Do You Know Your History?

by jzmn87

I've many times found myself perplexed during a History Exam. I was wondering how many people really know their United States History. Try it out and comments are very welcome. Thank you in advance!

Tags: United States, History, U.S., Educational, Constitution, Declaration of Independence

Question 1:

What year was the Declaration of Independence written?

1492

1776

1865

1780

Question 2:

What was the BIGGEST weakness of the Articles of Confederation that led to the creation of the Constitution?

Spelling Errors

No specific Details about Government

Weak Central (National) Government

Strong Central (National) Government

Question 3:

Who was it that wrote out Federalist 10 and 51 of the Federalist Papers?

Thomas Jefferson

Benjamin Frankin

James Madison

Theodore Roosevelt

Question 4:

What year was Abraham Lincoln assassinated?

1865

1960

1896

2004

Question 5:

Which Amendment gives U.S. citzen's the right to freedom of speech?

The second

The first

The last

The second to last

Question 6:

Who was arrested for the murder of President Kennedy?

John Wilks Booth

Jack Ruby

Lee Harvey Oswald

James Dunn Clide

Question 7:

Which war was caused by the assissination of ArchDuke Franz Ferdinand of Austria?

WWI

WWII

The Great War

Both A and C

Question 8:

What were the names of the nuclear bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

Little Man and Fat Boy

Fat Man and Little Boy

Little Fat and Man Boy

None of the above

Question 9:

What was the name for the famous chemical that was used during the Vietnam War that later caused troops to have cancer and even die?

Napalm

Agent Orange

Agent of Death

Incidiary Bomb

Question 10:

Which war is the only war that Amerian soil has been attacked by a foe?

WWI

WWII

Vietnam War

None of the above

Question 11:

Who was the second President of the United States?

John Adams

George Washington

Abraham Lincoln

Thomas Jefferson

Question 12:

Which United States President held office during World War II?

Theodore Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Harry Truman

Both B and C

Question 13:

What does the 19th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution do?

Gives quartering to soilders during wartime

Allows women to vote

Protects the rights of criminals in danger of death by witnessing and confessing

Prevents taxation without representation

Question 14:

When the United States bought land from the French, it expanded the nation by over 825,000 square miles. What was this transaction called?

Magna Carta

The Louisiana Purchase

The Great Expansion

The Final Frontier

Question 15:

Immediatly following the end of World War I, came a devastating downfall in the American Economy (stock market crash) as well as lifestyle around the world. What was this time in history known as?

The Economic Failure

American Mishap

The Great Depression

World Crisis

Question 16:

The Civil War took place between...

... the northern states and the southern states.

... the Union and the Confederacy.

... the slaves and the slave owners.

Both A and B

Question 17:

People born post WWII are known as...

... muckrackers.

... baby boomers.

... hippies.

... jive-turkies.

Question 18:

According to the Declaration of Independence, what are the "unalienable rights"?

Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness

Life, Liberty and Property

Security, Liberty, and Property

None of the above

Question 19:

Why was the Constitution written?

To establish a government

To create a stronger Nation

To replace the Articles of Confederation

All of the above

Question 20:

Why were American people on high alert between the years 1957 and 1958?

Impeachment of Nixon

Issue of "3 Mile Island"

Coming of another World War

(Communist) Russia's Sputnik

Do You Know Your History?

Question 1:

What year was the Declaration of Independence written?

Question 2:

What was the BIGGEST weakness of the Articles of Confederation that led to the creation of the Constitution?

Question 3:

Who was it that wrote out Federalist 10 and 51 of the Federalist Papers?

Question 4:

What year was Abraham Lincoln assassinated?

Question 5:

Which Amendment gives U.S. citzen's the right to freedom of speech?

Question 6:

Who was arrested for the murder of President Kennedy?

Question 7:

Which war was caused by the assissination of ArchDuke Franz Ferdinand of Austria?

Question 8:

What were the names of the nuclear bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

Question 9:

What was the name for the famous chemical that was used during the Vietnam War that later caused troops to have cancer and even die?

Question 10:

Which war is the only war that Amerian soil has been attacked by a foe?

Question 11:

Who was the second President of the United States?

Question 12:

Which United States President held office during World War II?

Question 13:

What does the 19th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution do?

Question 14:

When the United States bought land from the French, it expanded the nation by over 825,000 square miles. What was this transaction called?

Question 15:

Immediatly following the end of World War I, came a devastating downfall in the American Economy (stock market crash) as well as lifestyle around the world. What was this time in history known as?

Question 16:

The Civil War took place between...

Question 17:

People born post WWII are known as...

Question 18:

According to the Declaration of Independence, what are the "unalienable rights"?

Question 19:

Why was the Constitution written?

Question 20:

Why were American people on high alert between the years 1957 and 1958?

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