Question 1

What was the name of the first permanent English settlement in North America?

Accepted Answer

Jamestown

Answer

Plymouth

Answer

New Amsterdam

Answer

Roanoke

Question 2

Who was the leader of the American Revolution?

Accepted Answer

George Washington

Answer

Thomas Jefferson

Answer

Benjamin Franklin

Answer

John Adams

Question 3

What do we call the first ten amendments to the US Constitution?

Accepted Answer

Bill of Rights

Answer

Articles of Confederation

Answer

Declaration of Independence

Answer

Emancipation Proclamation

Question 4

Which US president is known for writing the Emancipation Proclamation?

Accepted Answer

Abraham Lincoln

Answer

Thomas Jefferson

Answer

John F. Kennedy

Answer

George Washington

Question 5

What was the main cause of the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

Slavery

Answer

States' rights

Answer

Religious differences

Answer

Economic differences

Question 6

What was the name of the Native American who helped the Pilgrims during their first winter in America?

Accepted Answer

Squanto

Answer

Pocahontas

Answer

Tecumseh

Answer

Chief Powhatan

Question 7

Who was the first president of the United States?

Accepted Answer

George Washington

Answer

James Madison

Answer

John Adams

Answer

Thomas Jefferson

Question 8

What is the capital of the United States?

Accepted Answer

Washington, D.C.

Answer

New York City

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Chicago

Answer

Los Angeles

Question 9

What was the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America?

Accepted Answer

Mayflower

Answer

Santa Maria

Answer

Pinta

Answer

Nina

Question 10

Which of the following is not one of the original thirteen colonies?

Accepted Answer

Florida

Answer

New York

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Virginia

Answer

Massachusetts

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