Test your knowledge of America’s past, one question at a time thumbnail
Test your knowledge of America’s past, one question at a time thumbnail

Test your knowledge of America’s past, one question at a time

10th - 12th grades
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1 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Who was the first President of the United States?


Thomas Jefferson

George Washington

John Adams

James Madison

2 Question
30 seconds
Q.

In what year did the United States declare independence from Britain?


1776

1783

1791

1804

3 Question
30 seconds
Q.

What document begins with “We the People”?


Bill of Rights

Declaration of Independence

U.S. Constitution

Magna Carta

4 Question
30 seconds
Q.

The American Civil War was fought between which years?


1812–1815

1846–1848

1861–1865

1898–1901

5 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?


Benjamin Franklin

Thomas Jefferson

George Washington

John Hancock

6 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Which purchase doubled the size of the United States in 1803?


Gadsden Purchase

Louisiana Purchase

Alaska Purchase

Florida Purchase

7 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?


13th Amendment

14th Amendment

15th Amendment

19th Amendment

8 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Who was the U.S. President during the 9/11 terrorist attacks?


Bill Clinton

George W. Bush

Barack Obama

Ronald Reagan

9 Question
30 seconds
Q.

What year did women in the U.S. gain the right to vote?


1919

1920

1925

1932

10 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Who was the leader of the civil rights movement famous for “I Have a Dream”?


Malcolm X

Rosa Parks

Martin Luther King Jr.

Jesse Jackson

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