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When was Jamestown founded?

1607

1590

1600

1492

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Where were the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution written?

Washington DC

Richmond, VA

Williamsburg, VA

Philadelphia, PA

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What signaled the end of the American Revolution?

The British defeat at Yorktown, VA by George Washington.

The signing of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.

The defeat of British troops at Fort Sumter.

The signing of the Articles of Confederation.

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Where did Robert E. Lee surrender the Confederate Army to Ulysses S. Grant to end the Civil War?

Mobile, AL

Washington DC

Appomattox Courthouse, VA

Gettysburg, PA

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Who was an 'abolitionist'?

Someone who wanted to prohibit alcohol in the US.

Someone who wanted to end slavery in the US.

Someone who wanted to end religion in the US.

Someone who wanted to end the British control of the US.

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What was 'Manifest Destiny'?

That the British had the right to colonize the US.

The belief that the US should be settled from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.

That the Puritans had the right to colonize separately.

That the US was to have religious freedom.

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The pamphlet 'Common Sense' was written by who?

Thomas Jefferson

Benjamin Franklin

George Washington

Thomas Paine

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The Bill of Rights consists of how many amendments?

5

14

8

10

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Abraham Lincoln was the ___th president of the US.

21st

9th

2nd

16th

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The cotton gin was invented by which man?

Dred Scott

Eli Whitney

Booker T Washington

Benjamin Franklin

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The Civil War was fought during what years?

1861-1865

1892-1898

1870-1879

1843-1850

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When did the Louisiana Purchase occur?

1820

1813

1790

1803

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When was the Treaty of Paris signed to end the Revolutionary War?

December 24, 1782

September 3, 1783

May 23, 1783

August 9, 1782

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What is the official language(s) of the US?

English and French

English and Spanish

There is none.

English

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Who was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence?

John Hancock

John Adams

Thomas Jefferson

George Washington

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