Answer 32

The Great Crash (1929)

Question 33

Who was president during the Great Depression and World War II?

Answer 33

(Franklin) Roosevelt

Question 34

Why did the US enter World War II

Answer 34

Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor To support the Allied Powers To oppose the Axis Powers

Question 35

Dwight Eisenhower is famous for many things. Name one.

Answer 35

General during WWII President at the end of (during) the Korean War 34th president of the US Signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 (Created the Interstate system)

Question 36

Who was the US's main rival during the Cold War

Answer 36

USSR

Question 37

During the Cold war, what was one main concern of the US

Answer 37

Communism | Nuclear war

Question 38

Why did the United States enter the Korean War?

Answer 38

To stop the spread of communism

Question 39

Why did the United States enter the Vietnam war?

Answer 39

To stop the spread of communism

Question 40

What did the civil rights movement do?

Answer 40

Fought to end racial discrimination

Question 41

Martin Luther King, Jr is famous for many things. Name one

Answer 41

Fought for civil rights Worked for equality for all American Worked to ensure that people would "not judged by the color of their skin, but the content of their character"

Question 42

Why did the United States entered the Persian Gulf War

Answer 42

To force the Iraqi military from Kuwait

Question 43

What major event happened on Sept 11, 2001 in US?

Answer 43

Terrorists attacked the US | Terrorists took over two planes and crashed them into the World Trade Center in New York City

Question 44

Name one US military conflict after the 911 attack

Answer 44

Global war on terror war in Afghanistan war in Iraq

Question 45

Name one American Indian tribe in the US

Answer 45

Blackfeet Cherokee Crow

Question 46

Name one example of an American innovation

Answer 46

Light bulb Automobile Skyscrapers Airplane