American history quiz

Question 1

The colonies make a bold break: what year did the United States declare independence, and what document announced it?

Accepted Answer

1776 The Declaration of Independence It was adopted on July 4, 1776

Question 2

When the American colonies rebelled in the Revolutionary War, which country did they fight, and what did the colonies win?

Accepted Answer

They fought Great Britain (Britain). The colonies won independence. The result was the creation of the United States.

Question 3

The new United States needs a leader: who became its first president, and in which city was he sworn in?

Accepted Answer

George Washington New York City He was sworn in on April 30, 1789

Question 4

What did the 13th Amendment abolish, and in what year was it ratified?

Accepted Answer

Abolished slavery Ratified in 1865 Part of the U.S. Constitution

Question 5

A huge 1803 land deal changed the map: what was the purchase called, who sold the territory, and what did it do to the size of the United States?

Accepted Answer

It was the Louisiana Purchase. France sold the territory to the United States. The purchase nearly doubled the country's size.

Question 6

Picture settlers heading west from Missouri: what was their route called, and what region were they aiming for?

Accepted Answer

Oregon Trail Started in Missouri Led toward Oregon Country A major 19th-century westward migration route

Question 7

In 1919, Congress sent a landmark amendment to the states: what number was it, what right did it protect, and when was it ratified?

Accepted Answer

The Nineteenth Amendment It protected women’s right to vote It was ratified in 1920

Question 8

At the 1787 convention, what was the compromise called, how did it count enslaved people, and which two political calculations used that count?

Accepted Answer

The Three-Fifths Compromise Counted each enslaved person as three-fifths of a person The count applied to representation and taxation

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