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Sunday, July 28, 2019

American History MCQs 9

History of the United States Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

81. Which American president was elected for two non-consecutive terms ?
(A) Chester A. Arthur
(B) Benjamin Harrison
(C) Grover Cleveland
(D) Woodrow Wilson

82. In the spring of _____, black students in Virginia protested their unequal status in the state’s segregated educational system.
(A) 1963
(B) 1951
(C) 1977
(D) 1941

83. Civil rights leaders focused on ______, highlight extreme forms of segregation there.
(A) Gulf Shores Alabama
(B) Huntsville Alabama
(C) Dothan Alabama
(D) Montgomery Alabama

84. In _____ the western allies, in concert against Hitler’s Germany, started calling themselves “The United Nations” .
(A) 1941
(B) 1961
(C) 1971
(D) 1931

85. Strict separation of powers does not operate in ?
(A) The United Kingdom
(B) Germany
(C) France
(D) Italy

86. Courts check both the executive branch and the ___________ through judicial review.
(A) Criminal Branch
(B) Legislative Branch
(C) Trade Branch
(D) Commercial Branch

87. The term “British North America” was first used informally in ?
(A) 1775
(B) 1799
(C) 1783
(D) 1761

88. Separation of Powers is a _______ in which each branch of government has its own powers.
(A) Rule
(B) Law
(C) System
(D) Legislation

89. The Battle of Gettysburg was the turning point in the Civil War for the ?
(A) North
(B) East
(C) West
(D) South

90. The Birth of a Nation movie was directed by ?
(A) David Lynch
(B) D.W. Griffith
(C) Nicholas Ray
(D) Robert Altman

ANSWERS: UNITED STATES HISTORY QUIZZES

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History of the United States Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

71. Which of the American Presidents won four consecutive presidential elections and remained president for the longest period of time ?
(A) Theodore Roosevelt
(B) Woodrow Wilson
(C) Franklin Delano Roosevelt
(D) Harry S. Truman

72. Alaska was acquired by United States from ?
(A) Spain
(B) England
(C) Canada
(D) Russia

73. Which of the American presidents was responsible for the Apollo Project that resulted in the man’s landing on the surface of moon ?
(A) Dwight David Eisenhower
(B) John F. Kennedy
(C) Lyndon Baines Johnson
(D) Richard Nixon

74. Spain financed Westward voyage of Columbus in ?
(A) 1492
(B) 1482
(C) 1472
(D) 1432

75. Which of the American Presidents was present at the time of the signing of the Camp David Accords between Egypt and Israel ?
(A) John F. Kennedy
(B) Richard Nixon
(C) Jimmy Carter
(D) Ronald Reagan

76. Which of the American presidents called the former Soviet Union “An Evil Empire” ?
(A) Richard Nixon
(B) Jimmy Carter
(C) Ronald Reagan
(D) George Herbert Walker Bush

77. Which one of the American presidents remained the head of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) before becoming the president ?
(A) Richard Nixon
(B) Jimmy Carter
(C) George Herbert Walker Bush
(D) Gerald Rudolph Ford

78. The Louisiana Purchase completed in 1803 was negotiated by ?
(A) George Washington
(B) James Madison
(C) Robert Livingston
(D) Martin Van Buren

79. The 1783 treaty of Paris that defined original border of the United States was with ?
(A) France
(B) Portugal
(C) Spain
(D) Great Britain

80. The Virgin Islands were bought for US $ ?
(A) 250
(B) 2500
(C) 25000
(D) None of these

ANSWERS: UNITED STATES HISTORY QUIZ

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History of the United States Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

61. The Pilgrims from England reached Plymouth (New England) in a ship called ?
(A) Nina
(B) Pinta
(C) Mayflower
(D) Leopard

62. Which one of the following leaders of American Revolution was also a scientist, a printer, a satirist and a political philosopher ?
(A) Samuel Adams
(B) John Adams
(C) Benjamin Franklin
(D) Thomas Jefferson

