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American History Quiz

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Question 1 of 15

Who was Thomas Jefferson?

A revolutionary and the third U.S. President A serial killer who plagued Boston in the 1920s An American Post-Impressionist artist A 19th century inventor and electrical pioneer

Question 2 of 15

In which state did the Battle of the Alamo take place?

Washington Alabama Nevada Texas

Question 3 of 15

Who did Millard Fillmore oppose throughout the Civil War?

President Pierce President Lincoln President Johnson President Buchanan

Question 4 of 15

Where did the Boston Tea Party take place?

Piccadilly Circle Harvard Square Boston Harbor Boston Commons

Question 5 of 15

In which state is the compound of the town Waco, which was raided in 1993?

Texas Nebraska Maine Arkansas

Question 6 of 15

What year did the California gold rush start?

1910 1900 1849 1995

Question 7 of 15

What nationality of people founded the Texan city of San Antonio in 1718?

Spanish Romanian Canadian French

Question 8 of 15

Who was riding a horse when somebody shot off his stovepipe hat, only for somebody else to shoot him in the head eight months later?

John Lennon Franz Ferdinand Abraham Lincoln Martin Luther King

Question 9 of 15

Actress Jane Wyman was the first wife of which famous American?

Ronald Reagan John Wayne Clint Eastwood Harold Robbins

Question 10 of 15

Starting at the Battle of Lexington, the one millionth US soldier to die in battle fell on September 4, 1951. Where?

China Japan Korea Vietnam

Question 11 of 15

Which of these historic events happened in 1776?

Declaration Of Independence Is Signed Bodleian Library at Oxford Opened United States Annexes Hawaiian Islands Walter Raleigh is arrested

Question 12 of 15

In which century did Richard Nixon die?

17th 18th 21st 20th

Question 13 of 15

Genifer Flowers was alleged to have had an affair with which US President?

Carter Bush Obama Clinton

Question 14 of 15

Who was the only President before 2006 to have been born in Georgia?

Jimmy Carter John F. Kennedy William Taft Woodrow Wilson

Question 15 of 15

During President William Henry Harrison's term who was Vice-President?

Alan Tyler Will Tyler John Tyler Chris Tyler

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