Questions 2

Question 1

What year did the United States declare its independence from Great Britain?

Answer 1

1776

Question 2

True or False: The Constitution was ratified in 1787.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Fill in the blank: The first ten amendments to the Constitution are known as the _______.

Answer 3

Bill of Rights

Question 4

Which event marked the beginning of the American Civil War?

Answer 4

The attack on Fort Sumter in 1861

Question 5

Who was the first President of the United States?

Answer 5

George Washington

Question 6

What was the main purpose of the Louisiana Purchase?

Answer 6

To expand U.S. territory and access to resources.

Question 7

Name one reason for the War of 1812.

Answer 7

Impressment of American sailors by the British.

Question 8

Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?

Answer 8

The 13th Amendment

Question 9

True or False: The Emancipation Proclamation was issued by Abraham Lincoln.

Answer 9

True

Question 10

What was the primary goal of the Reconstruction Era?

Answer 10

To rebuild the South and integrate formerly enslaved people into society.

Question 11

What did the Supreme Court rule in Brown v. Board of Education?

Answer 11

That racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.

Question 12

Fill in the blank: The _______ was a significant economic crisis that began in 1929.

Answer 12

Great Depression

Question 13

Which U.S. President initiated the New Deal?

Answer 13

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Question 14

What was the primary cause of World War I?

Answer 14

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

Question 15

True or False: The United States entered World War II after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Answer 15

True

Question 16

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

Answer 16

Nikita Khrushchev

Question 17

What was the main objective of the Civil Rights Movement?

Answer 17

To end racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans.

Question 18

Which event is often considered the start of the women’s suffrage movement in the U.S.?

Answer 18

The Seneca Falls Convention in 1848

Question 19

Fill in the blank: The _______ Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

Answer 19

Civil Rights

Question 20

What does the term ‘McCarthyism’ refer to?

Answer 20

The practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without proper evidence, particularly during the Red Scare.

Question 21

Which war was fought between the North and South in the United States?

Answer 21

The American Civil War

Question 22

True or False: The Voting Rights Act of 1965 aimed to eliminate barriers to voting for African Americans.

Answer 22

True

Question 23

What was the main purpose of the Marshall Plan?

Answer 23

To aid Western Europe’s economic recovery after World War II.

Question 24

Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?

Answer 24

Amelia Earhart

Question 25

What event is commonly associated with the phrase ‘the shot heard ‘round the world’?

Answer 25

The Battles of Lexington and Concord

Question 26

Fill in the blank: The _______ is the supreme law of the land.

Answer 26

Constitution

Question 27

What was the significance of the Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade?

Answer 27

It legalized abortion in the United States.