Historical Figures
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is
famous for?
A. decorated war general
B. inventor of the telegraph
C. fourth president of the United States
D. oldest member of the Constitutional Convention
D. oldest member of the Constitutional Convention
Where is the Statue of Liberty located?
A. Alaska
B. Florida
C. Hawaii
D. New York
D. New York
Which of the following wars was fought by the United States in the 1800s?
A. Korean War
B. World War I
C. Spanish-American War
D. French and Indian War
C. Spanish-American War
What is one responsibility that only applies
to United States citizens?
A. pay taxes
B. obey the laws
C. serve on a jury
D. attend private school
C. serve on a jury
What happened at the Constitutional
Convention?
A. The Constitution was written.
B. The Constitution was ratified.
C. The Magna Carta was signed.
D. The Declaration of Independence was written.
A. The Constitution was written.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
A. James Madison
B. Abraham Lincoln
C. Thomas Jefferson
D. George Washington
C. Thomas Jefferson
Which of the following includes three of the 13 original states?
A. Georgia, Indiana, New York
B. Maine, Ohio, and West Virginia
C. Vermont, Florida, and Pennsylvania
D. Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina
D. Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina
Who did the United States fight in World
War II?
A. Japan, Germany, and Italy
B. Japan, Germany, and France
C. Russia, China, and Japan
D. Russia, France, and Great Britain
A. Japan, Germany, and Italy
15. Which of the following includes two rights
of everyone living in the United States?
A. freedom to work and freedom of speech
B. freedom to work and freedom to make laws
C. freedom of speech and freedom of assembly
D. freedom to make laws and freedom of assembly
C. freedom of speech and freedom of assembly
When was the U.S. Constitution written?
A. 1776
B. 1787
C. 1812
D. 1865
B. 1787
Who was the President during World War I?
A. Warren Harding
B. Woodrow Wilson
C. Franklin Roosevelt
D. Theodore Roosevelt
B. Woodrow Wilson
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
A. Chinese
B. Russians
C. Pacific Islanders
D. American Indians
D. American Indians
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
A. called for an end to the Civil War
B. called for the creation of state borders
C. called for an end to Southern Secession
D. called for the freeing of slaves in the Confederate States
D. called for the freeing of slaves in the Confederate States
What stops one branch of government from
becoming too powerful?
A. the military
B. the Bill of Rights
C. checks and balances
D. the Federal Reserve
C. checks and balances
What is an amendment?
A. a change to the Constitution
B. a preamble to the Constitution
C. an explanation of the Bill of Rights
D. an introduction to the Bill of Rights
A. a change to the Constitution
What did Martin Luther King Jr. do?
A. fought for civil rights
B. became the first black U.S. Senator
C. established the Harvard Law School
D. ran for President of the United States
A. fought for civil rights
What Ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?
A. Arctic Ocean
B. Indian Ocean
C. Pacific Ocean
D. Atlantic Ocean
D. Atlantic Ocean
What did the Declaration of Independence
do?
A. declared freedom for the slaves
B. declared equal rights for women
C. declared freedom from Great Britain
D. declared an end to the war with Great Britain
C. declared freedom from Great Britain
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
A. July 4, 1770
B. July 4, 1776
C. July 4, 1870
D. July 4, 1876
B. July 4, 1776
How many amendments does the Constitution have?
A. 10
B. 27
C. 36
D. 50
D. to defend the U.S. Constitution
B. 27
Who was the first President of the United States?
A. John Hancock
B. James Madison
C. Benjamin Franklin
D. George Washington
D. George Washington
Which of the following is one of the two longest rivers in the United States?
A. Ohio River
B. Potomac River
C. Colorado River
D. Mississippi River
D. Mississippi River
What is the name of the national anthem?
A. God Bless the U.S.A.
B. America the Beautiful
C. My Country Tis of Thee
D. The Star-Spangled Banner
D. The Star-Spangled Banner
What is the deadline for filing federal income
tax forms?
A. April 15
B. June 30
C. September 15
D. December 31
A. April 15
What does the Constitution do?
A. sets up and defines the government
B. draws boundaries of congressional districts
C. sets codes of conduct for obeying local and federal laws
D. determines whether citizens are prosecuted to the full extent of the law
A. sets up and defines the government