American History Questions

ID	Question	Correct Answer	Choice 1	Choice 2	Choice 3	Difficulty	Knowledge Category	Topic Focus
711	Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?	Thomas Jefferson	John Adams	Benjamin Franklin	George Washington	1	American History	Founding Documents
712	In what year was the Declaration of Independence signed?	1776	1775	1777	1778	1	American History	Revolutionary Era
713	What was the first permanent English settlement in America?	Jamestown	Plymouth	Boston	Charleston	1	American History	Colonial Period
714	Which amendment abolished slavery?	13th Amendment	14th Amendment	15th Amendment	16th Amendment	1	American History	Civil War Era
715	Who was the first U.S. President?	George Washington	John Adams	Thomas Jefferson	Benjamin Franklin	1	American History	Early Republic
716	What was the name of the first successful English colony in New England?	Plymouth	Jamestown	Boston	Salem	2	American History	Colonial Period
717	Which battle marked the turning point of the Civil War?	Gettysburg	Antietam	Vicksburg	Bull Run	2	American History	Civil War
718	What was the name of the economic collapse that led to the Great Depression?	Stock Market Crash of 1929	Panic of 1893	Crisis of 1907	Recession of 1920	2	American History	Economic History
719	Which president implemented the New Deal?	Franklin D. Roosevelt	Herbert Hoover	Woodrow Wilson	Calvin Coolidge	1	American History	Great Depression
720	What was the name of the Supreme Court case that ended segregation in schools?	Brown v. Board of Education	Plessy v. Ferguson	Dred Scott v. Sandford	Marbury v. Madison	2	American History	Civil Rights
721	Which territory did the U.S. purchase from France in 1803?	Louisiana Territory	Florida Territory	Oregon Territory	Alaska Territory	1	American History	Territorial Expansion
722	Who led the Lewis and Clark Expedition?	Meriwether Lewis and William Clark	Daniel Boone	Zebulon Pike	John Frémont	1	American History	Exploration
723	What was the primary purpose of the Monroe Doctrine?	Prevent European colonization in Americas	Establish trade routes	Create military alliances	Form new colonies	2	American History	Foreign Policy
724	Which agreement ended the American Revolution?	Treaty of Paris	Treaty of Versailles	Treaty of Ghent	Treaty of London	2	American History	Revolutionary Era
725	What was the first Battle of the American Revolution?	Lexington and Concord	Bunker Hill	Saratoga	Yorktown	1	American History	Revolutionary Era
726	Which compromise determined how slaves would be counted for representation?	Three-Fifths Compromise	Missouri Compromise	Compromise of 1850	Great Compromise	2	American History	Constitutional Era
727	What was the name of the economic plan that helped rebuild Europe after WWII?	Marshall Plan	New Deal	Lend-Lease Act	Atlantic Charter	2	American History	World War II
728	Which president established the Peace Corps?	John F. Kennedy	Dwight Eisenhower	Lyndon Johnson	Richard Nixon	1	American History	Cold War Era
729	What was the name of the first successful American satellite?	Explorer 1	Sputnik 1	Vanguard 1	Mercury 1	3	American History	Space Race
730	Which amendment gave women the right to vote?	19th Amendment	18th Amendment	20th Amendment	21st Amendment	1	American History	Women's Rights
731	What was the name of the first labor union federation in the U.S.?	Knights of Labor	AFL-CIO	IWW	Teamsters	3	American History	Labor Movement
732	Which battle ended the Mexican-American War?	Battle of Chapultepec	Alamo	San Jacinto	Buena Vista	3	American History	Mexican-American War
733	What was the first state to ratify the Constitution?	Delaware	Pennsylvania	New Jersey	Georgia	2	American History	Constitutional Era
734	Who invented the cotton gin?	Eli Whitney	Samuel Slater	Robert Fulton	John Deere	1	American History	Industrial Revolution
735	What was the first federal law prohibiting racial discrimination in hiring?	Executive Order 8802	Civil Rights Act	Voting Rights Act	Fair Labor Standards Act	3	American History	Civil Rights
