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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 A 19th century inventor and electrical pioneer An American Post-Impressionist artist

Question 2 of 15

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

Washington Nevada Alabama Texas

Question 3 of 15

Who did Millard Fillmore oppose throughout the Civil War?

President Lincoln President Buchanan President Pierce President Johnson

Question 4 of 15

Where did the Boston Tea Party take place?

Harvard Square Piccadilly Circle Boston Commons Boston Harbor

Question 5 of 15

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

Arkansas Nebraska Maine Texas

Question 6 of 15

What year did the California gold rush start?

1995 1849 1910 1900

Question 7 of 15

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

Canadian Romanian Spanish 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?

Martin Luther King John Lennon Abraham Lincoln Franz Ferdinand

Question 9 of 15

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

John Wayne Ronald Reagan Harold Robbins Clint Eastwood

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?

Vietnam Japan Korea China

Question 11 of 15

Which of these historic events happened in 1776?

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

Question 12 of 15

In which century did Richard Nixon die?

20th 17th 18th 21st

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 William Taft Woodrow Wilson John F. Kennedy

Question 15 of 15

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

Will Tyler Alan Tyler John Tyler Chris Tyler

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