American History Quizzes, Questions & Answers
Recent American History Quizzes
President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act to allow unsettled lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands. Cherokees were forced to migrate west by the United States government, which led to the death...
Questions: 13 | Attempts: 1637 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2025
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Sample QuestionWho was Andrew Jackson?
This quiz tests knowledge on the early political developments in the American Republic, focusing on key figures and ideological disputes.
Questions: 11 | Attempts: 231 | Last updated: Oct 22, 2025
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Sample QuestionWho became the second president?
The term ‘Westward Expansion’ refers to the period during the 19th Century when the United States federal government acquired more than a million square miles of land west of the Mississippi River, resulting in...
Questions: 15 | Attempts: 4606 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2025
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Sample QuestionWhat Was The Westward Expansion?
In America, they say, 'turn on to politics or politics will turn on to you.' American politics is somehow involved with our everyday affairs, from education, media, and lifestyle to technology- and we have certain...
Questions: 10 | Attempts: 281 | Last updated: Oct 22, 2025
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Sample QuestionWhat are the two main political parties within the United States?
This quiz will test your knowledge of American History from the Reconstruction to present day.
Questions: 41 | Attempts: 334 | Last updated: Jan 11, 2025
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Sample QuestionWhat day was considered the start of the Great Depression?
This quiz tests student knowledge of Native Americans of the West.
Questions: 7 | Attempts: 170 | Last updated: Mar 20, 2025
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Sample QuestionReflecting various life-styles, some native Americans were farmers and had permanent settlements, while others lived nomadically, combining hunting with farming and sheep herding. Therfore, a nomad is a person who moves from place to place.
The Western frontier life in America represents one of the most exciting periods from 1850 to 1900 which brought out swift and universal changes that reshaped the American West. While it differed in many ways from...
Questions: 8 | Attempts: 581 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2025
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Sample QuestionMigrants to the west were attracted by which of the following:
The Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) is a systematized test developed by Pearson Educational Measurement. This test is conducted to assess 3 to 11-grade student's reading and writing skills which include all...
Questions: 22 | Attempts: 572 | Last updated: Mar 20, 2025
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Sample QuestionWritten by Thomas Jefferson, Signed and ratified by the 13 colonies on July 4, 1776.
This practice test covers pivotal aspects of American imperialism and progressivism, including the acquisition of territories and the goals of early 20th-century reform movements.
Questions: 14 | Attempts: 461 | Last updated: Mar 19, 2025
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Sample QuestionAmericans became intersted in Alaska
Test your knowledge with our Thanksgiving History Challenge Quiz. This quiz covers the origins, traditions, and key events related to Thanksgiving. Explore the history behind this important American holiday, from the first...
Questions: 10 | Attempts: 166 | Last updated: Oct 22, 2025
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Sample QuestionIn what year did the Pilgrims celebrate the first Thanksgiving?
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