63. How many political parties are mentioned by name in the U.S. Constitution ?
(A) One
(B) Two
(C) Three
(D) Four

64. The Bill of Rights was incorporated in the U.S. Constitution in the year ?
(A) 1787
(B) 1789
(C) 1790
(D) 1791

65. Who was elected as President of the Confederacy when the seceding Southern Slave State announced their secession from United States of America and founded the Confederate States of America in 1861 ?
(A) Thomas Jefferson
(B) Jefferson Davis
(C) James Madison
(D) Aaron Burr

66. In which capacity did Alexander Hamilton work with George Washington, the first President of United States of America ?
(A) Secretary of Defense
(B) Secretary of State
(C) Secretary of Treasury
(D) Attorney General

67. One of the first two political factions in United States, the Democratic Republicans, was led by ?
(A) Jefferson Davis
(B) Alexander Hamilton
(C) Thomas Jefferson
(D) George Washington

68. The Treaty of Paris in 1783 fixed the Western boundary of the United States at the River ?
(A) Missouri
(B) Kentucky
(C) Mississippi
(D) Potomac

69. During Jefferson’s Presidency, Robert R. Livingstone was the U.S. Minister to ?
(A) England
(B) Spain
(C) France
(D) Russia

70. Under which treaty United States acquired Florida from Spain ?
(A) Treaty of Paris
(B) Adams-Onis Treaty
(C) Pinckney’s Treaty
(D) Jay’s Treaty

ANSWERS: UNITED STATES HISTORY MCQS

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History of the United States Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

51. Congress of US consists of ?
(A) Senate, House of Lords
(B) Senate and President
(C) House of representative & President
(D) None of these

52. Article 1 of US constitution says, “No person can be a Representative who shall not have attained to the age of _________ years and _________ years a citizen of the US”.
(A) Twenty Five and 10 years
(B) Thirteen and 07 years
(C) Twenty Five and 07 years
(D) Twenty Five and 11 years

53. First _________ amendments were passed by the congress on September 25, 1789.
(A) Ten
(B) Fourteen
(C) Four
(D) Eleven

54. KKK stands for ?
(A) Kind-Keen Knowledgeable
(B) King-Kyle Kong
(C) Ku-Klux Klan
(D) Kites-Kimberly Katy

55. Delaware State is nicknamed _________ state.
(A) Donkey
(B) Dog
(C) Dust
(D) Diamond

56. Era of Good Feeling was during the presidency of ?
(A) George Washington
(B) Franklin D. Roosevelt
(C) James Monroe
(D) Harry S. Truman

57. Puerto Rico ceded by Spain in ?
(A) 1832
(B) 1898
(C) 1733
(D) 1831

58. The slogan of ‘Fair Deal’ was given by ?
(A) President Truman
(B) President Nixon
(C) President Andrew Jackson
(D) President Ford

59. _________ is known as father of the constitution.
(A) George Washington
(B) Samuel Adams
(C) James Madison
(D) Gerald Ford

60. The first permanent and successful English Colony in America, Jamestown Virginia, was founded in the year
(A) 1495
(B) 1592
(C) 1683
(D) 1607

ANSWERS: US HISTORY QUIZZES

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History of the United States Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

41. Virgin Island were purchased from ?
(A) Spain
(B) Denmark
(C) Portugal
(D) Sweden

42. Rhode Island was _________ state to enter original 13 States which joined the Union.
(A) First
(B) Third
(C) Penultimate
(D) Last

43. The Albany Congress (1754) was attended by delegates of _________ colonies.
(A) Thirteen
(B) Seven
(C) Eleven
(D) Eight

