Printable US History Trivia Questions

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1. In what year did the United States declare independence?

A1775

B1776

C1783

D1789

2. Who was the first President of the United States?

AAbraham Lincoln

BBenjamin Franklin

CGeorge Washington

DThomas Jefferson

3. Which US President issued the Emancipation Proclamation?

AUlysses S. Grant

BAndrew Johnson

CAbraham Lincoln

DJames Buchanan

4. The US Constitution was ratified in which year?

A1783

B1787

C1788

D1791

5. What event triggered the United States to enter World War II?

AInvasion of Poland

BBattle of Midway

CAttack on Pearl Harbor

DFall of France

6. Which amendment to the US Constitution abolished slavery?

A10th Amendment

B13th Amendment

C15th Amendment

D19th Amendment

7. Who delivered the "I Have a Dream" speech?

AMalcolm X

BJohn Lewis

CMartin Luther King Jr.

DThurgood Marshall

8. The Louisiana Purchase in 1803 doubled the size of the US by buying land from which country?

ABritain

BSpain

CFrance

DMexico

Answer Key

1.b

2.c

3.c

4.c

5.c

6.b

7.c

8.c

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