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When was Jamestown founded?

1607

1600

1492

1590

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Where were the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution written?

Philadelphia, PA

Williamsburg, VA

Richmond, VA

Washington DC

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What signaled the end of the American Revolution?

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.

The British defeat at Yorktown, VA by George Washington.

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

Washington DC

Appomattox Courthouse, VA

Mobile, AL

Gettysburg, PA

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Who was an 'abolitionist'?

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

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.

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What was 'Manifest Destiny'?

That the British had the right to colonize the US.

That the Puritans had the right to colonize separately.

That the US was to have religious freedom.

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?

George Washington

Benjamin Franklin

Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Paine

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www.americaslibrary.gov

The Bill of Rights consists of how many amendments?

8

14

5

10

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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

Eli Whitney

Dred Scott

Booker T Washington

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The Civil War was fought during what years?

1843-1850

1892-1898

1870-1879

1861-1865

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When did the Louisiana Purchase occur?

1813

1790

1803

1820

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

December 24, 1782

September 3, 1783

August 9, 1782

May 23, 1783

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

English and Spanish

English

English and French

There is none.

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Who was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson

John Hancock

John Adams

George Washington

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