736	Which president established the Environmental Protection Agency?	Richard Nixon	Jimmy Carter	Lyndon Johnson	Gerald Ford	2	American History	Environmental History
737	What was the name of the first African American Supreme Court Justice?	Thurgood Marshall	Clarence Thomas	Earl Warren	Hugo Black	1	American History	Civil Rights
738	Which act established the first federal income tax?	Revenue Act of 1861	16th Amendment	Revenue Act of 1913	Wilson-Gorman Act	3	American History	Economic History
739	What was the first territory acquired by the United States?	Northwest Territory	Louisiana Territory	Florida Territory	Mexican Cession	2	American History	Territorial Expansion
740	Who wrote the Federalist Papers?	Madison, Hamilton, and Jay	Washington and Adams	Jefferson and Franklin	Monroe and Madison	2	American History	Constitutional Era
741	What was the first permanent Spanish settlement in North America?	St. Augustine	Santa Fe	San Diego	Los Angeles	2	American History	Colonial Period
742	Which amendment prohibited alcohol?	18th Amendment	19th Amendment	20th Amendment	21st Amendment	1	American History	Progressive Era
743	What was the first battle between ironclad ships?	Monitor vs. Merrimack	Mobile Bay	Charleston Harbor	New Orleans	2	American History	Civil War
744	Who was the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court?	Sandra Day O'Connor	Ruth Bader Ginsburg	Elena Kagan	Sonia Sotomayor	1	American History	Supreme Court
745	What was the name of the first successful American automobile company?	Oldsmobile	Ford	Chevrolet	Dodge	3	American History	Industrial History
746	Which president established the National Park Service?	Woodrow Wilson	Theodore Roosevelt	William Taft	Calvin Coolidge	2	American History	Conservation
747	What was the first territory purchased by the United States?	Louisiana Territory	Alaska	Florida	Gadsden Purchase	1	American History	Territorial Expansion
748	Who was the first Secretary of the Treasury?	Alexander Hamilton	Thomas Jefferson	John Adams	James Madison	1	American History	Early Republic
749	What was the first federal anti-trust legislation?	Sherman Anti-Trust Act	Clayton Act	Federal Trade Commission Act	Interstate Commerce Act	2	American History	Economic History
750	Which battle was the turning point of the Revolutionary War?	Saratoga	Yorktown	Trenton	Princeton	2	American History	Revolutionary Era
751	What was the first permanent French settlement in North America?	Quebec	Montreal	New Orleans	Detroit	2	American History	Colonial Period
752	Who wrote "Common Sense"?	Thomas Paine	Benjamin Franklin	John Adams	Samuel Adams	1	American History	Revolutionary Era
753	What was the first federal legislation protecting worker safety?	Pure Food and Drug Act	Factory Act	Workers Compensation Act	Occupational Safety Act	3	American History	Labor History
754	Which president implemented the "Great Society" programs?	Lyndon Johnson	John F. Kennedy	Richard Nixon	Jimmy Carter	2	American History	1960s Era
755	What was the first federal environmental protection law?	Rivers and Harbors Act	Clean Air Act	Clean Water Act	NEPA	3	American History	Environmental History
756	Who was the first woman to run for president?	Victoria Woodhull	Susan B. Anthony	Elizabeth Cady Stanton	Belva Lockwood	3	American History	Women's History
757	What was the first federal civil rights legislation?	Civil Rights Act of 1866	14th Amendment	15th Amendment	Civil Rights Act of 1964	2	American History	Civil Rights
758	Which president established the Federal Reserve System?	Woodrow Wilson	William Taft	Theodore Roosevelt	William McKinley	2	American History	Economic History
759	What was the first battle of the War of 1812?	Siege of Detroit	Battle of Tippecanoe	Battle of York	Battle of Lake Erie	3	American History	War of 1812
760	Who was the first African American to serve in the U.S. Senate?	Hiram Revels	Blanche Bruce	Edward Brooke	Carol Moseley Braun	2	American History	Civil Rights