Test Quiz On US History

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1.

What city in the U.S. is nicknamed the "Air-Capital of the World"?
- A.
  
  Wichita, KS
- B.
  
  Atlanta, GA
- C.
  
  Seattle, WA
- D.
  
  Los Angeles, CA
2.

Who was the first U.S. President of the 20th Century to deliver the State of the Union address in person?
- A.
  
  Franklin Roosevelt
- B.
  
  Calvin Coolidge
- C.
  
  Woodrow Wilson
- D.
  
  Theodore Roosevelt
3.

What state was the first to have a written constitution?
- A.
  
  Connecticut
- B.
  
  Virginia
- C.
  
  New York
- D.
  
  Rhode Island
4.

What state did the Battle of Pea Ridge take place in?
- A.
  
  Tennessee
- B.
  
  Georgia
- C.
  
  Arkansas
- D.
  
  Virginia
5.

Where was Jefferson Davis captured by Union troops?
- A.
  
  Durham, NC
- B.
  
  Appomattox, VA
- C.
  
  Irwinville, GA
- D.
  
  Richmond, VA
6.

What was Jimmy Hoffa's middle name?
- A.
  
  Millhouse
- B.
  
  Riddle
- C.
  
  John
- D.
  
  Nelson
7.

In addition to Missouri, which state was admitted into the Union as part of the Missouri Compromise?
- A.
  
  Arkansas
- B.
  
  Wisconsin
- C.
  
  Mississippi
- D.
  
  Maine
8.

Who did not command troops at the Battle of Pea Ridge?
- A.
  
  Earl Van Dorn
- B.
  
  Stand Watie
- C.
  
  Schofield
- D.
  
  Fremont
9.

Who was the Captain of the USS Arizona when it was sank at Pearl Harbor?
- A.
  
  Thomas Anders Pocella
- B.
  
  Franklin Von Falkenberg
- C.
  
  Jeremy Anderson
- D.
  
  Oliver Hazard Perry
10.

What took the lives of over half of the Plymouth settlers during the first year in America?
- A.
  
  Starvation
- B.
  
  Plague
- C.
  
  Smallpox
- D.
  
  Typhoid
11.

Who was the first governor of the Plymouth Colony?
- A.
  
  William Bradford
- B.
  
  Miles Standish
- C.
  
  John Carver
- D.
  
  John Smith
12.

What year did the Boston Tea Party take place?
- A.
  
  1773
- B.
  
  1776
- C.
  
  1775
- D.
  
  1774
13.

Who was the Speaker of the House who was brought down primarily through the efforts of Newt Gingrich?
- A.
  
  Tip O'Neal
- B.
  
  Jim Wright
- C.
  
  Tom Foley
- D.
  
  Dick Gephardt
14.

Who was the only civilian killed in the Battle of Gettysburg?
- A.
  
  Mary Surrat
- B.
  
  Jenny Wade
- C.
  
  Polly Smith
- D.
  
  Sally Gates
15.

Which came first during the Truman administration?
- A.
  
  The 80th Congress
- B.
  
  The Taft Hartley Act
- C.
  
  The Marshall Plan
- D.
  
  The Truman Doctrine

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