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US History Trivia Quiz

From the Revolutionary War to modern events, test your knowledge of America’s past with this quiz!

Q1. Who was the first President of the United States?

Thomas Jefferson

John Adams

George Washington

Q2. What year did the American Civil War end?

1861

1870

1865

Q3. Which document declared the American colonies independent from British rule?

The Constitution

The Bill of Rights

The Declaration of Independence

Q4. Who was the President during the Great Depression and World War II?

Herbert Hoover

Harry S. Truman

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Q5. Which U.S. state was the last to join the Union?

Alaska

Arizona

Hawaii

Q6. What movement sought to end racial discrimination and segregation in the United States?

Women's Suffrage Movement

Labor Movement

Civil Rights Movement

Q7. Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?

Bessie Coleman

Harriet Quimby

Amelia Earhart

Q8. During which war did the Battle of Gettysburg occur?

World War I

The Revolutionary War

The American Civil War

Q9. What was the main cause of the American Revolutionary War?

Slavery

Westward expansion

Taxation without representation

Q10. Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery?

The 14th Amendment

The 15th Amendment

The 13th Amendment

Q11. Who was known as the 'Father of the Constitution'?

George Washington

Thomas Jefferson

James Madison

Q12. Which event marked the start of the Great Depression?

The New Deal

World War II

The stock market crash of 1929

Q13. Who was the U.S. President during the Louisiana Purchase?

James Monroe

Andrew Jackson

Thomas Jefferson

Q14. Which project developed the first nuclear weapons during World War II?

Apollo Program

Operation Overlord

Manhattan Project

Q15. What was the first permanent English settlement in North America?

Plymouth

Roanoke

Jamestown

Q16. Who wrote the famous speech 'I Have a Dream'?

Malcolm X

Rosa Parks

Martin Luther King Jr.

Q17. What year did the United States land the first human on the Moon?

1965

1972

1969

Q18. Which amendment gave women the right to vote in the United States?

18th Amendment

20th Amendment

19th Amendment

Q19. Who was the only U.S. President to serve more than two terms?

Theodore Roosevelt

George Washington

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Q20. What major event led the United States to enter World War II?

The invasion of Poland

The Battle of Britain

The bombing of Pearl Harbor

Q21. Which U.S. President signed the Emancipation Proclamation?

Andrew Johnson

Ulysses S. Grant

Abraham Lincoln

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