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3. Who delivered the Gettysburg Address?
A. Abraham Lincoln
B. George Washington
C. Theodore Roosevelt
D. Woodrow Wilson
A. Abraham Lincoln
. Who became president after John F. Kennedy’s assassination?
A. Richard Nixon
B. Gerald Ford
C. Lyndon B. Johnson
D. Harry Truman
Lyndon B Johnson
Which military branch was established first?
A) Navy
B) Army
C) Marines
D) Air Force
B) Army
What city was the first U.S. capital?
A) Philadelphia
B) New York City
C) Washington D.C.
D) Boston
NYC
What is the highest U.S. military decoration?
A) Silver Star
B) Bronze Star
C) Medal of Honor
D) Purple Heart
Medal of Honor
2. Which president issued the Emancipation Proclamation?
A. Andrew Johnson
B. Ulysses S. Grant
C. Abraham Lincoln
D. James Buchanan
C. Abraham Lincoln
What document begins with "We the People"?
A) The Declaration of Independence
B) The Bill of Rights
C) The Constitution
D) The Federalist Papers
Answer: C) The Constitution
Where did the D-Day invasion occur?
A) Italy
B) Germany
C) Normandy, France
D) Belgium
Normany,France
What was the Manhattan Project?
A) A New York subway system
B) A secret operation to capture Hitler
C) The development of the atomic bomb
D) A reconstruction plan for Europe
C. Development of the atomic bomb
Who led the March on Washington in 1963?
A) Malcolm X
B) Lyndon Johnson
C) Martin Luther King Jr.
D) Jesse Jackson
C) Martin Luther King Jr.
Who was president during World War I?
A. William Howard Taft
B. Woodrow Wilson
C. Theodore Roosevelt
D. Warren Harding
B. Woodrow Wilson
Who was the only U.S. President to resign from office?
A) Richard Nixon
B) Gerald Ford
C) Jimmy Carter
D) Lyndon B. Johnson
A. Richard Nixon
Which president famously said, “Speak softly and carry a big stick”?
A. Harry Truman
B. Theodore Roosevelt
C. Dwight D. Eisenhower
D. Andrew Jackson
Theodore Roosevelt
Which President served the shortest term?
A) James A. Garfield
B) William Henry Harrison
C) Zachary Taylor
D) Millard Fillmore
Answer: B) William Henry Harrison
What U.S. agency was created after 9/11?
A) FBI
B) Department of Homeland Security
C) NSA
D) FEMA
B) Department of Homeland Security
. Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence and later president?
A. George Washington
B. John Adams
C. Benjamin Franklin
D. Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
Which U.S. state was the last to join the Union?
A) Arizona
B) Alaska
C) Hawaii
D) New Mexico
Hawaii
Which president made the decision to drop the atomic bombs on Japan?
A. Franklin D. Roosevelt
B. Harry Truman
C. Dwight D. Eisenhower
D. Herbert Hoover
Answer: B
Harry Truman
Which two Presidents died on July 4, 1826?
A) Adams and Jefferson
B) Madison and Monroe
C) Washington and Franklin
D) Jackson and Van Buren
Adams and Jefferson
Who was the first president to be inaugurated in Washington, D.C.?
A. Thomas Jefferson
B. John Adams
C. James Madison
D. James Monroe
A. Thomas Jefferson
12. Which president purchased Alaska from Russia?
A. Abraham Lincoln
B. Andrew Johnson
C. Ulysses S. Grant
D. James Buchanan
B. Andrew Johnson
Who was President during the Louisiana Purchase?
A) John Adams
B) Thomas Jefferson
C) James Monroe
D) Andrew Jackson
Thomas Jefferson
Which U.S. President had the nickname "Old Hickory"?
A) Zachary Taylor
B) Andrew Jackson
C) Ulysses S. Grant
D) James Polk
Andrew Jackson
What was the name of the first U.S. satellite?
A) Liberty 1
B) Explorer 1
C) Pioneer 1
D) Apollo 1
B) Explorer 1
Who was the first president to appear on television?
A. Franklin D. Roosevelt
B. Harry Truman
C. Dwight D. Eisenhower
D. John F. Kennedy
A. FDR