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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