American History Milestones

Question 1

In what year was the Declaration of Independence signed?

Accepted Answer

1776

Answer

1775

Answer

1781

Answer

1783

Question 2

Who was the primary author of the U.S. Constitution?

Accepted Answer

James Madison

Answer

George Washington

Answer

Alexander Hamilton

Answer

Benjamin Franklin

Question 3

Which Supreme Court decision declared 'separate but equal' unconstitutional?

Accepted Answer

Brown v. Board of Education

Answer

Plessy v. Ferguson

Answer

Marbury v. Madison

Answer

McCulloch v. Maryland

Question 4

What event precipitated the United States' entry into World War I?

Accepted Answer

Zimmermann Telegram

Answer

Sinking of the Lusitania

Answer

Murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Answer

German invasion of Belgium

Question 5

In what year did the Civil War begin?

Accepted Answer

1861

Answer

1860

Answer

1863

Answer

1865

Question 6

Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?

Accepted Answer

13th Amendment

Answer

14th Amendment

Answer

15th Amendment

Answer

Emancipation Proclamation

Question 7

What legislation granted voting rights to African American women?

Accepted Answer

19th Amendment

Answer

Voting Rights Act of 1965

Answer

15th Amendment

Answer

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Question 8

Which U.S. president ordered the first atomic bomb dropped on Japan?

Accepted Answer

Harry S. Truman

Answer

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Answer

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Answer

John F. Kennedy

Question 9

What was the primary purpose of the Marshall Plan after WWII?

Accepted Answer

Rebuild Western Europe economically

Answer

Occupy and govern Germany

Answer

Establish the United Nations

Answer

Develop nuclear weapons

American History Milestones

In what year was the Declaration of Independence signed?

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American History Milestones