Timeline of US history

Question 1

What year did Christopher Columbus first arrive in the Americas?

Answer 1

1492

Question 2

True or False: The Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Fill in the blank: The American Revolution began in the year _____

Answer 3

1775

Question 4

What document established the first government of the United States?

Answer 4

The Articles of Confederation

Question 5

Which event marked the start of the Civil War?

Answer 5

The attack on Fort Sumter in 1861

Question 6

What year was the U.S. Constitution ratified?

Answer 6

1788

Question 7

Who was the first President of the United States?

Answer 7

George Washington

Question 8

Multiple Choice: Which amendment abolished slavery? A) 13th B) 14th C) 15th

Answer 8

A) 13th

Question 9

What was the main cause of the War of 1812?

Answer 9

Impressment of American sailors and trade restrictions

Question 10

True or False: The Emancipation Proclamation was issued by Abraham Lincoln in 1863.

Answer 10

True

Question 11

Fill in the blank: The Great Depression began in the year _____

Answer 11

1929

Question 12

Which event led the United States to enter World War I?

Answer 12

The sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmermann Telegram

Question 13

What year did the United States land the first humans on the Moon?

Answer 13

1969

Question 14

Multiple Choice: Which civil rights leader delivered the ‘I Have a Dream’ speech? A) Malcolm X B) Martin Luther King Jr. C) Rosa Parks

Answer 14

B) Martin Luther King Jr.

Question 15

What significant event occurred on September 11, 2001?

Answer 15

Terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon

Question 16

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

Answer 16

To explore the newly acquired Louisiana Territory

Question 17

True or False: The United States purchased Alaska from Russia in 1867.

Answer 17

True

Question 18

Fill in the blank: The New Deal was a series of programs implemented during the presidency of _____

Answer 18

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Question 19

What year did women gain the right to vote in the United States?

Answer 19

1920

Question 20

Which event is considered the end of the Cold War?

Answer 20

The dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991

Question 21

Multiple Choice: The Civil Rights Act was passed in which year? A) 1964 B) 1965 C) 1966

Answer 21

A) 1964

Question 22

What major global conflict did the United States participate in from 1950 to 1953?

Answer 22

The Korean War

Question 23

True or False: The Boston Tea Party occurred in 1773.

Answer 23

True

Question 24

Fill in the blank: The first ten amendments to the Constitution are known as the _____

Answer 24

Bill of Rights

Question 25

What was the main issue addressed by the Missouri Compromise?

Answer 25

The balance of power between slave and free states

Question 26

What landmark Supreme Court case established the principle of 'judicial review'?

Answer 26

Marbury v. Madison

Question 27

What year did the U.S. enter World War II?

Answer 27

1941

Question 28

Multiple Choice: Which U.S. President issued the New Deal? A) Herbert Hoover B) Franklin D. Roosevelt C) Harry S. Truman

Answer 28

B) Franklin D. Roosevelt