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Great American History
Test your knowledge of American history with this quiz!
Quiz ID:
#21188
Fun:
(2.56)
Difficulty:
(1.5)
Category:
History
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United States
Created By:
intrepidus
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#1 Who first used the term "Manifest Destiny"?
James K. Polk
John L. O'Sullivan
Andrew Jackson
My history teacher
#2 What was the first permanent English settlement in America?
Your Answer:
1 word, 9 letters.
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#3 The First Battle of Bull Run (also known as First Battle of Manassas) took place during the American Revolutionary War.
True
False
#4 Which of the following states did not take part in the Articles of Confederation in 1781?
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
#5 The first published copies of the Declaration of Independence were called Dunlap Broadsides.
True
False
#6 What president died after just one month in office?
James K. Polk
William Henry Harrison
Martin Van Buren
John Tyler
#7 Who shot James A. Garfield, the twentieth President of the U.S., on July 2, 1881?
John Wilkes Booth
Charles Julius Guiteau
Lee Harvey Oswald
Leon Frank Czolgosz
#8 Which of the following did not interest Jedediah Smith?
Hunting
Being a cowboy
Exploring
Fur trade
#9 In what battle was General George A. Custer killed?
First Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Appomattox Courthouse
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Little Bighorn
#10 What law forced English colonists to stay east of the Appalachian Mountains?
Proclamation of 1763
Treaty of Paris
Magna Carta
Albany Plan
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