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When was Jamestown founded?

1590

1600

1607

1492

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Where were the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution written?

Philadelphia, PA

Richmond, VA

Williamsburg, VA

Washington DC

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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 signing of the Articles of Confederation.

The defeat of British troops at Fort Sumter.

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

Washington DC

Mobile, AL

Appomattox Courthouse, VA

Gettysburg, PA

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Who was an 'abolitionist'?

Someone who wanted to end religion in the US.

Someone who wanted to prohibit alcohol in the US.

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

Someone who wanted to end slavery in the US.

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What was 'Manifest Destiny'?

That the Puritans had the right to colonize separately.

That the US was to have religious freedom.

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.

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The pamphlet 'Common Sense' was written by who?

Thomas Jefferson

George Washington

Benjamin Franklin

Thomas Paine

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www.americaslibrary.gov

The Bill of Rights consists of how many amendments?

8

14

10

5

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Abraham Lincoln was the ___th president of the US.

16th

21st

2nd

9th

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The cotton gin was invented by which man?

Benjamin Franklin

Dred Scott

Eli Whitney

Booker T Washington

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The Civil War was fought during what years?

1843-1850

1861-1865

1892-1898

1870-1879

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When did the Louisiana Purchase occur?

1813

1790

1820

1803

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

May 23, 1783

August 9, 1782

December 24, 1782

September 3, 1783

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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

Thomas Jefferson

George Washington

John Adams

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