American History Quiz - 2

1. The _______ are the first ten ammendments to the U.S. Constitution.
A. Watergate Papers
B. Bill of Rights
C. Federalist Papers

2. The _______ War was fought in the U.S. between the northern and southern states.
A. Civil

B. Vietnam

C.  Korean

3. The Fourth of July was _______.
A. the day George Washington was born
B.  the day when the Declaration of Independence was adopted
C. the day the Civil War began

4. The _______ was the fort in Texas where a group of Americans fought a large Mexican force in 1836.

A.  Stonewall

B. Appomattox
C. Alamo

5. The assassin of Abraham Lincoln was _______.
A. John Wilkes Booth
B. Benedict Arnold
C. Robert E. Lee

6. The Gettysburg Address was a famous speech given by _______.
A. Richard Nixon
B. George Washington
C. Abraham Lincoln

7. _______ has been given the titile "father to his country."
A.  Benjamin Franklin
B. Abraham Lincoln
C. George Washington

8. The _______ was the ship that carried the Pilgrims to America in 1620.
A. Mayflower
B.  Pinta
C.  Santa Maria

9. The _______ War was fought between the U.S. and Mexico from 1846 to 1848.
A.  Civil
B.  Mexican
C.  Spanish

10. How many colonies made up the original United States in 1776?
 A. 13
 B. 18
 C. 26
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