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1 / 50

Who was the President of the United States during the Gulf War?

George H. W. Bush

Ronald Reagan

Bill Clinton

Jimmy Carter

2 / 50

What was the purpose of the Homestead Act of 1862?

To promote the construction of railroads

To distribute land to settlers

To fund Civil War efforts

To establish Native American reservations

3 / 50

Who was the leader of the Confederate States during the Civil War?

Robert E. Lee

Ulysses S. Grant

Jefferson Davis

Stonewall Jackson

4 / 50

Who was the President during the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

John F. Kennedy

Lyndon B. Johnson

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Richard Nixon

5 / 50

Which battle was the first major conflict of the American Revolution?

Battle of Bunker Hill

Battle of Lexington and Concord

Battle of Saratoga

Battle of Yorktown

6 / 50

What was the result of the Dred Scott decision?

It abolished slavery

It upheld the Fugitive Slave Act

It ruled that African Americans were not citizens

It outlawed slavery in the Western territories

7 / 50

Which President purchased Alaska from Russia?

James Monroe

Ulysses S. Grant

Andrew Johnson

Abraham Lincoln

8 / 50

Who wrote the "Star-Spangled Banner"?

Francis Scott Key

Thomas Paine

Benjamin Franklin

George Washington

9 / 50

What was the main goal of the temperance movement?

To end slavery

To promote women’s suffrage

To prohibit alcohol

To improve labor laws

10 / 50

Who was the first US President to be impeached?

Richard Nixon

Andrew Johnson

Bill Clinton

Ulysses S. Grant

11 / 50

Which country sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States?

Spain

France

Mexico

Great Britain

12 / 50

What was the significance of the Missouri Compromise?

It allowed California to enter the Union

It divided the North and South by slavery

It balanced the number of free and slave states

It ended the Mexican-American War

13 / 50

Which war ended with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

The Spanish-American War

The Mexican-American War

The Civil War

The War of 1812

14 / 50

Who was the first Secretary of the Treasury?

Thomas Jefferson

John Adams

Alexander Hamilton

James Madison

15 / 50

What was the primary reason for the Lewis and Clark expedition?

To explore the Western frontier

To find gold

To establish trade with Native Americans

To map the Oregon Trail

16 / 50

Which battle was the turning point of the American Civil War?

Battle of Gettysburg

Battle of Bull Run

Battle of Antietam

Battle of Shiloh

17 / 50

What was the primary purpose of the Monroe Doctrine?

To end European influence in the Americas

To promote trade with Asia

To annex Mexico

To stop the slave trade

18 / 50

Who was President of the United States during the Great Depression and World War

Herbert Hoover

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Harry S. Truman

Dwight D. Eisenhower

19 / 50

What was the goal of the Seneca Falls Convention?

Abolish slavery

Achieve women's suffrage

Promote religious freedom

End the Civil War

20 / 50

Which US state was the first to secede from the Union during the Civil War?

Texas

Georgia

South Carolina

Virginia

21 / 50

Who was the leader of the Civil Rights Movement famous for his "I Have a Dream" speech?

Malcolm X

Martin Luther King Jr.

Jesse Jackson

Rosa Parks

22 / 50

Which US President made the Louisiana Purchase?

James Madison

Thomas Jefferson

John Adams

James Monroe

23 / 50

Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?

13th Amendment

14th Amendment

15th Amendment

19th Amendment

24 / 50

What was the goal of the Marshall Plan?

To rebuild Europe after WWII

To prevent communism in Latin America

To aid US military efforts in Asia

To strengthen US industry

25 / 50

Which political party was founded by Alexander Hamilton?

Democratic Party

Republican Party

Federalist Party

Whig Party

26 / 50

Who was the commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolution?

Benedict Arnold

George Washington

Thomas Jefferson

John Adams

27 / 50

What was the major reason for American involvement in the Vietnam War?

To stop the spread of communism

To secure oil resources

To liberate Vietnam from Japan

To protect US allies in Asia

28 / 50

Which document declared that all men are created equal?

The Constitution

The Bill of Rights

The Declaration of Independence

The Emancipation Proclamation

29 / 50

Who was the US President during World War I?

Woodrow Wilson

Herbert Hoover

Franklin D. Roosevelt

William McKinley

30 / 50

What was the Manhattan Project?

A plan to develop nuclear weapons

A program to rebuild New York City

A transportation project

A space exploration mission

31 / 50

Who was the first African American Supreme Court Justice?

Clarence Thomas

Thurgood Marshall

Frederick Douglass

Booker T. Washington

32 / 50

Which of the following Presidents served four terms?

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt

Woodrow Wilson

Harry S. Truman

33 / 50

Which state was the last to join the Union?

Alaska

Arizona

Hawaii

New Mexico

34 / 50

What was the main goal of the Civil Rights Movement?

End the Vietnam War

Abolish slavery

Achieve racial equality

Promote women's rights

35 / 50

What was the Cold War?

A war between the US and Soviet Union

A conflict over Arctic territories

A period of tension between the US and the Soviet Union

An economic depression

36 / 50

Who was the 16th President of the United States?

Franklin D. Roosevelt

James Buchanan

Abraham Lincoln

Andrew Johnson

37 / 50

Which of the following wars was fought by the US in the 20th century?

The Korean War

Mexican-American War

The War of 1812

The Civil War

38 / 50

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

Freed all slaves in the United States

Freed slaves in Confederate states

Abolished slavery nationwide

Gave women the right to vote

39 / 50

Which event marked the end of the American Revolution?

Battle of Bunker Hill

Treaty of Paris 1783

Battle of Yorktown

Boston Tea Party

40 / 50

Who was President during the Louisiana Purchase?

Thomas Jefferson

James Madison

Andrew Jackson

George Washington

41 / 50

What was the purpose of the Lewis and Clark expedition?

To explore Alaska

To find the Northwest Passage

To explore the Louisiana Purchase

To map the Oregon Trail

42 / 50

Who was President during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Lyndon B. Johnson

John F. Kennedy

Richard Nixon

43 / 50

Which amendment gave women the right to vote?

15th Amendment

16th Amendment

18th Amendment

19th Amendment

44 / 50

Who gave the Gettysburg Address?

Ulysses S. Grant

Abraham Lincoln

Robert E. Lee

John Wilkes Booth

45 / 50

Which of the following was a major event during the Great Depression?

Stock Market Crash of 1929

The New Deal

World War II

Prohibition

46 / 50

What was the main cause of the American Civil War?

States' rights

Taxation

Slavery

Trade disputes

47 / 50

Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?

John Adams

Thomas Jefferson

Benjamin Franklin

James Madison

48 / 50

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

Revolutionary War

World War I

Civil War

Spanish-American War

49 / 50

What year did the United States declare independence from Britain?

1775

1776

1777

1781

50 / 50

Who was the first President of the United States?

Thomas Jefferson

George Washington

Abraham Lincoln

John Adams

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