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| 1 | Q1: Which of these explorers is considered the discoverer of America in US and European popular culture. A Cristopher Columbus B Vasco da Gama C James Cook D Amerigo Vespucci Click here for answer Correct Answer : a |
| 2 | Q2: The first successful English colony in America was A Plymouth Colony B Jamestown C Massachusetts Bay Colony D Georgia Colony Click here for answer Correct Answer : b Explanation: The first successful English colony, Jamestown, was established in 1607 on the James River in Virginia. |
| 3 | Q3: A political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts, on December 16, 1773, is known by the name A The Labor Movement B American civil rights movement C Boston Tea Party D The American Revolution Click here for answer Correct Answer : c Explanation: The Boston Tea Party was a political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts, on December 16, 1773. The target was the Tea Act of May 10, 1773, which allowed the British East India company to sell tea from China in American colonies without paying taxes apart from those imposed by the Townshend Acts. |
| 4 | Q4: Before September 9, 1776, the United States of America was known as A United Colonies of Europe B United Colonies of Britain C Red Indian land D United Colonies of America Click here for answer Correct Answer : d |
| 5 | Q5: Shays' Rebellion was an armed uprising in opposition to increased government coercion in taxing individuals and in their trades in A Massachusetts B Province of New Hampshire C Connecticut D Georgia Click here for answer Correct Answer : a |
| 6 | Q6: Which laws mandated racial segregation in all public facilities in the states of the former Confederate States of America? A Civil right laws B Jim Crow laws C Confederate laws D None of these. Click here for answer Correct Answer : b |
| 7 | Q7: Martin Luther King, Jr., had won the Nobel Peace Prize for A outstanding achievements in space research B his peace efforts during the Cold war C his efforts to achieve equality of the races D his efforts in unification of East and West Germany. Click here for answer Correct Answer : c |
| 8 | Q8: Which battle is considered the turning point of the American Revolution? A Battle of Saratoga B Battle of Bunkerhill C Battle of Antietam D Battle of Shiloh Click here for answer Correct Answer : a Explanation: The Battle of Saratoga, comprising two significant battles during September and October of 1777, was a crucial victory for the Patriots during the American Revolution and is considered the turning point of the Revolutionary War. |
| 9 | Q9: The Boston Massacre took place in the year A 1650 B 1770 C 1850 D 1910 Click here for answer Correct Answer : b Explanation: The Boston Massacre, known to the British as the Incident on King Street, was a confrontation on March 5, 1770 in which British soldiers shot and killed several people while being harassed by a mob in Boston. |
| 10 | Q10: Who was the leader of the Sons of Liberty? A Martin Luther King, Jr. B Abraham lincoln C George Washington D Samuel Adams Click here for answer Correct Answer : d |
| 11 | Q11: Abraham Lincoln served as the _____ president of the United States A 20th B 15th C 16th D 25th Click here for answer Correct Answer : c |
| 12 | Q12: Who was the first President to live in the White House? A John Adams B George Washington C Abraham Lincoln D Franklin D. Roosevelt Click here for answer Correct Answer : a |
| 13 | Q13: Confederate president during the Civil War was? A Alexander H. Stephens B Jefferson Davis C Robert E. Lee D James Longstreet Click here for answer Correct Answer : b |
| 14 | Q14: The Louisiana Purchase refers to which of these deals A the acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from Britain B the acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from France C purchase of farming land in Louisiana by the French. D deal involving Louisiana between the French and the Bristish Click here for answer Correct Answer : b |
| 15 | Q15: Which was the last state admitted into the Union? A New Maxico B Arizona C Alaska D Hawaii Click here for answer Correct Answer : d |
| 16 | Q16: Which country gifted The Statue of Liberty to the United States A United Kingdom B Canada C France D Germany Click here for answer Correct Answer : c |
| 17 | Q17: Which was the first state to give voting rights to women. A Florida B Wyoming C Utah D Texas Click here for answer Correct Answer : b |
| 18 | Q18: First Bank of the United States was A Citi Bank B Bank of the United States C JP Morgan Chase & Co D Bank of America Click here for answer Correct Answer : b |
| 19 | Q19: The oldest stock exchange in the United States is A Philadelphia Stock Exchange B New York Stock Exchange C Euronext D B3 Click here for answer Correct Answer : a Explanation: Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX), now known as NASDAQ . is the oldest stock exchange in the United States. Founded in 1790, the exchange was originally named the Board of Brokers of Philadelphia, also referred to as the Philadelphia Board of Brokers. |
| 20 | Q20: George Washington became the first president of the United States in the year A 1650 B 1789 C 1805 D 1856 Click here for answer Correct Answer : b |
| 21 | Q21: In 1790 the Capital of United states was moved from New York to A Washington DC B Chicago C Philadelphia D Boston Click here for answer Correct Answer : c Explanation: The national capital moved from New York to Philadelphia in 1790 and finally settled in Washington DC in 1800. |