44. The Boston Massacre took place in ?
(A) 1763
(B) 1782
(C) 1773
(D) 1770

45. Oregon was acquired in ?
(A) 1846
(B) 1839
(C) 1812
(D) 1837

46. Jamestown was founded in ?
(A) 1607
(B) 1616
(C) 1919
(D) 1628

47. In 1602 ?
(A) Pope Draw’s demarcation line
(B) Harvard College is established
(C) Pilgrims land at Plymouth
(D) None of these

48. John Adams was _________ US President.
(A) Third
(B) Eleventh
(C) Twenty Fifth
(D) None of these

49. The Gadsden Purchase of 50,000 square mile of land was primarily for the construction of ?
(A) University Town
(B) Railways
(C) Canals
(D) Roads

50. Black birding is ?
(A) Legal trade of slaves
(B) Illegal trade of slaves
(C) Legal hunt of birds
(D) Illegal hunt of birds

ANSWERS: US HISTORY QUIZ

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History of the United States Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

21. The _________ are one of North America’s earliest civilizations.
(A) Pre-Clovis People
(B) Clovis people
(C) Native American
(D) Indians

22. Prehistory of the Americasbegins with people migrating to these areas from _____ during the height of an Ice Age.
(A) Arab
(B) North Pole
(C) Asia
(D) Atlantic Island

23. Babe Ruth was a ?
(A) Priest
(B) Businessman
(C) Player
(D) Political Agitator

24. Who wrote “The White House Years” ?
(A) Monica Lewinsky
(B) Jacky Kennedy
(C) Mark Twain
(D) Henry Kissinger

25. “I have a dream.” Who delivered this oration ?
(A) John F. Kennedy
(B) Rev. Martin Luther King
(C) Bill Clinton
(D) George Bush

26. The Capital of New York State is ?
(A) Albany
(B) Delmar
(C) Troy
(D) Syracuse

27. Abolitionism was to ?
(A) Ban Alcohol
(B) Ban Slavery
(C) Ban Child Labor
(D) Ban Protesting

28. Before Civil War the Principal Crop of the South was ?
(A) Tobacco
(B) Rice
(C) Cotton
(D) Maize

29. Henry Clay was a ?
(A) Musician
(B) Businessman
(C) Sportsman
(D) None of these

30. US entered the Second World War in ?
(A) 1939
(B) 1940
(C) 1941
(D) 1953

ANSWERS: AMERICAN HISTORY QUIZ

American History MCQs 1

History of the United States Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

1. Under the “Articles of Confederation”
(A) Centre had some extra power over states
(B) Centre had absolutely extra power over states
(C) States had some extra power over centre
(D) States had absolutely extra power over centre

2. According to Constitution President of the United States must at least of __________ years old.
(A) 18
(B) 23
(C) 35
(D) 38

3. There are __________ states of the United States.
(A) 13
(B) 28
(C) 40
(D) 50

4. American War of Independence was lasted from __________ to __________ .
(A) 1770 to 1775
(B) 1775 to 1783
(C) 1777 to 1785
(D) 1783 to 1785

5. In the war of 1812 between 13 States of US and Great Britain; Britain set fire to White House in
(A) April 1813
(B) August 1813
(C) April 1814
(D) August 1814

6. Who was the president of United States during World War-1?
(A) President Washington
(B) President Lincoln
(C) President Wilson
(D) President Kennedy

7. America conducted two Atom Bombs on Japan in World War-2. Who was the president of United States at that time?
(A) Harry S. Truman
(B) Dwight D. Eisenhower
(C) Herbert Hoover
(D) Lyndon B. Johnson

8. Who was the president of United States during Civil War?
(A) President Lincoln
(B) President Kennedy
(C) President F. Rossevelt
(D) President Wilson

9. The President of the United States who served for the longest term in office was?
(A) President Washington
(B) President F. Rossevelt
(C) President Lincoln
(D) President Kennedy

10. United States purchased Alaska from Russia in
(A) 1861
(B) 1863
(C) 1865
(D) 1867
ANSWERS: AMERICAN HISTORY MCQS