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

81. C
82. B
83. D
84. A
85. A
86. B
87. C
88. C
89. A
90. B

American History MCQs 8

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

71. C
72. D
73. D
74. A
75. C
76. C
77. C
78. C
79. D
80. D

American History MCQs 7

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

61. C
62. C
63. B
64. D
65. B
66. C
67. C
68. C
69. C
70. B

American History MCQs 6

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

51. D
52. C
53. A
54. C
55. D
56. C
57. B
58. A
59. C
60. D

American History MCQs 5

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

41. B
42. D
43. B
44. D
45. A
46. A
47. D
48. D
49. B
50. B

America History MCQs 4

History of the United States Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

31. Gold Rush in California took place in ?
(A) 1842
(B) 1849
(C) 1852
(D) None of these

32. Louis Armstrong was a ?
(A) Pianist
(B) Drummer
(C) Trumpeter
(D) Guitarist

33. ‘Four Freedoms’ were announced by ?
(A) Truman
(B) Wilson
(C) FDR
(D) Jason

34. Affirmative Action policy is to help ?
(A) Whites
(B) Blacks
(C) Women
(D) None of these

35. Rockefellers made their fortune in ?
(A) Oil
(B) Steel
(C) Railroads
(D) Copper

36. The Liberty Bell is located in ?
(A) Washington D.C
(B) New York
(C) Pennsylvania
(D) Los Angeles

37. Which state was known as Lone Star Republic ?
(A) Ore gone
(B) Texas
(C) California
(D) Florida

38. MORMONS are settled in ?
(A) Nevada
(B) Utah
(C) New Mexico
(D) Indiana

39. The total number of British colonies in North America was ?
(A) 11
(B) 15
(C) 17
(D) 13

40. The Declaration of Independence was written by ?
(A) George Washington
(B) Thomas Jefferson
(C) John Adams
(D) James Baldwin

ANSWERS: AMERICAN HISTORY QUIZZES

31. D
32. C
33. C
34. D
35. A
36. C
37. B
38. B
39. D
40. B

American History MCQs 3

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

21. B
22. C
23. C
24. D
25. B
26. A
27. B
28. C
29. D
30. C

America History MCQs 2

History of the United States Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

11. The Congress declared independence from Great Britain on
(A) July 4, 1774
(B) July 4, 1775
(C) July 4, 1776
(D) July 4, 1777

12. In 1787, The Constitutional Convention was convened in
(A) Washington
(B) New York
(C) Philadelphia
(D) Massachusetts

13. The Constitutional Convention was presided by
(A) George Washington
(B) Benjamin Franklin
(C) Alexander Hamilton
(D) Abraham Lincoln

14. __________ had to face the watergate scandal.
(A) President Harrison
(B) Ronald Reagan
(C) Jimmy Carter
(D) Richard Nixon

15. Watergate scandal was uncovered by the reporters of
(A) Washington Post
(B) New York Times
(C) Wall street Journal
(D) none of these

16. The Commander in Chief of the Revolutionary Army was
(A) President Washington
(B) President Lincoln
(C) President John Adams
(D) President Kennedy

17. North Atlantic Treaty of NATO was signed on _____ in Washington D.C.
(A) April 04, 1947
(B) April 04, 1948
(C) April 04, 1949
(D) April 04, 1950

18. The Constitution of the United States was enforced on
(A) July 4, 1787
(B) September 17, 1787
(C) July 4, 1789
(D) September 17, 1789

19. The President of the United States who served for the shortest term in office was?
(A) President Wilson
(B) President Nixon
(C) President Harrison
(D) President Kennedy

20. The capital of United States was moved from Philadelphia to Washington in
(A) 1800
(B) 1801
(C) 1802
(D) 1803

ANSWERS: US HISTORY MCQS

11. C
12. C
13. A
14. D
15. A
16. A
17. C
18. B
19. C
20. A