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1. Who was the first president of the United States?
George Washington
2. What year did the Declaration of Independence was signed?
1776
3. Who was the leader of the Civil Rights Movement?
Martin Luther King Jr.
4. What was the name of the ship that carried the Pilgrims to America?
Mayflower
5. What was the name of the first permanent English settlement in America?
Jamestown
6. Who were the first people to colonize the Americas?
Native Americans
7. What were the causes of the American Revolution?
A. Taxation without representation, Boston Tea Party, American Revolution
B. British colonial policies, French and Indian War, Boston Massacre
C. Declaration of Independence, Stamp Act, Intolerable Acts
D. Surrender at Yorktown, Treaty of Paris, Continental Congress
Taxation without representation, restrictions on trade, British troops in the colonies
8. Who were the Founding Fathers of the United States?
Alexander Hamilton, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison
9. What was the Underground Railroad?
A. It was a secret society of abolitionists
B. Network of safe houses that helped enslaved African Americans escape to freedom
C. A system of underground tunnels used by slaves to escape plantations
D. It was a code name for the British spies during the American Revolution
A network of safe houses and secret routes used by enslaved African Americans to escape to free states or Canada
10. Who was the first European explorer to reach the Americas?
Christopher Columbus
11. What was the Industrial Revolution?
A. The formation of labor unions in the United States
B. period of rapid industrialization that transformed economies and societies through technological advancements
C. The decline of manufacturing industries in Europe
D. The establishment of trade routes with Asia
B. Period of major industrialization and technological advancement in the late 18th and early 19th centuries
12. Who wrote the Constitution of the United States?
James Madison
13. Who were the Native Americans?
A. Indigenous peoples of North America
B. European settlers in the New World
C. African slaves brought to America
D. Spanish conquistadors who explored the Americas
Indigenous peoples who lived in North and South America before European colonization
14. What was the significance of the Battle of Gettysburg?
A. Turning point in the Civil War that ended Confederate hopes of winning the war
B. First major battle of the American Revolution
C. Battle that secured the independence of Central America from Spain
D. Treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the US and Britain
Turning point in the Civil War, turning the tide in favor of the Union
15. Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
Amelia Earhart
16. What was the significance of the Louisiana Purchase?
Doubled the size of the United States and opened up new territories for settlement
17. Who was the first African American president of the United States?
Barack Obama
18. What was the Trail of Tears?
Forced relocation of Native Americans from their ancestral lands to areas west of the Mississippi River
19. What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
Executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln that freed enslaved African Americans in Confederate states
20. Who was the first astronaut to walk on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
21. What was the significance of the Battle of Bunker Hill?
A. Last battle of the Civil War that led to the surrender of the Confederacy
B. Turning point in the War of 1812 between the US and Britain
C. First major battle of the American Revolution that showed Colonial troops could stand up to British forces
D. Battle that secured Texas' independence from Mexico
First major battle of the Revolutionary War, showed that the colonists could stand up to British forces
22. Who was the leader of the Confederate Army during the Civil War?
Robert E. Lee
23. What was the significance of the Great Depression?
A. Period of rapid industrialization in the United States during the late 19th century
B. Military conflict between the US and Mexico in the mid-1800s
C. Economic downturn in the 1930s marked by high unemployment, poverty, and widespread hardship
D. European colonization of the Americas in the 16th century
Economic crisis in the United States in the 1930s characterized by widespread poverty and unemployment
24. Who was the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court?
Sandra Day O'Connor
25. What year did the United States enter World War II?
1941