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When was Jamestown founded?

1492

1600

1607

1590

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Where were the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution written?

Williamsburg, VA

Philadelphia, PA

Washington DC

Richmond, VA

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What signaled the end of the American Revolution?

The signing of the Articles of Confederation.

The defeat of British troops at Fort Sumter.

The British defeat at Yorktown, VA by George Washington.

The signing of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.

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

Mobile, AL

Gettysburg, PA

Washington DC

Appomattox Courthouse, VA

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Who was an 'abolitionist'?

Someone who wanted to end slavery in the US.

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

Someone who wanted to end religion in the US.

Someone who wanted to prohibit alcohol in the US.

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What was 'Manifest Destiny'?

That the US was to have religious freedom.

That the Puritans had the right to colonize separately.

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

That the British had the right to colonize the US.

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The pamphlet 'Common Sense' was written by who?

George Washington

Thomas Paine

Benjamin Franklin

Thomas Jefferson

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www.americaslibrary.gov

The Bill of Rights consists of how many amendments?

10

14

8

5

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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?

Booker T Washington

Benjamin Franklin

Dred Scott

Eli Whitney

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The Civil War was fought during what years?

1843-1850

1870-1879

1861-1865

1892-1898

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When did the Louisiana Purchase occur?

1803

1790

1813

1820

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

May 23, 1783

December 24, 1782

August 9, 1782

September 3, 1783

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

There is none.

English and French

English

English and Spanish

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Who was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence?

John Hancock

George Washington

John Adams

Thomas Jefferson

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